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Originally Posted by freeatlast
It seems to follow that way with some Fred. With me and many others I know, once we saw the light of the fact that the UPC exegis of scripture concernig hair, make up, pants/dresses was so utterly flawed...well I had to ask myself, if what I have been taught on these holiness issues was so flawed, what else are we teaching that we have misintrepreted.
So eventually I began to see scripture properly and more in the PCI one step view.
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Bro. Freeatlast,
Please don't think I am trying to be offensive. I wouldn't intentionally
offend you or anyone else on this forum for anything. Is there a
possi-
bility that the light you and others may have seen as flawed,
may
not have been flawed at all.
Paul gave young Timothy some wise instruction in 2Tim.3:12-17,
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
In verse 14,
he was told to continue in the things he had learned and had
been assured of, knowing of whom he had learned them, and in verse 15,
and that from a child he had learned the holy scriptures that was able to
make him wise unto salvation, through faith that was in Christ Jesus.
In my own life, my instruction was from those who would be the most con-
cerned for my soul, grandmother Lizzie, father, Robert, and mother, Audrey.
I knew their lives, their devotion, their love for God and His Word.
Not everyone felt they could follow those instructions. Through the years
there were many people that came to hear Dad teach and preach but didn't
remain with us. Dad's gone but some of those same people as older more
mature now, have come back and joined us in later generations. They are
so thankful now for the message. No one has told them what they had to
do and what not to do. The Spirit they have received will lead and guide
them as they grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord.
I cannot imagine turning from the wonderful truths from God's Word and
also from the things the Spirit has led, that many will say are not in the Bible,
but are man-made.
Many read the Word, but without the Holy Ghost, the
Spirit of Truth, they can't see any further than anyone else that is a just a
reader of the Word. You have to obey it.
Incidentally, those things which I learned and was assured of, didn't come
from the UPC or any other organization. They had had no connections with
the the UPC back then. Just allowed the Holy Ghost to lead them. The Word
speaks of those things which the Holy Ghost teaches. In both the old and
new testaments, it says that "all thy children shall be taught of the LORD!
Never have I felt that the things I was taught as a child, was utterly
flawed. The things I was taught from the Word and by the illumination
of the Holy Ghost through these 51 yrs, is more precious than gold. It
has protected me, my spouse of almost 50 yrs, our marriage, our children
and now our grandchildren.
It has not only proved to be real and true for our grandmother, our father and
mother, but it is good enough for me and mine. Thank GOD for the old time
religion!
Blessings,
Falla39
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