Another SPLIT from the UPCI???

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Maple Leaf

But, what if you, as a pastor, sign an oath to practice, preach and teach that you wholeheartedly disapprove of consuming Sushi withour Wassabi?

Would you not look a little goofy if you allowed a visiting psalmist to consume Sushi without Wassabi on your platform?

If you were ever in his presence, you would understand ALL about him. He exudes everything Biblical and good - everything solid and everything true.

[jaxfam6]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

NO! Because I realize it is not all about ME.

becareful someone might think you are a wolf in sheepskin

j/k

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Maple Leaf

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Do you think that preachers should be silent on lifestyle issues?

Yes for stuff like
-hair length for both men and women,
-facial hair on men,
-shaving, plucking, waxing body hair for women,
-manscaping for men
-sleeve length for men and women,
-jewelry, including neckties (cloth necklaces), including belt buckles, including metal tips on shoe laces,
-caffeine, nicotine, sugar, chocolate,
-golf, softball, card playing, board games, corn hole, marbles (marvels),any game that includes dice, basketball, hockey
-movies, tv, computers, newspapers, comic books, novels,
-Branson, Six Flags, Grand Ole Opry
-red or other specific colors for shoes or clothes,
-pajamas on women
-sexy underwear on women
-britches for men only and dresses/skirts for women only

to name a few

[Sandra]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

If you were ever in his presence, you would understand ALL about him. He exudes everything Biblical and good - everything solid and everything true.

You are sooo right.. He is one of my Favorite people...He is the real deal!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Sandra

You are sooo right.. He is one of my Favorite people...He is the real deal!

Yes, he is!!!!! God Bless him!!!

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Maple Leaf

The fact that he signs an affirmation statement to obtain his UPC license allows us the luxury of assuming that he preaches and practices what he pledges to preach and practice.

Doesn't it?

Nathan Urshan wrote and told the ministers to just go ahead and sign and not worry about anyone calling you to account for it. In other words, the signature is a just formality with no meaning

[Maple Leaf]

Originally Posted by Sam

Nathan Urshan wrote and told the ministers to just go ahead and sign and not worry about anyone calling you to account for it. In other words, the signature is a just formality with no meaning

Where in the world did you ever get an idea like that?

Bro. Urshan wrote: "If he honestly embraces the principles described in the two sections of the Articles of Faith, then he can and should sign the statement. No one can challenge his signature on the basis of personal interpretations and applications."

You must have received a different letter than the one I have.

Wholehearted disapproval of cut hair and makeup doesn't leave much room for ambiguity.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Maple Leaf

Where in the world did you ever get an idea like that?

Bro. Urshan wrote: "If he honestly embraces the principles described in the two sections of the Articles of Faith, then he can and should sign the statement. No one can challenge his signature on the basis of personal interpretations and applications."

You must have received a different letter than the one I have.

Wholehearted disapproval of cut hair and makeup doesn't leave much room for ambiguity.

Maple Leaf,
I am not UPC so I did not get the letter sent to me.
I have seen a copy of it and the way I remember the gist of it, that was the impression I got. In other words, Bro. Urshan was saying, "Just sign it and don't worry about it. We don't really care what you preach or teach. We just want your signature."
It has been a long time since I've seen the letter. I don't know if I have a copy of it any more, and if I do, I don't know where it's filed. And, I may have drawn some inference from it that someone else might not have.

[Maple Leaf]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

If you were ever in his presence, you would understand ALL about him. He exudes everything Biblical and good - everything solid and everything true.

Originally Posted by Sandra

You are sooo right.. He is one of my Favorite people...He is the real deal!

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Yes, he is!!!!! God Bless him!!!

Colour me confused.

The posts here both praise and condemn Bro. Johnson.

I choose to believe the best of him and honour him as a man of God.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Maple Leaf

Colour me confused.

The posts here both praise and condemn Bro. Johnson.

I choose to believe the best of him and honour him as a man of God.

Who condemned him? I just said that his church, for the most part, doesn't follow standards. Some still do. I have a good friend that attends and she still follows the outward dress.