Liberties or The Devil's Lair?

[Dagwood]

Oh, Hoovie...gotta love your post. I'm with you on it 110%.

As for kclee4jc, it appears to me your whole walk with God is based on "Many are called, but few are chosen" from a UPCI-only standpoint, doctrine, standards, and the whole kit and kaboodle. Where's the humbleness in your walk? I'm asking that because you tout your horn like many of those who are spiritually fat or arrogant.

Are you one of those who wears a starched 3-piece suit because your pastor says so? Not go to the movies, because your pastor says not to do so? Not listen to non-Christian music, because your pastor says not to do so? Not go to extra-curricular school functions, because your pastor says not to do so? What else? So many "no, can'ts, don't do's, etc." And don't tell me the whole spill of "Well, it's not that I don't/can't'won't, it's because I get to go to church, or I get to live for God." I've heard that; you're not the only one who "gets to do" those things.

Sure, I respect my pastor. But, I also know he's wise enough to know what's Biblical vs extra-Biblical. Are you one of those white-collar, whites-only bretheren whose church only caters to the religious elite and would exclude a homeless person, smelly person, poor person, black, hispanic, or asian person...or, better yet, a worldly person? After all, we all come from the world...we were all born into sin, regardless of where we're from, what we look like/don't look like, smell like, etc. So, I'd say it's high time you put away the talley marking board for "who has and doesn't have" compared to you, my friend, and start listening to what God has to say far above and beyond what a man might tell you...

I'm not trying to disrespect you or belittle your convictions, but what I see in the words you've typed here is a common sight, not just on here but in church too...