Why are UPC church's so sectarian?

Originally Posted by Truly Blessed

Prove to me in Scripture that the road to eternal life is a two-way street.

There's not.

But, there are a couple of different ways to look at it.

I just posted one, but if we look at it as a one way road we all travel in life then cetainly there is the lane less travelled that leads to eternal life that forks off at the throne, the sheep to the right on the narrow, goats on the left on the wide. There is no center lane there. Thus we need to practice staying in the lane that leads us to Him. That is the only 'road' we want to be in the middle of.

Sadly, I'm afraid that those more concerned with finding the middle of the road in general, for the middle of the road's sake, than finding the middle of the lane we must be in will miss that last exit at the end.

Originally Posted by Theophilus

There's not.

But, there are a couple of different ways to look at it.

I just posted one, but if we look at it as a one way road we all travel in life then cetainly there is the lane less travelled that leads to eternal life that forks off at the throne, the sheep to the right on the narrow, goats on the left on the wide. There is no center lane there. Thus we need to practice staying in the lane that leads us to Him. That is the only 'road' we want to be in the middle of.

Sadly, I'm afraid that those more concerned with finding the middle of the road in general, for the middle of the road's sake, than finding the middle of the lane we must be in will miss that last exit at the end.

I Think I'm feeling a bit car-sick!
Are we not saved by Grace and not by works?

[stmatthew]

Originally Posted by Dantheman1

I Think I'm feeling a bit car-sick!
Are we not saved by Grace and not by works?

Saved by grace through faith (Eph 2:8). And their is no true faith unless works accompany it.

[Truly Blessed]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

Saved by grace through faith (Eph 2:8). And their is no true faith unless works accompany it.

"And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work." (Rom.11:6)

[stmatthew]

Originally Posted by Truly Blessed

"And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work." (Rom.11:6)

So one can be saved without faith??

[Steve Epley]

No Repentance required??????

[Truly Blessed]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

No Repentance required??????

Don't be a silly "old" man SE!

[Truly Blessed]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

So one can be saved without faith??

I think you know the answer to that question, sir!

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Truly Blessed

"And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work." (Rom.11:6)

Is baptism in water and baptism in the Spirit a work of God or a work of man?

What about repentance? Is that a work of man?