01-01-2008, 11:16 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Arkansas
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Originally Posted by pelathais
When I first joined the UPCI ministry I made certain that I would not be required to automatically condemn all other Christians to hell. I was satisfied on that point by the Required Reading material. I then launched whole heartedly into an aggressive advocacy of Acts 2:38 in ministry. I was never a "big time" preacher, but I was known in the fellowship for my Bible teaching and doctrinal stance. Part of my zeal was fueled by the knowledge that I was NOT passing judgement, but that I was preaching a message of grace and reconcilliation.
In time, I watched as others took care of the "passing judgment" for me. And then even the Required Reading materials were quietly changed and good men were driven out of the fellowship. Finally one of the "holier than thous" asked me to help cover the adultery of a buddy of his. I could no longer find any zeal to support these guys. |
Again, I am sorry for what some may have went through at various churches but this is NOT properly descriptive of the UPC I have been apart of for 37 years. I have not seen this kind of attitude nor heard it preached, I really don't care for the generalization. Its getting to the point I start wondering how much is actually true.
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