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Originally Posted by blueaugust
Although the Philippines has about 85 million population, it's land area is too little for everybody not to here about everybody. We have 8 National television stations and some more national radio stations. We also have a lot of newspapers and tabloids that's nationally syndicated.
All Trinitarian denominations do feel UPCI's presence in my country. Add to that the different groups of cults who do seek us and openly challenges our National Leaders for debates on national TV.
And because of behavorial and relational problems of a lot of the independent churches in here, it's really hard for the WPF to gather at least 30,000 people under their own banner. PAW has done this before and is not successful.
Add to that the very fact that a majority of these Independent groups in here are more liberal than you might think. A lot of them do wear pants (women), use make ups, don't believe in tongues as initial evidence of receiving the Holy Ghost, etc. Their liberalism would make you think that the UPC Philippines is the ultra-conservative group in here...
Plus the fact that a lot of them do have TVs in their home, you will have a general idea as to what the Tulsa Group has to give up before convincing these guys to join them.
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This is completely true. The independents apostolics in the UPC Philippines are generally not the kind who would fit well with the Tulsa group. They would have major problems with many of the Articles of Faith. It will be interesting to see who they court and what they are willing to accept to have a "worldwide" missions program.
As far as SB is concerned, he should continue to work with any independents he as scared up, but should leave the UPC churches and pastors strictly alone. He was in that country as an invited guest of a national church. Wouldn't there be ethical problems if he then invited UPC churches or pastors to leave that organization for his own? I don't think he would do this.
There are millions of unsaved Filipinoes who need the gospel. The WPF can evangelize them, as the UPC is effectively doing.
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