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Originally Posted by A_PoMo
Not to totally change the subject, but I don't get the whole platform standard idea. You either believe it or you don't. Why would you go half way?
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I find these new type UPC churches fascinating. Like you I am at a bit of a loss to understand why "leadership" roles in the church are held to one "standard" while saints who are not going to have a "platform" ministry, teach, etc are accepted without adhering to it.
I guess it is a step in the right direction and possibly an "interim" step by some pastors who don't really hold to the corporate legalism anymore but don't really know what to do about it as they don't want something many saints Christian life has been built around to be pulled out from under them. This could be a slow method of change.
I am othres stance is that they are just being open to the Holy Spirit bringing regular saints to a better understanding of why they need to adopt the dress code / "standard" required of people on the platform and in ministry. That they are not excluding people based on voluntarily adopting the legalism but just not putting them in positions of leadership.
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