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Originally Posted by Malvaro
- Why are some folks so set on heckling/bashing the very organization they willingly chose to walk away from?
- Why aren't they content knowing they never have to set foot in the doors of a UPC church again?
- Why do they keep beating the drum of the same arguments and complaints, months and yet sometimes years after they left?
Don't they have anything better to do with their time?
Just curious....  |
Ok... I have grown up in UPCI. Have attended churches that were UPCI but pastor gave it to Independent church to pastor. I have seen Charismatic Churches and all aspects between. I currently hold to the "standards" that UPC holds and have no intentions of changing that.
My husband and I have left ONENESS Churches to go to other ONENESS Churches because we just didn't feel like we fit in with the vision of that pastor. Not that we didn't agree with his standards or have much respect for him just he was a frustrated prophet/preacher and that is a dangerous place to sit under. Out of respect for his ministry we removed ourselves before God struck the whole lot of them dead lol We had no sin in our lives we were living just as we always had believed just as we always had. Nothing changed in our lives as far as our ministry went or or "Revelation of God"
We still hear rumors and are asked questions about that time.
We have been asked if we are still separating our milk dishes from our meat???
We have been asked if we were re-baptized in the trinity
We were accused of not believing Jesus was risen or crucified.
We were accused of um mm being too flirty? lol
I was actually told by a preachers wife if I shake one mans hand make sure to shake three womens hands before I shake another mans hand.
We left a church once and the pastor told us if you move to another town or state you can leave but if you dint you can not leave. When we decided to leave anyways... that is when the rumors started flying
Because if you leave a church that means one thing ... your wrong or they are.
That isn't always the truth. Sometimes it is but sometimes your visions are different.
Why do people rail on the church. Well from my experience weather you leave truth for truth or truth for another truth... you leave. And when you leave you branded .. cause either your wrong or there wrong.
I agree we're taught we're right... being UPCI. I grew up in a small church and basically was taught the big church across town was wrong. Our church is the best church in the world and you can only be saved here. Both UPCI Churches but one allowed short sleeves and pin and the things that were WORLDLY LOL. Basically were taught if you don't look like or believe just like us no matter what org your in your not saved. We teach what our pastor preaches and not what the bible teaches. We don't study to show ourselves approved we foolishly believe what is being taught. For some of us were lucky to have grown up in the truth because if not we could be sacrificing to idols.
I have been to churches where it was a sin to wear a watch and in others you could wear a watch but no gold. and others only if you have a leather band. Churches where you could wear suspenders but no belt buckles. OH MY no open toed shoes .. "toe cleavage" Even to a church where you couldn't wear a bow in your hair or a dress that was red. OK guys am I making the Churches you left seem easy to live in
Its crazy the things we call "truth" but by God if you leave it then you are lost for sure.... this is the reason people rail on the UPCI cause it is the truth they know... and when they see that it isn't all it claims to be.... that alot of it is a man's teaching... they are shuned..labeled and dis fellowshipped.
And every time you run up the street you see those people who have prayed and fasted and done fund raisers with you and they look down on you and treat you as if you had some sort of disease. Alot of times by instruction of the leadership.
You shall know them by their love one to another.
so why should that bug you? Well someone has bugs eating on there fruit... cause your sure not seeing that love one to another. If were so backslidden and lost as you think we are shouldn't you try to help me... love me... and show me more of God? But unfortunately most of the time your head is pushed further under water till you stop fighting and just quit trying and just go under hoping someone will be there to take the brick off you head and help you up. Sad part.. if your brother/sister hadn't put that brick there and held it fast you would of been fine. And now you need a new breath of life.
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