UPC Pastor Convicted of Slander in Pulpit!

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

But I don't hate the UPC.

It's not one man involved in this situation. This complaint should have never gone to court. It had been brought to the pastor and then the district level before it was ever brought court. They had ample opportunity to address the matter and all of its issues but they did nothing. Dan's questions are valid. I can understand your comments since much of the bluster is coming from Dan, whom most of us see as having an agenda against the UPC, but Dan is making excellent points which you try to brush away with comments that don't address the real issues. It's not about one man, it's about the definition of fornication and remarriage. It's about how the UPC will respond to this matter.

There was a similar situation in Galatia back in the early days of the church. Some were going around saying Christians had to be circumcised and keepers of the law of Moses to be saved. The early church did the right thing. They sought God. They didn't let error continue. The Bible doesn't tell us that after they found the will of God that they discommunicated or set at nought those who were to be found in error, either.

OK, you don't hate the UPCI, but Dan does.

Anyway, the United Pentecostal Church International is made up of a large group of members, and districts. No one can just broad brush these men and say they condone what they are being accused of in this thread. Does anyone have first hand knowledge of this situation? Is any of the men or women involved, part of this forum? Are they ready for comment? Or are we basing everything on hear say? Please forgive me, but don't these threads look more like lynch mobs at times?