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Re: Restoration after a moral failure
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Originally Posted by AreYouReady?
Thank you Ms B for posting this.
Does UPC have any writings in their articles of faith about restoration of the sinner? Do they have any plan for restoration or do they just write them off once they sin?
I see that the ALJC has a statement of extending mercy and restoration of fallen pastors to the church.
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I have been in the UPCI since I was a baby, and I have never seen anyone write off a repentant sinner. Write someone out of leadership? Yes. Write them off as not being able to be forgiven? No. Even in the most ultra-con church I attended, if someone confessed to a sin and repented, they were met with forgiveness and grace.
As to whether there is some sort of official plan that churches follow for restoration, I have no idea. Since the UPCI isn't planning to restore the minister to his position, this seems like it would fall to the local church or minister's peers and mentors.
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