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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
If my memory serves me correctly on what I have read and heard the merger attempt has occurred twice and failed. I do know Witherspoon had to drag the PAJC into it. Their paper existed for season after the merger and every article nearly was putting out fires the body of the PAJC was not happy. But since the PCI was more locale many PAJCers had no idea what they believed at the time of the merger, then it must be remembered the majority of the PCI believed the new birth message it was the main leaders who did not and they were not very vocal nationally about it. Many think because Gurley and others did not believe the new birth it was common among them but in truth it was not.
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Do you think it is safe to say that at that point in time even many of the PAJC folks believed in ideas like the light doctrine, friends of the bride, etc? This idea would be considered compromise now, but at one time could not one hold to this belief and yet still be considered to be firmly in the Water/Spirit camp? There would not be as big of a gap between a light water/spirit believer and a saved at repentance person as there would be with someone who believed ardently in Holy Ghost or Hell.
Also, did not some of the PAJC brethren refuse to join at the merger?
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