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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
I was amazed when I worked for the Census Bureau, years ago, how many people had come into contact, accepted and later walked away from a Pentecostal style message of salvation - not speaking standards here. So, you have no idea how many people are familiar with the Gospel message. I'm not going to put my view of what people believe and what they are doing over what the Word of God says. That would be foolish.
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After 35 years of being in the UPC, 20 of those years as a pastor, I was surprised to find how few people knew about our Doctrine and beliefs. The people that might know a little about us, know nothing of the depths of who we really are.
It's easy (sometimes) to reel in a visitor, but just wait until you drop the "Standards" hammer, or the "Tongues". There are so many quirks within our Faith that send people down the road, confused and broken.
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