The UPC is a dying movement!

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Godsdrummer

I am only using this post to spring board the thought I had as I was reading the last two pages of post.

But Shazeep's last statement "the Apostles were sent out with no other flag but "Good News" actually goes with the thought I want to post. Having read many of the books on the outpouring in the early 1900's. One thing was clear, God was pouring his spirit out to people of various movements. There was little if any organization for several years. There were meeting places where people heard about and came to receive the HG. It was not until people began to define the process of salvation that groups began to divide up and form groups.

The greatest split came over the doctrine of Jesus name baptism. But if memory serves me right it was almost 15 years before that issue arose. The point is in the beginning it was most like the early church, not when doctrinal issues began to arise. One of the most prominent leaders Frank Ewert warned of forming parties or organizations. And as soon as they did began to form organizations the great out pouring came to a screeching halt, from what it had started out as.

nice. well, not nice, but the natural premise of like-minded people, who really aren't as like minded as they would like to think. Right? How can two walk together, unless they be in agreement? which of course we take to mean "agreeing on beliefs," when that is not what is meant; as evidenced by those who say they are "in agreement," yet feel compelled to seek differences, rather than agreement!