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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster
Understand that it is not the principles I am denouncing. It is the required ENFORCEMENT of these principles I despise. In other words a law and fear based adherance rather than a love and relationship based devotion.
1. The application of Deut 22:5
2. Tithing to ensure salvation.
3. The total lie that jewelry was universally forbidden in the OT. |
Who is it that requires you to enforce those things in your church?
Lots of UPC churches are full of jewelry, and there is nothing in the manula that prevents it.
I have never heard of anyone being called before a district board for jewelry in their church.
I have never heard of anyone getting disfellowshipped because they didn't teach tithing in any specific way.
And really, unless you are in an extremely conservativve district, maybe one of two or three in the UPC, you could probably get by with being silent about Deut. 22:5. Many do.
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"Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel."
--Amos 7:14-15
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