Can someone please tell me...?!

Dan, Josh,

My recollections from that '92 business meetings is that there were those there had varied agendas that would be nicely accomodated by the passage of the document from hell. I listened to the debate very carefully though I do not recall it all.

There were those there that could see the drift from our traditional holiness standards there were rightfully alarmed by the the worldliness threat that seem to be creeping in. Certainly, I applaude these good men's desire to hold back the rising tide of worldly influences, albeit misguided in thinking that they could employ carnal weapons to do only what the power of the Holy Ghost can do alone.

As I recall, there was no discussion on the floor that the resolution must be passed for the sake of the 3 step position. That discussion took place before the meeting was called to order. I stood with a few friends in the Word Aflame lobby browing among books, to talk of the upcoming business meeting. It was obvious that their interest in the document from hell was in defense of the NB position. While I applaude their pure desire to see that the pure gospel is preached, they also forget that it is not by might, nor yet by power, but BY MY SPIRIT, saith the Lord. When foolish men try to do what only the Spirit of the Lord can do, they are leaning on a broken reed of Egypt that will surely pierce through their hand. Today, the pain of that piercing is deeply felt. If men would only learn not to lean upon their own understanding (Egyptian) but in all thier ways acknowledge the Lord, they would surely be rightly led in righteousness. There is a big difference in the rod of God that has all power and authority compared to the broken reed of Egypt that can only bring pain, discomfort and unrest.

How foolish little men are who try to do God a service by the carnal implements in their hands. God is offended, iniquity grows as a black mold inside the walls, and the church languishes with impotence while souls are lost to eternity.

I'm tempted to tell of a long conversation that I had with a now deceased, universally revered Apostolic stateman before the meeting, though he was too sick to attend. I believe the conversation with him was divinely orchestrated as a confirmation to me concerning the burden and misgivings that I had felt.

Anyway, each had their own agendas, some of which was indeed the NB issue though I do not have anyway of knowing if the framers of the resolution specifically had the NB issue in mind. However, it would be hard for any reasonable person to conclude that were so clueless. Surely, there had to be some talk by which that end would be the result. Surely they were not deaf, dumb and blind right up to the time of the debate. Surely some of their friends would have called their attention what the end effect would be. Nobody is that numbskulled.