KH believes the Light Doctrine??

Originally Posted by pelathais

I'm testing the waters with an upload of a pdf document... and there it is!

John Dearing seems to take a different tack at this issue than the "light" and "lesser light" teachings. The attached PDF document is a scan from the Pentecostal Home Study Course, copyright PPH and etc. This was required reading for all UPC ministers up until the late 1980's. For background, Dearing (1880-1940) was one of the founders of the PCI.

The most important part is:



This is also remarkable for the insight that it gives to us in showing how the first generation of Pentecostals looked at themselves. They really felt that something remarkable had taken place in 1900 - something so dramatic that it affected the way in which God would judge man. They were drawing a line through history here. This is an important consideration for those who hold to the "continuous remnant" theory. The first generation of Pentecostals didn't know of any such "remnant" in their time.

Also, note how he states that those who were not Spirit-filled still had a "perfect standing" with God. That first generation was not just troubled about whether their Trinitarian "brethren" would be saved. They were troubled about their own family members, friends and fellow ministers. The severe judgment that is inherent in the "Three-Stepper" way was even more problematic for our spiritual pioneers.

I think that is why the "Three-Stepper" program had to wait a couple of generations before it could become dominant. This may also be the reason so many "Three-Steppers" are such historical revisionists. They desperately want the Anabaptists and Albigensians to be "Oneness Pentecostals" so that they don't have to send everyone to hell.

Were all Anabaptists other than oneness?

Plenty of history written well before any terrible "three-steppers" came stepping around to "revise."

Plenty of Bible running well contrary to those that do not receive the new birth as outlined in Acts 2:38.

Consider Cornelius for a few moments. The "light" doctrine takes a backseat shadow real quick when sound doctrine and accurate history take the stage.

I'm not a three stepper BTW, but I wouldn't leave out those steps and have any hope of salvation. It takes more than the new birth to make it, plenty of "three steppers" will find themselves a few steps short if they don't keep walking.