A UCs take on other UPCs

[smurfette]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

To be honest ... many have walked away w/ this notion throughout the movement whether they attended a con or moderate church or were/weren't told this explicitly

... some think that if they can't measure up and if the church they went to HAD ALL TRUTH ... then it's useless to go to any type of church... ever. They chalk themselves up to being UNSAVEABLE.

It's what I call a spiritual HOLOCAUST.

Very well said. This is very sad but true. I know many that will never return because they feel they will never measure up.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by smurfette

Very well said. This is very sad but true. I know many that will never return because they feel they will never measure up.

Scores ... that will sit home on Sunday, smurfette. Thirsty and hungy.

[SDG]

It pains me to know end that I participated in alienating others at one time.

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Mrs. LPW

What I find funny, is we have no idea who this pastor is, if he really said such a thing, what the context was and what he truly meant.

Well I can't bear any light on the original post, but i can swear that the very thing was said by my pastor.
Our "holiness" was impecable...no one else was rightous as we were.

It was declared from the pulpit that if you want to go to hell just leave this church and go to Br. ******* church.

Both churches were UPC BTW.

This type of behavior should not once be named among us.

Sadly that is not the case.

Competitive holiness is rampant among oneness pentecostals.

It's a stench in God's nostrils.

[smurfette]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

It pains me to know end that I participated in alienating others at one time.

Same here. However, I think that we are the only ones that will be able to reach out to them and restore them. We know how they feel. They will see our repented spirit and our love for them as souls and not how they measure up. I thank God that he woke me up on this. I pray that I will be able to help to restore many.

[Timmy]

I'd add my , but I've already blown my budget for the week. Or two or three or....

[scotty]

Sad,

sounds like something I hear the big money rolling Baptist churches doing.

Also heard of a couple AoG churches doing that in the next town.

Oh and there is a big charismatic oneness church downtown that preaches that way.

Of course I know, it's only sinful if UPC does it. (learned that hard truth hanging around here)

[The Mrs]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

Well I can't bear any light on the original post, but i can swear that the very thing was said by my pastor.
Our "holiness" was impecable...no one else was rightous as we were.

It was declared from the pulpit that if you want to go to hell just leave this church and go to Br. ******* church.

Both churches were UPC BTW.

This type of behavior should not once be named among us.

Sadly that is not the case.

Competitive holiness is rampant among oneness pentecostals.

It's a stench in God's nostrils.

Why is it okay to name all the naughty things that liberals do and bring attention to it and speak against it, but it's NOT okay to bring attention to wrong things that UC's do?

I just don't understand this thinking.

Why are they so extra sensitive?

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by The Mrs

Why is it okay to name all the naughty things that liberals do and bring attention to it and speak against it, but it's NOT okay to bring attention to wrong things that UC's do?

I just don't understand this thinking.

Why are they so extra sensitive?

It's cuz the UC's got that scripture God wrote for them (they think)

"Touch not mine annointed...do my prophets no harm."

My former pastor could not comprehend that HE was the one in violtion of this scripture in his mistreatment of God's people.

[COOPER]

Imagine that...