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Originally Posted by James Griffin
With all due respect it is only "retrenching" IF you are correctly reading between the lines and applying a secret da Vinci code.
You may well be right. Personally I'm willing to take what the man says at face value for now.
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Di Vinci Code? Who on this thread doesn't believe he was talking about standards when he spoke of holiness and separation? I in fact am taking what he said at face value. He wrote of:
1.
maintaining our identity as a holiness movement
2. upholding our positions in
this area
3. as stated in the
Articles of Faith.
Note he talks about the Articles of Faith and not the Word of God...
"The UPCI Position on Holiness and Separation from the World.
The General Board had an extended discussion of the importance of maintaining our identity as a holiness movement and upholding our positions in this area as stated in the Articles of Faith. There was a consensus that we need to reaffirm these teachings, and the general superintendent will write a letter to our constituency to express our commitment to them. At the same time, the General Board concluded that it is not enough simply to reaffirm our position, but we must implement practical ways to teach biblical holiness. To accomplish this goal, various means will be employed, including publications, General Conference, Global Impact, and other methods. On a related note, the General Youth Division presented some exciting plans for Youth Congress in 2009 that will incorporate this goal in a positive way while avoiding some problems and concerns that have occurred in the past. The General Youth Division will also develop platform guidelines for Youth Congress and Bible Quizzing participants."
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