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Originally Posted by ILG
This thread is partially about what brought me out. Knowing that church is just church and that you don't have to do everything the pastor says has brought me healing.
Since you say you really want to understand (verses want to use my answers to bash me)  I will respond. We pastored in two districts....same problems....same issues. I have posted on forums since 1996 and....same problems...same issues. I believe that it was the will of God for my life to leave the UPC. People who think people are never called to leave the UPC will never understand that, I suppose. (Not saying you are one.) So, people who say I left because of hurts are mistaken. I was terribly hurt in the UPC. But that is not why I left. If I left only because of hurts I would be sorely disaapointed if I was hoping for a utopia elsewhere, because none exists. So, I think when I write on a topic like this one, people get confused maybe about what I am saying or what I am doing. I left because of legalism. I believe people can be UPC and not be legalistic, but I believe it is difficult although not imposible to do so. |
Thanks for your response, ILG. I can't get into a discussion on the aspect of your thoughts on legalism. My mind is too cluttered with other issues today.
I'll put my thoughts together, if I can, and respond at some other point. At the outset, I'm thinking it's such a personal issue, it would be hard to discuss anyway and very laborious to even attempt. I don't want to exhaust myself on something that gets me nowhere. We have differing views on this Forum, and I respect them, which won't come together any time soon.
God Bless!
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