How would you define AFF?

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I was "wild as a March hare" after turning 18 and leaving a structured Catholic environment. How God was able to reach me later is that I did learn something about the love of Jesus Christ.

My daughter did the same thing, leaving a structured UPC environment. She is now back in and has stronger convictions than she has ever had. She said it's not a party line, but something God has done in her heart.

I say we need to leave it alone and let everyone work it out for themselves. I'm not going to rail on anyone. I'm not perfect and that makes me not have the right.

You can't look in my daughter's face and tell her she is wrong. It's not your right. It's between her and God. We will stand before God someday and be judged by our words toward interfering in the personal direction of any life.

From my experience, if people say they followed a legalist rule that skewed their image of God, I will say that they are confessing they never had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ in the first place. He is above every organization and design of man. He is the one that leads us no matter where we stand.

Completely AGREE!!!!!!

And in my experience, we were taught how to look and the rules to follow to make it to heaven. I wasn't given tools to live a holy life by learning for myself what God wanted from me personally. I believe this is the fall of all organizations.