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Originally Posted by rgcraig
That's why I don't push wearing slacks on anyone - - if their conviction is wearing dresses all the time, then that's fine with me. However, they think I'm going to hell for wearing slacks. SINCE, that is NOT a Biblical principle and I feel it's okay between God and I that I do wear slacks - - why is it okay to push their "personal" conviction on me?
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Right, we shouldn't push our convictions on others.
I do think the org, and I don't usually elaborate on these issues either way aside from strictly debating scripture, is that they must refine the language of "it's not a heaven or hell issue" but then not use someone in a leadership position if someone chooses to do those things that are not supposed to be heaven or hell. That was a long sentence! LOL!
There are platform standards which any church is welcome to hold and has the right to demand of it's members.
But pushing a compliance while saying it is not a heaven or hell issue is not going to work and is confusing. We will have to iron that one out.
I still believe we are in a transition and not fully transitioned that pants are visually acceptable for a women. Still, at the grocery store, you get compliments on dress and hair. It's still a perception, IMO. I think the UPCI isn't sure they want to go there. I mean walk away from that.
For instance, in the clip that Daniel provided, DKB comments, and it has been my observation as well, that many people are attending mainstream churches, but not living up to full Christian standards of living. My Dentist from Burma made the same observation to me after visiting a huge Charismatic church in our area. She was very turned off and never went back. So, on our part, we see this and wonder if we will go that way.
I believe that Benincasa made the comment, on another thread, that people coming from other countries backslide when they live here. It is showing that the American churches, as a whole, are lacking.
I just received an update from Focus on the Family who is staging some meeting about our Youth that are not attending church in this country. They are not speaking of the UPCI, but the church at large. Something is desperately wrong - all they way around.
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