UPC Districts - Your Opinions Please

[Thad]

Originally Posted by Hesetmefree238

Sherri, I would like to ask you a question. I have known a few people that
attended your church in Adamsville. Do you guys teach a oneness view of
the godhead, and do you place any emphasis on baptism in Jesus name, and
do you baptize in Jesus name?

now this is going to be interesting

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Hesetmefree238

Sherri, I would like to ask you a question. I have known a few people that
attended your church in Adamsville. Do you guys teach a oneness view of
the godhead, and do you place any emphasis on baptism in Jesus name, and
do you baptize in Jesus name?

We don't have the church in Adamsville anymore, by the way. Long story....don't want to go into it here.

Anyway, to answer your questions, we do baptize in Jesus' name and we teach why we do it. But we do not tell everyone else that they're lost if they have not been; we simply don't believe that. However, because of what we see in Scripture, Jesus' name is the only way we will put someone under. We don't teach anything called "oneness" or "trinity". Honestly, I don't think anyone completely understands the whole godhead thing, and so we don't use either of those terms. We do believe in one God, Who has come to mankind in different forms. Not different personalities, but different manifestations, i guess.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

I knew you knew these folks.HA HA HA.
You know something about the name of the sign doctrine.
Hey is Elder Pylant in Atmore ,AMF ?

Yes he is.

[Scott Hutchinson]

I thought so.

[Hesetmefree238]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

NOT ultra-con that is any I know which is many!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who are the AMF ministers in West TN? I assume Elder Mustain and Elder
Keith Garner are, but I am not sure. What about Roger Brantley and
Ted Wade?

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Hesetmefree238

Who are the AMF ministers in West TN? I assume Elder Mustain and Elder
Keith Garner are, but I am not sure. What about Roger Brantley and
Ted Wade?

Elder Mustain and Elder Wade are AMF guys. Elders Garner and Price are good GIBs and friends of mine. Brantley evangelizes out of Elder Wade's church.

[Hesetmefree238]

Originally Posted by Sherri

We don't have the church in Adamsville anymore, by the way. Long story....don't want to go into it here.

Anyway, to answer your questions, we do baptize in Jesus' name and we teach why we do it. But we do not tell everyone else that they're lost if they have not been; we simply don't believe that. However, because of what we see in Scripture, Jesus' name is the only way we will put someone under. We don't teach anything called "oneness" or "trinity". Honestly, I don't think anyone completely understands the whole godhead thing, and so we don't use either of those terms. We do believe in one God, Who has come to mankind in different forms. Not different personalities, but different manifestations, i guess.

I read some of your church literature several years ago. It was some sort of
discipleship course (it was not printed by your church, but it was being used
in some sort of class), and it seemed to promote a trinitarian viewpoint of
the godhead. Also, the people that I worked with who were leaders in your
church or at least very involved members had a trinitarian concept of the
godhead, so this is why I asked.

[woodstock]

Originally Posted by Sherri

We don't have the church in Adamsville anymore, by the way. Long story....don't want to go into it here.

Anyway, to answer your questions, we do baptize in Jesus' name and we teach why we do it. But we do not tell everyone else that they're lost if they have not been; we simply don't believe that. However, because of what we see in Scripture, Jesus' name is the only way we will put someone under. We don't teach anything called "oneness" or "trinity". Honestly, I don't think anyone completely understands the whole godhead thing, and so we don't use either of those terms. We do believe in one God, Who has come to mankind in different forms. Not different personalities, but different manifestations, i guess.

Did you know Bro. Harrell Conaway when you were in Adamsville?

[Scott Hutchinson]

THAD I've heard Pastor EC teach and does a good job on pratical living subjects.
I don't agree with Him on everything his teaching on the family and such is first rate.

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by woodstock

Did you know Bro. Harrell Conaway when you were in Adamsville?

Yes, he had a son in my daughter's class, I think. I knew his wife better than him; very sweet.