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Re: UPC Church host Jason Crabb
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Originally Posted by DerrickS
Thanks for the criticism of our statement of faith. Fortunately, we aren't trying to convince other church-goers that we are worthy of their approval. Yes, our statement of faith is simple, because quite frankly, we aren't evangelizing to you. I can assure you that the plan of salvation is strongly preached at our church, but to those who don't know God - we didn't feel the need to get into a 3-step vs 1-step analysis on the website.
Why would we not be trying to upset anyone? Who don't we want to upset? You?
I realize I'm a little touchy about this, but I went round and round with someone else about this months ago, and I'm probably still irritated...  |
My personal opinion is that a church should state exactly what it believes in its statement of faith, nothing hidden, nothing diluted. If there is something in the church mantra that the church and/or its leadership is either afraid or embarrassed to admit it believes, then that belief needs to be re-evaluated. JMO
Why have the belief if it isn't worth sharing?
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
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