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Originally Posted by Kansas Preacher
To say that I won't be affected is simply not true. I live in a metropolitan area. The church down the street may choose to use television. Furthermore, I fully expect that Headquarters will be using it. I can imagine there will be commercials for the various departments (especially "Compassion Services" from the FMD). When I win a person to God and eventually deal with the television issue, how will they respond, knowing my neighboring fellow-UPC pastor uses it and/or my own organizational headquarters uses it? I simply cannot accept a statement that it "won't affect me at all."
Of course it will, IF I remain in the UPC. If, on the other hand, I win someone, preach against television, and they come to me with "the church down the road uses it" or "UPCI Headquarters uses it," I can calmly explain that, while there are similarities, I am NOT a member of the UPCI. There will be no "guilt by association."
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Can't you just explain that you don't fellowship the church down the road because they use TV ads? You could explain that you have strong personal convictions against TV.
What's the difference in explaining that and explaining about other independant Apostolic churches in your area that are using TV? You will still have to explain that you believe the same basic doctrine, but you have differences of opinion on the use of TV.
You would leave an organization that you love because of a
hypothetical situation that would probably NEVER happen?
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