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Originally Posted by Michlow
I can't say that I am necessarily "leaving" the doctrine. Right now I am not doing anything with the doctrine. Right now, I am trying correct the warped image of God that I received. Because if I don't know who God really is. If I don't believe that he is good, or loving, or anything, what does the rest matter? And no, I don't blame that entirely on the UPC, as I attended a spiritually abusive UPC church, of which you are already aware.
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Having a warped sense of who God is will cause you to have a warped sense of who you are. We are the express image of Him. If you can not see God the right way you need to leave the UPC if they are the problem. Make sure that if you leave do so with your eyes on Him and Him alone. Don't leave with your eyes on how dissappointed or how much you hate the UPC. That will only cause bittnerness and then there will be no way you can see God for who and what He is.
This is easier said than done at times. Focus is the most important thing right now. I left the UPC and focused on how I was dissappointed with the UPC. It almost destroyed me. I have since gone back to a UPC church, but a way less judgemental church and I am happy now. I did that with caution though. I searched this out for a while. I may not stay in a UPC church forever. I was in the ministry at a UPC church and maybe being out of the ministry for a while will make it better. But focus on the face of God and the voice of God. I promise that over the next few weeks you will hear what you think is the voice of God. Make sure it is the voice of God you hear and not the voice of the controling pastor taking the place of God's voice.
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