By Labeling each other have we moved from A Movement to a Denomination??

[revrandy]

Are the Words of This Thread True??

By our Labeling of each other have we transitioned from a Movement into a Denomination..

Thereby destroying ourselves from the Inside out?

It would seem that there are many splinters in the UPC nowadays.. Men who once respected the difference's of the others now isolate fellowship over simple differences.

I am NOT speaking of differences of Grand Proportions but insignificant differences...

We put labels on everything nowadays.. and if we disagree with someone we label them.. as to categorize the Organization..

Don't have him preach.. He wears a Wedding ring...
Don't have him preach.. He preaches against short sleeves..

Paul warned against this in the New Testament.. and we commit it everyday..

Paul said.. some are of Apollos and some of Cephas... and some of Him.. and others say they are of Christ..

I ask you as Paul asked??? IS CHRIST DIVIDED???

Paul said that NO Flesh should be glorified... are we sinning by labeling each other??

He said in Chapter 3 of Corinthians...

3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.


I am guilty of labeling co-laborers and for that I am Sorry!!

I do NOt want to be counted as Carnal in this matter... Because it is God that gives the increase...

[rgcraig]

Thought provoking questions!

Too bad there can't be diversity without division.

[Rhymis]

Just try buying can goods w/o labels and see what ya get.

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by Rhymis

Just try buying can goods w/o labels and see what ya get.

Figures...

One thing I have found with folks.. they either supersize something out of proportion or they margenalize it by making an excuse..

Originally Posted by Rhymis

Just try buying can goods w/o labels and see what ya get.

Cans aren't transparent.


Jars are.

[Neck]

Originally Posted by revrandy

Are the Words of This Thread True??

By our Labeling of each other have we transitioned from a Movement into a Denomination..

Thereby destroying ourselves from the Inside out?

It would seem that there are many splinters in the UPC nowadays.. Men who once respected the difference's of the others now isolate fellowship over simple differences.

I am NOT speaking of differences of Grand Proportions but insignificant differences...

We put labels on everything nowadays.. and if we disagree with someone we label them.. as to categorize the Organization..

Don't have him preach.. He wears a Wedding ring...
Don't have him preach.. He preaches against short sleeves..

Paul warned against this in the New Testament.. and we commit it everyday..

Paul said.. some are of Apollos and some of Cephas... and some of Him.. and others say they are of Christ..

I ask you as Paul asked??? IS CHRIST DIVIDED???

Paul said that NO Flesh should be glorified... are we sinning by labeling each other??

He said in Chapter 3 of Corinthians...

3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.


I am guilty of labeling co-laborers and for that I am Sorry!!

I do NOt want to be counted as Carnal in this matter... Because it is God that gives the increase...

I think Apostalic's working together can become much larger than Movement or dedomination. We could be the chuch in the final hour.

Problem being all the infighting and figuring out which faction to belong too...

That is the Devil's new trap. Keep them all thinking they are more right than the other's.

[Neck]

Originally Posted by Rhymis

Just try buying can goods w/o labels and see what ya get.

Even when the can good states Green Beans.

It does not insure the beans are good on the inside.

Like many Christians today. They look good and hide behind the looks and standards.

Standards in many ways is the easiest place to hide and be a hypocrite.

I have thought this way from my CON days to my MOD days.

[Rhymis]

AND ........ WHO....... puts all those labels on mattresses?

[hartmann]

Originally Posted by Neckstadt

Even when the can good states Green Beans.

It does not insure the beans are good on the inside.

Like many Christians today. They look good and hide behind the looks and standards.

Standards in many ways is the easiest place to hide and be a hypocrite.

I have thought this way from my CON days to my MOD days.

so true. you can be a smoker, cusser, into internet junk and look holy.

that is SO why the heart has to be right and not to judge by how someone looks.

[Rhymis]

So go naked......... and be ........... unhypocritical.........