Another SPLIT from the UPCI???

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by tv1a

Your problem with your walk with God is bigger than a pair of shorts or list of rules. I heard a preacher say he does his morning prayer and devotional in his underwear. (UPCI preacher)

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Originally Posted by Bryan

JD,

Take wot tv1a has said into consideration.
BTW, where you're at today... I am there also.

Originally Posted by Sept5SavedTeen

My problems came to the surface, and I have dealt/am still dealing, with them, and I can't run behind standards or make more and more standards to cover myself, as Adam and Eve covered themselves with fig leaves...

-Bro. Alex

Originally Posted by HopePreacher

BroJD - I appreciate your openness. I just don't think God gives one whit whether your legs are in shorts or full length pants.

To include CC1 and everyone else, thank you very, very much.



To the author of this thread, I did not mean to hijack this thread.

My apologies.

[tv1a]

You preached a sermon right there! The emphaisis on a subjective dress code encourages lying. How many times have you heard if you're heart is right, your dress code will be right? A lot of people skipped the heart part and headed directly toward the dress code. It was a lot easier to follow a man made dress code than to put on the robe of rightesousness. People tend to leave you alone if you dress the part. They figure you must be okay. In reality most of those people are in worse shape than the sinner off the street.

I wish you well on your journey.

Originally Posted by Sept5SavedTeen

I lived by really conservative standards about a year ago, and when I first began to get rid of them it was sort of exciting and new, like I was starting to get to the heart of the matter on things, and not just being overly preoccupied with my elbows... Then there were a few bumps in the road where I second-guessed myself, and that did me no good, and it hindered my walk, and now I am trying to remember my walk when I first got saved, before all the standards. I don't know if getting saved for you was also the same time you got into "standards", so I don't know if you ever remember a time being saved without standards. The way I sort of saw it was that before, when I was all into standards, it was a way for me to cop out of dealing with some serious problems/weights/sins on the inside, because all that was important was the outside. Then I started going to an assembly (which does keep to modest dress but not "standards") that taught perfection, maturity, inward holiness, ect... My problems came to the surface, and I have dealt/am still dealing, with them, and I can't run behind standards or make more and more standards to cover myself, as Adam and Eve covered themselves with fig leaves...

-Bro. Alex

[tv1a]

God called us to be separated, not isolated. Huge difference.

Originally Posted by Mr. Steinway

Have you noticed that when many folks tell you that they heard the voice of God, the message always is in agreement with their beliefs? Couldn't God speak to you and tell you something opposite to what you believe? At that point, wouldn't most people think that it was Satan tempting them into heresy? Think about it!

"Separation from the world" doesn't mean that you join a cult and move to a ranch far away from everybody! The world lies, cheats and steals, and Godly people don't live their lives that way. You will know a Godly person by their love toward one another.

It does NOT mean to separate yourself from your given dress culture.

[tv1a]

pm me if you like...

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

To include CC1 and everyone else, thank you very, very much.



To the author of this thread, I did not mean to hijack this thread.

My apologies.