thats quite a slam on many pioneer preachers who have poured their lives into building what we currently have now.... its also unfair to say that anyone who opposes TV has their "head in the sand"....
I think it would be more accurate to say these men you speak of had a part in building what we have now. lets not forget that the UPCI was also helped to be what it is by famlies like the Yadons.
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I'd like to know how we get "label free"? Labels are inevitable. What's needed is 'respect' regardless of where one sits on the UL - UC spectrum.
My "inner beings" are telling me that you are a woman of uncommon common sense.
__________________ "Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel."
I have no proof of this other than my own feelings, Mal...
I was speaking with an elderly Saint this morning, and I said that I wondered how many there are in the UPCI who do not believe one must speak in tongues to be rapture ready.
When pinned down for a definitive answer, I wonder what the response would be?!
God help us all, if the majority believe that....
they need to get back in the Word and stop heeding the "Just accept the Lord as your personal Savior" preachers on the radio & TV....
jmho....
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If there is bona fide alternatives like NCO emerging as a new construct of a fellowship network rather than an organization with fidelity statements, all parties could be well served by the timing of things.
I am hoping your 'spidey senses' are accurate. Whatever is needed to move away from the silliness of human engagement defined by UL-Lib-Mod-Con-UC would serve unity among the membership within God's anointed body.
Daniel's insight into the NCO and AWCF developments is incredibly instructive.
I personally know that the NCO is being very, very aggressive currently.