A Prediction About this TV advertising

[Steve Epley]

There will NOT be masses of sinners coming into churches advertsing on television but rather saints from smaller works will be sucked into large churches and the Pastor will be claiming revival in the name of television.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

There will NOT be masses of sinners coming into churches advertsing on television but rather saints from smaller works will be sucked into large churches and the Pastor will be claiming revival in the name of television.

But they wouldn't really be "saints" would they, if they were watching TV?

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

There will NOT be masses of sinners coming into churches advertsing on television but rather saints from smaller works will be sucked into large churches and the Pastor will be claiming revival in the name of television.

The problem is not TV though. Saddleback was not on TV when it first started. They did a mail out campaign. The same thing can happen to a church NOT on TV....

BTW are all the members of AMs church converts or did any of them come from other churches?

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by pelathais

But they wouldn't really be "saints" would they, if they were watching TV?

Yes very carnal worldly saints but saints nonetheless.

[CC1]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

There will NOT be masses of sinners coming into churches advertsing on television but rather saints from smaller works will be sucked into large churches and the Pastor will be claiming revival in the name of television.

I usually agree with your analysis on things in Pentecost but not here. Oneness Pentecost is a small world and some saint of a small church seeing a TV ad for a larger one is not going to see anything about that church that he does not already know.

Matthew 4

8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by CC1

I usually agree with your analysis on things in Pentecost but not here. Oneness Pentecost is a small world and some saint of a small church seeing a TV ad for a larger one is not going to see anything about that church that he does not already know.

Time will tell.

[Ron]

Elder, while I am probably a moderate conservstive, I agree 110% with you.
One scripture to go with that prediction.

Jer 48:10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully.......

[Carpenter]

Originally Posted by CC1

I usually agree with your analysis on things in Pentecost but not here. Oneness Pentecost is a small world and some saint of a small church seeing a TV ad for a larger one is not going to see anything about that church that he does not already know.

I don't know about that bro. Small time pastors do their best to shield their saints from the big church in town. In fact in many cases there is a love hate relationship between the two pastors. The big one believes the small church is dead and that is why they are small, the small guy believes the big guy is only big because everyone loves a parade!!

I always wondered why none of our folks in the small church got to do anything at district functions like singing, playing, departments, etc. Only later did I find out that the pastor was asked several times to submit folks to be involved only for him to decline. I have also heard my share of "The Man" being tired of dead, dried up and boring UPC churches in town...

I think Bro. Epley was dead on...assuming of course folks in the small UPC church have access to a television.

[NLYP]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

There will NOT be masses of sinners coming into churches advertsing on television but rather saints from smaller works will be sucked into large churches and the Pastor will be claiming revival in the name of television.

Its not just advertising Bro...we passed Tv ministry too.