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gdrost@mailserv.nbnet.nb.ca wrote:
> 
> Robert Thorn writes:
> "I see a group of people, one in doctrine, one in purpose, one in
> baptism, divided in governments. If I were looking for those who had
> the keys, I'd say it was the United Pentecostal Church {Upon this
> Rock} International, and if I were looking for the workings of the
> gifts of the Spirit, I'd be looking among its people for those, and
> if I were looking for the head, I say it was Brother Urshan."
> One in doctrine? first of all what is the doctrine? Are the teachings
> of the United Pentecostal Church the only valid teachings, doctrine?
> There are other Oneness organizations around the world and they
> certainly don't all agree on teachings or doctrine. Are we to believe
> that one organization holds the key to heaven, the One True Church.
> UPC is just one more part of God's church, not the Church.  This is
> what some believe the UPC believes, maybe it would be best that this
> thought would not be an official position, which I don't think it is.
> Even people that believe the Oneness don't all agree on the different
> points in the doctrine.  Uniformity of doctrine is not always to be
> attained, especially at the cost of free thought.  It was free
> thought that allowed people to get back to some of the doctrines that
> we now love. There will be more than UPC in heaven, people from all
> over the world that God will save and is saving.  UPC is part of that
> work to save the lost but not the only group that is evangelizing the
> world. Upon this Rock is I believe referring to Jesus Christ the
> Rock, there is no other Rock, manmade or otherwise upon which we are
> built. The Head of the Church is Jesus Christ, not any man in this
> world.  We do have the example of Rome, that put a man in as head and
> look where it got them with their Vicar of Christ doctrine, men as
> leaders yes chosen by the people for purpuses of government and
> church leadership but not the head, as Jesus Christ is the head.


The church I was attending (UPC) has spilt and now we are forming a
church and have applied for a second UPC work in this area (100,000+
people). We have been told that the odds are against us for political
reasons. But we have decided that no matter what we have sound doctrine.
We will not vary if the UPC is our affiliate or not. But some fear they
will lose their salvation if we are not UPC. My answer was
simple....Peter and Paul died WAY before the UPC. The UPC is a good org
for pastors and help the affiliates, but Jesus is the head of the Church
.

Salvation is independant of the affiliation....it is dependant on the
persons heart and obediance to the Word.

just my $0.02 worth

Lord Bless
Bro Bill Clifton,
woodrow_@nettaxi.com
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1226/index.html