Leaving/ Staying

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> Date:          Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:35:43 +0100
> Reply-to:      higher-fire@prairienet.org
> From:          Dave <suprdave@lightspeed.net>
> To:            higher-fire@prairienet.org
> Subject:       Leaving/ Staying

> > 
> Matthew Shaw writes: 
> > We cannot equate conservative holiness with judgmentalism.  And, Bro.
> > Tyler, I must disagree with you that every church begins the
> > gossip-mill as soon as sin arises. 
> > 
> > Let's be careful not to be too broad-brushed in characterising
> > precious Apostolic people and churches.
> >
> Dave:
> First of all, every church has a Brother or Sister Bucketmouth who gets
> on the Hallelujah hotline and calls their "gossip" friend or friends
> waiting to hear juicy gossip. All churches have at least one. It doesn't
> matter if you're Apostolic, Methodist, Baptist, etc. The fact of the
> matter is that it unfortunately exists. Does it make it right?
> Absolutely not! 

I write:

Just because there are isolated gossips in a church doesn't mean that 
we can indict the Church for gossiping.  No doubt, there are those 
types in every assembly, but you cannot characterise an entire church 
(let alone an entire movement) based on the talebearing actions of a 
few (and of course the demographics may be different in different 
congregations).

All Honour to Christ Jesus.

Bro. Matthew Shaw
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