Comments on: UMC Rather than SDA – Again http://henrysthreads.com/2010/07/umc-rather-than-sda-again/ Thoughts on Religion in the World from a passionate, moderate, liberal charismatic Christian Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Diy Funny Life http://henrysthreads.com/2010/07/umc-rather-than-sda-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129934 Diy Funny Life Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:30:42 +0000 http://henrysthreads.com/?p=2473#comment-129934 [...] UMC Rather than SDA – Again [...] [...] UMC Rather than SDA – Again [...]

]]> By: Joel http://henrysthreads.com/2010/07/umc-rather-than-sda-again/comment-page-1/#comment-129887 Joel Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:02:33 +0000 http://henrysthreads.com/?p=2473#comment-129887 <i>But nobody (that I know of) in the UMC expects me to equate my membership in that organization with my Christianity or my salvation. It doesn’t make me part of a special remnant. That membership means that I choose to find fellowship in my UMC congregation, to find accountability there, and to serve as part of the body of Christ there, i.e. to find my place of ministry there.<i /> And this is why we are not attending a UMC congregation. Excellent post, Henry. While I am not SDA, I am an ex-something and sometimes, rather angry. I needed this post. Thanks. But nobody (that I know of) in the UMC expects me to equate my membership in that organization with my Christianity or my salvation. It doesn’t make me part of a special remnant. That membership means that I choose to find fellowship in my UMC congregation, to find accountability there, and to serve as part of the body of Christ there, i.e. to find my place of ministry there.

And this is why we are not attending a UMC congregation.

Excellent post, Henry. While I am not SDA, I am an ex-something and sometimes, rather angry. I needed this post. Thanks.

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