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Date Posted: 09:28:53 07/15/04 Thu
Author: curious
Subject: Re: did you notice any strange behavior/teachngs?
In reply to: Vrai 's message, "Re: did you notice any strange behavior/teachngs?" on 19:49:40 07/14/04 Wed

Do you mind if I ask what chapter of UBF you were in? is anyone hounding you now to come back?

>I was only in the ubf for a year, but as I said after
>reading posts, and previous experience, I did not like
>a lot I was seeing. Bible studies where more
>dictation, with the sheperd already having the
>answers, in front of them. I noticed a lot they where
>trying to get me to agree with their doctorine, which
>I had fundemental problems with, which I will get to
>later.
>
>I felt very presured if I would go to another church I
>would generally have phone calls asking me where I
>was, was I okay (my parents do not bother me that
>much). I saw a lot of people who where married by
>"faith." I felt the ubf thought that they where the
>only way, no other christian organization bring people
>to God other then the ubf. There is only one way to
>preach the gospel, and that is through one to one
>bible study. I had one friend who would not go to
>bible study (she had the same "sherperd" I had). The
>sheperd told me to avoid her, and the sheperd would
>never talk to her. She was a close friend so I ignored
>my sheperd.
>
>Returning to the southern baptist church, it was like
>I never left many people remembered me, however they
>where no pushy they did not care that I left rather
>they where glad to see me come back (there was no
>pressure). Southern Baptist of course believe that
>teaching the bible is important, but they also
>understand that you can preach the word through your
>action (building and fixing house for those in need,
>outreach upward basketball, feeding homless...). They
>also know that many other christian groups do the work
>of God.
>
>They do not believe that in marriage by faith, we are
>free to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. Many asked me
>what I was goind to do when I finish grad school, they
>thought I should work for NASA. I felt like the only
>thing the ubf cared about is making you into a
>missionary. They did not realize we are all
>missionaries even to our own countries since we should
>living the God's word everyday.
>
>
>I think I could go on for hours, am I glad I left?
>yes, I did learn the importance of learning God's
>word, and service through the ubf, but I do not feel
>the ubf is an environment that either can truly be
>accomplished.
>
>God bless

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