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Date Posted: 00:45:48 11/15/04 Mon
Author: Mike K.
Subject: Friends in UBF
In reply to: Priscilla 's message, "My son is a UBFr" on 18:16:54 11/13/04 Sat

He has made a lot of friends over at the UBF church.

I also thought that - but on the day I proclaimed I'd be leaving the UBF for good, I knew what friendship means in UBF: nothing, yes that's right: NOTHING.

I told my "shepherd", whom I considered a dear friend, that I'd disagree with UBF doctrine and practice, but in Christ, I'd still consider him a brother and I'd like to keep the friendship with him. I even invited him over for a cup of coffee or tea whenever he would like... he never came.

And it's not his fault, the chapter director told him that I'm "not worth the effort any more".

So, the UBF friendship is not friendship but an effort to befriend others in order to keep them loyal to the group.

His "friends" aren't worth a penny if he ever would deviate from the UBF - and is that truly friendship? It's cheap, conditional love which can be turned on and off like a lamp.

Really, I call it cheap, not precious like the love which God gave to us in our dear Lord Jesus Christ, a love which loves us even when we deny Him, when we sin against Him, when we forget Him.

UBF friendship = no friendship.

As long as you're "in line", they look like buddies for life, but when you want to enjoy a Christian life elsewhere, they never knew you...

Just thought that you should know that.

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Replies:

Re: My son is a UBFr -- Gadfly, 11:14:24 11/15/04 Mon

Re: My son is a UBFr -- Pius IX, 13:26:48 11/15/04 Mon

More similarities -- Mike K., 01:35:03 11/16/04 Tue
- Pray for your Son -- nv, 03:11:03 11/27/04 Sat