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Date Posted: 09:28:38 10/19/04 Tue
Author: Joe
Subject: Re: importance of examined doctrine
In reply to: Brian Karcher 's message, "UBF Doctrine: teachings of the ministry" on 09:33:13 10/13/04 Wed

Tom F. wrote originally:

While these [UBF's aberrant systems and practices] may seem sociological, they are truly doctrinal at their roots, stemming from an improper interpretation of scripture. Wrong beliefs and values put a ministry in the wrong direction. I think that these social and ethical problems are symptoms of an improper "belief window". (A belief window is an analogy. We perceive our world by the beliefs we look through. If we have improper beliefs about ourselves, God, and the world, we need to re-evaluate our belief window...


UBF defenders inevitably seem to reach the conclusion that...

>...it is a foolish waste of
>time to engage in endless dogmatic debates over
>doctrine.


The Christian Research Institute, any Christian leader worthy of the title, most cult experts and most of us would stand with Tom F. on this.

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