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To: DouglasKC

http://www.ucg.org/about/fundamentalbeliefs.htm

The above link is the statement of beliefs of the United Church of God, which posted the article on their website.

I wouldn't go so far as to declare somebody as not being Christian, but I agree the above site is incredibly careful not to attribute the Son as part of the Godhead, hence tend to follow a mistaken path.

It's funny, they do present a very articulate and well studied and faithful perception of the spirit, and perhaps the Father. Perhaps if they added a doctrine of kenosis, they'd fall closer to how I understand Scripture to teach us about our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus.


31 posted on 01/08/2005 11:27:02 PM PST by Cvengr (<;^))
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To: Cvengr
I wouldn't go so far as to declare somebody as not being Christian, but I agree the above site is incredibly careful not to attribute the Son as part of the Godhead, hence tend to follow a mistaken path.

It is the belief of the UCG that the father and the son comprise the Godhead. You can't get much clearer than this statement:

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, who is the Word and has eternally existed. We believe that He is the Messiah, the Christ, the divine Son of the living God, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born in the human flesh of the virgin Mary. We believe that it is by Him that God created all things and that without Him was not anything made that was made. We believe in the Holy Spirit, as the Spirit of God and of Christ Jesus. The Holy Spirit is the power of God and the Spirit of life eternal (2 Timothy 1:7; Ephesians 4:6; 1 Corinthians 8:6; John 1:1-4; Colossians 1:16).

It's funny, they do present a very articulate and well studied and faithful perception of the spirit, and perhaps the Father. Perhaps if they added a doctrine of kenosis, they'd fall closer to how I understand Scripture to teach us about our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus.

You developed this judgment without really looking too deeply into it. Belief in the deity of Christ is a cornerstone of UCG.

33 posted on 01/08/2005 11:38:29 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: Cvengr
This church denies the trinity, and so is considered a cult by most cult watch groups . One of the teachings is pretty close to Mormonism in that they believe in what they call the family of God and men being "absorbed" into God .

I have family in this group and I pray from them to come out.

Some branches have separated themselves and are moving in the direction of Christianity .

Sometimes having the back round like your link allow for good evaluation of the article from another perspective

Thanks

49 posted on 01/09/2005 12:02:23 PM PST by RnMomof7
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