The above statement was made to me by a preacher of a congregation whose leadership had allowed many new innovations in their congregation and whose said leadership was leading the congregation into the "Unity in Diversity" false doctrine.

When I and others of like precious faith challenged the preacher and the leadership of that particular congregation in pointing out the errors of these new innovations and the false doctrine of "Unity in Diversity," they replied with the above statement. They also said to us, "if the people don't like the direction we are taking this congregation let them go to church somewhere else. We are not forcing them to worship here."

Upon further investigation I found the younger couples of that particular congregation told the leadership if they did not bring in these new innovations and practice the "Unity in Diversity" false doctrine, they would split the church by leaving and start a new congregation in that same community. I also found out that their preacher was the one who was behind this movement.-

When the older members of that congregation objected to what was going on in their congregation, they were told by the leadership, "there are several churches of Christ in our area find one to your liking. The congregation does not have enough older members to stop this digression from the truth. The older members, some of which founded the congregation, now realize if they want to practice New Testament Christianity they "will" have to move their membership to a faithful congregation of the Lord's church.

What I have just related to you is happening in Churches of Christ all over this country. The preachers and leaders in some of these so called Churches of Christ would not know the truth of God on any subject even if they fell over it. Men have been placed in positions of leadership that know nothing of Biblical Truth and could care less if they ever practiced it. They have sold out to liberalism and swallowed "Unity in Diversity" hook, line and sinker. They care not what the Bible says on any subject and have rejected the inspiration of the Scriptures years ago. They are only interested in their congregation keeping up with the cultural changes, and political currents of our day. They will practice any and everything for a crowd on Sunday morning. They have embraced emotionalism and denominationalism. Church growth to them at "any" price is their goal and they will let nothing stand in their way to achieving that goal. Not me, not you, not anybody or anything.

If you do try "preaching the truth in love" to show them the error of their way, they call you a "legalist" or "unloving." These are the ones who despise the statement "We speak where the bible speaks, and We are silent where the Bible is silent, We call Bible things by Bible names and do Bible things in Bible ways."

I hope this "debating generation" never goes away. It was through reading and attending debates I came to a knowledge of New Testament Christianity. It was through these debates that thousands of denominational people were shown the errors of their false doctrines. Thank God for the men who mounted the polemic platform, with love in their hearts, said, "Thus saith the Lord."