Believers will become more Christlike over time, but never more righteous. Our righteous status is all Christ’s, not the result of our self-improvement.
I have participated in mediation with some of these parties. I am deeply grieved at the actions of Fellowship Prairies. The churches that have been voted out (how is this possible?) were fully committed to the doctrinal terms of the Fellowship, and were very patient in calling the Fellowship to ethical consistency. Very sad day in the West.
@thisisfoster Hey Nathaniel - I think you called it right. Having experienced it myself and seen various times played out with friends- I’d say your timeline is about right as well. After about 5 years I’ve seen church people all of a sudden its okay to critique the pastors wife and his kids