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1 | Any deceptions stories out there? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7590 | ||
Jim you absolutely right we must check out everything we hear. I'm interested in hearing from people that have experience this deception first hand. I want to know what tried to deceived them, how they realized they had been deceived and what they are now doing to prevent it from happening again. |
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2 | Any deceptions stories out there? | Acts 5:34 | Makarios | 7595 | ||
Here's a deception story.. (as we all sit around the campfire.. :) ) I met a family for the first time one Saturday afternoon in February this year that lives about an hour from me. This family was starting their own non-denominational church and they were currently 'mentoring' three people- leading them in their Christian maturity by being 'parental figures' to them and by sharing the Bible with them at their home church on Sundays. One of those three people met me at my church one Sunday and he took a liking to me instantly, saying that he thought that I was a 'real' Christian. So I met this guy and we became friends and he invited me over on a Saturday to meet his 'family'.. Well, I met the family and they also saw that I was a 'strong' Christian. They were also mentoring a young woman about my age, and (little did I know) that they began plans for us to date and court each other. So I became friends with this family and spent some time with them. But I noticed little things along the way about what they said and things that they did that were not according to the full line of thinking of Christianity. For instance, the man that I met who lead me to the family had been separated from his wife, and the family kept them apart so that they could 'mature in faith' before coming back together again, and they made them sign a contract and wear rings on their fingers to designate that contract.. So the family was nice to me at first, but then denounced my Conservative Mennonite Church and voiced their disapproval of it. So I took that as good criticism and not as something that would discourage me from attending. However, they were deceptive in not telling me their 'plans' for me. A little bit later, they approached me and asked me if I would wear a ring as a 'sign' of my singleness, and I carefully turned them down. But the alarm had been set off in my mind, and I began to avoid the family. Then I was able to meet the man at my house so I could get the 'full' story about him and his wife. So he told me all the details, explaining to me how they kept them apart.. Then it became clear to both of us that the family was actually slowly driving a wedge between this man and his wife (who were Christians)! So we got rid of everything that had to do with this family and we abandoned their way of thinking, which was not Christian at all.. In a way, this man credits me for helping to get him and his wife away from the deception of this family. I call him every week and keep contact with him. And today, he is now back with his Christian wife, attending my church, and will never have any part of that family again. He calls me a true brother in Christ, and I have gained his trust. I haven't mentioned his name here, but if he ever sees this, he will attest to its authenticity. |
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3 | What drew him to the group? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7598 | ||
Excellent example, did you find out what drew the man to this group in the first place? Was it relationship? charm of the leaders? desire to be accepted? I would love to know what made him join and stick with them. | ||||||
4 | What drew him to the group? | Acts 5:34 | Makarios | 7603 | ||
What originally drove this man to the family and for them to accept him and for him to be accepted by them was just out of love for his wife. This man and his wife were living together as a married couple should. However, they began to experience problems and his wife mentioned those problems to the 'woman leader' of this family at her workplace. This woman was really the 'head' of the family, making the decisions and her husband, the pastor of their non-denominational church, was the one who carried out the 'plans'. So this woman began to gain an influence with this man's wife and persuaded them that they should be apart. This led to the man's wife to move into this family's house. She stayed there for about a year until she finally moved out of their house and in with her mother and father's home (the wife of my friend). And this man merely went over there and 'became' a part of their family just to see his wife! But they were being deceived all along, and the family began to say negative things about his wife, hoping to keep them apart. And he went along with it! He was swept away by their deception, breaking his wife's heart. And he was this way until I asked him what was going on, and he told me. Then we came to the realization that the family was deceiving him and trying to plant a 'wedge' between this man (my friend) and his wife. Now they are back together and healing their marriage by keeping their focus on Jesus Christ. I visit them every so often, trying to minister to them in any way that I can. They are my friends will always be, even though I've only known them for a short while. They are very weary of who they trust! But I am thankful that I have attained that place in their hearts. They were even speaking of possibly having children together the last time I visited them! I go that way every weekend, and it is on my way to church. Please feel free to ask any questions. I'm glad that you found this interesting! -Nolan |
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5 | What drew him to the group? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7676 | ||
Thanks Nolan, this is a common story hurting Christians looking for answers. Most of the time the “Christian” church is too busy shooting the wounded to help. I have seen this scenario happen over and over. I would guess 90 percent of Mormon and JW converts are hurting Christians. I once knew a sweet young girl that made a mistake (had the baby instead of aborting it), gave her life to Christ and turned her life around. However the really “righteous women” of the church drove her out before she could contaminate any of their sons. The same boys that were bedding any girl that would look at them twice. She left in tears. I tried to talk to her and she said something I will never forget, she said I use to attend a Jehovah Witness church and you know something like this would never have happened there. Thankfully she didn’t go back the JW She found a great church, with loving people. And after a few years she met a fine young man, they got married and now the whole family is serving the Lord. |
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