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1 | 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. | ||||||
2 | What drew him to the group? | Acts 5:34 | Makarios | 7604 | ||
However, the other two members, a young woman about my age (25) and an older woman, were both drawn to the family because of charm, a feeling of being included and a desire to be accepted. This pretty much is the reason that they are sticking to this family so closely. I'm not sure if the Lord has called me to try to pull them away from the family also, but I know that there is no 'avenue' or way of contacting those other people without going through the family first. And I know without any doubt that I should not subject myself to their influence again, even though I am considered by others as 'solid' in my faith. | ||||||
3 | Nolan were these new converts? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7677 | ||
Were these other people new converts? Or were they drop outs from some other church? If they were new converts I would love to know more. Did they have a desire for more of God or did the false teacher fill that need? Did they ever question their teaching? | ||||||
4 | Nolan were these new converts? | Acts 5:34 | Makarios | 7682 | ||
The two other people that I had mentioned had previous knowledge and experience in church, but they were nominal Christians, much like the norm in today's society. When you aren't deeply rooted in the faith and don't know entirely of what you believe, then it would be that much easier to deceive you! This was especially true of these other two people, and their need for worship was (and is) met by a feeling of 'family' or being a part of the group. They didn't seek after a church, but decided to become their 'own' church and following their own ideas. At times, they questioned these ideas and wondered about them, but they knew that if they did too much so, that they would be excluded from the group. Are they more willing to follow what they find out to be the truth or be a part of the group or 'family'? If they are not 'deeply rooted' or don't know what they believe, then it doesn't take much to deceive them again and again, all the while they are thinking that they are being 'taken care of'.. Thanks EdB! I appreciate the discussion! | ||||||
5 | Nolan where was the leader in all of thi | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7701 | ||
Nolan if I can paraphrase what you said, in the case of these two nominal Christians their need for acceptance overrode the warning signs they sometimes saw. How did the leader play into this, would he soothe their concerns or was he unapproachable and therefore intimidating, or did he control and manipulate them into submission? What I’m looking for the role of the leader in all of this. You already said he was teaching junk, was that all? Many times people think to be a false teacher as spoken about various places in the Bible you have to be teaching heresy, I submit you can also be a false teacher by how you influence people. Some false teachers intimidate, control, manipulate, and exploit people to accomplish their desires. |
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6 | Nolan where was the leader in all of thi | Acts 5:34 | Makarios | 7719 | ||
Actually, the "leader" of the family is the wife of the man who leads the worship! You see, the man gives the lesson on Sunday mornings and provides Scripture that is based upon the Bible, this man coming from a Wesleyan/Methodist background. But the 'deceiving' comes when the family carries out their pursuits, or when they 'try to help' these other people by 'adopting' them and providing them with their own views of Scripture (and impressing that upon them) and trying to 'right' the 'wrong' in their lives. And this is accomplished solely through the woman- the wife of the man who leads the worship. It is through these 'ideas' and their mentality of making a new neighborhood of people in the land that they own so that these people could all join in their worship and be considered as 'family'.. It sounds a bit too 'cultish' for me, and I will not involve myself with them any further. The idea of starting new churches and planting new churches is a good idea! But a lot must be said of where tradition plays into the idea of church growth- tradition being a formidable ally that protects against many false teachings that may flare up. But tradition, if practiced 'religiously' and not compared closely with Scripture, can also be a sword, leading people astray (a.k.a. the Catholic Church). |
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