Subject: The Problem with WoF in a nutshell |
Bible Note: Jim, I was led to the Lord in a small bible study led by a man who claimed a direct line to the Holy Spirit. One morning he actually announced that the Sprit had told him there were 2 thieves, not one, on either side of Jesus. I was a young Christian and though this, among other, equally fantastic assertions, struck me as false, I nevertheless held onto it until I left this group and began to seriously study and trust the written word. I was also baptized Catholic at a young age, and through time grew to loathe organized religion and what I imagined as the Christian (read "Catholic") concept of God, sin, hell, redemption, etc. I even cursed God to my Christian brother in the vilest language I could muster, so I'm a case study on how God can use a false prophet or a heretic to save a wretch like me. In writing this I realize He even used my own vanity, my own craving for exclusive knowledge (because I'm better than most), to break through my stubborn, thick hide. (I'm reminded how He used the Devil himself for Job's edification). So I stand as an example of your thesis, and it's plain that love for Jesus, the Father, our neighbors are the heart of it all; but I also believe in calling heresy heresy, don't you? Especially in context of a Christian forum. I speak here of anyone who would deny or quasi-deny the deity of Jesus (JW's, Mormons and their ilk) in sleight-of-hand attempts to destroy the work of the cross and the nascent sprit life of young believers. (You are new to this forum; there's plenty of that here). Yes, God works among the Mormons and JW's (in very mysterious ways!), so I believe it's our job to slap them around a bit. I speak as a former slapee. Colin |