corboy said,” Cult leaders hate being accountable to objective guidelines of any kind, hate anything that is a reminder that there is something outside of their group that they cannot control, standards where they are falling short.
On the positive side of the pendulum, I found personal freedom in finally being willing to go back and do what Jesus said to do in the first place. If God wanted to instruct an average human, this is what He would tell them to do – and He’s really smart. There is nothing we could think of that He has not already considered. All the clever theology just muddies the water and is more like superstition than something that actually works. It also smokes out those who are unable to imitate the fruit of the Spirit. We do have a command to be fruit inspectors so we will know if it is a wolf in sheep’s clothing or not.
Some good examples are: love God above everything else, love even your enemies, let God take care of any judging, take care of the one that everyone else overlooks, and forgive others the way you would like to be forgiven. Hating Democrats, gays, Muslims, and people that don’t attend your particular church is so far off the radar it’s sad – and it produces bad fruit. 1 John is so subtle: “If a man say he loves God and hates his brother, he is a liar.” I’ve been accused of hating TLWF because of pointing out bad fruit or doctrinal errors. From my perspective, if I knew a bridge was out up ahead and didn’t say anything to someone to keep them from crashing, I would not be much of a friend. The lie that needs to be exposed is that if you reject the teaching of TLWF, you are rejecting God. You may actually be one step closer to finding God.
On the positive side of the pendulum, I found personal freedom in finally being willing to go back and do what Jesus said to do in the first place. If God wanted to instruct an average human, this is what He would tell them to do – and He’s really smart. There is nothing we could think of that He has not already considered. All the clever theology just muddies the water and is more like superstition than something that actually works. It also smokes out those who are unable to imitate the fruit of the Spirit. We do have a command to be fruit inspectors so we will know if it is a wolf in sheep’s clothing or not.
Some good examples are: love God above everything else, love even your enemies, let God take care of any judging, take care of the one that everyone else overlooks, and forgive others the way you would like to be forgiven. Hating Democrats, gays, Muslims, and people that don’t attend your particular church is so far off the radar it’s sad – and it produces bad fruit. 1 John is so subtle: “If a man say he loves God and hates his brother, he is a liar.” I’ve been accused of hating TLWF because of pointing out bad fruit or doctrinal errors. From my perspective, if I knew a bridge was out up ahead and didn’t say anything to someone to keep them from crashing, I would not be much of a friend. The lie that needs to be exposed is that if you reject the teaching of TLWF, you are rejecting God. You may actually be one step closer to finding God.