[Sam]

HaShaliach just gave us two posts of how the internet is helping people to see some things for themselves and how the "control" of some pastors over their part of God's flock is being challenged.

Some years ago a friend of mine was involved in a ministry to bring light and salvation to Jehovah's Witnesses. Several members of her family were part of that cult. She mentioned that the internet was a great means of reaching and informing Jehovah's Witnesses because they could see things and think about things on their own without everything coming through the controlled filter of their leaders.

The internet, including forums like this, is a good way for people to see that there are Apostolic teachers, ministers, and saints who have varying opinions on things like how a person is saved/born again and how long their sleeves or hair have to be, and other questions, and these folks are all saved and part of the same Body of Christ and, in some cases, even part of the same organization.