An Apology

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Originally Posted by Charnock

In general, ultraconservatives are uneducated, vindictive, controlling and hypocritical.


Every time an ultracon preacher is exposed as a cheat, liar, adulterer, wife swapper or child abuser there are immediate calls to treat the situation as an isolated incident. Meanwhile, I've watched the body count rise. These behaviors are TYPICAL of ultraconservative preachers and they've played out among some posters from this board over the years.

Ladies and gentlemen, here is another of the bitter disgruntled crowd who is bent on misrepresenting and twisting facts to impugn good men. So now we are to believe that it is "typical" behavior for "ultra-con" (read those who believe in/preach/practice old fashioned standards) preachers to be "cheats, liars, adulterers, wife swappers and child abusers." Please.....if one cannot see through such statements and know the spirit behind such drivel then I question their ability to discern anything.

As I have said before, are there some who fit this description? Of course, and those men will answer for their deeds to a righteous God. But to state this as "TYPICAL" for any group is ludicrous.

Originally Posted by Charnock

Is there anything more abusive than telling a person they are going to Hell? Instilling fear day after day, sermon after sermon?

The error of this statement depends on what you actually mean by it. If you mean it is abusive to warn the wicked that hell is his destination unless he repents, then IMO there could be nothing as abusive and sinful as NOT warning him.

If you are referring to manipulating people and keeping them in constant fear of being lost in order to control them......then it is absolutely sinful and must be repented of. I believe we do a grave injustice when we preach a God who can save from the gutter-most but has to dangle you over hell from then on to make you "want" to stay saved. (Therefore he is not a God big enough to keep you saved.) Those whom he called he justified, and those he justified he glorified. If he saved you he intends to glorify you.....and I do not serve him out of fear but out of love. Fear may pull some out of the fire, but only love will keep them out.

JMO.