55th Annual Campmeeting (For Bro Eply)

[Abiding Now]

Originally Posted by TJJJ

The midwest is funny that way. They get all upset over differences in eschatology and this man wont preach that man and vice versa.

The funny thing is, many of them that do preach each other have other differences that they conveniently overlook. Christmas and etc. Never quite figured it out but...

They will fight each other over prophecy, wine versus grape juice, all manner of things, unles they happen to be friends... then it changes everything.

I know of a situation around me that one man wouldn't fellowship them preterists, but would have a preacher evangelist park at his church that was a preterist and a carpenter. Now, it was okay for him to fellowship him, because the man was also working on his church, but any others.... oh my.

Lots of double standards it seems.

I watched, as the witch hunts escalated 7 years ago, the atttudes split groups and pitted brothers against brothers and have come to the conclusion that there will be some men that will have to either repent of their sins or will die lost. And I don't mean preterism.

The Bible doesn't say that you have to believe in a rapture to be saved, but it does say that you have to love your brother and that group has a lot of hatred in it. Hope some repent before it is too late.

As for me and my house... I am better off gone from it.

Is this for real?

[TJJJ]

Originally Posted by Abiding Now

Is this for real?

Yep.

Sure is.

It is amazing what the ministers will choose to fight their brother over. But only if they want to have a difference with that man.

The infighting amoung ministers is based upon a lot of things. Heard a man preach a great sermon on the basis for the infighting.

The biggest reason that the fighting happens is the loss of love one for another.

Then of course there is the pride and jealousy. I am right and you are wrong kind of pride.

And the battles go on and on and on.

Course you realize that, if I can accuse a fellow pastor of false doctrine, then now it gives me the right, nay, the obligation, to try to save the poor people that are in another congregation. So I could use the difference in doctrine that the fighting is supposedly over to steal people!

It usually is not about doctrine but about coveteousness, jealousy, pride, etc and etc.

[FlamingZword]

Originally Posted by TJJJ

Yep.

Sure is.

It is amazing what the ministers will choose to fight their brother over. But only if they want to have a difference with that man.

The infighting amoung ministers is based upon a lot of things. Heard a man preach a great sermon on the basis for the infighting.

The biggest reason that the fighting happens is the loss of love one for another.

Then of course there is the pride and jealousy. I am right and you are wrong kind of pride.

And the battles go on and on and on.

Course you realize that, if I can accuse a fellow pastor of false doctrine, then now it gives me the right, nay, the obligation, to try to save the poor people that are in another congregation. So I could use the difference in doctrine that the fighting is supposedly over to steal people!

It usually is not about doctrine but about coveteousness, jealousy, pride, etc and etc.

Battles within Christianity have been eternal.
At least we no longer kill each other with the sword, but we just send each other to hell.

Jesus said that by this would all men know that you are my disciples.
"If you love one another"

How can someone claim to be a disciple of Jesus if he hates his brethren, because they disagree with their interpretation of scripture?