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Re: BOTT 2013 Quote
Well...I'm not at BOTT, but my pastor is and a few ministers from the church - so I can't comment on the message.
What I will say, is that, in context, for God to send a strong delusion, a person has had to reach a point of total abandonment of God, His Word, morality, character and etc., etc. I said that, because one thing I see too often is folks making out like God will send this delusion at the drop of a hat, as soon as a person flubs or make a bad choice...that is ridiculous, and is really a scare tactic at best.
I have known people, howbeit very few, who turned their back literally on God and His Word altogether...yes, scary indeed.
I believe in the prodigal son, I believe that if a person is trying their best, cares, and wants to grow in relationship to God - regardless of how many mistakes they may make on the way, God is not going to just write them off.
The issue that I have seen from a ministerial level, and it is sad, is when ministers write saints off when they don't line up, or sit down preachers over standards, and with all that, have the nerve to talk about these folks as backslidden and under "delusion" - that my friend is pathetic. I don't need a ruler, and certainly don't need to control personal aspects of a persons walk with God in order to affirm their calling and election...God calls us to minister not to be control freaks.
Strip away the pomp and circumstance and view a persons character and integrity, and you will see the direction their lives are in and what is important....micro management is not necessary, nor is scare tactics and stories about those who did not "line up".
Sorry for the rant, but I have seen this over and over...
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