Letter from Bro. Chester Wright to Bro. Haney

[Michael Phelps]

Originally Posted by Amos

I do like you.

I also know some things I won't share on an internet forum.

None of these things have to do with his "character," which is, as far as I know, beyond reproach.

But when a man starts teaching things that I believe are unscriptural, that's where I get off.

When we talk about sin in terms of a preacher, we usually think of some moral failure.

I refuse to give room for that kind of false accusation, so while I believe teaching false doctrine is sin, I avoid that kind of language in a setting like this because of the possibility of it being misconstrued.

And yes, I believe the man in question is moving away from old time Pentecost, including some standards that I believe are Biblical essentials.

I also have doubts about where he stands on the essentiality of the New Birth.

I hesitate to say more, and maybe shouldn't have said that much.

Fair enough. That's why I brought the conversation to light.

I guess what puzzles me is that you seem to have made a distinction between "false doctrine" and "sin". I've never thought the two to be mutually exclusive.