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Originally Posted by Trouvere
This may sound crazy but I just left a fast food restaurant after having met someone who has a website dealing with demons and busting them. I was interested in what he held as salvation. He believed all you had to do to be saved was believe. No repentance, no Holy Spirit, No Jesus Name etc. He then refused to discuss the bible scriptures concerning salvation and could not show me any. His main argument was that because he cast out devils that he must be saved. I took the chance of being knocked one when I told him I did not believe he was biblically saved. I had to. Here is a man who is going around from church to church and playing with a multitude of snakes. He was sitting down at our table telling us in the presence of our children that Christians have no protection against devils and that we all have some. Sorry but I disagree with that totally. Has anyone else encountered such a person? BTW he said that he was never able to minister to anyone like me who believed baptism in Jesus Name to be bible. He got mad and left the restaurant sadly. I did not mean to anger him but he sat there refusing to even look into the possibility that he may not have the truth. I felt all he did was focus on the devil hence the name d busters.etc.
any thoughts?
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What I think is most sad about this encounter(and of course I wasn't there)is that I see this as another lost opportunity on both ends to learn from each other and grow and receive that portion of truth that the other doesn't have(or is not operating in). Now it's obvious that this gentleman was wrong in his attitude and demeanor but that doesn't mean he didn't have anything of value to offer you and likewise you had truth that he needed. Perhaps you didn't use wisdom in how you talked to him. You just don't abruptly go telling people they aren't saved, especially when it's possible he's probably doing more good for the body of Christ then you are. This encounter is a classic illustration of the body of Christ being highly fragmented and specialized and of people refusing to come together and receive of those truths that are missing in their lives. And yes while we're on here bashing this individual for not being baptized in Jesus Name, he's probably posting on his blog with his friends on how Oneness people are loaded with religious spirits.
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