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Originally Posted by jfrog
Let's look at this through the perspective of someone who goes to your church.
Fact: Someone left their leadership position in their church and visited another church. Their Reaction: Why did that person do these things? Why not just stay at our church? Examining these question: There are 3 common reasons someone would want to leave a church they were established at and go to another.
Reason 1. The person backslid and didn't want anyone to find out about their sin.
Reason 2. A major falling out happened between them and someone in that church.
Reason 3. A change in beliefs. (Usually the change in beliefs is seen as a step backwards or letting false teaching into your life. This is usually considered a form of backsliding especially when the change in beliefs has to do with holiness/righteousness issues.)
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Analytically sound.
Realistically, and in practice a tragedy that needs more than a non-shocked yawn. I say, let's be shocked!