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=Jason Watkins' Defense of the Message= | |||
Jason Watkins is the pastor of [[Bethel Tabernacle]], a message church in Beaufort, South Carolina. He has no formal theological training, which is a badge of honor in [[The Message|the message]]. | |||
On December 22, 2019, in a post on Facebook, Jason Watkins provided a copy of a letter that he stated was written by "a man in Christ who had a dear friend of many years who was departing the faith once delivered to the saints." We have confirmed with the recipient of the letter that the original letter was actually from Jason Watkins himself. We cannot comment on why Jason Watkins did not simply state on his Facebook post that the letter was originally written by him. | |||
The entire letter that was posted by Jason Watkins is reprinted at the bottom of this page. In it, among other things, Jason Watkins issues a challenge which we respond to below. | |||
Additionally, one of the co-hosts of the Off The Shelf podcast contacted Jason Watkins to respond to his challenge directly. A copy of his emails to Jason can be found by clicking [[A Discussion with Jason Watkins|here]]. | |||
==A response to the challenge issued by Jason Watkins== | ==A response to the challenge issued by Jason Watkins== | ||
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:''I have made a challenge around the world for my many years of ministry. Preaching this very message on six of the seven continents of the earth myself personally. I have challenged all to disprove any single doctrine from the message that William Branham brought to us. I have never found anyone who can do it. They can’t do it, you can’t do it, I can’t do it, no one can do it. | :''I have made a challenge around the world for my many years of ministry. Preaching this very message on six of the seven continents of the earth myself personally. I have challenged all to disprove any single doctrine from the message that William Branham brought to us. I have never found anyone who can do it. They can’t do it, you can’t do it, I can’t do it, no one can do it. | ||
We have highlighted many doctrinal problems with William Branham's doctrines. Our complete list can be | We have highlighted many doctrinal problems with William Branham's doctrines. Our complete list can be viewed by clicking [[List of Issues with the Message#Are William Branham's teachings in agreement with the Bible?|here]]. | ||
=A summary of our response to Jason Watkins= | =A summary of our response to Jason Watkins= | ||
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'''Facebook post from Jason Watkins''' (in its entirety) | '''Facebook post from Jason Watkins''' (in its entirety) | ||
December 22, 2019 | |||
:''Please note that while Jason Watkins stated that this was a letter written by "a man in Christ who had a dear friend of many years who was departing the faith once delivered to the saints", we have confirmed with the recipient of the letter that the original letter was actually from Jason Watkins himself. We cannot comment on why Jason Watkins did not simply state on his Facebook post that the letter was originally written by him. | |||
'''December 22, 2019''' | |||
I knew a man in Christ who had a dear friend of many years who was departing the faith once delivered to the saints. He wrote to him from his heart. He still prays for him and hopes it is not too late. Here is that man's letter to his friend. | I knew a man in Christ who had a dear friend of many years who was departing the faith once delivered to the saints. He wrote to him from his heart. He still prays for him and hopes it is not too late. Here is that man's letter to his friend. | ||