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By way of introduction, we as editors | By way of introduction, we as editors should state our bias upfront. Some of us interacted with Tim Pruitt when we were in the message as he visited our assembly occasionally. We also interacted with him directly when the leadership of our church (3 associate ministers, all of the trustees and 10 out of 11 of the deacons) asked for the resignation of our pastor as the result of a discovery that he had covered up the sexual abuse of a minor and had been dishonest in his communications with the board of the church. | ||
Tim Pruitt's reaction was simply to defend the pastor. He did no work to ascertain the facts nor why we, as the leadership of the church, had asked for the pastor's resignation. We wrote to Tim Pruitt on several occasions in this regard but he never | Tim Pruitt's reaction was simply to defend the pastor. He did no work to ascertain the facts nor why we, as the leadership of the church, had asked for the pastor's resignation. We wrote to Tim Pruitt on several occasions in this regard but he never responded. | ||
As a result, we have little respect for Tim Pruitt and do not view him as a man of integrity. | As a result, we have little respect for Tim Pruitt and do not view him as a man of integrity. | ||
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:''But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, '''that same prophet shall die'''. And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?’ — when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, '''if the word does not come to pass or come true''', that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. '''You need not be afraid of him.''' (emphasis added)<ref>Deuteronomy 18:20-22</ref> | :''But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, '''that same prophet shall die'''. And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?’ — when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, '''if the word does not come to pass or come true''', that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. '''You need not be afraid of him.''' (emphasis added)<ref>Deuteronomy 18:20-22</ref> | ||
It is clear that William Branham considered himself to be an Old Testament prophet and that as a result he was not subject to the judgment of the church. He also stated the test in Deuteronomy 18:20-22 applied to him: | It is clear that William Branham considered himself to be an Old Testament prophet and that as a result, he was not subject to the judgment of the church. He also stated the test in Deuteronomy 18:20-22 applied to him: | ||
:''“Let one speak and two or three judge,” said Paul. Now, those are the spirits of the gifts that’s in the Church. '''But the only person that has a right to say, THUS SAITH THE LORD, is an a vindicated prophet'''. '''You never seen anybody judging Isaiah, or Jeremiah, or those people.''' They were prophets, foreordained and borned in the world to be prophets.<ref>William Branham, 50-0405 - Expectation, para. 16</ref> | :''“Let one speak and two or three judge,” said Paul. Now, those are the spirits of the gifts that’s in the Church. '''But the only person that has a right to say, THUS SAITH THE LORD, is an a vindicated prophet'''. '''You never seen anybody judging Isaiah, or Jeremiah, or those people.''' They were prophets, foreordained and borned in the world to be prophets.<ref>William Branham, 50-0405 - Expectation, para. 16</ref> | ||
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:''This is why we believe in Elijah’s coming in this day, because the Bible said he would. Greater than any testimony that William Branham gave is the Word of God that testifies of him. The same Word testifies of us and I believe what it says irregardless (sic) of how I feel, what I see or what I hear. | :''This is why we believe in Elijah’s coming in this day, because the Bible said he would. Greater than any testimony that William Branham gave is the Word of God that testifies of him. The same Word testifies of us and I believe what it says irregardless (sic) of how I feel, what I see or what I hear. | ||
=Tim Pruitt's original article= | =Tim Pruitt's original article= | ||