Is it dangerous to question William Branham?: Difference between revisions
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We don't consider that pointing out lies, inconsistencies, and false teaching to be mocking. Some times it is necessary to point to the false with the absurd.
But there is another point here. Mocking would imply that William Branham is deserving of a great deal of respect which we don't think is correct.
The Bible says:
- But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea. Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.[1]
We have sat for many years in a church that taught the message. As a result, there is a fair amount of righteous anger going on regarding how the teaching of William Branham, or at least the interpretation of it across the pulpits of message churches today, has attempted to place people in fear of their eternal souls by controlling their behavior. The message has been a stumbling block for many.
How can that be of God? There is legitimate anger at the time that people have lost in believing what has turned out to be based on failed visions, prophecies that changed over time, lies and false interpretations of the Bible.
Is there is any thing mocking or arrogant about being direct and concise about how William Branham lied, or about how his ministers and believers treat people?
We are simply being honest. There is a lot of disrepute when people use language about being careful calling out the lies of William Branham as if he were an Apostle or Prophet.
Why would William Branham or any message minister deserve and respect or reverence, when they have acted in ways that contrive to deceive members of their assemblies?
Footnotes
- ↑ Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2006), Mt 18:6–7.