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So instead of studying William Branham's word and exalting his message over the Bible, his followers should simply read the Bible, pray and find a good church (there are a few still around). | So instead of studying William Branham's word and exalting his message over the Bible, his followers should simply read the Bible, pray and find a good church (there are a few still around). | ||
=What is really going on behind the question= | |||
Anyone responding to [[List of Issues with the Message|the mountains of evidence put forth on this website]] by asking, "''what are you offering as an alternative?''" has put the cart ahead of the horse. | |||
Within this website are dozens of factual assertions and questions about William Branham and his message. Those assertions are either true or false. "What is your alternative offering?" is not relative to that truth quest. In fact, it is my experience that such a question is designed to set up their own circular reasoning circuit. | |||
Example: | |||
Message believer: "So if WMB was a false prophet, where should we go?" | |||
Ex-Message believer: "Well I now go to a bible believing church that simply preaches the Gospel." | |||
Message believer: "Do they baptize in the titles, Father, Son, & Holy Ghost?" | |||
Ex-Message believer: : "Yes, they baptize according to Matth–" | |||
Message believer: "–but we know that's not right, so you keep your mistakes and I'll keep the prophet and the revealed word." | |||
Message believers will often add: "But brother, it really bothers me that the first thing these sisters do once they leave the message is start wearing pants and cutting their hair." | |||
However, it must be pointed out to them that in their process of judging the message of William Branham, it is erroneous to consider something like that for two reasons: | |||
#It is completely irrelevant when determining whether William Branham's vindications were valid, or his doctrines sound, and | |||
#They are using a standard obtained through the message of William Branham (which has been proven to be false) to judge the standards of people who are saying that William Branham's message is not true. | |||
That simply makes no sense. | |||
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