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This website contains almost 150 problems, concerns and issues relating to William Branham and his message. The number of issues rises to close to 200 when you include | This website contains almost 150 problems, concerns and issues relating to William Branham and his message. The number of issues rises to close to 200 when you include non-biblical doctrines found in message churches that were not explicitly taught by William Branham. | ||
=The response we get when we ask questions= | =The response we get when we ask questions= | ||
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#William Branham was vindicated by God so it has to be true. | #William Branham was vindicated by God so it has to be true. | ||
#William Branham was just a man. | #William Branham was just a man. | ||
#[[No one dared oppose William Branham when he was alive]]. | |||
But the apostle Peter stated: | But the apostle Peter stated: | ||
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='''A Challenge to ALL Message Ministers and Message Believers'''= | ='''A Challenge to ALL Message Ministers and Message Believers'''= | ||
To date, '''there has been no adequate defense of the message''' with respect to any of the issues, concerns and problems raised by this website [[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message#Independent research sources|and others]]. | To date, '''there has been no adequate defense of the message''' with respect to [[List of Issues with the Message|any of the issues, concerns and problems]] raised by this website [[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message#Independent research sources|and others]]. As a result, we make the following challenges to all followers of William Branham. | ||
''' | =='''Challenge #1 - Prove us wrong!'''== | ||
''OUR PROMISE''' - If you are aware of '''any''' errors/problems/concerns with information in any article on this website, please let us know [[Contact information|by email]] or by [https://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign a message to us on our Facebook page]. We will correct any factual errors as quickly as possible. | |||
Here are the main issues that you are invited to address: | |||
#[[List of Issues with the Message#Was William Branham really a prophet?|Was William Branham a prophet?]] | |||
#[[List of Issues with the Message#Was William Branham Honest?|Was William Branham honest?]] | |||
#[[List of Issues with the Message#Are William Branham's teachings in agreement with the Bible?|Did William Branham preach what Paul preached?]] | |||
But we stress that any interaction must be done in a Biblical manner - with "gentleness and respect". | To date, we have received notice of several errors which we corrected immediately. To the best of our knowledge, all of the information on this website is accurate and verifiable. | ||
=='''Challenge #2 - Please provide a scriptural defence!'''== | |||
'''We challenge all message ministers and message believers to make a defense of William Branham and his message''' to all former and current message believers that have questions, as required by 1 Peter 3:15. We have presented [[List of Issues with the Message|detailed reasons why the message is false]] each of which constitutes asking for a "reason" for the hope that is in you. | |||
'''Click [[List of Issues with the Message|here to see a list of all of our unanswered questions]].''' | |||
=='''Challenge #3 - A Challenge To Openly Discuss the Issues'''== | |||
Further the challenges above, we challenge [[Billy Paul Branham]] or [[Joseph Branham]] to an open discussion of [[List of Issues with the Message|the questions we have raised on this website]]. We also open that challenge to any credible North American message minister (one with a congregation in excess of 200 people). We would propose to use pre-agreed upon rules so that the discussion is fair and respectful. The open discussion would be held at such place and time and with a moderator that both parties could mutually agree on (a neutral location). We would also require that, if it was a minister, they have English as their mother tongue. The discussion would be recorded on video and a copy given to each participating party. | |||
Simply [[Contact information|email us]] if you are prepared to meet this challenge. | |||
But we stress that any interaction must be done in a Biblical manner - with "gentleness and respect" (1 Peter 3:!5). | |||
==Our promise to any successful challenge== | ==Our promise to any successful challenge== | ||
If anyone | If anyone meets the criteria of any of the 3 challenges above, we will immediately provide the results of the challenge on this website. | ||
==Failed attempts to refute our facts== | ==Failed attempts to refute our facts== | ||