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This website contains | This website contains hundreds of problems, concerns and issues relating to William Branham and his message. | ||
We believe that all of [[Evidence and the Message|the evidence presented on this website]] is trustworthy. We have tried to provide detailed footnotes referencing where we obtained this evidence so that you, our readers, can '''confirm it independently on your own'''. Look at the evidence, verify it, and try to answer the questions that we have raised. | |||
=The response we get when we ask questions= | =The response we get when we ask questions= | ||
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#"If you're predestinated, you'll see it." | #"If you're predestinated, you'll see it." | ||
#"[[Reason and the Message|The Bible says we should cast down reasoning]]." | #"[[Reason and the Message|The Bible says we should cast down reasoning]]." | ||
#William Branham was vindicated by God so it has to be true. | |||
#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?]] | |||
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== | |||
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== | |||
The website, [[Searching for Vindication|Searchingforvindication.com]], is a direct result of someone in the message trying to disprove us. The authors of [[Searching for Vindication|Searching For Vindication]] spent more than 400 hours in a failed attempt to prove our facts and conclusions false as they related to [[The Municipal Bridge Vision|the municipal bridge vision]]. They have now left the message. | |||
We are aware of one message minister who tried to address [The Cloud|our issues with the Cloud]], but it was clear from his "defense" that he had never read our concerns. How can we say this? Because his "reasons" were issues that we had addressed clearly on our website. Simply ignoring the questions raised is no defense. | We are aware of one message minister who tried to address [[The Cloud|our issues with the Cloud]], but it was clear from his "defense" that he had never read our concerns. How can we say this? Because his "reasons" were issues that we had addressed clearly on our website. Simply ignoring the questions raised is no defense. | ||
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