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#Did William Branham see [[Stories about Eagles|a mother eagle carry her babies on her wings?]] . '''Did William Branham lie?''' | #Did William Branham see [[Stories about Eagles|a mother eagle carry her babies on her wings?]] . '''Did William Branham lie?''' | ||
#[[The Cloud|Why did William Branham say that he was under the cloud when they took its picture, when he clearly wasn't?]] . '''Did William Branham lie?''' | #[[The Cloud|Why did William Branham say that he was under the cloud when they took its picture, when he clearly wasn't?]] . '''Did William Branham lie?''' | ||
#[[Marriage and Divorce|William Branham believed that if a wife cuts her hair, her husband can divorce her. Does the Bible teach this?]] | #[[Marriage and Divorce|William Branham believed that if a wife cuts her hair, her husband can divorce her. Does the Bible teach this?]] '''Did William Branham teach something that is not scriptural?''' | ||
#[[Prophets that ministered at the same time|Why did William Branham say that 2 major prophets were never on the scene at the same time when '''the Bible doesn't teach that?''']] | |||
These are only a few of the questions that we asked... To see the full list, [[List of Issues with the Message|click here]]. | These are only a few of the questions that we asked... To see the full list, [[List of Issues with the Message|click here]]. | ||
We have tried to behave like the Bereans and we are respectfully requesting that Bill Ivy do the same. Bro. Bill, if you believe that we are incorrect in our conclusions, please email us and let us know why. We will promptly change anything on this website that can be proved to be incorrect. | We have tried to behave like the Bereans and we are respectfully requesting that Bill Ivy do the same. Bro. Bill, if you believe that we are incorrect in our conclusions, please [[Contact information|''email us'']] and let us know why. We will promptly change anything on this website that can be proved to be incorrect. | ||
==Does the Bible REQUIRE us to defend our faith?== | ==Does the Bible REQUIRE us to defend our faith?== | ||
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One "proof" that we often hear is this - "Simply look around at churches today, they clearly demonstrate that we are in the age of Laodicea." While this sounds like a good argument, as there are many lukewarm churches in North America, it fails to deal with the global church today. There are currently 245 million Christians who are being persecuted for their faith. Their churches reflect NONE of the characteristics of Laodicea.<ref>https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/stories/christian-persecution-by-the-numbers/</ref> | One "proof" that we often hear is this - "Simply look around at churches today, they clearly demonstrate that we are in the age of Laodicea." While this sounds like a good argument, as there are many lukewarm churches in North America, it fails to deal with the global church today. There are currently 245 million Christians who are being persecuted for their faith. Their churches reflect NONE of the characteristics of Laodicea.<ref>https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/stories/christian-persecution-by-the-numbers/</ref> | ||
= | =''What are we defending?'' By Bill Ivy= | ||
We all want to defend what we believe! From one extreme to the other we can find a reason. We have our scriptures, we can find quotes to shut the mouth of those that oppose us. Where does it end, who is right, and who is wrong? | We all want to defend what we believe! From one extreme to the other we can find a reason. We have our scriptures, we can find quotes to shut the mouth of those that oppose us. Where does it end, who is right, and who is wrong? | ||