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But the question has also been asked – what do you think of those in the message? | But the question has also been asked – what do you think of those in the message? | ||
=The | =The Many Problems with Wiliam Branham's message= | ||
Having spent many years in the message ourselves as Christians, there is no question that we believe that there are many in the message that are sincere Christians. But there are also those who have not truly accepted Christ’s sacrifice but rather are resting on William Branham’s message for their salvation. | Having spent many years in the message ourselves as Christians, there is no question that we believe that there are many in the message that are sincere Christians. But there are also those who have not truly accepted Christ’s sacrifice but rather are resting on William Branham’s message for their salvation. | ||
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We have | We have been told that the problems we have with the message are just a few "cherry pits" and that they don't destroy the basic goodness of the "cherry pie" that is the message of William Branham. | ||
But what if you are eating a piece of cherry pie and you discover that what you have in your mouth also contains raw sewage - something that '''will''' make you very ill? At that point of realization, you have to throw out the whole pie and go back to the source of truth - the Bible. That is what we have done. We are not pointing anyone to a specific church or to any man. We are simply urging people to get back to basic Biblical teaching and to find a church that teaches simple Biblical truths. And, yes, such churches do exist. | |||
William Branham's message is based on lies and false teaching. if you want some of the major problems we have identified, simply [http://www.youtube.com/user/BelieveTheSign go to our Youtube channel and watch some of the videos we have produced]. | |||
William Branham held himself out to be a prophet but '''we have been unable to find one unambiguous prophecy that he stated publicly (i.e. on tape) in advance that was later fulfilled in a clear manner'''. We have found several prophecies that William Branham stated were from God but were clearly not fulfilled. All of these issues are addressed in our apology to message believers entitled "[[Humble Pie]]". We invite you to read that apology. | |||
A Christian will always have a healthier spiritual life outside of a faulty belief system, and that is what William Branham taught – a view of the scriptures that is seriously flawed. | A Christian will always have a healthier spiritual life outside of a faulty belief system, and that is what William Branham taught – a view of the scriptures that is seriously flawed. | ||