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Do you know what you believe and why you believe it? | |||
=Cause for concern= | |||
Everyone makes mistakes. Nobody's perfect. | |||
'''But if someone deliberately lied''' about almost everything [[Roy Davis|they told people about their life]], in order to look like someone they are not... is this not cause for concern? | |||
==Justifying lies?== | |||
To fabricate stories, and use them as vindication for oneself...is this not disturbing? | |||
Then to have people justify those lies and deceptions, by comparing them to Abraham's ONE half-truth, doesn't make any sense at all. | |||
==An Old Testament prophet?== | |||
It's very presumptuous to take a Scripture out of context (from the book of Malachi - whose message was clearly to Israel) and apply it to the Gentiles in order to declare oneself an OT prophet. | |||
The Bible makes it plain in Luke 16:16 that the law and prophets ended with John. | |||
==Greater than Jesus?== | |||
To take a Scripture in Luke-that was quite obviously referring to Jesus-and apply it to oneself, (declaring your ministry GREATER than that of Jesus) should certainly set off an alarm. | To take a Scripture in Luke-that was quite obviously referring to Jesus-and apply it to oneself, (declaring your ministry GREATER than that of Jesus) should certainly set off an alarm. | ||
==Claiming to be an angel?== | |||
To take a Scripture in Revelations (which was speaking about an Angelic being) and claim to be that angel, seems incredibly risky. | To take a Scripture in Revelations (which was speaking about an Angelic being) and claim to be that angel, seems incredibly risky. | ||
==No prophecies?== | |||
To insist on being a self-proclaimed 'prophet' which by definition means ''somebody who predicts the future'' yet have NO prophecies foretold, (but all 'prophecies' mentioned AFTER the fact) should definitely raise questions. | |||
To insist on being a self-proclaimed 'prophet' which by definition means ''somebody who predicts the future'' yet have [[Proof of the Prophetic|NO prophecies foretold, (but all 'prophecies' mentioned AFTER the fact)]] should definitely raise questions. | |||
==Commands of a diety?== | |||
The other definition of prophet is''Somebody who claims to interpret or transmit the commands of a Deity.'' For one to claim exclusive rights to interpret Scripture and express the mind of God, (yet continuously lie and take Scriptures out of context ) obviously does not fit that description. | The other definition of prophet is''Somebody who claims to interpret or transmit the commands of a Deity.'' For one to claim exclusive rights to interpret Scripture and express the mind of God, (yet continuously lie and take Scriptures out of context ) obviously does not fit that description. | ||
==Only Believe?== | |||
If people are repeatedly told to ONLY BELIEVE...yet you are encouraged to believe lies, deception, and misrepresentation of Scripture...does this not raise a red flag? | |||
If people are repeatedly told to ONLY BELIEVE... yet you are encouraged to believe lies, deception, and misrepresentation of Scripture... does this not raise a red flag? | |||
=Who are we?= | |||
'''We are not Message haters, nor do we despise the 'messenger'. We simply want answers to these disturbing questions.''' | '''We are not Message haters, nor do we despise the 'messenger'. We simply want answers to these disturbing questions.''' | ||
''But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.'' <REF>1 Peter 3:15 KJV</REF> | :''But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.'' <REF>1 Peter 3:15 KJV</REF> | ||
=Footnotes= | =Footnotes= | ||