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Message ministers have used even more destructive reasoning on their followers. The following is condensed from an email we recently received: | Message ministers have used even more destructive reasoning on their followers. The following is condensed from an email we recently received: | ||
:''[Opponents of the message will try] to drag you into a mode of reasoning with God's vindicated word of the hour... They hope to get someone to try and defend the message. THAT is what they want. See that subtility? | :''[Opponents of the message will try] to drag you into a mode of reasoning with God's vindicated word of the hour... They hope to get someone to try and defend the message. THAT is what they want. See that subtility? ...[You think] you can defend your revelation by reasoning... Never think you can defend the message by quoting it.'' | ||
Message ministers DENY the clear teaching of scripture when they take this approach. They reject the Apostle Peter's admonition in 1 Peter 3:15: | Message ministers DENY the clear teaching of scripture when they take this approach. They reject the Apostle Peter's admonition in 1 Peter 3:15: | ||
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These message ministers want you to ignore honest questions about the message. They never want you to even try to make a defense of what you believe. And they rarely treat people who have questions with gentleness and respect. | These message ministers want you to ignore honest questions about the message. They never want you to even try to make a defense of what you believe. And they rarely treat people who have questions with gentleness and respect. | ||
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