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Originally Posted by Dave
Nell
I respect what you have to say and your arguments are often well made and you sound reasonable. My concern is that we start creating a litmus test regarding our posts by challenging what we each believe whether it is for awareness, myself or others. Were not we all followers of WL? We are on this forum sharing our experiences and concerns as a result of what we discovered.
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Dave,
I understand what you're saying. However, I believe there is a baseline for Christians, of which first is the infallibility of the Bible.
We were followers of WL. Not anymore. No more "oracles". I won't accept Awareness as an "oracle" either. He gets to have an opinion, but his rantings are not authoritative and need to be challenged.
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Originally Posted by Dave
I never intended to mock you but I was just making a point and you make them all the time. Of course He speaks through people but we had that problem with WL...we all thought he was God's Oracle----we followed him and where did that lead us. I guess that is my point...I believe it is good to challenge some things because we need to tread carefully lest we fall into the same trap again. Let's listen to awareness because he was a true believer of WL who tests the scriptures (I Thess 5:21 ... test everything Acts 17:11 examine scriptures every day to see if they are true) awareness is testing everyday and so are you.
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When someone challenges the authority of the Bible, they leave themselves open to challenges at the most fundamental level.
Witness Lee tossed out the book of James. If I'm not mistaken, he tossed out Psalms too. No one challenged him. We know how that went. When Awareness falls into this same trap, it's time to blow the whistle. The fact is, the Bible was canonized. It's a done deal.
If I said the things Awareness has said, I would hope that someone would challenge me by asking for a testimony of my faith.
Honestly, my testimony of God's love for me and saving me eternally, as well as rescuing me from the Local Church is my greatest joy. I'm grateful and happy to sing His praises to the world. When I was really young, I sang a little song with my Bible School class. The words were: "Into my heart...into my heart...come into my heart Lord Jesus..." I had sung that song many times, but one day, He did it. He accepted MY invitation. I invited Him in, and in He came.
Pretty awesome, huh? It's my favorite story. I love it. The God of the universe responded when a little bitty kid invited Him into her heart. What a God we have!
Nell