Wow, What Did I Grow Up In?

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Trapped

My two cents are that it's fear again. But not fear put on the members by the co-workers, it's fear on the co-workers' part that:

1. their sin might be uncovered
2. their abusive teachings might be revealed for what they are
3. they have given the entirety of their lives to a lie
4. they have harmed many people and are accountable to God for it
5. they are wrong

I mean, think about it. Those five things would drown anyone in shame and be too much for anyone to handle without God stepping in.

Was this not also the inner motivation of the High Priests, scribes, and lawyers who pushed for the crucifixion of the Messiah?