In Reply to: I don't think so posted by lydia on August 09, 2003 at 23:40:29:
We know about the many bad things due to false teachings and evil hearts of Berg and those who followed his teachings. Since it also happened at lower levels too, is there room for personal responsibility too? Can we be apply this same principle to responsibility for both the good and the bad as well? In this picture, where is God?
Was not God there to help us see the truth? Or did we pull ourselves outof that hole by our own bootstraps? Did He lead us out and put us in situations for us to think hard? Was it our decision to leave or was God controlling our situation so tightly we didn't have any other choice - in which case He is just like Berg was and P&M try to be!!!
And then, why would Jesus teach His disciples to pray "Lead us not unto temptation" unless there was the possibility of that happening...