In Reply to: Re: Demands on God. posted by Joseph on November 21, 2004 at 13:54:50:
Since you're talking about investments, you know these snowball-systems & incredible enough, you have really smart, studied people, who believe the nonsense of 20, 30, or whatever percentage of profit through some "investment-genius".
Giving to a good group your inheritance is one thing, believing you live early-christians-standards.Problem is, if you're headed by a false prophet/prophetess & don't realise it, although the standards are in the Bible.I mean, you can "forgive" the prophet for being presumptious, prone to falsehood, though at one point you have to run.
I understand, that once we thought, we'd invested in the right thing, then the sacrifices are bearable, they become such a burden, when you see the discrepancy between claim & deliverance...but even then remorse over the losses don't get you any further (feel sorry for your wife, but let's hope, it did some good in the Lord's kingdom)
To whom else should we go, seem a lot to reason, well, plenty of better places & biggest advantage, no one is giving you the usual rubbish-advice..so you're safe from that : ) that's already a big bargain (although other dangers are waiting, that's life)
Well, yes, then there all the "lovely" people you gonna miss...I met them also outside...granted, the ones in TF are special type of birds, which flock together, however, if someone wants to really follow the Lord, he can't possibly stay in TF.
May be one day, I write something about that rubbish one wife stuff & all the adultery, which is going on in TF.Recently I put much effort in a google-search to really understand the Mt.5:32 &
Mt.19:9 "exception-clauses" for remarriage or
1.Cor.7 for that matter, result:pretty sobering...
I much believed in a few exceptions, but I see the
arguments in great danger...in a way, that closes
lots of doors for me & may be it's more useful to remain single ...I shall be soooo spiritual ; )