Posted by Farmer on October 21, 2011 at 13:34:59
In Reply to: Re: Turtle Feet...Interesting posted by OT2 on October 04, 2011 at 17:11:38:
Mist is in German cow/cattle-dung...I really fuss and cuss too much IMO...I appreciate prayer too...sorry kind of a "goofy" introduction...but really sorry Imissed for 2 weeks your post
...I was wondering...whether you appeared more than once on the board...but then failed to see the new posts for some reason...too bad...my bad too
Anyway...better late than never...just read it now...and yes, I did wonder what happened to your "alliance" with the vinyard church.
In case you think gospel-knowledge went a bit too much to my head...probably so...but I really think, that Exers are a bit of a special breed...they don't really fit too much into the normal mainstream churches.
I am at odds about many subjects even with the church I fellowship with..some topics they do know...other things like leadership structure/preaching etc. I haven't disclosed too much yet...some to my son...who confided to me recently, that he also had stronger reservations for that reason, studying theology or some of that sort to have a possibility to minister.
I am rather in favour not only of the house-cirles/meetings, but even a "freer" preaching of brethren with the needed knowledge/charisma/blessing...very similar to what the Darby-brethren practice.But the"normal" churches want to preserve their "cast"-system...thinking that certain "sacraments" can only be administered by certain leaders with some special training & blessing.
I am just watching the Borgia-series on TVofthat ill-famous family in the Middleages and how "elections" took then place...just nepotism...bribery etc.
What makes me "puke" with the Protestant churches is their adherance to liberal...very liberal bible criticism...when they should just first get criticised...then repet and become born again.
there are only a few...less than a handful Bible-colleges in Germany, where you could assume a sound Bible-teaching...sad...as it could definitely be better.I guess they already have a problem, starting with Genesis...creation.
Even our former pastor talked once about Deutero-Isaiah for which I later asked him in private and he backed off then...calling it a misunderstanding etc. etc.
anyway...knowing the Word makes you isolated against the mainstream nonsense of the world and the "Babylonian churches"...
One of my best local friends resorted to fellowshipping only with "selected few"...
I am not really yet all for it, to start your own circle...however it is kind of consequent, as otherwise too much rubbish/false teachings creep in...and the question does arise, how much one should compromise.
So just deliver the message to them...where you think they went wrong...your right...chances are, they just want to defend...the status quo...them and the ones which are not so right as them...like you e.g. ; )
what can one do???...oh..praying for them and some sheep, who got doubts like you...or rather knowledge
Some denominations I avoid like a "plague"...I just need to know what they believe, what I don't believe in...except may be to minister to someone...I could imagine to visit
Nice you met Rabindranath Maharaj...the book was given to me by a very sweet Christian woman 12 years back @
I have a new name for people...believing in evolution...I would call them jokingly not humanists only but also hanumanists ; )
even before joining...I could never understand/like the Indian multi...multi multissimo polytheism...I mean the Greek pantheon seems ordered in comparison...though not really better...or much more "intelligent"