Why the BIG Play on the emotions of others to try and pressure us to stop? When that failed
why the pressure thru city hall to write City ordinances to silence our speech & put away our
signs & consign us to a location up the street?
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Judy:
How is it you can't understand this Kevin? Put yourself in their shoes ... This is the kind of
thing that in the long run will bring the wrong kind of attention to all religions, the kind that
the Christian Church does not want or need. Our National Constitution guarantees freedom
of religion for everyone and that includes the Mormons. What we (the Christian Church)
need to do is get our own act together as a body of believers.
Dean writes 12/21:
Brother Kevin, I just read a sermon by J.Wesley entitled "Sermon on the Mount 12" and in this sermon he dealt with the issue of false prophets.I found the area of identifying these false teachers to be very interesting as they not only point to DaveH but also others on this site. I will quote some of this sermon for you:
These are false prophets of the highest sense of the word. These are traitors both of God and man. These are no more than the first born of Satan; the eldest sons of Apollyon,the Destroyer. These are far above the ranks of ordinary cut-throats;for they murder the souls of men....
But do they come now in their own shape? By no means. If it were so,they could not destory.You would take the alarm,and flee for your life. Therefore they put on a quite contrary appearance:... "They come to you in sheeps clothing,although inward they are ravening wolves."
They come to you in sheeps clothen; that is with an appearance of harmlessness. They come in the most mild,inoffensive manner,without any any mark or token of enmity...
They come secondly, with a appearance of usefulness. Indeed to this,to do good,they are particularity called. They are set apart for this very thing... It is their whole business,to "go about doing good, and heal those that are oppressed of the devil." And you have been always accustomed to look upon them in this light, as messages of God,sent to bring you a blessing.
They come,Thirdly,with an appearance of religion. All they do is for conscience' sake! They assure you, it is out of mere zeal for God,that they make God a liar. It is out of pure concern for religion,that they would destroy it root and branch. All they speak is only from love of truth, and a fear lest it would suffer; and, it may be, from a regard for the church, and a desire to defend her from all her enemies.
Above all, they come with an appearance of love....Therefore it is that they advise you to keep still, in the plain middle way; and to beware of "being righteous overmuch," Lest you should "destroy yourself."
Our Blessed Lord saw how needful it was for all men to know false prophets....He therefore gave us a short and plain rule...and easy to be applied upon all occasions: "Ye shall know then by their fruits."... Do you expect that these evil men should being good fruit...They who,in fact, being the proud, passionate, unmerciful, lovers of the world, to be lowly, gentle...they are true Prophets; they are sent from God.
My dear brethren,harden not your hearts! You have too long shut you eyes against the light. Open them now before it is too late; before you are cast into outer darkness! Let not any temporal consideration weigh with you; for eternity is at stake. Ye have run before you were sent. O go no farther! Do not persist to damn yourselves and them that here you! You have no fruit for your labors. And why is this? Even because the Lord is not with you. But can you go this warfare at your own cost? It cannot be. Then humble yourself before him. Cry unto him out of the dust,that he may first quicken thy soul;...
After so many years how many souls has Judy lead to God-did lead one person to God?By their fruits we will know them. Now read the blue (above) again.
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