they are accountable to God Phil and I think that He's big enough to 
take care of Himself.  I can't speak for you, but I know that He 
hasn't asked me to step in and take His place.  I'll trust Him and 
His timing.  He knows what He's doing.  Look at the Ted Haggard 
situation.  It all came out in the wash and it didn't take a lot of 
nasty, vendictive, back biting articles to do it.  It took God's 
timing, and that's all.
         I believe That  it would be wisest to take the advice of 
Gamaliel to the Sanhedrin, in Acts 5:38-39:  "Therefore, in the 
present case I advise you:  leave these men alone!  Let them go!  For 
if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.  But 
if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will 
only find yourselves fighting against God."  Even Paul didn't bother 
to get bent out of shape about those who were not preaching the word 
of God with completely wholesome motives.  He tells the Philippians 
in chapter 1:17-18, "The former preach out of selfish ambition, not 
sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am 
in chains.  But what does it matter?  The important thing is that in 
every way, whether false motives or true, Christ is preached.   And 
because of this, I rejoice."
         I don't understand why these venimous gossiping articles 
would continue to be encouraged on this list.  I thought that this 
was supposed to be a list of encouragement.  these articles are meant 
only to hurt others who don't do things the way that the writer would 
like.  There is no edification in these articles, just poison and 
hatred and I can't see how they can be good for anybody.  I really 
grieve for those of you who find this type of food for your spiritual 
appetite pleasing.  I see it only beneficial in building walls and 
raising defences, not unifying and blessing.  There is just way too 
much   of this sort of viciousness in the church, which is why, in my 
opinion,  it is in the sorry state that it is today.
Kathy



At 07:28 PM 11/21/2006, you wrote:
>Sharon,
>
>That's the problem.  These guys are not accountable to anyone but
>themselves.  Attempting to follow the Scriptural instructions doesn't apply
>to them so to warn others, articles are written about the things they say,
>the sermons they preach, the books they write, and also the other people
>with whom they associate.  By their fruits ye shall know them is all we have
>when it comes to exposing the truth, or in this case, the lack of truth, or
>the false Gospel, they are proclaiming as Biblical.
>
>Phil.