Kathy.
I just wanted to let you know how incouraging you are. You write with such
wisdom. I always read your posts and I can see the wisdom of God in them.
Love in Christ.
Jenifer gilley
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From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: Speaking the Truth in Love
> 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.
>
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