Jesus condemned these guys back in the day and held back no punches. They tried their best to get our Lord and Savior tripped up with his words, his teachings, his healing, and his blessings. Why is it that people go to such lengths in order to slander another human being? It's out of insecurity being one of them, it's also out of how the ones with the most flaw's, not wanting to see their own errors, but ignoring them and would rather focus on other's, even if other's aren't in the wrong what so ever.
There are some mentally ill people in the faith, this is clear, and here is a good example of this gone awrigh: http://falseprophetwatch.blogspot.com/ She loves to name names in the process, cannot even generalize her statements, and according to her, everybody is a false prophet, everybody is a heretic, everybody that doesn't believe what she believes, as misguided as much of what she understands is, must some how be a sinner, demon possessed, and going to hell. I take particular pity on cases like this, where they cannot even properly quote scripture, changing words, meanings, and most people can see right through it, yet the layman, or particularly, one new to the faith and it's teachings. People allowed to post like that, unabated causes far more harm then even the most anti christian, worldly folk ever could. What else also happens in cases, where actual names of individuals are being addressed, if there are any fiscal damages incurred as the result of them, the individual could be held liable for slander, and it would result in a lawsuit. Bottom line guys, be careful who and what you post about anywhere, for you never know when and if you get a knock on your door with a subpoena to court over the matter. I might add, here is a classic example from her archives: http://falseprophetwatch.blogspot.com/2010/02/demon-possessed-false-prophet-lora.html I happen to know Lora Shipley, and she's simply brilliant, she's also one of the very most devout Christians I've ever met in my life and she knows her stuff as well as she also reaches out to people of all walks of life with her gentle heart, combined with her knowledge of scripture, she has proven herself to be a very effective evangelist. Yet, if one were doing research upon her, they would see the overwhelming posts in support of where her walk with the Lord is at, yet that one individual manages to hold search engine rankings right along with, slandering Lora Shipley all the while. All I can say especially in this case, please excuse that falseprophetwatch.blogspot.com owner, and pray for her troubled soul, surely, she needs to get the psychiatric care she so desperately needs, and just as Jesus helped so many, pray that he helps heal this persons troubled mind. Giving credit to Lora, on the other hand, takes it all in her usual gentle tone and in stride, knowing there will always be people of the world that have nothing better to do then persecute believers.
This all said, looking at the people that attend too many churches, often they are there for the social setting, they are with like minded, similar clothing styles, similar income levels, similar material wealth, and they tend to follow their guidelines quite rigidly. Ever been approached by someone calling themselves a Christian, then being told you need to do this or that, you need to stop doing this or that, and that seems to always be the focus of the conversation? Can you imagine Jesus's reception in the homes of the sinners, if all he talked about is how they are wrong and going to hell? Surely, he did point out discrepancies, but he really layed into the Pharisees and scribes. Why do you think he held back on one side, people clearly sinning, yet not the other? Part of it is when you dawn those robes, when you publicly show that you are one of the elect, you by default are held to a much higher standard, you have all of the knowledge needed, so there is no excuse.
Taking into account, how Jesus treated them, why in our modern day society simply let them alone, let them proclaim their version of salvation, which is utterly false, and yet they are so rarely even questioned? I often visit churches, and too many of the messages are right from the prosperity gospel, I shrug it off and choose not to return, but many of these same churches bad mouth other denominations, from the pulpit itself for that matter. I'm attending, being a Catholic, which tends to receive the brunt of most attacks, I share with the pastor how the message was not appreciated. Sometimes they listen, sometimes they avoid any kind of dialog, and I sit back and wonder, what if Jesus himself was in the crowd, how do you think his reaction would be? Surely, not as gentle as my approach, and surely he would walk out in total disgust, while giving the pastor a serious piece of his mind, just as he did with the Pharisees and false teachers of old.
The thing is guys, we have so very many souls, completely turned away from Christianity entirely because they faced these types of individuals who claim to represent the faith, when clearly they do not at all. We must never be afraid to be bold enough to rebuke our brethren when we see them turning away people of the world interested in following our Lord. To stand by and do nothing is the same as endorsing it, and as it's been written, you never know if you are entertaining angels.....We can use others that are bold enough to stand up, and understanding enough, such as Lora Shipley to help bring more people to our Lord Jesus Christ.
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