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I'd stick to writing Anabaptist groups. Not sure what you have in Colorado, but generally the Amish are fairly easy targets. And their buggies are easy to catch up with, if you want to toss a few tracts at 'em.... Cautious.

.....that would be "tongue in cheek"......just in case you were wondering. (no offense intended) Here's the serious part:

I would not author letters to secular or pagan organizations (Rome was full of pagans, but Paul never once wrote to them). So that'd exclude any group that did not hold to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Then I'd narrow that down a bit. I wouldn't write in an attempt to correct a the theology of a church to which I did not belong. Paul wrote to churches, but under apostolic authority....which I am not claiming. If I address a local congregation for teaching false doctrine then I am exercising church discipline. I can't do this if I am not at least a part of that assembly. I certainly can't judge the servant of Another, and that isn't my responsibility.

So the only way I could send the letter, and claim biblical ground, is if it were my church. But this would not be in accordance with biblical discipline. First I'd confront the man face to face. If he doesn't repent then I'd take a brother or two. If this doesn't work then I'd take it before the church. He still doesn't repent then he's removed from the church.

That's the biblical method (but be careful....if you find yourself standing alone then you may well be the one removed....heretics rarely believe themselves heretical). Thumbsup

 

Thumbsup I misunderstood your post to indicate that you were writing letters to non-Christian organizations like Unitarian Universalists, Roman Catholic churches, Mormons.....organizations that hold a different gospel. I apologize for the misunderstanding and am not sure where I got that notion.

 

No, case not closed. I'm now asking for clarification, not debating your writing (I didn't read the letter you posted for reasons I already indicated).

In post #8 you clarified that you do not write to non-Christian groups. If this is true then I don't understand your question about fearing violence from those groups for letters you have not written.

Are you instead asking which churches (true, gospel teaching churches) that you should avoid so that they don’t kill you for writing a letter? If they are true churches, John, then your letters may still be rejected but they will probably not seek to kill you. They may dismiss your letters as disobedience to Scripture (overstepping your bounds in terms of church discipline) and will probably ignore your correction, but since they are brothers in Christ I doubt you need to fear.

I can't follow you here, brother. Who are you speaking of? If you are trying to discipline another church then you are wrong. If you are trying to correct the doctrine of a cult then you are wrong. Help me out a bit here.

 

I'm just having difficulty following you on this thread. I've had a headache all day so maybe it's just me, but I'm really not sure what you are asking. All I can say is preach the gospel in and out of season brother.

 

Ah....thanks. I felt like I was watching pt 2 without the benefit of part 1.