Earth, Wind & Fire
Yea....like lack of brain washing.
Your confused anti church posts are becoming the norm for you.
You will not submit to any real preaching...in person....
You hide behind this"old school Baptist "thing...as if you have ever been an actual member of one...
you make excuses for new members classes-saying they are indoctrination or brain washing.
Ann posts a picture of a new church being planted ,and you ridicule saying it just looks like people staring at a wall......as if singing to God, or prayer ...is nothing to you. Not one word of encouragement...no...rip on the church that is actually forming
What the guy always lacked is tact and sensitivity
Here you even disparage this godly Pastor...."the guy"...no respect for the office, no respect for a man who has ministered internationally, who you would not sit down with face to face and try to present these refuge of lies to.
That is because you Know you would not last for more than one day in that place as the people would not put up with your ungodly talebearing and unscriptural ridicule. They would see through your excuses and call you to account...and you would drift away as you have ,rather than submit to godly eldership Hebrews 13:7...17
Instead you sneak around and call names....the stuffy group in the fellowship hall....up tight church members....no....it is {Pub fellowship} for you ...let your hair down.....have a few...yeah..we got your number... that is why you did not notice the people singing to God in Ann's post that day....no one had a beer in their hand ..so you did not now they were in a worship service.
...of course you don't see it cause ole Al is a "Calvinist."
Pastor Martin is a sinner saved by grace.. however is mightily gifted by God.
He see's the truth of scripture and has faithfully proclaimed such.
It sickens me to see someone like you start this whole thread for the purpose of trying to denigrate one of God's servants... under the guise of{you were deeply concerned} that was what you claimed..the Lord will reward you according to your works.
As far as Calvinism...you have presented yourself with two faces on this board.
When the Arminians come around you lean one way. Then when Cals post...you now attack them. A doubleminded man is unstable in all his ways...and posts for that matter.
Maybe you should probe deeper and see what really transpired to cause that type of sermon.
I have heard Pastor Martin preach literally hundreds of times, in person, at conferences out of state, on tape, and on sermonaudio.He always gets a hold of the text, opens it up and unpacks it...then applies it.
the Spirit of God attends the preaching ....you sound as if you know nothing of this.....I guarantee many who were in those meetings that you now ridicule were convicted by the Spirit of God and had their lives changed.
But since he has retired I wont get into it. He is long gone. Farewell farewell farewell.:
He is still active and sought out even in old age{and more effective than you will ever be}...he has never retired from the Lord's work.
You have nothing to get into....you do not know what you are talking about on this whole issue for sure.
Anyone who has been in those meetings live....knows you are clueless on this at best.
How many people have to remark about this same topic...your aversion to God's church ? No need to respond...I have heard your excuses...so have Lk24, rippon, Ann, and many others....examine yourself.