Tales from the Temple

I just read the first story...it gets worse?

Brother Dallas

 

Wow, this stuff is amazing. I went to Cedarville University and I think that was about as much policing as I could have tolerated. This is ten times worse. Very entertaining, though. I bet he really could publish these.

 

Is God receiving glory with the book? Edifyies the saints? Contributes to the peace in the body of christ?

 

If it succeeds in demolishing some hypocritical legalism, then I'd say yes.

 

if it does not demoloish the hypocrital legalism, what will be the final result then?

 

A valiant effort.

 

They are entertaining, I'll say that much. I'd sure like to hear the other sides of those stories.

 

Yes, Brother, it DOES get worse. Many of us who grew up in the IFB movement have been through a lot of the same experiences. Jim Spurgeon is a good man and a friend of mine. When I couldn't get my own IFB pastor here in TN to mail the tapes weekly that I paid for to me because I'm disabled and couldn't be in church, Brother Jim would mail me tapes EVERY WEEK free of charge so I could here preaching! I thank the Lord for him and for his ministry and his printing the Tales from the Temple.

Brother Anthony J Lanius

 

It warns of legalism, just as Christ warned of the leaven of the Pharisees. It helps many know that they weren't/aren't alone in what they've experienced, because someone is writing about it. It shows just how cruel some pastors and churches within this movement can be, have been, and continue to be. I think God is glorified by others being rescued from the lunacy of many in the IFB movement.

 

Well, let's see, Joman... It is a warning, entertaining reading, and edification all at the same time. I have read the "Tales", and they ring true if scary. They also show that God can work even through bad situations to do good things.

 

It shows a very ungodly hyper legalism with a "man of God" who is completely out of bounds. It also shows a very ungodly response with no apparent remorse for his disregard of authority in many realms. Spurgeon is no hero, and neither is anyone else in the story. It is a shameful recounting for all sides.

 

The "grapes don't grow on trees" is a classic.

 

Having once church turn into a copy of Longview Baptist Temple is something of a nightmare.

 

I've read the Tales before. They had been published on FFF. They are excellent. They ring true with what I experienced at HAC, but I must say, I think Gray has out Hylesed-Hyles.
These things need to be told because naive young people, like I was, get sucked up into those movements and become slaves. The best years of my life were stolen from me only to serve the egos of evil men.

 

That was my impression as well. I think if we could read the other side of those stories, more folks would agree.

 

The thing that speaks to me of its truthfulness is that Spurgeon does not hide that he is not the hero in the tales. He tells it like it is, coloring everyone including himself with the same brush. A person wanting to be less than honest would do differently.