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The arrogance of the false teachers

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Rolfe

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evangelist6589 said:
Do you know the essential gospel message? Or do you care about it? A serious question for you.

Is Jesus the only way to salvation?

Those that I address deny this fact.
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As for all three questions, of course. Will you now answer mine?

I asked earlier why a nonresponse to a letter/email indicates arrogance? Will you answer this at the least?
 
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Rolf said:
As for all three questions, of course. Will you now answer mine?

I asked earlier why a nonresponse to a letter/email indicates arrogance? Will you answer this at the least?
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I can see now that a response is unlikely. Ironic.
 
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Darrell C

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evangelist6589 said:
Since September I have sent out more than 50 letters to random false teachers ranging from the Cults, Catholics, New Agers, to Gay/Homosexual churches. Unfortunately I only received about 5 responses, however I had some deep and long conversations with a certain Universalist minister, and some Catholics.

I developed a new strategy based on an idea I got from a The Way of the Master radio podcast. So instead of sending snail mail letters with tracts why not send them emails and ask them questions instead of preaching at them? So I sent out about 12 email to again random false churches in the Denver metro area with this question.

I have a question for you. Is the Bible the word of God? Why or why not?


Unfortunately I got no responses, but I did have a dialogue with an Emergent pastor from a Oregon church when I was on vacation there about a month ago and he did not back away from answering questions from me. So my question.

Do you have any other questions I could pose on the false pastors? On a The Way of the Master radio podcast the caller said that he sent an email to a church and asked how he could get saved, and this resulted in a dialogue with the pastor and an opportunely to proclaim the truth over error and also evangelize the false pastor. Thanks..
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I've done this a few times and never got the first response. Dr. Michael Brown was one. Sometimes between calls I listen to the program and call in once in a while. But he never gives an opposing view a chance, he talks over you and then hangs you up so you can't respond.

And I'm not saying he is a false teacher, just confused a little on certain subjects.

I have found that Pastors seldom like to talk with people beyond a certain point, because some of them, I feel, feel like they're being challenged. If you can open up dialogue, I would probably recommend faith specific questions. Instead of challenging questions, perhaps pose them in a manner that shows you are curious about why their faith is different than what might be considered orthodox. Most will probably invest some time in order to make a convert.


God bless.
 
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Darrell C

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Rolf said:
I can see now that a response is unlikely. Ironic.
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Perhaps he has you on ignore?

When I read the OP I saw the arrogance suggested in the Emergent Church Pastor:


Unfortunately I got no responses, but I did have a dialogue with an Emergent pastor from a Oregon church when I was on vacation there about a month ago and he did not back away from answering questions from me.
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We could also impose arrogance in non-response itself.

I hate to say it, but I have known Pastors that take an arrogant attitude towards certain types. One Pastor I know is this way towards atheists, and has all but written them off and deemed it unnecessary to even try to speak with them. Myself, I just don't understand that, as I want to talk to anybody I can.

God bless.
 
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Rolf said:
That would indicate arrogance.



Evan has a long history of avoiding questions that challenge his opinions. This appears to be another chapter in the saga.
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Rolf you need quality time with a rabbit! Anyways what was your question again? I will answer it.
 
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Rolfe

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evangelist6589 said:
Rolf you need quality time with a rabbit! Anyways what was your question again? I will answer it.
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I will repeat them for your benefit.

For the third time, Why does a nonresponse to a letter/email indicate arrogance?

And for the second time, If churches that ignore your letters are arrogant, should we also consider you to be the same because you ignore those you disagree with?
 
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Darrell C

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Rolf said:
That would indicate arrogance.

Evan has a long history of avoiding questions that challenge his opinions. This appears to be another chapter in the saga.
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Well, I do see ignore as a bit cowardly, but it was just a suggestion and assuming arrogance on his part without actually knowing is also suggestive.


God bless.
 
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Darrell C said:
Well, I do see ignore as a bit cowardly, but it was just a suggestion and assuming arrogance on his part without actually knowing is also suggestive.


God bless.
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I did not assume that he is arrogant. Just noting his apparent reasoning: Ignoring someone suggests arrogance.
 
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Darrell C

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Rolf - give Darrell a while to "experience" John.
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Well, I will say that this member seems to be a favorite target of several of the other members.

And I can't stand bullys. Even if someone asked for it.

;)


God bless.
 
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Darrell C

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Rippon said:
Correction, that's bullies DC. Bully for you.
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Yeah, my auto correct had a line under it, but I am trying to get out of here so in a hurry.

But thanks for pointing out I misspelled a word...yew bullie.

;)


God bless.
 
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evangelist6589

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Rolf said:
I will repeat them for your benefit.

For the third time, Why does a nonresponse to a letter/email indicate arrogance?

And for the second time, If churches that ignore your letters are arrogant, should we also consider you to be the same because you ignore those you disagree with?
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Because it shows they to be better than sound doctrine and unwilling to respond and give a defense of the faith.

I do not ignore those I disagree with. I ignore those that harass me there is a big difference.

Listening to a sermon on false prophets by Mac last night the way the false prophets have acted towards me should not be surprising. It's only so because I am in ignorance on what the scriptures say.
 
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evangelist6589

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Darrell C said:
Well, I will say that this member seems to be a favorite target of several of the other members.



And I can't stand bullys. Even if someone asked for it.



;)





God bless.
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I had several of them on ignore but know only one. I give them grace but my grace will not last forever and then it's judgment on the ignore list unless they repent of their ways in how they treat me.
 
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Darrell C

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evangelist6589 said:
I had several of them on ignore but know only one. I give them grace but my grace will not last forever and then it's judgment on the ignore list unless they repent of their ways in how they treat me.
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My approach is simply to meet them on their own level. They want to yank chains...I'm okay with that.

;)


God bless.
 
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