Well, we have a witch's Coven in our town now...

[Alive in Christ]

This announcement showed up on an internet discussion board for our town here...

Greetings and Salutations to the residents of the Berea/Madison County area!... We would like without any formal a due "but maybe with a little pomp and circumstance" like to formally announce the formation of our Coven in your area.

For more information about us check us out on facebook (search facebook for Coven of the Mystic Stone) and you can send email to...

covenofthemysticstone@gmail.com

I would like to also add that we have had better than expected inquiry's about us and what we represent, so check us out. Blessed Be

Needless to say, I am going to post a response, and probably an email to them as well, sharing the truth of Jesus Christ.

Feel free to join me in wittness through email if you want to.

God bless

AiC

 

[Amy.G]

We had a shop in our town that sold all kinds of occult stuff, had seances, fortune telling, ect....

Our pastor and some members of our church prayed for about 2 years for God to close it down. They even went on the property and prayed.

It closed about a year ago.

(The owner's daughter, 15 yrs old committed suicide about a year or so before it closed. The church did NOT pray for that.)

 

[Old Union Brother]

My daughter will be heading back to EKU in a few days. Something else for me to talk to her about

 

[preacher4truth]

No shocker. The number one search on Yahoo! the other day was horoscopes. Many "believers" read their horoscopes daily, and think nothing of it, and actually defend it. I wouldn't be surprised of an all out attack to defend such by some here on BB.

Christians generally judge and condemn these, cast them off, never witness to them, and hang out with only people like themselves.

God put them there for someone to witness to. They're definitely into darkness with purpose.

 

[TC2]

I've heard of churches praying for various businesses to be shut down. Do they also pray that the owners and customers come to know Christ? Or is it all about getting the sinners out of 'their' town?


This is a great witness opportunity for the Christians of your community, to show the love and truth of Jesus. Keep them all in constant prayer, they need it.

 

[HAMel]

I heard of a church years ago that prayed against a Honky Tonk just down the road from the church. The owner knew of their "special prayer" and when the place dried up, he sued the church claiming their "prayers" caused the ruin of his business. In court the pastor denied that prayer had anything to do with it. :laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

[Alive in Christ]

I heard of a church years ago that prayed against a Honky Tonk just down the road from the church. The owner knew of their "special prayer" and when the place dried up, he sued the church claiming their "prayers" caused the ruin of his business. In court the pastor denied that prayer had anything to do with it.

Huh?? Seriously??

I for sure could not imagine "denying" something like that.

Its actually a great testimony.

AiC

 

[Alive in Christ]

accidental duplicate post.

Sorry!

 

[preachinjesus]

Within five miles of the church where I serve we have the following:

1. An Islamic mosque
2. A Hindu temple
3. A Buddhist prayer garden
4. An Islamic teaching center
5. A Jewish synagogue
6. A Ba'hai community
7. A Buddhist monastery

And that is the buildings/communities we know about.

Welcome to the pluralistic USA. I would discourage you from writing a letter. It would only serve to reinforce a stereotype. Rather I would encourage you to pray, ask others to pray, and find ways of ministering to these people.

As evangelicals in an emerging Post-Christian, pluralistic society we must understand our position as being the Truth of God and find ways to show the Love of God meaningfully.

 

[Alive in Christ]

PreachinJesus...

Welcome to the pluralistic USA. I would discourage you from writing a letter. It would only serve to reinforce a stereotype. Rather I would encourage you to pray, ask others to pray, and find ways of ministering to these people.

Oh, I'm going to write them, but my written correspondance to them will not be of the Fred Phelps style "Yer gonna burn in hell you wicked ones unless you repent in dust and ashes" type of correspondance

I'm just not that way. I will treat them with dignity and respect, and might even compliment then on their ecological concern and love of nature.

But as a christian I am compelled to share with them the truth that there IS an eternal life to be gained or lost, and a hell to be experienced or saved from. And that witchcraft will accomplish nothing positive regarding those things.

As evangelicals in an emerging Post-Christian, pluralistic society we must understand our position as being the Truth of God and find ways to show the Love of God meaningfully.

I agree completely. But showing the Love of God is more that just being kind to people, and affirming their worth and dignity. (as important as that is.) That is the principle failure of the ultra liberal churches.

Showing the love of God includes clearly telling people the truth regarding things that will keep them from an eternal life when they die.

Do you not agree?

 

[preacher4truth]

Welcome to the pluralistic USA. I would discourage you from writing a letter. It would only serve to reinforce a stereotype. Rather I would encourage you to pray, ask others to pray, and find ways of ministering to these people.

Why stereotype this brother as if he isn't wise enough to handle himself appropriately?

If he wants to write a letter, so be it. I support him in it.

:wavey:

 

[Aaron]

Within five miles of the church where I serve we have the following:

1. An Islamic mosque
2. A Hindu temple
3. A Buddhist prayer garden
4. An Islamic teaching center
5. A Jewish synagogue
6. A Ba'hai community
7. A Buddhist monastery

And that is the buildings/communities we know about.

Welcome to the pluralistic USA. I would discourage you from writing a letter. It would only serve to reinforce a stereotype. Rather I would encourage you to pray, ask others to pray, and find ways of ministering to these people.

As evangelicals in an emerging Post-Christian, pluralistic society we must understand our position as being the Truth of God and find ways to show the Love of God meaningfully.

It's difficult to respond to this without breaking the rules . . .

"Show the Love of God meaningfully?" What in the Perfume Queen's cabinet are you talking about?

 

[Bro. James]

Covens in River City

Witches need Jesus too.The fields are white for harvest--where are the workers? The mystery of iniquity already works. It is no wonder, Satan himself is become an angel of light--his ministers seem to preach righteousness.

Satan has been defeated. He knows his days are numbered. He will not go away quietly. Check the armour again--the fiery darts are still flying.

Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.

Selah,

Bro. James

 

[preacher4truth]

It's difficult to respond to this without breaking the rules . . .

"Show the Love of God meaningfully?" What in the Perfume Queen's cabinet are you talking about?

Allow me to sum it up:

His "welcome to the pluralistic" world is sarcasm coupled with condescension toward this brother as if he is unaware of the world, or society in which we live. I've heard it makes the author of such feel superior to whom he writes.

Secondly, he doubts AIC's ability to handle this appropriately, and instructs him into givens such as prayer and witnessing, which AIC was already given to do.

That's how we treat one another on BB because it's not a live arena.

I believe without a doubt that AIC can handle this.

God bless him in his endeavor. Again, I support him.

:thumbsup:

 

[drfuss]

I heard of a church years ago that prayed against a Honky Tonk just down the road from the church. The owner knew of their "special prayer" and when the place dried up, he sued the church claiming their "prayers" caused the ruin of his business. In court the pastor denied that prayer had anything to do with it. :laugh::laugh::laugh:

I remember that also. It was in our newspaper. The judge said he had a Honky Tonk owner that claimed that God answers prayer; and a preacher that claims God does not answer prayer.

The love of money is the root of all evil?

 

[preachinjesus]

Oh, I'm going to write them, but my written correspondance to them will not be of the Fred Phelps style "Yer gonna burn in hell you wicked ones unless you repent in dust and ashes" type of correspondance

I'm just not that way. I will treat them with dignity and respect, and might even compliment then on their ecological concern and love of nature.

I have no doubt that you're going to treat with both dignity and respect.:thumbsup:

I agree completely. But showing the Love of God is more that just being kind to people, and affirming their worth and dignity. (as important as that is.) That is the principle failure of the ultra liberal churches.

Showing the love of God begins with identifying them in their inherent human dignity. I just don't know what a letter plans on accomplishing. A relationship is more significant.

Showing the love of God includes clearly telling people the truth regarding things that will keep them from an eternal life when they die.

Do you not agree?

I'm all for being honest with people but I don't agree that telling people who don't know you and you don't know them they are going to Hell because they are a bunch of pagans out of the gate. We can be honest in our proclamation but also can be tactful.

Too much of Christianity has been rejected by people who are rejecting the actions of Christians. The early church didn't go and declaim people who worshiped false gods. They went and ministered to them and sought opportunities to build credibility with them through ministering in love, showing them a transformed life, and sharing the Gospel relationally.

When we had the Islamic mosque open up near our church we didn't write letters, send out press releases, or publicly lambaste them...we organized an intentional strategy and engaged individuals who are effective at reaching across the cultural divide. We have grown an effective outreach strategy that is truly reaching into their community.

I don't doubt that you have honest intentions. I don't believe you're less educated or an ignorant person, rather I stating a point of view that is something to consider as an alternative to your stated point.

 

[Alive in Christ]

Here are the 1st couple of exchanges I have had with them...

Humble servant

Pagan and proud...

I applaud you guys for how you love nature and your love for the environment. I wish everyone were like that.

However, there IS an eternal life that Our Creator is offerring to us. And there is a hell that awaits the lost.

Witchcraft will not lead anyone to eternal life. It will take all involved to hell, unless they change their mind about it, leave it, and enter into a realtionship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to attain eternal life.

What I am sharing I share with love.

Please come to your senses and embrace Christ.

He welcomes all who will come to Him.

Please be wise

Pagan and proud

Even though we believe in what we do, we do have respect for all other religions, we do not mean anyone any harm we just want to not be harassed by militant Christians that try to force their belief onto us, especially when most don't even go to church anyway and you yourself know what that is called.

And I want to thank you myself for being kind with your words, if more Christians were like you who knows there might be more of you instead of your faith losing members.

A humble servant.

Pagan and proud...

If any evangelical Christian brothers or sisters have "harrassed" or been mean or nasty to you all, I apologize to you for them. Their zeal got the better of them. They did wrong.

But however badly they may have spoken to you, it does not diminish the great love that Jesus Christ has for you.

Eternal life is offered to all, through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Christians may blow it at times, but Jesus never does.

He loves you very much, and offers eternal life through Him. He is the only way to eternal life.

Good night. I have to sleep now.

 

[kyredneck]

..... The judge said he had a Honky Tonk owner that claimed that God answers prayer; and a preacher that claims God does not answer prayer......

...ah, maybe I've a sick sense of humor but I find this story hilarious, LOL....

 

[Aaron]

Too much of Christianity has been rejected by people who are rejecting the actions of Christians. The early church didn't go and declaim people who worshiped false gods. They went and ministered to them and sought opportunities to build credibility with them through ministering in love, showing them a transformed life, and sharing the Gospel relationally.

Does anyone else see the fallacy in this thought?

 

[preacher4truth]

Does anyone else see the fallacy in this thought?

Pure romanticism.