I left OSAS because I had no victory over my sin in my life for 3 years, I was in despair and left that gospel and I saw the destruction this gospel did to my family. All it did is create fake Christians who were religious, that go to church on a sunday. Nothing more. Most people in my church didnt speak about God that Much. And I saw something wasnt quite right with this kind of teaching and the people I went to church with. Also myself and my family. I was crying for 3 years while in OSAS for God to deliver me from my alcohol problems but I never heard an answer, I was in the darkest point of my life. Until I left this kind of teaching, that made me so confused. And alot of the people in OSAS dont have fire for God. I could never understand why I went to a church where people didn't want to talk about God?
So I am glad I left these corrupt church systems.
Ah very interesting and I can relate to this but from a different perspective.
I believe in OSAS, not the greasy grace of OSAS theology.
I myself had a severe gambling problem.
A little background.
Very severe childhood.
Ancestry Muslim.
My mum fell pregnant with me out of marriage.
Was meant to be aborted.
She was on the table but at the last moment said no.
She was rejected by her family.
As a result she rejected me.
Threw me out when I was 14.
I suffered for 14 years.
Rejection, beatings.
She never told me she loved me.
Only when she was drunk, she would ask me if I loved her.
At times I could not, then she would beat me.
Anyway she threw me out and I was fostered by a Christian family.
I spent the next 5 years being sexually abused by foster dad.
I could go on but I won't. It's deep.
My gambling problem (btw a family and ancestry problem) lasted for 35 years.
Before and after the events above.
I called out to God for that last 20 years for release.
I even gambled and did not know I was.
Sat at my desk and an hour later I had stuffed thousands into a fruit machine.
I even poured oil over the doors of the gambling est.
I used to wake up every morning at 4.
Fear and guilt.
I even asked God to kill me.
I tried to kill myself.
But it did not happen.
The shocking thing is that I had a wife and 4 kids at the time (still have them)
Mate I just wanted to die. I knew God would take care of my family.
If I died in this state then I knew where I would go.
I was living in hell on this earth, so why not go there.
Afterall I couldn't be a real Christian given what I was doing.
Praise God, he delivered me from this.
He had to deal with the cause of affect.
He had to deal with issues that caused my gambling problem.
Healing of hurt, rejection, sexual abuser.
He dealt with that, but I had to cooperate with his dealing with it.
When I did he did.
It was amazing.
I woke up one morning and have never gambled since.
But it was the process of dealing with the cause.
And I'm telling you as a OSAS believer.
So you see it works both ways.
Truly I say to you a lot of OSAS do have a fire for God.
You discredit people like me and others.
I now walk with people in my church who are going through what I have.
Afterall what use would I be if I hadn't.
Sin management is not the issue.
Working harder is not the issue.
The issue is why we think like that.
It's the cause of the affect.
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