Be discerning with organised religion

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SoulWeaver

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Side note - do you believe only other believers are your neighbor or are all human beings your neighbor? I'm not trying to stir controversy I'm genuinely asking what's your stance on this.
 
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All i see in this thread is a bunch of fleshly excuses to disobey the word.
 
Waggles

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Everybody is my neighbour.

He poured out the wine and the oil [the gospel and the Holy Spirit]
and took him to an inn [the church of God]
and said I will repay you for what you spend on him while he is with you [our reward for good works]
 
SoulWeaver

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Thank you. I'm to open a thread for a more comprehensive discussion as not to divert from the topic any more.
 
Gregoryp

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Good works won't get you to heaven, organised religions has been hijacked by the enemy and is subtly deceiving people. Be discerning when you do go to a building full of people ( the people are the church, not the building) , circus acts should send alarm bells ringing, the mass exodus when the sermon is finished should also concern you. Try building a personal relationship with Jesus and find the real purpose in life. Hint, rituals and circus acts aren't it
 
Gregoryp

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There's a verse in the Bible that says - Woe unto you when all men speak well of you.....
 
Gregoryp

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Waggles said:
Still waiting for your reply
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lol, nah. I have said and explained quite enough. I am here and called to set people straight, not sit there responding to arguments.
 
Gregoryp

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Its fear of enlightenment that causes mankind to turn to organised religion, they do what's they believe is required of them and no more. Prosperity theology is causing the most amount of damage to society I believe
 
Gregoryp

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maxwel said:
Organized Religion:

Come to think of it, this FORUM is EXTREMELY organized, and it IS a Religious Christian Group...
maybe you should stay away from it since it's so organized.

1. It has an owner/director at the top, who is in top level authority.
2. It has administrators under him, who work on things like development, coding, and dealing with bans.
3. It has moderators under those people, who deal with various forum boards, and deal more directly with the community.
4. It has community members who contribute in various ways.
5. It has RULES and POLICIES, that everyone MUST FOLLOW.
6. The whole things is based on programming languages (mostly PHP and HTML 5) which are EXTREMELY ORGANIZED.

This Forum is a RELIGIOUS GROUP acting in EXTREMELY ORGANIZED WAYS.

Maybe this forum isn't safe for you.

I'm going to worry about you until you get far away from all organized religion.

Please be safe my brother... flee while you can.

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no, did Jesus flee from tax collectors and sinners? Did Jesus go to pubs(inns) and talk to sinners there? Did he not talk to the woman at the well, and tell her to sin now more? No, I am not fleeing. People are in danger of losing there salvation, its to important to ignore
 
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Kim82

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Waggles said:
I am able to lay hands on people and pray for them in tongue
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When you pray for people in tongues, are they able to interpret what you say? Or is someone else there who does the interpretation?
 
Waggles

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Gregoryp said:
I am here and called to set people straight,
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That's exactly what I have asked you to do.
You started the ball rolling when you posted a blurb about fake faith healers.
what was that about?
You created arguments with what you posted and with what you wrote.
Now you want to hide from your commentary and refuse to engage with us in your thread.

I have said and explained quite enough.
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No you have not explained yourself at all.
What is your alternative to "organised religion"?
so far you have posted waffle and fairy floss.
How about some substance? If you can?
 
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Kim82

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Gregoryp said:
Its fear of enlightenment that causes mankind to turn to organised religion, they do what's they believe is required of them and no more
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This sounds familiar. Where did I hear this one before?
Genesis 3:4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.

So you mean to tell me, if I stop going to church and watch more YouTube videos, I will become enlightened?
 
Gregoryp

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Kim82 said:
This sounds familiar. Where did I hear this one before?
Genesis 3:4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.

So you mean to tell me, if I stop going to church and watch more YouTube videos, I will become enlightened?
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stop helping the enemy, I said to be discerning, not to stop going to the right church. Many churches are used by the enemy to deceive the helpless.
 
Gregoryp

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Waggles said:
That's exactly what I have asked you to do.
You started the ball rolling when you posted a blurb about fake faith healers.
what was that about?
You created arguments with what you posted and with what you wrote.
Now you want to hide from your commentary and refuse to engage with us in your thread.


No you have not explained yourself at all.
What is your alternative to "organised religion"?
so far you have posted waffle and fairy floss.
How about some substance? If you can?
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again. be discerning, I didn't say to stop going to the right church building. Look within, read scripture, always question the churches ideology and Theology. Don't be deceived by circus acts. And why so defensive? If you have the Holy Spirit with you, it wouldn't matter what I said, you could just carry on watching circus acts and handing your money over every Sunday. Ignore my advice if you want to
 
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Kim82

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Gregoryp said:
I said to be discerning, not to stop going to the right church. Many churches are used by the enemy to deceive the helpless.
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No. That's not what you said before.

You are totally confused about the point you're trying to make.

Had you said this from the start, I would have agreed with you.
 
Waggles

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Gregoryp said:
If you have the Holy Spirit with you, it wouldn't matter what I said, you could just carry on watching circus acts and handing your money over every Sunday. Ignore my advice if you want to
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what advice?
You are the one juggling different issues in the one thread.
You started off with fake faith healers and you still have not explained why.
You posted vague references to organised religion without any explanation as to what you consider non-organised religion.
What is your alternative?
You have offered much waffle and fairy floss no substance ... and you are doing it again.

Why do you accuse me of being in the wrong church and being entertained by circus acts?
How would you know anything about my church and what I enjoy and experience with my Spirit-filled brethren?

So perhaps you can answer at least one question on your thread - what is the right church?
 
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