This excerpt is from this article on batteredsheep.com
“One of the lessons from the Bible is that all men and women are fallible. Therefore, all people, especially leaders, need some form of accountability. [...]
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As I’ve been conveying through different posts, the main goal of Pastor Ed and Kelly seem to be to have subservient, conformist people under them. It seems that their ideology is that they have the best idea about how to live the “best” most “efficient” Christian life. So if you would only obey them without [...]
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As I’ve mentioned in a previous post and some comments, it seems that Gracepoint’s structure leans more toward being Confucian than Christian with its authoritarian structure. I believe hierarchy and positions are biblical [Bible talks about pastors/leaders/elders], but relationally, it’s clear in the Bible that we ought to be submissive to one another regardless of [...]
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“You should be grateful”
“It’s because you’re not grateful”
“The key to happiness is gratitude”
“We live in America, and we have running water and a bed, we should all be grateful!”
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the above statements. Pastor Ed often says them. I agree with the statements. I believe Christian or not, that we should [...]
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I was going to write a post on the Holy Spirit, but I came across some messages/podcasts that already address them, so I decided to post the links to the messages instead.
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After thinking, praying, and reading more of the Bible, I’ve come to a decision about this blog.
I’m going to continue posting.
Here’s my reasoning and some thoughts about how I’m going to continue:
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This post doesn’t really have to do anything with GFC, but I wanted to post something about my perspective on how truth about anything should be gathered.
I thought about this after reading some comments from those who disagree with this blog and others like it. The thought process seems to go something like the following:
“You (the [...]
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I guess I’m not technically posting anything new regarding my own viewpoint (I’m still mulling over things) but per a commenter’s idea, I thought it would be good to have a page where you readers can share your story.
So if you want, share your story on the new page.
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