I'm shocked

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On Sat, 23 Sep 1995 03:06:27 -0500 (CDT), you wrote:

>I am totally offended at the attitude this supposedly "Christian brother"
>has towards people that differ from his narrow-minded beliefs.  


> The Bible states that God is LOVE and if we love not our brothers then the love of God
>is not in us.  If I were of a different faith than Oneness and happened to
>be reading this discussion group I would in no way want to be a part of
>something that seems to emmanate hate.  I think I speak for most on this
>list when I say that Steve Winter is not like almost all of us.  

While Winter's attitudes are wrong, they are plain. A plainly wrong
attitude combined with correct salvation doctrine is a matter one can
deal with. However, a disregard for the ultimate paramount importance
of salvation doctrine, combined with a "nice personality" are the
formula for seduction, and destruction.

>It is time we start trying to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and quite condemning
>everyone that has not come the the full knowledge of the truth.  

I apprecuiate your zeal, but it is not *time*, any more than yesterday
was, or 100 years ago. The church has always projected the love of
God, as it is led by the Holy Ghost. 

>As my pastor says quite often you cannot clean your fish in the water, you have to
>get them on the bank first.  There is nothing at all wrong with this other
>brother attending a church and trying to witness to the entire congregation.

I completely disagree with you, friend. Stan has been admonished to
fellowship where truth is taught, and where

However, his relationship with the pastor in question might be used of
God, should Stan be an effective witness, AND should the man's heart
be pliable. The cautionary note is sent to those who forget that God
builds the house ... which is why we can often imagine quite a lot
which will in fact, never happen. We should not make the worldy
mistake of confusing imagination with faith.

>We should all lift him up in prayer.  It is high time we come off our high
>horses and thinking that we are better than all the other religions.  

Friend, I think you had better get back to Calvary and to the word of
God and find out what you have there. The world cannot see it, and the
saints are hated for it. We are complete *in Him*. This occurs because
of a belief in the doctrine of the Apostles, strong enough to
overthrow rouge philosophies and lies which hide us from the light of
TRUTH.

Rev. MW Bassett


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