Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
The new Christian Forum
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="onearmedman" data-source="post: 2781599" data-attributes="member: 454"><p>Wise words. Spiritual abuse is common in mainstream churches. I have attended quite a few baptist or similar congregations over the years. One example would be a southern baptist church where the preacher claimed that if you failed to tithe 10% of your gross,not net, you were robbing God and were in danger of the fires of hell... Wrong...</p><p>As for the charismatics, my 1st wife invited the preacher from that church we had been attending. Why? To lay hands on me so that I might receive the gift. She did this without my knowledge and so I was ambushed after dinner. They lay hands on, prayed fervently and......... nothing...</p><p>So I felt like a big loser who must be on God's crap list. That is spiritual abuse and it drives many sincere seekers away,leaving them angry and wanting nothing to do with God, Jesus, and Joel Osteen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onearmedman, post: 2781599, member: 454"] Wise words. Spiritual abuse is common in mainstream churches. I have attended quite a few baptist or similar congregations over the years. One example would be a southern baptist church where the preacher claimed that if you failed to tithe 10% of your gross,not net, you were robbing God and were in danger of the fires of hell... Wrong... As for the charismatics, my 1st wife invited the preacher from that church we had been attending. Why? To lay hands on me so that I might receive the gift. She did this without my knowledge and so I was ambushed after dinner. They lay hands on, prayed fervently and......... nothing... So I felt like a big loser who must be on God's crap list. That is spiritual abuse and it drives many sincere seekers away,leaving them angry and wanting nothing to do with God, Jesus, and Joel Osteen. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
The new Christian Forum
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom