http://www.goingtojesus.com/site/php/spirit-of-a-serpent.html
http://www.goingtojesus.com/site/php/trials-are-opportunities.html
John,
Wow, Brother –– is being blessed with persecution now… I’m a little jealous. 🙂 “Blessed are ye when men shall speak evil of you…”
I have suffered this pain of “cult-rejection”, and now, 18 years later, I realize more what a blessing I really had … I almost wish I could go through it again, and embrace it more, and be more like Jesus. Man it hurt. It hurt BAD. I recall a few times just busting out in tears, and asking God for help.
I think the way to really get the most out of it is to take the hurt and not strike back – “The Serpent and the Dove” tract is great for this, and “Trials are Opportunities”.
One think I’d like to know about this most recent “cult” claim: Just what is this “cult” that we are a part of demanding that anyone DO, other than live right, and obey God, worship Jesus and His Father, and love people? What is it that stirs up such a violent reaction from people?
Still haven’t figured that out yet. I just know it happens. It must be the light of the truth, shining on someone’s secret sin.
Gary