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Ya know, you can dig up just about anything you want in the net. I don't follow that kind of garbage. I am 'following' Todd Bently and his new wife on facebook. it started out just as curiosity to see what was going on. But, there is good stuff there, and I choose to believe the good as the Word says ( I KNOW...fruit yada yada), but I truly trust that they have changed. the proof is in the pudding. anyway...I know, i will get called all sorts of stuff here,...that is ok., I still choose to forgive. Blessings.
 
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Never heard of these guys but thank you for posting AbbaLove!
I didn't want to start another discussion about Bill here,
I just wanted to invite more voices to the original thread.
But are Randy and Heidi/Rolland also involved with this NAR movement
(Is that a movement? I've only heard of it here in CF)



Heidi Baker is one of my heros.NAR is not a movement persay. it was a title someone gave to a group. I don't totally agree with every thing they represented. I think it has all but died out anyway. Heidi et all preach and love Jesus...good enough for me.
 
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There are so many meanings to words, variations in doctrines, that to take a 'person' and make a 'challenge' against him results in a lot of negativity ill defined, confusing, and containing so much inconsistency of connotations, that it is not well advised.

Why not have threads about 'errant doctrines' and challenge and define them, and if this preacher or that one is guilty of them, they will then be recognized without us having to name any names herein...

a man may have sinned via preaching errant doctrine last week, repented this week, and attacked here next week... it was the doctrine that is wrong, the errant preacher would now be in the good graces of the Lord, and we would be then 'accusers of the brethren'.

I do not like threads attacking preachers by name... for that reason... let's attack the false doctrines, for they are always false, cannot repent and be made right..... but people can! We can mention that at some point a certain person preached or taught that doctrine, but we are not able to know that person's current relationship with the Lord, to make judgments on him/her at this moment...

my opinion is to avoid these 'personal' attacks, even if we feel they may be well based and truthful, and attack the false doctrines that some people may have...

notice herein that the attacks tend to get onto the 'personal' area, and the 'false doctrines' seem to get bypassed, ill defined, misunderstood... and the end result is the person is tagged, and not many even understand the 'why', or the errant doctrine of which they are accused... Is there any value to that?
 
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well the captivity mirror already happened in the gentile fulfillment . from discernment i think the revulsion is between spiritual mirrors of the Samaritans and the spiritual mirrors of the Jews
 
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There are so many meanings to words, variations in doctrines, that to take a 'person' and make a 'challenge' against him results in a lot of negativity ill defined, confusing, and containing so much inconsistency of connotations, that it is not well advised.

Why not have threads about 'errant doctrines' and challenge and define them, and if this preacher or that one is guilty of them, they will then be recognized without us having to name any names herein...

a man may have sinned via preaching errant doctrine last week, repented this week, and attacked here next week... it was the doctrine that is wrong, the errant preacher would now be in the good graces of the Lord, and we would be then 'accusers of the brethren'.

I do not like threads attacking preachers by name... for that reason... let's attack the false doctrines, for they are always false, cannot repent and be made right..... but people can! We can mention that at some point a certain person preached or taught that doctrine, but we are not able to know that person's current relationship with the Lord, to make judgments on him/her at this moment...

my opinion is to avoid these 'personal' attacks, even if we feel they may be well based and truthful, and attack the false doctrines that some people may have...

notice herein that the attacks tend to get onto the 'personal' area, and the 'false doctrines' seem to get bypassed, ill defined, misunderstood... and the end result is the person is tagged, and not many even understand the 'why', or the errant doctrine of which they are accused... Is there any value to that?
Yes I think that's better.
Here are 5 keys to discernment without naming names:
THE 5 KEYS TO DISCERNMENT - Andrew Strom
 
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Do you even know what trolling is? Apparently not. Value added? Because bashing the church is valuable huh? :thumbsup:
What are you talking about?
Bashing which church?

Why not look at these pages? If you are so sure that BJ is correct, than a site no matter if it is positive for the person or negative would only reinforce your opinion? right?
Is that a good idea for Christians?
I have looked at a few of these sites.
The so called "fruit inspectors"
I found that they overlook the same things
that they bash others for. That really opened
my eyes to see that a lot of it was nothing more
than the flesh and the "big brother" syndrome.

Wouldn't it be a lot more fruitful to listen to the
actual persons words and then judge from that?
These bash sites take their words out of context.
I know, it's sad, but it's truth.
 
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More links to slander sites. That'll really clear things up.
Slander sites? They are their own sites, where Rick Joyner explains why he was a Knight of Malta and where Bill Johnson recommends Todd. The other site is not from themselves, but I found a video where Todd said it himself, how he met the Branham angel and went out of his body, can't find it anymore. My brother was watching him all the time and I wanted to look things up for him.
They can call anyone a false teacher, but when they said things themselves, hmmm. Michael Brown wrote something on deception now and Rick Joyner was interested, so yes, maybe he changes, who knows? Just get to know where things come from and don't be deceived.
There were more leaders in the past that were freemasons and repented from it.
 
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He has been extremely transparent and repentant over his issues.

He was also able to verify that Todd has taken care of Shonnah and the kids financially in an honorable way and continues to do so.

Rick has told me many times how encouraged he has been with Todd's personal transformation as well as some positive changes in ministry.

In conclusion, I recommend Todd to you, believing that you will be blessed and encouraged by his ministry.


The inspiring testimony of Shara Lea Pradhan :thumbsup: in Darren Wilson’s 2007 feature film was the first time I learned of Todd’s Fresh Fire Ministry (before Lakeland). Praise the Lord for His Loving Grace & Mercy expressed toward Todd.

Enjoyed a conference a few years ago soaking up the Lord's Goodness with Heidi and Shara ministering His Love with an anointing and manifestation of His Gifts.

 
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The inspiring testimony of Shara Lea Pradhan :thumbsup: in Darren Wilson’s 2007 feature film was the first time I learned of Todd’s Fresh Fire Ministry (before Lakeland). Praise the Lord for His Loving Grace & Mercy expressed toward Todd.

Enjoyed a conference a few years ago soaking up the Lord's Goodness with Heidi and Shara ministering His Love with an anointing and manifestation of His Gifts.


Are you saying that through these other people that you were soaking in His love and you received an anointing from these people?

I usually go straight to the Holy Spirit to soak in His love and truth. Isn''t that why Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to us? He, the HS is called a comforter, yes He does comfort. Yes He does.

He also anoints or resides in us. The Holy Spirit is my anointing. and my comfort.

Imperfect people, not so much.
 
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Ya know, you can dig up just about anything you want in the net. I don't follow that kind of garbage. I am 'following' Todd Bentley and his new wife on facebook. it started out just as curiosity to see what was going on. But, there is good stuff there, and I choose to believe the good as the Word says ( I KNOW...fruit yada yada), but I truly trust that they have changed. the proof is in the pudding. anyway...I know, i will get called all sorts of stuff here,...that is ok., I still choose to forgive. Blessings.
Bless you and others for having taken a stand -- knowing well that many will distance themselves from Todd even after being restored. Some will even discredit those that have helped restore Todd through prayer and fellowship. :thumbsup:

John 8:3-5, 10-11
And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

John 4:7-9
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

Luke 7:37-39
A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”


 
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