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Originally Posted by Michael Phelps
Why do we care what Joel believes?
Never ceases to amaze me that many on here won't give him, or Jakes, or anyone else outside of the ranks the time of day, and yet we post their every move and tear them apart!
If we've already established that they don't have the "truth", why do we continue to act amazed when they say or do something to substantiate our opinion?
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Originally Posted by Michael Phelps
I totally agree with you, PastorD, but many on here don't, obviously. I just get tired of the "BREAKING NEWS" that wants to expose the faults of every minister that is outside our ranks. Seems a bit hypocritical to me.
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Actually, its not hypocritical at all. Certain men are national figures, whether they represent
Acts 2:38 doctrine or not. Jakes, Osteen, Dollar, Hannegraff, Billy Graham, etc... What these men do and say can have a profound effect on American Christendom as a whole. Just think about the effect that the deeds/misdeeds of Swaggart, Bakker, Tilton, Roberts, Bynum/Weeks etc... have had.
So when the leader of of one America's biggest churches thinks that Mormons are saved, it's worth paying attention to. Just as it was noteworthy to hear Jakes say after the death of Pope John Paul:"His Holiness was not only a leader of the Church, but a leader of the world. His life was an example everyone could learn from."
(...just as its newsworthy that Pat Robertson is again making
predictions for 2008, even though his
2007 prediction of a terrorist strike against the US did not come true.)
These are public figures, Apostolic or not. So their public statements (especially the outrageous ones)will always generate interest.
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