I agree with this! His holier than thou attitude reminds me of many preachers in a group we were formerly a part of. They were so holy, and had such great insight into God, that no "common" man could attain. Yet they were just the ones who fell into adultery, and terrible messes because of their pride.
For that reason, the method Bert is using to post as he does, his spirit of pride that he is the only one God is talking to, and so on, then this has set him up for a great fall, and his words become useless, and more of a source of entertainment. We are probably even enabling him by speaking out in this way.
You really can't reason with a madman....
Your last line sums it up. I don't believe there is anything there that is simply not being conveyed properly, rather there is just nothing there period.
The sad thing here is that our brother has passion and a message (even if some of us don't agree with all of his points). What is sad about it is that his message is being lost because of his methods. Maybe he is truly gifted and anointed. Maybe if we sat down for coffee and he shared his thoughts, convictions, and what he believes the Lord told him we'd feel a witness in our spirits. The problem is... we are not in his presence and so we don't know if he's even showed in ten days. lol He might be obese, typing away, shoving a Twinkie down his face, wearing a white wife-beater shirt with stains from the past four dinners down the front of it for all we know.
LOL!
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It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. (Psalms 118:8)
Your last line sums it up. I don't believe there is anything there that is simply not being conveyed properly, rather there is just nothing there period.
Maybe, but either way, no one will find out the truth by castigation, I'm sure you agree.
I suppose you can always find SOME truth in any mad mans rant.
Well, for a parable, what if he isn't "mad" (which can only close your mind), but is only from a figuratively different planet? Now you are free to ignore what doesn't edify, while learning from what does?
I know we're used to the opposite, but I'm seeing how damaging this can be--
We typically find someone we largely agree with (who by definition has the least to teach us), accept their pov as gospel, and then spend the next umpty-ump years in mental "park."
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