Quotecounselor47Quotecherenuff1 I understand about the hurt feelings and why they would feel hurt, betrayed, etc. Remember...I was asked to leave and after finding the ex-members, I myself, wanted to think of Trinity as a cult. I, myself, put Ole as a cult leader. I mean, how DARE they ask me to leave when all I did was pretend to be pregnant and told others that I had an abortion.The only diffe
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Quotecounselor47Hi, Michelle. Good to hear from you. Let me clear up a couple of misconceptions. Upon leaving, I did not set out to destroy Ole, Trinity, or the work they do. When I first left Trinity, it was with every intention of remaining friends--or, at least continuing to be on a friendly basis. There was a whole series of things that happened with people saying hateful things to and abo
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QuotezeuszorPlease consider the pastoral epistles where Paul calls out the false teachers by name. Read about Hymaneus (sp?), Philetus (sp?), and Alexander. We can also look at 3 John where Paul calls out Diotrephes by name. Then, of course, there is the entire book of Galatians in which Paul speaks directly to the false doctrines infiltrating the church there. Jude 3 commands us to e
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QuotezeuszorI am not lashing out at anyone and again, it's nothing personal. I am only pointing out to the guy that he is talking about things he knows nothing of and that he is making himself look stupid in the process. That is not animosity, that is not a put-down, but it is an exortation. A call for Nathan to sharpen up his powers of Bible interpretation. For that matter, a call for a
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QuotezeuszorYes, you do. I have no ill will toward you Nathan; however, as I have expressed before, at times your arguments are so weak (especially in demonstrating your poor Scriptural interpretation as support for those arguments) and your coming across as SO naive that it frustrates me greatly. But it's nothing personal, so don't take it personally. You are probably pretty young,
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QuotecultawareHello cherenuff1, What attracted you to this group? thanks, cultaware I'll try to answer that without going through a lengthy background of myself so please bear with me. I had come to a place a long time ago that I disconnected myself from God. Either I felt He had abandoned me or I felt that He simply did not exist. Because of this, I fluttered about trying to find
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As I stated in the above posting, I've been a member of Trinity for about 15 years, maybe 16, don't know...haven't really counted. I've been through what have been called the 'Hot Seats' and have seen Trinity change, grow and develop as each new member contributes. I won't go through the lengthy story of..well..me. (Though I DO like to talk about myself.. :w
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I've been a member, off and on, for about 15 years. I'll answer questions, if I can. Thanks!
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