Did it get weird in here?
What were those women thinking? How do you switch from church meeting to, Hey, let’s channel spirits?
Wait, is there a little pride in my question? I’d like to think I would have known better. But there’s a chance that one or several of them would have thought the same thing, until they were in the middle of it.
When the enemy has a plan for something big, it usually starts out with something small. There is a small lie that if we’re on our guard, we will recognize, and it ends there. But if we’re disposed to giving someone the benefit of the doubt, if we like the gray areas of things much more than the absolutes, we could find ourselves in trouble.
This past week, CNN.com ran an article about the Branch Davidians (followers of David Koresh, many of whom were killed in the standoff at Waco, Texas, in 1993).
Believe it or not, there are a handful of surviving members who still believe Koresh was the Messiah, and that he will be returning in glory someday soon. Despite everything bad that Koresh did, and the violence he antagonized, they are still loyal.
Here is an excerpt from the article:
There are three crucial points to understanding the Branch Davidian brand of religion. First, God can appear in the flesh as a man. Second, that man doesn't have to be a good person. Third, if you question whether that man is God, then you are questioning God. In other words, the devil is responsible for your doubt.You can find the entire article here:
Well-intending, sincere, devout people’s lives were destroyed by putting their faith in the wrong place.
We don’t just have to believe; we have to believe in the true God. We have to know what we believe, and what the Bible says. And we have to be ready to help friends who are searching for the truth.
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