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Deception in the Pride of Being Right, Part 2 (TMF:2522)

Tuesday, January 07, 2025
Peace to Live By: Deception in the Pride of Being Right, Part 2 (TMF:2522) - Daniel Litton
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       It is not doubted that God did in fact use the voice (whether his own or an angel’s) to lead him. It is good that he found a way that satisfies his soul, one in which he can practice his relationship to God in a full, filling way. The problem becomes, when, as a result of the voice, he thinks he has found the correct way (the correct sect). The problem becomes, when, as a result of the voice, he thinks he has found the correct way (the correct sect), and then turns to persecute (to use a strong word) those who do not follow that way. The voice led him to the false belief that his way is the correct way, and not because the voice was wrong, but because his conclusion about the meaning thereafter of hearing the voice was wrong). In contrast, a man was known at one time who had a similar type of encounter with a voice. The voice told him to go and start a church in a certain area, and this was the Church of the Nazarene, a body of believers of that particular denomination let’s call it. So, was this man wrong in hearing the voice? No. Would he be wrong if he said it’s the only true way? Yes.