... I think other people can get off on tangents and ascribe for a long [time] to certain things and be wrong. I don't think it necessarily evil but hopefully it will prod us on to discover our own weaknesses in misunderstood areas. God has been gentle with me when i'm wrong. Others..not so much.
Hi!
I "bolded" the words I want to address. It may not be
meant as evil; it may not be
intended for evil use by those who believe it, but wrong teaching - especially on an issue as fundamental as the meaning of faith -
IS EVIL! It is a lie (and who is the father of all lies?), originally conceived to cause the Lord's children to stumble; to prevent others from entering the kingdom; to keep believers busy chasing greater gifts and greater "anointing" and greater "faith," rather than resting, with childlike trust, in what God has
already provided
in Christ.
Granted, most of those who have been taught this stuff don't believe it out of malice or selfish intent. But
the teaching itself is absolutely evil. Your last sentence is a needed word of caution and I thank you for it: When attacking an evil teaching, we need to be careful not to bruise and belittle those who have been seduced and led astray by it.
-Robin
