Condensed List of Issues with the Message: Difference between revisions
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*Jesus never said he was the Son of God, always the Son of Man. (Any serious need to teach this?) | *Jesus never said he was the Son of God, always the Son of Man. (Any serious need to teach this?) | ||
*“You can have the baptism of the Holy Ghost every hour in your life, and still be lost and go to hell. The Bible says so. Uh-huh, that's exactly right.” 65-1207 LEADERSHIP. (Did he use the word ‘baptism’ in a different context? Possibly referring to the anointing that could fall on anyone?) | *“You can have the baptism of the Holy Ghost every hour in your life, and still be lost and go to hell. The Bible says so. Uh-huh, that's exactly right.” 65-1207 LEADERSHIP. (Did he use the word ‘baptism’ in a different context? Possibly referring to the anointing that could fall on anyone?) | ||
*John never wept because there was no one worthy to open the book. | *[[Twisted Theology#Don't Weep|John never wept because there was no one worthy to open the book]]- he was weeping for joy. | ||
*“Gifts and callings are without repentance. “ – was his interpretation an ‘innocent’ one? Or simply a ‘private interpretation’? | *“Gifts and callings are without repentance. “ – was his interpretation an ‘innocent’ one? Or simply a ‘private interpretation’? | ||
*Meaning of El Shaddai. According to WMB it means “the breasted GOD.” – Possible sacrilege? | *Meaning of El Shaddai. According to WMB it means “the breasted GOD.” – Possible sacrilege? |
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A number of years ago, someone asked us a sincere question regarding the message of William Branham. We diligently tried to answer the question but the results of our research raised a lot more questions. We spent several years researching these issues which only raised more questions. Our biggest problem was that no one in our church was prepared to answer the questions. We talked to many well known ministers that also followed William Branham, but they didn't have any answer either. A few of the more honest ministers actually admitted that we had stumbled onto some questions that they couldn't answer in a way that reflected positively on William Branham. So we kept searching for answers. The following is a master list of all of the issues and problems that have been raised by us and others in respect to William Branham and his message. If you are aware of any errors/problems/concerns that are not on this list, please let us know by email or by a message to us on our Facebook page. The purpose of this list is to provide a short concise summary of all known issues that can be used as a quick reference guide when discussing these concerns. Our aim is to provide a detailed explanation for each problem, and the research we have uncovered, when you click on them. To the extent that the specific problem does not link to anything, it simply means we have not had the time to research the issue as yet. Step One - Take a deep breathIf you are a message believer, the lists below are going to raise a lot of questions. But just take your time. Think about the questions that we are asking and the facts that we are presenting. We are not expecting you to believe anything just because we are saying it. But what we have done is to provide all of the quotes and references necessary to back up all of our research and observations. Study these things out for yourself. If you can find any errors in our research, we will change the information on our website - just let us know about it. To the extent anyone in the message has sought to provide us with an explanation for, or solution to, a specific problem or concern that we have raised, we have listed these in the discussion of the issue. There have not been a lot of explanations to date that have been sent to us, and most of them are easily identified as being the product of Cognitive Dissonance (if you don't know what that is, please click on the link). Finally, don't be afraid. The opposite of love is not hate, but fear. If you have doubts, they need to be resolved, and the only way to do that is to find out the truth. We wished that we had known these things years ago. And we are presenting them here so that you don't have to spend the years researching these issues that we did. Problems with Prophecies
General Credibility Issues
Doctrinal/Biblical Issues
Other Issues Relating to William Branham's Message
Doctrinal/Biblical Issues Taught by Message ChurchesThese doctrines were not specifically taught by William Branham (or at least we have not found quotes yet) but are widely held by Message ministers/believers and are taught in message churches.
Message believers don't believe these WMB teachingsThere are a few things that William Braham taught that followers of William Branham simply do not believe in any practical sense.
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