Freedom in Christ

Dear church, Bible talk leaders and elders have counted me out and disfellowshipped me and now they have requested people not to talk to me.  In this email, I will show you the horrifying truth revealed by John Oake in his recent article "What Should I Do To Become a Christian Teacher?". This what he says:  "Here is the bad news for the teacher. More than ninety percent of the time we need to hold our tongue and keep our opinion to ourselves."  John Oakes does not want full truth to be spoken in the church but only 10% of it. When such a respected teacher as John Oakes voices his opinion, he actually teaches and everyone expects full truth to be heard from him.  How the church can know the truth if bible talk leaders and elders are conspired to teach only 10% of Christianity.  Here what Jesus Christ said: "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."  And God said through the prophet Hosea: "my people are destroyed from lack of know...

Hello John, Hope you are doing well. One of the brothers in Christ by the name Innocent requested me to contact you some time ago. Now is the appropriate time for me to get in touch with you again. Bible talk leaders and elders requested people to stop any communication with me. I am not allowed to attend any bible talk group meetings. If I come to the fellowship, they told me that they will call hotel security. They accused me of being divisive and they used a letter of Paul to Titus as a reason: “Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.” – Titus 3:10. They misinterpreted this verse. Here is this verse in King James version of translation: “A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject” Paul in his letter was talking about heretics, not a divisive people. Jesus Christ was divisive but not a heretic.  “Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division” – Luk...

Andrei: Given the tone of this letter, I can definitely see why the church took the actions they did.  Here is my advice:   You  should find a group of Christians who more closely adhere to the beliefs  you  hold.  It is rather obvious that the ICOC is not very close to what  you  want to practice.  Why would  you  want to fellowship with a group with which  you  so strongly disagree?  I strongly urge  you  to move on and to find a group of believers with whom  you  can agree on these important issues.  Clearly that group is not the ICOC.   You  should do yourself and the members of the church there, and move on to another group. By the way, in Titus 3:10 the Greek word used means either divisive or factious.  The KJV is a rather poor translation of this passage.  Have  you  been divisive?  I take the letter below as clear evidence that  you ...

Дорогие ученики Христа и соотечественники, Пишет Вам брат во Христе Иисусе по имени Шибанов Андрей. В своём письме я расскажу вам про все то, что произошло со мной и что я видел в Муждународной Церкве Иисуса Христа Дубая, хотя это совсем и не церковь в библейском понятии этого слова, а просто организация. Лидеры церкви имеют своеобразное толкование писания. Вот как они борются с грехом - лидер Альфред Варгис (Alfred Varghese) назначает встречи с учениками Христа и как бы невзначай спрашивает: «С каким грехом ты борешься?» После подробного рассказа, он сообщает эти сведения другим лидерам выше по иерархичной лестнице. Далее высшие лидеры церкви назначают встречу с грешником и уже решают, простить ли его или отрезать от организации.  Гомосексуализм тут довольно частое явление. Когда я узнал, что мой брат во Христе продолжает спать со множеством мужчин, хотя я ему много раз воспрещал это делать, так как это грех, я не пошёл к лидерам, как это тоже принято. Я сказал ему, чтобы он ...

Dear friends, As you already know my situation, bible talk leaders and elders slandered me before people and put me out of the church. They lied that someone left the church in Donetsk because of me as well as I have been teaching that we need to stone people to death. They spoke much more malicious nonsense about me before the people.  Not satisfied with that, they threaten to put out of the church those who fellowship with me. Apostle  John  addressed the same issue to Gaius in his 3rd letter:  "I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. So when I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church. Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God." But sist...