guys,
just something to consider..
let the "we" in title apply to whatever group(s), association(s), hunting club, village, a person may be involved in...
i'm going to use church and cs (highly respected independent church support organization) in my little tale...
and I gotta start it with
"what if" billy and his wife were very active members down at the local church.
and their Bible made it clear that before Jesus came back that "fellowservants" would turn on each other. and that "they" would turn each other in to be jailed, and even killed. (matthew 24) billy had been taught that this didn't apply to Christians as Christians would love and care for each other.
billy was also heavily involved financially and time wise with a cs that supported the efforts of his and all Christian churches.
then the preacher man orchestrated an awesome takeover at the church. getting longtime laymen to quit or at least quit their leadership positions.
putting "his men" in positions of authority. a by-product of the takeover was to "demonize" all ex laymen leaders. (the germans did this to the jews as ww2 developed)
then the preacherman went after billy and his wife telling the national organization what a terrible person billy was, and that billy was causing discord at the local church. billy wasn't a terrible person, but he was a part of the new group of folks that began to meet together after the takeover, once billy realized what had happened. (nice guy, but low in discernment as the takeover was underway) so... maybe the accusation of "discord" was truthful..
therefore, cs, (international), got a quick acknowledgement (confession) from billy, that yes he had been a part of the group that left and yes, they had met at his house. so billy had broken one of the rules of the cs. billy's confession of actual occurences could be construed as spreading discord. the local cs group hugely supported billy and his wife. but the "international" cs sent in regional and area directors to get rid of billy and his wife. it worked.
the good news for billy. he learned a lesson in believing what was written in his Bible.
so applying this story to other issues...
gun rights... gov't may send in out of town/state men to take your guns or imprison billy, and not use the local sheriff (who is a friend of billy's!)
essential needs... critical supplies (food, tractors, trucks, farm) owned by billy might be confiscated for the common good by national guard from new yawk
when billy lives in Alabama.
it's not hard to see division from within. and if you add an outside influence, even easier to see. sad to say!
just something to consider..
let the "we" in title apply to whatever group(s), association(s), hunting club, village, a person may be involved in...
i'm going to use church and cs (highly respected independent church support organization) in my little tale...
and I gotta start it with
"what if" billy and his wife were very active members down at the local church.
and their Bible made it clear that before Jesus came back that "fellowservants" would turn on each other. and that "they" would turn each other in to be jailed, and even killed. (matthew 24) billy had been taught that this didn't apply to Christians as Christians would love and care for each other.
billy was also heavily involved financially and time wise with a cs that supported the efforts of his and all Christian churches.
then the preacher man orchestrated an awesome takeover at the church. getting longtime laymen to quit or at least quit their leadership positions.
putting "his men" in positions of authority. a by-product of the takeover was to "demonize" all ex laymen leaders. (the germans did this to the jews as ww2 developed)
then the preacherman went after billy and his wife telling the national organization what a terrible person billy was, and that billy was causing discord at the local church. billy wasn't a terrible person, but he was a part of the new group of folks that began to meet together after the takeover, once billy realized what had happened. (nice guy, but low in discernment as the takeover was underway) so... maybe the accusation of "discord" was truthful..
therefore, cs, (international), got a quick acknowledgement (confession) from billy, that yes he had been a part of the group that left and yes, they had met at his house. so billy had broken one of the rules of the cs. billy's confession of actual occurences could be construed as spreading discord. the local cs group hugely supported billy and his wife. but the "international" cs sent in regional and area directors to get rid of billy and his wife. it worked.
the good news for billy. he learned a lesson in believing what was written in his Bible.
so applying this story to other issues...
gun rights... gov't may send in out of town/state men to take your guns or imprison billy, and not use the local sheriff (who is a friend of billy's!)
essential needs... critical supplies (food, tractors, trucks, farm) owned by billy might be confiscated for the common good by national guard from new yawk
when billy lives in Alabama.
it's not hard to see division from within. and if you add an outside influence, even easier to see. sad to say!
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