Daniel Marsh Posted March 9, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 126 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,090 Content Per Day: 0.57 Reputation: 501 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/15/1956 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Be fully Grounded in Scripture and Doctrine Be full of the Holy Spirit Be praying and prayed for Be not a lone wolf Be knowledgeable with the doctrines you are refuting Be Jesus Centered in all conversations. Discuss the main doctrines like Who Christ is and What he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhchristian Posted March 9, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 9 Topic Count: 136 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2,488 Content Per Day: 1.40 Reputation: 1,325 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/29/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2020 You must be able to point them to their self deception. Every cult is built on this mystical manipulation and the one preaching to them must not enable this deception, instead they must confront it. Read the link and all eight parts if you are dealing with someone in a cult, or if you yourself have been involved in one in the past and you will see how cults manipulate. https://libertyforcaptives.com/2012/06/29/eight-ways-to-identify-religious-brainwashing-mystical-manipulation-part-2-of-8/ This is a great resource to help if you are intervening in someone's life who is in a cult to explain away their Manipulations. Even some mainline churches operate this way, and have become a cult of personality. Take the time to read all 8 parts they are short and easy to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GandalfTheWise Posted March 9, 2020 Group: Royal Member Followers: 24 Topic Count: 40 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,459 Content Per Day: 0.59 Reputation: 2,377 Days Won: 2 Joined: 08/23/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, Daniel Marsh said: Be fully Grounded in Scripture and Doctrine Be full of the Holy Spirit Be praying and prayed for Be not a lone wolf Be knowledgeable with the doctrines you are refuting Be Jesus Centered in all conversations. Discuss the main doctrines like Who Christ is and What he did. I'd also add sharing one's personal testimony of what God's done in their life. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jostler Posted March 9, 2020 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 24 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,679 Content Per Day: 1.38 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 16 Joined: 01/19/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Same as any witness. Live Jesus before their eyes. Then be ready to give an account of the hope that lives in you, when they start asking questions about what you got that they don't have. Acts 2 drives that home, and two quotes from believers in history come to mind. One who rather insightfully pointed to the nature of witnessing in a positive way, and one who talked about some of the problems with witnessing. One was an old Catholic saint, might have been Francis of Assisi but i can't recall for sure...but he quipped: "Preach the gospel to all creation, if necessary, use words." Another quote that i think addresses witnessing came from Brennan Manning: “The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.” ― Brennan Manning Edited March 9, 2020 by Jostler 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted March 9, 2020 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.87 Content Count: 43,799 Content Per Day: 6.19 Reputation: 11,244 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2020 What does it take? The Holy Spirit through a believer who is led by Him. It is the work of the Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Marsh Posted March 9, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 126 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,090 Content Per Day: 0.57 Reputation: 501 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/15/1956 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 3 hours ago, GandalfTheWise said: I'd also add sharing one's personal testimony of what God's done in their life. I forgot that one, write out 1 min, 3 min and 5 min editions. 1 hour ago, maryjayne said: Reach Out Trust is a great organisation for help, advice and resources for all who have been affected by, or want to help those affected by cults of all sorts. I have heard good things about them before. 28 minutes ago, ayin jade said: What does it take? The Holy Spirit through a believer who is led by Him. It is the work of the Lord. That is what I mean by being filled with the holy spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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