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You are wasting everyone's time by spending so much energy on it.  I have no need of knowing the details of any false doctrines.

 
You should be ashamed of yourself for making your discontent that of others, especially that of other churches and other districts.
 
Your arrogance to judge that anyone who disagrees with your beliefs is in error is nothing short of the contentious divisiveness that the Apostle Paul warned Titus regarding when he said, “Warn a divisive person once, and then warn him a second time.  After that, have nothing to do with him.”  (Titus 3:10). 
 
You would be wise to heed the voice of the Holy Spirit in Proverbs 26:21, pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.

Your effort to take your personal conviction and use it to demean the sincere, Jesus devoted, God fearing leaders of churches, districts, even our Fellowship saddens God’s heart and places you in a dangerous place of incurring His wrath (read Genesis to Revelation to better understand that if this thought doesn’t resonate with you)!

I pray the Holy Spirit will reveal to you whatever fight from your past that you are struggling to win now vicariously through this shameful attempt to slander the Bride of Christ so that your heart may be healed.   I pray that you will ask for the forgiveness of all just as publicly as you have sinned

 You would be wise as well to consider the Apostle Paul’s warning of sharing in the Lord’s Supper in an unworthy manner until you have humbled yourself.

 I suggest you stop reading books that capitalize on the popularity of a person and
look at lives that are being changed. 

  I have grown up in the A/G and know A/G doctrine better than you do.  I'm not interested in debating on minute points of doctrine that are not vital to salvation.

  And, I would caution you not to create theological issues out of preference matters, or style choices. 

A person like yourself is to be pitied, for though you throw accusation about deception, I would say that you seem to be the one deceived.
I would also guess that you secretly enjoy the controversy and attention you draw to yourself which, if true, is an indication of the most insidious sin - Pride.
If you persist in your attacks, your corner of Heaven will be awfully lonely.
 
When I read your e-mails, like this one, I get the impression that you are out to make a name for yourself, rather than trying to protect the truth, or to protect Christ's church. 
 
 In my humble opinion, and I do not know this individual personally, this individual seems to have an ax to grind and not a genuine concern about “Pentecostal doctrinal”.
 What is it to you what I or anyone else does.
 What I am quite sure you consider protecting the purity of the faith is, to me, an exercise in dividing the Body of Christ.
 So, I prefer that you and your ilk spend your precious time on earth to each other, puffing up yourselves in spiritual pride, and pretending that you alone are the elect.

People who show little fruit in soul winning seem to love to attack those who do. Is it personal guilt? Jealousy? or a Pharisaical spirit? Jesus rebuked the Disciples for correcting others who were acting in His Name saying, " If they are not against me they are for me"

 Did God commission you to correct his servants?
I think not.
 
 

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