Comments on: Cornerstone Church – Knoxville Cult?

By: Concerned

Concerned — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:29:00 +0000

Paul, I have to admit that these men SHOULD speak up, but the fact that you seem to attribute truth as defined by men is troubling to me. Can not the Holy Spirit lead you into ALL truth as the Word teaches us? Just because other men don't say anything doesn't mean there isn't a problem.

Monergism and modern-day scholars and teachers do not determine truth. God's Word does. Read the Word of God, compare the teachings and PRACTICES of Sovereign Grace Ministries, seek the Lord in prayer, and see what He tells you.

DON'T look to websites, blogs, your pastor, your care group leader, or anyone else in this. If oyu want the truth, the only One who can lead you without any bias, and without any deception or sinfulness possibly interfering with their judgment and discernment is the Spirit of God. So seek Him. He will reveal truth.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:29:00 +0000

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:10:43 +0000

If Sovereign Grace Ministries was a cult they would be put into the same category of the Boston Church, Jehovah Witnesses and Mormons. The theologians of today would point them out as being a cult rather than write books with them, teach seminars with them and fellowship with them. All one has to do is go to monergismdotcom and see CJ Mahaney listed alongside of John Piper, R.C. Sproul,Tim Keller, Sinclair Ferguson, John MacArthur, Al Mohler, James White, Michael Horton, D.A. Carson, Mark Dever, John Frame, James Boice, J. Ligon Duncan III, Iain H Murray,Arturo Azurdia III, and J.I. Packer. If Sovereign Grace Ministries was a cult, these men would speak up.

In Christ,

Paul

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:41:08 +0000

Are all posts moderated now?

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:06:30 +0000

I’d also like to say that I highly respect you for restoring the comments in this thread.

Blogging is tough. When we create a post and invite comments, we open a door.

Sometimes we don’t like what comes through that door, but that’s the nature of the beast.

Well done!

By: acme

acme — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:50:57 +0000

Hmm–I see. I know you’ve indicated that you’re still learning as a blogger. I believe you have my email because I have to leave it here to leave a comment. Would it not have been more in the spirit of Christ if you had emailed me and asked me about it, one Christian to another?

One thing I have learned from SGM over the last 22 years is that idols are generally good things that we want too much: marriage, money, security, even obedient children, happy families, and modestly dressed women.

History is filled with well-meaning people setting up churches, communities, or countries, trying to get it right, trying to eliminate the stuff that tears us apart, to support the stuff that builds us up. Some of these efforts have worked well enough (with some mistakes that they have left good legacies); some have been effective but wrong. Some focus on religion, some eliminate it. Some focus on economics. Some focus on morality or philosophy or lifestyles.

I believe that SGM is filled with well-meaning people trying very hard to get it right. You eliminated my comment because I compared it to another faith community that tries very hard to get it right, but whose means of enforcing modesty on women is truly excessive. I did not say, nor did I mean to imply, that these two are equivalent organizations–I do mean that the root issues are the same.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:06:10 +0000

Glad to see your site about this is up and running again. I admire your freedom in hearing others’ viewpoints, even if they differ from your own. I mean that…it takes guts to let others air their views on your own blog and not have any fear or desire to “control” things…if you are able to remain in an SGM church and not become legalistic or spiritually abused, then by all means do so, and help others who are unable to not become legalistic and in bondage.

I think there are many in SGM churches who are not in bondage to the extent I was, or those on the other blogs. But, the spiritual abuse IS real, and it CAN happen, if you are not careful. So if you are free, then please keep an eye out for others…thanks for your blog!

By: SVD

SVD — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:16:15 +0000

I decided that your reference at the end of the post was not appropriate for this blog. I don’t not like to edit comments (other than spelling errors) so I would rather not post your comment than be accused of changing your words.

Please feel free to resubmit without such inappropriate comparisons.