God is so good... another Walmart Witnessing Experience
We arrived in Tennessee at a Walmart and I saw an Anabaptist man, so I approached him to talk God's truth. He was very kind and willing to listen until his 'not so nice not so happy' wife showed up and he had to go!!!!
It was interesting to me as I have to always go from one end of the false religious world to the other. Yesterday I preached outside a worldly evangelical church that has NO solid biblical standards and almost anything goes.
And then today I am talking to a man caught up in MANY man made rules that strangle his ability to follow Christ in the Spirit and truth. I must be prepared to biblical help them all and for me and sister Debbie....it is never boring out here.
Here are the following bullets points of our 30 minute discussion:
*I introduced myself to him and he told me he was involved with a local body but denied it had a name.
(Turns out he is indeed an Amish/Mennonite so he lied really? )
*I preached the gospel to him, gave him an Anabaptist tract and asked him why the Anabaptists keep so many man made traditions vs obeying the Word of God? He made excuses for their added traditions but admitted those rules are not of God. I warned him about Mark 7 and Jesus saying added man made rules and ignoring Gods laws ( like adding washing of hands) void your worship. He pushed back but had nothing biblical to refute that.
* I asked him why they do not go and preach the gospel to anyone and is he ok with his neighbors dying in their sins and going to hell as he does nothing to help them? And in truth, they will take their money in business but not preach the gospel to them. He smirked again and had no answer! ( It shamed him that all his Anabaptist founders were rabid to witness and were killed for it, while today Anabaptists are void of preaching to anyone and they lack the true gospel.
* I explained the beauty of God killing an animal, shed blood, to cover man ( a shadow of Christ ) in a TUNIC/ROBE and I asked why he and his men don't wear robes but expect their ladies to cover their forms? He had no answer.
*I pointed to his straw hat and asked so can I join your group but not wear the hat. He smirked and basically said, you have to wear the hat! I asked for a scripture verses on that and he gave none.
* He brought up Hebrews 10:25 and inferred that gathering together in a local body is part of our salvation. (This is why their man made rules are so dangerous, I can't join them if I don't wear a straw hat so according to their traditions, I won't get salvation. That's heretical.)
* I asked if he uses a phone or internet and he said "oh those are of the devil!!! " (But he admitted they do borrow and use a phone when needed.) I honored his liberty to not use them and I explained that he was in Walmart and would see worldly things there. I told him the internet is only a tool to be used for good or evil. I asked if he had a gun he answered yes. I asked can it be used for evil... he said 'well yes'! They will shun technology as of the devil but then show up in modern stores to shop and Walmart uses all kinds of technology to get the products there. Very hypocritical....
* I informed him they need the Holy Spirit to teach and guide them to be obedient and holy, NOT a bunch of added man made rules. He pushed back not really wanting to test more because his unhappy wife wanted to go.
* I told him we love them, I gave him my phone number and said let's meet, even with your bishop.... to go deep in the Word together so you can worship God in spirit and truth John 4:24
No phone call as of yet?
See the anabaptist faith exposed here for many false unbiblical ways:
http://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/search/label/Anabaptist%27s%20Exposed
We love them and want better for them .... I pray the tract full of truth goes deep in him!
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