Out of fellowship – Quotes from Revivalist ‘Pastor’, Anthony Johnston 15/11/08 – Audio available at:“Bit of a reminder… someone leaves that you’re friends with… you have to cut the connection. Doesn’t just mean the meetings, you know, alright, it’s hanging out with them, facebook, msn, whatever. We’ve got to draw the line…
The ‘church’ needs to be on high alert on this one…
If you’re still in contact with people that have left, you need to cut ties, and if you’re having trouble doing that then you have to speak to the pastors… but you need to do it ASAP.
If you run into someone in the street, ‘g’day’, basically keep it short. You’re not to hang out with them. Sometimes, you don’t know the situation, ask them to speak to the pastor, whatever, but you’re not meant to be hanging out with them, ‘how you going’, emailing or whatever. They need to be warned.
And if YOU disregard the bible instruction you also jeopardise your position in the fellowship by being disobedient and rebellious in the sense that you’re not going to follow the instruction of the scriptures, and we don’t want that to happen now do we? Everybody amen?
“There were people who were with you but then weren’t with you. There were people who were good friends, and that you loved, but you have to cut ties because that is what the Lord would have you to do…”
“…The church has got to be on high alert, and we have to be on high alert together… and it doesn’t work, you know…”
… you can get drawn in emotionally by this and that, but you got to look at the spiritual application… they don’t love the Lord like you do… if they’re not here, where are they, and why? And if they’re not here with you then err… why. aren’t they in fellowship here.
“We have to be strong and tough, we have to be like soldiers… and stand up for the lord and not sympathetic to things, but gotta be strong… we have to be an example to our kids and make it clear at an early age, that if your frieds leave ‘the Lord’ and aren’t walking in ‘the spirit’ anymore, you’re just going to have to cut connections, for your safety, for your safety in the lord.”
Youngies have come into Sydney and leave. They leave to do what they want to do and people still want to be in contact with them, we gotta cut it. Recognise them and withdraw from them. Stand up for the Lord and the fellowship you love to be an example to others.
