Harley,
Yours seems to be just the right Christian attitude. It shows me you love the Lord and want to do His will, and you would like to be His servant and give a helping hand in solving this great problem you have just encountered.
This is just what I wanted to do as this problem struck me in my face about 6 years ago. I pleaded with Danny Shelton. I pleaded with Walt Thompson. I tried to get them to look at it just like you would like to do right now. Yes, I talked with Linda, but that was no problem at all, being such a sweet Christian herself, and she was willing to do almost anything to save her marriage, to restore the whole situation.
You may have discovered that the real problem started when a demon appeared to Brenda Walsh at night, and she followed the prodding of that demon.
At that time I asked Walt Thompson if he really wanted the demon to guide them through the crisis, and his reply was that if the demon would help them they would let him. I could not believe that this would ever come from a Christian Seventh-day Adventist ministry, but is seems like they made their choice.
You mentioned the case with Jesus and Mary, but Mary never said she'd take whatever help she could get from Jesus if she could also let the demon help her.
3ABN has never said they'll stop getting that help from the demon. If they would, and would dedicate their lives to serve Jesus and the truth a great victory could be gained.
When I see how they are fighting to justify the kind of life Tommy Shelton has lived in stead of following in the footsteps of Jesus in asking forgiveness for what has been done, except in some rare cases where it seems like he has been cornered - then I see no spirit of Jesus Christ prevailing in their hearts.
We all have skeletons in our closets, and we have to let the Holy Spirit do the cleansing.
At a meeting I had with some of the leaders at 3ABN back in 2004 I was asked why I kept supporting Linda. I was given the advise by these people that it would be more expedient for me to leave her alone because I would never get any appreciation for the work I was doing. It is true that I have never received an appreciation from a great amount of people, and some resent it very much. I am not asking for the approval of people. I am only asking what would Jesus do?
Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan. When I have seen Linda being devoured by demons I do not ask the opinion of people - I ask myself what Jesus would have done. Would the Good Samaritan leave the suffering victim bleeding beside the road? Does the Good Samaritan ask the opinion of people and what appreciation he will get for helping the victim he finds?
My dear Mr Johann, I wasn't talking about any of this. It is important to you I can see. I am sure you believe you have good reasons for what you did and for what you believe but everybody else thinks they do too. I will just listen for awhile.
So, my dear Harley, are you asking us to forget the parable Jesus told us of the Good Samaritan and leave the bleeding sufferers behind, just because the devourers call themselves members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and demand recognition as proclaimers of the truth?
God forbid.
No, Mr Johann. I was not asking that. I would never ask that. This is a war. So many are fighting and trying to destroy one another. So much is negative. So many are mean. So many fight below the belt. I see both sides of the road covered in bleeding hurting people. I see so many casualties of this war, all hurt and bleeding and needing love and care. Maybe for you only one is laying by the side of the road bleeding and suffering. It is good to help the one, but she is not the only one. I think if you look up. I think if you really look around you you will see the others being beat up and hurt too.
I am going to go back to just reading here once in awhile. Too much here is just negative and critical and doesn't help or heal anybody. That is contagious. We have to make the positive and good grooves in our brains deeper than the negative bad ones because the deepest grooves win and control our minds.
Phl 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord [is] at hand.
Phl 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Phl 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Phl 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.
Phl 4:9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.