This is a repost from the Endtime Prophecy Net Blog.   
      
   It's time for one of those soul-searching questions that some people don't   
   like to ask -- or answer -- because it makes them feel a bit uncomfortable.   
      
   So here we go . . .   
      
   Why is it, that if a small group of dedicated Christians get together in the   
   privacy of a fellow Christian's home in order to engage in Christian   
   fellowship, perhaps participate in a Bible study, and share a potluck   
   dinner, they are viewed with suspicion, perhaps suspected of being a danger   
   to society, and maybe even accused of being a strange cult; yet if those   
   very same people attend a church service where there is also Christian   
   fellowship, a Bible study before mass, and perhaps an after-service potluck   
   or snacks as well, they are viewed as respectable members of society?   
      
   Let's be honest here, shall we? The way that certain church members blindly   
   follow the teachings and doctrines of their pastors, priests, ministers,   
   bishops, archbishops -- and yes, even the Pope in Rome -- one would almost   
   think that they are cult leaders. They certainly have their congregations   
   believing just as they believe themselves.   
      
   So who is the real danger here? Which is the real cult? Or is there really   
   no distinction between the two? Is it even possible that persecution against   
   private Christian fellowships is at least partly inspired by, promoted by   
   and supported by the "respected denominations"?   
      
   What do you think?   
      
      
      
   Jeff Snyder, SysOp - Armageddon BBS  Visit us at endtimeprophecy.org port 23   
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