Our supporters denounced those who sued the ARP Church, and are now filing charges of heresy against an ARP member who participated in or condoned this action.
The ARP Church has charged men with heresy for their participation in, or acceptance of, a lawsuit against fellow Christians. We all remember how many articles and discussions occurred on the web condemning the “terrorists” for suing the ARP Church. Lots, right? I now present all discussion on the Supporters of Synod Facebook group and any other pro-Synod website dealing with lawsuits against Christians, written after Synod filed their appeal:
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Odd. You’d think with men being brought up for heresy we’d have some discussion on how immoral it is for Christians to sue Christians. In fact, the only reason I can think to not discuss the issue is that Synod is inconveniently appealing. Thank goodness Chuck says The End Justifies The Means! This leads to the awkward situation where men are being tried for heresy for committing the very act their accusers, judge, and jury are all committing. Poor Stephen! And poor Church!
'Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord.
Or where will my resting place be?
Has not my hand made all these things?'
Further details, provided by Dr. Michael Bush (seminary professor), emphasis added:
J [Hering], Richard, and I did not file a suit. We *wanted* to file a "motion to intervene" in the suit that Scott Mitchell had filed. We heard he had been threatened, and he was being hung out to dry. In our opinion that was not right, and we wanted to support him.
We did not succeed in doing so. The suit had already been withdrawn. So in fact J did not do anything at all. He only wanted to do something.
Thus, J is being prosecuted, not for something he did, but only for something he wanted to do. I leave it to you to imagine what the implications of such a principle might be.
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