Denny,

This organization physically swallowed many who started out being geninuinely zealous for the things of God but eventually became loaded down with the pressure to be 'more committed', 'more holy' etc. The fact that they have openly declared in black and white that they are leaned towards the teachings of Arminianism and specifically the matter which has distressed me most for I can now understand that it directly impacted on the lives of many who came open hearted in a desire to learn the great truths of the Bible only to be told that they could lose their salvation. Not only did two sisters commit suicide as a result of the immense pressure to live no different to those poor souls who fall prey to cults like the Jehovah's Witnesses (never certain if they have done enough.) I have listened to countless testimonies of JW's who finally found freedom in Christ, the tragedy is that the suicide rate is very high in cults, and this huge organization the AOG is beyond cult status into a false religion. The emphasis on having to always measure up, achieve, succeed, be the best etc, be supra-holy is what crushed me. I just was never that good, I was rejected for being a bad risk. Well thank God for that, it gave me time on the outside to study God's Word without all the theological books and helps etc, that so many put their faith in. In this place I was able to read the TULIP and the 5 Solas, and well you do the math. It is just this was a pretty gigantic eye opener, and really has brought the dire situation the Church is in far closer to home than it has every been. Just what is a Christian to do now ? I am not one who just sits by and says nothing. Oh those rotten no good decieving false teachers, let them burn in hell. No way, they are decieved by the old strawman Jacobus Arminius and that should not be to difficult to undo. I mean I am not genuis but I think that if some really bright theologians put their heads together and gave a paper in reply to the propositional paper, well I am sure many like my sister would leave immediately. I did and that was some years ago, and just to think that a few days ago I was considering going back until I read this diabolical declaration. I am still shocked, I hope you are?