A farewell and a warning for those hear on SI

To all who visit this site, I say goodbye. I don't say it in bitterness, contention, or youthful zeal not according to knowledge (as some suppose), but with a broken heart and a burning in my spirit. This site used to be a place of wealth in Spirit and pure and true to the Spirit of Christ and the Word of God.
In love, I believe this site, and particularly it's moderation/"authority" stand at a precipice. It is to be a light of all the truths of God's Holy Word, to be birthed AND LIVE EVEN NOW, in the Spirit of Christ, or to accept every wind of doctrine, to allow wolves and leaven in the midst (& to actually bring them in, encourage them, and hold them up as examples).
In love, I care very little what is thought of or said about me, but that people do not believe a lie, the sheep are not led to the wolves, and the Gospel is not stripped of its very self. This site allows for everything these days except gifts of discernment, true prophetic giftings, and the scriptural commands to "exhort, rebuke, correct," etc.
If you came and walked with me, prayed with me, ministered with me, and searched the scriptures with me, you would not see an angry, bitter, harsh, proud, or divisive person. Not hat I have never sinned in these areas at all, but I am not the boogey-man you want to make me so you can ignore my words (which my words matter very little, but I'm referring to the MANY scriptures I have raised that have been TOTALLY ignored, disregarded, and unanswered), nor is Sean, or Jim, etc., etc. There may very well be some "angry watchman" on this site I'm sure, but you are throwing out the baby with the bath water.
By your understanding and definition of what "angry" and "love" are, Carter Conlon's message would be an outright rebuke to his predecessor who had a greater anointed Prophetic gifting than he does, David Wilkerson. Your interpretation of these matters is flawed, but that's probably considered unloving to even say in your opinion.
Under your estimation, I could show you in scripture where Isiaih, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Joel, Amos, Jesus, Paul, Peter, John, James, Jude, Leonard Ravenhill, David Wilkerson, Art Katz, Ian Paisley, etc., etc. we're all "unloving, harsh, and in the wrong spirit". All these men after having been filled with the Spirit of God having Prophetic giftings and God given gifting in discernment.
I fear for the direction of this website and the personal ministry direction of some of the moderators. This is why I have gone to them one on one in love over the phone and poured out what the Lord put in me to share. I am not some angry, proud, religious, "son of thunder". I am just a man who's heart is burning not to let the wolves into the flock. Heck, not just let them in, but leading them in. I have followed the scriptural mandates for rebuking, concerning authority, in sharing in love. Heck, I have followed SI official forum rules some of the moderators who wrote them have not followed like the ones on praying before posting, not having an agenda, not promoting self, etc. I am not defending myself for my own sake, but that any excuse to disregard the truth from scripture I have shared would be showed as what it is - an excuse. A straw man. A banana peal.
We would not have appealed the way/form we did (Sean and I), but when we asked honest questions and appealed directly in love with truth and with scriptures, and with direct quotes (" out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks"), we were shut down. Posts were removed, threads locked, etc. - after Greg made insinuations, judged our character/intentions, made indefensible comments we couldn't respond to, etc., and then locked it. How Christlike is that? If you have God given authority here, how ordained of God was that use of it?
I love you all and I pray that God works in all of us, especially me, and I pray that this site not become an old crusty site that used to be birthed of God, but slid step by step into Apostacy. God forbid. If it does continue down that slope, God's Spirit will be fully removed, ICHABOD will be spiritually posed in its header as His glory departs, and I will pray the forums get shut down by the Lord sovereignty so one of the very sites that used to decry the apostasizing of the nations become part of the very beast it used to expose. All to defend an anti-Christ system and it's cheifest proponents.
Make no mistake, their are heart issues that have begun LONG before this came into fruition which no one sees, save the Lord. Just like with Tom from VOM and the devastation wreaked in his life. Where was a brother with REAL LOVE to speak a word of truth in due season? Where was his time with the Lord when no one was looking in place of running around doing ministry? How did this sin become so overwhelming without anyone knowing?
Sin is always this way. So it is with leaders as discernment is GIVEN AWAY and lost and Apostacy ("adultery" - other lovers) is allowed into the house in God's name. If you think this sounds like hate, anger, pride, or unloving, you are wrong. If you think this sounds like an attempt to exhort, rebuke, correct, and warn - you are exactly right. Either way you see it, take it to the Lord. Discernment is kept and flourished by the "mature who through exercising their sense learn to distinguish good from evil". It is lost by the immature and/or rebellious who believe the oldest deceptive line in history - "Did God REALLY say....you will not surely die......you will be LIKE God knowing good from evil (knowing better than God in his overly protective hand is what is implied). It's an attempt to detract from God's character, His Name, and His Word. And, "He has exalted His Word even above His name....the Word of God stands true forever....let God be true and every man a liar..", etc., etc., etc.
"Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.....and the Spirit of truth will come and bring into your remembereance all the things I have said unto you.....Thy Word is Truth...." - Jesus
If you doubt my love for God, people, and the Truth, feel free to email me personally because my heart is pure and my face is set like a flint. I pray blessing and peace for all of you,
In Christ's name,
Jeff Marshall
jeffmar1130@aol.com

Like I said before... you are free to discuss the Catholic Church, and even Mother Teresa. But what you and another poster have shown here today is that you are looking for a fight. You are being contentious. The only ones who do not see it is the two of you.

If I, Krispy Kritter, am telling you that you are being contentious... then brother, you are being contentious!

Bye.

Krispy

I'm not looking for a fight & may the Lord judge me ever more severely if I am wrong. I am "fighting the good fight of the faith, given once for all to the saints."

And the two of us aren't the only ones who see it. The shear number of people who don't see that is what is scary. You will give account one day for every idle word in every one of your accusations and everything you said in all 8,000+ posts brother. Have you followed the rule of praying before you posted in reference to my writing?

Dear sister,
There are multiple posts on here (the ones not totally deleted cause they didn't agree), but essentially in reference to holding up false teachers in the Roman Catholic Church who denied the Gospel as examples. We are not talking about doctrinal differences upon which believers may disagree, nor are we talking a difference in denominational differences. We are talking the difference between the Body of Christ and the Synogauge of Satan.
The Truth of the Word of God, and a lie from the pits of hell. "If anyone comes and preaches another Gospel than the one we preached, or you receive another spirit than the one we received, let him be accursed". Those are Paul's words, not mine. I'm not going to start over, but go and read the recent posts and defending lost and false teachers like Mr Theresa to the detriment of the truth of God's Word. Not doctrinally differences, but totally different Gospels, with totally different hopes for salvation, and totally different spirits. The two have totally different eternal dwelling places. I want to cry, but am too exhausted in my heart yearning for some in the church not to believe a lie and succumb to the mixture of such leaven. God help us.

You will give account one day for every idle word in every one of your accusations and everything you said in all 8,000+ posts brother. Have you followed the rule of praying before you posted in reference to my writing?

And of those posts I've made do you also realize how many of them are apologies for foolish things I have said? Dont turn this around and make it about me, brother.

Your attitude in this is the problem, not the truth of what you are trying to say. Unfortunately your attitude is clouding over the truth.

Krispy

Like I said several times yesterday... I actually agree with the premise of what jeff was saying. There was truth in his words, and I too have been disturbed by the positive light in which the roman church has been portrayed as of late on this forum by the leadership.

However, what took place yesterday came from a place outside of Christian love. The tone was extremely antagonistic and contentious. Granted, we all often misread each others posts and come to the wrong conclusions... but I thought yesterdays display was quite obvious and was confirmed by others who saw the same display of contentiousness as I did.

There is no place for that.

A good lesson to learn for all, including myself. Often times WE are the reason our message isnt being heard! We have all seen certain street preachers who carry signs that are so offensive that no one can get past that and here the message of salvation.

And another thing that needs to stop is we need to cease acting like a martyr when someone doesnt agree with us. I know in the past I have done that... and we saw it again yesterday. I think if we all would humble ourselves perhaps a lot of the contentiousness on this forum would vanish.

But that has yet to happen.

Also... we need to stop equating obnoxiousness with a prophetic gifting. People like to fancy themselves as a prophet when really all they are is an... well, I cant say it here... but use your imagination.

Krispy

Um....am I having Deja vu? I haven't had my morning coffee yet so that could be it, but wasn't this thread locked yesterday because I see the same responses?

What is wrong with quoting from the Pope or Mother Teresa?

Sometimes the world says things that are remarkable, and can't God speak through any of these people? If He can speak through an Ass to correct people, why can't God speak through people that are not of His flock?

Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Sometimes that daily bread that He sends us may be at the mouth of a Raven, or an Ass, or a sinner even as we read of the man who was born blind and standing there rebuking the Pharisees. Yet, his words were profound.

We should not discount any word that changes our mind for the better. Stop looking at the source and how they are living or what they believe. That is why the Jews stumbled at Jesus Christ and why they had a hard time believing Him, they looked at His surroundings and where He came from and who He hung out with, and yet the very words He spoke they couldn't hear Him. All they were looking at were His credentials and in their eyes He failed.

We are doing the same thing with anyone else that comes along that speaks something profound. We are looking at what the person who said it believes and who they are associated with, but God could be speaking through them.

Just for the record, I am not Catholic, nor am I a Catholic sympathizer.

Let me add this. Admin Greg is NOT Catholic, we all know that, or at least we should know that. I like to think from reading his posts that I have somewhat of a knowledge of the brother and his zeal for truth that he is not in league with the Catholic Church. We should be careful brethren because the same measure we judge the same will be meted out to us.

Let me explain that. When we judge or condemn a man's actions we must first make sure that the words we are judging this man is accurately coming from the Spirit of God. If our judgement is coming from the Spirit of God than we have safety. However, if we are speaking not from the Spirit of God, the same measure that we have judged will be doled back out. That simply means this that what we accuse one brother of doing, be sure that we will be doing the same thing in the future. We will find ourselves quoting from someone that other brethren will not like, and we are going to feel corned, just like brother Greg is finding in these forums.

Been down the road with this one guys, I know what I am talking about. I prefer to humble myself, but I hate to be humbled. ugh!

Krisp! It's good to see you back and in fine form I might add. I thought there was a lot of salt in your post:

"Like I said several times yesterday... I actually agree with the premise of what jeff was saying. There was truth in his words, and I too have been disturbed by the positive light in which the roman church has been portrayed as of late on this forum by the leadership."

"And another thing that needs to stop is we need to cease acting like a martyr when someone doesn't agree with us."

I think that possibly Jeffmar is looking at SI forums like someone would look at a real church. This is NOT a functioning Church, it is a religious wheel of ideas, where we are allowed to express ourselves with our opinions, and that is all.

Sometimes, I suppose, it becomes a pulpit where we can preach too, but it is not a Church. In a functioning, Elders led Church, Heresies , like the Papal evil, or Mormon lying doctrines, would be purged along with their perpetrators immediately.[ hopefully .] [ 3 John ]

Here, we must learn more tolerance, and realize that we cannot convert someone, or bring down fire on those we think are in error. I think there are some here who have never been born again, but adapted a religious spirit, but I cannot change that.

Only the Holy Spirit can convict to Truth & Repentance. So, we must learn to lay out our Truth, & let Her do her work & don't let it become personal; God will do that.

This is the issue as I see it, and to become so frustrated, & angry that you must leave, defeats the purpose of ministry..

Otherwise, I do not have to defend the Truth, but I do not have to contend for it. IT IS NOT PERSONAL. God will do His work & men will either receive it or reject it; & we cannot control that or them!

I, personally, know that many here will not receive me; I expect that, & I also know that some here are in levels of error, but the Truth has a way of shining through, and dividing; just like the tare and the wheat stalk. Many have seen that, and have discovered where people really stand. God uses things like this.

"For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you." People see what others really believe eventually.

I personally would ask Jeff to consider what I've said, and that he is not alone in his discernment, but maybe got overwhelmed about his "righteousness", and angry. Consider apologizing for this attitude, and return with more tolerance; he does have a lot to offer in many arenas.

All Isaiah & Jeremiah had to do was cry out!. After having done that, it was all in God's hands, and men mostly ignored them. That is most of the prophetic call.

"And He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;
Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’

“Make the heart of this people dull,
And their ears heavy,
And shut their eyes;
Lest they see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart,
And return and be healed.”

He could not [angrily] take his marbles and go home