lassie1865 wrote:I think my church is the coolest on the planet, but we surely have much to learn (relearn, unlearn).
What a great way to put it: relearn, unlearn!
Welcome to the forum Lassie, your passion has shown through by your first message. I'm reminded of Mark 10:15
"Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the reign of Elohim as a child, shall certainly not enter it."I'm also in the process of sharing YY, TOM, FH, the true Names, understanding the Torah, etc. with my old church mates and I know they're not biting the bullet as quickly as I'd hoped. However, it's still early days and I'm sure over time they'll come around. My biggest issue in my case is that the Atlantic ocean separates us so communication is difficult, and not only that but when I left home (a few years ago) I fell back into the world and got myself in a right mess, so my fruit hasn't been the best and my example not great. However, it was in the world where I could learn the Truth, discover it for myself, hear His voice without church doctrine ringing in my ears. So I see their reaction beforehand, I assume their response as follows:
"here is this backslider again who happens to know the "Truth," why should we believe him, he got swayed into deception while in the world, trying to be saved by works?!" Because I know they are firmly grounded in the current Apostolic-Prophetic Movement I take little steps with each email, I introduce them into understanding the Torah while at the same time not saying that their beliefs are wrong. I'm trying to get them to see deeper than face value. I like sending snippets from each book, something that won't discourage them from digging deeper. They are very stubborn, even while still carrying a smile. But I'll tell you one thing, where the real opposition comes can scare one easily, I'm encourage by Luke 12:49-53 concerning division in the family, that happened with me, though not as extreme as the Luke situation as of yet.
I'm greatly encouraged by your first post, though I noticed you posted in two sections, but Robski's post in this thread caught my attention concerning being wise. Sometimes I think my wise move of slowly sharing might not be so wise because when I read your post I see your passion of going straight for the jugular vein by sending to your pastors. I really hope, and have already requested Yahuweh on the issue, that they receive your message with open hearts and minds and that the Truth begins to flow.
For myself, I copy to MS Word then format to a suitable size and print out as desired, doubled sided and 2 pages per page. I'm thinking of having a local printer printing it out for me into a nice binder, however it might be quite costly. I do agree on your request for smaller margins, but then it might make for harder reading.
For my friends, I simply sent them CD copies of all the books as I know they have access to computers. Books would be better, but I don't have access to a printer that can do such a heavy job. But by sending emails they should be slowly drawn to the books. Let's hope they seek out what needs to be found!
May Yahuweh bless you and continue to strengthen you and guide you!
Shalom!