For the Love of God, Ed can't you see
For the love of God, Ed, can't you see why he only chose to go over some of the characteristics of a cult! He chose ones that did not apply to him to distract people. Can't you see that he avoided the control characteristic for a reason. It's because that one DOES apply to him. That's the one that all the warnings are about! He was trying to show that his group is not a cult by choosing cult characteristics that do not apply to him. What about what does apply to him? He's not going to talk about it. Can't you figure out why? Come on your not that slow. A cult does not have to have all the characteristics in operation to be a cult.
Just what do you think the warnings of Jesus was all about anyway? Do you really think it was all about cessationalism? If it was how would satan and his gang be able to deceive people like you and me who are not cessationalist?
I really have not listened to Mike Bickle enough to know if he has any false teachings. My concern is all the warnings that have come from people who have left there. There is definitely a commonality in those warnings. That being this is a very controlling place. This is not Godly!
Whether or not Mike is sincere, saved etc. I do not know. I am just concerned about the control issue that I have heard from many. This is not right. I have not studied Mike any more than that and I don't plan to.