Has William Beher become the "mouthpiece" for Dale Schurter? Schurter has been conspicuously absent since this blog revealed that he held many beliefs diametrically opposed to God's most important inspired man, Dave Pack. How dare he have an original thought in his head before Dave had one!
Now William speaks out on behalf of the absent one:
Some have written Mr. Schurter quite upset, as they feel as though he believes they do not have God’s Spirit. That impression is simply not true. God’s people do reside in various splinter groups. But, and this is important, they are branches cut off from the vine! It does not mean they do not have God’s Spirit, but rather they are no longer connected to the Body of Christ, and those who do not reconnect at some point are in danger of having the Spirit dwindle down and eventually be entirely gone.
The question that needs to be asked here is, "If you have God's spirit but are cut off, what is the point in having it?" What good is it going to do you to be cut off from the tree or the vine? Branches cut off die, especially vine branches. They die within minutes. What William is really telling these people that they are dead and have no hope unless they come over to Pack's cult. I guess William cannot think from both sides of his brain at the same time.
William goes on to quote HWA trying to placate those that got offended by Schurter's baloney:
Next, Mr. Armstrong talks about how a person with God’s Spirit can temporarily exist outside the Body of Christ. This includes a few who are converted—given God’s Spirit at a baptism—outside the true Church. But notice what must eventually happen.
“Can one who does not know of the true organized Body doing God’s Work, and therefore is outside of it, be a member of the true Church which Christ built? The answer is yes—for it is possible for one to have truly repented, believed, and received God’s Spirit—and be following that Spirit as far as he sees and understands—who does not know of the organized Work Christ is using today. But surely God’s Spirit in him would lead one, in due time, into his part in the organized Body the living Christ is directing.”
Once again William is blatantly telling anyone who thinks they have God's spirit that they are damned if they do not join up with Pack. According to him there is no truth outside Packism.
Obviously then, it is very much possible to have God’s Spirit and be outside the Body of Christ. But that does not mean that wherever such people are found is also where the Body of Christ—the one true Church—is located. God’s people can be scattered in different groups, but they are outside the Body of Christ, and need to reconnect to the Vine at some point.
In other words, get off your lazy asses and join the one and only true church. Get your eyes anointed today and see the light! Don't think for yourself anymore, let the Packman do it for you.