Struggling with DB and his doctrines

Posted By: Rocky
Date: Sunday, 12 May 2002, at 1:31 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Well dont forget....... (Widdle guy)

- I sure struggled with the Godly counsel issue too - I think I was obsessed with it-

- I learned over the years that DB was a doctrine shopper only I think he mixed in some kind of an addictive snake oil concoction that made us all sick in our souls

- over the years I have found many of the sources DB extracted doctrines from - even his deviant doctrines and other twists were not new

- I believe that DB's deviances cannot detract from the truth we did through the Word - the basics we lived were not DB's original doctrines, interestingly I went almost crazy over the truth or lie of DB. I think I spent about ten years post family trying to understand this issue. I wrote DB before I left, got weird answers and excommunication.

- I have come to the conclusion the truth was in the way we loved each other and bore clean fruit through the word of God in the bible. This fruit, which I feel most of us experienced, cannot be taken away, it is imutable and part of God's work in us.

- I think FFing, Gypsy helpers, goddesses, the false prophecies and all the other manipulative DB fantasies have only hurt others, failed to hold truth and are decaying into the wood, hay and stubble that they really are.

- Great point about Solomon, he too went bonkers following other Gods.

- I thank you for responding to my post, it was my first and it was nice to hear from you, Rocky

> I joined in 1972 and left in 1989. I also
> was very much impacted with his words. The
> problem I have is I have found much validity
> in his godly counsel.

> I have reconsidered some things but I still
> find the basics of his teachings to be
> correct and sound. The more controversial
> stuff is questionable.

> But to completely disregard all that he has
> said thru the years just because the end of
> his life had a sad conclusion I just dont
> see wisdom in that. We dont throw out the
> proverbs or eccleasties or song of solomon
> because he backslid in his latter years!!!

> To completely throw out all the teachings of
> David Berg makes as much sense to me as
> tearing the book of proverbs out of my
> bible. I quote from the book of proverbs
> quite often and feel no remorse for doing
> it. And your right God will have to sort
> thru the messes of his children as he always
> has!!!

> There are those who said they never publicly
> heard a confession or repentence from David
> Berg before he died, well I dont recall
> reading one from king Solomon either but
> that doesnt negate the good he did or how
> God used him.