Comments on: Responding to Australian Prayer Network’s Analysis of Federal Election 2007

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:45:15 +0000

An awesome letter from Pastor Cotton. Thankyou CTFM for keeping people throughout Australia informed and for the integrity with which you have done so. God Bless our beautiful country because You Lord Cannot Forsake even 10 righteous in a city, no not even 1!
Ray

By: Hammar family

Hammar family — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:44:37 +0000

Dear Pastor Danny
May God bless you abundantly and cover you with His Mantle of protection. Our family has commenced praying for a “Damascus conversion” for our Prime Minister as we have been quite devastated by the election results.
We know it is prayer and ONLY prayer that will protect our nation. Thank you so much Ps. Danny for your boldness and courage in speaking for all of us
God bless
The Hammar family

By: Phillip

Phillip — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:42:32 +0000

Danny I am with you, I believe with out a doubt that you are a Jeremiah in this nation.
I have great concerns about the newly elected government and their policy’s. Unfortunately to add to the wound the newly appointed Liberal leader is backing a famous and influential Homosexual leader here in Tasmania and wishes to presser the government on equal rights nationally. I see the recent move from the Victorian government to be also a motivator. Australian denominations don’t realise the vast amount of amount of Christ believing people who don’t go to Church and are looking on shaking their heads looking for leadership and morel grounding, and are saying “I want to see Jesus, were is the authentic power and signs and wonders and heart of God of which the Church was founded on.” Most denominations today started as a result of a powerful move of God! But how could I give any credit to most Church leaders or denominations today when it was people freely following after Christ and his HOLY ANOINTED ministers because they see the Love and compassion of the loving God. Not a political dead institution of power abusive people.
I’m sorry I bet there is people with good intention but like what good old Kenneth Copeland has to say about the state of the modern Church in his teaching Revelation of Redemption: “Just face it, most of the Churches these days are merely middle class social clubs. And they couldn’t help a needy person even if he’d walk in to one.” No I’m sorry the Church isn’t suppose to be weak, and Jesus did rebuke his disciples when they were scarred on the boat and Jesus rebuked them and said you of little Faith. We are people who are supposed to have authority over the elements. And I’m sorry I don’t consider Allen Davis to be a leader of the true Church of Christ but a leader of the AOG. He preached that we are to be weak and rarely see people healed and Jesus never rebuked his disciples when they couldn’t. No my Bible says that these signs shall follow those who believe. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A PEOPLE OF POWER IF WE BELIEVE, WHAT ELLS ARE WE GOING TO DO WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH DEMONIC POWER AROUND WITH PEOPLE HAPPY TO USE IT. I’m not sitting around and wait until some dead Church leader releases me into ministry I will be like Paul and go with out consent and continue to see people in the streets of Hobart healed and have the Gospel communicated to there minds and probably never get promoted in a denomination in my life. ALL IN THE NAME OF JESUS!
You know what I’m able to do, and it’s not my imagination that drives me!

Regards/Philip

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:31:53 +0000

Thanks Danny.I also found Brian’s comments strange & believe you’ve been wise in not commenting.

I’m sending him Peter Stokes latest Salt Shakers asking him where APN stands with this.

We Christians must stand united.

God blessYou!

In His amazing grace,

Greg.

By: Ewan

Ewan — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:11:13 +0000

Hi Danny,

Excellent comments by Pastor Bob Cotton. I say don’t be afraid to take on the false prophets/teachers in the church like Pickering.

This was my initial reaction to the infamous APN newsletter:

“As for Brian Pickering, as a psephologist he makes a good pastor. I totally disagree with almost everything he has to say. It reads as if he is putting the best spin on a bad outcome. Like many Christians he clearly does not understand the biblical role and function of civil government (i.e. to restrain evil and administer justice [in the interest of protecting life and property], not to operate and maintain a welfare state whilst encouraging a multitude of sinful behaviour). He has bought the lie of the Left that conservative policies are somehow lacking in “compassion, mercy and grace”. The “poor, the widows and the orphans” that he speaks about will be worse off under Labor’s socialistic regime. They always have been. Labor has such a liking for the poor they usually end up creating more of them.

His craziest statement is this:

The door has been opened to a new season of holiness…..

I think the opposite is true.

And what does this statement mean?

For our part we must ensure we are…..holding firm to biblical truth on all issues but also demonstrating the heart of God, His compassion, mercy and grace to a hurting and needy nation.

It reads as if he thinks these two concepts are mutually exclusive!

In addition he also seems to be endorsing the seeker-sensitive perversion of the Gospel.

I think the guy has lost the plot.”

And here are some reactions from others:

“…..this writing reveals some of the worst theology (concerning events in history) I have heard for some time. And Pickering has the gall to blame God! ..e.g…”The battle to hold the ground has been ended with one sweep of God’s hand.”

With interpretations like this, it is no wonder Christians lose elections.”

And:

“Of course, the Germans voted in Hitler too, so would [Pickering] be praising this as God’s work [and] praising Hitler’s soft heart for the unemployed?”

And:

“This is Islamic fatalism: whatever happens is the will of Allah.”

Regards, Ewan.