From: "Castillo, Jaime W." <jwcastil@utmb.edu>

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 21:29:16

To: "'WalterMartin@mail.serve.com '" <WalterMartin@mail.serve.com>

Subject: WM: RE: Word Faith teaching

You fellows really need to be careful of who you are calling "Pharisees" , etc. It's so easy to cast stones and name call. ---

Dave

To all,

First of all, I would like to tell Dave that Jeff never called WOF people Pharisees. This is an issue that you deal with me, so leave him out of it. Jeff was just narrating a story, and was in no way casting stones or name call.

With regards to me calling WOF people Pharisees, I was alluding to their ATTITUDE just like the pharisees and Job's friends. I thank Gerald for coming at the most opportune time to share quotes from Fred Price, and other WOF people's stories. The Holy Spirit does work in wondrous ways. As Gerald has mentioned about the guy who had throat cancer, WOF people were wondering what "sin" he must have comitted to have such a disease. This is downright mean, and what Pharisees and Job's friends would exactly say. I am just making an honest observation; if I am mistaken, I hope Dave can enlighten me more, or if Gerald took the stories out of context. If the WOF people can think of such things, it is either they were TAUGHT THAT, or they misunderstood the actual doctrine. Which is which, Dave?

Paul called the Judaizers "dogs", and Jesus used more "name calling". As an honest observation and in the appropriate circumstance (and I am defending why what I said is appropriate), we can call people for what they are. And Dave, I have already mentioned before that I still commit the sin of hypocrisy. That makes me a Pharisee in my own way. So do not worry about me casting the first stone on myself, for I have already done it. I can clearly see MY KIND (hypocrites), existing in all shapes, doctrines, and actions--including the WOF people (WITH REGARDS to their doctrine, which leads to their pharisaical attitude--I am not talking that they are Pharisees ALL THE WAY). I do know it is God's will and plan to get me out of my own Phariseeism, but He is now using it for His glory.

Love in Christ,

Jaime