“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.” (Jeremiah 17:5, KJV)
A while back, I've mentioned a man named Darwin Fish, who was the former pastor of A True Church (he is no longer the pastor because, as he says, one of his daughters left the faith; he cites I Timothy 3:4 and maybe 5). To many people, he is a cult leader, mainly because he tells people that he knows of no other group of believers in the Truth, seeing as all those he has encountered (Catholic, Protestant, KJV-Only, Orthodox, virtually everyone in mainstream Christendom) are false churches leading people to Hell. Yes, even American Baptists, of which he has a page on (he cites ABC-USA's rejection of the death penalty (of which he cites Genesis 9:6, Numbers 35:31-33, and cites other examples), among other things, as proof of their heretical status).
But what about to me? I am not quick to call him a godly man, in order to not violate Jeremiah 17:5. Anyone who APPEARS to be a leader of the only true church (to be fair, I haven't seen him use such language) and essentially tells people that everyone else is wrong and going to Hell, can spark a bit of favoritism (which reminds me of James 2:9 and the like).
Still, I cannot help but appreciate his hermeneutics, which he takes to its logical conclusion, which is a more literal exegesis, or interpretation, of Scripture, especially in difficult passages.
But again, I must look up Scripture for myself. I've been trying to do this, even using AI (I currently use Google Gemini, not an endorsement), and asking it to strictly stick to literal exegesis. I don't know, maybe that's even trusting in man (how do you think AI is trained?)
Finally, to be fair, and in the sprit of I Thessalonians 5:21, his website is atruechurch.info .
That's all I think I may have for now without going off the rails.
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