Controversy FAQ Interview Question 9

Let's say that someone takes the training and they're not a Christian, and they come to the training and they rejoice in the fact that they feel like they've had a very transformational experience. They plan to go out in the world and live in this transformation. But they make no decision towards God, or they have no plans or inclination towards becoming a Christian or believing in Jesus. Would you say that this person has experienced transformation, or are they deceived? Or are they taking part in transformation but not the full thing? How would you describe that scenario?

Since we're not God, and since we have faith in God, what does it matter? How do we know what happened there in the training? We would say, "We don't know." We trust that God is with that person because God loves all people, and that whatever was good and life-giving was from God, and that whether this person has associated that connection with God there and in that moment, or just after the training, is not important. That we have been part of the process that God is engaging in their life is more important to us and we trust that God, in His timing and in His wisdom, will reveal Himself to those whom He has purposed to reveal Himself, and we're dedicated to being part of those on earth that align themselves with Jesus and His mission. We trust the Holy Spirit to do what He said He would do, and we're going to love the people that come before us like we would want them to love us. And we figure that Jesus will take care of the rest.

The question presupposes that the questioner has a clear and exact knowledge of the consistently repeatable formula that God uses in a lineal progression in bringing people to Him. How do we know how God works? Who knew that Saul, on the road to Damascus, was going to become a Christian? He had just killed Stephen!

Back to Controversy FAQ