prophet said:
IFB X-Files said:
prophet said:
This was his home church for years.
Let me chime in here.
I know Steve Anderson personally. I also know the pastor to whom you are referring. Steve Nichols did pastor Steve Anderson and his family and I spoke to Bro. Nichols (face-to-face)before he was struck down with Lyme disease. The subject of our conversation was Steve Anderson.
When Anderson first had his church website, he claimed he was "sent" from Nichol's church. Nichols denied that to be the case. Anderson started his church under no one's sending authority. Can you do that? Sure. But why lie about it?
Now if you are claiming that Bro. Nichols ordained Anderson, well, I wouldn't believe it unless I saw the signed ordination paper. However, I have placed a call to Bro. Nichols to make sure. I have no idea if he will respond.
This recent fiasco in Texas shows the depth of the apostasy of Anderson. He is building his own denomination. There is a video where the pastor of the Florida church says that Anderson "fired" him! I'm not sure the control of Hyles ever went that far.
1. I don't know why you said "I know Anderson personally".
So do I.
What's your point?
2. Nichols ordained him in '05, and sent him out to Phoenix, to start the church.
I was in daily communication with him at the time, and we were employed by the same Company.
3. As to your assessment of the Ft Worth fiasco...I agree 100 %
No need to hear back from Steve Nichols as we have the words out of Anderson's own mouth.
Anderson defines what an "ordination" is, and it is NOT was I nor Steve Nichols nor a large majority of Baptist pastors would define it as. Can it be done that way? Sure. There are no set "rules", but both sides need to agree on what's taking place.
At the 25:00 mark, Anderson explains that when Nichols put his hand on his (Anderson's) shoulder and prayed for him to go start a church, THAT was his ordination.
And if you continue to listen after the 25:00 mark, he goes to say that he would have NOTHING to do with any man who he sends out to start a church if they change their doctrine or position. Why? Because that's what being independent is! Sure strange he's involved in Ft. Worth and Florida.
So I maintain my position that Anderson was never formally ordained. He has no ordination certificate. There was no questioning of him as a candidate. Totally bogus.
And being an alien, I must be totally honest and say I now do question what Nichols told me. Needless to say, there were problems between the two. It's probably just me, but to me, it sounded like Nichols wanted Anderson GONE.
https://youtu.be/6A83arpQEYc