[alexander_busek]

Supposing for a moment that your thesis ("All moves of God have met resistance from established churches") were true - can that be used to prove anything? How does it help us separate the religious "nutwings" and "zanies" (e.g., Rev. Jim Jones, "Heaven's Gate," "Branch Davidians," etc.) from whatever new religious movements you might deem "of God?"

Obviously, the fact that established churches might "resist" or even "persecute" some new movement does not prove for an instant that that movement is authentic (the fallacy of "Post hoc ergo propter hoc").

Conversely: What if the established churches take absolutely no notice of a new religious movement? Would you claim that that proves that the new movement is NOT "from God?"

So what good is your assertion that "all moves of God have met resistance from established churches?"

Regards,

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Obviously, the fact that established churches might "resist" or even "persecute" some new movement

Get caught up, it is not about a new movement!