![]() ![]() I got an attorney and I dissolved our stinking 501c3 in this church because the Government ain't gonna tell me what I can and what I can't say. § 7611."īut in a live stream uploaded on Facebook on Sunday, Locke claimed he had renounced his tax-exempt status and said he still held the same views about Democrats. This violates the law and we ask for an investigation into Locke's conduct under 26 U.S.C. The AUSCS said Locke's comments violated the Johnson Amendment that prevents houses of worship from opposing political parties or endorsing candidates.Ī May 14, letter sent to the IRS by AUSCS attorney, Ian Smith read: "Though Locke stated he was not a 'full-fledged Republican,' he clearly told his congregants to vote against the Democrats, from the pulpit of his church. We unintentionally, inadvertently do it because the King James uses the word possession,” Locke said.Ĭontinuing to explain his thought, Locke said, “Sometimes, the pressure of the King and the Catholic Church, they inadvertently used a word that made sense to them that now no longer makes sense to us.” Locke alluded to the fact that whenever most people hear the word “possessed,” they tend to think about scenes from the film “The Exorcist” and envision someone who is completely overcome by a demon.Pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church claims he has given up tax-exempt status for the church after calling Democrats "demons." Above, Locke holds services in the church parking lot on March 29, 2020, in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. “I would say things like this, ‘Christians could never have a demon.’ And then I started reading the Bible-Now here’s the problem, we use the word possession in a way that should not be used. The pastor preached that today we misappropriate what it means to be emotionally overcome by an evil spirit, which the Bible calls a demon, and shared he has been teaching it all wrong. Admitting he had never made that connection, Locke shouted, “Shame on me for not reading the Bible the way it was intended by the Holy Spirit of God to be read and to be preached.” Locke Explains King James’ Interpretation Regarding Demonic Possession “The Bible says in the last days believers shall give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils,” Locke said. RELATED: Greg Locke Tells Church Members ‘I Will Ask You to Leave’ If They Wear a Mask Again Stop looking for it from me and others and start saying, ‘God you are the one that’s going to have to deliver me from this situation that I found myself in.’” They have some sanctification-slightly.”Įven people gathered in their tent today have only slightly been set free from their bondage to the past, the pastor informed, saying, “You will never be delivered from what is attacking you and oppressing you until you get desperate for the deliverance that you need from God. Locke shared that his eyes are being opened to the American church and is seeing that people “have some deliverance-slightly. Locke called out denominations in the American church for explaining away the power of God, because it doesn’t fit their denominational narratives. ![]() Because not everybody with a bad toupee and a Bible under their arm has been called by the Holy Ghost of God.” They are still around, and be careful who you listen to. Referring to the “they” in verse 11 as false teachers, Lockewarned the hundreds gathered under Global Vision Bible Church’s large tent that “false teachers are still around today, ladies and gentlemen. The pastor briefly explained the prophet of Jeremiah’s calling and shared that the passage they read was the introduction of a repentance sermon the prophet would preach for forty years. ![]()
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