My thoughts on all the comments around @theweeflea blog and the situation with my friend @TonyMiano - The following is a public post I have made on Facebook.

"Recently, Rev. David Robertson of St. Peters Free Church in Dundee wrote a blog in which he gave his view on the arrest of Tony Miano (this blog follows on from an article he wrote about my arrest). While, I would disagree with Rev. Robertson’s thoughts, and views, I do have to say he has every right to critique open-air preaching, and we would do well to assess if his concerns have any basis.

However, what I have seen online is slander and vile attacks against Rev. Robertson from those who disagree with him. Some of the attacks I have been saddened to see include referring to him as an apostate, an enemy of Christ, a non-Christian, and a wolf (all these names stemmed from the fact that he was critical of two open-air preachers). Many also operate under the impression that Rev. Robertson is not interested in evangelism.

The fact is Rev. Robertson is very evangelistic, and does engage in regular Gospel witness. Just because he disagrees with methods and approaches does not give anyone the right to call into question his salvation. By declaring he isn’t saved due to two of his critical blogs is a form of legalism and adds an acceptance of open-air preaching and the approval of open-air preachers as a requirement for salvation. Such nonsense needs to stop and be repented of.

While Rev. Robertson and I would disagree on numerous theological and practical areas, I have no issue affirming him as a brother in Christ. We would do well to learn to ‘love one another’ and not constantly be on the attack. I have failed many times in this area, and have seen time and time again the pain and hurt that comes from not being loving. We as Christians should rejoice in the fact that the Gospel is being preached, and we should be prepared to overlook the failings of our brothers and sisters in Christ. ‘Love bears no record of wrong’, so let us walk in love towards the family of Christ."

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