Barry Amundsen (28
Apr 2009)
"For Frank Molver about John Todd"
Hi Frank. I came across the John Todd video
through the close relation of subject matter with my own video. I don't
know a lot about the man. I first heard of him years ago on a video
talk by Al Neal. Al shares some of the history of the Collins family
(inspiration for that old TV show "Dark Shadows") and mentions this one
having come out of there with these stories. Their name was changed to
Todd (Mary Todd Lincoln was one) to deal with the negative aspect of
the Collins name. Neal is quite a thorough investigator and does much
to expose some of these things too and I assumed his to be endorsement
enough. Anyway, I will let the Holy Spirit lead in this and all matters
where discernment is called for. Obviously if someone were to come out
of that life there would be a transition period that would be very
rough and fraught with danger and trouble. One thought comes to my
mind: If we could go back in time to the days following Apostle Paul's
conversion from Saul the Pharisee, would we not be subject to similar
negative reports circulating for years seeking to discredit his
testimony? Were some not saying of him, "He's still an enemy pretending
to have converted but really still wants to destroy us all; He speaks
evil of some of our beloved leaders and calls them of the devil; Look
at him now, He is in prison for all sorts of horrible crimes..." etc.
The official state sponsored publications about Paul must have had a
field day concerning him, and his contemporaries must have needed to
sort it out and come to a decision as to whether to trust him or not.
Small wonder that Paul himself would have to keep reminding them not to
believe the reports against him or to be not ashamed of his bonds etc.
Anyway, if God would not protect Apostle Paul in his day against the
negative reports of his detractors, should we expect more today if this
man is truly a converted witch? Use discernment when hearing any report
about anyone. Know no man after the flesh. I was not aware of the
accusations that you mention against this person, but I suggest Holy
Spirit discernment in all such matters and that we lean not to our own
understanding. Beyond that I don't know...
Barry Amundsen