Sister Linda Gibson Johnson

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by diakonos

Yes. You weren’t gentle enough. You’re suavitel when we’re needing snuggle. Or downy.

Still, I don't have the foggiest idea on what I could've done.

[diakonos]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Still, I don't have the foggiest idea on what I could've done.

You commented on his lady-man-of-God...

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by diakonos

You commented on his lady-man-of-God...

Recently?

Last post dialogue between us I mentioned the whole scenario concerning the husband and wife joint pastoring team. I then asked the logical questions concerning the offspring of the two pastors. Since marriage alone causes a joint "calling" into eldership. I honestly wondered if we should explore the larger implications of the physical offspring of this ministerial union. If the calling covers the spouse, does it also include the "kids?" I don't know, but while one may be called of God, not everyone in that family have or are even required to be "ministry." Let alone, a pastor, an evangelist, a prophet, an apostle or a teacher. While the pastor, or elder is a whiz at theological subjects, his spouse may be at a loss to handle the word as well as her husband. Or expounding the word or the most important "leadership" while the husband may be an excellent called leader his wife may be totally unskilled to manage as well as her husband. Men lead men, women do a lousy job as men, and visa versa. Just asked the young man some questions. If that is where I commited a crime, so be it. I promise him, I won't be the last to ask the questions. May the Lord bless him to not be able to escape via the keyboard, and that he will have to deal with it face to face.

[Bro Flame]

Here we are some three years after I started this thread.

Sis Linda is still Jesus Name. She has came back to our church a few times, blessed us with her ministry of songs. She has testified of how some Trinitarian churches are now "hostile" towards her for being "too Apostolic". In her song, "I'm a Pentecostal," she sometimes sings now as "I'm an Apostolic" with too many things having changed in her "Apostolic mind".

My wife and I are blessed and moving forward in God. We've had a few valleys, some deep, deep valleys, but God's been faithful in pulling us through. We've both grown in the Lord and we've both allowed him to use us more and more.

My pastors, my in-laws, are still pushing ahead in leading our church towards Christ. We've had some good preaching, strong moves of the Spirit, you name it. We've had new families come in, get delivered, baptized in Jesus' name, filled with the Holy Ghost. Praise God!

Can't deny what God is doing and who He uses to do it!

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Bro Flame

Can't deny what God is doing and who He uses to do it!

The Bible one time mentions an Ass speaking with a man's voice to correct an individual. Yet, we don't enlist barnyard animals to preach to a congregation. Telling people we can't deny results and claiming those results are God ordained isn't wise. Reason being many "groups" can say the same thing, while looking over at your results and seeing them as poor. Mormons, Joe Witnesses, Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel Industrial Church Complex would say that we shouldn't deny what God is doing with them. Joe Smith's Elders are from sea to shining sea. Now, should we then use your measurement of "results" as the standard of Biblical truth?

[diakonos]

If she is “one of us” why is she still “one of them?”

[Bro Flame]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

The Bible one time mentions an Ass speaking with a man's voice to correct an individual. Yet, we don't enlist barnyard animals to preach to a congregation. Telling people we can't deny results and claiming those results are God ordained isn't wise. Reason being many "groups" can say the same thing, while looking over at your results and seeing them as poor. Mormons, Joe Witnesses, Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel Industrial Church Complex would say that we shouldn't deny what God is doing with them. Joe Smith's Elders are from sea to shining sea. Now, should we then use your measurement of "results" as the standard of Biblical truth?

Brother, God can and does use who He wishes to spread the Word. Not some false, counterfeit gospel. But God uses men, women, children, and the like to spread this Jesus Name Acts 2:38 message.

If people weren't called because of their gender, then the anointing wouldn't fall when they preach.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Bro Flame

Brother, God can and does use who He wishes to spread the Word. Not some false, counterfeit gospel. But God uses men, women, children, and the like to spread this Jesus Name Acts 2:38 message.

If people weren't called because of their gender, then the anointing wouldn't fall when they preach.

Actually, we blame God for a lot of nonsense He never advocated. Just like the false teachers I mentioned, sadly some Apostolic Pentecostals follow suit. God never ordained women or children to preach and teach married men, and their families. Romanticizing the idea that God will use women, children, and mules as eldership is unbiblical, and ridiculous. God used the donkey once, the child with his lunch basket once, the women at the grave once. Yet, none of the 12 apostles were donkeys, women, or children. Isaiah 3:12 wasn’t written by a woman, a donkey, or a child. The prophet was a man.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Bro Flame

Brother, God can and does use who He wishes to spread the Word. Not some false, counterfeit gospel. But God uses men, women, children, and the like to spread this Jesus Name Acts 2:38 message.

If people weren't called because of their gender, then the anointing wouldn't fall when they preach.

Please provide book, chapter, and verse from the Holy Bible where somebody preached and "the anointing fell".

[diakonos]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Please provide book, chapter, and verse from the Holy Bible where somebody preached and "the anointing fell".

Oh, this is a good one.