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Originally Posted by Thad
at a recent District event before the sermon, they had a preacher get up to do a holy ghost rally ,or mini Crusade that ended up taking a large part of the service .
Let me say, I want multitudes to get the holy ghost, but I have a serious Issue with some of the things that take place at these . I am asking your opinoins. tell me if I am right or perhaps being too critical.
I was on the platform and saw for myself People raising their hands and CLAIMING THE HOLY GHOST FOR THE PERSONS! aren't we suppose to let the person claim it ??? the Evangelist seemed eager to count yet another one as the numbers went higher and higher which made the crowd more and more excited.
furthermore, I have a problem with people coaxing people into getting the holy ghost. It has been my observation over the years that when people get the holy ghost out of pure inspiration , they don't last. the holy ghost that the saints received under Bro Urshan and even in my father's day, kept them for 50 years. these people getting the holy ghost in these mass services are often never seen again!
your thoughts
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I honestly think we are so focused on performance that we preempt God and say someone received the baptism and spoke in tongues when in fact they did not. I also think, for the same reason, that we coax people into speaking in tongues often and they do...speak in tongues. But not genuinely.
I have seen people get in their ears and go "Say Hallelujah, Say halalalalalalalala, that's it just let it out, halalalalalalala, say it" and that person says it. Everyone rejoices and is jumping around and the person that got it looks bewildered and they never come back to our sevice.
I'd rather have someone coming and still seeking than someone that supposedly got it and never comes back thinking it was all hype just like they were told