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Jason
When my old pastor (an ex UPC) started saying things like "Joel Osteens preaching the same message as me I'm just going about it a little differently" and when they took a group to TD Jakes Manpower conference (and I think also MegaFest that featured Creflo Dollar & Oprah) it was just too much for me. When the minister who took up the offering made everyone wave stand up said "get something in your hand, everyone get something in your hand, now wave it around. Say 'this is my offering... God will bless me" And this went on for 20 minutes and the pastor neither stopped it nor straightened it out afterward, that was enough for me.
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Its true at times I identify myself as "Charismatic". That is in the same sense in which I identify with the Jesus movement. I came up through them as a young believer.
I met people and some groups of Charismatics who were quite interesting and fired my imagination in God. I see nothing like them among todays Charismatics. But I do believe those who really have the Spirit have it just as real as "Apostolics" do.
Now the Cessasionist type groups is another story. I find little in common with them and am usually not welcomed by them.
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