Emotional and Fleshly?

What is funny is that rock and roll was made so that people could express themselves by shouting and dancing... and shockamoo is the exact same thing for a different purpose.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Sheltiedad

What is funny is that rock and roll was made so that people could express themselves by shouting and dancing... and shockamoo is the exact same thing for a different purpose.

I'm not against people expressing themselves in whatever way they feel they need to when God is moving so strongly in their heart. You can feel when it is the flesh and when it is God.

What I am opposed to is people being pressured from the pulpit to "do anything, even if it's wrong. Just do something."

Now, that is an exact quote from a service I attended.

Bad form! God is greater! We don't need that. We just need "vertical worship", which was discussed on another thread.

[StillStanding]

The problems is that emotional outbursts can be easily faked or immitated. When one's perceived spiritual level depends on emotional outbursts, this is more likely to happen. One can get caught up in the moment without regard to decentcy and order.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE a good shockamoo service! I just think God is more concerned how straight we walk once our feet touch the ground!

[Pragmatist]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE a good shockamoo service! I just think God is more concerned how straight we walk once our feet touch the ground!

AMEN!!!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

The problems is that emotional outbursts can be easily faked or immitated. When one's perceived spiritual level depends on emotional outbursts, this is more likely to happen. One can get caught up in the moment without regard to decentcy and order.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE a good shockamoo service! I just think God is more concerned how straight we walk once our feet touch the ground!

Amen, Pianoman! You hit the nail on the head when you said, "the spiritual level depends on it."

I know men that train young ministers to start learning to move in the Holy Ghost by praying for the women because they are more emotional and will usually respond.

Hmmmmmm. Ummmmmm. Ohhhhhhh. Get a gun!

Originally Posted by Sheltiedad

What is funny is that rock and roll was made so that people could express themselves by shouting and dancing... and shockamoo is the exact same thing for a different purpose.

An old friend of mine was "rocking" out to music. If there had not been music playing I would have thought he was in a Pentecostal service.