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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*
Once again, I can only speak from experience, but this is exactly what our church stresses. During times of prayer, everyone is praying together, for and with each other. Not laying hands on their head, but putting an arm around someone who needs encouragement, praying with them.
Our pastor stresses that you shouldn't put so much focus on "getting a blessing", but instead "being a blessing".
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We don't have too many rogues, either. Usually everyone's unified.
Occasionally, you'll have someone act funny because maybe that's their experience or how they saw things done when they were young, or maybe they're a new convert overwhelmed by the presence of God. Some people really don't know how to react when they feel God for the first time. One of my friends was telling me the other day about a woman who came to one of our church dramas years ago. About halfway through, she got up and ran out of the church. My friend followed her out, and she was out on the porch, shaking like a leaf and smoking a cigarette--completely shaken up by what she had felt. (She expressed as much--it wasn't just my friend's assumption.)
Maturity changes the way you react, in most cases. I've seen more crazy antics from the charismatic realm than I ever did in conservative Apostolic churches. Granted, I've seen crazy stuff in the latter as well, but not as widespread. Of course, I don't consider lifting hands, dancing, jumping, running and shouting to be "crazy."
I consider someone to be a little "crazy" when it's obvious they're not in control. Some people even seem to "try" to be out of control, which is hard to explain, but I bet you know what I'm talking about. Some of the weirdest things I've seen involved trying to cast out a demon. Exorcism is a RCC concept--not a biblical concept. Jesus never wrestled with a demon-possessed person. He just commanded the devils to go, and they went. The disciples couldn't do it because apparently they hadn't prayed and fasted enough.
Now I'm getting off on a tangent, and I have English to teach, so I'll be back later!
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