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Originally Posted by deltaguitar
Well, I am not saying it was all bad. I do remember some good times praying and seeking God. I still pray and seek God, just in a different way now.
I would rather kids be in a church like yours that shows them grace and love and I know God works in all groups of people so I am not trying to put down the work of anyone else. Sherri, I also think that you guys don't teach that you will go to Hell if you haven't been baptized with the Holy Ghost. That makes it so much harder on a child and can be very traumatic when you can't receive the spirit.
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Hmm, I had an uncle that thought just like you. Had never received the Holy Ghost with evidence in speaking in tongues. He sought it for years.
He only got it when he truly became humble in repentance. Not seeking after "The Gift", but in total humiliation, submitted himself to God.
You (and by that I do not mean specifically you) can be seeking salvation out of fear of not being saved, but that is not the state that Christ will enter. He seeks those that are truly humbling themselves in repentance that he will come in.
I think that is what ever one is trying to say (just beating around the bush).
Repent. Baptize. Receive. A lot of people truly have issues with the first!
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