Old Time Pentecost

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Originally Posted by Titus2woman

And how do you prepare a group of people to accept this kind of teaching and kids to follow these principles even when they are at school and no one is looking? With the teachings they have been indoctrinated with for generations... The teachings that say that the man of God is somehow closer to God then the rest, that he hears from God in ways that others don't. You know, the the doctrines espoused in 'Old Time Pentecost'.

LOL, you show them scripture. Lets see, the "man of God" is closer than the rest?? Really ? You don't believe that ? Everyone in the world is equally close to God ? Interesting, not biblical, but interesting. The "man of God" hears from God in ways others don't. Yes thats scriptural too. Now, if your referring to "the man of God" as a pastor, then I don't know. I am referring to the "man of God" as any individual follower of Christ. Which is exactly as it should be.

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

But when a pastor evolves into what this doctrine tells him he is, someone who has the right to control others, and so he sets a 'stronger' set of standards in place and takes over the minds of these people who have been trained and previously conditioned to blindly obey and makes them 'his' people, setting them on a course that you believe is too rigid you cry foul. Too funny!

Sounds like you have had a terrible experience. Almost sounds like a good horror book, lol. Sorry you didn't get out of it sooner. But of course that's the motherships fault.