It's ironic many people cry for signs, wonders, healings and miracles but when they do occur, they are skeptical.
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Originally Posted by seekerman
When Jesus, and the apostles, shared the gospel, signs and wonders, healings and deliverence followed. Today, the building-based 'church' entertainers will read one or two scriptures and give a short talk about life, stage elaborate plays about the bible, entertain with choreographed dances, blaring rock music and professional preachers attempting to advance in their denominational organization....but no signs and wonders, healings and deliverences.
If the power ain't there, there will be little or no change no matter what we do.
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A religious spirit allows people to tolerate hatred and anger under the guise of passion and holiness. Bill Johnson
Legalism has no pity on people. Legalism makes my opinion your burden, makes opinion your boundary, makes my opinion your obligation-Lucado
Some get spiritual because they see the light. Others because they feel the heat.Ray Wylie Hubbard
Definition of legalism- Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. TV
You're missing the most important step, GO. The devil doesn't mind if you pray, fast, and fellowship. The apostles prayed, fasted, and fellowshipped, but God sent persecution to the Jerusaleem church so they would be forced scatter.
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Originally Posted by seekerman
Prayer, fasting, fellowship more than a couple of hours a week, prayer, fasting.
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A religious spirit allows people to tolerate hatred and anger under the guise of passion and holiness. Bill Johnson
Legalism has no pity on people. Legalism makes my opinion your burden, makes opinion your boundary, makes my opinion your obligation-Lucado
Some get spiritual because they see the light. Others because they feel the heat.Ray Wylie Hubbard
Definition of legalism- Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. TV
Today in America, as the spiritual battle rages like
no time in our history, when God-hating forces
are boldly and blatantly declaring
that Jesus is not Lord,
what is the response of the Church?
When the forces of hell are unleashed
in the battle for the soul of this nation,
when the culture is crumbling like
a saltine cracker, when a society on the
verge of self-destruction screams for Truth,
how do Christians fight back?
When Jesus, and the apostles, shared the gospel, signs and wonders, healings and deliverence followed. Today, the building-based 'church' entertainers will read one or two scriptures and give a short talk about life, stage elaborate plays about the bible, entertain with choreographed dances, blaring rock music and professional preachers attempting to advance in their denominational organization....but no signs and wonders, healings and deliverences.
If the power ain't there, there will be little or no change no matter what we do.
Wow! And so true
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Today pull up the little weeds,
The sinful thoughts subdue,
Or they will take the reins themselves
And someday master you. --Anon.
The most deadly sins do not leap upon us, they creep up on us.
When Jesus, and the apostles, shared the gospel, signs and wonders, healings and deliverence followed. Today, the building-based 'church' entertainers will read one or two scriptures and give a short talk about life, stage elaborate plays about the bible, entertain with choreographed dances, blaring rock music and professional preachers attempting to advance in their denominational organization....but no signs and wonders, healings and deliverences.
If the power ain't there, there will be little or no change no matter what we do.
The Gospel is the power of God (Romans 1:16). Too much sign seeking in Pentecostal circles. Too often the "show" is the nonBiblical falling out, seizures, convulsions, screaming, rolling, etc and calling it a move of God or power.
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When a newspaper posed the question, "What's Wrong with the World?" G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response: "Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely Yours, G. K. Chesterton." That is the attitude of someone who has grasped the message of Jesus.
Last edited by deacon blues; 12-12-2012 at 04:01 AM.
Sadly we don't fight back with the appropriate enemy, Dordt. We are too busy fighting each other.
Yes, it seems like it!
Thinking that we are doing God's will,
that we are "sharing the Gospel" we have
become deluded into thinking that we are having an impact.
All of the while, we are playing the role that secular,
God-hating America has spelled out for us.
Sharing Jesus, with the already converted,
in the safety of our stained-glass fortresses,
reducing the birth of Jesus to nothing
more that a month-long birthday party.
Yes, it seems like it!
Thinking that we are doing God's will,
that we are "sharing the Gospel" we have
become deluded into thinking that we are having an impact.
All of the while, we are playing the role that secular,
God-hating America has spelled out for us. Sharing Jesus, with the already converted,
in the safety of our stained-glass fortresses,
reducing the birth of Jesus to nothing
more that a month-long birthday party.
There is more truth in your words than many of us Christians would care to admit Dordt.
And we don't even share Jesus. We argue over who has the correct interpretation of God's Word.
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It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. (Psalms 118:8)
And we don't even share Jesus. We argue over who has the correct interpretation of God's Word.
Many different groups of "Christendom" use
the Bible to prove contradictory teachings.
In the book Literal Interpretation of the Bible it says,
"Apparently the Bible can be made to prove almost anything."
Considering all the contradictions in the various
teachings all supposedly based on the Bible,
one must ask the question, "Who is right?"
Surely, God is not teaching, for example, that one
is saved by earning salvation by good works
and also teaching man is saved by God's Grace without works.
God cannot contradict Himself nor can He lie.
The question is then can God's truth be determined with absolute certainty?
Hanging in the balance is the very souls of men and their eternal destiny.
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