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Originally Posted by Esaias
The Holy Ghost isn't "the Force". We don't "release" the power of God. The gifts of the Spirit are distributed as HE wills, not as we will. If the power is slack, then we should be busy asking God to show us why He is holding back from using us more than He seems to be doing at present. It may be our lack of consecration, or lack of faith, or something else, that renders us unfit to be used as we would like. Paul said for us to desire the charismata, but follow love. Maybe that's the key.
I understand what is being said here, but the terminology of "release the power of God!" is nowhere in scripture, but everywhere in the occult superstitions of the unlearned.
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I have yet to read where Jesus held back anything from any one or two of His disciples. This notion that God would will one believer may have power to heal, but would withhold that power from another who has the same faithfulness and consecration to God, is not found in His instructions to the Disciples or His statement in
Mark 16.
"These signs SHALL follow them that believe." There is no fine print, no exclusions, etc, in that scripture.
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