I thought this portion to be interesting taken from the post:
In Church after Church, the passionate preaching of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit was not a high priority, and that in too many cases the free exercise of the gifts of the Holy Spirit was discouraged in the Sunday Morning worship services due to their unnerving affect on visiting guests. Side rooms designated for prayer, or alternative services altogether were set up for those who needed to scratch their Pentecostal itch. This progressive slide into purposeful seekerism, accompanied by the relentless quest for audience approval ratings has caused many to push the Holy Spirit into the back rooms of the church; or out of it altogether. Our young generation of ministers is learning all too well that the “old paths” are not considered relevant to meeting the felt needs of today’s emerging crowd.
What is described here is where the apostolic church is headed. I give it 30 years max.
I don't know about now,but used to if one desired credentials with the AG one had to have the Holy Ghost with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues to hold their license.
I think too one had to have the Holy Ghost to be a member of one of their local assemblies as well.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
No. It's not quenching the Spirit. It is in fact the leading of God's Spirit to prohibit it.
As evidenced by Pauls teaching everyone might speak in tongues at the same time - but PAUL WOULD PUT A STOP TO IT.
Oh gotcha. I was thinking about tongues and interpretation. The "seeker" rooms are for those wanting to receive the Holy Ghost.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
What is described here is where the apostolic church is headed. I give it 30 years max.
There are some who are trying to take us there... but we'll be fighting it tooth-and-nail, all the way. I'll never be a member of any assembly where that stuff is taking place, thats for sure!
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Daniel 12:3 And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars for ever.
Oh gotcha. I was thinking about tongues and interpretation. The "seeker" rooms are for those wanting to receive the Holy Ghost.
At times I have wondered how much tongues-and-interpretation takes place in AG churches.
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Daniel 12:3 And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars for ever.
At times I have wondered how much tongues-and-interpretation takes place in AG churches.
Bro.
You would be suprised. There is an AOG church in my city that has tongues and interpretation/prophecy on a regular basis. They take it serious to because they allow that to aid in the direction of their church.
I think that this lack of Holy Ghost baptism is primarily taking place in the churches that are trying to please the crowds and not be vocal about the baptism.
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If ye believe not that I AM, ye shall die in your sins. John 8:24
Mone me, amabo te, si erro
No real problem exists over the use of "The Name" in everthing else done in the Church. Why then should there exist great controversy over the use of the "The Name of the Godhead" in water baptism?
Kevin J. Conner The Name of God p. 92
When I was a kid I attended a Trinity church that was doctrinally the same as the AOG.
What we were taught one was that one could be saved without having the baptism of the Holy Ghost,but one couldn't be an effective witness without it.
It was taught all believers are supposed to have The Holy Ghost baptism.
It was highly stressed.
It was sort of considered an apex of Christian experience if you will.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
At times I have wondered how much tongues-and-interpretation takes place in AG churches.
My experience with the AOG is from when I was a child. My mom's best friend was AOG and her husband was a preacher. We are Oneness, they discussed but never argued scripture. In some of the services at their church's revivals there were tongues and interpretation.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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