What would you do

Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

If there is one thing I try desperately is to have integrity & honesty. When I have been proven wrong I am not ashamed to admit it.

Perhaps my experience in Pentecost with out of control emotions caused me to go to the other extreme in an effort to be pleasing to the Lord.

While I maintain that "The day of Pentecost" cannot be used a biblical reference for out of control emotions and the term "drunk as ye suppose" has been grossly misued to justify Pentecostal extremism.......I do stand corrected and abolish my previous position that it is wrong to "do your thing" in the house of God......

You guys have successfully proven to me that since Paul did not CONDEMN those OT worship practices then we must not do the same..... However, I still maintain that Pentecost is not as obedient to Paul's teaching on Church Order as they should be.... and Pastors should try much harder to keep chaos which it typically found in Pentecost to a minimum..... Although, I do not see the purpose of running around isles and running the backs of pews, nor do I see it ever happening in the NT... I will no longer condemn it nor those who participate in it.... and issue a public apology and repent for having done so....

Blessings to all
Bro. Vaughn

Good post! No doubt there are excesses in Pentecostal worship. I don't know about all the Pentecostal calisthenics I see at times. Certainly speaking in tongues at the time of prayer and worship is fine. It can be explained to any visitor. But the PREACHING should be of greater priority. I've been to services where they had a "blow out"and nobody preached. I personally don't like that. I believe there should be some form of Word brought to the people, even if real short. I don't like the spastic out of control rolling, jerking, eyes rolling in the back of the head kinda stuff. If you've never seen this in churches you've attended, thank God. I see nothing wrong with dancing in worship...but sometimes I think we need to be admonished to silence the tongues, sit down, and HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD.

God bless yall.