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Originally Posted by Jeffrey
Seems to really break down in the face of Pauline description of salvation doesn't it. It's left to performance (albeit, "performance by inspiration") but performance, nonetheless.
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Amen. People will "Blab" out something just to get the monkey off of their back, or, those praying with the person will claim they "Heard" tongues so they can add to the tally (numbers) for bragging purposes. The whole system of receiving the Holy Ghost, with the evidence of tongues is in utter failure.
The Spirit filled experience talked about in Acts doesn't even compare to our current practice of forcing and begging, working ourselves into an emotional frenzy under the spell of screaming and music so loud you can't hear yourself think.
What ultimately happens, is a person can feel Hell awaits them if they don't speak in tongues, leading to whatever it takes to say foreign words that others will hear, creating a bunch of shouting and praise which feeds our "feeling based" Religion.
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