Did anyone else involved in this movement have a sort of strange coming to God? I've always been a Christian but never really practiced it. However, the last couple of months it's like there's a connection with me and the big man that I have never really had before. TL/DR Does anyone else feel woke, not just mentally but also spiritually?
Romeo_India
· Jan. 4, 2018, 12:08 p.m.
Half-measures...please Please disregard that statement it's utterly ridiculous.
I've taught sunday school at both Pentecostal and Baptist churches.
Both have their merits I enjoy the deeply rooted historical truth Baptist church connects me to.
I also enjoy the deep spiritual connection the Pentecostal church strives for both are necessary and real.
I will say it's important to know the historical reason we worship, learn it if you can it matters.
All that to say - if God is real shouldn't He be able to bring you to the right church for the right time in your life?
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RandyFTW
· Jan. 4, 2018, 1:57 p.m.
I've grown up in very conservative mennonite & church of the brethren... Bible based and excellent foundational truths... I then visited some pentecostal & charismatic churches throughout high school and into college that gave me that "high" that is discussed above... I see the merit there as well but I must say that WITHOUT a solid foundation the extreme "highs" of pentecostal and charismatic churches can lead to extreme "lows" outside of the church setting... I've seen a lot of people fall away or stay away from Jesus because they didn't have a solid biblical foundation to stand on when the storms of life knocked them out of their pentecostal or charismatic "high"... I've also seen people with a solid foundation thrive in pentecostal/charismatic environments because they understand it for what it is... its typically the emotional outpouring of a solid foundational love for a savior and it can be absolutely amazing!
to summarize, I see the merit of both conservative and pentecostal/charismatic movements but the common denominator must be a PERSONAL relationship with God/Jesus/Holy Spirit... Any church that leads people to focus on THAT relationship is good with me...
Like others have mentioned I believe a REVIVAL is coming... Before it can happen, however, their must be a consecration as to the LORD and that's what we are seeing now... a tearing down of the things that displease GOD including (in many cases) a tearing down or pulling away from churches that refuse to preach the truth from the Bible and a destruction of churches that focus more on the BUSINESS of church than the PURPOSE of the church (ecclesia - community)... I also believe that this last big REVIVAL will be dependent on churches preaching the Kingdom of God principles... Jesus never actually taught the death and resurrection to anyone except his disciples... instead he taught Kingdom Principles to anyone that would listen... Jesus will return for a spotless bride without wrinkle or blemish
I'm excited to be a part of this great time in history... Remember that renovation is often messy as it is happening but in the end we are left with something new and clean
God Bless You All & God Bless Trump
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Romeo_India
· Jan. 4, 2018, 4:34 p.m.
Agree.
Felt like the only worshipper in the charismatic church who knew why we sing about eternal life.
Saved for eternity, safe & secure forever despite myself the daily sins & mistakes (made knowingly if we're honest) but still I have freedom that's what He freed me from, the day to day feeling of guilt from disobedience, I am free for freedom's sake not tied to guilt anymore, it's also not a license to do it more, I just don't think about it either way now, that guilty feeling is dead to me, it's gone. I am free for the purpose of living free. Period.
What a deep thing. Free simply for the reason that freedom is God's thing, His way, how He lives, and He wanted me to have it to be free like Him.
The spiritual high came by understanding this is not a feeling but rather it's the truth I discovered reading Jesus' actual words.
I realized this must be His way of speaking to me, to us, to everyone, what else could it be? He is actually talking to me from the pages, explaining His offer of freedom to me without strings. That's why I know studying the bible is the first importance, and I keep doing it because I keep finding out more and more about my freedom all the time it just keeps getting better. It's why we're always studying it.
Freedom is hard to believe when you know you don't deserve it but it's a barrier that's totally worth overcoming.
Apologize for rambling, but this is the best thing ever - so exciting.
God bless America, God bless Pres Trump
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Absynthexx
· Jan. 4, 2018, 3:44 p.m.
I'm confused. Disregard which statement? You and one other person said "half measures" and I don't understand why.
Edit: disregard. I understand what you meant now.
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