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Originally Posted by bkstokes
I have been informed that at the next General Council there will be a serious debate amongst the AGs concerning the intial evidence of receiving the Holy Spirit. The majority of the AC churches that are located outside of the Bible belt are now trying to appeal to more nominal people and thus they are less and less of them in these churches who are actually receiving the Holy Spirit. This group that is moving away from the baptism of the Holy Spirit represents between 60 to 80 percent of the movement. Thus, some are speculating that things could actually boil to a head that results in the minority calling for a spliting off.
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Well, I was shocked by what I read here today! I have relatives that attend Assembly of God churches and I haven't heard any mention of this latest development.
In fact, my brother and his family attend a moderately size assembly, about 700 people, here in Houston and trust me they are a Spirit-filled church. My mother and her two sisters left the COG several years ago and went to the AOG in their town (they no longer attend because one has passed and the other two have health issues). Again, from what I know, their little old AOG church in Trinity is a Spirit-filled church. They shout to every up tempo song they sing...lol.
I could see the majority of the assemblies located here in the bible belt spliting from the AOG if they were to try sanctioning speaking in tongues during their services. People down here in the bible belt tend to lean more on the conservative/traditional side and this sort of thing just wouldn't sit very well, IMO.