I have heard the testimony of many over the years, and testimonys that have been passed down from many. And they all seem to say the same thing, God lead me to this church or God lead me to this denomination, it must be the right place God wants me to be.
I must ask you to take a hard look at this mind set. Does God lead us to one place and stop? Why do we become complacent in the place we have been lead of God to? We are instructed that we are to all continue to grow in Christ, to study to show ourselves approved, a workman that should not find himself/herself in a place that they would be ashamed because they did not continue to study and search the scripture.
I was raised in a church and denomination that preached that we had the "whole truth". Friend there is no whole truth, and those of you that use this phrase should take a long look at the destruction you are bringing on those you preach this false doctrine to.
Back to my original thought, does God lead people into a denomination or church for them to stay there the rest of thier life? I don't think so, for the simple reason stated above, there is not any time and place one comes to a place that they can say they have the "full truth" or the "whole truth".
God leads us to a place where we can grow, and then he will lead us again step by step. I am reminded of this passage in Isaiah,
Isa 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
Isa 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
Isa 28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
Isa 28:12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
The first thing we see hear is that God cannot teach any one doctrine until they are weaned from milk. God will lead us to the place we can recieve his spirit many times this will be in a pentecostal church. Does this mean that is where we are to stop? No!! we are just beginning a new life, not the passage in Isaiah again, precept upon precept, precept upon precept, we never stop growing. Even the Apostals turned to the word even after being with Christ 3 years.
A true child of God will never let themselves get stuck in a rut in thier theology, how do you know if you are stuck in a rut of traditionalism and single mindedness? I you start to say things like I have all the answers, you can't be taught something new because anything new must be false doctrine. Or your way is the only way.
I know many will not agree with this for the simple reasons I have stated, but lets all get back to the word of God for man cannot live by bread alone but by everyword that procedes from the mouth of God.
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