In Christianity there is no end of people claiming God told them this or God told them that. Is it always God when someone thinks God spoke to them? I ask this because a poster said God told her that it would be ok to use a cuss word if she wanted to.... Are we prone to thinking God is speaking to us when He really is not and perhaps we are led more by feelings and over active imaginations? Just curious and BTW I've wondered this for a long time so the other post just sort of reminded me. This is not meant to be a reflection on her
I find it amusing how we believe that it could never be God, when it doesn't fit into our little box of allowable things. It's wonder God ever got through to Peter about the whole clean/unclean thing....
(P.S. I wonder how many Christian/Jews told Peter that he was carnal and deceived, and God would never say that??)
I believe we blame God for too much stuff that he had nothing to do with.
Blame and maybe we attribute things to God he had nothing to do with...at least not directly. Remember God's rain falls on the just and the unjust. People wonder why God is blessing a Bill Gates with billions and some little guy that is faithful to God is living just above poverty....
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Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
Every sinner must repent of their sins.
That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
The sure way is that Scripture is the voice of God today. What He reveals to me is in direct correlation to what I've hidden in my heart.
Amen, this is true. But what about the preacher that believes God told him to go to a specific town and start a church? No doubt the word tells us to go into all the world and preach, but it does not say which specific city
__________________ Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
Every sinner must repent of their sins.
That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
In Christianity there is no end of people claiming God told them this or God told them that. Is it always God when someone thinks God spoke to them? I ask this because a poster said God told her that it would be ok to use a cuss word if she wanted to.... Are we prone to thinking God is speaking to us when He really is not and perhaps we are led more by feelings and over active imaginations? Just curious and BTW I've wondered this for a long time so the other post just sort of reminded me. This is not meant to be a reflection on her
We know God is speaking to us if the Spirit we think Is His and is speaking says the same as the Word.
__________________ ...MY THOUGHTS, ANYWAY.
"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
Amen, this is true. But what about the preacher that believes God told him to go to a specific town and start a church? No doubt the word tells us to go into all the world and preach, but it does not say which specific city
Right. THAT is questionable.
__________________ ...MY THOUGHTS, ANYWAY.
"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
I find it amusing how we believe that it could never be God, when it doesn't fit into our little box of allowable things. It's wonder God ever got through to Peter about the whole clean/unclean thing....
(P.S. I wonder how many Christian/Jews told Peter that he was carnal and deceived, and God would never say that??)
Peter had a very real and definite vision though. It wasn't just a random thought. It wasn't just a flash in his mind...he was watching this vision play out like a short movie
BTW it does short of match with what the word was saying about the Gentiles in the OT.
__________________ Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
Every sinner must repent of their sins.
That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
In Christianity there is no end of people claiming God told them this or God told them that. Is it always God when someone thinks God spoke to them? I ask this because a poster said God told her that it would be ok to use a cuss word if she wanted to.... Are we prone to thinking God is speaking to us when He really is not and perhaps we are led more by feelings and over active imaginations? Just curious and BTW I've wondered this for a long time so the other post just sort of reminded me. This is not meant to be a reflection on her
Praxeas,
Unfortunately, those whom seek accolades have given an ill-reputation to all legitimate "hearers" of God. Many have damaged saints and pastors with their "thus saith the Lord" counterfeit verbiage, and for this reason many pastors abstain/prohibit this particular movement within their churches. However, no pastor should hinder victories of tomorrow with disappointments of yesterday, due to previous ill experiences.
Anyone claiming to receive granted permission from God to utilize profanity is ignorant. Can you conceive the idea of God or us needing profanity to convey a message?
Furthermore, after reading the following scripture, written within Paul's letter to the saints in Colossae, it was either carnalism or demonic influence that granted this female poster permission to utilize filthy language!
Col 3:8
80 But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips
p.s. Pro 17:27 A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
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