The besetting sin of Pentecost

[Scott Hutchinson]

I am afraid to take sleeping pills unless a doctor told me to.

[CC1]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

I do NOT preach that it is wrong to use pain medicine, nor do I believe it.

My decision not to use it was a personal thing for me that I don't charge anybody else with. I decided to exercise faith.

I am and have ever been a faith preacher. I preach divine healing hot and heavy. I believe it. I think we insult the price Jesus paid for our healing when we run straight for a pill bottle instead of praying.

So I determined that I would take it by faith and that was what I did.

Now I have a healed back and a testimony.

This clarification was what I was hoping was the case. I am so glad the Lord healed you from such a terrible accident.


I remember years ago the Redding calif church had an older evangelist admitted he was hook on pain killer for a bad back and asked the church to pray for him.

[rrford]

Small side note:

Having pastored in a town with a large military base and population, it was intersting to me how many of the military folks in the church were always on some prescription or another. Ran to the doc for every little ache and pain because it was readily available. Preached about it a few times and was not well received. Go figure...

[Actaeon]

Originally Posted by rrford

Small side note:

Having pastored in a town with a large military base and population, it was intersting to me how many of the military folks in the church were always on some prescription or another. Ran to the doc for every little ache and pain because it was readily available. Preached about it a few times and was not well received. Go figure...

We don't make prescriptions - we cause em .......

[rrford]

Originally Posted by Actaeon

We don't make prescriptions - we cause em .......

Come to think of it, a few of those folks may have really felt I was the cause of their pain.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

I am afraid to take sleeping pills unless a doctor told me to.

I've never had a sleeping pill or even part of one yet. If you check our medicine cabinets and cupboard there are practically no meds. We keep Tylenol or Aspirin around usually although we're out at the moment, and some cold meds like NeoCitran that sort of thing. Other than that, nothing. We just don't usually need it except in the case needing an antibiotic occasionally.

I thank the Lord every day I live for health and strength.

Originally Posted by Thad

Pastor Bud Tingle in kentucky is one of the ones who pulled his own teeth out with pliers .

some of you may know him. he sends out an Apostolic news paper.
he has a church called "Christian tabernacle" and they have a Big camp meeting every year

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Been There

[COOPER]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

The unmentionable sin of the abuse of prescription medicine from what I hear it is an epidemic among every stripe and flavor of Pentecost. Are you hearing very much said about it across the pulpits where you attend or visit?

And most Preachers look, dress and talk like that Prescription addict

RUSH Limbaugh.

[Just a Shepherd]

Originally Posted by COOPER

And most Preachers look, dress and talk like that Prescription addict

RUSH Limbaugh.

It was an incredible stretch, coop but you managed to an get anti-preacher dig in even on this topic. Serious mental gymnastics there.