I classify myself as Baptist, Pentecostal, Holiness, or what I would call Fundamental... I would like to catch this revival!
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Baptist, Pentecostal, and Holiness Folk
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Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. - 1 Corinthian 4:29
We people of this nature like assembling ourselves together to hear what the ministers have to say. And then judge within ourselves how much edification we got out of the sermons. Even though Pentecost is attached to Pentecostal Holiness it is very rare to hear someone speak in tongues. And definitely not in these kind of meetings. The wonder here will be... What is on the ministers heart? The most value in these kind of meetings are
1. The time in Worship
2. The time in the Word
3. The time in fellowship
4. The pleasure of getting dressed up for something different.
We are definitely not what is called Oneness Pentecostal. The Assembly of God, Pentecostal Holiness, Church of God, and Congregational Holiness are denominations apart from Oneness Pentecostal. We are more Methodist than anything. Believing in....
1. Salvation through faith in Christ alone
2. Sanctification as experienced in the continued walk
3. Gifts from the Spirit - In my beliefs they are all unique. No one gets the same Gift from the Holy Spirit
Even St Peter said of St Paul...
Account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you. - 2 Peter 3:15
Indicating Paul had a unique gift of wisdom given unto him from the Lord.
I was brought up GARBC Baptist and was brought up to believe that speaking in tongues was of the devil. And that they greatly eschewed Pentecostalism. Having been a member of Pentecostal Holiness now for decades I can attest that speaking in tongues can be a show of the flesh and a thing of the devil. Not all tongues are from God and I would personally like to get to know someone to see how they act away from church. If anyone is clearly walking in the flesh the tongues are definitely not of God.
The ego of man is definitely not the anointing of God's Spirit!
The ego of man is definitely not the anointing of God's Spirit!
I am familiar with the Assembly of God (knew the pastor where I lived). It was a good church.
We had a baptiscostal in one of my last churches (she was Pentecostal but a member of our church). She was a "prayer warrior". Wonderful Christian woman, called home several years ago.
Anyway, thanks for the info.
I enjoy going to Baptist churches myself and would say that the advantage here is decency. It is always nice to meet up with decent, Christ like, spirits.
How did they get that?? Paul spoke in tongues.
I get that there was a purpose for tongues spoken in the assembly and not all were given that gift. But I never heard the accusation it was satanic.
Too many times I have seen Christians judging the worship of other Christians based not on Scripture but their own experiences and preferences.
If you were to attend any of these advertised services in the OP you would find services that are decent and in order. Thankfully I have never been to service where someone had to be, "sat down" for being out of order. But the possibilities are still there.
I have. It was for a gospel group (the Kellys). The only difference I noticed was when they opened in prayer. The pastor said "let us pray" (which was normal to me). But then everybody prayed aloud (which was not normal to me). But I do not demand everything be normal to me.
I love worshipping with people who have different cultures and practices.
Bit NOT snakes. Snakes are my deal breaker.
As far as I am concerned, with the American family looking like this, we are decades away from speaking in tongues. Hey! What's different? Is the father actually in suit and tie? Now that is a rarity!
