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Gerhard, it does not apply becaus that is not what I am doing. Why don't you try and find out what it is I am doing, since I have only told you and DHK and everyone else what my point really is since the first page of this thread. Surely one of you will be able to figure out my point, rather than continuing this childish litany of misdirections and false accusations.

 

Quoting MEE, Don't worry atestring, God isn't going to let harm come to any Pentecostal. After all, they do have His Spirit!

"He shall testify of Me"
A spirit testifying of itself or of him or herself, is a false spirit. Nun ist's Schluss!

 

So you realise you're wasting your time, so why not quit?
If I may have alast word, Paul tells a young man not to bother if others poke fun at his convictions, but to answer with reproving. You think that young man would not have replied in kind?

 

I'm not quitting because this is important.

Gerhard, here's a quick quiz. Look in the Book of John, and tell me how, according to Jesus, people in general are going to know that we are Christians.

I'll wait while you find the answer.

But don't worry, if you post something misdirecting or off the topic as usual, I'll give you the answer anyway.

 

Still waiting, Gerhard...

 

Strange that you would quote such a person who lacks credibility and proven wrong many times. Take a look at http://bible.org/page.asp?page_id=664

 

Ooooooookay, since Gerhard chickened out, I'll go ahead and complete my thought.

Here's what tells the world at large that we are Christians: it isn't our flawless grasp of orthodox doctrine, or our sanctified speech patterns, or even how wet we get when we're baptized. You know what Jesus said the proof to the world of our faith is???

You can find it in John, Chapter 13, verses 34 and 35:

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

See, this has been my point all along. You cannot prove your holiness and your fellowship with the Everlasting by telling stupid jokes at some other person's expense, even if you think that other person is in error. It simply is not possible. The joke that originated this thread is not funny and remains an embarassment. I am aghast that Christians can not only tell these jokes on one another, but can defend them in the vilest of terms.

Simple concept: if I really love you, I am going to be troubled when you make mistakes, and I am going to do my best to help you correct those mistakes. Those who both made the joke and who are defending it through misdirection and personal insult are not only not showing the love of Christ to others, they are proving, according to 1 John 4:20, that they do not love God.

I fully expect DHK to delete this post and lock the thread. I can only hope it's read before it's supressed.

 

untangled
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posted February 04, 2005 12:55 PM
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MEE,

And other Christians don't have His Spirit? That's a warped view of the Word of God.


Brooks

**untangled, I was referring to the fact that it has been said, on this BB, that I, as a believer in one God, don't have the true Spirit of God. What I've been told is that what I have, "Is not of God." The only difference in the terminology is that I said it in a kinder way.

When I told *atestring* that God wasn't going to let any harm come to Pentecostals is because they have the Spirit of God and not of another. That is what I meant.

Oh, yes, I have been told that I belong to a 'cult' and that I don't believe that Jesus is God. BTW, which is not the truth, only a man's opinion.

I don't know about all Christians and what they have, according to the Spirit. That's between them and God, but I do know what I believe.

Sorry about this post..this board is messed up.

MEE

 

Strange that you would quote such a person who lacks credibility and proven wrong many times. Take a look at http://bible.org/page.asp?page_id=664 </font>[/QUOTE]Must admit I haven't read her book 'New Age Versions' - only her reply to James White's criticism. He is the bloke who brandished her with falsehoods. Have you read her defense?

In any case what she says here, I have myself and independently come to the same conclusion.

The false doctrine of the New Age Versions all have in common a denial of Jesus' Divinity, like in the New Reformation movement (at the moment rampant in SA) and in ecumenical movements of the day. Tolerance, which in the end puts Jesus on a par with Budha and Mohammed.

But John says if anyone should not believe Jesus is God who has become Man, he is "anti-christ" - not even using ridicule, but straight forward condemnation.

 

Again, ridicule has been used, and continues to be used, and is an inappropriate means of communicating differences.

Besides all of this, what possible siritual good is out-of-hand condemnation? Who, besides those who agree with you, care about your condemning?

 

MEE,

By the way, I believe in one God too. When someone says Trinity does not mean three seperate gods.


Brooks

 

With all possible respect, sir, it was you who psoted the joke I am talking about. So yes, you have. </font>[/QUOTE]Nothing that was mocked or derided in the joke I posted is even close to being a Christian belief. It is a human perversion of what the Bible teaches about tongues. I stand by my original statement, and this human perversion of Biblical teaching is worthy of nothing more than ridicule, derision, and rebuke.

Joseph Botwinick </font>[/QUOTE]Then please refer to my last two posts.

 

Nothing that was mocked or derided in the joke I posted is even close to being a Christian belief. It is a human perversion of what the Bible teaches about tongues. I stand by my original statement, and this human perversion of Biblical teaching is worthy of nothing more than ridicule, derision, and rebuke.

Joseph Botwinick [/QB][/QUOTE]


traggic_pizza, let the word speak for itself. Opinions and jokes don't count!

Matt. 7:23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Gal. 6:7) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.


MEE

 

Amen MEE!!!

Tam

 

Thank you ma'me! It's hard to go agianst scripture.

MEE

 

Well, I am letting the word speak for itself, but so far I've been accused of being Oneness myself, of defending a false religion, of attacking a moderator... everything but the thing I have been trying to do. It gets tedious after a couple of pages of that.

I challenge anyone to explain to me how a person who is unfamiliar with Christianity can logically differentiate between the theology of DHK, the av1611 guy, me, and MEE. To the casual observer who, say, just came by BaptistBoard because he is curious about Christianity, knows Baptists are arguably Christian, and clicked on a Google link, we are fighting and bickering amongst ourselves. It doesn'tmatter to this observer what your understanding of the nature of God or baptism or infilling of the Holy Spirit is, only that Christianity either is or is not the Truth... as evidenced by the actions of its adherents.

I have to say that, were I not convinced of the truth of my own faith in Jesus Christ as the only way to God, some of you would make me drop the whole thing. There is more vitriol, more stiff-necked Phariseeism, more utter contempt for others on this board than I have seen in any three athiesm boards combined.

Idolatry it is, in the worst of forms; where a person makes his core doctrines of more importance than his God, and replaces the latter with the former to his or her own destruction.

I continue to try and make this point because most of you people embarass me.

 

Idolatry????????...'splain please!

Oneness saints worship Jesus, which is God, creator of the universe and you call that "Idolatry?"

Joseph, you have posted almost 9,500 posts and you are still this uneducated? Sheesh!!!

MEE

 

It appears to me that the only one fighting is you. We merely posted a joke about a non-Biblical perversion of the truth and laughed about it. You are the only one who seems offended. But as to your question, I would say that they will know the truth of God through the Word of God and the work of the Holy Spirit opening their eyes to the truth (not making them perform vain babblings) and that their salvation has a lot less to do with me and you as you seem to think, and a lot more to do with God saving them by his grace and soveriegn will.</font>[/QUOTE]Please refer to John 13:35, Joseph. The salvation of the lost has everything to do with how we treat one another. Please refer to 1 John 4:20, Joseph. How we treat one another has everything to do with our faith in God.

Your faith is not in your hands. The author of your faith is hopefully Jesus Christ and he will not allow you out of his hands. If you would abandon your faith so easily, then I would argue that it is not a true faith and was not of God.</font>[/QUOTE]Well, I am not going to waste my breath in this thread by being pulled off into a pointless OSAS argument. Start another thread if you want, but I will insist on keeping to the subject at hand, which is most decidedly not my spiritual condition.

Speaking of vitriol, and self-righteous pharisaism, have you looked in the mirror lately? I have been on several atheist boards and I promise you, to say that we are on a level with them or worse is to say that America is worse than Saddam. I think you have seriously lost all sense of perspective and context in your impassioned defense of the indefensible.</font>[/QUOTE]Of course you would feel this way, since I am speaking directly to you among others. It is none of your concern how much time I spend in the mirror, my friend. Search yourself, instead of instantly assuming your own infallibility.

I agree that the whole charasmatic movement has descended into idolatry of the worst form. You are, however, embarrassing yourself trying to defend a man-made perversion of the teachings of God.</font>[/QUOTE]And, of course, Joseph, you continue to blatantly and possibly purposely miss the point. I tire of repeating myself, as you and others like you either cannot or will not understand that the issue is not Pentecostalism. The issue is Christlikeness, and the fact that you and others like you continue to refuse to exhibit it.