Saved in a Calvinistic Church

[rockytopva]

I have a web site at https://www.youtube.com/Rockytopva I would like to see go to 4 million views. I like to promote two things as outlined here…

1. Worship
2. Word

My favorite Baptist preacher was the Rev Joseph Brown and I have a cassette with a sermon called, “The need to continue I the Christian faith” I would like to review.

There are also local revivals I may check into…

 

[AustinC]

Do you have scripture?
Will you open your Bible and read it?

 

[rockytopva]

I have….

An Open KJV Bible – In which I have read seven times over
A Strongs Exhaustive Concordance – Very useful with the KJV

And also delighted in the works of John Bunyan reading his entire nearly 60 book library. I would like to read his, "How to Pray in the Spirit" work once again!

 

[AustinC]

I have….

An Open KJV Bible – In which I have read seven times over
A Strongs Exhaustive Concordance – Very useful with the KJV

And also delighted in the works of John Bunyan reading his entire nearly 60 book library. I would like to read his, "How to Pray in the Spirit" work once again!

Why then do you not spend your time there? It's in God's word where you experience God.
More important than your prayers is the fact that the Spirit and Jesus pray for you.

*Romans 8:26-27*

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

*Hebrews 7:22-27*

This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant. The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.

 

[rockytopva]

Why then do you not spend your time there? It's in God's word where you experience God.
More important than your prayers is the fact that the Spirit and Jesus pray for you.

*Romans 8:26-27*

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

*Hebrews 7:22-27*

This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant. The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.

No problems in the word just don’t take all my feelings away because it sure feels good when I get a touch from him!

 

[rockytopva]

I am a big fan of Christian radio and seldom watch TV. I also support the bbnradio.org site and they have a local transmitter here in Christiansburg, VA which I listen to all the time. While listening in to Christian radio one day I got the following sermon in which the minister boldly proclaims, along with many other one liners....

"And the Bible says they will think it strange that you don't run with them, but that's all right! If I got to walk alone I will walk alone! People are coming to church and their coming for something, but it is so dead and cold in our churches until you can ice skate down to the pulpit! And whose standing behind that pulpit yawl... Rev Polar Bear! Cold as Ice! The first church of Frigid-aire! No deliverance! No life! No Holy Ghost!" - Radio minister @ 28:47

Preacher goes on to say... "No need telling us to blame it on the devil all the time. Because we give him so much credit until God can't get a blessing in their edgewise. The devil made me do this and the devil is in them, I discern the spirit, and you wouldn't know the gift of discernment if it walked up to you with a red hat on." - @ 6:00

"Were going through a drought period for example in the church. Yes, people are making noise. Yes, they're falling out in the floor. And yes, they are even dancing as they say. But when all that noise is over, and all that speaking in tongues and falling out is over. When they go home they still have no victory... Can you say Amen!"

"It seems like we are going through a spiritual low in the church, where it is Sunday morning, and they come and my God, they will be high up in the Spirit. Come back Sunday night and folk are sitting up looking like totem poles." - 19:00 (Do any still come at Sunday evening service?")

"And sometimes when you council folks once or twice, it takes more than one counseling to get them all unwound, because they done fooled around out there with all these off folks, and off doctrines, until when they get done... They're still mixed up!"

"People fighting over a position, and arguing over a position. Honey, I am not after no position, I am after God! They getting the coming with attitude. They coming in mad, sad looking like 6:00. And then leaving mad, sad, looking like 6:00!" - @ 24:00

Comparing the cold ways to a concentration camp... “Before they said that (all their accusations) to Job they sat and looked at Job for seven days. Just staring at him, you know, here is the richest man in the land, and my Lord he doesn’t have a plug nickel, and what’s going on with him? And they just stared at him! Have you ever been to church and folks are like in a concentration camp? And they sit and stare at you like your in a concentration camp! And they just concentrating on you!” - sermon @12:00

 

[AustinC]

Still nothing from God in His Word.

Your response is valid only as God speaks through His Holy Word not as you attempt to conjure up a feeling or experience. Remember that the heart is desperately wicked. Satan will manipulate your feelings like he's playing a fiddle.

 

[rockytopva]

Still nothing from God in His Word.

Your response is valid only as God speaks through His Holy Word not as you attempt to conjure up a feeling or experience. Remember that the heart is desperately wicked. Satan will manipulate your feelings like he's playing a fiddle.

So... A biblical reason why I did not recommend Pentecostal Holiness to my friend...

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. - Ezekiel 16:49

Pride
Material Excess
Laziness
Greed

There was a time when the Pentecostal Holiness People...

Humility – As well as showing the fruits and the Christ-like Spirit
Work – They would work during the day and farm during the afternoon/evening
Material – They had small homes but it was no big deal
Revival – They would have a sense of community. I can remember as a young person working restaurants during the summer break, putting up hay in the afternoon, helping with the gardens, plenty of revivals, young people’s meetings, and trips to amusement parks

I worry that the times and the seasons are bringing back the sins of Sodom. And I also believe that these are Laodicean issues that affect us all.