Daniel Haley
Puritan Board Freshman
I was a telling a friend about a buddy of mine who had been frustrated in talks with his family. They are Oneness Pentecostal. My friend then asks the question, "Did God tell your buddy to talk with his family about this? Or did he decide to do this on his own?" My reply was along the lines of, "Yes, he has been spoken to through scripture to renounce false doctrines, etc (gave scriptural references)." She then tells me that the frustration is probably stemming from the fact that the Holy Spirit didn't verbally tell him to do so. I asked her if the Holy Spirit has done this for her and she responded yes. I asked for an example and this is what I got in condensed form.
"I was driving down the street and the Holy Spirit told me to turn left, but I decided to turn right, and I ran into traffic. God tried to lead me around the traffic but I disobeyed."
Two questions: 1. What type of revelation would this be categorized as? My question is not whether or not her "experience" was legitimate, I just want to know if someone can place a label on it for me. 2. I don't doubt she had this experience, but I do doubt that this was the Holy Spirit talking to her. Can anyone direct me to scripture first, and secondly to any good books dealing with professing Christians of this variety?
If I've muddled this post in any way let me know and I'll try to clarity.
"I was driving down the street and the Holy Spirit told me to turn left, but I decided to turn right, and I ran into traffic. God tried to lead me around the traffic but I disobeyed."
Two questions: 1. What type of revelation would this be categorized as? My question is not whether or not her "experience" was legitimate, I just want to know if someone can place a label on it for me. 2. I don't doubt she had this experience, but I do doubt that this was the Holy Spirit talking to her. Can anyone direct me to scripture first, and secondly to any good books dealing with professing Christians of this variety?
If I've muddled this post in any way let me know and I'll try to clarity.