Irishcat922
Puritan Board Sophomore
There seems to be alot of people on the board from Pentecostal backgrounds, I'm curious where everyone came from.
[Edited on 15-1-2005 by Irishcat922]
[Edited on 15-1-2005 by Irishcat922]
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Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
I also remember being at a Charismatic church one Lord's Day the day before Edgar Whisenant's predicted September 1988 Rapture (that was a lively service!).
Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
This part of the reason why when I embraced the Reformed Faith and sola scriptura it was like a 'second conversion.'
Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
Mostly I remember how much confusion and doubt was sown in my heart by Charismatic teachers. What folly and foolishness!
This part of the reason why when I embraced the Reformed Faith and sola scriptura it was like a 'second conversion.'
This part of the reason why when I embraced the Reformed Faith and sola scriptura it was like a 'second conversion.
Originally posted by Me Died Blue
Then, one day, I was reading I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris...
Then, one day, I was reading I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris,
Originally posted by Irishcat922
Did your Parents leave the AOG with you Chris? My mother left and joined a CRC church after I left the Charismatic church.
Originally posted by Charismatic Calvinist
Originally posted by Me Died Blue
Then, one day, I was reading I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris...
I remember reading that book! I had just gotten saved about a year before and the young adults in my "cell group" were given it to read. As a carnal guy trying to get from from a promiscuous lifestyle, I thought it was a bit unrealistic.
Originally posted by Scot
Then, one day, I was reading I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris,
I bought that book awhile back (got it cheap at goodwill) for when my daughter gets a little older. I thought I'd give it to her to read if it was good. I haven't read it yet. Was it worth getting for her to read?
I would recommend his sequel. Boy Meets Girl, above his first, as it is even more principally consistent, and I think it contains Harris' best work.
Originally posted by Me Died Blue
As a rule of thumb, I would say that my experience strongly leads me to believe that most lay people in the A/G have never really studied any theology or church history beyond that of Dispensational, Arminian Pentecostalism. It is a truly sad thing. Do the rest of you here who grew up A/G have the same impression?
Originally posted by puritansailor
Originally posted by Me Died Blue
As a rule of thumb, I would say that my experience strongly leads me to believe that most lay people in the A/G have never really studied any theology or church history beyond that of Dispensational, Arminian Pentecostalism. It is a truly sad thing. Do the rest of you here who grew up A/G have the same impression?
Absolutely. And the anti-biblical, anti-rational thinkng is so ingrained. It is truly a miracle for us to come out of it, praise be to God. After leaving, I was accused by one of blaspheming the Holy Spirit because I questioned the validity of those modern"gifts" and the so called "revivals." I was called self-righteous and narrow-minded because I refuse to acknowledge any credibility to arminian/charasmatic doctrines or "interpretations." I "put God in a box." I was even criticized for placing the written Word as supreme and alone reliable for guidance and revelation instead of the "voice of the Spirit." It's so frustrating because you want to help them so much, but you can't. Only God can....