Pentecost Sunday - just reporting in

[Drich]

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Good for you/it.

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Should have started with fruit or evidences of the Holy Spirit.

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Like I've pointed out in the past God will nt bless a corrupt understand or version of Himself. Just imagine if God allowed those spiritual gifts loose in a know catholic Church.. Then people would assume this church reflected the church of the bible. it doesn't. so what does God do instead? he his silent and sends the wind and the rain to test the houses the catholic church have 'built.' He tests the faith of those in the church, sometimes so intensly it forces people to admit that there is no God backing this particular expression of Christianity.

If you church came together and prayed the prayer He asked you to pray and God backed it... The church maybe all but abandoned.

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Indeed so long as pride and sin do not first fill our hearts. Pride meaning (The idea that yours is the only version of acceptable Christianity.)

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 Not if we followed the rules about doing these kind of things in secrete.

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Typically that is an elder or decon thing but yes.

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No the world would hate us all the more as per how they treated Christ.

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No. Churches are for the spiritual sick/weak. the strong go out into the world and spread the god news.

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Brother if you practiced what you preached your faith being a catholic preist would be in turmoil. All the things he said do go on, but not in big show case churches. They have to teach the wrong things and mismanage their money to get that big. but cause of those discrepancies God would not bless them to do such works.

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we are not all given gifts but we are all given Spiritual fruit. Even when we are given gifts each man may only get a single gift or portion. Gifts are based on obedience and faithfulness, unlike salvation. Salvation is open to everyone. I don't even think you have to be 'christian' for that to take place. however gifts are the 'gifts' for seeking out who and what God really is apart from any religious nonsense.

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Then have him send the pope a copy of my Adam and eve/evolution assimilation and have him claim it for himself.

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Even if He got a Spiritual gift He would not be happy, as they are not magical illusion to be performed. These gifts are not from us and as such we can't just pull rabbits out of our hats. We are tools and gifts such as this come when they are to Help God and His will/plan and not our own.

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Indeed as it is not about faith and magic. (therefore prayer is not the catalyst here.) The holy Spirit is. We are to A/S/K for the Holy Spirit. When we receive a measure of the Spirit we will exhibit Spiritual fruit. If we honor what God gave us and continually to seek Him out then we will be given gifts if it is His will. Meaning The Holy Spirit is the reason for the Gifts not prayer. We do pray as apart of A/S/K to get the holy Spirit but that is only one element to the three we have been commanded.

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The reason he is angry is because his god is silent to him. He has built his faith on the sand and God tested it by sending the winds and rain and his faith/house fell down. again because he is worshiping the wrong God. So now he is seek out in a broader congregation if and where God is speaking out. or is he silent across the board.

Next he will loose his faith in the church and in Catholicism, and if he has bought into the catholic church being god's only church will determine whether or not he looses faith in God. or so it usually goes.

(If you guys can tell me how to hide all quotes at once, I would appreciate it.  I couldn't seem to make it work.  Dripshit was dripping shit as usual.)
Ah yes.  I've been in protestant churches that were so sick that they even sent missionaries to the Catholics.  Old, old story - THOSE stupid people over there, they don't pray right! They don't interpret the Bible right!  They're not REAL Christians!  Only WE have the answer.  God loves US best.  It's all hideous evil bullshit.  People end up killing each other over their imaginary friend.  If anyone on the planet actually could demonstrate any of these claims, there would be no disagreement.  Words, words, words, supported by absolutely nothing.

Quick question..

Has anyone besides the apostle peter manifest "spiritual gifts" in your church?

Again not talking about just salvation, everyone has access to that Christian or not.

I'm asking do you know what a healing hand feels like? do or anyone in your church know what to do if they have been given full access to God's knowledge? Why is your PREIST seeking validation of HIS FAITH in someone else's ability to manifest a spiritual gift? Why not lead the congregation with his own gifts? Why is it that NO ONE in your church is able to help him and show him what he seeks?

Maybe because the Holy Spirit has left that building.

The first 2 chapter of Revelation tells us there were 7 churches or rather 7 acceptable forms/denominations of Christianity at it's height. now at the end times Jesus is telling each church where it's fault or major sin lies so it can fix it before it is too late. If they do not address their issues the "lampstand"/Holy Spirit is often describe as a point of light or a lamp placed in a high point) will be taken from the church. Meaning no more Spiritul fruit no more Spiritual gifts, and all the honest with themselves people leaving.

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Protestants sending missionaries to Catholics is pretty funny.  And most of the 70,000 schisms in Christendom are Protestant.  One might think they'd want to clean up their side of the street first.

lol... I guess The total number of 'schisms' has doubled in a year