Hi
@Frank Lee ! I have very much enjoyed your posts about Christ here and rattlesnakes too.
All people are sinners. And over the centuries even Christians have committed many horrors- even murdering millions. It is absolutely inexcusably tragic. But being a Christian of any type is not about following a sinner- it's about following Christ-- after all, the Bible's own definition of a Christian is a disciple of Christ's. And that's what each of us are here. Some of us do believe that, while all humans are flawed, that God does ask us to be part of a community and call (imperfect) teachers to help guide us. These should never replace God, but rather are servants to help support us in our walk with God.
Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Hello little girl! I can say that to almost any now haha!
As to teachers I lean upon this;
1 John 2:27 KJVS
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
I only listen to men as they speak according to the Bible.
As says the word.
Isaiah 8:20 KJVS
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
People go astray not all at once but by little and little. A little leaven leaves the whole lump. I don't have to associate myself with any that have committed murder no matter their name! It's a decision. If you're hooked on assemblies then that's that.
I find Christians everywhere I go and try to serve by humbling myself and allowing the indwelling Holy Spirit to speak through me.
Getting saved is being born of the spirit. Being baptized in the Holy Spirit is being filled with the Holy Spirit.
For all I say this, You must be baptized in theHPraises of oly Spirit as were those on the day of Pentecost, as Cornelius and his group, as those in Acts chapter 8 and Acts chapter 19.
Until this event takes place you walk as a natural man. No matter how great your personal zeal the indwelling Holy Spirit is greater. It is a dire necessity for every believer,wrutten of in the old and new testament.
Having been a lifelong loner suspicious of men and their doings I am wary of any groups. We've had churches where I've stood and prophesied by the Holy Spirit but have seen over forty years many of them grow away from the Bible. While still having affection for people I cannot abide doctrines that have wrestled them away to odd doctrines. Like brother Paul I try to make myself all things to all men so that by all means some might be saved. I fail frequently becoming exasperated at anti-bible stances.
Just like salvation I'd never heard of the baptism in the Holy Spirit. It was like this. Before work one day I listened to Shirley Boone give her testimony on TV. She was going through a trial with her husband Pat and went to pray. Pouring out her heart to God she noticed that she'd been speaking in a language she didn't know for some time.
Never having heard of such a thing ibthought "well she's a movie star's wife I can seed God doing that for her". I'd only been born again of the spirit of God a short while and that's how little I knew of him!
Praying and weeping before him later a, strange thought came strongly, "if God did that for her maybe he'd do it for you". I was amazed to think this but began to make up words, baby talk but in a minute or less I was not making them up. The Lord Jesus christ had baptized me in that wonderful Holy Spirit of promise. One word frequently repeated those early days was YESH-UA. I found it meant Jesus.
To you and to all I say this.
1. You must be born again. If this has happened you'll know it. There's A must be a point in time that you actually become a different person. A brand spanking new creature in Christ Jesus.
2. After truly being born again you should be baptized in water, fully immersed as were those of old. In my case as for Cornelius, I was filled with, baptized in the Holy Spirit before water baptism. Order isn't important as states the Bible.
3. The baptism in the Holy Spirit is wonderful. It will bring the anointing and whatsoever gifts he want to undue you with. As I stated, this can come before or after biblical water baptism.
I can write literal books of acts of God that we've seen. Children doctors said we couldn't have, deliverance from severe sicknesses and heart troubles. Deliverance from deadly traffic accidents where Satan tried to kill me, words of knowledge, words of wisdom, discernment of spirits, casting out devils.
You must be born again, baptized in water and the Holy Spirit.
The Lord led me to, sent me to a Jew, Daniel Eichenbaum and I explained to him my experiences and that I belonged to no denomination at all. Daniel's family were orthodox Jews. Daniel, in his 40's, gave his heart to Jesus and became a Christian. He was past president of the governor's prayer breakfast. He's gone to be with God now.
I push for no denomination at all. They are men's creations not God's same as LDS, Catholic, protestant, whatever. It's only been in the past few years that the Holy Spirit showed me that the creation man worships most are the denominations he created. Every one of them is in denial of large segments of God's word.
There are many at this site, other sites that deny each of my experiences with God, holding fast their love of their chosen denomination over the love of Jesus the Christ.
John 12:43 KJVS
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
I preach Jesus and his words. Consider what I say please. And I believe that I have the spirit of God and am commissioned to speak as the very oracle of God as says the word. Amen
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