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Did you then go to the hospital and put those powers to work? I ask that cause NOBODY ever does. These “miraculous” events always seem to happen in private.
And a dog healing over time is not a “miracle”
The miraculous gifts of 1 Cor 12 are no longer active. Paul even said in the next chapter...they will cease. And they did.
Everybody has their “testimony” but NOBODY can demonstrate anything in public. They could and did in the first century.
Acts 5:16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
When people had real power.....ALL WERE HEALED! In public.

So are you saying you have no supernatural gifts of the Spirit? All Spirit-filled Christians are given, at least, one. And Paul says that without the Holy Spirit of Christ, we are not even a Christian. We don't belong to Christ. Romans 8:9 We can't walk in the Spirit. What about sin. Do you still commit willful sin? That's the biggest test if we belong to Christ or not. 1 John 3:6

I had a feeling you might be a scoffer, but I decided to give you a chance. Now I see why. It breaks my heart how many unbelievers claim to be Christians, but don't abide in Christ enough to know Him. Jesus is merely a historical figure to them with no power in our lives today. Just the past and future, but nothing present. They claim to believe the Scriptures, but tear whole chapters out of their Bibles. Nothing inside a covenant ceases until the whole covenant is replaced, such as the New Covenant replaced the Old Covenant. But until then, not a jot or a tittle was removed until the whole covenant was fulfilled. Jesus fulfilled it.

99% of the dog's healing was overnight, so it wasn't "over a long time," and without the operation needed. Again, you show blatant unbelief.

It appears that all your life you have been taught a heinous lie, my friend. You are thoroughly in unbelief. All faith in the power of God has been stolen from you. Your teachers are to blame, but you are not blameless. Cessationism and Defeatism are lies of the devil to destroy faith. And you have been taught a total misinterpretation of 1 Cor. 13. You never read to the end of the chapter. The gifts of the Spirit will not end till we see Jesus face to face at the second coming.

True Christians have victory in Christ and anything is possible with His power. Paul said we must have the Holy Spirit or we don't even belong to Christ. I know I have assurance because all my prayers are answered. 1 John 3:22 (Prayers of the flesh are never even listened to.)
 
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That's an interesting outlook. Would "Go into all the world..." mean the same thing to everyone who reads it?
The word of God is a marvelous work: plain language and a good word to all who read it, confounded by God to keep it holy and revealed only according to His spirit, but with the promise that nothing shall be hidden forever.

Mark 4:22
"For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light."
 

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I had a feeling you might be a scoffer, but I decided to give you a chance. It breaks my heart how many unbelievers claim to be Christians, but don't abide in Christ enough to know Him. Jesus is merely a historical figure to them with no power in our lives today. Just the past and future, but nothing present.

99% of the dog's healing was overnight, so it wasn't over a long time, and without the operation needed. Again, you show blatant unbelief.

It appears that all your life you have been taught a heinous lie, my friend. You are thoroughly in unbelief. All faith in the power of God has been stolen from you. Your teachers are to blame, but you are not blameless. Cessationism and Defeatism are lies of the devil to destroy faith. And you have been taught a total misinterpretation of 1 Cor. 13. You never read to the end of the chapter. The gifts of the Spirit will not end till we see Jesus face to face at the second coming.

True Christians have victory in Christ and anything is possible with His power. Paul said we must have the Holy Spirit or we don't even belong to Christ. I know I have assurance because all my prayers are answered. 1 John 3:22 (Prayers of the flesh are never even listened to.)

Amen!!
 
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You were “baptized in the HS”? Could you do the miraculous? What miraculous thing did you do?
When Jesus promised that those who believe in Him would do "greater works than these", He did not mean more of the same...He meant things greater than you have imagined.

All spiritual gifts and the "greater works than" those of Christ Jesus, He summed up in Revelation, saying "they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony."

More miraculous than all of Jesus' miracles, are our own words, the proof of eternal life spoken through us. For the words and miracles He did, He did unto death (that we should live); but what we do, we do unto life (which He considered greater). 2 Corinthians 2:16
 

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So are you saying you have no supernatural gifts of the Spirit? All Spirit-filled Christians are given, at least, one.
And Paul says that without the Holy Spirit of Christ, we are not even a Christian. We don't belong to Christ. Romans 8:9 We can't walk in the Spirit. What about sin. Do you still commit willful sin? That's the biggest test if we belong to Christ or not. 1 John 3:6
Where does it say...everybody gets at least one.
How does one “walk in the spirit” today? Through the word. When we read and are obedient to what the Spirit wrote we are being “lead by the Spirit”.
Do I still sin? Of course. And so do you. 1 Jn 1 says that if you deny that fact you are a liar.

I had a feeling you might be a scoffer, but I decided to give you a chance. Now I see why. It breaks my heart how many unbelievers claim to be Christians, but don't abide in Christ enough to know Him. Jesus is merely a historical figure to them with no power in our lives today.
This isn’t true. It’s actually just the opposite. The power is in his message today. I believe in that power and you don’t. You have to have some physical sign to be a “believer”. And that today means nothing...Mt 7:21-23
What did Abraham tell the rich man in hades when he wanted someone to return from the dead to “testify” to his brothers? He said...
Luke 16:29-31 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
I don’t need someone to “testify” to me.
The power has always been in the message of God, not in the miraculous.

Just the past and future, but nothing present. They claim to believe the Scriptures, but tear whole chapters out of their Bibles. Nothing inside a covenant ceases until the whole covenant is replaced, such as the New Covenant replaced the Old Covenant. But until then, not a jot or a tittle was removed until the whole covenant was fulfilled. Jesus fulfilled it.

99% of the dog's healing was overnight, so it wasn't "over a long time," and without the operation needed. Again, you show blatant unbelief.

It appears that all your life you have been taught a heinous lie, my friend. You are thoroughly in unbelief. All faith in the power of God has been stolen from you. Your teachers are to blame, but you are not blameless. Cessationism and Defeatism are lies of the devil to destroy faith. And you have been taught a total misinterpretation of 1 Cor. 13. You never read to the end of the chapter. The gifts of the Spirit will not end till we see Jesus face to face at the second coming.

True Christians have victory in Christ and anything is possible with His power. Paul said we must have the Holy Spirit or we don't even belong to Christ. I know I have assurance because all my prayers are answered. 1 John 3:22 (Prayers of the flesh are never even listened to.)
The word “Jesus” is not even in the 13th chapter of 1 Cor. You added that and that is the problem. You completely distort the passage by adding words that aren’t there. True victory today comes through your sins being forgiven and that victory can only be found “in Christ”. The truth is I don’t deny the power of God. I just deny that this power comes through people today. It doesn’t. There is no need for it today. We have Jesus and the Spirits word, if we won’t hear that then neither will be persuaded by a dog being healed.
 

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Where does it say...everybody gets at least one.
It is right there in your Bible. Every Christian has at least one spiritual gift.
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. (1 Cor 12:6,7)

You should take some time to study this since your remark indicates that you have not done so.
 

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Where does it say...everybody gets at least one.
How does one “walk in the spirit” today? Through the word. When we read and are obedient to what the Spirit wrote we are being “lead by the Spirit”.
Do I still sin? Of course. And so do you. 1 Jn 1 says that if you deny that fact you are a liar.


This isn’t true. It’s actually just the opposite. The power is in his message today. I believe in that power and you don’t. You have to have some physical sign to be a “believer”. And that today means nothing...Mt 7:21-23
What did Abraham tell the rich man in hades when he wanted someone to return from the dead to “testify” to his brothers? He said...
Luke 16:29-31 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
I don’t need someone to “testify” to me.
The power has always been in the message of God, not in the miraculous.


The word “Jesus” is not even in the 13th chapter of 1 Cor. You added that and that is the problem. You completely distort the passage by adding words that aren’t there. True victory today comes through your sins being forgiven and that victory can only be found “in Christ”. The truth is I don’t deny the power of God. I just deny that this power comes through people today. It doesn’t. There is no need for it today. We have Jesus and the Spirits word, if we won’t hear that then neither will be persuaded by a dog being healed.


Good luck with those few beliefs. :)

So you didn't add your own interpretation of what "the perfect" means, huh? Face to face has to do with God by the context; and Jesus is God. He knows us inside and out, even to the number of hairs on our head. Even with the Holy Scriptures we don't know Him that well, until we are actually with Him in heaven. Only then will we have perfect knowledge of Him, not before. We still have a very limited view of His magnitude. We still see as through a dark glass. Remember, the early church had the original letters. Our glass is even darker than theirs.

1 Corinthians 12 implies the gifts are distributed to each, at least, one. I wonder what it means if someone gets none? And in chapter 14 we see that we can get additional gifts such as the greater gifts.

4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

I see you don't believe 1 John 3:6 (another scripture you tore out of your Bible. It must look like a shot-gun got to it), and prefer to relate to a person who never confessed their sin and had all of them cleansed by Christ, a person still in darkness, an unbeliever. Verse 8 and 9 are context. If we continue in willful sin, John says we don't know Him. Guess what that means. Chapter 1 verses are contrasts between light and darkness. Start with verse 5 and then note every other verse. They are sinners vs. children of God. Faithful vs. faithless. Believers vs. unbelievers. Verses 5, 7, 9 vs. 6, 8, 10. Understand? No one was born without sin, except those who received the seed of the Father in the womb, so if we weren't and sin, but say we don't or never have, we're a liar. Paul says it like this, "for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." That is before Christ, even those who had the law. Verse 9 is the cleansing of ALL your sins. 1 John 3:5 says, "And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin." But you say if we agree with John, who is not contradicting himself, we are a liar. You have so much to learn. Be teachable. Be humble. Remember the apostles were Hebrew, so they used Hebrew styles of writing. They used contrasts a lot, and also parallelisms (saying the same thing twice using two different words for emphasis and clarity.

If you are willfully sinning, don't try to use 1 John 1:8 to justify it. God won't be mocked (even though you do it often). You are still mocking (scoffing) at God healing Penny, the dog. Shame on you.
 
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It is right there in your Bible. Every Christian has at least one spiritual gift.
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. (1 Cor 12:6,7)

You should take some time to study this since your remark indicates that you have not done so.
Let’s study a bit...
First, the key phrase is....manifestation of the Spirit. This is the miraculous gifts given in the first century. Those don’t exist today. And you know it. You will have one church down the road saying they have it but can’t demonstrate anything but jibber jabber and five more down the next road that don’t. It’s a joke.

What about the next chapter all in the same context...
1 Corinthians 13:8-10 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
Whatever he mentioned in chapter 12 has a timeline. You think “knowledge” will really vanish away? Or is he talking about miraculous spiritual knowledge. He’s talking about miraculous gifts. And no not everybody had them, and they would vanish away after serving their purpose. There is no need for them today.

So the all means “all men” for “all time”?
In Mk 16 we find this
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

I’m a believer and they didn’t follow me. I guess Christ lied then since they were to follow “them that believe”. Maybe he didn’t lie. Maybe this was a promise that had a timeline just like 1 Cor 12.
Now, go to the hospital with your gifts and do some good..
 

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Good luck with those few beliefs. :)

So you didn't add your own interpretation of what "the perfect" means, huh?
No I didn’t. The Bible specifically calls the new covenant the “perfect law of liberty”. The total revealed word is “that” which is perfect. Ja 1:25

Face to face has to do with God by the context;
The context of 1 Cor 13 is NOT God. It is about revelation. Through tongues, prophecy, knowledge , etc.
and Jesus is God. He knows us inside and out, even to the number of hairs on our head. Even with the Holy Scriptures we don't know Him that well, until we are actually with Him in heaven.
The Bible says that the WORD makes the man of God “perfect” or complete. 2 Tim 3:16,17.
We can fully understand the love of Christ by what he has left us. I pity those who say they need more.

Only then will we have perfect knowledge of Him, not before. We still have a very limited view of His magnitude. We still see as through a dark glass. Remember, the early church had the original letters. Our glass is even darker than theirs.
What more do you need to know about Christ? Is the shedding of his blood to forgive the world of sin not enough for you? I pity those who need more.

The early church was given this information piece by piece. Did the church in Corinth have letters to Ephesus and colossae? No. They were written 10 years later.
Did Corinth at this time have the letter to the Romans? No. It was written 5 years later.
The early church relied on the miraculous manifestation of the Spirit. And this was only given through the laying on of hands by an apostle. So, if an apostle had not come to your congregation then you had no gifts. You would be at a significant disadvantage. That disadvantage does not exist today.

1 Corinthians 12 implies the gifts are distributed to each, at least, one. I wonder what it means if someone gets none? And in chapter 14 we see that we can get additional gifts such as the greater gifts.
Some people had none. People, new converts that had no contact with an apostle would have had no gifts mentioned in chapter 12.

I see you don't believe 1 John 3:6 (another scripture you tore out of your Bible. It must look like a shot-gun got to it), and prefer to relate to a person who never confessed their sin and had all of them cleansed by Christ, a person still in darkness, an unbeliever. Verse 8 and 9 are context. If we continue in willful sin, John says we don't know Him. Guess what that means. Chapter 1 verses are contrasts between light and darkness. Start with verse 5 and then note every other verse. They are sinners vs. children of God. Faithful vs. faithless. Believers vs. unbelievers. Verses 5, 7, 9 vs. 6, 8, 10. Understand? No one was born without sin, except those who received the seed of the Father in the womb, so if we weren't and sin, but say we don't or never have, we're a liar. Paul says it like this, "for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." That is before Christ, even those who had the law. Verse 9 is the cleansing of ALL your sins. 1 John 3:5 says, "And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin." But you say if we agree with John, who is not contradicting himself, we are a liar. You have so much to learn. Be teachable. Be humble. Remember the apostles were Hebrew, so they used Hebrew styles of writing. They used contrasts a lot, and also parallelisms (saying the same thing twice using two different words for emphasis and clarity.

If you are willfully sinning, don't try to use 1 John 1:8 to justify it. God won't be mocked (even though you do it often). You are still mocking (scoffing) at God healing Penny, the dog. Shame on you.
I will agree that if one continues to “practice sin” then they are not living faithfully. If a homosexual continues that lifestyle they are not faithful. If a person is shacking up living in fornication, they are not faithful. Same for adultery, lying, etc. but, 1 Jn 1 is not talking about being born in sin. That is a false doctrine. We are born pure then choose to sin. 1 Jn 1 is saying that we all sin even after conversion. And if you deny that you are a liar.
 

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No I didn’t. The Bible specifically calls the new covenant the “perfect law of liberty”. The total revealed word is “that” which is perfect. Ja 1:25


The context of 1 Cor 13 is NOT God. It is about revelation. Through tongues, prophecy, knowledge , etc.

The Bible says that the WORD makes the man of God “perfect” or complete. 2 Tim 3:16,17.
We can fully understand the love of Christ by what he has left us. I pity those who say they need more.


What more do you need to know about Christ? Is the shedding of his blood to forgive the world of sin not enough for you? I pity those who need more.

The early church was given this information piece by piece. Did the church in Corinth have letters to Ephesus and colossae? No. They were written 10 years later.
Did Corinth at this time have the letter to the Romans? No. It was written 5 years later.
The early church relied on the miraculous manifestation of the Spirit. And this was only given through the laying on of hands by an apostle. So, if an apostle had not come to your congregation then you had no gifts. You would be at a significant disadvantage. That disadvantage does not exist today.


Some people had none. People, new converts that had no contact with an apostle would have had no gifts mentioned in chapter 12.


I will agree that if one continues to “practice sin” then they are not living faithfully. If a homosexual continues that lifestyle they are not faithful. If a person is shacking up living in fornication, they are not faithful. Same for adultery, lying, etc. but, 1 Jn 1 is not talking about being born in sin. That is a false doctrine. We are born pure then choose to sin. 1 Jn 1 is saying that we all sin even after conversion. And if you deny that you are a liar.

Hi, friend. Somewhere down the line you have been taught that the gifts were ONLY for the writing of Scripture, so when the canon was complete, all the gifts ceased. Am I right? That is brainwashing, and a heinous doctrine of demons to weaken the Church. Friend, there is so much more to the gifts than inspiring the apostles to write letters. Others had the Holy Spirit. Where are all their letters? It is by no mistake that you have none of the gifts of the Spirit because you have been robbed of belief. Would you agree that prayer is part of a Christian's life? All true Christian's find that 100% of their prayers are answered. 1 John 3:22. I know mine are, but it takes one of the gifts of the Spirit to hold that percentage. Without it, you will teach the false doctrine that sometimes, God's answer to prayer is "no." That is false doctrine from Defeatism. The truth is He doesn't listen to prayers that are not His will, but hears and answers those that are. 1 John 5:14-15. Even Jesus had to relent and finally say "Your WILL be done." So how can you pray His Will and have 100% of your prayers answered? Hear it first (Prophecy, a gift of the Spirit). Jesus knew what the Father's will was already, but knowing what was ahead for Him, still asked IF there be any other way... No answer. Then after hours and hours I can just hear Jesus say, "OK fine, have it Your way." The Spirit tells me what to pray, I repeat His words verbatim, including the Scripture He speaks, and it comes to pass immediately. Other times He just speaks to me through one of the hearing gifts (Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge, or Prophecy). Most of the time He reveals what the true meaning is of His inspired Scripture. Why? Because a few years ago I asked Him to, and suddenly I saw Truths I had never seen before. And now I am writing books to spread these Truths.

In this day and age of the latter rain of the Spirit (if you don't know what the latter rain of the Spirit is picture the seasons, the Day of Pentecost was the early rain, and following the apostles was the long dry summer), you would think you would open your eyes and see there is something going on in the church today that you don't have, and there must be something wrong in your going along with it for so long with false information, especially accusations of "being of the devil." Do you honestly believe that all of us Charismatics are filled with the devil, but trust Jesus totally and have faith that can move mountains? The devil, kills belief, steals faith, and destroys relationship with God. It will actually take reading the Word to free your mind and make it open to all Truth. But more than that, it will take the Holy Spirit who you believe is on vacation to reveal the Truth contained in the Word. Because once unbelief takes hold, it affects every area of relationship with God. That would be like sitting in a dark cell in solitary confinement, and just wait for the second coming to open the door and let you out. Friend, you can have that abundant life in the Spirit today.

I, myself, can relate to you, friend. I am an ex-Cessationist. I want so much for you to open your heart to EVERYTHING God has for you today. Believe me, it is not the devil answering 100% of my prayers, and making me love God more and more each day. I have so many testimonies of answered prayer, miracles and healing, and even expecting and watching the rain stop as I pull in my driveway (for 10 years). That is Him showing me His love. If that is the devil doing all that, then that is sort of like the devil shooting himself in the foot. :eek:
 
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Hi, friend. Somewhere down the line you have been taught that the gifts were ONLY for the writing of Scripture, so when the canon was complete, all the gifts ceased. Am I right?
That is correct.
Hebrews 2:3-4 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
Why were they given gifts? To confirm the word.

That is brainwashing, and a heinous doctrine of demons to weaken the Church.
How does the church grow stronger through people faking gifts? One of the main reasons people leave the church is because they are promised the miraculous and they don’t get it. They were misled.

Friend, there is so much more to the gifts than inspiring the apostles to write letters. Others had the Holy Spirit. Where are all their letters?
It’s not just about writing letters. It’s about confirming the word they preached, taught, and practiced.
Mk 16:17-20 has nothing to do with writing letters. How was anyone going to believe that what they were doing was right and from God without these signs and gifts? They would have been dismissed.

It is by no mistake that you have none of the gifts of the Spirit because you have been robbed of belief.
Not only do I not have any of the gifts but none of the gifts have been demonstrated to me. No where do we find that the people that were witnessing these things had to be believers.

Would you agree that prayer is part of a Christian's life? All true Christian's find that 100% of their prayers are answered. 1 John 3:22. I know mine are, but it takes one of the gifts of the Spirit to hold that percentage. Without it, you will teach the false doctrine that sometimes, God's answer to prayer is "no." That is false doctrine from Defeatism.
Aren’t all prayers answered? The answer is either yes, no, or wait. I guess you could say all of my prayers are answered too and I don’t have any gifts to hold to 100%.

The truth is He doesn't listen to prayers that are not His will, but hears and answers those that are. 1 John 5:14-15. Even Jesus had to relent and finally say "Your WILL be done." So how can you pray His Will and have 100% of your prayers answered?
Paul prayed three times that his “thorn in the flesh” would be taken away. God said no! God told him...my grace is sufficient for you. That defeats your false understanding.

it first (Prophecy, a gift of the Spirit). Jesus knew what the Father's will was already, but knowing what was ahead for Him, still asked IF there be any other way... No answer. Then after hours and hours I can just hear Jesus say, "OK fine, have it Your way." The Spirit tells me what to pray, I repeat His words verbatim, including the Scripture He speaks, and it comes to pass immediately. Other times He just speaks to me through one of the hearing gifts (Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge, or Prophecy). Most of the time He reveals what the true meaning is of His inspired Scripture. Why? Because a few years ago I asked Him to, and suddenly I saw Truths I had never seen before. And now I am writing books to spread these Truths.
How do you know God is giving you that. It could be the devil. We are told he and his messengers come across as “angels of light”. I’m sorry but the message you are receiving is from the devil. It has to be because it doesn’t line up with what the word says.

In this day and age of the latter rain of the Spirit (if you don't know what the latter rain of the Spirit is picture the seasons, the Day of Pentecost was the early rain, and following the apostles was the long dry summer),
See, you just made that up. No where is the term “latter rain” used in the way you just used it. I know because I just looked up every time the phrase was used. The devil is the one who wants people to add to the word and create their own man made doctrine.

you would think you would open your eyes and see there is something going on in the church today that you don't have, and there must be something wrong in your going along with it for so long with false information, especially accusations of "being of the devil."
There is NOTHING going on in any of these “charismatic” churches but craziness! Nothing I would ever want to be a part of. Running through and over the pews. Jumping up and down hollaring. Tackling people. Kids lying on the ground spitting up. The worst jibber jabber sounds and nonsense you have ever heard. All because they say they have the Spirit. Leave me out. I’ll quit the church I attend if any if that stuff starts.. Paul said.....let things be done “decently and in order”. You “charasmatics” are disobedient to that command every time you get together.

Do you honestly believe that all of us Charismatics are filled with the devil, but trust Jesus totally and have faith that can move mountains?
I’ve never seen any of you move mountains. But I have seen all of you teach false doctrine.

The devil, kills belief, steals faith, and destroys relationship with God. It will actually take reading the Word to free your mind and make it open to all Truth. But more than that, it will take the Holy Spirit who you believe is on vacation to reveal the Truth contained in the Word. Because once unbelief takes hold, it affects every area of relationship with God. That would be like sitting in a dark cell in solitary confinement, and just wait for the second coming to open the door and let you out. Friend, you can have that abundant life in the Spirit today.

I, myself, can relate to you, friend. I am an ex-Cessationist. I want so much for you to open your heart to EVERYTHING God has for you today. Believe me, it is not the devil answering 100% of my prayers, and making me love God more and more each day. I have so many testimonies of answered prayer, miracles and healing, and even expecting and watching the rain stop as I pull in my driveway (for 10 years). That is Him showing me His love. If that is the devil doing all that, then that is sort of like the devil shooting himself in the foot. :eek:
you are stopping the rain now! Great. You are a handy person to have around.

all that matters is this,...what you teach must line up with what the word says. And it doesn’t. I don’t need the miraculous to believe. God has already provided that for me.
John 20:29-31 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.