The War Generations

[rockytopva]

I am 56 years old and can remember back....

Civil War Generation - Only through research
World War I Generation - My Great Grandmothers
World War II Generation - My Grandmothers

And with my religion...

The Methodist - Were at their best during the Civil War Generation
The Pentecostal Holiness -Were at their best during the World War generations

The Pentecostal Holiness arose from the Methodist church of the 1800's and the methods of service were exactly like the Methodist of that time. It would be nice to go back in time and sit with the old timers at the Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness church. Old Evans Linkous used to sit on the front pew and weep like a baby. And if he looked back to catch the amazed look in my eye he would weep, "The Holy Ghost! The Holy Ghost!" And point to all the souls blessed around the altar. To the old timers the religion was accompanied with a, "Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory!" You can hear Dallas shouting in the background in the video below. Dallas, Evans, and the singer, Preacher Vaught, have all moved on to Glory.

The revival type atmosphere died away with the old World War II generation. In its war generation I would have labeled the Methodist and Pentecostal superior. I am not saying these denominations are not Christian, backslidden, or apostate, what I am saying is that we do not have the same spirit that carried us through decades ago. I cannot say these denominations are now superior now the war generation have moved on to glory.

 

[rockytopva]

Which is why I am not a big fan of church doctrine. It has amazed me to see the change of character in generations, all under the same doctrine. The doctrine I thought superior didn’t inhibit the changes a new generation would bring.

 

[CoreIssue]

I am 67 years old and have known people born in the late 1800s.

I have known WWI vets and from every war since. I am a vet who did intelligence for Nam, China and Russia serving in the Navy.

I'm also student history. The sliding of Christianity has been going on for centuries. It accelerated in the 1800s.

Today we are in the end times. Many who identify themselves as Christians have no idea what Christianity is.

Atheism and mysticism are growing. Both have invaded the churches.

When I served in elected office it was shocking on how hard it was to find any hint of Christianity there.

This is the apostasy and I don't give it more than 15 years before we see the rapture.

Methodist have almost all been lost to liberalism.

Pentecostalism came out of mysticism and today I believe is doing more damage than good.

My belief is the days of recruiting new Christians is pretty much over. We are now in a salvage mission together in the last of those that God can save.

It is a bleak picture but one I don't think we can deny or pretend isn't true.

 

[Helen]

I am almost 77
So I also knew this born in the late 1800's
My grandad was in the Boar war...I'd sit on his lap and he'd allow me to unscrew his hook ( which he could do things with) and screw on his metal hand which he hated.
All my uncles were in WW1
I was born in England and remember the air raids in WW2
There was un unexploded bomb and also a big bomb crater just across the road.

Christian generations
I was first in the Church Of England when very young.
Then in The Brethren Church from age 7- 13.
Then Methodist- until 16
The born again in 1964 at an old Temperance Mission and was heavy into evangelism.
Then ten years later into the the House Church Movement.
Free Church Charismatic.

Then in a Community Sonship Movement for about 15 years.

Now 'out of church'...as I walk daily with our Lord.

 

[Willie T]

I guess sometimes they actually CAN have some joy singing. (But, that first guy.... OUCH!)

 

[Willie T]

I am 67 years old and have known people born in the late 1800s.

I have known WWI vets and from every war since. I am a vet who did intelligence for Nam, China and Russia serving in the Navy.

I'm also student history. The sliding of Christianity has been going on for centuries. It accelerated in the 1800s.

Today we are in the end times. Many who identify themselves as Christians have no idea what Christianity is.

Atheism and mysticism are growing. Both have invaded the churches.

When I served in elected office it was shocking on how hard it was to find any hint of Christianity there.

This is the apostasy and I don't give it more than 15 years before we see the rapture.

Methodist have almost all been lost to liberalism.

Pentecostalism came out of mysticism and today I believe is doing more damage than good.

My belief is the days of recruiting new Christians is pretty much over. We are now in a salvage mission together in the last of those that God can save.

It is a bleak picture but one I don't think we can deny or pretend isn't true.

My view and belief is 100% the opposite of yours. I see what you seem to preach as "Pessimistalism."

 

[CoreIssue]

My view and belief is 100% the opposite of yours. I see what you seem to preach as "Pessimistalism."

No I believe in realism.

Too many people live in a fantasy world where all is going to be fine.

I believe the correct theological term for that kind of thinking is Idealism.

Reality is what the Bible said is going to happen, like it or not.

 

[Episkopos]

These days...every generation is a war generation. Besides the fact that there is a constant spiritual war going on. In that way we have spiritual warfare from generation to generation.

 

[rockytopva]

At age 14, J Vernon McGee lost his dad to a cotton gin accident and his mother moved him and his sister to Nashville, Tennessee. I was listening to J Vernon McGee preach on the virtuous woman this afternoon. He recalls never waking up to find his mother in bed. I had to recall my grandmother and great grandmother, of World War generation, as they too were very well to do ladies.