Subject: I Cor 12 |
Bible Note: Searcher56 I'm not trying to pick a fight here or anything but the web sites you reference to make your point are of a character and quality beneath you. One site says I’m going to use this person who is all wrong theologically but they have good insight into the spiritual realm ??????? Another is a Oneness site. Another has found more conspiracies than the FBI and CIA combined. One is KJV only as that was a language of Christ. While scattered in all the junk they may have valid points, I think to give them any creditability by referencing them is a mistake. While I agree the use of the gifts of the Spirit can be and are counterfeited at times by Satan, it is not a valid reason to discount them. One of the gifts is discernment. The fact this gift languishes in almost total disuse explains much of the problems and of the abuses of the of the other gifts we see today. If more in the Body Christ would start exercising the gift of discernment, many if not all the misrepresentations of the Holy Spirit and false ministries would be exposed and cease. Unfortunately discernment requires us to be prayed up, steeped in the Word, and open to the Holy Spirit’s leading. However that comes with a price and this price is one that most in church do not want to pay. This in my opinion explains why we see so many false, destructive and truly bad ministries flourishing today. Today people are looking for the easy way to everything and the false ministries teach an quick, easy, self gratifying, way to Godliness. Satan then comes in and divides the church over doctrine and things the Holy Spirit should be leading us in. Too many in the church today instead of being lead of the Holy Spirit are being influenced by Satan and that my friend is the problem, not the gifts of the Spirit. EdB |