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NASB | John 10:27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; |
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Subject: Is the Word-Faith movement biblical ? |
Bible Note: Dear Joe, I'm not so simple minded as to disagree with you, and I did not (reread if necessary) scoff at anyone possessing the spiritual gift of discernment. The person raising the question obviously did not have that gift or is not yet confident in that gift which is in him (else he would not be asking), so I was saying leave it to God--who is the distributor of gifts to the Church. Why should such a person waste their time trying to figure out why he feels uncomfortable in the church environment, when he probably has the Voice of God in his heart saying, "Time to move my son." And if such a voice were speaking to him, is not that the basis of discernment? Am I wrong to defer to God in such a situation? Does that make me a false prophet? I happen to love my brothers in the "Faith" Movement, even though I reject many of their leaders strange teachings. I am certainly not going to speak evil of a brother, just to give someone the courage to do what I trust God is already telling them to do. And I'd much rather encourage a person to obey the subtleties of conscience than to drag them into the dirty affairs of men. I'd much rather men trust what the Lord said was true--My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow me, than the testimony of any man. Looking back, I wish I had been a bit more circumspect, not so much for the sake of the person asking the question, but for the others who read it second-hand. But I was not writing for the benefit of those who have already made up their mind. mrk |