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NASB | Romans 3:4 May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written, "THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS, AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 3:4 Certainly not! Let God be found true [as He will be], though every person be found a liar, just as it is written [in Scripture], "THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS, AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED [by sinful men]." [Ps 51:4] |
Bible Question: Where is the scripture God will offend the mind to reveal the heart. |
Bible Answer: Question: "Where is the scripture God will offend the mind to reveal the heart." Answer: "Your [Bible concordance] search query for 'God will offend the mind to reveal the heart' did not return any results." This doctrine is the invention of John Wimber and John Arnott. 'Offending the Mind 'Whether in the ashrams of cultists or at the altars of churches, the objective of achieving an altered state of consciousness is always the same: to dull the critical thinking process because the mind is seen as the obstacle to enlightenment. As John Wimber and John Arnott put it, "God offends the mind to reveal the heart."* 'Counterfeit Revival guru Rodney Howard-Browne explains that "you can’t understand what God is doing in these meetings with an analytical mind. The only way you’re going to understand what God is doing is with your heart." Thus, while Howard-Browne allows his subjects to make nonsensical sounds, he has often prohibited them from praying. On one occasion, as a woman was about to lapse into an altered state of consciousness, she became apprehensive and called out to God in prayer. Immediately Howard-Browne commanded her to cease. "Would you listen to me?" he shouted indignantly. "If your praying had helped, it would’ve helped you; now get laughing." 'Even while people are lined up waiting to receive his touch, Howard-Browne commands them not to pray: "Now people in the lines, wait for me to come and lay hands on you, and don’t pray, please don’t pray." He addresses those who insist on praying as "stubborn people," adding, "People come trying to be all serious and praying. No! This is not the time to pray. This is not a prayer meeting; get in the joy; you can pray on the way home." 'Like Rodney Howard-Browne and leaders of the Counterfeit Revival, the late Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh denigrated the mind, going so far as to say that the "goal is to create a new man, one who is happily mindless." Rajneesh’s experiences "on the road to enlightenment produced temporary insanity, possession, and almost killed him."' ________________________ *John Arnott, The Father’s Blessing (Orlando: Creation House, 1995), 182; also John Arnott, "Go for the Kingdom," Toronto Airport Vineyard, audiotape transcript; John Arnott, "Understanding and Responding to Moves of God Conference," Calgary Family Church and Downtown Full Gospel Church, 25 April 1996; audiotape transcript. (www.equip.org) |