Comments on: The Scary Charismatic Movement http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-scary-charismatic-movement/ Random musings from the radical feminist Christian antiracist left - some having to do with Ubuntu Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:52:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robin http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-scary-charismatic-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-7439 Robin Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:29:10 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/2004/07/03/the-scary-charismatic-movement/#comment-7439 Omygosh, I too have been scared spitless by Charismatic stuff. I too have never heard "tongues" interpreted other than "Dadadadadadahhhh" being interpreted as a string of sentences in King James English. But according to 1st Corinthians 14, it's a sign to UNBELIVERS... and no Charismatic I know has ever heard an unbeliever interpret one of those "messages" in "tongues." I spent a few years of my childhood in the movement, and played my little role as best I could, but I knew all along, despite all attempts to deny it (because Charismatics re-define FAITH to mean "Make myself believe" rather than God-enabled trust in Him) that what we were really practicing was superstition! I'm soooo glad to have gotten out of there and back to the Bible, and to practical, proven, sound doctrine! Omygosh, I too have been scared spitless by Charismatic stuff. I too have never heard “tongues” interpreted other than “Dadadadadadahhhh” being interpreted as a string of sentences in King James English. But according to 1st Corinthians 14, it’s a sign to UNBELIVERS… and no Charismatic I know has ever heard an unbeliever interpret one of those “messages” in “tongues.”

I spent a few years of my childhood in the movement, and played my little role as best I could, but I knew all along, despite all attempts to deny it (because Charismatics re-define FAITH to mean “Make myself believe” rather than God-enabled trust in Him) that what we were really practicing was superstition!

I’m soooo glad to have gotten out of there and back to the Bible, and to practical, proven, sound doctrine!

]]> By: Don Fletcher http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-scary-charismatic-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-6445 Don Fletcher Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:38:01 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/2004/07/03/the-scary-charismatic-movement/#comment-6445 I grew up with my sundays split between a Pentecostal Church and a Gospel Hall, and my mother late in life became an ordained minister within the Pentecostal Holiness church. Now my mother to my knowledge never resorted to praying in toungues, and always discouraged that within the assembly. I was somewhat amazed one day to hear mom talking in clear Spanish with a guest in her church, even though she had never studied it. When a member of her congregation remarked that she was being inconsistent, discouraging praying in tounges but using tounges herself, however she owned up that she had been watching Spanish videos, and practicing with a computer language lab. She explained that learning other languages is a gift the we can give to those who need to communicate with us. Refusal to learn other languages by contrast does not demonstrate that one is confident that one will be given the gift of tounges when one needs it. It merely means that one is unwilling to make the effort. I grew up with my sundays split between a Pentecostal Church and a Gospel Hall, and my mother late in life became an ordained minister within the Pentecostal Holiness church. Now my mother to my knowledge never resorted to praying in toungues, and always discouraged that within the assembly. I was somewhat amazed one day to hear mom talking in clear Spanish with a guest in her church, even though she had never studied it.

When a member of her congregation remarked that she was being inconsistent, discouraging praying in tounges but using tounges herself, however she owned up that she had been watching Spanish videos, and practicing with a computer language lab.

She explained that learning other languages is a gift the we can give to those who need to communicate with us. Refusal to learn other languages by contrast does not demonstrate that one is confident that one will be given the gift of tounges when one needs it. It merely means that one is unwilling to make the effort.

]]> By: moriahjoy http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-scary-charismatic-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-17 moriahjoy Sat, 17 May 2008 01:59:24 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/2004/07/03/the-scary-charismatic-movement/#comment-17 Especially enjoyed this post. Especially enjoyed this post.

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