[CS-FSLUG] RFC: Change of Statement of Faith

[l4c]

Fred A. Miller wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 September 2005 12:51 am, Nathan T. wrote:
> 
>>>Maybe not "superstition," but there is MUCH in the Charismatic movement
>>>that
>>>is suspect, at best, IMHO.
>>>
>>>Fred
>>
>>In all fairness I might have been a little one sided, but from what I've
>>seen all this stuff isn't so much about God any more as it is about
>>tradition or simply about being one of the guy's, and in many cases it just
>>gets creepy. I've been a church before where people thought they were
>>speaking in tongues, for the most part it was constant repetitive
>>incomprehensible babble or other unusual sounds, it was creepy and very
>>un-Christian if you ask me. Another thing that bothers me, while Baptism is
>>something we probably should do, is all the pressure and people's desires
>>to make it a public scene. I'm way too shy to be baptised in public right
>>now, but the pastor at the church I'm currently at has dodged to bullet
>>every time I asked him if a private baptism was possible. As far as being
>>slain in the spirit goes, I've seen that one abused far too much; It may
>>have happened in the bibile, but from what I've seen at the same church
>>where I saw people who thought they could speak in tongues, I would
>>question whether those people were really slain in the spirit, or whether
>>they simply forgot to have breakfast before comming to church.
>>
>>Anyway, that one church I'm remembering this stuff from was very wierd, and
>>I'm old enough now to decide which churches I'll attend for myself.
> 
> 
> The Charismatic movement isn't that "old," with most of the growth being over 
> the past 60 years or so. There are some fine Christians who attend those 
> churches, but IMHO, there also is a LOT of deception and distortion of the 
> scriptures by many leaders.
> 
> Just my 2 cents.
> 
> Fred
> 

I'll see that $.02 and raise ya $.02.  All things should be done 
decently and in order (1 Cor 14).

-- 
-Linc Fessenden

In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded - Yeah right...