tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612335.post4270760345400599193..comments2023-10-30T06:41:44.467-05:00Comments on whatsup?: Neither faith nor healingCathy Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16700052760855695613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612335.post-48592491568208599752008-08-12T07:47:00.000-05:002008-08-12T07:47:00.000-05:00Thanks Brad for your honest thoughts on the matter...Thanks Brad for your honest thoughts on the matter. <BR/><BR/>Because I left these types of meetings, I now see better how deceptive they are and I agree, most of it is the work of man rather than the work of God.<BR/><BR/>I agree that people are searching but if the simple Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and His written Word are not enough, then the problem is with us, not Him.<BR/><BR/>May the Truth be revealed, may the lies be exposed, may the deceived wakeup, may the sinner repent, may the lost get saved and may the Lord Jesus Christ be glorified I pray - amen!<BR/><BR/>blessings to you,<BR/>Cathy<BR/><BR/>PS And YES! start blogging - it's a great way to share your ideas when no one else will listen - lol!Cathy Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700052760855695613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612335.post-76777206036333560422008-08-12T01:55:00.000-05:002008-08-12T01:55:00.000-05:00I have a feeling that this whole thing is confusin...I have a feeling that this whole thing is confusing because man is involved. :)<BR/><BR/>God works in many ways that are strange at the time, but seem perfectly "normal" in the past. Who are we to decide what is normal and proper now.<BR/><BR/>That said,<BR/><BR/>- God is not deaf - Why do we blast out "praise and worship" so much?<BR/><BR/>- This all sounds so similar to the "hype" in the Word and Faith movement in the 1980s.<BR/><BR/>- I suspect all the "hype" part is more a factor of living in our prosperous (and stupid at times) era rather than some huge demonic conspiracy as some charge.<BR/><BR/>- People are desperate for a touch of something supernatural. Unfortunately, few people really exhibit it. Much of what is presented "from the stage" of many people is showmanship rather than God's movement.<BR/><BR/>- God uses a lot of things that aren't perfect.<BR/><BR/>- "Following the cloud" of such meetings is largely useless unless God tells you to do so. No single meeting will ultimately solve your problem.<BR/><BR/>- Biblical miracles (those written down) show the miraculous can and does happen. Something is not connected right when it is not happening like that all the time. We clearly are missing something.<BR/><BR/>I do wonder if some of what is going on will end up in a deeper transformation.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, I don't fit with hardly any "movement" since I am more intellectual than most "spirit filled" people can handle, but I find the "intellect" of many of the "Bible only" critics to be utterly stupid. I can offend everyone easily!<BR/><BR/>I am going through my own struggles with where I fit. The fact that this is so similar to the messages I heard in the early 1980s makes it even harder for me to hook in.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to ramble. I should really blog more. :)<BR/><BR/>BradBrad Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449947300802682625noreply@blogger.com