Is it bad to play Jesus Culture in church?

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my_adonai_

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my_adonai, I think you have the basic idea correct. However, the idea of waiting for God to give you a personal answer on all matters, I'm not entirely for. One of my pastors has a saying that I like: "You should live by principle, not by providence". It means that since you do not wake up and ask the Lord if you should brush your teeth, go to work today, or eat breakfast, (and not do so unless you get a direct answer from Him) then it is established that there are some common things that God has already made His will evident on.

When I can, I refer to Scripture and my brothers and sisters in Christ to see what God's will is. As I have said earlier, I am becoming more and more convinced that this is a bad idea. Not just because there are bitter people on the internet hating on them...I already have got a pretty good idea of how that looks like...many of the people who have called out Jesus Culture seem to be doing it out of great concern and their concerns seem legitimate.

As I have stated before, I am a Charismatic/Pentecostal/Continuationist/whatever you want to call it. I'm not hating on jesus Culture because I think miracles are impossible. I fully believe miracles can and still do happen today. I do, however, have a great distaste for false prophets and false apostles. Jesus Culture associates with both of the afore-mentioned and embraces their theology. It would seem chaotic at least to introduce this element into your church without giving a great warning against it.
we can not receive answers from the Lord without asking them from Him in the first place
Asking is a principle, His answer is providence