UH,this is not at all what is happening here.
Men of God are being trashed wholeheartedly over some ingrediant.
This is an across the board attack against a group of members of the body of christ.
utube smears gone haywire,and bleeding over into CC.
The casualties are expected,planned,and some even are rejoicing over their wounded bodies.
Nice Job cessationists!!!!!
I'm not a cessationist
However, there is no excuse for upholding false doctrine because one has a favorite teacher/pastor/ (cough cough) prophet
There is no across the board attack going on and that remark is typical of the kind of rhetoric that sweats up an arguement.
It is geared to create defensiveness and retaliation
Typical and easily recognized....but it is not inspired by the Holy Spirit
It is either of the flesh or well...the other choice
The only casualty is the one given in to by those who cannot stand to have anyone hold up the word and declare their pet doctrines are not found IN that word
And then we have the 'God told me" club and a close second (and actually evil IMO) the 'God told me to tell you club'
I have more experience then I actually wish to have with the abuse of the gifts and the fleecing the sheep that goes on
Men of God you say? well, if they are only men, then surely they are not above inspection?
There have been some utterly outrageous statements made around here lately...it is grievous and very misrepresentational of any actual gifts God may choose to give
God is not a God of the hoopla circus that it seems most who believe in the gifts attend and endorse these days
And no, God is not going to defend you against me...I have on many occasions prayed that God defend ME against the people who abuse what God calls good
The pride and vanity of some, who think that their word is as good as God's written word, is astounding and yet they do not recognize that because they are deceived