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Memorable
Correspondences
From time
to time I receive correspondences that really leave me
wondering. However, it would seem that some, who believe
they abound in Biblical truth and who follow after false
teachings, really have no idea what their arguments
really sound like. I thought I'd start sharing some of
my more memorable correspondences...
RE: Biblical
Manhood vs. Knighthood [re article Knighthood
= Manhood? ]
To:
Seek God
Sent: Monday, July 28,
2003 9:28 PM
Subject: Biblical Manhood vs. Knighthood
"As a woman, I do not expect you to understand, nor
comprehend the importance of "manhood" rituals
to young teenage boys who are in that most important
transitioning period. You said it yourself
that our younger men are irresponsible, immature, and
lazy, so why lambast a movement that has got men of
faith all around the country excited about being a man
and about teaching their boys how to be men? So
what if their view of the knights of old is
romanticized! If it gets fathers kicked into gear
and gets them involved with their sons, then praise God! You
have no concept of what it means to be a man because,
quite frankly, YOU ARE NOT A MAN."
"Men
throughout history have conducted and established
rituals for all types of stuff. Adam, the first
man, even had a sort of ceremony when he met Eve.
"This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my
flesh. She shall be called Woman because she was
taken out of Man." As a young man of faith,
eager to have sons of my own that I can teach how
to be men of faith, I take your comments as
ignorant and totally offbase. No, a ritual is NOT
necessary. Ceremony for a young boy entering into
manhood is not a MANDATORY action. However, if it
creates a bond between father and son; if it helps a
father get a foothold in his son's life that he can use
to shape him into a man of faith; if it helps a moral
man become a Christian and a man of faith . . . who are
you to criticize it? You have no idea how
important it is to men to be warriors, to have that
warrior mentality, to feel as though they are mighty men
of valour. You are a woman and, therefore, do not
understand these things, nor will you ever."
"I would give ANYTHING
to have had my father perform one of those rituals for
me. I wish that book would have come out when I
was a boy entering into manhood. Perhaps it would
have kept my father from becoming as distant as he is
now. Perhaps it would have kept me from depression
and suicidal thoughts and constant girl-chasing.
Perhaps things would have been different. As far
as your article is concerned, it was written in
ignorance. We are to put on the whole ARMOR of
God. Is that not warrior imagery? In the Old
Testament, there were warriors in ABUNDANCE.
David, the MAN after God's own heart, was a WARRIOR.
He THRILLED to the battle. He EAGERLY fought
and was a conqueror. Second Corinthians 2:14 - Now
thanks be unto God who always leads us in TRIUMPH in
Christ . . . that's WARRIOR language. Written by a
man. A man of the UTMOST faith, second only to
Christ. So, before you start trashing the current
men's movement, take some time to read up on spiritual
warfare and how to be a warrior in Christ."
"One of the men's
reviews of the book "Raising a Modern Day
Knight" by Robert Lewis states:
"It characterizes a man
who rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads
courageously, and expects the greater reward-God's
reward.
Second, it defines a Biblical code of conduct: loyalty
(Hos 6:6), servant-leadership (Mat 20:26-27), kindness
(Pro 19:22), humility (Phil 2:3), purity (1 Tim 4:12),
honesty (Eph 4:25), self-discipline (1 Tim 4:7-8),
excellence (1 Cor 9:24), integrity (Pro 10:9), and
perseverance (Gal 6:9). Finally, it establishes a
superior cause to work towards which can only be
satisfied in Jesus Christ. By celebrating the stages of
training with ceremony, a father reinforces the process.
Through godly example, teachable moments, inspiring
stories, and positive affirmations, a father helps his
young knight discover a will to obey God, to employ
God's gifts, and to respect women.
"What
in the world do you see wrong with that? I know
that it truly speaks to me and makes me want to be a
BETTER man. Tell you what . . . if you want your husband
and your sons to be the opposite of all of these
things, then continue to tear down your brothers in the
Lord for trying to do something to change the course of
their sons' lives. You should be promoting and
encouraging these men for taking a step of faith to try
to teach their sons about biblical manhood. If you
will not encourage them, then please do not attack them.
You are tearing these men down for NO reason whatsoever.
You can't see the forest for the trees. I
encourage you to take a second look at the knighthood
movement and see if the bigger picture is not more
important than the things that you are attacking it for.
I forgive you for your article. Hopefully, you
will revise or remove it. If not, then hey, we all
make mistakes, right?"
MY Response to
"Biblical Manhood vs. Knighthood":
Subject: RE:
Biblical Manhood vs. Knighthood
Let me recap, being as a
woman , I likely checked my thinking and discernment at
the kitchen sink. As did my husband and son...
In a nutshell,
according to you, spiritual warfare is a "man's
job", preferably a "knighted man" because
he can't do it without the rituals to prove he's a man.
In keeping with your
theology, putting on the whole armor of God, which is
only for men, as they are to be the warriors, reads like
this--even though we are not to change the Word of God
10 Finally, my
brethren, {men not women} be
strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 {men not women} Put
on the whole armour of God, that ye {men
not women} may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil.
12 For we {men not women} wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you {men
not women} the whole armour of God, that ye {men
not women} may be able to withstand in the
evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 {men not women} Stand
therefore, having your loins girt {men not women} about
with truth, and having on {men not
women} the breastplate
of righteousness;
15 And your feet {men not
women} shod with the preparation of the gospel of
peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, {men
not women} wherewith ye {men
not women} shall be able to quench all the fiery
darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, {men
not women} and the sword of the Spirit, {men
not women} which is the word of God:
18 {men not women} Praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
and watching thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints;
Not only am I as
a woman unable to put on the armor of God, as
directed by God and "fight" the spiritual
battle, but I can not have salvation, either.
Personally I think you
missed this point---"Through godly example,
teachable moments, inspiring stories, and positive
affirmations, a father helps his young knight discover a
will to obey God, to employ God's gifts, and to
respect women."
From your
"letter"...
"Second Corinthians 2:14 -
Now thanks be unto God who always leads us {men
not women} in TRIUMPH in Christ . . . that's
WARRIOR language. Written by a man. A man of
the UTMOST faith, second only to Christ. So,
before you start trashing the current men's movement,
take some time to read up on ..."
Personally I prefer to
think that God calls men and woman to stand fast and put
on the whole armor of God and live a victorious life in
Christ. And applying all God's Word. But you follow
whatever "knightly" doctrine you choose. We on
the other hand will live for Christ and 1 Timothy 6:11
But thou, O man {and woman}
of God, flee these things; and follow after
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience,
meekness.
12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on
eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast
professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Thanks for sharing.
The article stands, as does our faith.
Fighting the good
fight,
Vicky Dillen
------------
RE:
Tongues, Charismatic Movement, Private prayer language,
etc. See: Pentecostal , Shepherding, Charismatic
Movements
From
"Nancy"--correspondence over several weeks
"then", with comments inserted on how she
feels "now". "My response" was some
of what I shared while she worked out her
understandings.
Nancy
-then-"....The
article I started reading was the first one in your
Pentecostal, Shepherding, & Charismatic Movements -
Shepherds in Disguise or Wolves in Sheep's Clothing.
Of course, God kept the words of your post in front of
my eyes since Sat - "If you obtained your beliefs
about tongues, etc from people you now claim to be
false, what does Jesus' teaching then mean to you?"
I have been spouting about a "little leaven works
its way through the whole loaf theology" left and
right lately - whew -physician heal thyself - God does
have a sense of humor!!!..."
"....I
am torn between 2 things. Either I have truth or I
don't. If what I learned is from rotten fruit,
then how do I know I have anything worth keeping - even
if from my perspective it looks scriptural. How do
I know that I can discern the truth of what I read if
under the influence of two false systems they have
caused me to walk in complete deception. When Paul
was approached with the fact that someone who was not a
believer was preaching Jesus, he said it didn't matter
as long as Jesus was being preached. This confuses
me in light of the fact that if everything I learned is
from those who only have rotten fruit, then my entire
perception of the Scripts has come from bad fruit.
It would not make any difference at this point what the
Scripts say - I may still be in delusion...."
My
Response: If we desire things that are not in
keeping with Biblical truth, we may get what we ask for,
but it will never satisfy and will never be what God
wants to give us.
Nancy
you said God kept you from being affected by the charismatic
manifestations. But before that, you wrote and said this
to me:
"I
jumped headlong into the charismatic movement and
downed every doctrine as the infallible Truth of God.
I was into healing, prosperity, the name it and claim
it bunch. Hagin and Copeland were my fathers of
the "faith" - I ate and drank everything
they wrote and taught. I went to 100's of charismatic
meetings here in the area every chance I could get.
Many times I went down front to get "slain in the
Spirit" and I would used to laugh and tell people
I had more floor time that carpet layers."
My
Response : So you were very much affected by it and
very physically involved in it. In fact you were so
believing that doctrine that you said this to me:
"I
used to envy those around me who were feeling stuff
and I thought I was missing out and maybe that God did
not love me enough or feel I was worthy enough to
receive those "gifts" from Him. "
My
Response: That is fully charismatic doctrine. And
envy of perceived spiritual gifts is not of God. Nancy
you
said:
"Let
me clear up a little confusion here. First of
all my desire was not for the 9 gifts of the Spirit -
those I knew from the beginning were as the Spirit
wills. I was speaking of the gifts of the
manifestations of the Holy Spirit - like the baptism
of fire, or shaking, or anointing of glory - those
kinds of things. Also, being slain in the Spirit
was not for others like it was for me. I never
once received any physical manifestation. Only a
weakness in my legs and I would just let go and fall
backwards and lay quietly until God told me to get up.
I believed this was of Him. It is the same voice
that I hear today. If I thought that it wasn't
Him I am hearing at this point, then there is nothing
left of my life that is worth anything. Every
single decision I have made is based on what He tells
me. If I am in deception in this regard I am
done for."
My
Response: I
think you have to come to the point with tongues with
thinking of it as languages, that were according to
Paul--a sign for the unbeliever--not the believer. That
is a good way to start changing your understanding. What
you are thinking of is in terms of charismatic
interpretation and others would never come to that
understanding.
Nancy
you said--
"Having been so
involved in it and not understanding how I could have
witnessed the miracles, signs, and wonders, and how
God's Spirit and evil spirits could work hand in hand."
My
Response: But
the Scriptures are very clear about that issue:
Matthew
7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he
that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name
have cast out devils? and in thy name done many
wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never
knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Nancy
you said: "But
God also said that if we asked for something He would
give it according to His will. That we would not
receive false things, like a stone for bread, etc.
Just because the teachings came from those exhibiting
bad fruit does not mean they are false teachings.
The motives of the heart are known to God, not to man.
If a false teacher tells me that I should worship God as
much as possible, that is not a false teaching - it is
the truth of the Scripts. If I take everything I
know about His Word and dump it because it came through
someone who was false, I would be left with little.
The church is also false. Yet God continues to use
those in every camp, regardless of the fruit. I am
not saying that when you are discerning bad fruit you
should stay and be deceived. When God
instructs me to go here or there or to listen to this
one or that one, I believe it is for His purpose.
Today, I am walking in greater knowledge and it is not
necessary for me to go from place to place anymore - He
has opened by eyes too much to the deceptions around me.
I would gag at the thought of going to church any more.
But when I was a Spiritual baby, I had to learn from
whoever God placed in my path. I did not have a
clue as to what being spiritual was. I needed guidance.
The ones I got it from appeared to be correct and lined
up with the Word. As time went on, then yes, God
began to show me the fallacies and I backed away from it
all. This was His grace. I am not trying to
whip out a grace card and lay it out there to cover up
all my mistakes. I have also learned to look for
the fruit before I believe anything anymore - but that
is because now His will is for me to be more mature and
not be tossed about."
Nancy
Now --COMMENT: Looking back after a few months
of coming out of my charismatic background, I realize
that these statements were made while still being
cleansed by the Holy Spirit and not understanding the
total impact and meaning of Jesus' Words. I was
still in a state of denial. As one lets the
cleansing of His Word heal and restore, the Truth
becomes clearer and clearer. My perception that
God uses false teachers/teachings to reveal His truth is
as a friend of mine states: He does not give us a plate
full of garbage to paw through looking for tidbits of
edible food. Again, the delusion of God using evil
to teach us His Truth is flagrant error in all areas of
man's theology [Matt 7:15-20]. Our responsibility, once
coming into salvation, no matter how God provides the
vehicle for that, is to search the Word without ceasing
for His Truth in all things. When Paul said that
he was not bothered by how Jesus was preached, I believe
he was referring to the message, but not the walk.
Again, God's Truth comes with diligent seeking and a
heart bent towards Him.
My response then: Matthew 24:24 For there shall
arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show
great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were
possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Mark 13:22 For
false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall
show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible,
even the elect.
23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you
all things.
2 Thessalonians 2:8 And
then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall
consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy
with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him,
whose coming is after the working of Satan with all
power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all
deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
because they received not the love of the truth,
that they might be saved. 11 And for this
cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they
should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not
the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
The
love of the truth starts with loving the truth in the
Word of God.
God is more than able to give the gift of languages so
that unbelievers can hear the wonderful things of God.
But, and we see that many that go into missions have a
gift for 'learning' languages rather than instantaneous
like at Pentecost.
Nancy
you yourself stated that you started trying to speak in
tongues and said some things BEFORE you then
said the Holy Spirit gave you the gift. Can you find the
Scripture that tells you, confirms to you, that is how
the gift of languages was given and initiated?
"For
many it was not necessary to speak a syllable or two
and start to speak. I was taught that is was as
the Spirit wills. That by opening up your mouth
it was like starting up a car - and the Spirit would
take over. After that initial syllable, I have
never, ever had to do that again. I simply open
my mouth and what I thought was the Holy Spirit began
to speak. Going about my work, usually did not
give me time to listen to or try to speak anything in
particular. Sometimes I would just listen
because it was so different than English. Many
times the words were not how we as Americans pronounce
words. I had often thought I spoke in Hebrew,
Spanish, at times recognizing some of the words - they
were words, not syllables."
MY
response then: We're to forget the things of the past and
move forward to the prize. Evaluate and make our
election sure and then run the race according to the
Word of God. There's no point trying to second guess
what was and wasn't of God. You know that there can be
no good come of false teachers--even if they throw in
some Biblical truth. You can obtain that same truth from
God's Word without their added deception.
Nancy
Now COMMENT: Again, I would have to
agree that the delusion I was under completely gave me
the wrong perspective. But then the enemy does
come disguised as an angel of light. At this
point, I am only thankful beyond words that by His
grace, to choose a brother and sister in Messiah to
stand in the pathway and refuse to let me pass until the
True Light of His Word began to melt and strip away that
which held me captive to the enemy's schemes.
The deceptive
teaching in the charismatic/full-gospel/Word of Faith
[which I refer to as charis] venues gains a foothold by
twisting the scriptures. Satan is a master at
this, knowing the Word expertly and using it to his
advantage.
One of the
major passages used to either discredit tongues and to
support it is 1 Corinthians 14. When you look at
from either a pro or con perspective you can prove what
you want and only within the context of this passage,
inaccuracies on both sides abound. It is
disconcerting that there really is little teaching on
tongues in the New Testament. 1 Corinthians 14 has
truly become a "bone of contention" among
believers and has cause fierce battles on either side.
The charismatic
movement hinges it's doctrine of personal prayer
language on a couple of verses taken from this chapter.
To further complicate this issue, they take the other
references of speaking in tongues in the book of Acts to
support a personal prayer language and to support an
erroneous doctrine of "evidence of the filling or
baptism in the Holy Spirit" by the necessity of
speaking in tongues. This is perhaps like playing
Russian roulette with God's Word. The best way to
approach the matter would be to go back to when the
disciples were baptized in fire and given tongues - Acts
2.
In all 4 gospels,
John the Baptist prophecies that Jesus will baptize with
fire. In Mark 16, Jesus speaks to the disciples
just before ascending into heaven with the words that
they will speak with new tongues, within the context of
preaching and witnessing the gospel message. Jesus
also prophecies in Acts 1 that these disciples will be
endued with power from on high to *preach the gospel*.
When we come to Acts 2 and the Holy Spirit comes as a
rushing wind, appearing as tongues of fire above their
heads and gives them utterance to speak in different languages,
Peter clearly states that this was to fulfill Joel 2.
As shown through the book of Acts, many more receive
this gifting. Never once is there any evidence that
tongues is taught to someone, nor that one has to give
the Holy Spirit a jump-start.
I believe as you
read through Acts, the empowering of the Holy Spirit to
preach the gospel is given by way of tongues for
proclaiming the good news to the world in the languages
of those that the disciples would be going to. I
also can see that when Paul says in 1 Corinthians 14:18
that he speaks in tongues more than the Corinthians
["all of you"], it is not because he has a
personal prayer language, but because he is preaching
continually in areas of the world at that time without
his knowledge of the various languages of those he would
be sharing with. As he said, tongues is a sign for
the unbeliever. How awesome and miraculous a gift
like this to preach the miracle of salvation. And
the most excellent thing of all - it would be the Holy
Spirit empowering him and giving him the gift at exactly
the right time - not dependent on man's wisdom, but
God's alone!
As far as those
texts that refer to praying in the Spirit, it is not a
personal prayer language that is required or referred
to. I truly have come to see that it is simply
Spirit-led prayer. It has been my experience that
when praying for someone and by allowing the Holy Spirit
to give you the words to speak, this would be the
evidence of praying in the Spirit.
The question at
this point: have tongues/languages passed away?
I have heard of those who have spoken in a language they
do not know and witnessed the gospel in today's time
frame. Again, this is as the Spirit wills.
Is it because these people are aware that languages are
used for this purpose and therefore more readily accept
it? Who can know the ways, the mind, the purpose
of our great and mighty God? Does everything He
does have to be explained in human terms or can we just
allow Him to use those He chooses as He wills?"
Nancy
then, you SAID- "When He says
that something has to go - ... I do not question His
instructions. Not being a tongue talker is
difficult. It was a subconscious
"habit" - I have to literally
concentrate at times, not to speak it. You have no
idea what a huge part of my life it was."
My
Response - If
your tongues are habit, what Scripture affirms
that is what it is supposed to be? Didn't you say that
it's the Holy Spirit giving you utterance?... or perhaps
not....
"
The Scripts say that we should pray without ceasing.
I took this personally. This meant I should
either be praying in English - with my mind or in the
Spirit. So I trained myself to allow the Spirit
to use my mouth at every possible moment. Even
those who have the gift of tongues and interpretation
have the ability to turn it on and off. It does
not come over you like some force. God will
instruct you to pray in tongues and when to stop when
you are operating in this particular gifting.
Again, never did I force words or make them up - I
completely gave my mouth over to Him. It was
simple and an act of love on my part.
Nancy
Now Comment: This is a difficult area to
venture into. Is praying without ceasing a good
habit? Therefore I believed that I was only
doing what God demanded of me. I am grieved,
however; because I perceived that in some way I needed
to continue this "habit" in order to gain
His approval. In how many other areas of our
lives do we strive to to "do something" for
Him believing we have done God a favor? By His
grace alone - unmerited favor - does He accept us and
love us, scanning and updating our hearts in regard to
Him as to the "why" of our actions.
Vicky
Now Comment--by "habit", the thought was
that the 'tongues' Nancy was using was coming
constantly, in her words, 24/7, and without inspiration
of the Holy Spirit, but rather, by rote. Nancy later
shared that as she was struggling with this issue, she
literally had to clamp her hand over her mouth to keep
from speaking these sounds, which were attempting to
come out of her. She had previously stated she could
control it, or it was only as the Holy Spirit led, but
when trying not to speak it, to see if it was of God,
she waged a spiritual battle of control over these
sounds. She said it was
physically painful to try to refrain.
Nancy
you then said---"The
thing I wanted the most was the baptism in the Holy
Spirit. Only 1 person laid hands on me for this
and I did not receive tongues at that time. I do
understand now, that I did receive the filling of the
Holy Spirit as some point, but then I believed I had not
because I did not receive a prayer language. It
bothered me intensely. I would weep and cry,
praying for the gifting and then engaging the theology
that I needed to reach out and take in faith.
... So I continued seeking the Lord, desperately
trying to understand why He was not giving it to me.
After 3 months of this, one night I was sitting by
myself and asking for it yet once again, I began
to speak a couple of syllables hoping/believing the Holy
Spirit would take over."
My response: This is no different than described
in the Cult that Snapped--you practiced tongues ...
But let me ask you. What Scripture supports that as
evidence of having received the gift of 'tongues'? Every
other tongues speaker would likely say that is the same
as what took place at Pentecost--but it is absolutely
contrary to the Scriptural account of the Holy Spirit
giving utterance to the disciples.
Nancy
you said : "I guess I am
not sure what you are getting at here. I truly
believed that the Spirit was giving me utterance.
As I said before I never made up words, and I
never forced words to come out of my mouth after
that initial time. Please forgive me if I
appear to arguing with you - I am trying to give you an
accurate picture of what I believed. To me the
scripts still teach it the way I have done it. I
cannot, at this point, find any other explanation for
"praying in the Spirit"...."
MY
response...."....After 3 months of this, one
night I was sitting by myself and asking for it yet once
again, I began to speak a couple of syllables
hoping/believing the Holy Spirit would take over....I
never made up words..."
Nancy
Now COMMENT:
When I read that tongues--not God given languages--
originally came from demonic culture saturated in
witchcraft - I was sickened and grieved. To think
I had been practicing a demonic ritual threw me into
tremendous revulsion and I had difficulty getting firm
footing. I had no problem weeping in repentance,
but the guilt was a terrible weight. It still
frightens me to understand that the root teachings of
this doctrine comes from such a heinous background.
Then, after reading how Victor Paul Wierwille of the
cult, The Way International, "taught" the
"receiving" of tongues in the same manner by
forcing people to repeat syllables over and over, the
same way in which I was taught, I was overcome with fear
- abject terror that I had been speaking blasphemy
towards my King. This broke my heart and took away
any possibility that I had been given a "gift"
of the Holy Spirit.
My
question then became, why did God allow me to suffer
this for 7 years? The answer has come gently, but
clearly as the months go by. Sometimes He allows
us to be in deception that we may come to know Him in
greater degrees of the grace that He gives so
abundantly. In my deception, He remained faithful
to me, never once leaving me or forsaking me. Can
one explain or fathom this kind of grace and love?
It is forever etched in my heart and mind. I
continually prayed for His Truth with all my heart.
When His Truth faced me, I had a choice to accept or
reject it based on my will. His will was that I
choose whom I would serve. The pain was
unbelievable. The anger at the religious system
that had brainwashed me was there in part, but it was
aimed more at the enemy that anything. Those that
continue in this deception are ignorant and blind.
I can only thank Him for renewing and transforming me,
clearly showing me the Truth of His Word. I am
also forever thankful that He has allowed me so many
opportunities to share this truth with others - as He
places them in my life.
Hebrews
12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he
receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
My
Now Response--
Nancy has since described her former
charismatic/tongues beliefs as having been "under
strong delusion."
1 Corinthians 1:7
So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 8 Who shall also
confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in
the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the
fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common
to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to
be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the
temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be
able to bear it.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I
pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be
preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
24 Faithful is He that calleth
you, who also will do it.
All Scripture
Quotes From the Authorized King James Bible.
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