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TEXASGRANDMA
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Our Pastor in Channelview showed us a tape of a service in Canada and it made me a nervous wreck to watch. One person as leading a person around like a dog with his belt aroudn his neck. I have always been taught not to question whether something is of the Holy Spirit or not. So I am not going to make a judgment call. But, I did not like watching that tape at all. I did have a another Preacher say that the Holy Spirit would not make you do anything that would embarrass you.
So, I do wonder about that in Canada.
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SciptureAndPrayers
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When the April 27, 1998, edition of Christianity Today magazine ran a full-page advertisement promoting a new line of resources by the respected Christian publisher, David C. Cook Communications, how could one doubt the trustworthiness of such materials? If along with that, they were endorsed in that same promotion by J.I. Packer, Alister McGrath, Luis Palau and Leighton Ford, how could one hesitate even for a moment — how could one resist? Surely this is a bandwagon worthy of a ride.
The Alpha program sounds like a great idea. After all, with such heavyweights backing it and a program to facilitate an introduction to the Christian faith (with weekend retreats and group discussions) it has to be good — or does it? If nothing else, one must admit that Alpha is packaged impressively for maximum sales.
Popularity does not mean that something is true. If it did, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny would be real entities. Popularity does not automatically equal truth nor can it create truth.
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Observations on the Alpha Course
It seems, as one critic noted, that the Alpha Course is 90% nourishing food and 10% rat poison. My biggest concern at this point is that this movement may poison the church's thinking with regards to the true gifts of the Spirit.
Feedback, please.
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In Christ's love. Amen.
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