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Truth Aficionado
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| Posted 2/12/2004 3:08 PM (GMT -6) |   | quote:
Originally posted by might-be-don
Here's one I see at the very forefront of the issue...
Acts 8:29 The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it." I would assume ( although that could get me in trouble ) that Philip told this story to Luke. So Philip said, "The Lord told me..." . Look at the fruit of that encounter, love is spread.
Did God speak to me can be can be summed up in results of what was spoken and in the results of my confession to others that God spoke to me.I once had a life changing decision to make that I was in torment over, should I, or not. I think God spoke to me, not like Joan, but to my spirit, that I could base my decision on whether or not it was a loving thing to do. The proof is in the pudding.
The bottom line is... you can't argue with someone that says , "God told me...". But you can see the results of the encounter.
peace, don
[Amen MBD, I agree.
If love ain’t happening, nothing is happening. If love ain't talkin', then the the Holy Spirit ain't talking.
Peace, Mark
LFW:
1. God makes the choice for all people. Those not selected for eternal life have grounds for complaint.
2. God invites all but only some respond. Those who don't respond don't have any grounds for complaint, they got what they wanted.
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PhilTheThrill
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| Posted 2/19/2004 8:15 AM (GMT -6) | | I may be a little late to the party but I thought I'd weigh in on the topic.
My mom used to volunteer at a Crisis Pregnancy Center, council women not to have abortions, counciling women who've had them, helping to take care of poor single moms, etc etc.
As this was a non-profit ministry, it was reliant on volunteers and donations and things like that. My mom would get so frustrated because women would volunteer and say "This is great, i totally feel like God has led me to be a part of this ministry!" and then within a couple weeks, when they were discouraged because some of their women got abortions, they would quit and say "God is leading me to find another ministry..."
I see this alot in the evangelical community myself. People do what they want to do, joining or not joining ministries, starting and quitting bible studies, etc etc, and just blame all their actions on God. I have had friends get broken up with by girls who say "I think God is leading me away from this relationship right now..."
Frankly it irks me to see people not own up to their own feelings. There is nothing wrong with not wanting to join a bible study or go on a missions trip to africa or not wanting to date my friend (trust me! ), but I think it's pretty weak to not be able to admit you just aren't interested. Don't these people get irritated that God keeps jerking them around? I guess they just chalk it up to "God is testing my faithfulness".
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