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Are Assemblies of God Churches like the Corinth Church?

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May I please have some thoughts on the following statemenys by David Stewart? Thanks and God Bless!

It is WRONG for believers to be unequally yoked together with unbelievers or wayward religions like the Assemblies of God. I would rather be divided over truth than to be united by error. The Apostle Paul addressed the carnality of the church at Corinth...

The church of Corinth was your first unofficial Charismatic, Assemblies of God, Pentecostal, Apostolic Faith...church. They were an entertainment church, much like the Pentecostals churches today with their musical bands, speaking in tongues, healing services, etc. It is unfortunate when churches have to deteriorate into entertainment centers to attract new members. They try to "spectacularize" Christianity. This is why the Assemblies of God religion is so popular, it offers a lot of entertainment (a lot of weird entertainment I might add).

The carnal believers in the Corinthian church were trying to reproduce the gift of tongues but they weren't in any spiritual condition to see any gifts of the Spirit. What they needed was a Billy Sunday revival. 1st Corinthians 3:1 tells us that they were carnal. This church was in bad shape, a house divided. Some said they were with Apollos. Others said they were with Paul. Still other's were claiming to be with Cephas (1st Corinthians 1:12). They were suing each other, eating meats offered to idols, allowing open adultery within the church. Should it be any surprise that they were also caught up in a speaking in tongues heresy. The speaking in tongues practiced by the Charismatics, Pentecostals and Assemblies of God are of the devil.

Source: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolves/a ... of_god.htm
 
Dave Slayer said:
May I please have your thoughts on the following statemenys by David Stewart? Thanks and God Bless!

It is WRONG for believers to be unequally yoked together with unbelievers or wayward religions like the Assemblies of God. I would rather be divided over truth than to be united by error. The Apostle Paul addressed the carnality of the church at Corinth...

The church of Corinth was your first unofficial Charismatic, Assemblies of God, Pentecostal, Apostolic Faith...church. They were an entertainment church, much like the Pentecostals churches today with their musical bands, speaking in tongues, healing services, etc. It is unfortunate when churches have to deteriorate into entertainment centers to attract new members. They try to "spectacularize" Christianity. This is why the Assemblies of God religion is so popular, it offers a lot of entertainment (a lot of weird entertainment I might add).

The carnal believers in the Corinthian church were trying to reproduce the gift of tongues but they weren't in any spiritual condition to see any gifts of the Spirit. What they needed was a Billy Sunday revival. 1st Corinthians 3:1 tells us that they were carnal. This church was in bad shape, a house divided. Some said they were with Apollos. Others said they were with Paul. Still other's were claiming to be with Cephas (1st Corinthians 1:12). They were suing each other, eating meats offered to idols, allowing open adultery within the church. Should it be any surprise that they were also caught up in a speaking in tongues heresy. The speaking in tongues practiced by the Charismatics, Pentecostals and Assemblies of God are of the devil.

Source: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolves/a ... of_god.htm
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umm :chin well I grew up in a catholic church,,,,and then went to a pentecostal for a longer period of time........Both had cool people in it but I dont agree woth either.....Yea the pentecostal churches are really (lets just say they really active in church)....

Tongues :rolling That nonsense can be of the devil,,,,thats not to say that if you here someone rambling of babeling there pure evil,,,,but babel is of confusion and God is not the author of confusion...

It is WRONG for believers to be unequally yoked together with unbelievers or wayward religions like the Assemblies of God. I would rather be divided over truth than to be united by error. The Apostle Paul addressed the carnality of the church at Corinth...
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Love covers a multitude of sins....I guess we would have to define "Wayward Religion"......
 
Dave Slayer said:
The speaking in tongues practiced by the Charismatics, Pentecostals and Assemblies of God are of the devil.
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I recognize that the Spirit works in mysterious ways and would not make such generalizations. Such things call for discernment to see whether good comes from these "tongues". I would point out that Paul assigns this gift pretty low on the spectrum of works of the Spirit. Not sure why it is such a big "hit" in some communities - it is virtually impossible to "prove" that any particular "tongues" is from God and not self-induced babble. Perhaps there is something to the "entertainment" take he makes. There is a better way - love (1 Cor 13)...

Regards
 
Dave Slayer
I would be careful about calling things from the devil. I'm not sure whether you believe in any gifts of the Spirit today...but things still happen. As for having the Holy Spirit only when you can speak in tongues...that is incorrect. I do believe in tongues, however.
I do agree there is artificialism out there...but there is still the real experience also. I have a word of knowledge sometimes...and I don't even ask for it.
Paul mentions...do all prophecy?Do all speak with tongues?...my answer is tongues in the experience Paul mentions here...is for edification between you and God. The Acts 2 experience was for a testimony to NON-believers. Big difference...and speaking in tongues in church...is wrong without an interpretation anyway.
You are right. We do desire spiritual gifts to the point of being artificial...that doesn't mean the real thing doesn't exist. God is the final judge.
I love the Charismatics for one reason. They know the praise of God. They enter into His courts with thanksgiving and into His gates with praise.
I don't know if you experience the Holy Spirit touching you. I do. Sometimes, I feel waves of goose bumps all over my body. I'm not even trying to do it.
There is an unseen Spirit of God...and the supernatural...still happens.
Most importantly. Whatever your experience...God does not want raving madness...but order.
God is good...and loves us...in spite of ourselves.
He that loves the Son...is loved of the Father...and the Father dwells in him.
 
Just so everyone knows, these are not my arguments. Please read the opening statement and you will see who the arguments belong to. :yes
 
Alright Dave
Should have read it closer.
God bless you in your efforts to be a better Christian.
 
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