Posted on 02/22/2017 5:55:09 PM PST by metmom
As believers, we are to discern truth from err, light from darkness, and right from wrong…but how? Jeremiah 23:17 offers one answer, “They continually say to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD has said, You shall have peace;’ And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say, ‘No evil shall come upon you.’” False teachers often don’t warn, confront, or convict. They offer comfortable messages and a false sense of peace, or they encourage very odd behavior. Many mislead with rules and regulations as found in 1 Timothy 4:2-3—“speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.”
Jesus said in Matthew 24:24 that “false Christs and false prophets will appear and deceive many.” Deception comes in many forms but centers around false hope or legalism. Not all leaders in experience-oriented movements are false and misleading. Many are sincere and open to the work of the Holy Spirit, but when they “toke the Holy Ghost”, kick people in the stomach for healing, and act very bizarre, it should raise a huge red flag.
What is true revival then? Simply stated: a genuine revival is God reviving His people—“Wilt thou not revive us again that thy people may rejoice in thee?” (Psalm 85:6 KJV). Repentance is often a mark of true revival as what was reflected in the life of Griffith Jones, who preached during the Welsh revivals of the 18th century: “The tears [of the congregation] began to flow in streams down their cheeks. Soon, they wept openly, and cried out, ‘What shall we do to be saved?’”
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It would be good to see a real revival follow in the heels of this election.
We certainly need it.
This country is imploding morally.
I have him on my twitter and also listen to his program...he is good...
Praying for real revival to sweep America and the world. Drive Satan’s minions underground for a while.
Deuteronomy 6:6-8
6 And these words which I command thee this day shall be in thine heart;
7 and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down and when thou risest up.
8 And thou shalt bind them as a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
That says to me that if we want revival, we need to stay in His word.
I'm sure that's only one aspect of it, but without His word, what do we have?
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