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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

BTW she was a mystic too... I don't find their particular brand of Christianity Scriptural either. Not a big fan of the Holiness movement, either

this was an interesting article on Smith:
http://www.pfo.org/hwsmith.htm


347 posted on 05/10/2005 7:30:58 PM PDT by Terriergal (What is the meaning of life?? Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him for ever.)
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To: Terriergal

I'm going to read it more thoroughly, but I think there are some valid points in there. If I remember correctly though, she did not fail to emphasize holiness. And when she said God was to do the work, not us, it meant He did the work THROUGH us. And this book is all about AFTER you accept Christ, so there is no lack of faith first. And no absence of the doctrine of sin and the need repentance. But still, there may be some truth to some of the criticism. It's been too long for me to say.


363 posted on 05/11/2005 5:23:38 AM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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To: Terriergal
Okay, well I am not convinced this Henry person is a reliable source. I get the sense that Henry was motivated to disprove something. It sure comes across that way.

The article overall distorts the book (I remember it well enough to say). Smith never said you would be happy because things were grand. You'd have trials. But she was teaching how to be happy through trials, how to understand that God has something to teach you through them. When you recognize that, when your faith is in God alone, you can be happy under all circumstances -- as Paul said that he was content with much or little, to die or live, in jail or free....

Smith, in her book, talked of difficulties she had, like the lady that drove her crazy until she realized God wanted to use the lady to teach her patience. She also talked about difficulties concerning sin. She never claimed to be perfect.

This book was just about changing the Christian's attitude and outlook. Happiness in this context would be better described as Christian joy, which is a fruit of the Spirit. We aren't supposed to run around being miserable, are we?

The Universalism and mysticism stuff in the Henry book is weird and totally contrary to the Smith book I read.

366 posted on 05/11/2005 9:22:31 AM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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