I believe we could still be used by God and be given the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but we have to follow the recommendations (rules) set forth in the NT for church services. Paul was real explicit about that, and, of course, they are ignored.
I am real conservative though. I pray with my head covered and I don’t believe women should speak in church. I love fireworks, too.
Hey, pray for PFC. Bowe R. Bergdahl, the soldier taken prisoner in Afghanistan last year.
I Cor 14 is the pattern for congregational meetings.
Most Pentecostal churches ignore it, too. Dreadful.
Thank you for reminding me of PFC. Bergdahl.
“I am real conservative though. I pray with my head covered and I don’t believe women should speak in church.” —> I take it you are a lady (or as a funny line I once heard “a person of the female persuasion”)? Then the praying with your head covered makes a lot of conservative sense. I have reservations about the second, but that has been discussed on other threads and doesn’t need to be debated here