Posted on 09/11/2020 1:50:16 AM PDT by xzins
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge issued an order banning Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church from conducting, participating in or attending any indoor worship services.
It is a stunning blow to religious liberty.
(Excerpt) Read more at toddstarnes.com ...
Aside from any doctrinal disputes, these large church campuses rely heavily on in house attendance to pay the operating costs. When folks can’t attend, remembering to give suffers.
That this thread only has 60 some odd comments is rather sad.
Yes that is true.
Snake handlers HATE John MacArthur because of his book Charismatic Chaos, which in reality is aimed more at the Word of Faith charlatans than anything else (although none of them can refute the Biblical case he makes regarding “tongues” and “slaying in the spirit.”)
I’m no snake handler (how ridiculous) but the Holy Spirit is the same Spirit that fell at Pentecost, as prophesied by the Prophet Joel in the Old Testament.
Where MacArthur makes his mistake is throwing out charismatics with the bathwater.
He should have reminded charismatics “to test the spirits, my beloved, for not every spirit comes from God” and to test all things by the Word.
Instead, he throws the whole movement out.
MacArthur should have shown charismatics and pentecostals how to adhere to the Word even with the manifest gifts of the Spirit, mindful that “signs and wonders follow believers” while we should never seek a sign.
Hayford lost his own mind when he accepted the Vineyard teachings in 1999 and failed to correct/rebuke the Toronto Blessing/and the Apostolic Prophetic movement that can be sliced and diced by simple application of the Word of God to its weirdnesses.
This doesn't have anything to do with snake handlers, or charismatics, or John McArthur’s Calvinism. What it is all about is American citizens to worship as they perceive God desires. If we don't win this now, it is going to get worse for all of us: whether Christian, Jew, Jehovah's Witness, Mormon or any other group. In this matter I don't care what McArthur believes. He and others are fighting the good fight for all of us. If the enemy wins in CA this authoritarianism will spread!
There’s a reason Levin’s Men in Black book rang so true.
Take great care, keep your arms close and keep your head on a swivel, brother, for it has already begun.
We too have John MacArthur’s Study Bible and pray so for Pastor John right now. It is likely our pastor will follow... Pastor Jack Hibbs.
This is a huge blow to our religous liberty.
“I Do Not Fear an Earthly Trial” ~ Pastor Wang Yi
What is happening in East Tennessee?....I have family there
I’m sorry to hear that. I’ve become numb to Socialist Democrat Rule in my state these past few years under that idiot Evers.
It’s a disaster here, too - even WITH our House and Assembly (Senate) in Republican hands. :(
Not sure what the solution is - we only have the lesser evil to choose from these days.
The judge must be a closet Trump supporter because President Trump wins very big if Pastor MacArthur is harassed.
My situation seems to prove that the lesser of two evils is still evil...
You had better cite proof that MacArthur publicly has advocated Antichrist doctrine lest you be in danger of being held to account for such slander against a brother by a much higher authority! Of course if has done so then we must reject MacArthur!
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I'm telling you right now that IF we take our small differences biblically and magnify them right now and DON'T stand together and pray for each other, the church that YOU agree and love will go down TOGETHER with Pastor MacArthur. And yes, I agree with Pastor MacArthur for the most part and support him!
No they didn't. You can go to any big box store, Walmart and get on a crowded airplane or go to Newsom's winery.
But mysteriously, churches are the hot spot for the Scamdemic.
Spanish Civil War. Red Terror. The so called ‘loyalists’. First thing they’d do entering an area was to kill all the priests and nuns. It was the communist way.
My thoughts exactly. And many are squabbles over non salvation issues. :(
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