[boatbums]

Am beginning to wonder what has happened to Holy Spirit’s leading and working in y’all’s lives. Am busy on other writing projects . . . but goodness . . . Please don’t let the tedious prissy junk from hell discombobalate you! These still ARE the END TIMES and HOLY SPIRIT STILL IS VERY MUCH ALIVE AND WELL AND OVERTLY ACTIVE IN THEM. All the counterfeit stuff is chaff. Why get lost amongst the chaff?

I understand why this is such a critical issue with you, dear Quix, but please know that I am not attacking you. The Holy Spirit has never ceased working and leading in my life nor do I discount God's power and miracles but on this specific area I trust what Scripture clearly says. What you call "prissy junk from hell" is no such thing, but a calm assurance after decades of study in God's Word as well as observation and personal contact with those in the Charismatic movement. I can disagree with you without calling what you do demonic and evil because I have come to know you are sincere and have a heart for the Lord. Your experiences are what you seem to be using to interpret Scripture rather than letting Scripture interpret your experiences.

This is between you and God and it is not my place to tell you what you can and cannot do in your walk with Christ. In the same way, you should not automatically presume those who do not have your same life experiences or see things the same as you do are evil and wrong. I allow that God deals with each of us in his own way, please give us that same consideration.

[Quix]

The Holy Spirit has never ceased working and leading in my life nor do I discount God's power and miracles but on this specific area I trust what Scripture clearly says.

Good. Though I don’t know how much we’d disagree about “what Scripture clearly says.”

What you call "prissy junk from hell" is no such thing, but a calm assurance after decades of study in God's Word as well as observation and personal contact with those in the Charismatic movement.

Uhhhh . . . depends on what we’re talking about.

IF we are talking about the cessationist contention that the Biblical gifts of Holy Spirit in I Cor 12-14 and Acts 2 have CEASED and do not operate in our current era . . .

THAT believe and doctrine IS from the pit of hell. It would be unloving to avoid telling anyone that truth. That truth can set folks free and bring folks closer to God.

Am happy to give folks respect for their earnest Biblical walks with God.

I’m not very willing to respect hogwash and certainly not hogwash from hell.

I can disagree with you without calling what you do demonic and evil because I have come to know you are sincere and have a heart for the Lord.

Your experiences are what you seem to be using to interpret Scripture rather than letting Scripture interpret your experiences.

Sigh. Again . . . that is a nonsensical distinction.

1. That’s not what I do.

2. There is NO AWARENESS THAT THERE EVEN IS A BIBLE

APART FROM one’s EXPERIENCE of the paper and ink.

Pretending that one’s EXPERIENCE of Holy Spirit’s workings is worthless EXPERIENCE while one’s EXPERIENCE of paper and ink is flawless EXPERIENCE

IS unmitigated, duplicitous, double-standard, irrational NONSENSE.

This is between you and God and it is not my place to tell you what you can and cannot do in your walk with Christ.

Thanks. In the same way, you should not automatically presume those who do not have your same life experiences or see things the same as you do are evil and wrong. I allow that God deals with each of us in his own way, please give us that same consideration.

True, to a point. God does NOT support doctrines of demons from hell. It is not loving to flatter, molly-coddle and excuse doctrines of demons from hell. If you expect me to do that, you will be greatly disappointed.

I would expect any loving Brother or Sister to tell me anything they saw me doing or saying that Scripture would indicate was a demonic doctrine from hell.

I appreciate your kind reply.