I personally refuse to make judgements on books, songs, videos or dvds (I don't get to the theater much), other kinds of literature, or "entertainment" that is supposedly "Christian" unless I read, hear or see them, for myself. The main reason is I hear a lot of good and bad about these kinds of things and cannot make a fair call on them by what other people say. Another reason is: What if I miss the Holy Spirit by NOT allowing myself to glean from them what God would say to me?
Think on this, how many times to people say they don't want to have anything to do with God or 'religion' simply because they don't like what the Bible says they have to do to be a Christian? Yet, they haven't read the Bible, listened to what the Bible says, or seen a true Christian's life in action? Is this not the same thing as condemning a "man's junk stuff" without actually seeing what is in it? I am NOT putting any book on the same level as the Bible, but making an analogy for us to consider. I personally have heard nothing but good about this book, so for me to make a great judgement without considering the sources of bad testimony mentioned would not be fair, so I refuse to judge without reading it for myself. However, when I do expose my spirit and mind to these kinds of things, it is always with prayer for the Spirit to guide and direct me in the process, whether to read and discount it, to act on it, or to shut the book without finishing it. My advice is if you are going to read it, keep your Bible close at hand and keep your spirit covered in prayer while you do so. In His Grip, DJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark W Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:45 AM Subject: [RR] Cell Groups > > I am curious. How many of our churches are hosting cell groups and > promoting the Purpose filled life or 40 days of purpose? I noticed > Sunday one of our Sunday School classes was teaching this book. I have > been listening to a program on the radio that is going over this stuff > and there are a lot of testimonies of harm that this stuff is doing to > peoples lives. > > As a word of caution. When we replace the Holy Spirit from leading and > teaching and we put a man in that position we have walked away from what > Christ has done for us. He promised the very best the Holy Spirit who > is more than able to teach and guide every single one of us at our own > level all at one time. > > This cell thing is no different than the Cult of Jehovah's Witnesses that > I came out of. Church wake up and get your eyes off man and get them > back on Christ and the promised one that HE SENT to help, teach and love > us the HOLY GHOST. He is personal. He is real and He will show the way > if only we will look to Christ. > > I can't believe we are falling away from God and his plan and putting > man's junk stuff in place. Will we ever learn? Please forgive us > Jesus. > > Mark Jones > > Download a Free Royal Ranger Database. It's packed with goodies and it > will make record keeping fun! > Over 31 related databases and 13 years of field experience. Just like > Salvation it's free! > http://home.classicnet.net/mjones02/index.html > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > _______ > > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm > > _______ List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm
