David said:'I believe that...is more important than...?David thou dost not 'read' like that's the case. Should I be looking for a smiley face? Surely you jest? You are putting us on are you not? The Davemeister is nothing if not studies exegetical precision. You kid! You kid!
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 15, 2004 15:06 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Intentional sin -- the Judas factor > John Smithson wrote: > > I attend regular, normal churches -- Baptists, > > EV Free, Four Square, Assembly of God -- > > that sort of thing. Absolutely no one I know > > believes that the Spirit's presense in our lives > > supercedes the need for exegetical and > > contextual studies. > > Are you sure that you have discussed this with everyone in these Christian > sects? > > Bring up 1 John 2:27 to those in the Foursquare and Assembly of God > churches, and you might find some who would believe that while exegetical > and contextual studies are helpful, they are superceded by the Spirit's > presence in our lives. The foundation of the Foursquare church was through > the revelatory experiences of a professed atheist woman named Aimee Semple > McPherson. She was not converted through studies, but through revelation > and a supernatural conversion experience. Her legacy included Bible > colleges and radio broadcasts, but the thrust of the revival she spawned > certainly emphasized the anointing of the Spirit rather than exegetical and > contextual studies. I was a Foursquare church member for a year when I > lived in California, and I believe that the Spirit's presence is much more > important than any intellectual studies. > > 1 John 2:27 > (27) But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye > need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of > all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye > shall abide in him. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
