What Should Be Our Response?
What is the state of the Church today (at least here in the west) that we have this, allow this, or put up with this from our pulpits or in our sanctuaries?
Are we - should we? - be saddened by this, ashamed of this, or sickened by it? And if so, what should be done about it?
What would the Puritans of old have said to this? How about John Owen? John Edwards? John Newton? Or more recent - A.W. Tozer, J. Gresham Machen, or Martyn Lloyd Jones?
First. A move of the Spirit, or the flesh? (1 Corinthians 14:33, 40 - For God is not a God of confusion but of peace . . . But all things should be done decently and in order.)
Or how about Mr. John "Oing, Oing, Okey Dokey Lord" Crowder? The first 1:50 minutes is all you need endure in order to get a taste of this "minister" of the gospel.
A sickening display by Mr. Crowder may also be seen here. (Matthew 12:31-32, Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.)
And then there's this feigned (and he should be ashamed!) attempt/ploy of appearing to move the people into a time of worship when all he wants is for them to get their shoes and sock off so they can spin them around in the air. Unbelievable!
For those of you around in the `80's, you may recognize that song from the group Dead or Alive, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record). And all this "worship" leader did was replace the word "baby" with "Jesus," saying, "you spin me right round Jesus, right round like a record, Jesus." What in the world does that mean? How does this song bring us any closer to an understanding of the Gospel?, of Christ and Him crucified?, of who Christ is and how He should be worshiped and adored?
Simple answer - IT DOESN'T!
UGH!, I could go on, but I'd rather hear from you.
posted by TSHusker @ 9/05/2008 05:25:00 PM
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I have talked to Crowder's team via email. They use a very out of context theology to justify this highly heretical doctrine of "tokin the Ghost." For instance, one person claimed that as we are commanded to drink Christ's blood, so too are we to breath in the spirit. Very confused and very depraved indeed. They also claim that this practice is a "foundational teaching of their faith". I have come to the conclusion that because the gospel clearly has been replaced(probably in never introduced) by this circus of a "foundational" faith, both crowder and his followers are in need of an initial relationship with the Savior, as they are apparently unregenerate. Therefore I can only place this activity in the same catagory as the rest of the blasphemy that takes place outside the church. Hopefully this is the case. Woe to the believers who allow this man/group access to the sheep.
What. A. Circus.
"Let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never failing stream!" Amos 5:24
Someday all will be made right...
Hucker,
C'mon Man. Don't you know revival when you see it? ;)
Seriously, when I see this stuff, it makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time.
And I'll guarantee you that no one would want to be in a service where I spin my socks around.
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