I think of St Pauls writings about spiritual milk and solid food. He didnt put them in people. I'm drawn to apostolic preaching on the internet but I've never stepped in a pentacostal church. Unfortunately, anything that has truth will be counterfeited and corrupted witness the first century church. I longed to be closer to God. elaborate sets to enhance the services. church was all that mattered. Well for now i think i will watch and pray and ask God to guide us to His true body. There is too much emphasis on business pragmatics, with marketing, with church growth movements, with self-help emphasis in churches today. They love the Christian hype, self-importance of ministry, their calling, and their own desires. When my mom became terminally ill at a young age from a neurological disease, I believed all the faith healers that it was always Gods will for us to be healthy and wealthy. The irony is that my journey took me in the opposite direction. My 2cents, I do understand what you have gone through, that is why we are to read our word to know what is biblical or not. Unfortunately one of the fundamental doctrines of the AG church is that speaking in tongues is the initial evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit. Its like saying Dr. I also have been to the Ramp and have stayed there for a week of summer intensive ministry training. Now what they don't point out is that, the tongues the disciples spoke was actually Earth languages. WebWhy I am no longer a Pentecostal There were no miracles, no power, no gifts, no healings, nothing but the theatrical antics and delusions of men. Thoughts started running through my mind if we have one father that means we are brothers and sisters. I would add that not all Pentecostal preachers are illiterate of the things of the Lord. So the problem is not a movement but people who are either not saved, or they are deceived or sin abounds letting junk in. I feel burn out on it and I think thats normal. Your story and my story are very similar. I realize that God can speak through someone but what they speak should confirm what God is saying to you. Ihave a storehouse full of wonderful memories but it has strayed like a boat without a compass; ever so subtle without even realizing it. Not sure whats so bad about 7-M. So, corruption is not just in the Pentecostal circles. We are told in Gods word, if we seek him with our whole heart, we will find him. He abandoned his wife and 2 kids to be with her. I watched Mr Johnson do this on a you tube sermon in my research and it was something a young prayer team guy did when praying over me. Let this not become a church bashing agenda here. I guess you can tell by all of the comments that you are certainly are not alone in this. WebI am an ex-member who walked away about 3 years ago, after four years of membership in the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI). I see now I was very wrong. Christian fonts only! If you call out a minister on their poor or even criminal behavior and present facts to back up your claim they either ignore you all together or get mad as a hornet. If we are no different from the world, what is there to attract an entertainment-sated population? What Is the Assemblies of God? 10 Things Really, all believers have the Holy Spirit and should be led by the Spirit of God and not by people saying I have a word for you. would be enough and I should never have expected it to be enough. I even quoted the Bible in my original comment. I began to notice a theme; I was all about US and not God. What about Saul of Tarsus on the way to Damascus? I am firm in my belief that God is still doing wonderful and miraculous things today. We who want to follow the true God of the Bible will be lead by the Holy Spirit. This only means something to people old enough to remember the time before digital cameras, when you took a roll of film and had to have it developed into photographs. I've never heard if you can't speak in tongues you're going to hell. You can find it at https://www.gty.org/Resources/strangefire/messages, Yes, I watched it. So I always preach expositionally just like Dallas Theological Seminary taught me too. They looked at me like I justkicked a newborn baby off a bridge?! From here I ventured to Pennsylvania for a couple days to stay with another couple who had previously left our church and whose present church had dropped out of the I currently attend these services and have never seen such a loving group of people that are determined to adhere to bible principles and demonstrate true brotherly love as God instructs. Galatians 2:21 KJV This is why I mentioned Rick Joyner. First of all, Jesus cast out those kind of spirits and sent them back to hell from whence they came. 1. Amen, I too had same experience. I will certainly look it up. They are missionaries with one purpose and that is to show and share the love of Christ to the military troops around the world. I would describe the modern church as apostate and I have left the harlot church system in my rear view. We are not to follow people. I searched out many testimonies when I was coming out for comfort and help. Why I left the Pentecostal Church Patricia Figueroa 1.32K subscribers Subscribe 574 Share 40K views 4 years ago In this video, I talk about the reasons why i They are sweet young families in this little church, precious young ones who love Jesus. Many, but not all, of these, are members of the Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches, which was founded in 2001. So were many others. I am having my own issues with church. Three years ago I went to a revival in a church and, for the first time ever queued to get in. I remember seeking after the Holy Ghost. It put an enormous focus on the gifts of the spirit such as speaking in tongues/prophecy and how we were the Elijah generation and we would walk in signs and wonders and how that would cause this great revival. questionable to me. I still pray but Ive come to understand we must hold fast what is good and the greatest testimony is simply obeying His word regardless of the goosebumps. the seriously ill basically, anyone with a medically verified condition--they never got healed. all these people saying God told them this and that. But even though He rebuked them, He recognized those in those Churches that where doing the right thing. Why I left the Pentecostal Church.. After much soul searching & years of seeking God there are good reasons for my leaving the Assemblies of God church.. join or stay or even attend on a regular basis. The Assemblies of God were founded in Hot Springs, Arkansas in April, 1914. Everything was done with excellence and professionalism. This dude led a whole bunch of people astray which hurt many. God used this time to begin opening my eyes to the truth. His word is the Truth. It was completely different from my previous church. I think the devil is fooling the elect! Thank you for your courageous story. This is without doubt the main - What should we think of the Signs and Wonders movement? it will disturb you and send you sounding the alarm. It isnt and wont be an easy life as a follower of Christ because there will always be conflict with the evil one, but Jesus is Lord of all, at whose name every knee will bow, and He has given us the victory over sin and the spiritual death it causes, through our faith in Him . Wow Puresola this was my story. You must log in or register to reply here. John etc. They weren't shy Brother Dave, I left and I follow Torah. He delivered you out of a great deception. This was one of the main reasons I left the apostolic church. Please dont derail the thread nonbelievers Corinthians speaks of speaking in tongues as a gift. I am the church, and while I do want to seek out fellowship with others as this too is a Biblical principal and we are told not to forsake it, I cant help but to feel lost as where to go next. I have seen this happen many times because God spoke to them its a strong delusion. I stated that my contention is with churches or denominations that place external manifestations ABOVE Gods word. It caused me to start wondering about the validity of standards taught in the United Pentecostal Church. Welcome to discernment, and thank you for the courage to tell your story! I prayed desperately for my own I was prophesied over several times and the hope of what was said never came to fruition. Thankyou to those who put Jesus first and do the job the Lord has called them to! It was top notch. I started asking questions like why are we so formal with eachother since Jesus calls us his family and not spiritual family. Thank you we are all finding each other I believe because the Holy Spirit new city and new speaker, I hoped that maybe this would be "my night." I was raised as an Assemblies of God Pentecostal by my parents, and I went to a medium There is much Bible illiteracy here. You learn to keep your opposing views to yourself. She took away two step children I raised and love dearly and cut them off from all contact with me. Slaughter is a bad doctor, therefore ALL doctors are bad. That is why it is SO IMPORTANT to study and learn Scripture. very sad. Part of it was my unwillingness to even acknowledge that I could have been so deceived. I am left speechless after reading this. In Charismatic Chaos, John F. MacArthur calls for biblical evaluation and analyzes the doctrinal differences between charismatics and non-charismatics in the light of Scripture. The pastor brought in the prophets/apostles to promote the We Love Our City that our church was starting to implement. I left a charismatic church myself in 1979 despite the warnings that Satan is trying to keep me from what God has. The body of christ. In fact they generally condemn everyone who disagrees with them. ABBA IS CALLING US OUT OF BABYLONHIS TRUE REMNANTreturning to HIS WAYS, HIS INSTRUCTIONS(TORAH), HIS FEASTS, HIS SHABBAT. Its about praising Him, giving thanks to Him, and rejoicing in the hope/ assurance of our salvation through Jesus life, sacrifice and resurrection power, and desiring to walk ever closer with Him to know Him better and to bring glory to His name. Our role is to draw people to Jesus . When there is a right fear of our great and awesome God it keeps us in check. The Dark Side of Pentecostalism Since the Garden of Eden, the Devil has been on a campaign to twist God's Word. As a pastor that is necessary but difficult. I could have written every word. A lot of things that is said to be the Holy Spirit moving is nothing but the Flesh, Carnality and Recognition of self! The pastor was insecure and I realised that many in church leadership are the same. What seemed to be happening in my mind was a church that was trying to keep alive a spirit of pentecost and all that goes with it. Romans 3:20-22 KJV I can't really explain it all here because I'm just not that well spoken and articulate with my words. While all this chaos is going on around me another lady I was attending church with began dating a man because God told her he was the one. Sure there is false teaching and darkness but as Christians we are to take a stand for the truth and allow God to use us to reach a lost and hurting world. It is inerrant, sufficient, sharper than any two-edged sword even dividing between joint and marrow. But, I want to be open to things that will challenge me and stretch my faith. www.bassfishing.org So that is why I'm going to recommend some reading that will surely help you in your quest to find your faith again. Confess with your mouth and believe with your heart, which will result in fruit. Mind you he left me sitting in a worship service for 45 minutes to chat with another girl that he ended up dating weeks later.