“ Great Sermon (Tongues ) Here's my Testimony ” I was born into the Roman Catholic Church, a Devote Relegious Family, went to Catholic school, & my Uncle was a Monk all his life. I always loved Jesus. Didn't not know about salvation, knew about the ten commandments, and some bible stories and so forth. I loved Jesus and thought he was kewl.
One day in the military when I was 21 years old, someone told me (that I could know & meet Jesus Christ personally), how to recieve Jesus into my heart and the Blood of Jesus over my heart. When I was waiting in the dentist lobby I was alone and had time I prayed that prayer. I bowed my head, and waited and remembered the man told me to be sincere and honest, then I became as sincere and honest as I could be as I knew how, AFTER that JESUS entered into my HEART. When the dentist worked on me, I couldn't help thinking the the dentist did not know that I WAS A KING. Everything was beautiful, when I walked home. I was in South Korea at the time. I came to know Jesus because I loved him, no other reason.
Then about 1981, I meet a minister that talked about the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues. I just meet him. We were the only ones in church at that time, I told him, I wanted the Holy Spirit. I lifted my Hands to Heaven, just as Jacob in Genesis, did not let God go until He blessed him, I would not let God go until He blessed me with the Holy Spirit. Well, I felt rings of fire coming over me, I could see it through my eyelids that were closed. Something got the hold of the back of my tongue and my tongue moved sounding like a dove, a couing sound, you see before as a child I raised doves and pigeons I recognized the sound even though the minsiter's tongues did not sound like that. (I really never went to a church service.) In 1982 abouts PTL, there was Oral Roberts on my Television Cable in Wyoming saying someone wants to speak in tongues and he said it was like a string of pearls and so the dove sound became words.
Since I recieved the Holy Spirit, my mind was like rivers of knowing an thoughts racing through my mind, God began to teach me with all the things that I have learned in the bible and things.
I also heard God's audible voice in my belly after hearing on the radio that we should say to God, that I recieve your Gifts of the Spirt, ie I recieve your the Word of Knowledge, I recieve your Word of Wisdom and same with the Fruits of the Spirit.
IN 1983 in New Mexico, I got sanctified or delivered from a lot of impurities. Certain christians bible prayer groups would asssemble and pool all there spiritual gifts together to cast of demons. Later I learned that growing the fruits of the spirit would displace the demons, or maybe a balance of the casting out and then growing fruits.
God has given miracles, dreams 10 - 15 years into the future of my life, wonders, victories, and gifts of the spirit, can't list it all.
When I was in deliverance I shared casting out with demons with my family and I guess that caused fear in them. However; I when I shared about Angels with them THEY LOVED THAT, they got them 200 porclian Angels (cement). Somehow they can't seem to get over the STATUES and CEMENT which seems to be thier God, Not judging just an observation.
2004, searching eBay, I found Cloud Ten Pictures DVDs series and am PURIFING my heart to the MAXIMUM, a new REVIVAL FIRES BURN in my heart. I have purchased and sent, MY FAMILY, the whole series from Cloud Ten Pictures, and the Movie Escape from Hell, and Jesus Christ Superstar, and more to include VANISHED with a GOODBYE note on it.
NOW IT'S IN GOD'S HANDS ... PLEASE PRAY FOR MY FAMILY AND anyone i have ever come in contact with to know Jesus and God the Father as Sons and Daughthers of the Most High God, in the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
DannyBoy
“ Great Sermon! ” Great Sermon, this is a subject that has always been of some contesion. The bible states do not fobid the speaking of tongues and this was demonstrated by the aposiols. And no where in the bible does it state that tongues stopped and died with the aposels. So my comment is if the bible didn't not says it stopped then I have no other reason to know it is live and well. Thanks you
“ Excellent Teaching ” Some of the points raised in messages on the Tongues#1 were more than adequately answered in Tongues#2. I came through all the charismatic route - seeking emotional thrills. More often than not I realised that so much was 'put on'. Eventually I was so disquieted by the obvious glaring differences between the scriptures and the antics of some of these churches, that I sought to read the Bible myself. Returning to the AV1611 from modern interpretations was the first step on the path where the Lord put my feet back on the solid rock. I had pretty much draw the smae conclusions on all these issues but Rev Greer certainly adds greater input vis-a-vis the issue of tongues being a judgement to Israel.
I have no idea what tongues I spoke when I spoke them - but a lot of it was very repetitive and no-one could interpret them. On that basis I choose to adhere to the scriptures only for my guidance and on the Holy Spirit to open my understanding to these scriptures. Since that choice the words of Psalm 119 have come fully to fruition. I love the word of God more and more each day, I loves His laws and precepts. 'Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,...'. Oh the joy of this has been greater than any of the uninterpreted tongues that I used to practise. The word itself has been brought to life in my mind and He has enabled me to call upon scriptures verbatim. I have found very few of Charismatic types who can call upon the direct word of God to support their statements but only general references. This alone is proof of the pudding - Christ himself used the direct Word of God to counter Satan's misuse of the scriptures during the temptation in the wilderness.
“ Great Sermon! ” George Whitefield has always been a hero of mine and I appreciated the comments made about him. More than that, I was touched by the need to pray for God to send the Holy Spirit to our nation to once again bring in a mighty army for His glory.
“ Great Sermon! ” It should be the cry of every true christian, Lord visit thy church again, as in the days of Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield. And deliver us from spiritual lethargy, coldness and indifference, let not the enemies of falsehood, error,and apostasy triumph over the flock of Christ's blood bought sheep.
“ Tongues as a gift.... ” A few thoughts on this message: It's not strange that Jesus and John the Baptist didn't speak in tongues..Jesus said himself that this would be given AFTER his departure. Chapters 12,13,14 of I Corinthians deal with the gifts and operation of them. Thank God that tongues did not pass away (I Cor.13:8) otherwise knowledge too would have gone by the wayside. I was hoping the Pastor would have addressed Jesus's words of Mark 16 and the necessity of the church today to exercise power and not simply doctrinal stance....otherwise, it was an interesting sermon
“ I am truly amazed. ” I do not know about others, but as Pentecostal Pastor, I want to say that their is no common denominator to a Catholic priest or what have you, this is the basis of this message. I have been filled in the Spirit of God with signs of speaking in toungues, no one was next ot me, no one was helping me, it was in a camp meeting at the end of that meeting. Jesus said You shall know a tree by it's fruit. Jesus filled me and I went on to evangelize, lift up and go against the one world church, we did not give no ecumenical movement any kind of promotion. Why would someone go against what the word of God says in the New Testement, because of some of his observations of what he percieves from today.....He's a great speaker(John Greer) and sincere, but sincerly wrong on this one!
“ Great Sermon! ” This is a fantastic sermon!
Everyone should hear it;
however, the sound did not seem to be as clear on this one...as it is on other sermons from this church...
maybe it can be uploaded again.
This great truth of imputation
is not preached today as it should be. When I was an Arminian, I was never taught anything about imputation, election, predestination, etc.
“ Finally, some clarity on this topic. ” I want to thank Dr.Allison for teaching the correct understanding of the "Faith of Christ" verse found in Galatians 2:16. He does this with godly scholarship which I believe every teacher of God's Word should possess. Harold Camping and his followers need to humble themselves and admit error in this teaching, it has caused extreme anxiety to many.
“ Great Sermon! ” Great study on what the gift of tongues was in the biblical sense. Rev. Greer's warning echoes the biblical command given in I John 4: Believe not every spirit, but trhy the spirits whether they are of....Beware of the spirit of error that has lead astray so many. Such erroneous teaching only serves the purpose of leading people away from the true knowledge that God's revelation has given us in His word. "God has spoken already (Heb 1:1)."
I'll echo Rev. Greer's thesis: The modern tongue experience is placed outside the realm of the New Testament experience and is totally unscriptural.
Take heed, brethren.
“ Great Sermon! ” I have listened to Family Radio for over 20 years. I have spoken to him on several occasions on his open forum program. I respect Harold Camping, but I wonder if he is getting senile. In his book 1994, he placed a question mark. He said he could be wrong. This time he says, positively that he is right.
He is a complicated personality, I wonder if he is being subverted by his own arrogance? He is not a pastor, he could'nt find a pastor that suited him at his church, so he changed it into a fellowship so he could rule the roost.? ? ?
He is so yearning for the Lord's return that he is trying to force something to happen?
What motivates this man?
“ Good Heart ” I particularly appreciated Dr. Allison's careful treatment of Family Radio, his respectful attitude, and his refusal to be drawn into unChristian attitudes by the terrible errors being espoused by Family Radio. He is setting an excellent example in not losing his temper, but dealing with the issue with the "meekness and gentleness of Christ." I will be praying for you.
“ A true shepherd of the flock! ” Harold camping is dangerous. He is glorifying Satan unwittingly. He is leading people out of God-ordained institutions and out from God's ordained form of protection. He is trying to gain his own following. God will never forsake his church to the Devil. Dr. Allison has taken a bold, courageous stand. Thank you!
“ A job well done! ” A job well done! Dr. Allison interprets Scripture with Scripture and shows Harold camping's teaching to be false. Harold camping's hermenuetical methods are proved ludicrous and heretical. You do not know how much the church needs this. God bless you all.
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