Spelling, "Preachers", and Temperance

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At 03:36 PM 2/12/98 EST, Pastor Joe wrote:
>In a message dated 98-02-12 12:27:21 EST, Bro Tyler write:

[snip]

>Bro Tyler:
>< There are
> some highly talented preachers out there that could probably preach an
> annointed message about "sins of wearing knee-high hose" -vs- *the holiness
> of wearing pantyhose*.  The preacher could probably do such a good job at
> it, that by the time he's done, he could have a whole congregation fooled
> into thinking that his message was "thus saith the Lord".>
>
>Pastor Joe:
>
>"Highly talented"?  "Preachers"? More likely:
>
>Rom 16:18
>18	For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own
>belly; and by *good words* and *fair speeches* deceive the hearts of the
>simple.
>(KJV)
>
>
>This would neither be "anointed" nor a "message" (biblically speaking): 

When I was composing the message, I debated to call it a "self-annointed"
message.  Meaning, the message came from the being of the minister giving
the word and not the throne of God.

Yet, there was whooping and hollering (all caught up in the emotions we
have grown to call *the moving of the Spirit*) beause of this 
self-made-message that God had no part in.  

>Luke 4:18   The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath 
>*anointed* me to *preach the gospel* [God's message] to the poor; 
>he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance 
>to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at 
>liberty them that are bruised, (KJV)
>
>I've never seen a "whole congregation" that could be "fooled" by such
>nonsense.

You're lucky.  It's sad to say, but I'd guess that the ones that are
fooled by it, don't know that they've been fooled yet.  They just accept
the (false) word as declared from the pulpit ... hook, line, and sinker.
They don't examine the word to see if what was said lines up with other
parts, they *compare* the words -vs- their current apostolic experience
(and traditions) and then base their judgement.  Because the message seems
*normal*, they accept it and let the words slide.

About silly topics preached on with *self-annointed* messages that gained
quite a favorable review .... has been ... "open toed shoes", "the knee-high
-vs- pantyhose" message.  And probably a whole lot more.  I'd venture to
say that I wouldn't be surprised if what is currently called *Holiness 
Standards* came from self-annointed messages.

I think the "funny things and ideas" of pentecost come from such messages.

Bro Tyler

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