http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/charismatic-religion/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:21:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418165/posts To my Children that are ready , that are calling on me even now , I AM and shall be your breakthrough !Merely shake off all these sacred cows , Fast the Earth completely , leave within your vessel only me , So that you may walk in my fullness as one with me , Take on my likeness in Spirit and Truth , Encourage others to walk as I do , For I AM the Resurrection , The Power , The Way , And it is in The Father's lap I desire you to stay , Do not look... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418165/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:21:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418134/posts SUCH IS MY LOVE FOR THOSE IN MY WILL (A NEW MOON )7th day \o/ Posted on Monday, December 07, 2009 9:45:06 PM The substantiality of my wealth is in abundance that exceeds paradise for truly where ever I AM in you this quotient exists in a udepleteable manner and such is my Grace for those in my will . So watch now as I dress my children of light as Job and reward them even now for the trials and tribulations , " Yeah " the pathway of fire they have surrendered to for my name sake . Did... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418134/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:01:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417796/posts Prepare the Church ! Prepare the Bride , There is no place for mankind to hide ! For the eyes of the Lord look to and fro , And The Spirit of God knows where his breath goes , Job 33:4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life So fill your vessels and trim your wicks , For a suddenly is coming quick ! The Bride and the bridesmaids shall soon be as one , Pure and spotless not undone , The Groom awaits the striking of the hour ,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417796/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:46:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417242/posts Your going to see " Yeah " witness a new Regime come into the church and body worldwide , My angels carrying the "Fire" of My Testimony in deliverance and freedom setting the captives free \o/ , releasing My glory upon the Earth for where ever I place My footstep so My glory shall show and accomplish ALL I have set out to do " Yeah " every Jot and Tittle ! My Spirit of Deliverance (Psalm 34:7) is here for you " Today " ! Merely raise your hands \o/ and repent call , call out My name so... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417242/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:03:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413598/posts "Who is going to control My children? Who is it that will control what's gonna happen for the youth? Who is it? Though they legislate," God said, "I will break it down. In 2010 there will be a change in the middle of the year, an assassination attempt against your President, which I will cause to hold back three groups that shall rise up. But," the Spirit of God said, "I will be merciful. Then there will be changes in the man's heart, huge changes. There will be a turn to the true Christ, not the false Christ; not the... End Times Propehtic Vision http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413598/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:40:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412873/posts DEAR PRECIOUS GRACEFUL, I think shame is an interesting thing. Have certainly wrestled with plenty of it in my life. Not sure it's all over, either. There was a church member or pastor . . . speaking, I forget which . . . recently . . . a sermon, I think . . . probably Pastor Christie . . . how Christ . . . Cast down shame on The Cross. Not just took it upon Himself but conquered it, and cast it down. Banished it from having any effect or influence on Him. I think there was some... Perhaps The Lord, via the heart, spirit and the curious space between the ears of Quix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412873/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:46:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412452/posts TULSA, Okla. — Hundreds of people are waiting to get into the memorial service for evangelist Oral Roberts. Among the early arrivals for the afternoon service at Oral Roberts University were husband and wife Mark and Paula Sterns, alumni who flew from Dallas for the event. Mark Sterns says Roberts changed their lives forever, adding that 19 members of their families attended the university at some point. Roberts died last week in California at age 91. Roberts chartered ORU in 1963 as a place where Pentecostals could live, study and pray together. The school became the first Pentecostal university in... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412452/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:16:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2410995/posts A relatively new spin that I've discovered while browsing Google: this man attempts to argue that Jesus Christ was in fact sent by Satan to deceive man, thus rendering the foundation of all Christianity null and void. The focus seems to be on the original Greek translation of the texts, trying to tie the Gospels to Genesis, the significance of John the Baptist, attempts at equating Jesus with Cain, and the consequences thereof (oddly enough, Chapter 15 of this work argues that John tried to show in his Gospel that Jesus was the seed of the serpent...perhaps I missed out... Authentic Christianity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2410995/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:19:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2408570/posts Pentecostals have always been the red-headed stepchildren of American Christianity -- holy rollers who were known for speaking in tongues or laughing wildly and even barking like dogs while seized by religious ecstasy, or producing miracle healings on command and handling venomous snakes without fear. All of that was made possible, of course, by calling on the Holy Spirit -- yet was too embarrassing for sober-sided mainline Protestants and even hellfire Southern Baptists, and incomprehensible to the point of batty for Roman Catholics and other high-church folks. Or at least it was until Oral Roberts came along. Roberts, who... Politics Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2408570/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:23:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2401712/posts You are my children of light , you are my children of light , you are my children of light , and in this season of lights , let MY Light shine through you , for MY SEASON NEVER ENDS ! Truly this is a season of lights , but we are to be lights for Christ Jesus in an open season and heaven for him ! Isaiah 60 The Gentiles Bless Zion 1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,... The Joshua Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2401712/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 23:24:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2398963/posts " I am He " that stands in the center of the seven candlesticks , Yeah I am with you , my very countenance is your shadow and my tears are your will . The blood of my testimony pours through your voice and is the water in your veins to fulfill , My breath is your life And my heart is your call , Your mind is my love So that you may not fail at all , The eyes of my 7 spirits are your guide , And it is my spirit that lifts you to my presence... The Joshua Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2398963/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:40:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2398088/posts I AM much greater than anything that can be placed on a throne . The way that I AM is much greater than the eye can conceive in itself for it must gather light and a reflection is posed and focused yet as " The Ancient of Days " how can it truly catch something eternal and timeless for I am within myself alone yet constantly expanding . So do not try to piece me together but enjoy me as God Almighty and remember it is my love alone that holds , creates , moves and shapes in an eternal... The Joshua Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2398088/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:03:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2393154/posts J.Lee Grady didn't wait for an economic recession to battle the prosperity gospel. He has been fighting it for years. Grady is the editor of Charisma, the magazine that serves as a gathering tent for Pentecostal and charismatic Christians. Its columns and advertisements feature some of the most prominent names in the movement—and some of the most frequent targets of Grady's criticism.Other evangelicals have long criticized the teaching that God promises his followers wealth and happiness. But few within the movement have made their calls for repentance so public."Martin Luther had to say something, or they were going to keep... Christianity Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2393154/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:35:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2392067/posts What is this world coming to? Another day brings another definition of love, marriage, religion, truth, civil rights and the church. Can anyone remember when there was more confusion? Only in a culture bombarded by "tolerance" could these issues be debated with any seriousness. It has been said loudly and proudly that gay marriage is a civil-rights issue. If that's the case, then gays would be the new African-Americans. I'm here to tell you now, and hopefully for the last time, that the gay community is not the new "African-American" community. In fact, I think Christians are the new Negro... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2392067/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:57:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2391925/posts Conservatives shouldn’t just allow same-sex marriage. They should insist on it. The conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks made that argument in a 2003 column, and the liberal Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. recalled his words when he was in Providence on Nov. 8 to speak at the Central Congregational Church. Brooks’ argument is worth revisiting now that Governor Carcieri, a conservative Republican and Catholic who opposes same-sex marriage, has vetoed a bill that would give domestic partners the right to claim the bodies of — and make funeral arrangements for — their loved ones. The bill passed... Providence (RI) Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2391925/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:58:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2390864/posts We, as Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christians, have gathered, beginning in New York on September 28, 2009, to make the following declaration, which we sign as individuals, not on behalf of our organizations, but speaking to and from our communities. We act together in obedience to the one true God, the triune God of holiness and love, who has laid total claim on our lives and by that claim calls us with believers in all ages and all nations to seek and defend the good of all who bear his image.... While the whole scope of Christian moral concern, including... First Things http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2390864/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2389745/posts Sarah Palin, if running for President, surely will divide this Republic all the more into two definite segments-fiercely opposing segments. Already we have two primary segments: believers and secularists. Believers are those moralists who hold to the God of the Bible, particularly the New Testament God in Christ. It may be via Roman Catholicism, evangelical Protestantism, Orthodox Christians, or non-church members who hold to biblical ethics. Secularists are exampled by Joy Behar on The View. She is with conviction a non-believer who holds that this life is all there is. No deity. No hereafter. No judgment accountability. This is it;... The Magic City Morning Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2389745/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:59:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2387964/posts You have seen my coming declared by many in many ways , yet now as mary knew and as Gideon saw me I shall not disappoint , for in this very day and time my appointed "yeah" my Apostles shall declare my promises in love for truly I have already come in and through my children of obedience and living zeal, My righteousness " Alive and unearthed " for truly It is heavenly and eternal for " I AM Risen in you as my great cloud of witnesses dressed in My righteousness" ! Yeah My majesty \o/ Rejoice and declare... Bible and The Comforter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2387964/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:31:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2387884/posts For those who may be discouraged and especialy for those who are belivers and Charismatic belivers, the International House of Prayer is experincing a Revival amoungst its students. People are being healed of sexual sin,shame and strongholds. It is also going out through the Internet. LORD I pray that many, many youth will see this on our campuses, that this fire will continue to be lit, and that It will spread to the campuses of this nation. LORD you are this nations only hope, come and invade our classrooms, for the sake of your great name. You are our great... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2387884/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:13:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2386405/posts STEELE, Mo. — At the beginning of an evening worship service at First Assembly of God Church, the Rev. Ryan Harris pitted teens against adults in a trivia game called Battle of the Generations. Multimedia Photoview all photos Wednesday Night Alive is the church’s outreach service to the city’s troubled teenagers in the southernmost tip of Missouri’s bootheel. After a few more games, worship began in a style typical of evangelical churches. Harris, 26, wearing a sweater, untucked shirt and baggy jeans, led 20 teenagers and 20 adults in a few upbeat, contemporary praise songs, and then delivered the message.... The Oklahoman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2386405/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:06:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2384088/posts EVIDENCE FOR THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST A Challenge for Skeptics [ NOTE: For a response to the book The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave (Prometheus, 2005) by Lowder / Price see the free 500+ page E-book This Joyful Eastertide: A Critical Review of The Empty Tomb  (PDF) by Steve Hays, et al (c) 2006 ] A reasonable challenge to the skeptic is this: If it can be proved that Jesus really rose from the dead, will you believe in him? For if he really rose, that validates his claim to be divine and not merely human, for resurrection from... Bring to you http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2384088/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:41:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2383371/posts This topic forces us to assess the relationship between science and spirituality: is the invisible spiritual realm generated from the material or should it be considered as having a separate existence? Is religion a phenomenon that can ultimately be explained by science in naturalistic ways, or does religion represent a dimension of reality that cannot be directly probed by the methodologies of science? In an essay in Science, Elizabeth Culotta writes: ... Science Literature http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2383371/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:53:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2380725/posts 10 Ways Darwin Got It Wrong This year marks the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birthday and, coincidentally, 150 years since the publication of his book On the Origin of Species. One of the most influential books in modern history, it has helped shape philosophy, biology, sociology and religion in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. But both Darwin's theory and his book are doomed by major flaws. by Mario Seiglie Was Charles Darwin right about his theory? More importantly, how vital is it to find out the correct answer? Unlike other scientific theories, Darwinian evolution touches not only science but... Good News Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2380725/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:57:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2379410/posts Writings of the Fathers of the Church  Alexander of Alexandria (Saint)   - Epistles on the Arian Heresy and the Deposition of Arius Alexander of Lycopolis   - Of the Manicheans Ambrose (340-397) (Saint) (Doctor)   - On the Christian Faith (De fide)   - On the Holy Spirit   - On the Mysteries   - On Repentance   - On the Duties of the Clergy   - Concerning Virgins   - Concerning Widows   - On the Death of Satyrus   - Memorial of Symmachus   - Sermon against Auxentius   - Letters Aphrahat/Aphraates (c. 280-367)   - Demonstrations Archelaus   - Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes Aristides the Philosopher   - The Apology Arnobius   - Against the Heathen Athanasius (Saint) (Doctor)   - Against the Heathen   - On the Incarnation... VictorClaveau.com/New Advent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2379410/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:29:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2379262/posts Christ, Lunatic or God? If reason alone were all we had to establish the existence and essence of God, we might feel curiously dissatisfied. If God is a Supreme Spirit, omnipotent and of total benevolence, the origin and end of us all, why does He not speak and re-assure us? The Christian claim is that, in fact, God has spoken to mankind first in the prophets of the Old Testament and last of all through His Son made man. The historical existence of Christ is what we are now concerned with and also with His claim to be the Son... VictorClaveau.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2379262/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:30:25 GMT