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For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 1:17 For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith. 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness; 1:19 because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them. 1:20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse: 1:21 because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 1:23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. 1:24 Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: 1:25 for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. - Romans 1:16-25 ASV.


I have to believe that when someone is practicing and teaching wrong doctrine, knowingly and is in no mind of repenting from it, then they have given up bringing glory to God. because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man.

I simply can't understand how people can live with themselves by giving others false hopes of miraculous healing and then covering up the fact that it's a sham, by telling those who are sick that they weren't healed because they don't have enough faith. It makes me angry.

Deep down inside, I believe charasmatics know that they are wrong, because everytime I defend my reformed orthodox views with a charasmatic they get angry with me, very angry. I very very seldom, if at all, get angry with people over their doctrinal views, because I understand the nature of sin. But I have found that charasmatics have a propensity to lose their temper. So this is a clear testamony to me that those charasmatics who lose their temper with reformed doctrine are really angry at the truth and therefore have hid the real truth behind a lie.

Dave.

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. - Galatians 2:16