I don’t think Godi implied anything racist.That is exactly what this is about, and I am suggesting that your comments are suspect. You seem to have no tolerance of anything in the liturgy which is different from what a European or North American (Canada and US; Central America excluded) would expect. You seem to have no tolerance for any cultural impact on the Liturgy, while the Church has spoken about cultural impacts favorably. Trying to say that I am making racist remarks is simply ducking the issue. Are you tolerant of cutural variations in the Liturgy or not?
Awright, It’s approved by three popes and everybody loves it. I bet it’s quite a spectacle. It looks like its all about the Holy Spirit. Is that right?
Why would someone need to believe in the rapture to believe in receiving gifts of the Holy Spirit. There is a narrow belief in that concept even within the Protestant community and in my experience the majority of people who speak of it are not charismatic. It has nothing to do with the Holy Spirit but rather a belief in a “secret” return of Jesus to take the true believers prior to the end times.Are these charasmatic services considered masses? Or are they something different like a revival or praise type thing? Has anyone had any experience with these? I haven’t. They seem very foreign to me. (And not because they are Hispanic).
They speak in tounges and heal. Do they believe in the Rapture?
Yeah the rapture has nothing to do with being charismatic. Most Southern Baptist beleive in the rapture but they are very stoic in comparision to Pentacostals. As far Pentacostals go may believe in the rapture some do not as with all things protestants they are disagreements in the ranks and the rapture is not official dogma in the Southern Baptist statement of faith or the Assemblies of God statement of faith although it is believed by most of its adherents but rejected by some. Catholic Charismatics beleive in the same things as other catholics in all regards except for their practice of the gifts of the holy spirit thier practices have been approved by the holy see and specifically John Paul II and is the popular form of worship in the growing segments of catholicism in Africa, Asia and Latin America in fact where charismatic catholcism is rare their is a decline in practicing catholics in that region just something to think about. I am not a charismatic catholic by the way just find it interesting where the church practices this the church grows where it does not practice it the church is in a decline.Why would someone need to believe in the rapture to believe in receiving gifts of the Holy Spirit. There is a narrow belief in that concept even within the Protestant community and in my experience the majority of people who speak of it are not charismatic. It has nothing to do with the Holy Spirit but rather a belief in a “secret” return of Jesus to take the true believers prior to the end times.
There are cures in evangelical Christianity, Lourdes, Islam, New Age. My fundamentalist friends say the cures not in pentecistalism are all the work of the devil.You really believe these Benny Hinn is curing these people?
Do you believe wrestling is real too?
I guess somebody believes in otherwise there wouldn’t be a market for it.
Seeing those people line up for the preacher to slap them in the head and yell, “HEAL”
is quite a display.