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From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: charismatics and the Holy Spirit
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Date: Thu, 18-Apr-85 13:24:03 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 18 13:24:03 1985
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>  Some would say that you were not truely seeking God and were going to
> go to hell if you didn't start worrying. Other's like me would say no,
> just live your life the way that you feel God wants you to. When I said
> that there were organizations that put too much emphasis on the Holy
> Spirit I meant that they believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit was
> basically the ultimate thing that could happen to one as a Christian.
> I've heard sermons preached ad naseum on the Holy Spirit, totally
> neglecting Christ. And statements to the effect that if you prayed in
> tongues twice a day you were a better Christian than someone who only
> did once a week. This is what I call too much emphasis on the Holy
> Spirit.

Good point.  The Holy Spirit glorifies Christ, not Himself.  Your
comment about the ad nauseum sermons is a good one.  The Spirit just
does not want to glorify Himself, just as Jesus glorified the Father,
not Himself.

If anyone's wondering why a hardcore fundamentalist like me is
commenting on this, it's because this hardcore fundamentalist also
speaks in tongues...
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