The Bible 2. The Human Condition 3. Jesus Christ 4. The Work of Christ 5. The Holy Spirit 6. The Church 7. Christian Living 8. Normally I don't think too hard on people's opinions but I have heard this several times and I am bothered by it because Bethel has blessed me and they have such beautiful hearts, the ministry fruit is so healthy with signs and wonders as well.
I just don't get it? So here is the response I received from a Pastor, who was actually very kind, but nevertheless this is what he believes, maybe you could somehow address this or if you have already addressed it in some previous blog etc I would be very grateful to be pointed in the right direction High Michelle!!
This is not a Charismatic v Anti-charismatic issue at all. Many Charismatics believe the same basic doctrines as non charismatics - Who Jesus was - the eternal son of God, how his death on the cross paid for sin etc..
We may not agree on whether the prophetic gifts are around today - but other than that we are in agreement. This group believes that christians are "Little gods" - with the same creative power as God himself - we can speak things into existence by our words. They believe that Jesus did not atone for our sins on the cross but rather ceased to be the son of God, took on the nature of Satan and finished his work by being punished in hell.
They believe that Jesus is no more a son of God than any other born-again Christian. Bethel is also a part of the " New Apostolic Reformation" NAR which claims that Apostles equal to Peter and Paul are around today and carry their authority to lay down new teachings outside the Bible. I become a better husband to Rachel because I learn from all the bad days. And bad dad jokes. Relationships are forged in all those moments. Going back to Linda for a second, consider the depth of her understanding of who Christ is.
Reading that should mess you the hell up. But her church leaders and church experience have taught her Christ only exists in the sunlight — clouds be damned.
A lot of this comes down to bad hermeneutic. Since moving to Austin, Rachel and I have spent Sundays visiting different churches in hopes of finding a new church home. Which is fine. There have been so many cookie-cutter messages that have no substance to it. Feel-good theology is inherently about the warm and fuzzy. The goosebumps down our limbs. The chills down our spine.
Warm and fuzzy. On social channels, anything goes. Not just lies politicians tell us in advertising because social networks refuse to fact-check or police misleading claims and lies.
Feel-good theology inherently works on social media today. Post feel-good stuff, and get throngs of followers buying in because positive emotion cascades through the inevitable shares and forwards. Positive emotions and guilt trips, perhaps. People make gold microphone kinda money off of resurrections today. The WakeUpOlive push online is only alarming because of how casually everybody dove right into the conversation because it felt good to them.
The least we can do is be like those Bereans the Apostle Paul raved about in the Book of Acts and just ask questions. Just demand more. What saddens me most about the rush to physical resurrection and the more general push for a preponderance of miracles is that people miss out on the goodness of hope we have in Christ, who came so that we could live again in him.
By prioritizing the former, we miss out on what salvation was trying to accomplish for us. Charismatic churches indeed tend to struggle with suffering. At the end of the day, what we choose to share — the causes, the hashtags, the movements, the music — is up to us. There are a lot of incredible theologically-sound charismatic churches; there are also enough sketchy ones that make it important for us to ask questions.
Rachel and I had two Bethel songs sung at our wedding. Good things can come from inherently messed up people. I get that. But I hope we start diving deeper into the things we share. For the Lindas that need to know God loves them today — even in their valleys. The valleys and the ever-tumbling — and even death — are good things if we understand them within the framework of the full thrust of scripture: God is with us, and we have hope for something better.
We believe that there is only one true God who is the eternal King, Creator, and Redeemer of all that is. He is perfectly holy, just, loving, and truthful. We believe that the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God. We believe that humankind was created in the image of God to know and enjoy Him, yet we willfully rejected the Lordship and glory of God for which we were intended.
Because of this, sickness, death, and judgment entered the world and now creation experiences the effects and consequences of sin.
He was crucified for our sins, died, was buried, resurrected, and ascended into heaven, and is now alive today in the presence of God the Father and in His people.
He is "true God" and "true man. Anyone can be restored to fellowship with God through repenting, believing, and receiving Jesus as their Savior and Lord. The Holy Spirit convicts, regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and adopts us as we enter the kingdom of God as His sons and daughters.
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