Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Needs of the soul

The Four Charismatic Movement:

1.The Pentecostal Movement
- People starting to realize the gift of tongues

2. The Charismatic Movement
-The charismatic movement is an informal international and transdenominational fellowship of Christians who believe that the gifts of the Holy Spirit described by St. Paul in I Cor. 12:4 - 11 and Gal. 5:22 - 23 are manifested in these times.

3. The Vineyard Movement
- The Vineyard movement is a hyper-charismatic organization that is also known by the names of "third wave," "Signs and Wonders Movement," and "power theology."

4. ?
- People thought that the 4th wave is a wave whereby they focus on the fivefold ministry.

The Pentecostal Movement:
Focus alot on the spirit, Speaking in tongues/Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

The Charismatic Vineyard Movement:
Focus alot on healing of the body, "Signs and Wonders Movement," and "power theology."

1 Thessalonians 5:23 [ Blessing and Admonition ] Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Who cares for the soul?

[Soul:
describes the personality of the individual human and is translated: heart, life, mind (of the flesh), soul. Herein we find the mind, will and emotions of the "person", in other words the "self" or "soul". extracted from The Threshing Floor by Daniel R. Milburn
http://www.threshingfloor.org/spiritsoul.htm]

AESTHETIC = Arts express what you sense in your spirit and soul.

Ask you a question, if you are to communicate ancient english with me, can I understand?

If I express what I sense in the spirit in an ancient or outdated way (Example: Pictures, Music, Dramas) how can we be ministered by the various ministries in church? Let's take Drama ministry for example, if you are someone that don't appreciate shakespear and we are to act the drama like a shakespear, do you think you can pay attendtion to the drama? I think you will find it hard to relate, you can force yourself to watch it but in the end you are not going to be happy.

So what if you speak so much in tongues and move in the annoiting but your needs for soul are not met? Your soul is your personality. After you received christ, you are a new creation and the bad habits starting to leave you bit by bit but that dosen't mean your personality will leave you too. You are not a robot, God make us unique and that means you have your own preference.

Sad to say people restrict their artistic part of them in church, they thought every christian should have the same interest but the truth is God wants you to be yourself, if not He must as well make us all the same!

Let us be someone that people in this modern world can relate to, let us make a difference in the society of our nation. Amen.