8 Comments on Animated Short of John MacArthur Telling A Story

  2. ^^^Yes God rains on the just and unjust – Matthew 5:45, but it’s not about our wants and desires, it’s about glorifying God and recognizing His righteousness.

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  3. Wow, 99th, that corrupt pastor sure is blind to the truth! The very verse he used to justify his wealth actually condemns him, and he just laughed when she corrected him.

    The Bible was right when it warned of false teachers. I don’t want to be there when God judges him.

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  5. Claudia, Amen. You’re so right about what happened in the video. If this pastor doesn’t repent, it won’t be pretty when he stands before the Lord.

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  7. Charismania been there, done that, nuff said. When I started going to my church in 1975 it was a refuge from the 70’s with a lot of us who came out of the Jesus revolution (Calvary Chapel) of the late 60’s to mid 70’s. Everyone was accepted and we were all screwed up back then including my being a basket case after I got out of the Navy 50 years ago. And the fact that I am still here 50 years later is testament to God’s grace and mercy. The biggest problem that we had after many years in the church was forgetting that we were all sinners and in need of God and were on our way to becoming a megachurch (thank God we didn’t) with all the bells and whistles, musicians, programs and etc. to bring people into the church thru our many programs. Most of my friends who started out with me are still Christians while a lot of the ones who came later didn’t stick as much since we weren’t as inviting to them as the church had been to us back in the mid 70’s. I have seen it all miracles, speaking in tongues, being slain in the spirit etc. (Promise Keepers in the mid 90’s at the Kingdome in Seattle) and know that those manifestations of the Holy Spirit are real but are too easily manipulated by man to make ourselves look good rather than God who deserves all the glory and not us. Now 50 years later, I am not religious but have had a lifelong relationship with God since I was 19 and am a better man for it. Don’t get me wrong it was all worth it, the ups and downs and highs and lows, the craziness of charismania and I know that I can trust God for anything knowing that he will always provide. The gifts of the spirit are not for show but prove that God exists and he gives us those gifts to glorify him and not to make ourselves look good pretending that we are God. And I don’t like phony pastors and priests any more than anyone else does. My late wife who was also saved as a Catholic during the Jesus revolution at her Catholic girls HS along with many of her friends who were also part of our church and married a lot of my friends and most are still married to them 50 years later. Any way my wife had the biggest bullshit detector of anyone that I ever knew and was I believe was supernaturally aware of things that were wrong with the church and wasn’t afraid to speak out about it. God is still in charge, and we aren’t since we’ll blow it every time, we try to usurp God’s authority and power in our lives.

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  8. Wonderful comments, geoff the aardvark. Thank you for sharing your experiences in the Charismatic church.
    I was born again and “grew up” in a Charismatic church and at first it was awesome. Experiencing the outward expressions of the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit most other denominations ignore or deny exist as 1 Corinthians 12 described help me trust and know the Lord more – they still do.
    However, it became apparent the Charismatic church focused on self empowerment by misinterpreting the Word and not on God Himself and His holiness. Not all Charismatic churches are in error, but most need correction.

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