In a discussion with a fellow pastor the teaching that John the Baptist was still born until the Holy Spirit entered him came up. Neither one of us subscribe to or believe this, but we were interested in the source of such a teaching. We both thought it was a Word of Faith or Branham type teaching, but after a few Google searches I can’t find anything that would point in that direction. I found a book that was written by a Mormon who used John the Baptist infilling as proof that stillborn children go to heaven. The RCC have a lot to say about John the Baptist and his being sanctified from original sin, which is the exception, so according to them you need to get those babies baptized by the church or they are going to hell. Does anyone here have a source on such a teaching? I’m thinking it is extra-Biblical, perhaps someones revelation or word.
anti-evangelical ??
That is not an apt description of the COG.
Wrong question….the question I would ask is WAS THE CHURCH OF GOD EVER LIKE THAT? You can’t go by one disgruntled pastors description.
“discrimination-prone church government structure so common in the south.”
WAS THE CHURCH OF GOD EVER LIKE THAT? What do you think?