Am presently reading a book by Graham Cooke & Gary Goodell entitled Permission Granted To Do Church Differently in the 21st CenturyAn exert from the book states the following:Despite what some people think, as we move along in this continuum called Third Day Church, it really becomes very practical and not nearly as mystical or weird as it may appear. We are basically experimenting in our gatherings with the growing issue of extended worship expressions and the mutually edifying participation buy the released released saints movement.The worship is unrushed, unencumbered, extended, open, passionate, and highly experiential. The worship is for our Father, and it is to be worship that pleases Him, and worship that He leads. Next to that, there is an open invitation for others to participate and carry their gifts to the meeting for the purpose of mutual edification, requiring the creation of a new environment, new rules, and new patterns as we do church.As we keep taking a long hard look at how we have done church for years, we must be willing to grapple with all forms of scaly skin that need to become a new wineskin. As I mentioned in the last chapter, the last bastion of resistance usually falls into this area of preaching or teaching, or at least how and when we preach or teach. It is here where we bump into some of out strongest habits, with adjustments and changes needed. To be willing to touch that all-but-sacred, single pastor, lecture driven form, we begin by asking some hard questions about out philosophy of how people learn.
I think the first above statement is correct!
We all agree that she is a sweet charming person as it is assumed all sanctified people are. The discussion is what about externals?
How is she different from an “unsanctified” person? Is there such a thing as “unsanctified”? The Baptist believe all born again people are sanctified. The Church of God ABSOLUTELY DISBELIEVES that. The Declaration of Faith is explicit on this.
First, if you want externals, if you want to “see” something, spend 5 minutes with her. Look past what YOU want (or don’t want) to see, and see who she is by her fruit.
Second, this is the face of the Church Of God in 2016. 2,000 bishops who are ordained in this denomination appointed Tim and Paula to this position.
So it’s up to you to decide how strongly you feel about your convictions. If this doesn’t suit you, then I suppose there are decisions that you need to make. I strongly discourage your decisions to tear down this Godly woman and intentionally sow discord in the Church that you claim to love.
Jesus didn’t look at the external, He looked at the heart, He also said that He only did what He saw the Father doing. I want that kind of relationship with the Father where I can see what He sees and say what I hear Him saying. I have a long way to go!
Kim, don’t you think he saw both at the same time? We can’t see the heart only externals.
Sanctification is to be worked out between the person and God. It’s not for any man to judge rather or not some one is sanctified.