Well, sometimes I am afraid that we christians just play theology ping pong with each other without getting into the true way, truth and life of Jesus. There must be something amazing about living the christian faith that should deeply satisfy us. we cannot just sit on the park bench and whisper theological things with each other that are just our ideas and not our real interests that move beyond the horizon of insincerity.
i think thats why Jesus recently showed me how I needed to overhaul my concept of heaven and hell. hell, i think, is not some mythical fireplace, instead it is a place of harshness and cruelity, a sphere where humans and angels and all kinds of other beings live together in a fascistic system ruled by the devil and his cronies.
The UR connection here is, we can participate in that fight and convert evil people or at least help the "good evil" people and the innocent victim to win in their rebellion. for that reason i have begun praying for hell to get better and for the brave and the weak and the small their to get wonders and all they need. its a grand thing. i feel so refreshed about it, its like I am finally really entering Christ's life. Angels came to me and I am constantly having spiritual experiences. its like God has become my best friend, it's amazing.
ever had such experiences?
I have never had an angelic visitation myself but I know others who have. And yes, I know what you mean about the Lord being your best friend. :)
God was reconciling the world to himself and made us ministers of reconciliation. You me we are those ministers. He makes His ministers flames of fire, shining the light in a dark place. Being a part of the refining of the whole cosmos.
Anti, I believe the time is at hand for the manifestation of the sons of God, the conquerors. Given the message of Gods full love, then going forth with that fire (not just talking doctrine but being) and bringing that to the world. Prayer is a huge part of that. Binding principalities and loosing captives.
I also think that spiritual experiences will become more and more prevalent. Ive had a few and they radically altered my being (one being given ur). As the Spirit is poured out on all flesh the seeing and hearing will become much more the dominant factor in this realm as the waters (spirit) cover the sea(realm of death)
Red, can you explain the binding and loosing that goes on in prayer?
My post is just a general caution due to my past prior to conversion. If you've got any questions, just fire away.
Remember that we have to test the spirits.
As a former psychic and New Ager, it is extremely difficult to discern between deception and the Holy Spirit.
More people are getting into occultism without even realising it, and the veil between a genuine spiritual experience from God and a deception is so thin.
That's why I have difficulties with Near Death Experiences or angelic encounters, because the majority are similar, if not identical to countless New Age encounters that former psychics and mediums have had.
Just be careful when these spiritual experiences occur and examine whether you've been involved in anything occult wise, however small, whether through ownership of occult products or saying something which might be deemed occultic.