charismatic heresy

UNMASKING THE CHARISMATIC HERESY "For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine but, following their own desires and insatiable curiosity, will accumulate teachers and will stop listening to the truth and will be diverted to myths" 2 Timothy 4:3-4 - "False messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders in order to mislead, if that were possible, the elect" Mark 13: 22 - "The smoke of Satan has entered the Church" Pope Paul VI

11.19.2006

DRUNK IN THE SPIRIT



Falling to the ground, unable to speak or to get up happens to some people when they are ‘slain in the spirit’. Sometimes they are so ‘drunk in the spirit’ that they have to be supported to walk.

But uncontrolled laughter and spiritual drunkenness are not expressions of respect in the presence of the Lord, nor are fruits of the Holy Spirit. Spiritual drunkenness is a curse on disobedient and rebellious people.

“Be irresolute, stupefied; blind yourselves and stay blind! Be drunk, but not from wine, stagger, but not from strong drink! For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes (the prophets) and covered your heads (the seers).” Isaiah 29:9-10

The fruits of the Spirit are self control and a fear of the Lord – the opposite of drunkenness.



Peter and the disciples were not rolling around drunk, unable to stand or to speak coherently, as 'spirit-filled' charismatics do. They were standing (check it out) they were all in an upright position and from there they went outside to preach to the people assembled and they baptized three thousand of them.

That was the fruit of Pentecost and not the bizarre manifestations that are promoted in our churches today. They were not 'fools for Christ’; they spoke clearly in languages they never learned before. There was no dumbing down as it happens in charismatic circles.

“…live soberly, and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:13)

“The end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be serious and sober for prayers.” (1 Peter 4:7)

“Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for (someone) to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8)

“…be temperate, dignified, self-controlled…be reverent in…behavior…be self-controlled…to control themselves…as a model of…dignity…sound speech…” (Titus 2:1-8)

“Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and sober. Those who sleep go to sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet that is hope for salvation.” (1 Thessalonians 5:6-8)

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I am a recovering charismatic and a Catholic Orthodox; observing orthopraxis to the best of my ability. I acknowledge what the Church REALLY DOES TEACH; opposed to what some people erroneously say the Church teaches. “Catholic Orthodoxy” is proposed "to conform to the Catholic faith as taught by the Magisterium of the Church. So an "orthodox" person is one who is FAITHFUL to the teachings of the Church, whereas a "heterodox" person is somebody who rejects ANY Catholic dogma. Orthopraxis means "Performing the correct actions". Catholic Orthodoxy is defined by the Catechism: it tells us what we have to TO BELIEVE. Catholic Orthopraxis is denoted by the Code of Canon Law: it spells out what we have TO DO. Because “Truth is not determined by a majority vote" -- Pope Benedict XVI.

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