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

EMOTIONALISM


You do not come to the truth of God by having a feeling.
You do not come to the truth of God by having an emotion.



no common sense here:

Oh the poor kids! Where are the parents?

We are off to see the wizard… This is an all too common sight at charismatic conferences: people weeping like no tomorrow. It just comes on suddenly; people are swept into uncontrollable sobbing.

Emotionalism hinders reason. Reason is our God given tool to distinguish between good and evil. Without a balance of reason, emotion and will, worship becomes an exercise in self- indulgence. It is no benefit to the Church to have people addicted to spiritual self-indulgence. But that is what happens when people immerse themselves in charismatic subjectivity. People stay there; they remain infantile in the faith, because addiction to emotionalism hinders spiritual maturity.

Trite emotionalism is the cornerstone of American revivalism and western pop culture. Its friendliness, simplicity, familiarity and celebrityism brings communal worship down to our level. Bring to mind the Israelites who preferred the golden calf.

at 19.11.06

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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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