Created for Holiness! (Part 3 of 4)‏

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Welcome Back! Let’s continue to explore the eternally important topic for the Christian Church today… HOLINESS!

 

Created for Holiness! (Part 3 of 4)

Key Distinction: Beware the Counterfeit!

 

Within many Charismatic and Pentecostal churches there is a practice known as “falling out in the Spirit.” This happens when a preacher prays for someone in a prayer line and that person then falls over backward under the supposed power of the Spirit. Beloved, this is neither scriptural nor what we have been discussing here in this series.

NO ONE in the ENTIRE BIBLE ever fell BACKWARD under the power of the infilling Holy Spirit!

The ones who fell backward were:

 

The backslidden priest Eli, who fell backward and broke his neck upon hearing that the Ark was taken and his sons killed:

Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years – 1 Samuel 4:18

The unrepentant sinners of Israel fell backward:

But the word of the Lord was to them, “Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little,” that they might go and fall backward, and be broken and snared and caught – Isaiah 28:13

The soldiers who arrested Jesus Christ fell backward when He said His Divine Name I AM:

Now when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground – John 18:6

None of us would want to emulate these types of "experiences" in our Christian walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

All the other examples noted in the Scriptures involve godly believers falling forward on their faces in the presence of God's heavenly Power! If you are seeing others falling backward – hardly a sign of humility – I would suggest that you question which “spirit” is doing the work and would strongly suggest that you do not partake in this activity!

 

Just to show how sad this sort of thing can be, friends have told me over the years how folks who “fell out” under the “power” in their church were not caught properly by the “catcher” behind them and actually suffered physical injury. In fact, in my past personal exposure to these movements, I too have witnessed - and experienced - much of this dangerous and unbiblical activity. 

Can this sort of tragic bungling really be the work of the Holy Spirit? I don't think so...

 

Thank you for reading! Don’t miss next week’s continued investigation of God’s HOLINESS!…

May the Lord Jesus Christ continue to bless you with His perfect love, mercy and grace!

Keep looking up and sharing the Gospel while there is still time… Hallelujah and Maranatha – come quickly Lord Jesus!

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