tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post3631547353617665813..comments2024-03-15T07:24:22.608+00:00Comments on Life on Wings - A Tribute to Dr Ern Baxter: Manifestations of His Glory and Power!!Dan Bowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15661120561123767936noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-74972906308542928622008-03-21T15:08:00.000+00:002008-03-21T15:08:00.000+00:00Anonymous seems to be asking "what is the point of...Anonymous seems to be asking "what is the point of these things?"<BR/><BR/>Well, teleporting is totally clear - God wants His people in a certain place. In the testimony above, in order to minister His healing power. In Acts 8, for someone to hear the gospel.<BR/><BR/>As to the other things - oil, gold dust etc - these are simply signs of God's pleasure and blessing. God takes pleasure in His people and He delights when we take pleasure in Him.<BR/><BR/>I think that is part of the problem that many of us have with manifestations like these - what is the point? Does there have to be a point other than the heart of God to bless His people? God is a God who is filled with pleasure and joy - so He delights to bring His people pleasure and joy.<BR/><BR/>We must surely stop putting God in a mechanical box and say that He can or cannot do particular things. This is a serious problem in life! Dan and I were meditating on these things yesterday in a time of real glory in our office. God laid on our hearts - the point is I want to bring you pleasure, because I love you.<BR/><BR/>When we see such a revelation of God's heart for us, it frees us to imitate Him in every area of life. What is the point of certain things I have given to my daughter for her birthday today - to give her pleasure.<BR/><BR/>What is the point of the joy of intimacy in marriage - not the ritualistic "women you must let your husbands have sex at least once a day". No!! Because God loves to give pleasure, and we are like Him in Christ - so intimacy in marriage is for the GIVING (not taking) of pleasure, freely and out of abundant love.<BR/><BR/>Gold dust, oil, gem stones - whatever God wants to give - He delights to give pleasure.<BR/><BR/>But the greatest gift of all (these other things are just signs) is the gift of Himself - His awesome presence, and I want it more and more and more. Every droplet of glory makes me desperate for more.Peter Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498529242569940604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-24795314770993188392008-03-21T12:47:00.000+00:002008-03-21T12:47:00.000+00:00I think often times we fear excess out of ignoranc...I think often times we fear excess out of ignorance. We do not see it happening in our world or sphere so surely it cannot be so. The Bible says test and question everything.... not automatically discard it because we can't accept it! <BR/>I personally see some of these signs, like oil, feathers and gold dust, very weird, but who am I to say God can't use it, and if He uses it to bless and encourage people in Him, than I want it, or at the very least I will not reject it because my human earthly mind can't wrap around the Awesome God who has all power and creativity to manifest how He sees fit! <BR/>If you read the big picture here of Dan's post you will see that He want's GOD, He wants all that God has - WHY? because if God has more He wants it!! <BR/>I respect that, being open to whatever way God chooses to manifest to draw people to HIM!<BR/>(Word without Spirit is dangerous, Spirit without the Word is dangerous! I think Dan will be the first to tell you he values both extremely!!!lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495924200222561417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-62120020290971591012008-03-21T10:06:00.000+00:002008-03-21T10:06:00.000+00:00Yay Dan, off with 'orthodxy' on with Christ!!!Yay Dan, off with 'orthodxy' on with Christ!!!julhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688008902332240637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-4638317042069770892008-03-21T07:03:00.000+00:002008-03-21T07:03:00.000+00:00Thanks Anonymous I will take that as a comment if ...Thanks Anonymous I will take that as a comment if you mean abandoning all "your" pretences of orthodoxy. If abandoning that kind of orthodoxy means stopping locking God into a box and telling Him what He can and cannot do, whom He can heal and whom He cannot, whom He can anoint and whom He cannot - and what manifestations He can give and those He cannot - then YES YES YES, I proudly state I have abandoned your form of orthodoxy.<BR/><BR/>And gladly so.<BR/><BR/>I have wasted 30 years of my life sitting proudly and legalistically safe in a church fearing the excesses of "charismania" that you state - when there was NEVER any fear of those excesses coming into a place so run by control and rules and law!! I have sat on my backside for those 30 years dictating to God in my mind what kind of revival I would get involved in and what I would not, what kind of phenomenon I would allow myself to submit to (tongues and prophecy ... maybe) and that which I would not (gold dust, oil, feathers).<BR/><BR/>And you know what my 30 years of control and legalism have brought me?<BR/><BR/><BR/>NOTHING!!<BR/><BR/>Yes I know God is pleased with me because of the imputed gift of righteousness of His Perfect and Only Son. But I certainly haven't invaded the impossible in my life, I certainly haven't seen miracles, signs and wonders accompanying my preaching of the Gospel and I haven't seen unbelievers point and say "God is truly upon you!".<BR/><BR/>Some people may be happy with being a "Charismatic with a Seat Belt". I'm not. I've done that and it is time to allow God to do what He will, and what He says He will in His Word!! My life is passing by. And I want to leave footprints in the sand of history.<BR/><BR/>You stay in your orthodoxy if you will.Dan Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661120561123767936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792024.post-6100498955151810402008-03-20T20:27:00.000+00:002008-03-20T20:27:00.000+00:00I think it is clear to me that you have abandoned ...I think it is clear to me that you have abandoned all pretences of orthodoxy and have finally veered into "charismania" - I am sure your idol-worship of Rob Rufus is to blame. Teleporting? Gold dust? Oil? Where are these things in the grand scheme of Christ's plan of redemption? What have these to do with the Cross of our Saviour? This is a worrying post in the extreme.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com