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Fall Backward
E. Woods:
I can remember when I was a small child, my Mother would take me to church.
( Pentecostal ) I would see people do all kinds of things that I didn't understand.
After The years went by, and I had children, I wanted them to be brought up
in a christian home, so I started going to the church my mother brought me up
in.
To make a long story short, I think almost everyone who has a deep desire to
go to church and serve God, Wants to go to the church they think is the true church.
No one wants to go to a false church, right, why go?
When you are young and taught something for years, It takes a long time to get
what ever it is out of your brain.
If a preacher lays his hand on you and pushes you backward you go along with it,
you are told that is the power of the holy spirit. And you don't want to be an odd ball.
so you go along with it, untill you get all your ducks in a row.
I am thankful for Ray's teaching.
All the people who go along with the fall backward trick, will wake up, Maybe not until
judgement. God will judge.
Earl
WhoAmI:
--- Quote from: hillsbororiver on September 06, 2008, 06:55:54 AM ---Hi Jeff,
It may be nonsense but what I saw on TV was one after another falling backwards not forward, not sideways and not straight down, but backwards. When I checked scriptures to see what connotation or meaning this might have I posted what I found.
Why in the verses quoted was it specifically stated that those who fell, fell backwards, is this nonsense as well? Perhaps you or a loved one had this experience and that is why you are sensitive to this topic, please understand that I am not judging the participants at all but I am questioning the source of this phenomena.
I am of the mind that every word, every description and even every number in scripture has significance, often many layers of significance, perhaps I take it too far at times and maybe this is one of those times.
I apologize for offending you.
Peace,
Joe
--- End quote ---
First you did not offend me. Second it appears you and others are ASSUMING I mean something other than what I really am. I was in no way defending the pratice of falling in front of ministers of churches. You have people who won't draw a snake or have a book of snakes in their house because the scriptures speak about a serpent in Genesis 3 :1. Also this is done with dragons as well. We have those who do just the opposite and handle snakes to show they have power over the serpent. All these things and MANY more are backed up with SCRIPTURE. How? Because someone backs them up with them. Not because it is actually true. You asked if what the scriptures said concerning falling backwards was nonsense, well if I happen to fall down backwards down a flight of stairs and you try to make a case for my mishap to be a sign of my being a evil sinner. Then yes.
Jeff
hillsbororiver:
Hi Jeff,
Let your heart be at peace Brother, this topic has nothing to do with falling backward down a flight of stairs, or someone doing a backflip off of a diving board, or slipping on a banana peel and flopping over backwards. ;)
It only has to do with the contrived, man made sacrament of being slain in the spirit.
In all sincerity,
Joe
carol v:
This thread reminds me of a time several decades ago when I participated in a hypnotist's trick -- he had me "act like a board" and literally placed me on two chairs where my neck was on the edge of one and my ankles on another with absolutely no support in between -- an impossible feat on my own.
I actually did this.
This hynotist didn't have to use the watch & chain going back and forth thing -- he was actually able to hypnotise us by giving us a hit on the forehead and saying some word -- like "down" or something -- I don't remember. Then he would lift us up on the chairs.
I was actually able to do this along with everyone else.
Hmmmmmmmmm...
musicman:
Any 80 year olds do it?
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