This is a debated issue. It never seems to come to rest. I just read something on a different blog about Ekman and the Swedish Pentacostal Clergy and higher people of office of and kind.
I wish people could see that it is not a matter of Ekman and others turning towards the Pope or the Roman Catholic Church. What we are seeing is a very simple start of something much bigger. I think that we are seeing the restoration of what we call Christianity. Please see that the Pope does not sit on all the answers, neither does Ekman or the Pentacostals. But in turning to a unity focused on Christ, will bring a deeper understanding, through the Spirit, of what God and the Bible is all about.
I long for the day when we have a full understanding of God. I think that we are closer today than ever before. I think that, just as Jesus cleansed the temple, and just as we can see a few periods of cleansing since then, we will have to see some cleaning in the presentchurch of today. We do not need to worry about missing out on God, we need to worry about not being flexible enough when God reveals the truth for us. Are we adapting to the truth in humility or are we sticking to the erroneous things of our past.
What we need is a teachable heart. Please God give me a soft hear after your own heart. Bend my ears to hear your voice. Bend my mind to follow your will.
Tags: catholisism, ekman, pentacostal, reformation, restoration, teachable, ulf
Kunde inte ha sagt det bättre
En sak vet jag: det finns så mycket mer att lära sig och söka insikt i och det utmanar mig att söka. Min älskande/älskade Jesus sa själv: Sök och ni ska finna. Det sökandet fortsätter genom hela vårt liv här på jorden. I söndags hörde vi en fantastiskt predikan om skillnaden mellan att “känna Gud” och att “lära känna Honom”. Jag kan säga att jag känner Michael Oscarsson - vet vem han är och vad han gör och står för. Men det betyder inte att jag verkligen vet vem han ÄR. Man behöver “lära känna” och det kräver närhet och överlåtenhet till den personen. Det är vad vad vi behöver mer av: att lära känna Honom och Hans uppståndelsekraft!
Great post Peter!
I especially like how you bring out “turning to a unity focused on Christ.” So many times I think we are like the disciples in Luke 24 on the road to Emmaus. Jesus was walking and talking to them, but they didn’t recognize Him. He spoke and thier hearts burned within them, but they still didn’t recognize Him. It wasn’t until they sat and broke bread together in fellowship that God opened their eyes. I suppose we will have a hard time understanding what God is doing in the body of Christ worldwide until we allow the Holy Spirit to open our eyes and see Christ. In my opinion it will be difficult to unify with and understand Christ in His body if we don’t take the time to sit down, fellowship and understand Him in His body. This ultimately means laying down our own pride, prejudice, and pre-concieved ideas of how it is supposed to be.
Personally, I sense a healthy stability come into my life when I receive of what the Holy Spirit is doing through Livets Ord.