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Clearly Scripture shows us that Jesus turned water into wine (fully alcoholic), celebrated the Passover meal which required alcoholic wine, drank wine at dinners/parties and was accused of 'drinking', used wine as a metaphor for His Spirit, and instituted a Communion meal with wine . . . all of...

Well, if one views the entirety of the Body of Christ worldwide, only a small fraction of believers use grape juice; the vast majority use wine and either take a single small sip from a common cup or dip the bread into the common cup.

Since the communion meal was instituted to be celebrated whenever the church gathered together and is intended, when celebrated correctly (1 COR) to unify and bring special grace (health, cleansing, etc) as we come together to recognize the body and blood of our Lord, I think it fundamentally...

Incorrect. New wine means fermentation has begun and alcohol is present.

Yeah, it's really about weak faith. There are many forms of abuse. Should a congregation ban sex because someone was sexually abused? Or should they teach that sex is a beautiful gift of God to be used to bond husband and wife in Christ and to procreate? Should a congregation ban food because...

You sent an email to the entire church that was highly critical of the pastor? Yeah, well I would reject a message like that as well trusting that's not how God works. You should have met with the pastor privately first and shared your message. Then expand out to the board if he initially did...

Not necessarily a cult, but it does make them very legalistic and not an option i would ever recommend to anyone.

That's the pastor's attempt to sound like he's under the influence of and speaking directly from the Holy Spirit. It's a show. It's the flesh. The Holy Spirit never overrides like that. The spirit of the prophet is ALWAYS in the control of the prophet. So if the pastor acts like that, he's...

Scriptures showing your naivete?

And there's a lot of naivete and ignorance in what you say . . . and I mean that not so much as an insult, but as a warning. Again, you know not what you're saying.

So you're advising people that it's okay to mutilate the flesh like pagans and open yourself to demonic possession, which many have found to be true. Careful, you're dabbling in what you don't understand and will be held accountable now that I've informed/warned.

You will never understand the Spirit, because you reject being able to hear from Him. Sad.

Sola Scripture is not in Scripture :-) Paul said to follow the oral traditions as well, didn't he? And to obey the voice of the Spirit? Sorry. You're looking for the wrong law. The stone is crumbled.

Do you believe abortion is a sin? Why? Doesn't say anything about abortion in the Bible, does it? Do you allow women to speak in Church? If so, why? New Testament clearly states they are not allowed to speak. I've provided 2 examples where you have to rely on the Holy Spirit to help you...

Spoken like someone rebelling against the Lord. My statement about being an elder is generic. I've been an elder in several churches over the past few decades, have published as a teacher in the Body of Christ, run seminars on the baptism in the Spirit, and have been doing this for 30 years. So...

Scripture tells us to test everything. We submit such statements to other mature leaders in the Body and ask them to pray for the leading of the Spirit to confirm or reject it. Test everything, hang on to the good. Surely you've seen this in Scripture. Scripture tells us much, but can't be...

Then you're on the wrong forum. All Spirit-Filled believers recognize that the Spirit can speak to us and teach us and lead us into truth, all of which is in Scripture as I pointed out (1 John 2:27).

Alright, so let me ask you, if you were to sacrifice an animal to the devil, would you expect a demon could enter you? If so, why? What in Scripture tells you that can happen?

It doesn't say demons can enter by ouija or physical/sexual abuse or just about anything else, but that doesn't make mean it's not true. There are things the Spirit teaches directly to us (the anointing teaches you all things 1 JOhn 2:27).

You're staring at the words and not seeing the intent. We're not to worship like the pagans do. They worship idols, demons in our terminology. The demons inspire the actions they take. As Christians, we should never worship like the pagans; it can lead to demonic possession. Think about the...