The History Channel & Christianity

[racer]

Good advice! I always thought tongues were a gift not an absolute necessity.

You are right, and that's what the Assembly of God teaches.

 

[Asinner]

It's a non denominational Trinitarian Pentecostal church. They are lovelyGod-fearing folks, but it's too much.


There are a good number of Pentecostal Churches in this area, but I have found the other ones kind of like Kenneth Copeland etc. That is certainly not for me.

United Methodists.

Catlover

How's baby Aeden?

Where does Assembly of God fit into the Pentecostal scenario?

God Bless

 

[catlover]

I watched the show twice and thought it was a comedy

Well, there are some people who are energetic. i don't fault them...but I am a little more reserved.

I wonder, if those highly energetic folks weren't running the aisles for God what would they be doing instead? Better let them run around the church...

 

[racer]

United Methodist Church?

God Bless

Yeah, I thought about that after I posted . . . . :o

 

[racer]

Catlover

How's baby Aeden?

Where does Assembly of God fit into the Pentecostal scenario?

God Bless

How do you mean? Do you mean like when was it founded?

 

[Asinner]

How do you mean? Do you mean like when was it founded? I just know that it's a full gospel church.

My nieces attended a Christian school that was Assembly of God. I didn't know whether it was charismatic, evangelical, pentecostal . . . Or all three.

God Bless

 

[catlover]

Catlover

How's baby Aeden?

Where does Assembly of God fit into the Pentecostal scenario?

God Bless

It's a Pentecostal Denomination. They are good God fearing folks too.

 

[catlover]

My nieces attended a Christian school that was Assembly of God. I didn't know whether it was charismatic, evangelical, pentecostal . . . Or all three.

God Bless

It's Pentecostal. how'd it go at that school?

 

[Asinner]

It's Pentecostal. how'd it go at that school?

The girls were made to feel unspiritual if they didn't raise their hands and act "pentecostal", KWIM? They were there only one year.

God Bless

 

[racer]

The girls were made to feel unspiritual if they didn't raise their hands and act "pentecostal", KWIM? They were there only one year.

God Bless

Here is a link listing the affiliations of the AoG . . . .

You know individual churches, regardless of which denomination, RC or EO, can do this. Many are very cliquish.

http://ag.org/top/About/affiliations.cfm

 

[Asinner]

Here is a link listing the affiliations of the AoG . . . .

You know individual churches, regardless of which denomination, RC or EO, can do this. Many are very cliquish.

http://ag.org/top/About/affiliations.cfm

I agree. Thanks for the link.

 

[Yusuf Evans]

Well, there are some people who are energetic. i don't fault them...but I am a little more reserved.

I wonder, if those highly energetic folks weren't running the aisles for God what would they be doing instead? Better let them run around the church...

No, I was referring to the UFO show, not the Pentecostal issue. I dance and praise the Lord every Sunday I'm in church.

 

[catlover]

No, I was referring to the UFO show, not the Pentecostal issue. I dance and praise the Lord every Sunday I'm in church.

Thank-you, for the clarification~!

 

[CardinalBaseball]

It seems as though the History Channel is fascinated with the history of Christianity. I have watched several of their documentaries and found them thorough in their empirical researched, even if it was coming from a secualr bias. Recently, however, they ran a show that tries to claim that Judaism/Christianity is based on alien encounters (Episode: UFOs in the Bible). They even had a Presbyterian minister (Barry Downing - dressed up like a Catholic priest, which I found peculiar) who was absolutely convinced that our faith is based on encounters with extraterrestrials. I was wondering if anyone saw this and what your thoughts were.

Here is a link to Downing's book, The Bible and Flying Saucers

Well, just because they have a show that supposedly claims our faith came from such encounters doesn't mean they support that view.

I've actually seen UFO's in the Bible. I don't believe that it ever came to the conclusion that this is how we got a faith. Just a show about people who do think that.

 

[ScottBot]

Well, just because they have a show that supposedly claims our faith came from such encounters doesn't mean they support that view.

I've actually seen UFO's in the Bible. I don't believe that it ever came to the conclusion that this is how we got a faith. Just a show about people who do think that.

I never meant to assume that just because one rogue minister teaches and writes books that claim that our faith comes from aliens and ships that the whole faith group holds that view. I think Downing is rather off his rocker to be honest. How can one hold a ministerial position within a Christian church and believe that aliens, not God, are responsible for humanity?

 

[Celticflower]

Yea...a novel concept I admit.
An Evangelical service in the morning for the masses, and a Liturgical service in the evening for the faithful.
As with most churches you will find that those who attend in the evenings are your most ardent supporters, while visitors and "fence sitters" typically attend only in the mornings.

OUCH! that one hurts.

As a northern Methodist who grew up in a church that did not have a weekly evening service, in fact I never heard of a Sunday night or Wednesday night service til I moved south, I find that comment rather harsh. I don't consider myself a "fence sitter" when it comes to faith, but neither am I in the habit of attending evening service.

 

[NothingButTheBlood]

How can a Christian help someone come to God if the Christian does'nt even know what a person believes.
So watching anything about Christianity and learning where there are faults in it must be a good thing.
I personally found nothing that would lead a person
to disbelieve the Bible in the History Channels scular
packaging of Historcal facts.

I don't witness to other Christians and anyone getting their info from tv instead of the Bible isn't someone who is going to listen to witnessing anyway.

We must be watching different shows then because they are constantly trying to disprove Bible text.

 

[Celticflower]

So, what you're saying is that God is wrong and you (along with the rest of the unbelieving world) are right? Based upon proven track record...my money is on God.

Simonline.

Where do you get I ever said God was wrong??

What I have thought wrong was the placement of the Exodus in the historical timeline by man. It is the people who messed up when they tried to figure out when it happened.

 

[CardinalBaseball]

I never meant to assume that just because one rogue minister teaches and writes books that claim that our faith comes from aliens and ships that the whole faith group holds that view. I think Downing is rather off his rocker to be honest. How can one hold a ministerial position within a Christian church and believe that aliens, not God, are responsible for humanity?

By "they" I mean the History Channel.

 

[ScottBot]

By "they" I mean the History Channel.

:o Oops, my bad.