So what do you guys think of this.
My wife suggested I visit our pastor (we hadn't been to church forever, but still consider him our pastor) about all these things, marriage, etc.
I prayed about it, this was a month or so ago, & decided to go see him.
Background on the pastor. In 1995, he came & told me 3 very serious situations I was going to get into, & eventually, I did. He does hear from God.
So, getting back to current, should I walk in & tell him something he dont know about yet, plural marriage, Is4, etc? No, it would probably work out as well as me telling Brenda. It could leave a place where the enemy could wedge himself between us, & not to sound lofty, unless the Holy Spirit leads me directly, I dont want to be the person that shoves a piece of meat in his throat. This is a guy that came to a small staunch town in the 1970's preaching Holy Spirit Baptism, & was considered a cult leader for a while, he will understand whats happening when the time is right, this is my opinion of course.
So I go to pastor, I say, listen, I'm back with God. I see things that could seperate you & me, stuff I dont want to talk about right now, stuff that otherwise isnt a point of salvation. I want to put myself under your spiritual authority, just in case im getting a few things crossed up. He understood & agreed, we prayed. Matter of fact, as he prayed, he said a few things about where God was leading me that probably made no sence to him, but I knew it was God speaking.
We have been together for prayer since then, same results.
I compare this change, or return to proper order in family & marriage to sometimes include plural marriage much as the asuza street revivals. It started in Wales around the turn of 1900. 1915 or so the Holy Spirit was pouring out in California & a couple other places IIRC around the US on a smaller scale. It was pretty much devil activity to most of the Church goers, & just another crazy religious cult to the world. Now 100 years later, its still explained away by most of the church & the world dont really care, BUT, its been around enough to stand the test of time. If people find Jesus, either in the church or from the gutter, it comes to mind, "I want that power".
I guess Im seeing this period (funny, chritian polygyny started about 10 years ago i think) as more of a "test market", or the 2nd phase, kind of like the modern outpouring of the Spirit. these are my thougts, not divine insperation!!
in His love
john
My wife suggested I visit our pastor (we hadn't been to church forever, but still consider him our pastor) about all these things, marriage, etc.
I prayed about it, this was a month or so ago, & decided to go see him.
Background on the pastor. In 1995, he came & told me 3 very serious situations I was going to get into, & eventually, I did. He does hear from God.
So, getting back to current, should I walk in & tell him something he dont know about yet, plural marriage, Is4, etc? No, it would probably work out as well as me telling Brenda. It could leave a place where the enemy could wedge himself between us, & not to sound lofty, unless the Holy Spirit leads me directly, I dont want to be the person that shoves a piece of meat in his throat. This is a guy that came to a small staunch town in the 1970's preaching Holy Spirit Baptism, & was considered a cult leader for a while, he will understand whats happening when the time is right, this is my opinion of course.
So I go to pastor, I say, listen, I'm back with God. I see things that could seperate you & me, stuff I dont want to talk about right now, stuff that otherwise isnt a point of salvation. I want to put myself under your spiritual authority, just in case im getting a few things crossed up. He understood & agreed, we prayed. Matter of fact, as he prayed, he said a few things about where God was leading me that probably made no sence to him, but I knew it was God speaking.
We have been together for prayer since then, same results.
I compare this change, or return to proper order in family & marriage to sometimes include plural marriage much as the asuza street revivals. It started in Wales around the turn of 1900. 1915 or so the Holy Spirit was pouring out in California & a couple other places IIRC around the US on a smaller scale. It was pretty much devil activity to most of the Church goers, & just another crazy religious cult to the world. Now 100 years later, its still explained away by most of the church & the world dont really care, BUT, its been around enough to stand the test of time. If people find Jesus, either in the church or from the gutter, it comes to mind, "I want that power".
I guess Im seeing this period (funny, chritian polygyny started about 10 years ago i think) as more of a "test market", or the 2nd phase, kind of like the modern outpouring of the Spirit. these are my thougts, not divine insperation!!
in His love
john
