May I talk to you through this post? There’s so much more to Christianity than churches portray. (If the only Christianity I ever saw was a typical church service, I wouldn’t want it.) I love Spirit-led Christianity where people are free and courageous to humbly open their heart up to the risen Jesus and to one another and then to speak as God’s Spirit prompts them.
There was no one-man-preacher monopolizing the church service in Acts 15:35. “Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord.” Guest speakers were sent home, and the body of Christ was opened up for many other people to share what the Holy Spirit was giving them.
What did the Holy Spirit do in Antioch? I believe that Paul explains that in 1 Corinthians 14:26 when he writes about what the Spirit did in Corinth: “What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the ekklesia (the open-sharing-based town hall meeting in ancient Greek cities) may be built up.”
Let’s make plenty of room for the direct leading of the Spirit and the open sharing of the supernatural love and visionary insights of all God’s people. Let’s release people from being spectators visiting a religious monument and free them up to individually flow with the powerful movement of God’s Spirit as they openly share what He is showing them.
On again off again Christianity is turned on on Sunday mornings and off most of the rest of the week. Constant Christianity is never set aside or ignored.
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