There may not be as much sin conciousness in our time on the earth... but I believe one of our problems is that there isn't much fire in our time. If there was fire, there would be more conciousness.

Another thing is that we are "fishers of men" fishing for a certain type of fish... the rich that can fund the building projects and those that we want, not the ones that really want it. Strange to say, but it's true. We'd rather have a rich and handsome person come to our services than a ugly and poor person.

I believe, aside from this, that everyone has that "God shaped vaccume" in their life that they are longing to fill. I believe everyone has a basic knowledge of what sin is and that they are committing sin, they just don't want to face it.

***Experiment*** I acted like a 100% liberal and acted like it was "O.K." for others to be homosexual. I had a few conversations with them and made it clear that I thought there was nothing wrong with it (of course I do, but this was long ago). They still insisted that it was not a choice, but it was hereditary (which I don't believe). Even they had a conciousness that it was wrong, and they try to escape that with the "it's not my fault, it's the way I am" routine. Regardless of whether or not you believe this, I don't want to get in a discussion about it, but even when the social "taboo's" of homosexuality are taken away, they still feel convicted enough of it, to the point where they feel they must not take blame for it, but place the blame on God.

I do believe that we are placed in this time period for a reason, we are handed the tools, and we are supposed to be following the instructions of our maker to be doing his work. I believe we have what we need. *WE* are the Finney's, the Ravenhill's, the Wesley's. The world is ripe, the overripe wheat is beginning to fall to the ground, it is so ripe. "White and ready to harvest", Jesus said it himself. The world has a sin conciousness, some sort of one. They just need to be presented the truths of the bible...

Lets Go!

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PJ

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Quote:
"Smith Wigglesworth (Who did not recieve the a formal education, and who only learned to read in his twenties) wrote a letter one time and apparently spelled 'Holy Spirit' several different ways. When the recipiant of the letter brought this to Wigglesworth attention he ask, "Did you understand what it meant?" When the recipiant said that he did, Wigglesworth replied, "then that's all that really matters".

Hmmm, that just might become my new motto."

I like that.
That's good stuff.
Do you remember where you read or heard about that?

I read it in one of his biographys. Probably in "Smith Wigglesworth, The Secret of His Power". I'll try to look it up tonight and let you know.

PJ

It was the book I thought...
Smith Wigglesworth, The Secret of His Power
By; Albert Hibbert
pg. 29

Exact wording:
Smith gave all he had, even in relation to grammar, to his Lord. He once wrote a letter to a university graduate. The next time this person saw Smith, he said, "You know, you spelled the title of the Holy Spirit seven different ways in your letter."

Wigglesworth replied, "Did you understand it?"

"Oh, yes."

Then Wigglesworth said, "Thank God, that's all that matters."

PJ

That's kinda funny, because that's what I say when I misspell something to someone. Especially when chatting.

It's the end result that matters, the traditions of men avail little if anything.

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