Animal Gospel

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea. ~Isaiah 11:9

Frequently Asked Questions

Isn’t this just one more Charismatic/ Pentecostal doctrine for Christians to get their hopes up about, only to be disappointed and frustrated by it in the end?

This question sounds like it’s from a person with a lot of "I tried that and it didn’t work" quips. And yet, if it was something genuinely contained in the Scriptures, it can more accurately be said that the Word tried you and you didn’t work! I don’t know of a Charismatic/Pentecostal doctrine that has left millions or even thousands of people hopelessly devastated when you’re talking about people that allowed the Word of God to be a bit in their mouths and to govern their actions. Millions of people have been healed, prospered, enjoyed greater fellowship with the Lord, and are growing in faith, hope, and love without measure. And a new generation of Charismatic/Pentecostal ministers are coming to the forefront that are ministering with supernatural fire from another world. If by the remotest chance this is an honest question about expectations and their fulfillment, from a philosophical perspective rather than from someone with a million criticisms that wears their feelings on their sleeves:

It’s not limited to Christianity where we have people being disappointed because of unrealistic expectations that weren’t founded in reality. People go on diet and exercise programs all of the time expecting to lose 20 or more pounds a week! And in fairness, people who’ve claimed to be Christians that weren’t in any of the Charismatic/Pentecostal circles have had their hopes dashed because of doctrines that weren’t specifically limited to the Charismatic/Pentecostal movements. People who wouldn’t claim any camaraderie whatsoever with Pentecostals have gotten weird about the timing of the Lord’s coming, when certain things in the book of Revelation were going to happen, when Israel’s eyes would be opened to their Messiah, and countless other things. Unfulfilled expectations occur in romantic relationships, marriages, high schools and colleges, job performance evaluations and pay raises, etc.

Christ won’t trample on any life form that hasn’t yet experienced redeeming grace, just to meet some type of time-table in relation to coming to a New Heavens and New Earth or to get to His ultimate goal of delivering up the Kingdom to the Father in 1Corinthians 15:28. Through the Seed of Abraham, all of the families of the earth have to be blessed!

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