Pentecostalism: The Glorification of the Flesh

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Big Boy Johnson

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I use it as a free Latin tutor. It also helps with Bible study--histories, etc


As long as one doesn't mind some false doctrine being sprinkled in.

I'd definitely be on the look out for that.

AI is yet another trick of the devil to get people to embrace teachings that are not of the Lord.
 

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I sure don't think Chat is dumb. I use it as a free Latin tutor. It also helps with Bible study--histories, etc. My granddaughter used Chat (so did I) to explain physics concepts for her college class--did a fine job, too.

By "dumb" I mean in terms of emulating human behavior. It is good at what it is designed to do. I spent a lot of time with it last year. Not so much lately.

It often leaves glaring gaps in the information it gives and so has to be very carefully prompted to be thorough.

When it comes to discussing ethics and morality, it is sociologically crippled. It is decidedly secular humanist and has an underlying foundation of postmodern, oppressed vs oppressors ideology that it will vehemently deny until you trap it with its own words.

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Really? Following calvinism is intelligent???

The Lord Jesus would not agree seeing calvinism is not in agreement with the Word of the Lord.

Intelligence has nothing to do with measuring the truthfulness of doctrine.

You have a marvelous ability to detect disagreement where there is none. :p

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Big Boy Johnson

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Intelligence has nothing to do with measuring the truthfulness of doctrine.

I'm pretty sure it takes the intelligence we have access to
thru the Holy Ghost... to measure the truthfulness of doctrine!
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Without the Holy Ghost man wouldn't know the difference between Jesus and the tooth fairy! clueless-doh.gif
 

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By "dumb" I mean in terms of emulating human behavior. It is good at what it is designed to do. I spent a lot of time with it last year. Not so much lately.

It often leaves glaring gaps in the information it gives and so has to be very carefully prompted to be thorough.

When it comes to discussing ethics and morality, it is sociologically crippled. It is decidedly secular humanist and has an underlying foundation of postmodern, oppressed vs oppressors ideology that it will vehemently deny until you trap it with its own words.

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Why would you want to discuss ethics or morality with Chat GPT?
 

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The kind of intelligence exhibited by TulipBee would be very expensive to use. ChatGPT is incredibly dumb.

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ChatGPT4 is not. The technology has advanced in just the last two months.
Trained on 570GB of information from internet, 500 million digitized books, trillions of words. It can answer questions using poetry different styles of writing, etc.
A subscriber to this (for only $30/m) can copy and paste dozens of posts, that would take 10 minutes or so, input them into this program, ask it to answer the questions in a Calvinesque way and put a comedic flare to it and within minutes, spew out thousands of words in highly organized brilliant and stylish responses. Now this guy, who claims to be a retired Marketing and Advertising rep, will pop in and answer you personally every once in a awhile to throw you off, then continue to use his GPT-4.

 
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The New Covenant has to do with the Spirit. It could only start after Jesus left for the last time. And then from heaven what He sent back to earth. The Spirit of Christ.
Hebrews 9:16-17

16For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 17For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

The above makes it very clear when the new covenant/testament went into effect.
 
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I'm pretty sure it takes the intelligence we have access to
thru the Holy Ghost... to measure the truthfulness of doctrine!
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Without the Holy Ghost man wouldn't know the difference between Jesus and the tooth fairy! View attachment 39773

Okay

ChatGPT4 is not. The technology has advanced in just the last two months.
Trained on 570GB of information from internet, 500 million digitized books, trillions of words. It can answer questions using poetry different styles of writing, etc.
A subscriber to this (for only $30/m) can copy and paste dozens of posts, that would take 10 minutes or so, input them into this program, ask it to answer the questions in a Calvinesque way and put a comedic flare to it and within minutes, spew out thousands of words in highly organized brilliant and stylish responses. Now this guy, who claims to be a retired Marketing and Advertising rep, will pop in and answer you personally every once in a awhile to throw you off, then continue to use his GPT-4.


Okay

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I have 4 and dallee, and I use it as information base, and lovely images.I asked Chat to create an image of the animals around Noah's Ark.DALL·E 2024-01-11 13.59.44 - A biblical scene depicting a variety of animals peacefully walkin...png
 

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There are three male lions. LOL And about six giraffes

Hey, Sis!

Break any hearts lately?

I can't get over that picture you posted. (I'm not a creep).

My mother and both my grandmother's were lookers right up until they passed away. Both my aunts, too. And all my cousins.

My wife and kids are easy on the eyes, too.

No idea what happened to me - lol. :D

I guess I'm like Ray Stevens:

:musicn2: Everything is beautiful... :musicn2:

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I love Pentecostal Holiness... But... We have the same possibilities of going out of the Spirit and in into the flesh just like anyone else. If anyone wanted to call out Ellen G White as being out of the Spirit into the flesh and a total nut at that I would agree... But... I have also regrettably seen the same kind of folk out of my denomination as well. The glorification of the flesh is a possibility for any of the Christian church.

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But... I have also regrettably seen the same kind of folk out of my denomination as well.


Did they ever start rolling around on the ground laughing uncontrollably?

I went to a church a few times until they started doing this.

Then, the pastor said the Holy Ghost was "about to explode" over on the side where I was at (we were all standing during the worship service)

So he comes over saying "are you ready! - are you ready! - are you ready!" and then he waved his arm Benny Hinn style and most everyone fell down!

They were all, freaking out, laughing and screaming, and .... I didn't get nuthin! disagree.gif
 
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Nope, just sticking with the facts.

Calvin's doctrine is not biblical and has been debunked and defunct

And, according to his own writings... he took joy in having people whacked for not agreeing with his doctrine and even said he didn't have any regrets and would gladly do it all over again.

1 John 3:15
no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.






Calvinism brings lots of laughter... but no understanding, at least not correct understanding
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You are almost one hundred percent correct .
You wrote and said , Calvinism brings lots of laughter ,, but no understanding , at least not correct understanding .
Lets rewrite that a bit .
Calvinism brings death and lots of tears . BUT NO UNDERSTANDING , AT LEAST NOT CORRECT understanding .
cause it brings literal tears to my eyes to watch folks believing that mess .
 

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Pictured below is the look of an elder of the Virginia Pentecostal Holiness church who just passed away this week. These guys had a wonderful lifestyle...

1. Plant potatoes and onions in the early spring
2. Plant the rest of the garden in May
3. Put up hay and farm during the summer
4. Harvest in the fall with huge potato bins and much canning
5. Wife by their sides fixing wonderful home cooked meals
6. Gather wood, coal, and kindling in the fall
7. Enjoy the fruits of the year in the winter
8. Attend church several times a week encouraging others as well
9. Many good revivals in the year
10. Speakers, events, revivals, experiences all unique. Which made going to church exciting as we did not know what God was going to do next.

It has been a grief of heart for me to see the old generations pass on and the new liberal generations rise up.

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