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exchanged, for thirty pieces of silver, the Biblical faith is based
more than three years’ experience of the upon what is written
Lord’s love and kindness gained from this in the Scripture about
friendship. When the Bible stated that the Jesus Christ. Jesus
devil entered Judas, there was no is the object of our
indication of a force entry. Judas willingly faith. To believe that
welcomed Satan because from the very Jesus is the Son of
beginning Judas was greedy for money. God and He Himself
(JOHN 13:27) As soon as Judas took the is God and the only
bread, Satan entered into him. Savior of our soul,
that is Biblical faith.
Yes Judas Other than that
was greedy teaching, all other beliefs are only
but still I fanaticism or not faith at all.
could not ful-
ly understand The movement teaches that to exercise
the connec- and to enlarge your faith, you must give
tion between large amount of money to the ministry
greed and so blessings from heaven will be released
idolatry until to you. The supposedly gift of miracles
I remem- was all just an attraction to curious peo-
bered my ple who were amused to be entertained.
experience
with a group
of charismat-
ic Christians.

They were called charismatic because they
emphasized the gifts of the Holy Spirit name-
ly, speaking in tongues and divine healing.
I believe that there is nothing wrong with
the teaching of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
What was wrong was that repentance
from all sins has not been given a
special emphasis or importance. They
only focused on all the gifts of the Holy Beginning in 1976 to 1985 before I came
Spirit. Another thing was the teaching to the States I was an active member
of faith based upon faith alone, teaching and had been involved with such minis-
people to depend upon their own ability try. I was among the church leaders who
to believe. To them that is faith. The power attended seminar after seminar in major
of positive thinking and positive cities of the Philippines. The purpose of that
confession which was actually from particular worldwide ministry is to intro-
secular psychologists’ teaching and duce the gifts of the Holy Spirit which
Buddhist practices even though they can be the common denominator for all
quote verses from the Bible to sup- Christians of different denominations
port their claims, is neither found in the without touching their doctrinal differ-
teaching of the Lord Jesus nor in the ences. One of the leading speakers was
writings of the apostles as guided by the a prominent Catholic priest. “Don’t teach
Holy Spirit. Their teaching about faith doctrine; just leave it to the Holy Spir-
was a messed up and for greed. it,” the movement was saying. That’s the
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