Re: the test for apostasy

That's your problem. You are too hung up on movements. Not everything that charismatics believe is false, but because you hate the charismatic movement you will throw out the truth that they may believe in as well. That's why it is best to seek the truth in the Bible with prayer than looking to movements to find truth or not truth as you are doing in this case. Yes, the devil has crept into charismatic churches with the occult and fakery to deceive, but that does not mean that all people involved are not operating under the true power of God. In fact the fakery and concerns that the occult was present was one of the reasons I left. I'm still going to believe the Bible. I'm still going after the truth. I'm still going to seek the real power of God in my life and reject the occult and fake. God has promised in the Bible that if we ask for good gifts (the Holy Spirit) He will not give us a stone or whatever it was. I don't have time to hunt it up. If I sincerely seek Him I will not be disappointed. So, I will continue seeking truth from the Bible and ask the Holy Spirit to interpret it for me. I will also seek the Holy Spirit to lead me into all truth as this also is promised to me in the Bible. I will not be looking to you for truth because lady you don't have it all.

MST has been a great example to me as someone sincerely seeking the Lord. The Lord has used him to speak to me. The Lord arranged for us to connect on the internet because of His great mercy to me. The Lord has used MST even though I do not agree with him on some things. You have no idea how much the Lord has helped me through MST. Yes, I have read his harsh posts to others and really wished he would not have posted like that. Some of them almost made my hair stand up on end. I took it to the Lord in prayer and in personal communication with MST. What is interesting is that you are blind to the fact that YOU are the same way. In fact, I think your harsh posts out number his. Also, his beliefs line up with the Word of God a lot more than yours do.