[Sons to Glory!]

Thanks Ohio for looking out for me bro! I guess I'll hafta depend on Christ in me to give a proper answer!

Originally Posted by Jo S

StG, it seems like you're backing off your previous statement where you were arguing in favor of the Jesus movement as being a genuine move of God's spirit;

For clarity I'm asking is if you're willing to commit to the belief that it was the same spirit involved in the growth of the LC's that was also heading the Jesus movement.

I'm curious to know your opinion on that since I wasn't a part of the Jesus people or a member of the LC's in the 70's like you were. Thanks.

I can see where you might think I was backing off the statement that the Jesus People were a genuine move of God's Spirit - not at all! They were a genuine move of God's Spirit, to be sure. My bad for using the ambiguous phrase, "Who knows whatever spirits were also there." I meant that there are always spirits of the enemy around, looking for opportunities for evil mischievousness - and especially where God's Spirit is moving. We are surrounded by the unseen world, which is influencing the seen. Evil spirits are always trying to manipulate people, Christian or not.

So was God's Spirit moving among the Jesus People? Certainly. Was God's Spirit moving among the LC members back then? Certainly! Eventually many of the Jesus People wound-up in places like Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel, which I think most would agree preach a traditional Christ and gospel to this day (I enjoy going to Calvary Chapels when I'm traveling).

Evil spirits are always around, purposing to drag some off the mark (of Christ), right? And the enemy was/is certainly trying to influence the LC, and as has been enumerated many times on this forum, were definitely successful in influencing LC leaders. Now, the fruit in the LC is clearly seen after these many years, where they are grievously occupied in exalting a man, practicing elitism and doing other anti-Christ things.