Joan Boney: apostle/prophet
Paul, speaking by Spirit of God, told us what we are to do when we come together in the church gathering.
I Cor. 14 ...Paul said ...
26How
is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a
psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an
interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
edify means: instruct, build up, strengthen
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When the Spirit of God is speaking at the gathering of the church through whomever HE will, it is one of the most exciting things that can happen in our life.
But
all too often the Spirit of God is greatly limited due to the modern
structure which denies what Paul instructed for the gathering of the
church. Today's church meetings are usually structured so only a few
"approved" speakers speak.
We see in above scripture "every one of you" hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. (freedom for Spirit of God to speak through whom HE will)
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"psalm" ... means prayer ... It could be sung or spoken ...
David said ... The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. Psa. 72:20
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And Paul told us in I Cor. 14, that his instruction is the "commandment" of the Lord for the gathering of the church.
We just are not seeing this type of gathering of the church when we go to one of those buildings where the church meets today.
The closest I've ever come to seeing this pattern is in the old Wednesday night "testimonials" where it is open for anyone to give a testimony of something God has shown him or something God has done.
This is what Paul said is a commandment of the Lord for the gathering of the church.
26How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
... 37If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. I Cor. 14
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This blog is open to the church. Anyone who has something from the Spirit of God and wants to share it with us may do so.
Insomuch as possible, we are doing what Paul said was a "commandment" of the Lord for the gathering of the church.
Several years ago I had this dream ... In the dream, I had attended a church meeting. The room was filled with people. I went into balcony and there was one seat available. So I went to it and sat down. It was behind a pillar. The woman sitting next to me said, "You can't see much from that seat." I replied, "OH that's okay ... there's never much to see at these places anyway."
All too often that is the case in the gathering of the church ... there is not much to "see" from the Spirit of God because the set up is contrary to the commandment of the Lord for the church meeting and it blocks out the Spirit of God so it becomes little of the Spirit and lots of the flesh as men make up their words by their own wisdom.
It is only the words from the Spirit of God that are valid for the gathering of the church. Those words have power of God.
63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. Jn. 6
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"psalm" ... means prayer ... It could be sung or spoken ...
David said ... The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. Psa. 72:20
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And Paul told us in I Cor. 14, that his instruction is the "commandment" of the Lord for the gathering of the church.
We just are not seeing this type of gathering of the church when we go to one of those buildings where the church meets today.
The closest I've ever come to seeing this pattern is in the old Wednesday night "testimonials" where it is open for anyone to give a testimony of something God has shown him or something God has done.
This is what Paul said is a commandment of the Lord for the gathering of the church.
26How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
... 37If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. I Cor. 14
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This blog is open to the church. Anyone who has something from the Spirit of God and wants to share it with us may do so.
Insomuch as possible, we are doing what Paul said was a "commandment" of the Lord for the gathering of the church.
Several years ago I had this dream ... In the dream, I had attended a church meeting. The room was filled with people. I went into balcony and there was one seat available. So I went to it and sat down. It was behind a pillar. The woman sitting next to me said, "You can't see much from that seat." I replied, "OH that's okay ... there's never much to see at these places anyway."
All too often that is the case in the gathering of the church ... there is not much to "see" from the Spirit of God because the set up is contrary to the commandment of the Lord for the church meeting and it blocks out the Spirit of God so it becomes little of the Spirit and lots of the flesh as men make up their words by their own wisdom.
It is only the words from the Spirit of God that are valid for the gathering of the church. Those words have power of God.
63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. Jn. 6