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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Baloo: [QB] I don't know about the "dress code" but I've had Pentecostal friends and used to be a Charismatic (otherwise known as "Charismaniac" [IMG]http://flare.solareclipse.net/wink.gif[/IMG]) which is close, but not quite the same thing. The following is a perception based on my experiences. Pentecostals believe that you haven't been really saved until you speak in tongues. What's speaking in tongues? It's getting so caught up in religious fervor that the Holy Spirit comes right down and starts talking for you in a language you don't understand. In my experience, it's more along the lines of a Jewish proverb: <blockquote>A man came into the Synagogue and started reciting the Hebrew alphabet. Puzzled, a Rabbi came up to him and asked what he was doing. He replied: "I wanted to pray to God in Hebrew, but I don't know how. All I know is the alphabet. I'm just giving God the pieces. He knows what is in my heart and will put it together for me."</blockquote> My experience is rather like that. Sometimes (especially recently) my heart is so burdened that I don't know what to pray. I just make the sounds that are in my heart (sometimes this has been inarticulate cries of anguish). God knows what the problem is and will act accordingly. It also reminds me that I can only control what [i]I[/i] do. I must trust that just because I don't understand what's happening or why, it's not my job to be in charge of everything. Sometimes recognizing your helplessness actually helps you feel empowered, if only because it relieves you of any responsibility for what you do not control. I don't know if that was a good answer, but if there are any Pentecostals in the forums, I'm sure they can add to what's been said and correct anything I incorrectly said about them. I also hope that they realize that nothing I said was intended as an indictment of their views, but a statement of what I understand. --Baloo [/QB][/QUOTE]
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