House Church Talk - asleep in church?

[Adamkwyhmed at aol.com]

Claire:
Good posting.  It would be nice to see churches dependent upon the  
convicting power of the Holy Spirit that leads to repentance, instead of the  rythemic 
power of music.  I remember stories that were told of how people,  under the 
anointing, with no music, would just speak the Bible and people would  be 
convicted.  Notice I said convicted, not guilt ridden.  One is by  the working of 
the Holy Spirit, (conviction), the other is by the working of  manipulation, 
(guilt ridden).  In effect one causes a person to run toward  Jesus for help and 
hope, and the other causes a person to run away from Jesus  out of a sense of 
hopelessness.  In effect one form of salvation is  based upon a gift of and 
from G-d, (Grace), while the other form of  salvation is a sa;vatopm based upon 
works.  Aren't you glad that the  scripture states: "For by grace are you 
saved through faith, and that not of  yourselves, it is a gift of God, not of 
works, lest any man should boast."
 
Sincerely,
Adam K Waggoner