The Quakers

[Sower]

On 11/17/2022 at 6:02 PM, kwikphilly said:

Has I not been part of a Spirit Lead" on fire" Gathering before I'd never had known what I'm missing

I also remember our family visiting a church that a friend invited us to, a charismatic church I suppose. There was a lot of freedom and people in the pews vocal shouting Amen's  and hallelujah's and everybody raising hands. 

I remember my oldest daughter about 6-7 yrs old at the time tugging my sleeve and asking why everybody was raising their hands. I told her they were praising God while lifting their hands. After a few moments she tugged my sleeve again and ask, "Dad, why don't we raise our hands too?".......

[farouk]

1 hour ago, Debp said:

Yes, you could say that.

There are Amish in Pennsylvania, a type of Christian sect.   They don't believe in electricity, cars or modern conveniences.    They drive horsedrawn buggies.

Some Amish are more strict.   I was surprised that some do not have an inside bathroom/toilet!

My cousin lives in Amish country in Ohio.   A horsedrawn buggy goes by his home, he sent me a photo of it.

@Starise has Amish neighbors....he might tell you more.

It's all very interesting......

(I do wish that ppl would pay more attention to Scripture rather than to tradition, though...)

[kwikphilly]

8 hours ago, Sower said:

I also remember our family visiting a church that a friend invited us to, a charismatic church I suppose. There was a lot of freedom and people in the pews vocal shouting Amen's  and hallelujah's and everybody raising hands. 

I remember my oldest daughter about 6-7 yrs old at the time tugging my sleeve and asking why everybody was raising their hands. I told her they were praising God while lifting their hands. After a few moments she tugged my sleeve again and ask, "Dad, why don't we raise our hands too?".......

Out of the mouths of babes!!! Darling story,that's just so precious Brother!❤️

[kwikphilly]

Just now, kwikphilly said:

Out of the mouths of babes!!! Darling story,that's just so precious Brother!❤️

My little grand daughter was 2 yrs old when I started taking her to church,then I had just left my long time Pentecostal church for another because my Pastor died and the Pastor of this particular church I knew many years,he & my Pastor were dear friends.....

Unfortunately it was sooooo loud( the music) I just could not continue going there .The funny thing is my baby grand daughter used to go over to any baby that started crying & puts her tiny hands over the baby's ears,saying " no kye( cr!

My little sweet baby said " Gamma,it's just too loud,I no yike it" ...She was 3 by then &  So we started going to a non- denominational,which is much better as I'm not (& never was) in total agreement with all of the Pentecostal Doctrine

Anyway- out of the mouths of babes- who knows how long I would have tolerated my aching eardrums had she not said it was too loud.She said" baby Jesus kye(cry) too"it was Christmastime,lol

With love in Christ, Kwik

[Selah7]

10 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

Out of the mouths of babes!!! Darling story,that's just so precious Brother!❤️

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

- Psalm 8:1-2 (KJV)

[Sower]

9 hours ago, farouk said:

It's all very interesting......

(I do wish that ppl would pay more attention to Scripture rather than to tradition, though...)

Interesting statement, one that affected my life and many others that grew up in the RCC. It was tradition that kept me in bondage my first thirty years of life. My entire family and extended family were indoctrinated into a belief system solely through a tradition of inheriting beliefs started many generations before I was born.

To witness to all my catholic relatives and friends, I often share a short story I heard about how some traditions ought to be challenged.

Once upon a time there was this husband who ask his wife once at supper time why she had cut off the end of the roast every time she had cooked one for supper. The wife said her mother taught her to. Huh?

The next time they ate at his mother-in-law's home, the husband ask her why she taught her daughter to cut off the end of her roast, who then replied she was taught by her mother also to cut it off. Huh?

Eventually at a large family reunion the curious husband found great gran-mama and finally got a chance to ask her why she taught her daughters to always cut off the end of the roast, assuming there was some secrete method in preparing pot roast to enhance flavor or insure tenderness.

Gran-mama smiled at him and said; "I have no idea why they cut off the end of their pot roasts. But I have to cut it off because my pot is too small.

Huh?...

 

 

[farouk]

1 hour ago, Selah7 said:

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

- Psalm 8:1-2 (KJV)

Hi @Selah7 Great verse there...relevantly quoted...............

[farouk]

1 hour ago, kwikphilly said:

My little grand daughter was 2 yrs old when I started taking her to church,then I had just left my long time Pentecostal church for another because my Pastor died and the Pastor of this particular church I knew many years,he & my Pastor were dear friends.....

Unfortunately it was sooooo loud( the music) I just could not continue going there .The funny thing is my baby grand daughter used to go over to any baby that started crying & puts her tiny hands over the baby's ears,saying " no kye( cr!

My little sweet baby said " Gamma,it's just too loud,I no yike it" ...She was 3 by then &  So we started going to a non- denominational,which is much better as I'm not (& never was) in total agreement with all of the Pentecostal Doctrine

Anyway- out of the mouths of babes- who knows how long I would have tolerated my aching eardrums had she not said it was too loud.She said" baby Jesus kye(cry) too"it was Christmastime,lol

With love in Christ, Kwik

@kwikphilly Sometimes infants turn out to have more common sense than adults........

[kwikphilly]

3 minutes ago, farouk said:

@kwikphilly Sometimes infants turn out to have more common sense than adults........

Isn't that the TRUTH!❤️

[Selah7]

21 minutes ago, Sower said:

Interesting statement, one that affected my life and many others that grew up in the RCC. It was tradition that kept me in bondage my first thirty years of life. My entire family and extended family were indoctrinated into a belief system solely through a tradition of inheriting beliefs started many generations before I was born.

To witness to all my catholic relatives and friends, I often share a short story I heard about how some traditions ought to be challenged.

Once upon a time there was this husband who ask his wife once at supper time why she had cut off the end of the roast every time she had cooked one for supper. The wife said her mother taught her to. Huh?

The next time they ate at his mother-in-law's home, the husband ask her why she taught her daughter to cut off the end of her roast, who then replied she was taught by her mother also to cut it off. Huh?

Eventually at a large family reunion the curious husband found great gran-mama and finally got a chance to ask her why she taught her daughters to always cut off the end of the roast, assuming there was some secrete method in preparing pot roast to enhance flavor or insure tenderness.

Gran-mama smiled at him and said; "I have no idea why they cut off the end of their pot roasts. But I have to cut it off because my pot is too small.

Huh?...

 

 

Hilarious!