“Hyperpneumonia” is a made-up Greek word meaning “too much Spirit.” Some Christians and churches get caught up in pneumonological phenomena. They seek signs and wonders regularly, consistently and exclusively. The primary criteria of spiritual favor is the presence of extraordinary spiritual events. If they are not happening in your church, then God has removed his hand and his favor.
What does God proclaim as the priority, as first importance, in his kingdom? The first and second commands are love. Tongues, prophecy and miracles are all going to cease. Faith, hope and love will continue. And the love is the greatest. Moreover, tongues, prophecy and miracles will only have worth if they are expressed with love. Cooking, cleaning and babysitting motivated by love are more important to God than a miracle motivated by something else.
And let’s face. Many Christians pursue pneumonological phenomena to be part of the latest craze, part of the spiritual in-crowd. It’s not very glitzy to in love pursue diaper changing. It not very ego building to in love choose obscurity and dishes washing. God honors any act done in love more than any act done without love.
What does God proclaim as the priority, as first importance, in his kingdom? The first and second commands are love. Tongues, prophecy and miracles are all going to cease. Faith, hope and love will continue. And the love is the greatest. Moreover, tongues, prophecy and miracles will only have worth if they are expressed with love. Cooking, cleaning and babysitting motivated by love are more important to God than a miracle motivated by something else.
And let’s face. Many Christians pursue pneumonological phenomena to be part of the latest craze, part of the spiritual in-crowd. It’s not very glitzy to in love pursue diaper changing. It not very ego building to in love choose obscurity and dishes washing. God honors any act done in love more than any act done without love.
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