Who's Going to be Held Accountable?
When I was the young age of twelve, my church at the time was deeply entrenched in the charismatic movement. Although we were a Baptist church by name, we were fully devoted to the non-denominational evangelical mindset of the mid-1990s and beyond. The movement swept through our city and we were at the forefront. It was told to me by those in leadership that the Holy Spirit was moving in these last times, revealing Himself to His Church in ways not before seen. God was a doing a Nu Thang - excuse me - a new thing in our midst and if we didn't embrace it we would be left behind. The movement of the Holy Spirit was said to be available to all people. All you had to do was at the end of the service go up to the front for prayer and the Holy Spirit would meet you in a powerful and personal way. One thing was very clear to me: by staying in the pew during this part of the service was akin to saying to God - "No thanks, God. Not today". And so, I went up. Week after week. Mont
