Read the title. Twice if you have to.
God called himself "I am," when speaking to Moses.
I Am was a Heretic. His spirit, the holy spirit, was present in the words of Jesus.
And the hypocrites, those "fine upstanding priesthood" who murdered Jesus, called Jesus a heretic. They called God, the holy spirit, a heretic.
I've wondered about it often. After 10,000 experiences with so-called christians, how revoltingly arrogant of them, "well if you don't attend my church, you can not have the spirit of God."
They will verbally abuse people they want to force into their congregation, "You don't have the spirit of God," and scoff if the matter arises of sharing a personal spiritual experience. Well, you dont attend their church so, you cannot possibly have God's spirit.
By what authority do they speak?
Oh, I get it. Pastor Bob's on yonder hill on the corner of 3rd and Main... and of course Jesus said, that many false teachers were running rogue. Who am I to believe, Jesus, or some false teacher?
Oh my. That offended.
My brain is doing cartwheels in the cognitive dissonance regions. Afterall, it is the Atheists who outright deny the existence of the holy spirit. Christians are so quick to condemn them to hell of course. Never once do they consider just how often they are guilty of the "unpardonable sin" of denying Jesus, denying the holy spirit at work in the lives of others who do not attend their church, do not subscribe to their particular creed or denomination.
Those christians! How they do exceedingly speak of a "personal relationship with Jesus". But as soon as a non-subscriber to their church dare speaketh of a personal revelation, a personal experience, a personal experience with the power of God, that relationship... well, they are quick to deny its even possible that such a relationship could exist, especially if it contradicts their personal religious notions of what that "relationship is suppose to be like," it is the christian who is the hottest persecutor, in denial by far worse than any atheist or agnostic ever aimed to be!
Perhaps, Christians do not know God.
When I have spoke of visions and premonitions, christians deny it. With pruned lips, "Why would God speak to you?" Ahhh, such hatred. Not because God hates me, but because they are so indoctrinated by their false religion. And why wouldn't God speak to me? I trust in God, not in fallible man, afterall.
Perhaps, they are the people who Jesus spoke of when he said many will appear before him in that great day and will say "But Lord, we prophecied in your name!" yet they are told, "Depart, I know you not."
Atheists do have one good aspect to consider which even the Almighty God surely can appreciate. At least atheists and agnostics do not worship silly false gods like that ridiculous dragon-snake nonsense called satan which was nurtured by the false priests back in ancient israel from nothing more than Babylonian mythology... as the people of Israel did exactly as God spoke to Moses they would! The false priests went "a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land" and created 'satan' as the new god of the land. Christians are truly idolators... pure polytheists with the worship of snakes and dragons, just as the ancient Egyptians. Making gods out of the animals they fear.
I have seen many miracles. Many answered prayers. I attribute it to the fact, God knows my heart is in the right place, just as some atheists and agnostics have their heart in the right place. God has shown me mercy. Despite many wicked christians who know nothing further than to narrow-mindedly judge and condemn others... and know not Jesus or the teachings he brought to people, such as "Judge not lest ye be judged," and to do unto others as you would want done unto yourself.
P.S., I don't attend any church. There's no need to. Jesus is the only intermediator between myself and the Holy Father on high. I can open my bible, pray, and the Holy Spirit.. God's spirit of Truth, is imparted to me, to know the truth... whether its what I want to believe, or not. God will teach them! (John 6:45) I don't need anyone's preacher to "teach" me. How shall they learn without a preacher? Perhaps that's the very reason Jesus lived, walked and taught, and was slaughtered like a lamb by the evil preachers and priests of organized religion. What is so difficult about keeping the commandments, and loving God, as well as showing love toward your neighbor? A child can grasp the substance of Jesus' teaching, while the "wise, learned televangelists" glaze right over it, and lead the sheep astray into the wilderness. They will be taught by God! (John 6:45) not a man.
Jim Jones was a man... and one must ask, what became of his foolowers?
God bless!