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    Hi again,
    Yes, I was speaking defensively in my previous post. I have been careful to not say much, as our senior eldership has counselled us to just walk faithfully in our callling. It is difficult, however, for me to not think of the Kelowna group as interlopers, taking away the narrative of this bible school revival. Then again, the revival was (and is) a matter of the heart and spirit, and not subject to any location, so we don't get too high-minded about the fact that this event took place in North Battleford, with our group. In fact, the bible school was located at the airport, and not even at our current location.
    The other thing is that we don't ascribe to the positions that the "new apostolic reformation" takes. We aren't 'dominionists' (Hebrews 11:10), we don't hold conferences with any marketing spin, we don't showcase any list of speakers. We believe men (and women) are tools for the Master's use, and that our focus should be on Him and not on ourselves. In fact, we are probably lacking in our outreach as a result. You mention being this close and not being aware of our meetings. We could work on this.
    All this is to say, that we continue to seek the mind of the Lord, and we know that no matter what our efforts may be, He will have his bride. It is simply our job to be found in Him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    I knew of the Beall family that began Bethesda and moved into Sterling Hts. Pastor Jim would speak of those days when we had dinner together on occasion. He was well loved.
    I had remembered that when I read xeon's post. The church I attended for a year and a half after I moved back to Detroit is kinda a descendant of that movement. It was said that Aimee Semple McPherson visited Detroit during that time period, and thru that movement (and Bethesda) this particular church was formed. As time went on the church dwindled in size, the wife of the pastor ended up leading the church after her husband died, and it ended up with this weird "British Israelite" theology being taught. The current pastor was a Rhema graduate and was somehow recruited to pastor the church by the late 70's-early 80's. Of course he got rid of that particular teaching in the church.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FaithfulOne View Post
    I had remembered that when I read xeon's post. The church I attended for a year and a half after I moved back to Detroit is kinda a descendant of that movement. It was said that Aimee Semple McPherson visited Detroit during that time period, and thru that movement (and Bethesda) this particular church was formed. As time went on the church dwindled in size, the wife of the pastor ended up leading the church after her husband died, and it ended up with this weird "British Israelite" theology being taught. The current pastor was a Rhema graduate and was somehow recruited to pastor the church by the late 70's-early 80's. Of course he got rid of that particular teaching in the church.
    F F Bosworth was into that theology for a while during the thirties, during its heydey.

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    F F Bosworth was into that theology for a while during the thirties, during its heydey.
    Oh, I didn't know that..interesting!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    F F Bosworth was into that theology for a while during the thirties, during its heydey.
    Link?




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    This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
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    Quote Originally Posted by GodismyJudge View Post
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._F._...tish_Israelism

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    British Israelism

    During the gap in information from 1934 to 1944, it appears Bosworth accepted at least some elements of British Israel theology and left the Alliance church, not to return until 1944, when he was welcomed back into the Alliance, was asked to preach at one of their conventions and along the way publicly apologized for having been in error.[22] While some who follow British Israelism claim that F.F. Bosworth maintained a British Israel view of prophecy until his death,[23] they do not offer any evidence to support this other than one radio sermon by Bosworth, which does not go to the extremes many do with that doctrine.[24]

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    This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
    (Ephesians 4:17-18)

    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...
    (Psalm 1)

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    Quote Originally Posted by FaithfulOne View Post
    I had remembered that when I read xeon's post. The church I attended for a year and a half after I moved back to Detroit is kinda a descendant of that movement. It was said that Aimee Semple McPherson visited Detroit during that time period, and thru that movement (and Bethesda) this particular church was formed. As time went on the church dwindled in size, the wife of the pastor ended up leading the church after her husband died, and it ended up with this weird "British Israelite" theology being taught. The current pastor was a Rhema graduate and was somehow recruited to pastor the church by the late 70's-early 80's. Of course he got rid of that particular teaching in the church.
    We moved to Warren A/G in ‘86 for youth pastoring. My dear Lead pastor (He is still very special to me) would take us/me to these pastors roundtables that had WMUZ radio pastors, some of which he told me held to LR, Dominion, Kingdom Now theology but added we hobnob with them because he wanted us to hear from them. Sweet times in the Lord.

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    I can add that one of the early elders of the North Battleford bible school revival was himself influenced by the British Israel concept. However, one of the tenets of this move of the Spirit is in plurality of leadership, so this concept was then questioned by the other brethren. After refusing to submit to the common feeling that this concept was incorrect, he left. However, some of his writings attest to the anointing that had rested on him in earlier years.

    As you might guess, it is very difficult to set straight some of the history of this '48 revival. In church history, it set in motion wonderful changes and restorations to the whole of Christendom. To argue against little nuances, seen through different lenses, seems like it might be futile. God has revealed to us that you don't need to redig wells of revival if you simply walk in the revelation that he gives, daily.

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