Christians should maintain harmony with other religions and people of other faiths. Not everyone has the same convictions or values as that of Christians.

Especially Pentecostals and other extreme groups that call themselves Christians , please do not unnecessarily provoke people in the name of evangelisation. Be tactful and gentle as Paul and the apostles were. Share your beliefs with those willing to listen, and please do not insult other religions or people, if you don't agree with other religions let us not discuss about them.

Live and let live.

Vistor: I am glad that you are an Ex Hindu and came to know the
Lord Jesus.

Your statement " I am having an hatred towards Pentecostals" makes
me totally confused. How, being a Christian, you can hate anybody?

Which are the fruits of the spirit? Which Pentecostal denomination
caused you this hatred and pain?

The main denominations are India Pentecostal (Kumbanadu, Kerala),
Church of God (Cleveland, TN) Assembly of God (Springfield, MO)
Sharoon Pentecost (P.J. Thomas, Tiruvella, Kerala)
The Pentecost (formerly the Ceylon Pentecost), Pastor V.A. Thampi's
group from Chingavanam, Kottayam; also there are several
smaller and independent groups. Out of these main groups, the
Pentecost is the most conservative, and the Assembly of God is more
liberal. There are other Pentecostal groups in North India. I am not
sure whether Bhakta Singh was a Pentecostal Pastor, but he was
well respected all over the world for his great ministry.

I don't have any idea, where you got hurted so deeply, and now
saturated with a venomous bitterness with all the Pentecostals.
Jesus said "love your enemies" but your theology is quite contrary.

I have some friends, nationally known Hindu leaders; and they became
my friends, when I showed love and respect to them. Mahatma Gandhi
said " love all and hate none".

Mr. Visitor:

I can't understand your logic and ultra hatred for the Pentecostals.

As I have stated earlier, I am not a spokesman for the Pentecostals
or any other denomiantion. I have commented in several Catholic
publications for their great contribution in serving the humanity through
heath care, education and evangelization. Is there anybody like Mother Teresa in the
modern history; truly displaying the compassionate heart of Jesus Christ?
I have worked with the slum people in Delhi, touched the young and
old, but I am not sure whether I can hug a child like Mother Tersea did.

You might have experienced some bad experience from certain
Pentecostal believers, and started nursing hatred towards them.

For a very long time, the mainline denominations of America kept a
distance from the Pentecostals, due to their extreme and revolutionary
doctrines of holiness in dress, ornaments; besides the teaching of
no medical treatment. But the Pentecostal movement is now marching
with the mainline denominations.

When Billy Graham invited Oral Roberts for the World evangelism
conference in Amsterdam, in 1983, that was a big bridge building
ministry of Dr. Billy Graham. God has used him to build bridges in
race relations etc.

If you can find a copy of the book " Dictionary of Pentecostal
and Charismatic Movements" written by a group of internationally
known authors (main editors are Stanley M. Burgess and Gary B. McGee),
your misunderstanding can be corrected.

The pioneer of the Pentecostal movement in India was Minnie F. Abrams,
she was a missionary from Minneapolis, Minn; reached India in 1887,
later on worked with Pandita Ramabai (Mukti Mission) at Kedgaon.
God used them for the new Pentecostal movement in India.

The Pentecostal movement combined with the Charismatic movement
is the biggest Christian religious awakening of the modern
history. The Pentecostals belive in the speaking of tongues, then
sanctification (holiness) but the Charismatic are mainly satisfied with the
first step and other gifts associated with it, that is the main difference.

You may or may not agree with the Pentecostal believers due to some
pre-conceived notions, however, you can't hide from reality.

Even today, some of the people in the U.S., even after watching in
T.V., on many occasions the landing of man in the moon, that it is a lie.
How to convince them?

Dear Hindus,

There is a huge difference between Pentecostals (That often you pick fights with) and Christians (Catholics/Anglicans/Methodists etc).

The former group is more or less like a cult, without any form of authority and loosely scattered like most Islamic cults (extremists) operate, they provoke, fight , attack other religions openly, instigate and then cry persecution when they are confronted.

The latter group, is more ancient and established and continues on from the Apostles, and appointed and put in place through Apostolic succession. It is under God, but ordained by God, Eg: David blesses Solomon, Isaac blesses Jacob, and so forth, Jesus blessed the apostles, and they carry it forward to the next group under them, trained and ordained by Christ and passed on directly.

Pentecostals are not like that, they get their "power", straight from "somewhere', which they claim "heaven", and they hear "voices', that tell them to do that and this, while most of them don't even know what the gospels or epistles teach properly.

Please do not take your anger dear Hindus on us Christians, while we preach the gospel and share it peacefully , it is up to you to accept our Lord or not, pentecostals on the other hand force you , by manipulating, blackmailing etc.

While we Christians believe in Jesus as the only way to truth, we learn to live and let others live while showing the example of Christ.

Pentecostals do not, they howl, they scream, they attack, they threaten, they blackmail, they spit at others, they slander, and they attack other religions openly.

Can the Indian Government ban Pentecostal churches? and other Pente-cults ? thanks. They are disturbing public peace and harmony, they are fanatics who want to attack, control and threaten. The Pente-taliban's ultimate aim is to destroy the church.

We Christians must oppose Pentecults and denounce them, due to them, our churches and our people get attacked who had nothing to do with anything.

who regulates these pentecults? and way ward "pastors" and fly by night "prophets", "bro kumar, ps kumar, prophet kumar'...........

The godmen of Christianity, the jackals, the wolves, the foxes and the snakes of Christian faith. They prey upon the poor and the weak, they prey upon vulnerable people with their "prophecies and magic tricks".

Bind them and rebuke Pentecults in Jesus Christ's precious and Holy name

amen.

Mr. Visitor.

For a debate with you, I need to know your identity. If you are not
revealing your real identity, I am not not going to waste my time.
I have explained to you that I don't belong to a Pentecostal Church,
but I knew personally many of their leaders. My father never spoke
in tongues or rolled on the floor. You may have that experience
of rolling on the floor due to some hysteria.

Your language is turning rather vulgar " your daddy wore his diapers
and started to scream in tongues and roll on the floor...... You learn to
study some manners in writing, not to offend others.

Anyway, you have a deep hatred towards the Pentecostals. Is that
a Chrstian attitude? At first, you must get right with God. May I ask
you, are you are believer in Christ or simply trying to debate with
other people for the mere fun of debating?