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Originally Posted by raekwon  Quote:
Originally Posted by Southern Presbyterian I don't think so, but the Holy Spirit is!  | Yeah, I was about to say "no, and neither can Calvinism".  |
Amen and Amen (respectively).
Now, the historical fact is that the Roman Catholic Church has never experienced (or "produced") revival. Why is that? If there have been false revivals in the past (although they have been touted as Holy Spirit produced) and also genuine, what was the difference? Was it not a matter of the pure Gospel being taught and changing men's hearts and minds? If God the Spirit can produce revival regardless of doctrine, why not in the RC church?
So, in other words, how can we call it revival when men continue believing just as they had before?
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John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.