2007-06-27 08:34:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Creciendo en Gracia (Growing in Grace International Ministry) is a movement of churches headquartered in Miami, Florida. The group is organized around José Luis De Jesus Miranda, a 59-year-old Puerto Rican man with impish charm and a taste for indulgence.
To put it bluntly, Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is a heretic. He is a false Messiah who claims to be the second coming of Jesus Christ. He refers to himself as “Jesus Christ Man.” He is a native Puerto Rican who claims in 1973, through a vision he received, that Jesus Christ “integrated with him.” In 1998, he claimed that he was the reincarnation of the apostle Paul. In 2005, he officially claimed he was Christ.
Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda’s following has all of the classic signs of a cult. There is the claim to extra-Biblical authority by way of the vision of Christ integrating with him. There is the fact that Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is the sole, undisputed leader of his movement; as such he exerts total authority over his church and ministry. There is the teaching of exclusive doctrine such as the non-existence of the devil, hell and sin, the futility of prayer, and the irrelevancy of God’s moral code (i.e., the Ten Commandments). He exploits his people financially, living a lavish lifestyle well beyond his reported means based on the generosity of his followers. Finally, there is a defective Christology. He claims he is greater than Jesus Christ and that his teachings supersede those of Christ. He even refers to himself as the Antichrist and sports a “666” tattoo on his forearm, claiming that since He is Christ, worship of Jesus Christ is invalid. His followers are now also receiving 666 tattoos to declare their allegiance to him.
2007-06-27 08:54:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Amazing Grace how sweet the sound. Yes I have both heard of it and experience it to this day. As the Lord said to Paul and to me. My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
I know and attend to no other grace then that which flows from the Lord Jesus Christ.
2007-06-27 10:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by Tommy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of a ministry called "Growing Through Grace." Woodrow Kroll is the preacher associated with this ministry. I do not know much about it though.
2007-06-27 08:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by jaybirdms 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm going to assume that meant to type "have u ever heard OF becoming in grace". if it is so, definite. To "advance in grace" is a command interior the Bible and it potential to mature as a Christian, to grow to be Christ-like, to advance in awareness and in know-how of God's kindness and love.
2016-10-03 05:52:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And we can see Paul's growth through his writing.
Earlier, he had a sharp disagreement about Mark, but later in life he had accepted him.
2007-06-27 08:37:44 · answer #5 · answered by Jed 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is some thing that you learn as you go through life.......
2007-06-28 01:47:20 · answer #6 · answered by Granny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
It is a process.
2007-06-27 08:37:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but I've heard of "Shrinking in Sally."
2007-06-27 08:55:35 · answer #8 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I did once. She loved it.
2007-06-27 08:37:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋