Friday, July 11, 2008
Look before you ... er, get Spirit-filled
There is no shortage of individuals in this country who run to the courts to seek recompense for their own carelessness. Like this guy:
"A Sevier County man is suing his former church in South Knoxville, after he claims he was overcome by the spirit, fell backward and hit his head.
"Matt Lincoln, 57, says pastors at Lakewind Church should have made sure someone caught him.
"His attorney is asking for $2.5 million to cover medical bills, lost income and pain and suffering.
"'I just closed my eyes. I was just asking God, I wanted to have a real experience. It's like you faint. It's almost like you pass out,' Lincoln says.
"He also says that wasn't unusual.
"'I've fallen out in the spirit before, but have always been caught,' Lincoln says. 'I always trusted that the catchers would be there because they always were.'"
Call me cynical, but if Mr. Lincoln truly wanted to assign blame to someone, shouldn't he be suing the Holy Spirit?
Nowhere in Lincoln's complaint does it state that anyone in Lakewind Church instructed/encouraged him to close his eyes and fall backward. Thus, his primary beef should be with the right hand of God. N'est-ce pas?
That said, perhaps Lincoln did truly expect to be caught when he fell out "in the spirit." But what if every member of the congregation had been spirit-filled during the church service in question? Did Lincoln expect the church to have on-hand staff to break the fall of each and every person who fell-out? If he did indeed expect such, common sense should've told him - after a quick glance around the sanctuary - that tweren't enough folks on hand to catch him and his fellow church-goers.
Methinks Mike Lincoln should've taken a gander behind him before he put down his full-o'-the-Holy Spirit head down. That's what the Good Lord woulda done ... I'm sure.
"A Sevier County man is suing his former church in South Knoxville, after he claims he was overcome by the spirit, fell backward and hit his head.
"Matt Lincoln, 57, says pastors at Lakewind Church should have made sure someone caught him.
"His attorney is asking for $2.5 million to cover medical bills, lost income and pain and suffering.
"'I just closed my eyes. I was just asking God, I wanted to have a real experience. It's like you faint. It's almost like you pass out,' Lincoln says.
"He also says that wasn't unusual.
"'I've fallen out in the spirit before, but have always been caught,' Lincoln says. 'I always trusted that the catchers would be there because they always were.'"
Call me cynical, but if Mr. Lincoln truly wanted to assign blame to someone, shouldn't he be suing the Holy Spirit?
Nowhere in Lincoln's complaint does it state that anyone in Lakewind Church instructed/encouraged him to close his eyes and fall backward. Thus, his primary beef should be with the right hand of God. N'est-ce pas?
That said, perhaps Lincoln did truly expect to be caught when he fell out "in the spirit." But what if every member of the congregation had been spirit-filled during the church service in question? Did Lincoln expect the church to have on-hand staff to break the fall of each and every person who fell-out? If he did indeed expect such, common sense should've told him - after a quick glance around the sanctuary - that tweren't enough folks on hand to catch him and his fellow church-goers.
Methinks Mike Lincoln should've taken a gander behind him before he put down his full-o'-the-Holy Spirit head down. That's what the Good Lord woulda done ... I'm sure.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Friday, July 11, 2008 
