Why I am Pentecostal

I recently moved to Arkansas and it has very evidently come to my attention that there are a ton of Christians here. Many of which are Pentecostal, which is awesome. There are also a lot of Church of God people, which I have nothing against, but every time I run into one, which tends to happen more often then you would think, they all seem to question why I would go to one of them Pentecostal churches. They then begin to explain that they believe everything we do minus the standards, which they seem to have strong feelings against. In these situations I'm always drawn a blank even though I know exactly what to say. So here is my refute to that argument.



I've been to both Pentecostal churches and a Church of God. For about a year or so I attended this "Church of God" Church, which at the time I loved. They believed everything my old church believed. Acts 2:38 Repent, be baptized in Jesus Name, and receiving the Holy Ghost, speaking in tongues, miracles and healings, they even worshiped sorta like we do.

Why I say sorta?...

Well after going to that church for about a year I had an opportunity to go to my grandparents church, a Pentecostal church and my life was forever changed.

That whole year I thought I had it all figured out. I was certain I was getting everything I needed and I was living in truth and living righteously, but little did I know what I was missing out on.

Now I'm not saying its necessarily because of us women wearing skirts and not cutting our hair, but there is something to that. That day it came to my realization that there is something amazing going on at those Pentecostal churches. Genuine worship, miracles, and a presence of God so thick at times you can't do anything but just fall to your knees and weep!
I never felt anything like that at any other church - and I know this from experience, so don't say "Its like that at my church." You are in denial or you've never set foot in a Pentecostal church.

The bible states in I Corinthians 11:15 that a woman's hair is her glory and in that same chapter it says we have power with the angels because of our hair. Something tells me that's not just a coincidence. Have you ever heard a Pentecostal woman pray? My grandma is a praying woman and its beautiful. I honestly believe as a woman we have a special place in God's heart. The relationship between God and a Godly, holy woman is a force to be reckon with.

On to the skirts. There is a scripture in Deuteronomy the 22nd chapter that talks about woman wearing what pertaineth to a woman and men wear what pertaineth to a man. Now I always get the argument that one, its Old Testament and two, someone always likes to point out that their jeans are from the women's section...

In regards to the Old Testament argument - The Bible stands true... Regardless of when it was written. The only reason we don't follow some things from the Old Testament is because Jesus came and made a way for us. The rest of it stands true today. The Ten Commandments are in Exodus- should we not follow them because they too are in the Old Testament? Case Closed.

In regards to the argument, "My jeans are from the women's section" - I'm going to be blunt and painfully honest so please (if your Pentecostal) don't be offended. The Bible does not read in black and white "Women should wear skirts" basically because they didn't wear those in bible times- they all wore robes. Nevertheless I still believe it is essential and here is why. One, ever see a bathroom stall with the girls symbol wearing pants? No, because that is distinctly women's clothing and if someone is wearing one it is safe to say they are a woman. Two, they are modest if worn correctly. Granted that's not always the case, but that is another blog for another day. Thirdly, I was once given this analogy that has really helped be better understand holiness. Say you have this treasure and you lock it away in a chest inside your house, which also is fenced in a locked gate. All of that seems like reasonable methods of keeping your treasure safe, right? Now say this is your walk with God. Your treasure being your Holy Ghost, which you have tucked away in your heart (the chest), which is in your house (Spirituality-living a Godly lifestyle, making right choices, etc.) The locked gate and fence that surrounds your house is standards (also know as - Holiness). Standards may not be a necessity for salvation, but it does help keep your salvation. Lastly and my favorite reason for standards is everywhere I go without ever saying a word I am a light to this dark world. The Bible says multiple times that our purpose and mission is to tell the world of His greatness. What better way to share that I have something different than what this world has to offer than by dressing in such a way that without even saying a word I can step into a room and people will automatically know there is something different about that girl. Most Christians these days you can't tell them apart form the rest of the world and unless they tell you, you'd never know, but not for us crazy Pentecostal people. We may stick out like sore thumbs, and it may seem "unnecessary" but there is not a day that goes by that I'm not asked " Hey, are you Pentecostal", which is the perfect opportunity to share Gods wonderful word!

That my friends is why I am Pentecostal.