Some denominations will read
Scripture and then conclude by stating, “This is the Word of the Lord.” The people reading the Word leave no doubt in the listener’s mind that the message comes
from the Lord. During a recent church visit I listened to five different
speakers whose presentations included personal experiences, testimony and
witness. Each speaker concluded their remarks with sentiments such as, “I say
these things in the name of Jesus Christ,” or “I bear my testimony in the name
of Jesus Christ.” I was reminded of an incident in Ephesus, “Some Jews who went
around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over
those who were demon–possessed. They would say, “In the name of Jesus, whom
Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” Seven sons of
Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. One day the
evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are
you” (Acts 19:13-15 NIV)?
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