You Cannot Have the Old Time Power Without Holiness | Larry Petree | Pentecostal Music

You Cannot Have the Old Time Power Without Holiness
Written & Sung by Larry Petree
We want the kind of power that the old saints had back then
We want those kind of blessings where folks were saved from sin
We talk about anointing where the Spirit moved and blessed
We want what the old-timers had without the holiness.
You cannot have what they once had unless you pay the price
You will not have that special blessing without sacrifice
They lived in such a manner where their lives would stand the test
You cannot have that old-time power without holiness
The world could see a difference in those saints of God of old
They stood the fires of persecution
Oh, the stories told
Thank God there is a remnant, yes, a few are left
We want what the old-timers had without the holiness.

[@user-wc5ul5uk4p]

My great Uncle was an Ole time preacher man. He had the real thing.

[@johnsmithSongbird]

I'll pay the price

[@johnsmithSongbird]

The man in this picture looks like someone i knew Message is so true Are you holy? Only the holy will enter heaven

[@lindaluce1690]

I had those kind of grandparents. Praise God for a Godly foundation

[@davidwithrow7854]

Both of my parents preached it and lived what they preached.

[@garyteague9555]

Need to sing this song in the Assembly of God church’s of today , it is a shell of what it was back in the 70’s

[@s.d.7946]

If you look at the history of the denomination, they denied holiness from the beginning

[@dconklin888]

Amen, Amen, Amen! All Holiness is almost gone except in the bride of Jesus Christ!

[@redfaux74]

Churches today don't preach this kind of power. They preach feelings and love, love, love. This is exactly what the Word says. Most preachers today are just as unsaved as the local barfly and sending their entire congregations straight to hell with them.

[@susan4789]

This song is the TRUTH! I love this song! ❤

[@williamsmith5687]

Would like to hear more songs like this.

[@larrypetreemusic]

Thank you, brother.

[@dorenawaltman4561]

Yes

[@w96725]

Without holiness no man shall see the Lord (Hebrews 12: 14). O that holy living would be given the emphasis it should have in the church it once had, in stead of the lousy false grace talk that has been drilled into the minds of church folk today. The grace of God that brings salvation teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly, IN THIS PRESENT WORLD ( Titus 2:11-12). The Bible teaches us to be obedient children ( not sinners still sinning supposedly saved by grace), not fashioning ourselves according to the former lusts in our (former) ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation ( behavior); Because it is written, BE YE HOLY; FOR I AM HOLY ( 1 Peter 1:15-16).The grace of god doesn't leave us still sinners supposedly saved by grace. No, the grace of God cleansed us from all unrighteousness to henceforth live holy in ALL manner of our behavior. God has not left us under the power of sin once having saved us by his grace. Thank you for sharing this great song.

[@bennydykes7256]

Amen amen !!!!thank you for posting this on time truth coment! I was brought in this Jesus name Truth 33 years ago.its been the best life i could have asked for. Rev John H. FORD was my pastor for 18 years .He was also one of these true men of God .

[@w96725]

I'm so thankful their are still people who love Jesus and prove they do by keeping his commandments.@@bennydykes7256

[@johnsmithSongbird]

I really appreciate you taking this time to speak about this I was a Baptist growing up they taught once saved always saved No matter what sin you do you cannot lose your salvation In 1973 I was baptized act 2.38 and got the holy ghost Jesus washed my brain of all that false doctrine

[@redfaux74]

W - 100% true. Most of these limp wristed quasi men preachers today are not saved at all and leading their entire congregation straight to hell. Nothing but feelings are being preached. Very sad.

[@MichelleRomero-lf1nu]

Thank you God.

[@johnsmithSongbird]

My grandmother was born in 1891 She was old time methodist She saw people get the holy ghost

[@deborahpacheco2799]

Yes, Friend. My great-great grandmother was a Methodist. She belonged to the Yorkville Methodist Church (Paulding Co., GA). As a little girl, my aunt would go to church with her & she said she would still be shouting at home as she tried to unlock her door. Methodists used to believe in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. They shouted & spoke in tongues. Yes. Look how far they & most other churches have fallen. Lord help us.

[@stevienicholson8985]

One of the most truest songs I've ever heard, that can be tried by anyone

[@charlenebercillio8065]

We still sing these song in are church 🕊️

[@joypayne5534]

Our church doesn’t sing 🎵 those songs anymore I miss old songs

[@eltineloveall7928]

I must say this brings lots of memories of my family as I grew up…I was raised by old time Holiness parents… my Dad would have had a very difficult time finding a church to attend these days. Nothing seems the same as my younger years. As my Dad would have said “you gotta to set yourself apart from the world……”Now, there are very few who you can actually just see and recognize their beliefs or perhaps their denomination…just a thought.

[@randyspence5747]

Amen! There is a few Holy Ghost filled people still on the earth, but they are few and in-between. There has been a great falling away, and the backsliders. Need to come back home.The harvest is great but the laborers are few. God bless you for your comments.

[@craftsmans2279]

Ray Lowe I've seen folks get saved and filled with the holy ghost the same night carried em out took em home ,we then baptised them in water they went on to be sanctified by the word , the main thing is salvation,

[@johnsmithSongbird]

I believe in sanctified and holy living

[@redfaux74]

@johnsmithSongbird - Without a Christian living a life of repentance, following Christ and His Word, a person isn't going to heaven. You can't be Christian unless you're following Jesus. The word means follower. You can pray until you turn green with mold, froth at the mouth "filled" with Spirit (not Biblical at all), cast out devils, heal every hospital empty and still go to hell if you're living in sin. Jesus said "Depart from me, ye that work iniquity. I never knew you." In other words, you're a monster. You're filthy and putrid. The one I saved was clean. You walked away from me, forgot you were cleansed and never came back. You're worse than when you started. I don't recognize you at all. "Those that endure unto the end shall be saved." Mt 10:22, 24:13, Mk 13:13

[@johnsmithSongbird]

She talked about how they lived holy and they would carry them out in the holy ghost I know a man who says his great grandmother in 1864 had the holy ghost God never stopped giving the holy ghost I was a Baptist When I was 20 I was baptized in Jesus name And got the holy ghost 50 years ago

[@pastorbrian700]

Praise God forevermore: ( Matthew 28:18-20)

[@user-pw8ts9nc1j]

Amen thankyou Jesus

[@bonniefoster5278]

Should an anointed song . In our church today . We still preacher truth , holiness and godly standards. Still preach Acts 2:38

[@johnsmithSongbird]

Amen Acts 2;38 is the only way

[@MichelleRomero-lf1nu]

Amen!❤ Acts 2:38, no other way. "Follow ye in the old paths, there in are the good ways."

[@snowangel5707]

Yes Amen truth!!!!!❤

[@johncharles4]

What will we say when we stand at the Throne of Judgement. God loves us and Jesus died for our sins to be forgiven and wash us clean in soul and spirit. Please accept Jesus as your Savior if you have not already and love God with all your heart if you haven't already.

[@jodimcdaniel7224]

Yes !!!!! Hallelujah!!!!!

[@lindaluce1690]

One of my favorites!!

[@johnross5129]

Amen amen amen. So true

[@barbarasims7339]

So true of the world and sorry to say some in the church. One foot in------- one foot out will not work. Jesus is coming soon and if you are not all in you will be all out.

[@ianreign9524]

Amen!

[@pastoramosruff5098]

Good song!

[@larry8571]

I'd like to have the words to that song. It's beautiful and true.

[@larrypetreemusic]

Send me your email address and I'll mail you the lyrics

[@larry8571]

Thanks so much

[@jackieboyd6877]

Amen!!!

[@ApostolicPreaching4J]

Amen! Love it..

[@charlenebercillio8065]

Amen 🔥🕊️

[@pastoramosruff5098]

Great song!

[@cherriearivett2781]

I'd like to have the words to this song also

[@larrypetreemusic]

We want the kind of power that the old saints had back then We want those kind of blessings where folks were saved from sin We talk about anointing where the Spirit moved and blessed We want what the old-timers had without the holiness. You cannot have what they once had unless you pay the price You will not have that special blessing without sacrifice They lived in such a manner where their lives would stand the test You cannot have that old-time power without holiness The world could see a difference in those saints of God of old They stood the fires of persecution Oh, the stories told Thank God there is a remnant, yes, a few are left We want what the old-timers had without the holiness.

[@uriahpeep9008]

This song is literally true and I give you the evidence. I am a close observer of old-line Pentecostal churches in my area. I have been observing for seventy years. Let's take the Church of God, Cleveland, TN. Up until the 1980's the COG still retained some holiness standards (even though they were not very good at explaining this idea to their members). In the mid-1980s I was astounded to learn that the hierarchy in Cleveland, TN suddenly decreed that their denomination would no longer use gospel music and that the annual convention songbook would NO LONGER be produced. As I attended the COG meeting at Mauldin, SC, they suddenly went to contemporary music which in my opinion has no musical value and absolutely no spiritual value. It is nothing but noise and rhythm and little else. But, that was only the beginning. Suddenly, most of the COG members were seen dressing LIKE the world as well as ACTING like the world. The COG women cut off their hair to the scalp so that many of their men had longer hair than they did. This was visible evidence that the spiritual power that the COG ONCE HAD was gone. The words ICHABOD were now written above their door portals. And it remains like that today. All the holiness pioneers who suffered for their religious beliefs were BETRAYED on the spot. Evidently, the COG members did not understand what they had before these awful changes and thus did NOT LIFT a finger to question those spiritually STUPID leaders who sat in their offices in Cleveland, TN. And the story of the COG is repeated in other Pentecostal denominations as well. The only current-day church group that not only believes in holiness but ALSO practices it is the Wesleyan holiness churches that are located in the midwest region of our country. Why the believers in holiness who were COG members did NOT withdraw and establish their own INDEPENDENT churches is a mystery to me to this day.

[@highwatercircutrider]

I have been a pastor since 1975. I started out pastoring holiness country Nazarene churches, but left in 1981. Since then I have pastored many, many small house churches and a couple churches in restaurants. We have been ‘Old Order Holiness Mennonites in eastern Michigan since 1992......Pastor Gary, Port Huron, Michigan

[@pinkcats7533]

So a dress an long hair equals holiness?

[@uriahpeep9008]

@@pinkcats7533Certainly NOT.......anyone with an ounce of spiritual apprehension knows that holiness is primarily a condition of the soul. However, the condition and intent of the soul always seek outer expression.....in fact, it cannot AVOID doing so. Let's take an example. Say you have a person claiming holiness BUT at the same time has an evil tongue that spreads lies and all manner of filth each and every time it SPEAKS. This is a prime example of how the soul of man will always REVEAL what it actually is. This is likewise reflected in how one appears to the world. The soul who aspires to a holy life would NEVER EVER be comfortable appearing in public appearing like the very epitome of WHAT the world loves and admires. This is what holiness means......to be clean and unspotted from the world as a means of expressing what the heart longs for. I hope this clarifies what a reasonable definition of the term holiness is actually concerned with. Lastly, one who tries to fake holiness by using the outward symbols of it BUT at the same time has a spiritual heart full of UNHOLINESS will also be exposed for its sham and hypocrisy because even the world KNOWS who is the person with a heart intent which matches its own hated of goodness and purity. SELAH.

[@highwatercircutrider]

@@uriahpeep9008 Very good answer, concise and well thought out

[@lorrilester114]

True! I, too, was brought up COG. I am now an in Fire Baptize Holiness, close to what the COG use to believe.

[@Cornelius1978-z]

You must be Sanctified before you receive the power.

[@user-cr5sx7xu7l]

person name please

[@larrypetreemusic]

This was written and sung by Larry Petree.

[@missbritt288]

I’m interested in the origins of the apostolic denomination…

[@larrypetreemusic]

I do not know, as I am not apostolic. Thank you for listening to my music and God bless!

[@bennydykes7256]

It started on the day of pentecost Acts chapter 2 king james version .the Holy Ghost was porured out acts 2:38. Acts is the history of the early church (Christianity).

[@beckiedecker5165]

It’s the apostles doctrine taught in New Testament in Corinthians. They believe ACTS 2:38 where apostle Peter said to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.