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61 | What is the answer to this question? | Luke 20:4 | WalkingTalkingBible | 123346 | ||
Hi, mommapbs, I've enjoyed the discussion about baptism between you and Rowdy. Your question at the end of your post especially got my attention. I have a similar question to some of those I fellowship with: If a person who never spoke in tongues got up to teach, would you be so bold to say that he/she isn't filled with the Holy Ghost?) This is something I'm facing today - the "tongue speakers" seem to believe that those who haven't spoken in tongues are not filled with the Holy Ghost. This is so discouraging to the new converts. Thanks for your question at the end of your post, it makes me wonder how different ones would answer. I thank God for the truth! WalkingTalkingBible |
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62 | What is the answer to this question? | Luke 20:4 | WalkingTalkingBible | 123355 | ||
Thank you, following him, for your response. I needed your input as I am deciding not to support the ministry that believes that (I've been a supporter for almost 3 years) because I've learned the truth and I see the new converts dropping like flies. . . The truth is, and there's no way to tarry for tongues, that God gives the utterance. The new converts are told that if they don't speak in tongues they don't really have "it (I wouldn't call the Holy Ghost an it.)" This is such a lie. Thanks, again, for your response as I really would rather hear from "Tongue Speakers" on this matter. P.S. English was one of my worse classes also! WalkingTalkingBible |
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63 | What is the answer to this question? | Luke 20:4 | WalkingTalkingBible | 123357 | ||
I am asking God for direction in this situation. The person who makes the announcement is being obedient. I said to myself when I heard the statement being made that if they would focus on love more than tongues, the new converts will be able to understand tongues and all (not the gift). Love is most important. Thank you for your response. WalkingTalkingBible |
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64 | What is the answer to this question? | Luke 20:4 | WalkingTalkingBible | 123384 | ||
Angel, thank you so much for your response! WalkingTalkingBible |
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65 | who can explain to me? | John 1:1 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120333 | ||
Eveready2004, I just want to encourage you to continue to participate in the forum. You have been given the truth to your good question. We are not all on the same faith level, so there are going to be all kinds of questions - it's up to God's people to be patient and to rightly divide the Word of God (2 Timothy 2:15, 24-26). You seem to be seeking the truth and I don't want you to be discouraged from doing so. Please continue to visit the forum with your questions and concerns as you grow in God. There are all kinds of souls here in this forum just like in the world. Some know God and are filled with the Holy Ghost, enabling them to teach, some have theology and denominational backgrounds only, some are living in error and some may even teach what they think they know. We have to love them all. Remember, we are helpers one to another and just like our heavenly Father doesn't wish for any to perish, we have to be the same way. Continue to seek God for all of your needs and He will supply you. With the love of God, WalkingTalkingBible |
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66 | How do we understand these words? | John 6:63 | WalkingTalkingBible | 122234 | ||
Hi, Aixen7z4, what Angel has said I also agree with completely. You pose some very good points in your posts. One is the Bible translation. I want to encourage you to use whatever translation the Holy Ghost leads you to use (He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him). I agree with you totally: we must wait on Him! You also asked, "What happens when we do not wait for understanding, but turn away instead?" Paul was inspired to write in 2 Timothy 4:3-4, "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." The enemy of our souls is not concerned with which way we turn, as long as it is away from the truth. Patience is so important to our spiritual walk with God. Hebrews 10:36 says, "For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise." Because of the lack of patience (and a lot of pride), souls are being deceived. Thanks for giving us something important to think about. . . WalkingTalkingBible |
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67 | Hebrews 6:4 -Am I a useless cause? | John 11:25 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120961 | ||
Hi, formereverything! I just want to encourage you to let God lead you to a truth teacing church (I understand - it's easier said than done with all of the false doctrines and hypocrites!). Maybe the reason you haven't found a church with all of the ministries you want is because God will use you to start them - you have a great testimony (I'm just speculating and not prophesying)! In the meantime, while you are going to the three churches, continue strengthening your relationship with God so that you can know the difference between what the truth is and the rest. I will be praying for you and your family. WalkingTalkingBible |
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68 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121116 | ||
Mommapbs, is this your belief: If one has accepted Jesus as Savior(believes) and sins, those sins are automatically forgiven? Is it your belief that you never have to repent again? Is it your belief that a believer's sin is different from an unbelievers sin? "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?" WalkingTalkingBible |
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69 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121216 | ||
God bless you, Rowdy, for your understanding is evident that you are TRULY led by the Spirit of God! Your Sister in Christ, WalkingTalkingBible |
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70 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121235 | ||
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. . ." (Hosea 4:6) I won't "revile again" because I know who I am and Whose I am. . . Hank, BradK and yourself can continue to believe what you want to because it satisfies your flesh. To believe that you don't have to confess and repent for your sins says either of two things: 1) You don't know God 2) You believe you no longer sin I don't say this to put you down or try to make you feel bad, but to expose the spirit of error that is deceiving you. "IF we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9) John was not talking to unbelievers. He goes on to say in 1 John 2:1-2, "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." The reason I say you may not know God is because the very ministry of the Holy Ghost is to convict, reprove, teach, and guide (John 14:26, 16:8-11, 13). While we confess those known sins when we first received salvation, there are other sins that we commit, and at first, we either have no control or we didn't know it was a sin. But God says in James 4:17, "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." The Holy Ghost shows us the difference between good and evil, why? So we can shrug and say it has all been taken care of by Jesus?? What a lie to say we know Him and love Him, knowing that it was our sin that He died for, knowing that sin offends Him, and then to sin and not even ask for forgiveness???? What kind of relationship with God do you have? One that's justified in your own minds, I'm afraid! If you believe you no longer sin - you are simply a liar! I don't call you a liar, God does! (1 John 1:8) Brothers and Sister, be not deceived. God said, "The soul that sin, it shall die." Yes, I have Godly fear of God in that He is serious when it comes to sin. Please don't take sins lightly. As believers, we have more of a responsibility not to sin (we are written epistles, read among men). Don't be deceived to think that you are going to enter into a Holy place with a Holy Being with unconfessed and unrepented sin. Sin doesn't make salvation null and void, but the one who sins blots his/her own name out of the book of life. With sincere concern and love, WalkingTalkingBible |
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71 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121265 | ||
Hi, Rowdy! I don't regret saying any of my words because they were not in vain. Please read my post after you've read theirs and you'll find that I was asking them questions just like they asked me. I don't think God brings us together so that we can continue to live in error, but we are helpers one to another, learning from each other. I merely responded to "What a sad thing it is to view God's precious gift of eternal life as a maddening cycle of salvation...sin...no salvation...repent...salvation again...sin...no salvation...repent...salvation again...etc. ad infinitum. I have never been given to understand how or why honest and sincere Christians can espouse and promulgate a belief like this that is so foreign to sound scriptural doctrine. –Hank" and "Do you love God? Are you afraid of Him? What is your motivation for obedience? What kind of life is it if one is constantly wondering if they "measure up" - combing through every thought and action, looking for some possible sign of sin? Sadly, we don't know how to "wash one another's feet." mommapbs" WalkingTalkingBible |
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72 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121297 | ||
Thank you, BradK. I only thought that you took sin lightly because agreed with those that believe that it's okay for a believer to sin and not repent and confess. If you do believe that teaching, what more can I say? But let's not get into to that again. Let's just pray. WalkingTalkingBible |
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73 | Question for Jehovah's Witness friend | John 14:28 | WalkingTalkingBible | 124606 | ||
Hi, Tara, I must say that you know your religion well (too bad God is not about religion in that sense). I've read your posts and I don't blame you for your erroneous beliefs, I blame the false teachers and prophets that fed you that stuff. However, I only want to help (and I'll do that by prayer). I would like to ask you: What does your doctrine say for 1 Timothy 3:16? What does your doctrine say for Isaiah 9:6 and 1 John 5:7? What about the Holy Ghost (Spirit)? I wouldn't let "s" or "S" deceive me. The Holy Spirit is not an "it." Contrary to what you have been taught, the Holy Spirit is not a force, He is a living being, He is the manifestation of God (just like Jesus) that lives within true believers, showing them the difference between truth and lies, and showing the need and importance of redemption (John 14:17, 26; 16:7-13). Let's not try to understand God using unparallel comparisons. A natural father and son can't be the same flesh, neither husband and wife (spiritully, they can). God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit can be seen in this way: A man is a father, is married, and works as a mailman (these are only used as examples - no spiritual meaning). To his child, he's a father. To his wife, he's a husband, and to his employer, he's a mailman. Being a father doesn't take away from being a husband or mailman, neither does being a mailman take away from being a father and husband. How many men are there? Just one! So it is with God - one God, three manifestations (and a whole lot of names). The Holy Spirit is not prejudice - He will dwell with you and show you the truth if you ask Him to. (Let's talk about the 144,000 later) WalkingTalkingBible |
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74 | Is it necessary to be a member? | Acts | WalkingTalkingBible | 121354 | ||
Thanks Rowdy, this does help. Just one question on your response (I think I might already know the answer): In Acts 2 wasn't God adding to the Church, as the body of Christ? Or both the body of Christ and individual churches? I know Paul set up individual churches in Ephesus, Thessalonica, etc. My friend and her husband visit my church frequently (my friend just received Christ, again, in her life) and people tell them they need to join a church for a covering. I guess that's what I don't understand, "covering." WalkingTalkingBible |
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75 | Is it necessary to be a member? | Acts | WalkingTalkingBible | 121355 | ||
Hi, Searcher56! Can you help me understand "accountability?" I'm thinking as far as paying tithe. Also, if you don't mind reading what I wrote to Rowdy, I'm not sure I understand "covering." Is it the same as "accountability?" WalkingTalkingBible |
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76 | Is it necessary to be a member? | Acts | WalkingTalkingBible | 121357 | ||
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77 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181564 | ||
Thank you, Paul, for your response. Which baptism (water or Holy Spirit) is Paul speaking of in Romans 6? I understand it to be water baptism. I know I have a lot more to learn. What's your understanding on this? Thank you, WTB |
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78 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181605 | ||
Thank you, Paul. I will look into some New Testament references like you suggested. In the past, studying like that helped me understand antoher topic - the one about women covering their heads (1 Corinthians 11). The one baptism (Eph. 6:5) happens at conversion and the water baptism signifies the believer's immersion into Christ and His death? I'm trying to understand because I have people at my church saying that speaking in tongues is the sign that one has received the Holy Spirit. I'm concerned because people accept Christ as Savior and are told that they have to 'tarry' for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Then they are told that if they don't speak in tongues, that they don't have the Holy Spirit. I just don't think this is true. Thanks, again, for your response and time in helping me study this topic. WTB |
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79 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181692 | ||
Hi Chris, What you've written has helped me confirm my understanding of the Holy Spirit baptism and speaking in tongues. I was frustrated on the behalf of new converts because when they accept Christ as Savior, they are told that they will need the baptism of the Holy Spirit and that they have to "tarry" for Him to come and dwell within (they told me the same thing when I first received Christ and I almost quit because when I didn't speak in tongues, they said I didn't have the Holy Spirit. I felt like God didn't want me!). I disagree. I believe, as you helped me understand also, that you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit when you ask Christ into your life and accept Him as your Savior. I believe that speaking in tongues come as a result of the anointing of God. Also, I believe, as you have, in the gift of tongues. When I'm praising and worshipping God, sometimes I speak in tongues, but I have no control of it, so I don't have the gift. I only speak in tongues when His anointing comes over me. What do you think about that? Also, can you give me some advice on how to understand and view "holy dancing?" To me, it looks like a bunch of people acting like idiots and babbling in an unknown language, but then, without my control, I start acting like that. What is going on?? It's like I get so happy to have God as my Father, my King, my everything (I wasn't trying to rhyme, really) that I have to dance! Is that what King David was experiencing when the Ark of the Covenant was returned to Jerusalem? Sorry for all of these questions, but you seem to know a lot about the Holy Spirit. Thanks again. Your sister in Christ, WTB |
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80 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181693 | ||
Thanks, Doc. I agree, the Word only is our sole authority. I understand that I don't have to agree with them (although I have to still be Christ-like in my disagreement with them). I agree with what the Word says. If you were me, would you continue to support the service? What I mean is, there is an entire service set aside just so new converts can "tarry" for the Holy Spirit. If these new converts speak in tongues, these leaders say that he/she has been baptized with the Holy Ghost. If the new convert doesn't speak in tongues, then he/she is told that they have not received the "fullness." I disagree so much. Am I being rebellious for not supporting that service? Thank you so much for your help, WTB |
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