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1 | tongues | Eph 4:14 | Hunting | 154165 | ||
I'm new to this site and was interested in this posting on toungues. I'm sure the person who asked the question must be totally confused. I'm a pentecostal and our church doctrine supports speaking in tounges by way of baptism in the Holy Spirit. I can hear my pastor say, "God is the same yesterday today and forever." Meaning that all of the spiritual gifts are still available to us if God is willing to bless us with them. I consider this an optimistic outlook on the word of God. 1 Corinthians 14 39Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40Let all things be done decently and in order. Sometimes when the Holy Spirit moves within me I pray in church and whisper in toungues. I don't like to draw attention to myself and I have found that only when I am alone praying and being intimate with the Lord, have I ever received a true interpretation from God. I would encourage Kennyitis to remember that God knows your heart, and he sees you reaching out to him because you desire to be deep with him. It's commendable that we have this forum to dig so deep into the doctrines, it appears to me that the more intellectual folks are absolutely working within the spiritual gifts that God blessed them with. Kenny, it's always wise to test the spirits, but remember, you have to read God's word yourself and ask for wisdom. Take responsibility for the understanding God reveals to you. That's the most sensible way I know of to test the spirits. You are in Christ and you are a new creation. You can ask the folks on this website, but in the end, your final conclusion on the matter is between you and God. Love, Hunting PS...by the way, my poodle's name is Hunter, and I was trying to use his name on this website, but the server would only allow Hunting. |
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2 | tongues | Eph 4:14 | eklektos | 154166 | ||
Hello Hunting, It truly is refreshing to hear that the Spirit is working freely in others. For we are told not to quench the Spirit (1 Th 5:19). Yes, God is willing to bless us with these gifts and we should be willing to use them. In 1 Co 13, the raw, basic, total concept and context is Paul talking about how that love is eternal. Love, prophesies, tongues and knowledge are compared to this world and the next world. In this world we have all these things but when the "perfect comes" (1 Co 13:10) we will no longer need these gifts of the Spirit for we will see and know all things clearly but love will still exist. There is not a drop of instruction that prophecies, tongues or knowledge are to cease in this world. 1 Co 3:9 "For we know in part", true. We are still bound to earth. For if we knew all knowledge this forum would be useless and debates and discussions would not be necessary. When the "perfect comes", all this will pass away but not love. 1 Co 3:9 "and we prophesy in part", true. Because we know in part. When the "perfect comes", all this will pass away but not love. 1Co 13:12 "For now we see through a glass, darkly", because we are bound to earth, but then (when the perfect comes) face to face (truly being in the presence of the Lord), the limits of this earthly boundary will disappear, but not love. "now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known", again the "but then" references to the heavenly future. All these things will pass away but not love. Hunting is a good name also; keep hunting in the Word of God. You linked your response to me and I am responding. You might want to link a response to Kennyittis so he may get an email and your uplifting words also. by Grace, eklektos |
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3 | tongues | Eph 4:14 | Searcher56 | 154175 | ||
eklektos, God's day to you, ... prophesy and knowledge will cease differently than tongues. The latter is (was) not affected by the perfect coming. Searcher |
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4 | tongues | Eph 4:14 | eklektos | 154177 | ||
Hello Searcher56, You wrote: "... prophesy and knowledge will cease differently than tongues. The latter is (was) not affected by the perfect coming." To respond to your comment with understanding, the following two items would need to be clarified first. What will make these cease differently? And could you explain what "is(was)" indicates? by Grace, eklektos |
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