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1 | speaking with the tongue? | Bible general Archive 3 | Liliesofthefield | 178817 | ||
Thank you very much for your kind explanation and for your kind suggestions. I am a person who was mearly trying to find a Christian forum, I just automatically presumed that people who posted and discussed on this forum just automatically had the faith in the bible's teachings. My goal was not to argue, but to transmit my love for the Word of God. It would seem the mistake is all mine because I did not wish to adress people of other denominatins than my own. I will mearly move on to were the Spirit brings me, since I am not a baptist, my faith and my explanation of the Gift of the Holy Spirit as an Evangilical Chirstian of the Pentecostal denominations just does not seem to be understood on here. My goal on here was not to present an argumentative stance, but mearly to transmit the pertinant answers to a very pertenant questioning on something I just happen to do when ever the Spirit moves me to do so during an average day, and to present the questioner with the biblical scriptures that accompany it... Of course, if one is not in the same faith as my own, one would tend to misconscrew my answers as argumentative and as an inviation to debate. Which it is not. I shall do before leaving what has been requested of me, to present who I am. You may read about who I am in my profile by clicking on my name. Be blessed all... * You understand that the Forum does not provide the advantage of live, personal interaction. Therefore, the use of humor or extreme brevity in a written message could sometimes be misunderstood and, at times, cause frustration, discouragement or conflict with others and should therefore be avoided. |
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2 | speaking with the tongue? | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 178828 | ||
Hi lilies, I want to reassure you that you have indeed found a Christian forum, at least, as much as any can be while still being an open forum! :-) I equally want to reassure you that I, as do the majority of posters on this forum, have faith in the Bible's teachings. I truly appreciate the conciliatory tone of your note, and I also wish to express to you that we of this forum represent a variety of denominations, we are not all Baptists, or Pentacostals, or, as I am, non-denominational. Personally, I believe from reading the Bible that God uses the members of the Body of Christ to minister to each other, not in their own strength, but through the spiritual gifts He gives according to His choosing. I believe these gifts are present and active in the church today, at least as much as His children will allow themselves to be used in this way. I believe, as others on this forum do, that the gift of tongues is also present and active today, according to what the Bible teaches. While I have some disagreement with what you have written regarding tongues, for the most part I agree with you. Your goal as you have stated it is the same as mine - to share with others what I have received. And that is what this forum is about. Where the difficulty arises when, as we are discussing these things with others who believe differently, our discussion turns to debate, and debate becomes divisive. Because of the history of this forum, there are certain topics that are more likely for this to happen with, and tongues is one of them. Are the gifts for today? Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, No-Trib? Calvinism/Arminianism? These are topics that come up regularly, and in my opinion, should be answered, as Scripture contains the answers. But these topics, as well as others from time to time, will very often precipitate an argument. I do not believe in avoiding a question because I expect someone who disagrees with me will argue about it, but there is a certain advisability of simply answering the question, then not being drawn into a debate over it. For me, the best thing to do is to make a Scriptural presentation of what I believe, and when it becomes argumentative, let it go. I would suggest, should you wish to continue on this forum after this bit of a rough start, that you just get to know us a little better. Or, you may be better ministered to by another forum. I pray that God will direct you to where He wants you to be. I am looking forward to reading your profile. Should you wish to contact me directly, please feel free to do so at markdseyler(at)yahoo.com May the LORD bless you! Love in Christ, Mark |
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