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141 | interesting questions on ?Dreams | Luke 5:26 | BMyers | 199174 | ||
I agree with BradK, dreams can be very subjective. Can and has God spoken through dreams? Yes. Do I consider ever dream a message from God? Nope. Could God talk to me through a dream? Yes, He could also call me up on the phone if He truely wanted to. Yet, I would expect that either of the messages would be in direct alignment with His written Word and if not, I would disregard the message. God doesn't contradict Himself. Also the verse is 1 Corinthians 2:9 1Co 2:9 However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him”(NIV) 1Co 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.(KJV) 1CO 2:9 but just as it is written, “THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.” (NASB) |
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142 | Who decided that the extraordinary gifts | Acts | BMyers | 198065 | ||
What is my suggestion on John 11:45? I believe I was answering BradK's question about if anyone had been converted to following Christ because of a person being raised from the dead. I understand what a 'normative practice' is, but my question was how many times does something have to appear in the Bible before you consider this a normative practice? (I wasn't trying to imply that raising from the dead was normative practice, my question was just that, how many times does anything have to be in the Bible before you consider it a normative practice?) I'm not sure where you got the impression that I was saying that the miracle is more important than the Creator. If I remember the start of this whole discussion, does the Holy Spirit still operate or move? My answer to this is yes. It is demonstrated in the gifts that we find listed in the Bible, which are still active today. 1CO 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. 1CO 12:2 You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led. 1CO 12:3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 1CO 12:4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 1CO 12:5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 1CO 12:6 There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. 1CO 12:7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 1CO 12:8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; 1CO 12:9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 1CO 12:10 and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 1CO 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. 1CO 12:12 For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. |
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143 | Who decided that the extraordinary gifts | Acts | BMyers | 197964 | ||
1) Well it depends, do you consider raising a person from the dead a healing or you looking for a scripture that says ‘raise a person from the dead’? 2) Nope. 2CO 4:4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. If you read the story of Lazarus, verse 45 leads you to the possibility because of the raising of Lazarus people believed in Jesus. JN 11:45 Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him. I agree with you that many people will seek the signs and the gifts, but not the giver of them. The signs/gifts are for glorifying God, but as you noted, has been abused and miss used to gain self-recognition and gain, not only in today’s society, but throughout history. I would not want to be one of those people on judgment day that has taken the glory for themselves. You follow brother in Christ, Brad |
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144 | Who decided that the extraordinary gifts | Acts | BMyers | 197956 | ||
I agree, a person who has been dead for 3 or 4 days is much more impressive than one who has been dead for 20 minutes. My question is how many times does something have to be mentioned in the Bible before it should be consider a 'normative experience'? Follow up on Doc's statement about TV ministries, I feel that some ministries have tried to deceive people. I'm not a fan of "TV Churches", not to say that they are all bad, but many fall short of being above reproach. I'm glad to see that we are all in agreement that the Holy Spirit is still alive and active. 1CO 12:27 Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it. 1CO 12:28 And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. 1CO 12:29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles, are they? 1CO 12:30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they? 1CO 12:31 But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way. |
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145 | Who decided that the extraordinary gifts | Acts | BMyers | 197931 | ||
I’ve been contemplating rather I should put in my 2 cents on this topic or not. I’ve read the responses and they all appear civil, so I thought I would go ahead and toss in my thoughts/feelings. I feel that the Holy Spirit is still very active today and that the gifts of Spirit are still moving. Do they move the same in every church or person? No. Some churches are more in tuned to the Spirit than others, just like some Christians are more in tune to the Holy Spirit’s moving than other individuals. The statement was made that the Holy Spirit no longer raises people from the dead or heals them. I would disagree. We have prayed for individuals in our church for healings and have had them healed. We have also prayed for people and didn’t see earthly healing we had hoped for, but as it was pointed out, the ultimate healing of joining Christ in heaven occurred. I’ve worked as a paramedic for 16 years. I’ve seen people survive accidents that through all the evidence should have killed them. I’ve seen Christ’s protecting hand in my daughter’s life when her platelet count dropped down to 5,000. I’ve seen the Lord’s blessings poured out not only on my own family’s life, but in my friends and relatives. I watched in their hour of need how the Lord has provided. As a paramedic I have worked on dead people and they have been brought back to life. You may credit this to modern medicine, but I have different thought on this. The Lord is the one who gave us the knowledge to be able to discover, make, and use the modern medicine. I’ve seen people brought back that should have remained dead and those that died, that according to the text book should have lived. I feel that at times in our modern society that we don’t give God the credit He deserves. I feel and see that Holy Spirit is very active in my life and my family’s life. In my quite time of reflection I think how the Holy Spirit has guided, comforted, and protected my family and I know that the Holy Spirit is alive and moving today! |
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