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81 | Is speaking in tongues for today? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181694 | ||
Thanks, this helped me so much. WTB |
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82 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 182214 | ||
Thanks, Chris, your words have been really encouraging to me. I agree with your wife - dance as long as it is to the Lord (let her know for me that the men are dancing and shouting also). I also agree with your take on titles and only certain people who so call have the anointing of God. I will heed to every word you've spoken with prayer and studying. Thanks again! WTB |
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83 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 182228 | ||
Thanks, DocTrinsograce, for your response. I think I am more in disagreement about the whole tarrying for the baptism of the Holy Ghost and speaking in tongues as the "initial" evidence than anything else. I've been studying and praying for understanding of this particular topic, and I believe I have the understanding now - and all of the responses I've received have helped a great deal. I chose to stop going to the service, altogether. My church is a Bible teaching church, but there is also a lot of old traditions that do not line up with the Word. The rebellion is there (in my heart) but I don't act upon. I choose to frequent the prayer services rather than "Holy Ghost Night." I think my whole choice of not going to the services is also based on the fact that the church also fails to minister to young adults like me. It seems so easy to stop going than to "put up with" a bunch of older people teaching their life long traditions. I know I sound very immature and upset, but sorry, I actually am spiritually immature (concerning this matter) and upset! Thanks for your time, and again, for your response. It helped me look at what's in my heart and examine myself. WTB |
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84 | filled with holy spirit? | Rom 8:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121280 | ||
Hank, I don't know what you have against me, but Acts 2:4 says that they spoke in tongues as the Spirit gave utterance. No, you won't find "initial sign" in the Bible when refering to tongues, but that's why it is important to be filled with the Holy Spirit (Ghost - same Being), He will teach you all things. Read in Acts, where others were being filled with the Holy Ghost, the believers didn't know the others had been filled with the Holy Ghost until they heard them speak in tongues. Have you ever felt the presence of God? What will you call it? It seems that if I use "experience" I'm wrong. The baptism of the Holy Ghost is when He baptizes all believers into the body of Christ. The indwelling, or filling, of the Holy Ghost is when the believer is empowered to be witnesses unto God, to live the Holy life God calls for, and to continue in the faith until Jesus returns. You judge me by saying that I rely on my own feelings. But since I know God and not of Him, I can truthfully say that His presence is beautiful. I have a personal relationship with Him and not a theological one. WalkingTalkingBible |
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85 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120538 | ||
BradK, being baptized with the Holy Ghost is not the same as the filling, or indwelling of the Holy Ghost. See JCrichton's answer to my question. The Ephesians, Corinthians, and Colossians were not only baptized (into repentence), they were also filled with the Holy Ghost (and also, operating in the gifts of the Spirit). WalkingTalkingBible |
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86 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120640 | ||
All members (all of those who would be and are) of the body of Christ are baptized by one Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13). "No man can say Jesus is the Lord but by the Holy Ghost (verse 3)." Only by the Holy Ghost can a human (any human) know that Jesus is the Savior. This is what's called in the spirit "blind receiving sight." 1 Corinthians 12:13 is directed towards a church (yesterday and today) that's dealing with division among its members (11:18). Paul writes to let them know that no position, calling, or gift is above another - they are all of the same Spirit - everyone in the body of Christ is of the same Spirit. If all a soul had to do is "believe," then what would have been the purpose of the Day of Pentecost? The disciples, apostles and the other people in the upper room were all believers - Jesus had revealed Himself to them as the Savior. Matthew 16:15-17 shows us the revelation of Jesus, as the Christ, to Peter. Peter was a believer and also was among those who were told to "tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until you be endued with power from on high (Luke 24:49)." The baptism of the Holy Ghost - Jesus draws (John 6:44), reveals Himself as the Savior (Luke 10:22), and gives the faith to believe (Romans 10:17). John the Baptist told the souls, ". . .He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. . ." (Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16). Fire is a typical figure of power. The indwelling of the Holy Ghost - when Jesus comes to live in the "temple" of the believer (John 7:39; 14:16-17, 26; 16:7). (Sorry it took me so long to answer, I was changing internet providers.) WalkingTalkingBible |
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87 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120641 | ||
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88 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120642 | ||
Colossians 2:10 and Galatians 2:20 makes you feel "complete" in what sense? If God has done all He has to with you, you no longer need Him. There is much, much more of Him for you to get! Do you know Him? God is a living being, Sovereign, Holy, mysterious - no way do you know all that there is to know about Him. Everything you need is in Him - is that what you mean by "complete?" Do you know Him personally? As your healer? your provider? your Comforter? Are you anointed with and operating in His power to heal the sick, cast out devils, and raise the dead? Do you hear His voice? Do you have all of the fruit of the Spirit? Are you totally without sin? Do you perfectly love everyone? Do you feel His presence (I haven't experienced all of these, either, just some)? Don't be deceived - God is more than what theology teaches, He's real! He sees, hears, talks, feels, and moves. He hasn't totally revealed Himself to no one. 2 Peter 1:3-11 shows us how to grow in grace - it's a process. Faith is an action word! False doctrines tell souls that "once saved always saved." That's a lie. The word "believe" in the greek means "to commit, accept, to trust." Being saved is being in a relationship with the Almighty God! If we have to work at making our natural relationships work, don't hesitate to think that you're going to have to put some work into this divine relationship. But God has given us everything we need to make this work - all we have to do is choose and grow (1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 3:18). Also see Romans 11:22; James 1:25; 1 Timothy 4:16 "And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled. In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: IF ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven. . ." Colossians 1:21-23 With Love and Concern, WalkingTalkingBible |
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89 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120683 | ||
I'm glad to hear that your faith is not based on feelings. I am more concerned with your statement "how much more of Him can I get?" Yes, as a believer, all of the promises of God are open to you. But that's why I asked all of those questions, have you attained all of the promises He has for you? Remember when God promised the Israelites "a land flowing with milk and honey? (starting at Exodus 3)" They had to go through the wilderness to get there. Yes, He had many promises for them in the promised land, but they had to get there. So it is with all of the promises He has for us. We already have Salvation through Jesus and some of us, the Holy Ghost, but there are many, many more - including eternal life with Him. All of the people who were promised the land didn't make it there. Same with some who call themselves believers - not all are going to have eternal life with God (Matthew 7:21). The reason I stated, "Don't be deceived - God is more than what theology teaches" is because God is not a subject to be studied. To study Him as a subject means to find out all that's available about Him and bring it to an understanding acceptable to the mind and to enable operation in what is naturally desired. God is a living being and He told us to "study to show ourselves approved" unto Him! If I were to study you, how much can I learn without you telling me things about you, there are probably things about you that you haven't discovered. Everything we will know about God will be revealed to us by the Holy Ghost. To know more about Him is to get closer to Him in our walk with Him. Theology doesn't teach one to "know" God, it teaches one "about" God. Both are needed to make to be with God. See Isaiah 40:28 WalkingTalkingBible |
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90 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120769 | ||
"Everything we will know about God will be revealed to us by the Holy Ghost." In elaborating on this statement, I will use Scripture, keeping in mind that God is His Word. Matthew 11:27 says, "All things are delivered unto Me of My Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him." This verse shows us that no man knows the Son (or the Word), but the Father. The Son is Jesus, Who is the Word in the flesh (John 1:1, 14). The Word is only revealed by the Father through the Holy Ghost: John 16:13 says, "Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come." The second statement I made is about those who lean to their own understanding of the Word; those who are not filled with the Holy Ghost and led by Him. Those who read the Bible and "teach" themselves. Those who don't know God, but know of Him. 1 Corinthians 2:12-14 says, "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." Proverbs 3:5 says, "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." No, be comforted to know that I'm not suggesting neither that the Word of God doesn't teach us, nor that we don't learn by it, I'm saying that we can't teach ourselves. It is the Holy Ghost that teaches us all things (John 14:26). Although, everyone preaching is not preaching sound doctrine, the fivefold ministry is very important to the spiritual growth of the believer. God knows every heart and if one wants to really know the truth, He will guide him to a church where the truth is being taught. But if one just wants to be self righteous, then he will search for a place that is saying what he wants to hear. It's so important to be filled with the Holy Ghost and learn because after hearing the preacher/teacher, one needs to be able to study and meditate on the Scriptures learned so they can be put into action. Ephesians 4:17-18 says, "This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:" Does this help clear those two statements up? WalkingTalkingBible |
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91 | Do our works keep us saved? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120771 | ||
Thanks for the English course on nouns and verbs. . . You are too technical for your own good ;). Thanks, but I understand faith. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. You never heard of backsliding? Do you think that unrepented sin is somehow overlooked once you say you believe? I know that no sin is allowed in the Kingdom of God. Didn't say anything about a person being saved by his good works or that faith and works are the same. WalkingTalkingBible |
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92 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120772 | ||
We are with one accord! WalkingTalkingBible |
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93 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120773 | ||
What happened to you? Were you filled with the Holy Ghost or do you disagree? WalkingTalkingBible |
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94 | The ransom - God or man? | 1 Cor 15:21 | WalkingTalkingBible | 132227 | ||
Hi, alienresident, the Scriptures do support the fact that the ransom had to be God. Isaiah 43:11 "I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour." Isaiah 49:26 ". . . and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob." Luke 1:47 and 2:11 "And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour." "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many." 1 Timothy 2:5-6 "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time." What kind of basis are you looking for? Are you suggesting that any man could have given his life for the sins of the world? The other Adam, or man, is the Man Jesus Christ who is God in the flesh. He is the only One worthy to be the sacrifice/ransom for man's sin. WalkingTalkingBible |
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95 | The ransom - God or man? | 1 Cor 15:21 | WalkingTalkingBible | 132359 | ||
I really don't understand what you're trying to say. Please help me to understand. Are you saying that any other man could have been the ransom for sinful man? I really don't understand what you're getting at. WalkingTalkingBible |
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96 | The ransom - God or man? | 1 Cor 15:21 | WalkingTalkingBible | 132425 | ||
No, thanks, I'll stick to the fact that the ransom could only be God and leave this thread in the hands of God. WalkingTalkingBible |
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97 | Speaking in tongues? Use by women? | Gal 3:28 | WalkingTalkingBible | 122388 | ||
Hi, Sheila, I agree with you. The Holy Spirit is God and He can do so much more to win souls than "give a word" which is what seems to be popular in today's churches (not the Church - the Church does things God's way).The enemy is a liar and have blinded the minds of some - I'm very concerned and I pray for those because I hate to think what else he's lying to them about. "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you." - Matthew 7:6 WalkingTalkingBible |
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98 | Speaking in tongues? Use by women? | Gal 3:28 | WalkingTalkingBible | 122389 | ||
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:" If I may ask: so, you don't believe that someone else has spoken in tongues as a gift or as the Spirit gives utterance because you haven't? How do you praise God? When (or if) you're praising Him, do you stay poised and dignified? Remember King David? When he brought the Ark of the Covenant back home how he danced and praised God until his clothes fell off? Remember how God handled David's wife because she talked him down for being given over to the Spirit? Have you ever praised God like that? The people in the upper room and the others on whom the Holy Spirit was poured, weren't they drunk with the Spirit? How can you give totally over to God and not let Him have His way? Isn't that quenching the Spirit? Or are todays s-aints too dignified for that type of praising, worship, and thanksgiving regardless of what Jesus did? God tells us to be "drunk with the Spirit" and if you're drunk, you're out of YOUR mind. I admonish you to do more than know what the Bible says and all of the legalisms that comes with theology and get to know God. You'll do more than sing "Amazing Grace" and "What a Friend" every Sunday - you'll also find He's much more than some words in a book. WalkingTalkingBible |
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99 | Speaking in tongues? Use by women? | Gal 3:28 | WalkingTalkingBible | 122390 | ||
He said to ask for the gift of prophesy, so that's one we can choose :-) | ||||||
100 | Speaking in tongues? Use by women? | Gal 3:28 | WalkingTalkingBible | 122401 | ||
BradK, I hate that you judge that I am arrogant and spiritually superior, just because I stand for what I know. I'm not better than any other human. But what you are saying - and I don't think you mean to be this way - is that what we (ones who are operating in the gifts and experiencing God) are lying. I only asked you questions - I really want to know the answers! Also, I see you as my brother in Christ and sometimes we learn from each other, this is a learning way. I've said before, there are no diplomas in holiness - only God knows it all. I don't mean to be ugly when I say this, but if you are only reading and studying the word and going by what well known theologists are saying, you ARE missing something. Please don't think that I am lying or some false teacher just because I have a personal relationship with God. I asked you before in another post - Do you KNOW God (felt His presence, heard His voice, as a healer, etc)? I'm concerned because there are going to be a lot of souls that will not enter into God's kingdom because they don't know Him, but only of Him. Would I be right if I knew something was bad for someone and didn't tell them? No way! I'd be no better than the one that laid the trap. There's a popular phrase that says, "don't knock it until you've tried it." God has a purpose for you too, just ask Him to show and I guarantee, He will. He will show you the signs and gifts if you really desire to know. I want to share this with you - then I'll shut up. Before I spoke in tongues, I was very skeptical. I wasn't allowed to teach Sunday School because others hadn't heard me speak in tongues (and we're not even Pentacostal!). I started to look for ways to justify myself (also, I used to hate prophetic nights - just didn't seem real) and believe it or not, I found them in the Bible! But when I asked God to show me the truth, He did! One of the gifts I so badly hated in my ignorance and selfishness, He gave it to me. So, I'm not just talking out of what words, orthodoxy, and what theologists say, the Word is operating in me. We all have a purpose. WalkingTalkingBible |
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