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41 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | miller521 | 194398 | ||
Acts is the basis for this discussion. I am drawing a distinction from being baptized BY the Holy Spirit, which is what has happed at the new birth, to being baptized INTO the Spirit. Everyone who is born again has the Spirit, that doesn't mean they are immersed into it. Read Acts 4:31, if they had all they needed at the new birth, whats going on here? |
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42 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | miller521 | 194395 | ||
When I say that the immersion will help us to live a successful life I am talking about Acts 1 when Jesus said that we would recieve power when the Holy Ghost had come upon us. I am saying that power of God, will lead to success in your life. Living in God's will is always going to bring success. |
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43 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | miller521 | 194394 | ||
Yes he is saying we shall, because they asked him, what can we do to have this, and he told them what to do, and said do that and you shall. All of God's promises are yes and amen we know that. He said they shall, because they were seeking it. And Peter knew that all you had to do was ask for it and you'd get it. Look at Acts 4:31, here we have believers who were filled with the Holy Ghost according to Acts 2:4, yet the bible says here they were filled, this shows they did not have all they needed at the new birth. |
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44 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | miller521 | 194392 | ||
I am saying that you have the Holy Spirit in your life when you are born again. It is actually the Holy Spirit which baptizes us into the body of Christ. However, you are not totally immersed into the Holy Ghost. The 120 in that upper room knew Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior, yet in Acts 2:4 we see that they were all filled with the Holy Ghost. This is to be something that happens throughout the life of the beleiver. When Paul wrote, be not drunk with wine wherein is excess but be filled with the Spirit speaking to yourselves in spiritual songs singing and making meolody in your heart to the Lord, when we read this the be filled with the spirit as it reads in the King James is taken from the Greek perfect present tense, its a continuous present, just like salvation, in other words it would be 'be being filled with the Spirit' We see this in Acts 4:31, they had already been totally immersed into the Holy Ghost, yet it happens again. This is because it is something that can keep happening to the beleiver. why it has to happen more than once, I'm not sure, God knows. But from Scripture we can see that it does happen. |
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45 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | miller521 | 194389 | ||
Acts 2:38 and 39 give us Peter telling them that if they were to repent, they can recieve the gift of the Holy Ghost, they can recieve the same thing that these men who they called 'drunk' have, which they called them drunk because they were boldy out in the street, speaking in other tongues. Peter is adressing to them that they too can have this same thing in their lives. He even tells what the prophet had said about it. His context shows us he is talking about what happend to the 120 from Acts 2:4. Its like this, I can have water inside me, and it can be working in me to do what the natural body needs to live, but I could still dehydrate because I don't have enough. I'm saying that according to the book of Acts, these men got more than just a measure of the Spirit inside of them that we all get at the new birth. They allowed themselves to be totally immersed into the Spirit. I'm not denying that every born again believer has the Holy Spirit in them, I am just saying they don't have at the new birth all that God wants for them to have. He wants to totally immerse you into that anointing, into that Spirit so that you can have power to live a successful life. |
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46 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | miller521 | 194387 | ||
I'm not talking about water at all. I'm confused as to what your confusion on my post is! Sorry. | ||||||
47 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | miller521 | 194385 | ||
Good question, I'll do my best! First off at the end of Luke's gospel we have Jesus telling his disciples what today most of us call the 'Great Commission' its the go into all the world and preach the Gospel, see Luke 24:47. However, if you keep reading Jesus tells them that they indeed are his witness, but before they can go and witness to anyone, they need to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Holy Ghost. In the book of Acts chapter 1 Jesus is telling them again, that they will recive power when the Holy Ghost has come upon them. He is telling these born again followers that even though they are called to be his witness, they aren't allowed to do so untill they have been endued with power from on high. In Acts 2:4 we see the Holy Ghost comes into this planet, and he sat upon each of the 120 that were in that upper room that day and it says 'They were all filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke with other tongues as the Spirit gave them the utterance' This was their total immersion into the Holy Ghost. Peter taught who could have this total immersion he said that the promise is for everyone ( Acts 2:38-39) Peter tells them that if they repent and turn from their sins, that they too can recieve the gift of the Holy Ghost, and he says that this promise is not just for them, but for anyone who will come to God. In the Scriptures I referenced in my earlier post I used 1 Cor 12, there we can keep reading and see that Paul said when we were born again the Spirit baptized us into the Body of Christ, everyone who is born again has been baptized into the Body of Christ by the Spirit of God, and has partaken, or as he said been made to drink, into one Spirit. This of course he speaks about when we are born again. This is what those in the upper room had, yet even thought the Spirit had baptized them into the body of Jesus, they had not yet been baptized into the Spirit of God, ie. baptize meaning 'immersion' So to answer your question, immersion is to be totally covered, its where he is not only with you, but also in you ( John 14:17) And those who have it, are those who have asked for it (Luke 11:13) And it does appear that being filled with the Holy Ghost does bring a life change in the persons life with the gift of speaking in other tongues, which is for another discussion I assume, but as Paul pointed out he uses it in his prayer time, as do I. |
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48 | Can't we live like the early disciples? | Mark 6:8 | miller521 | 194236 | ||
Very good point Cheri, that could possibly be a very valid reason why they felt led to sell their possesions. I | ||||||
49 | God allowing things in our lives | 2 Tim 3:16 | miller521 | 194235 | ||
It doesn't have to be a failure as your dictionary would define it. It can simply be that the heart stops, as Christians we should understand that we have eternal life. That life could not be so eternal if we had to rely on heart always beating in order to be eternally living. | ||||||
50 | ALL things? | 2 Tim 3:16 | miller521 | 194114 | ||
Yes, and my point still is that the suffering doesn't originate with God. He will bring us through anything if we have faith in Him. God Bless |
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51 | ALL things? | 2 Tim 3:16 | miller521 | 194108 | ||
Well I see what you are saying, I guess we did get off topic here :) I am just trying to point out, that God sent his Word to teach us, and his Word is infallible and perfect. There is not even any need for him to steal from us in order to teach us. Though I must say, Romans 9 is a bit confusing at times. |
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52 | ALL things? | 2 Tim 3:16 | miller521 | 194102 | ||
So then that would mean that some are born homosexual etc? I'm not trying to be picky, I'm trying to get to a clear understanding of this scripture. It really seems to show predestination |
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53 | ALL things? | 2 Tim 3:16 | miller521 | 194098 | ||
Do you believe that scripture is showing us that God created some people to be murders etc etc? Would that not line up with the teachings of predestination? | ||||||
54 | God allowing things in our lives | 2 Tim 3:16 | miller521 | 194094 | ||
That is not entirely accurate Doc, there are many many cases where they simply say death was due to 'heart failure' if you read up on some medical journals you'll see that this is simply the heart stops, its not classified as a disease, just something that the medical community knows to happen. You don't have to be sick to go home to be with the Lord. | ||||||
55 | Christians living together outside of ma | 1 Corinthians | miller521 | 194051 | ||
I am sorry, I mistyped. I did mean to see that just because they say they are a Christian doesn't mean that they are a Christian. And if you would not attend the wedding of unsaved family members, then I assume your heart is telling you not to go to this one. You just have to seek God in prayer and do what he leads you to do. |
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56 | Christians living together outside of ma | 1 Corinthians | miller521 | 194050 | ||
I am sorry, I mistyped. I did mean to see that just because they say they are a Christian doesn't mean that they are a Christian. And if you would not attend the wedding of unsaved family members, then I assume your heart is telling you not to go to this one. You just have to seek God in prayer and do what he leads you to do. |
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57 | God allowing things in our lives | 2 Tim 3:16 | miller521 | 194047 | ||
I've also seen people believe God put a sicknes on them, and they say all manner of silly things such as how God is doing that to them to make them stronger etc etc.... Yet you know what I've never seen, I've never seen them pray that their children can have cancer to in order to have the same wonderful expereicne in their life. Perhaps they are selfish and don't want their kids to be taught by God as well as they are being taught. | ||||||
58 | Christians living together outside of ma | 1 Corinthians | miller521 | 194044 | ||
I understand where you are coming from. However, let me ask you this, you say they are 'profesing' Christians. IF they didn't profess to be a Christian and were unsaved, would you attend the wedding? I think its important to understand that just because someone says they are a Christian, that they are, and its also important to realize that at times, Christians don't have the full knowledge of God's Word. The best thing I believe we can do for them is to show them unconditional love. And is not going to the wedding what Christ would do? Or would he sit down with sinners so that they see what real character is all about? But ultimately, you have to let the Word and the Holy Ghost speak to your heart, and tell you how to act in this manner. |
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59 | Why are we accused of blaming God? | Rom 9:21 | miller521 | 194042 | ||
Good points, very good points. | ||||||
60 | Why are we accused of blaming God? | Rom 9:21 | miller521 | 194037 | ||
My own words don't make my day brother, God's Word does. I'm sorry you don't want to talk about it anymore, I enjoy lively conversation, especially when it pertains to his Word. | ||||||
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