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1 | 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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2 | 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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3 | Is speaking in tongues for today? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181694 | ||
Thanks, this helped me so much. WTB |
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4 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181693 | ||
Thanks, Doc. I agree, the Word only is our sole authority. I understand that I don't have to agree with them (although I have to still be Christ-like in my disagreement with them). I agree with what the Word says. If you were me, would you continue to support the service? What I mean is, there is an entire service set aside just so new converts can "tarry" for the Holy Spirit. If these new converts speak in tongues, these leaders say that he/she has been baptized with the Holy Ghost. If the new convert doesn't speak in tongues, then he/she is told that they have not received the "fullness." I disagree so much. Am I being rebellious for not supporting that service? Thank you so much for your help, WTB |
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5 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181692 | ||
Hi Chris, What you've written has helped me confirm my understanding of the Holy Spirit baptism and speaking in tongues. I was frustrated on the behalf of new converts because when they accept Christ as Savior, they are told that they will need the baptism of the Holy Spirit and that they have to "tarry" for Him to come and dwell within (they told me the same thing when I first received Christ and I almost quit because when I didn't speak in tongues, they said I didn't have the Holy Spirit. I felt like God didn't want me!). I disagree. I believe, as you helped me understand also, that you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit when you ask Christ into your life and accept Him as your Savior. I believe that speaking in tongues come as a result of the anointing of God. Also, I believe, as you have, in the gift of tongues. When I'm praising and worshipping God, sometimes I speak in tongues, but I have no control of it, so I don't have the gift. I only speak in tongues when His anointing comes over me. What do you think about that? Also, can you give me some advice on how to understand and view "holy dancing?" To me, it looks like a bunch of people acting like idiots and babbling in an unknown language, but then, without my control, I start acting like that. What is going on?? It's like I get so happy to have God as my Father, my King, my everything (I wasn't trying to rhyme, really) that I have to dance! Is that what King David was experiencing when the Ark of the Covenant was returned to Jerusalem? Sorry for all of these questions, but you seem to know a lot about the Holy Spirit. Thanks again. Your sister in Christ, WTB |
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6 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181605 | ||
Thank you, Paul. I will look into some New Testament references like you suggested. In the past, studying like that helped me understand antoher topic - the one about women covering their heads (1 Corinthians 11). The one baptism (Eph. 6:5) happens at conversion and the water baptism signifies the believer's immersion into Christ and His death? I'm trying to understand because I have people at my church saying that speaking in tongues is the sign that one has received the Holy Spirit. I'm concerned because people accept Christ as Savior and are told that they have to 'tarry' for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Then they are told that if they don't speak in tongues, that they don't have the Holy Spirit. I just don't think this is true. Thanks, again, for your response and time in helping me study this topic. WTB |
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7 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181564 | ||
Thank you, Paul, for your response. Which baptism (water or Holy Spirit) is Paul speaking of in Romans 6? I understand it to be water baptism. I know I have a lot more to learn. What's your understanding on this? Thank you, WTB |
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8 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Not Specified | WalkingTalkingBible | 181556 | ||
I'm having a tough time understanding speaking in tongues. I go to a church where they teach that speaking in tongues is the initial sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I don't find Scripture supporting that. They use Acts 2:4, Mark 16:17, and 1 Corinthians 14:22. I believe the evidence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is seen in the fruit one bears (according to Galatians 5:22-23). I also believe that the believer receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit at the time of conversion and the filling of the Holy Spirit is continuous - as the believer grows spiritually. They also believe in tarrying for the Holy Spirit and I don't believe that, either. I don't believe that one has to tarry for what God has given him/her. Can someone help me understand this more clearly? WTB |
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9 | Tongues mean Holy Spirit? | Acts 2:38 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181558 | ||
I'm having a tough time understanding speaking in tongues. I go to a church where they teach that speaking in tongues is the initial sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I don't find Scripture supporting that. They use Acts 2:4, Mark 16:17, and 1 Corinthians 14:22. I believe the evidence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is seen in the fruit one bears (according to Galatians 5:22-23). I also believe that the believer receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit at the time of conversion and the filling of the Holy Spirit is continuous - as the believer grows spiritually. They also believe in tarrying for the Holy Spirit and I don't believe that, either. I don't believe that one has to tarry for what God has given him/her. Can someone help me understand this more clearly? WTB |
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10 | spiritual or physical? | Gal 6:1 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181555 | ||
I asked my question to try to understand where Blazer was coming from. My question was not a suggestion that there's spiritual healing for physical or mental illnesses. However, the Spirit can "heal" the wounded spirit of man. I don't know if this is the type of answer Blazer was looking for. WTB |
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11 | spiritual or physical? | Gal 6:1 | WalkingTalkingBible | 181535 | ||
Are you referring to spiritual healing for physical or mental illness or for a wounded spirit? WTB |
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12 | are we to give up everything on earth | Mark 10:21 | WalkingTalkingBible | 160630 | ||
Hi, Matthew 6:33 comes to mind. It's not so much as having to give up everything, but being willing to give up anything to be with Jesus. Remember, He gave it all - His life - for us. The rich man in Mark 10 wanted to be with Jesus, but he wasn't willing to give up anything. I think the most important thing to remember is that we are only on this earth temporarily, and then it's eternity with the One who loves us (for true believers, anyhow). Your love for your Savior is shown in your devotion to Him and your love for souls (in how many souls you drawing to Christ). You're not hurting God by going to get a tan and your nails done unless you have the wrong motive. Just wanting to be a good representative of God by looking decent and modestly is okay (it takes a lot more than that, but physical appearance does count). If you're doing all of this to catch the eye of men, look better than other women, or draw attention to yourself then your motives are wrong. Please keep this verse in mind: 1 Timothy 2:9-10 - In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. The bottom line is God doesn't call for us to give up anything that doesn't jeopardize our walk with Him. The question is what are we willing to give up to grow in Him? The answer will be different for each of us. I hope this helps. WalkingTalkingBible |
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13 | Trinity | John 1:1 | WalkingTalkingBible | 160615 | ||
Hi Trinity, God is one God with three manifestations: John 1:1, 14 - "In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. . ." 1 Timothy 3:16 - "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." 1 John 5:7 - "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." Isaiah 43:11 - "I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour." It's like a woman who's a mother, a daughter, and a wife; or a man who's a father, a son, and a husband - one person, three different 'positions' so to speak. WalkingTalkingBible |
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14 | Is fellowship and relatiosip the same? | James 4:4 | WalkingTalkingBible | 143982 | ||
Hi mabeth, fellowship (spiritual) and relationship (carnal) are a little bit alike in that both involve interacting with one another. However, fellowship (spiritual) is much more than just being with other true believers. The Greek word for fellowship is koinonia and it means partnership, communion, joint participation, and intimacy (not sexual). 1 Corinthians 1:9 says, "God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord." (Also, see 1 John 1:3, 6-7) Surely, we are not to have the type of relationship with Christ where we are just "hanging out" with Him. Also, we are to be much more involved with each other as members of the body of Christ, as we are told to love one another as Jesus has loved us (John 13:34). This love is a supernatural love in that the only way we can love each other the way God wants is to have His Spirit dwelling within. Fellowshipping with one antoher is (should be) very rewarding to our spiritual growth and walk with God. Good question! WalkingTalkingBible |
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15 | Unpardonable sin | Matt 12:32 | WalkingTalkingBible | 143807 | ||
James 4:17, "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." 1)Having been baptized with the Holy Spirit (He will now dwell within the believer), the believer will be lead by Him, comforted by Him, shown the truth by Him, been convicted by Him, etc. To turn around and say that the Holy Spirit does not exist, after one has known and been filled with the Holy Spirit, and walked in Holiness, is the unpardonable sin, or blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. 2)Those you refer to in your no. 2 will not fall into this category because they don't know God, they are ignorant of this topic (Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues). Scripture says that this, along with the other gifts and the five-fold ministry, are given UNTIL the Church comes to unity and maturity which has not happened yet. (Ephesians 4:12-16) 3)-5) Apply James 4:17; they will not be held accountable for blaspheming the Holy Spirit, Whom they do not know, but they are accountable for their unbelief. See John 3:17. WalkingTalkingBible |
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16 | Is the bride of christ the church? | Eph 5:23 | WalkingTalkingBible | 143806 | ||
Ephesians 5:22- Yes, the bride of Christ is the Church. As Paul is speaking in this chapter about the relationship between a husband and his wife, he parallells it to Christ and the Church. Also, Revelation 21:9-14, the angel shows John the bride of the Lamb which is the Church (identified by the 12 angels(12 tribes of Israel) and the 12 foundations (12 apostles). WalkingTalkingBible |
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17 | What doesscripture sayabout relationship | James 4:4 | WalkingTalkingBible | 143792 | ||
Hi, mabeth Some Scripture on relationships that hinder our walk with God: James 4:4b ". . .whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." Psalm 1:1 "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful." Luke 14:26 "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple (which means that no one/nothing should come before God in the life of the believer)." WalkingTalkingBible |
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18 | Luke 17:6 | Luke 17:6 | WalkingTalkingBible | 138453 | ||
Hi Toby, do you believe that our Lord Jesus Christ and God, our Father, are two different persons? WalkingTalkingBible |
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19 | WTB, Where do you see 144K is the church | Rev 14:1 | WalkingTalkingBible | 138440 | ||
Hi Steve, in the OT, redemption was according to obedience of the rule in each dispensation. For example, in the dispensation of Conscience, souls were responsible for knowing the difference between right and wrong. In the dispensation of Law, they were responsible for obeying the Law. But redemption by the blood of the Lamb, was not in the OT. Mount Zion is typical figure of the Church (Obadiah 1:17; Isaiah 2; Psalm 2). If you look at verse 4 in the natural sense, then wouldn't this mean that the 144K were only men who were virgins? What about men who defile themselves with men, are they part of the 144K since they didn't defile themselves with women? I have to look at this verse as speaking of spiritual purity because natural virginity without Christ as Savior is worthless. Thanks for your response, WalkingTalkingBible |
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20 | WTB, Where do you see 144K is the church | Rev 14:1 | WalkingTalkingBible | 138434 | ||
Hi, I see the 144K in Revelation 14 as the Church because: v.3 - these souls are the "redeemed from the earth." Redemption came only after the Gospel (death, burial, and resurrection of Christ), which is the foundation of the Church Age/Grace Dispensation. v.4 - these souls are "virgins" meaning that these are ones that avoid spiritual adultery, false and seducing doctrines, and anything else that oppose the Gospel. I see this as a statement to describe the Church because, although the Jews had the Law breakers and idolatry to deal with, the Church gravely deals with false religions, false doctrines, and heresies. Not to participate in these - staying spiritually pure - at a time when many are compromising the Gospel, is to be a virgin spiritually. v.4 also states that "they follow the Lamb withersoever He goeth" meaning that these souls are lead by the Word and His spirit. It is in the Church age where souls are lead by Jesus Christ Who is the Word, which is spirit and life (John 6:63). I don't believe that the 144K is a concrete number (like there will only be 144K Jews going to God's everlasting Kingdom). I believe it is a reference to God's number system (for example, like 7 is the number for perfection?). I don't know the number system that well, but I know that each number has its own significance to the Kingdom of God. Thanks for your response, WalkingTalkingBible |
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