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1 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27904 | ||
What a wonderful way to put it! Tongues or no tougues if you are saved I'll see you in heaven. :o) |
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2 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27884 | ||
Just want to clear up a few things. :o) I in no way think that salvation is based on speaking in tongues. The only way to be saved is John 3:16 and tongues is not mentioned anywhere there. In my statement "you shall know them by their fruit" I merely meant that the proof that tongues is effect in a believers personal life is when you can see it working and the person changing and producing good fruit. (like a saved marriage and a changed heart.) As far as "having the Holy spirit in you but not allowing Him to work through you" I believe there are many Christians (with and without tongues) that have the Holy Spirit in them (He is a part of the salvation process) but they never seek His direction, council, help, and don't listen to his reproof. They have him abiding in them but still live life without Him. (I did this for a long time, saved, and in ministry, but all in my own strength.) I hope this clears up the two things you talked about? :o) Please understand that I am not attacking those who do not speak in tongues, I have some wonderful very saved, friends who do not speak in tongues and are doing great things for God. It's like this: You can live without 1,000,000.00 dollars and still be happy and enjoy life and be effective in what you do.. but just think how much more you could do if you had it? That's how I feel about Tongues. There will always be those who do not believe it is for everyone, but who are we to decide who should have it and who shouldn't? I believe that there is a difference between "the Gift of Tongues" and being able to speak in tongues in your own time with God. (for the record I do not have the gift of "tongues and interpretation") I'll end with this... If you read this and you have a burning desire in your heart to be able to speak in tongues in your private time with God.. Then let Him know that desire and leave it up to Him (don’t go searching for it, allow Him to open up an opportunity for you to receive it. When that opportunity comes, you will know). He will give you the desire of your heart if He placed it there! If not He will take that desire away and it will fade in time and not be that important to you. And to you Discipled I end with this, Thank you for your ending remarks :o) This all started simply because I wanted to give you as much encouragement to seek whatever He has provided that will bring you closer to Him. It sounds like you are already well on your way :o) And I know that with or without “tongues” you will walk closely with Him. Isn't He wonderful! I could not imagine life without Him now that I have a relationship with Him. He truly is Good, All the time... (as I tell all my kids) And all Glory for all good things goes to Him. I Love Him so much! |
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3 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27880 | ||
Just for the record I wasn't questioning other's salvation based on tongues. I very much belive that you can be saved, live a great life in God, and be blessed, and effective in the kingdom without being able to speak in tongues. What I was saying is that just as it takes faith to believe that you are saved "by grace", it takes faith to recieve tongues. :o) |
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4 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27878 | ||
Add on to "I will just say that I have been baptized by the Holy Spirit and do not (yet, anyway) speak in tongues. Yet others have told me that they see evidence of the Spirit's indwelling. Please understand that I do not think that people who speak in tongues are more "spiritual" or more rightous, there are many chirstrains who do not speak in tongues that are wonderful, full of God's love, people.... And many that speak in tongues that may have the gift of tongues but need to work on the fruits of the spirit in their life. :o) Tongues is simply "an added" blessing not a salvation issue. You've asked for alot of scripture and as I have told Joe, I will be out of the office over holidays and out of town Jan. Can I send you the info on those scriptures after that? |
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5 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27819 | ||
Just for the record… I "waited" on the Lord for 8 months (Speaking in tongues the whole time along with praying, worshiping, reading my bible, standing in faith, etc.) while I watched my marriage crumble.... before my eyes. I was told by my husband "I love you but cant live with you anymore" EIGHT MONTHS OF WAITING ON GOD. And because He is faithful He restored, renewed, and revived my marriage. So I do not believe I am someone that can be considered as looking for.... Something more and a quick fix, a spiritual pill that I can take with my orange juice of a morning and feel good all day... Just becuase I believe that being able to talk to God using tongues and English played a huge part in being able to "wait on God", does not mean that I am someone who is looking for a feeling or has a "hurry up God" attitude. If I did I would not be married today. |
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6 | Define "praying in the Holy Spirit" | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27818 | ||
I am open to know what you Define you beleive "praying in the Holy Spirit" is, would you mind sharing that with me? | ||||||
7 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27817 | ||
I promise I won't go 'round drinking Drano and playing with rattlesnakes. But if I am ever in a postion where I am force to for the sake of Christ, I will trust that God will take care of me either here on earth or in heaven :o) either way I'm blessed! Have a Merry Chirstmas. |
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8 | when you talk to God... | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27781 | ||
Just feeling a little "beaten" down right now. Forgive me if I'm on the defense :o) I love to talk about God's word and the wonderful Things He has done. And I don’t mind at all sharing why I believe what I believe as long as all involved in the conversation, communicate with respect and brotherly love. At times I have not felt that in some of the responses I have received from others. So I just wanted to clarify where this conversation was going. Thanks. |
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9 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27779 | ||
I agree with you, as Christians we tend to look to a pastor, tape, book, or Christian TV show to find our answers to "something more" when all we need is to get with God and find out what His Word instructs us to do. And even when some of us go there we don't like the answer (to honest and requires us to do something we don't want to) The bible is TRUTH and I have found that "The truth does set you free" but sometimes it also hurts in the process. So we avoid it. We try to get in every healing line and prayer line to solve our problems therefore all the "alter calls". Problem is the alter should be a place of repentance and recommitment to go back finding out what the word of God says and then living it. I will be out of the office for the holidays and be out of town in Jan. So I ask that you give me some time to respond to the following with scripture: My biggest problem with the seeking of the more "sensational" gifts is the complete loss of focus of WHY spiritual gifts are given to believers in the first place. Scripture shows clearly that the gifts we have are not for ourselves, but rather for the CHURCH (Ephesians 4:12-16, 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 13:10). There is absolutely NO evidence for a special, private prayer language in Scripture as a gift from God. In fact, every instruction regarding speaking in tongues warns against elevating it to a level at which it does not belong, as well as instructing interpreters to be present. Private "speaking in tongues" edifies no one, makes sense to no human being (including the one doing the praying), and is not done in the context of the communion of saints. |
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10 | when you talk to God... | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27776 | ||
When you talk to God in English, Do you initiate that experience yourself? :o) As far as understanding what is being said, My Spirit is talking to God it doesn't matter if my mind understands it or not. There are times though when I will also say some words in English and that will bring clarity to what I am praying for or about. I do believe that God can work through people who have the ministry Gift of Speaking In Tongues and then interpreting in a service setting, and give them the ability to speak in foreign languages so that someone who is from another country, will understand what they are saying. I've heard of that happening. But in my own time with God I simply speak from my spirit at times, and it's not in English. Most of the time I pray in English but there are times when I use the gift of tongues. One question for you, what is your motive for asking all these questions? I do not mind sharing my heart with someone who is genuinely interested in the topic and willing to agree to disagree, but if your motive is to prove me wrong or get me to "slip up" by something I say then let's end it here. |
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11 | His star in the East | NT general Archive 1 | ashestobeauty | 27752 | ||
Thank you for taking the time to research. I'm with you are the star stuff... "just keep things in that perspective" although, I do believe that God has hidden lessons in all of creation for us to discover. doesn't mean I agree with astrology or read horoscopes. Have a Peace Filled Christmas |
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12 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27751 | ||
Yes I have come up against demonic forces and stood my ground, and overcame ... I have not handled snakes and drinking poison (I’ve come close to it with some humans I've encountered and had to work with) but I do believe that if I ever had to, God's power would sustain me as it did in the bible. I did not mean to elevate the speaking of tongues over all of these other marks of the believer, I simply gave you the verse you asked for and it happened to include the other subjects. By the way what does Sola Scrptura mean? |
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13 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27749 | ||
First let me say that my goal is not to offend anyone or change anyone’s view on this topic it was simply to try to help someone that asked a question. There will always be debates on this topic (of which I really do not care to get into) What I was trying to do is encourage someone who would like to have it. And in my statement that it is powerful in my life I would say that, just as in salvation, "you shall know them by their fruit". I am a changed person because of it. I used to be very selfish, independent and needed no one, I did everything in my own strength and only included God in MY PLAN when needed. I hurt a lot of people and offended many along the way. To the point of almost loosing my husband and ending up divorced. I tried to change myself, looked into counseling, and read a lot. But what helped the most was my times spent just "talking in tongues". When I was down and wanted to give up... this would build up my spirit man When I was in a bind and did not know what to pray for, I would just talk in tongues and God would show me what to do, when to do it and how. When my heart was troubled but I had no idea why, I would talk in tongues and a peace would come over me. When I would deal with issues about me and things I needed to change I would go before him and talk in my heavenly language and get incite and direction as to how HE was changing me, and I simply needed to abide in Him. So, to answer your question "how specifically is it a powerful tool in your walk with God" It has brought about change in me and my life, much faster and to a more effective degree than any book, councilor, tape, or support group ever could. It is one thing to have the Holy Spirit "dwelling in you" but you go to a whole other level when you allow Him to work in you, one of the ways to do this is through taking advantage of your gift of "speaking in tongues". You are giving Him Power to work in and through you. That's the power I was referring to. All I know is... It has assisted in changing my life so I know it's real. I do agree there are people that abuse it and push it on others, I don't. But if someone asks I will try to help. I'm not a biblical scholar and I cannot quote scripture as you do. But I have read up on it and lived it. I will send you some reading material and scripture, after the holidays, to back up what I am saying. P.S. Because of the power of God’s Holy Spirit in me and the fact that I took advantage of the Gift of speaking in tongues, I am still married and happier than I’ve ever been, and I acctually WANT TO be a submissive wife and work in unity with my husband (that's proof of the power!), God is blessing our Ministry and it is growing, and I am a changed person who allows God to be in control of my life. I still “slip up” every now and then, but I simply go back to the closet, spend time with Him, and “babble” as needed :o). |
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14 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27748 | ||
I wrote the following to Hank, Which shows that I agree with what you wrote. :o) (I was brought up AG) The fact that salvation is offered and available can be reasoned out, but we are discussing the evidence of it, which comes through having faith and believing. It is a gift, not based on our good works, given by grace. We simply have to choose to believe that something that wonderful is free and for us. Same with Speaking in tongues. There will always be debates on this topic (of which I really do not care to get into) What I was trying to do is encourage someone who would like to have it. And in my statement that it is powerful in my life I would say that, just as in salvation, "you shall know them by their fruit". I am a changed person because of it. I used to be very independent and needed no one, I did everything in my own strength and only included God in MY PLAN when needed. I hurt a lot of people and offended many along the way. To the point of almost loosing my husband and ending up divorced. I tried to change myself, looked into counseling, and read a lot. But what helped the most was my times spent just "talking in tongues". When I was down and wanted to give up... this would build up my spirit man When I was in a bind and did not know what to pray for, I would just talk in tongues and God would show me what to do, when to do it and how. When my heart was troubled but I had no idea why, I would talk in tongues and a peace would come over me. When I would deal with issues about me and things I needed to change I would go before him and talk in my heavenly language and get incite and direction as to how HE was changing me, and I simply needed to abide in Him. So, to answer your question "how specifically is it a powerful tool in your walk with God" It has brought about change in me and my life, much faster and to a more effective degree than any book, councilor, tape, or support group ever could. It is one thing to have the Holy Spirit "dwelling in you" but you go to a whole other level when you allow Him to work in you, one of the ways to do this is through taking advantage of your gift of "speaking in tongues". You are giving Him Power to work in and through you. That's the power I was referring to. P.S. Because of the power of God’s Holy Spirit in me and the fact that I took advantage of the Gift of speaking in tongues, I am still married and happier than I’ve ever been, and I acctually WANT TO be a submissive wife and work in unity with my husband (that's proof of the power!), God is blessing our Ministry and it is growing, and I am a changed person who allows God to be in control of my life. I still “slip up” every now and then, but I simply go back to the closet, spend time with Him, and “babble” as needed :o). |
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15 | His star in the East | NT general Archive 1 | ashestobeauty | 27737 | ||
Sure would be neat to research it... Care to take on that assignment? :o) | ||||||
16 | Day of Purification? | NT general Archive 1 | ashestobeauty | 27736 | ||
They rode on Persian steeds!? All the manger scenes I've ever seen have camels in them! I've been deceived all this time :o) (Of course they shouldn't even be in the manger scene but I won't open that can of worms.) What do you mean by Purification on day 40? (I must confess, I am not a theologian and have very little background in that aspect of my bible knowledge.) |
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17 | Why did it take the wise men so long... | NT general Archive 1 | ashestobeauty | 27735 | ||
Do you believe God designed the stars as a form of learning for us to know Him better and "astrology" is just a counterfeit that Satan uses to distort that. Is it possible to find things out about God in the stars in a balanced way that can be beneficial to us as Christians? I guess what I'm trying to say is... where the wise men into astrology or did God reveal to them about the birth of Christ. An interesting fact: I was told that the gifts they brought where God's way of supporting Joseph and Mary financially. Ever heard that one before? |
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18 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27730 | ||
If I understand scripture correctly there is a "Gift of tongues and interpretation" that is for the church, when during a service some speaks in tongues and then interprets what God is saying, which only some are given. But I do believe that the "evidence" of being filled with the Holy Spirit is being able to talk with your Father in your heavenly langue and it is the same as being given the gift of salvation which is given to all who would receive it. Mark 16 17 ""These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; Thank you for your sweet spirit and for not attacking me :o). |
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19 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27729 | ||
I believe that the "evidence" of being filled with the Holy Spirit is being able to talk with your Father in your heavenly langue and it is the same as being given the gift of salvation which is given to all who would receive it. To quote Jesus: Mark 16 17 ""These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues If you are really open to hear why I believe what I believe and where I back it up with scripture I would be happy to send you some reading material on the subject. Just let me know. Still your sister in Christ, even though we disagree. |
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20 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27726 | ||
Hi Hank, First let me say that my goal is not to offend anyone or change anyone’s view on this topic it was simply to try to help someone that asked a question. So, after this answer I will not be getting into any debate with anyone over the issue. First let me define "babbling": The reason I used that word was because Joe quoted speaking in tongues as "babbling nonsense” otherwise known as: Your heavenly language or speaking in tongues. The fact that salvation is offered and available can be reasoned out, but we are discussing the evidence of it, which comes through having faith and believing. It is a gift, not based on our good works, given by grace. We simply have to choose to believe that something that wonderful is free and for us. Same with Speaking in tongues. There will always be debates on this topic (of which I really do not care to get into) What I was trying to do is encourage someone who would like to have it. And in my statement that it is powerful in my life I would say that, just as in salvation, "you shall know them by their fruit". I am a changed person because of it. I used to be very independent and needed no one, I did everything in my own strength and only included God in MY PLAN when needed. I hurt a lot of people and offended many along the way. To the point of almost loosing my husband and ending up divorced. I tried to change myself, looked into counseling, and read a lot. But what helped the most was my times spent just "talking in tongues". When I was down and wanted to give up... this would build up my spirit man When I was in a bind and did not know what to pray for, I would just talk in tongues and God would show me what to do, when to do it and how. When my heart was troubled but I had no idea why, I would talk in tongues and a peace would come over me. When I would deal with issues about me and things I needed to change I would go before him and talk in my heavenly language and get incite and direction as to how HE was changing me, and I simply needed to abide in Him. So, to answer your question "how specifically is it a powerful tool in your walk with God" It has brought about change in me and my life, much faster and to a more effective degree than any book, councilor, tape, or support group ever could. It is one thing to have the Holy Spirit "dwelling in you" but you go to a whole other level when you allow Him to work in you, one of the ways to do this is through taking advantage of your gift of "speaking in tongues". You are giving Him Power to work in and through you. That's the power I was referring to. P.S. Because of the power of God’s Holy Spirit in me and the fact that I took advantage of the Gift of speaking in tongues, I am still married and happier than I’ve ever been, and I acctually WANT TO be a submissive wife and work in unity with my husband (that's proof of the power!), God is blessing our Ministry and it is growing, and I am a changed person who allows God to be in control of my life. I still “slip up” every now and then, but I simply go back to the closet, spend time with Him, and “babble” as needed :o). |
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