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1 | 1Corinthians questions: Gifts and women | 1 Corinthians | KBurgee | 3932 | ||
I agree that focusing on Jesus should be our main concern, but we cannot just ignore the effects of spiritual gifts to the glory of God and the edification of the church. Speaking in tongues is designed for unbelievers. What better way to get your message across that our God is an awesome God than to communicate it in someone else's language? Tongues is a gift, true, and it can and has been misused, agreed, but what about the men who spoke in tongues in Acts 2:1-11? Is that not true? They were accused of being drunk. The people who they were speaking weren't ready or willing at that time to accept God. Gifts of God - no matter what they are - should be used to glorify Him, and should not be taken lightly. It's the fact that I've seen some people take it lightly that discourages me. The spirit of the Lord will do what it will. People have been brought closer to God - saved or otherwise - through speaking, through prophesy, through spiritual gifts. Our concern, our focus, our LIFE is Jesus, but shouldn't our duty as Christians be to extend to others who are fast tracking it to Hell? What would be the point of showing our light? Like I stated, not all spiritual gifts are for us. They are for the edification of the body of Christ, which is the church. I'd like to know what these books are that you have read about tongues. |
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2 | 1Corinthians questions: Gifts and women | 1 Corinthians | JonnyRay49423 | 3982 | ||
The major book that helped me is titled "A Theology of the Holy Spirit:The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness" by Frederick Dale Bruner-I also recommend these books on the Holy Spirit-John Owen The Holy Spirit two volumes (a Puritan work)-Abraham Kuyper "The Work of The Holy Spirit"-C.R. Vaughan "The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit"-George Smeaton "The Doctrine Of The Holy Spirit"-"The Office And Work Of The Holy Spirit" by James Buchanan. I have studied for years Pentecostalism/Theology-feel free to ask me questions-maybe e-mail me privately-would love the Christian fellowship-before I close check out B.B. Warfield's two volumes titled Perfectionism. |
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3 | May I recommend . . . ? | 1 Corinthians | kalos | 4126 | ||
Dear JonnyRay: Thank you for the list of books you provided. May I recommend a small (208 pages), but powerful, volume on the Holy Spirit? It is a classic. "The Spirit Himself", by Ralph M. Riggs, Springfield, Missouri: Gospel Publishing House, Copyright 1949, 1977. What I like about it is that it covers not only the DOCTRINE of the Holy Spirit, but also the PERSON of the Holy Spirit. Here is a brief sample of the book: "MISTAKE TO USE 'IT' WITH REFERENCE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT "The Holy Spirit must never be considered merely as a blessing, a feeling, or an influence. How far short of the full truth it is to refer to Him as 'It.'" (I do not say that any of you all are doing that. I am merely quoting the above as a sample of Riggs' writing.) --JVH0212 |
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4 | May I recommend . . . ? | 1 Corinthians | kalos | 4147 | ||
I am answering my own question to delete it from the list of Unanswered Questions. This will clear up space for new questions. | ||||||