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1 | You need baptism of the Holy Ghost! | Acts 19:2 | Mathew | 88824 | ||
Hello again Tim, Nice to hear from you. I operate daily in the gift of the Holy Ghost. Any good work that I do unto the Lord is not of myself. For there is no good in me except that which is God in me. Any good work done to others or in ministry is also the evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. Rom 12:6 Then having gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith; Rom 12:7 or ministry, in the ministry; or he who teaches, in the teaching; Rom 12:8 or he who exhorts, in the encouragement; or he who shares, in simplicity; or he who takes the lead, in diligence; or he who shows mercy, in cheerfulness. Rom 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy, shrinking from evil, cleaving to good; Tongues were not always accompanied by recieving the Holy Ghost. For instance, compare Acts 2:2 with Act 4:29-31 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your Word, Act 4:30 by stretching forth of Your hand for healing, and miracles, and wonders may be done by the name of Your holy child Jesus. Act 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness. There prayer was asking God for them to give them the Holy Ghost so that they could speak his word with boldness, to heal and do miracles in His name. "In His Name" is the key phrase here I would like to point out. Fire represents power, and the tongues represnted the instrument that God would empower on the day of Pentecost. Kind of like when my Dad would tell me to tell my little brother to do something. My words held alot more weight when I went in my Fathers name. Or like when God set a coal upon Isaiahs lips. And how he empowered Moses to go before Pharoh. The tongues that did go forth were earthly languages. And every one understood. So when I read in 1Co 14:2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. I see it that this must not be talking about Pentecost because men were adressed at Pentecost, and they did understand. So I take it as unknown toungues means unknown, or unlearned to the corporate esembly being adressed. I'm comparing 1Cor.14 to the 3 instances that tongues were spoken in Acts because it says in Act 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as on us at the beginning. We must assume that the Holy Ghost kept falling the same way as it did when they spoke out earthly languages at the beginning and every man understood. But in 1Cor.14 I believe that Paul is speaking from the point of view of a person which no one around or near by can understand. It isnt the speaker who Paul was concerned about in Corinth, but I beleive that it was the unlearned people he was concerned about. Those who had no knowledge of what was being spoken, because they new not the language. MaTT |
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2 | You need baptism of the Holy Ghost! | Acts 19:2 | tj57h@cs.com | 88846 | ||
It is such a blessing to talk to a loving encouraging brother! Praise God, I would personally not worry about speaking in toungs! All don't! Walk in the light he has given you and be blessed because you are blessed! Your fruits are evident, I am happy to have met you! I will pray for your walk and I hope you pray for mine! Love, Tim |
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