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1 | Where in Acts does it say that? | Acts 1:1 | kalos | 167898 | ||
If Acts is a blueprint for all church history, where in the Book of Acts does one find INDIVIDUALS SEEKING for the Holy Spirit and EXPECTING TO RECEIVE TONGUES as the sign that He's come? This is a SPECIFIC question that calls for a SPECIFIC answer. Cite the chapter and verse in Acts where one finds INDIVIDUALS SEEKING for the Holy Spirit and EXPECTING TO RECEIVE TONGUES as the sign that He's come. If an answer to this question does not include chapter and verse, then the question has not been answered. [DO077-1] |
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2 | Where in Acts does it say that? | Acts 1:1 | Bible_thumper | 167916 | ||
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3 | Where in Acts does it say that? | Acts 1:1 | mark d seyler | 167919 | ||
Hi Bible Thumper, I can see where speaking in tongues occurred in Act 2, Pentacost, Acts 10, Cornelius, and Acts 19, the Ephesian disciples, but I do not see that the Bible says speaking in tongues occurred in Acts 8, Simon the Sorcerer. Therefore, we can only speculate what Simon saw. It may have been tongues, but is could have been something else. That being true, we cannot say that everytime the Holy Spirit was given, tongues were also given. We simply don't know that as a fact. Why do you suppose the Holy Spirit chose not to tell us what it was exactly that Simon saw? Also, the Ephesian disciples were disciples of John, not Jesus, until Paul preached Jesus to them. Belief in John the Baptist certainly was not enough, as John had said, "I must decrease, and He must increase". But if tongues were truly the "outward sign" of being filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul must not have understood that. In 1 Cor 14 Paul treats tongues as a lesser gift. He would rather we prophesy. But if speaking in tongues was the indicater of having the Holy Spirit, how could we prophesy without the Holy Spirit, which, if we didn't speak in tongues, we didn't have? Paul should have written, instead, if you don't speak in tongues, you need to be filled with the Holy Spirit. But he didn't. He just said, not everybody speaks in tongues. He went on to say, better to prophesy. You don't have to hear this from me, after all, I don't speak in tongues. :-) But check what I've said against the Bible. Love in Christ, Mark |
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4 | Where in Acts does it say that? | Acts 1:1 | Bible_thumper | 167923 | ||
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5 | Where in Acts does it say that? | Acts 1:1 | Saint Luke | 167925 | ||
Bible Thumper, If we "assume" that all spoke with tongues, why can we not "assume" that all DID NOT speak in tongues because of 1 Corinthians 14:23. Your argument seems flawed. Provide more scripture to support your theory, not just your own thoughts on the matter. Luke By the way, do you hold to the idea of apostolic succession also? |
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6 | Where in Acts does it say that? | Acts 1:1 | Bible_thumper | 167929 | ||
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7 | Where in Acts does it say that? | Acts 1:1 | mark d seyler | 167934 | ||
1Co 12:28 And God placed some in the assembly: firstly, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then works of power; then gifts of healing, helps, governings, kinds of languages. 1Co 12:29 Are all apostles? All prophets? All teachers? All workers of power? 1Co 12:30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak languages? Do all interpret? 1Co 12:31 But zealously strive after the better gifts. And yet I show you a way according to excellence: 1Co 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. |
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8 | Where in Acts does it say that? | Acts 1:1 | mitchm0521 | 167939 | ||
This is not speaking aobut tongues in your own prayer life. This scripture is referring to the Gift of Tongues. Its talking about church service and the giftings of God. ie. Apostle, prophet etc. Tongues in prayer is for everyone, otherwise Paul would be very rude when he said he spoke in tongues more than them all. If he was saying that, and also taught that not everyone would be able to speak in tongues, then that would make Paul a braggart, not to mention highly rude. Tongues have not ceased, I've heard that before, but you can not find scripture to prove it. Bascially Bible Thumper told you guys right. The Word plainly shows that Speaking in other tongues was an initial sign of the Baptism in the Holy Ghost. If this is not the case, give scripture that shows it to be false. God Bless, Mitch |
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9 | Where in Acts does it say that? | Acts 1:1 | mark d seyler | 167948 | ||
Hi Mitch, Would you please show me exegetically where the gift of tongues in Acts is different from the gift of tongues in Corinthians? As far as I can tell, the Scripture does not make a distinction. Please show me where the Scripture teaches that these are different things. If we are going to use experiences of people in Acts as the doctrine governing everyone, then I would like to ask which of you had tongues of fire on your head when you received the Spirit??? Anyone??? Love in Christ, Mark |
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10 | Where in Acts does it say that? | Acts 1:1 | mitchm0521 | 167957 | ||
The tongues of fire, as with the sound as a mighty rushing wind, signified the moment God poured out his Spirit upon all flesh. If you read in the book of Ezekiel chapter 1 verse 27 you see Ezekiel describing God as a fire from the loins up, and a fire from the loins down. You also know the story of the burning bush, God is equated with light, with bright burning all consuming fire. The day of Pentecost in the book of Acts, is the moment his Spirit was poured out. Obviously, when that happened, it changed alot of things in the Earth as we know it and that , just like the sound of as a rushing might wind, were evidenced of what was occuring. The sound brought many people to see what happned, and many were born again that day after Peter preaches, so perhaps it was God, drawing in the first of the wonderful harvest. The fire of tongues, doesn't have to happen when someone recieves the Holy Ghost, it says in Acts 2:3-4 that the tongues like as of fire sat upon each of them. And it goes on to say in verse 4 and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. It says nowhere that the tongues is what filled them, it just says the tongues appeared and that they were filled. Paul was converted on the road to damascus when he saw a vision of the Lord Jesus and heard the Lord speak to him, at that moment, Paul became a believer in Jesus Christ, however, you don't have to have that same exact experience in order to believe. The tongues, is not what is the necessity, the fact that they were then filled, is a necessity. I believe the fire simply was God himself pouring himself into the entire atmospheric envelope, and he showed up in all his Glory! AS for the difference between the two types of speaking in tongues, let me try to describe it as best I can for you. Starting in Acts 2:4 and going througout this particular book we see that the Holy Ghost is given, after salvation, and that those who recieve it spoke in other tongues. Now, also through the rest of the New Testement, tongues is dealt with. Mainly the gift of tongues, and not tongues for your own personal life. Let me start in 1 Corinthians. In 1 Corinthians and chapter 12, Paul starts off by saying concering spiritual gifts, he doesn't want us to be ignorant. He says in verse 4 that there is diversities of gifts but the same Spirit. He says in verse 5 there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And in verse 6 he says there are diversities of operation, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. And in verse 7 he says the manifestation of the Spirit, is given to every man to profit withal. In verses 8 through 10 Paul lists these gifts, which include and isn't excluded to, 'divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues' These are the ones we are wanting to deal with. So Paul here, is talking about the gift of tongues, which is used in a church service. In that same chapter and verse 28 Paul says that God has set these gifts in the Church, he's set apolstles, prophets, teachers, miracles, gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Paul then goes on in 29 and 30 and points out that not everyone is an apostle, prophet, teacher, worker of miracles, has the gift of healing, speak with tongues, and interpret. We know the answer is no, everyone doesn't do all of those do they? He is talking about ministry, apostle is a ministry calling, teaching is a ministry calling ( Eph 4:11 ) so Paul is speaking of this gift of tongues, at the same time as an apostle or prophet, or any of those other ministries mentioned in Eph. Notice that verse 9 of this chapter starts off saying 'To another faith by the same Spirit....' If we are to say that the tongues are only for a few select people, whoever the Spirit decides, and that there is only one form of speaking in tongues, we'd have to say that there is only one form of Faith, and that not everyone has that, since the Spirit gives the Faith out to whomever he wills. And we know in Hebrews Chapter 11 it says that without Faith it is impossible to please God. So if not everyone was allowed to have Faith, since we are saying the Faith here is the exact same as the Faith that a person needs for conversion, then we have to agree that some people have no faith. And who will ever agree to that? So we have to admit, that in this chapter, there is a ministry related , or church service if you will, related faith, that at times the Spirit will give to whom he wants. Yet everyone has faith. (Read my next post for the rest of this answer) |
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