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1 | speaking in tongues 1cor.12:1coming | 1 Cor 12:13 | Mr.Oteng | 125210 | ||
Dear Beloved in Christ. I went to ask these questions which worries me alot.They are:when does the Holy Spirit Baptized someone or a christain. 2.Speaking in tongues, is it a gift or constant evidence. 3.When someone does not speak in tongues does it mean that the person is not having the Holy Spirit. I my self I speak in tongues but the impression people are making that I do not understand.I think is a gift and Holy Spirit baptized someone at the time he/she accept Jesus as His/her personal saviour. |
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2 | speaking in tongues 1cor.12:1coming | 1 Cor 12:13 | Songbirdca | 125211 | ||
It's ironic that Christians have argued so much about the baptism of the Spirit, when the apostle Paul used it as one of his main arguments to prove that we are all united in Christ! Some churches believe that the baptism of the Spirit is an experience different than initial salvation. They see it as a second experience that gives a person much greater spiritual power and boldness, and the ability to live a more victorious Christian life. Some groups teach that the baptism is accompanied by such signs as speaking in tongues. The Bible does not actually use the term "baptism of the Spirit" very often. John the Baptist predicted that Jesus would come and baptize with the Spirit and with fire (Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; John 1:33). In Acts 1:5, Jesus recalled John's words, and told His followers that they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from then. The spectacular events of the day of Pentecost ten days later seem to be the obvious fulfillment of His words (see Acts 2). The only other mention in Acts (11:16) refers back to Pentecost, explaining that Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, had an experience very similar to the Pentecost manifestations. While these passages make it clear that the believers in Acts 2 experienced a baptism of the Spirit, we do not find a clear explanation of what that baptism means. Nor do we know whether there were other works of the Spirit that were happening at the same time. The clearest explanation of the baptism appears in I Corinthians 12:13. Paul is dealing with a situation where the Corinthian church was splitting into factions over the issue of spiritual gifts. Overemphasis on certain spectacular gifts had led to the attitude that some people had the most desirable gifts, while others were deficient. In response, Paul exclaims, "We're all one! Don't divide up into cliques!" And to prove his point, he explains, "For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit" (I Corinthians 12:13). His main point? All believers share the reality of being baptized by the Spirit. What does it do? It makes us part of the body of Christ, the Church. When did it happen? If every believer has been baptized in the Spirit, then it happens at the moment you accept Christ and become a Christian. We are all given gifts (baptized in the Spirit) when we become Christians. Many of our gifts differ. They differ so that the body of Christ can be built up. I myself have gifts of discernment, helps, service and administration. The gift of tongues as you will notice when reading 1 Cor. 12, another one of those gifts. It is an excellent chapter on what gifts God gave to his people. Tongues has been vastly distorted by some churches today, to mean something it isn't. It has given some people the impression that they are better then other Christians. When in actual fact, tongues were used at Pentecost as a sign to those many "nations" that were in Jerusalem at that time. Each indivual heard the gospel in their own tongue. Unfortunately, some churches today, think that speaking in tongues is a sign that you are a Christian. It is not. They forget the reason why the gift was given in the first place and end up confusing people. It would be ridiculous for everyone to have the gift of tongues, because then the body of Christ would not grow. We are given gifts to help each other. Therefore, tongues is not a sign that a person does not have the Holy Spirit. Tongues is just another gift. |
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3 | speaking in tongues 1cor.12:1coming | 1 Cor 12:13 | BradK | 125233 | ||
songbirdca, A very good exegesis of the passage! Thank you. You are quite correct that "All believers share the reality of being baptized by the Spirit." One of my main points of contention with everyone having the gift of tongues, is that scripture explicitly says otherwise.(1 Cor. 12:30) While I can certainly agree that tongues is a gift- it is by no means the ONLY one or the GREATEST! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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4 | speaking in tongues 1cor.12:1coming | 1 Cor 12:13 | noahalso | 125237 | ||
There was a limitation for the gifts of the Holy Spirit-1 Cor 13:8-13. That which is perfect is the Written Word of God-James 1:25-perfect law of liberty, James 2:12-judged by the law of liberty. The purpose of the mircles and gifts was to bear witness that the speaker was from God-Hebrews 2:1-4. At this day and time we can compare what a person says to the completed Word of God, a study of which will make the man of completely equipped for God's work-2 Tim 3:16-17. The special gifts were for teaching and confirming the Word spoken-Eph. 4:13-TIL we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God. That time is past and the manmade denominations are the source of the confussion not God-1 Cor 14:33. Since the Word of God completely equips the mana of God, why do we need miracles, tongues, and prophecy? We do not and we need to be aware of false teachers-Gal. 1 :6-9, the false teachers are to be accursed. The Gospel was once delivered-Jude 3-which means there are not further revelations coming from God. So the source of these revelations, gifts, tongues, etc, that the denominations claim are from some other source--??satan?? The Word confirms they are not from God. | ||||||