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1 | speaking in tongues 1cor.12:1coming | 1 Cor 12:13 | prayon | 125316 | ||
Greetings Songbird, YOu are right we do have different opinions. I go by the 5 instances of the baptism of the Spirit given in Acts. In each instance the evidence of speaking in tongues was given as a sign of baptism in the Holy Spirit. There is not record of any kind that one person did failed to receive the Spirit. Jesus said in Mark 16:17 "These are the miraculous signs that will accompany believers: They will use the power and authority of my name to force demons out of people. They will speak new languages. Jesus didn't say that some of the believers would speak in new tongues. He said that speaking in tongues would accompany those that believed. YOu said that we cannot ask for a gift. I disagree. I believe that if we can ask for any gift but whether we get it or not is up to God. For example if there was one thing that I am not it is discerning. I prayed repeatedly for the gift of discernment and God gave it to me. I sincerely believe that this gift was of no part of me before I received it. In your last sentence are you saying that you don't have to be reborn or saved to speak in tongues? prayon |
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2 | speaking in tongues 1cor.12:1coming | 1 Cor 12:13 | Morant61 | 125344 | ||
Greetings Prayon! It is good to see you posting again my friend! I fully agree with you that there is no reason that we cannot ask for a gift. Scripture says to 'eagerly desire the greater gifts' (1 Cor. 12:31). I would slightly differ with you on two points. 1) First of all, it is extremely diffcult and dangerous to base doctrine upon narrative passages. So, while it is certainly true that the narratives usually include tongues at the baptism of the Holy Spirit, there is no teaching passage that state this must always be the case. 2) Secondly, the longer ending of Mark is very questionable. As with narrative passages, I would be very cautious about basing a doctrine upon the longer ending of Mark. To illustrate, Mark 16 also says that believers will drink poison and handle snakes. Has every believer done this? :-) I do firmly believe that the church needs to rely less upon her own abilities and more upon the gifts of the Spirit. By ignoring the gifts, we have lost much of our power for ministry. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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