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1 | speaking in tongue | 1 Cor 12:13 | Country Girl | 125341 | ||
Mr. EdB has posted an excellent explanation of spiritual gifts, including speaking in tongues but it seems to me there's just one thing missing. Correct me if I'm mistaken as I might be but isn't the following true? There's not one single instance in the NT other than in Acts 2 with the establishment of the church and Acts 10 with Cornelius, where people in the NT received this miraculous powers ONLY with the laying on of hands by the Apostles? As a matter of fact, Acts 8 makes this very plain. There, people were baptized and became christians and then only after the laying on of hands by the Apostles did they received these kinds of miraculous powers. The baptism of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 and 10 was done for very specific reasons, 1) to establish the church and 2) to endorse the sharing of this Gospel message with Gentiles as well as Jews, respectively. Since we have no more living Apostles amongst us, it's difficult to believe in the modern manifestation of miracles from common men and women, even christians in today's world. Again, I may be mistaken, if so please feel free to correct me. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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2 | speaking in tongue | 1 Cor 12:13 | Morant61 | 125343 | ||
Greetings Country Girl! Since Acts is the Acts of the Apostles, it only makes sense that every recorded instance involves the Apostles. :-) However, there is nothing in Scripture that limits the gifts of the Spirit to only those who were touched by the Apostles. It is difficult to base a doctrine upon narrative, rather than proscriptive passages. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | speaking in tongue | 1 Cor 12:13 | Country Girl | 125348 | ||
But we are in agreement on my main point...that there is no instance in the whole NT other than Acts 2 and 10, where christians manifested these powers WITHOUT the laying on of hands from the Apostles. Since Luke makes mention of this fact and the absence of any other source throughout the balance of the NT, it seems pretty clear to me. Does anyone else have an opinion or scripture to add to the discussion? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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4 | speaking in tongue | 1 Cor 12:13 | following him | 125349 | ||
Hello Country Girl; The fact that there is even one example of the gift being given without the laying on of hands by the apostles indicates that it can happen that way. Just because there are very few other examples of it happening that way does not indicate it doesn't happen or that God has stopped doing it that way. The Bible is a very small book to contain the ways of a Very big God. Just because something is not repeated over and over and over again it does not void an issue. Blessing to you. |
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