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1 | Do holy people have to speak in tongues? | 1 Cor 12:30 | algumwood | 29364 | ||
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts 2:4 When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied." Acts 19:6 There he found some disciples and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They answered, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." acts 19:2 I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be edified. 1 corin. 14:5 (this also indicates that there are times for tongues without an interpreter, just not for public meetings) I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 1 corin. 14:18 Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 1 corin. 14:39 now, where did you pick up the idea that it is rude to ask God for anything? what about "ask and it will be given to you...," "you have not because you ask not..," "which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, would give him a stone..." The persistent widow, etc... those are just a few of the multitude of scriptures that are clear that God WANTS us to ask of Him. true, there is nowhere in the Bible which states, "if you are filled with the Spirit you will speak in tongues." however, i think it is worth noting the recurring pattern we see of "AND" (see acts 2:4, 19:6 - there are more) tongues "usually" accompanied being filled by the spirit. also, not every believer automatically receives the Holy Spirit (acts 19:2) it is possible to be a believer and follower of Christ and not have received His Spirit. there is no clear evidence in the Bible to support that the giving and receiving of the gifts of the Spirit ceased. (and yes, like with all gifts, it must not only be "given" by God, but also "received" by the person). we must not allow our experience to shape our theology more than what is written in the Word. the Word does not adjust - we do. |
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2 | Do holy people have to speak in tongues? | 1 Cor 12:30 | retxar | 29425 | ||
Greetings algumwood! Welcome to studybible forumsville! I think I could agree with all you are saying here, except for your take on Acts 19:2. I also believe these 12 disciples here were true believers. They would not have been called “disciples” unless they were in fact true believers. However, there is no way they could be true believers unless they had also received the Holy Spirit (Joh 7:39, Rom 8:9, Rom 8:16, 2Co 1:22, Eph 1:13, 1Jo 5:10). These disciples probably came to believe under the teaching of Apollos, which would have definitely been after the cross. So according to John 7:39, they HAD to have received the Holy Spirit also. Their answer in Act 19:2 was one of ignorance, and not necessarily one of truth. This lines up with Acts 18:24-28 that gives some background on some of Apollos’s earlier teaching, in which these disciples were probably under. Apollos was not aware that Jesus’s death and resurrection was something that had already happened, rather than just a promise, until he was told different by Aquila and Priscilla (Acts 18:26). This would explain these disciples answer here when they said they had not even heard of the Holy Spirit. They had not heard of the Holy Spirit because Apollos’s was not aware that the Holy Spirit had been given. What they received here was not the indwelling of the Holy Spirit as Jesus’s disciples received in John 20:22, and they no doubt received when they believed. What they received was the filling of the Holy Spirit as Jesus’s disciples received in Acts 2:4 and the Samaritans received in Acts 8:14-17. retxar |
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3 | Do holy people have to speak in tongues? | 1 Cor 12:30 | algumwood | 29536 | ||
well put retxar. thank you for your time and insight. | ||||||