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1 | Am I saved until Christ returns? | Phil 1:6 | BradK | 82800 | ||
Casey, You've stated "The bible tells us to verify everything out of the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses, line upon line, precept upon precept. Take the whole bible and put it together not just a couple versus" Ok, I'm in agreement with that. I'd like to ask you in all seriousness, do you practice ALL that is commanded in scripture, or just the charismatic gift of tongues? Let me illustrate. Look at the following from Matthew 10:5-15: "5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans; 6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. 9 “Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, 10 or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support. 11 “And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city. 12 “As you enter the house, give it your greeting. 13 “If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace. 14 “Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet. 15 “Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city." These are things that Jesus COMMANDED! Do you practice them ALL literally, and if not, why? Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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2 | Am I saved until Christ returns? | Phil 1:6 | 2 Ti 2:15 | 82818 | ||
This is my last entry on the subject so you can say what you will, the question I would ask you, is have you ever spoke in tongues or personally known anyone that has? Furthermore are the gifts of the spirit operating in your church? For they do in mine. 1Cr 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 1Cr 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned. The natural man no matter how great his wisdom (look at the Pharisee's) cannot comprehend or understand the things of God. The Holy Spirit Jn.16:13 states leads us into all truth. Without the baptism of the Spirit one can't have that witness. Ro. 8:16 says the Spirit bears witness with our spirit so I think that's pretty good test to me. On the subject of the Mormons, as a whole do they have the Holy Ghost? No. You never answered my question also about the gift of Faith. If I have faith in Christ does that mean I have the gift of Faith. I am saying the gift of Tounges isn't the same as the initial evidence of the Holy Ghost. Have you ever heard of Interpretation and tounges? I feel that this is just turning into an an argument so this will be my last entry. Feel free to comment for future readers. |
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3 | Am I saved until Christ returns? | Phil 1:6 | BradK | 82832 | ||
Casey, There is no attempt to turn this into an argument, my brother:-) I was merely trying to illustrate a point. A point you yourself, allude to in your own user profile, yet appear to ignore! "I don't claim to be a scholar I know I don't know everything and my knowledge is limited. I am not bound by my personal beliefs. I believe the sole authority in Truth is the bible. I know because I have believed something doesn't mean it is truth. We have to study the bible honestly with an open heart. My opinion is often we look through biast eyes without even realizing it. The majority of people would think they are open but if you ask God in prayer and listen to the spirit which (Jn16:13) will lead us in to all truth we may hear different. We are often to so busy trying to prove what we believe we stop listening what he wants us to see." Brother, according to what YOU state, I would anticipate that you'd be open to "study the bible honestly with an open heart." Or were these just words? See, I would expect someone who writes something of this nature, assuming it really comes from the heart, to practice what they say they truly believe. You obviously have come to the Forum with "biased eyes without even realizing it". That's ok, but the door swings both ways:-) As far as your claim "to not know everything",that's ok too.This Forum is an excellent source to learn and seek wisdom. But why do you then presume to have such a narrow and dogmatic stance with regard to tongues? Brother, I might add, that while we all have our "biases", to bring forth such a controversial topic and not expect opposition is foolish. I don't say these things to be harsh, but rather to encourage you to grow and seek wisdom (Prov. 18:15). You see my friend, "Iron sharpens Iron". Lastly, as our brother Joe has stated before, welcome to public discourse on the Forum. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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