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1 | Regarding earlier post (thread) 156868 | 2 Tim 2:25 | Mark7 | 158130 | ||
Yes, God does intend to include dreams as a means of speaking to Christians. "And it shall be in the last days, says God, I will pour forth of my Spirit on all all people; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;" Acts 2:17 The reason some are touchy about "experience" is not that it contradicts the Bible but that it contradicts their interpretaion of such key scriptures as Acts 2:4! If you are a Christian, Jeff, join with a church that respects all of the Bible, and receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit and whatever other spiritual gifts and mainifestations God has for you to experience. |
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2 | Regarding earlier post (thread) 156868 | 2 Tim 2:25 | BradK | 158135 | ||
Hi Mark, I don't mean to doubt your sincerity, but I would question your use of Acts 2:17 upon which to build your case. Two points: 1. How do you know Acts 2:17 refers to this period of time? Is it not a quotation from the prophet Joel? I submit that this prophecy has not yet come to pass! How would you explain this?; 2. It is problematic to build doctrine from a narrative such as Acts! The verse does not necessarily mean- nor imply- that WE too will have dreams. That's refrred to as "eisegesis:-( Lastly, some may indeed be touchy about "experience" because it contradicts their interpretation of such key scriptures as Acts 2:4. Possibly, but can you give some others? My challenge is that "experience" is NOT infallible. The Word of God is! By relying on experience, we negate the authority of scripture and enter the world of subjectivism! Does subjective experience respect all of the Bible? Speaking the Truth In Love, BradK |
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3 | Regarding earlier post (thread) 156868 | 2 Tim 2:25 | Mark7 | 158262 | ||
1) The only reason the apostle is quoting Joel is to show that it is fulfilled! 3) I did not mean for you to infer that I thought all Christians would have dreams from God. Only that God does work that way. Personally, as far as I can remember, not in my life yet. Maybe I'm not "old" enough yet. 3) I do not believe in relying on experience in contridiction of the Bible, but I do believe in receiving all that the Bible indicates is for me. |
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