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1 | gift of healing same as prayer of faith | 1 Cor 12:9 | Out of the miry clay | 160379 | ||
I hope you don't mind my jumping in here, but when I read your statement, a Biblical example of persons besides the Apostles who had charismatic gifts quickly came to mind. Acts 21:9 notes that Philip the evangelist had four unmarried daughters who prophesied. Prophecy is one of the charismatic gifts. Be blessed.... |
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2 | Counting signs in Galilee | John 4:54 | Out of the miry clay | 151997 | ||
Thanks for your insights.... | ||||||
3 | Counting signs in Galilee (revised) | John 4:54 | Out of the miry clay | 151996 | ||
Thank you, Emmaus, this is helpful.... | ||||||
4 | "Speaking in tongues"? | 1 Cor 14:15 | Out of the miry clay | 145129 | ||
Service is emphasized by some churches, but when properly emphasized, those outside the church may not be aware of it because the members don't perform their acts of service "before men to be noticed by them" (Matthew 6:1, NASB). I was a member of one church in which it was the common practice for a dozen people to show up when someone in the congregation was moving to help with packing and loading the van or to bring food to help those doing the heavy work. This same congregation did not hire a janitor to clean the church building, but members of the congregation took turns vacuuming, mopping, cleaning the bathrooms, and so on. The church always looked very nice and people considered it a blessing to have the opportunity to clean it. The pastor and his team of leaders were also excellent administrators, but again, this does not attract much attention from those outside the church. This church taught that all of the gifts were important and beneficial when properly used. | ||||||
5 | WHO is Hebrews 6:4-11 refering to? | Heb 6:4 | Out of the miry clay | 144268 | ||
Psalm 131 Hello, Doc - I am fairly new to the forum. I have enjoyed your postings, and I think your username is great! I think there is a difference between being "satisfied that we know enough" and "leaving to God the things that we don't understand." What I got out of Hank's post was that there were certain things he had quit struggling with, not that he felt he "knew enough." A scripture that has helped me relax about the things I don't understand is Psalm 131. The first two verses read: "O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me. Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me." Certainly the child in this verse is going to continue to seek nourishment and to grow, but is no longer struggling. The last verse of the Psalm says, "O Israel, hope in the LORD From this time forth and forever. Sanctuary." My hope is in Him that He will help me to understand everything in His timing - sometime between now and "forever." :) |
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6 | What was so many Samarians baptized? | Acts 8:12 | Out of the miry clay | 143902 | ||
Yes, salvation and water baptism in verse 12 were the result of believing the word of God preached by Philip. Hello, Searcher - Thank you for your reply to my post on Matthew 12:32. I see that you consider that the believers in Samaria were saved at the time of their water baptism in Acts 8:12 because they believed the preaching of Philip. Another experience with the Holy Spirit (the baptism of the Holy Spirit) awaited them when Peter and John arrived and laid hands on them in Acts 8:17. Something observable happened to these believers subsequent to their salvation experience. (...Something dramatic enough to have impressed Simon the sorcerer who ill-advisedly tried to purchase the gift of God). Such a dramatic experience is not a requirement for salvation, but is real and provides the believer with power as described in Acts 1:8. In Christ's love, Out of the miry clay |
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7 | Thanks but.... | Matt 12:32 | Out of the miry clay | 143833 | ||
Hello, searcher. I agree with you that receiving the Holy Spirit is "automatic" when we are saved. You made an excellent reference to John 16, which describes the work of the Holy Spirit. Some people think of the Holy Spirit only in terms of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but we should emphasize the person of the Holy Spirit. As to whether there is a "subsequent part," please consider John 20:22 and Acts 1-2. In John 20:22, on the day the empty tomb was discovered, Jesus breathed on the disciples, saying, "Receive the Holy Spirit." They believed in Jesus as the Messiah and were saved. However, on another, later occasion, He told them that they would soon be "baptized with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1:5). When the disciples were baptized with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, there was a supernatural manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit that was apparent to all who observed. I think that you would agree that this type of manifestation does not always occur when a person receives the Holy Spirit at salvation. I think that the source of ngkh's concern is whether a person, like his brother-in-law, who does not believe in the manifestion of the power of the Holy Spirit as observable gifts is in danger of committing the unpardonable sin. Jesus did not say that failure to believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit was the unpardonable sin, but that the unpardonable sin was _blaspheming_, or speaking against, the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:31-32). From ngkh's description of his attitude, it appears that his brother-in-law respects both the person and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I would think that he would not be in danger of committing the unpardonable sin. I agree with others that committing the unpardonable sin is deliberate and reflects an unchangeable hardness of heart toward the truth of God and the salvation He has provided for us through Jesus. I would add that the Holy Spirit's role in this process is crucial and ought not to be denigrated whether the Holy Spirit's work is quiet and apparent only to the individual believer or whether it is so obvious that those affected appear to be drunk as in Acts 2:13-15. |
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8 | noah send the dove from the ark | Gen 8:8 | Out of the miry clay | 141545 | ||
The first two times that Noah sent out the dove, it returned, but the third time, the dove did not return again. See Gen 8:12 - "Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, but she did not return to him any more." | ||||||
9 | Background info about each book | Nah 1:1 | Out of the miry clay | 140024 | ||
Thanks! This is helpful... | ||||||