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41 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215180 | ||
Thank you, I was trying to find a way to edit that, I wish we could add that function to our own posts. allow me to refrase. It is not necessary to speak in tongues to be saved or to receive the Holy spirit! Receiving the Holy Spirit is automatic upon receiving Christ as our Savior. Acts 2:38-39 38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call." |
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42 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215176 | ||
I absolutely agree with Acts 2:38. It is not necessary to be saved or to receive the Holy Spirit! Luke 24:49 "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." John 1:33 "I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' John 14:16 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; John 15:26 "When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me, John 16:7 "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. John 16:13 "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. Acts 2:33 "Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear. 1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him. There is no pre-requisite to receive the Holy Spirit other than to believe on Christ Jesus! And NOWHERE is it ever a requirement to speak in tongues of any kind! In Love, Mike p.s. I apologize, I think many of us took this topic off on our own and did not answer the original question. |
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43 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215163 | ||
word! (I believe thats the last one) | ||||||
44 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215158 | ||
John, That is funny! I should have clarified tongues plus interpretation or prophessy, sorry if that wasn't clear. I have seen plenty of nuts, there are LOTS of them, in fact I have acted like a nut in the past, but I grew up and matured. To clarify interpretation on tongues and prophessy only point to the cross of Jesus Christ. That is the litmus test, if Christ is not glorified it is a fraud, and I have heard my share of this. It is very sad. In Love, Mike |
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45 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215156 | ||
Speaking in tongues is not my focus, it is just a small piece of my life as a follower of Christ and the topic of this discussion. It also happens to be a gift I have recieved from God and a passion. It is a tool, one of many God uses for His Glory. It is not the main focus of my life, and I am fully capable serving God without it. I do however cherish every gift God has given me including speaking in tongues. I look at it this way, God gave us many tools to glorify Him, spread his Word and to lead people to Him. It's like I have a toolbox, sometimes the job calls for a hammer, sometimes for a screwdriver. It's just a tool in the toolbox. Some people choose to beat in a nail with the butt of a screwdriver, I'll use the hammer! In Love Mike |
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46 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215150 | ||
Here is a general rosponce to the last couple. It is NEVER a new revelation of scripture. I appologize, but I was only attempting to relate how my experience aligned with scripture and how I have seen God's word experienced in my life! Also, the gifts (or gift) is not mine, it is for the Church, for its edification, exortation and conmfort. It is the Holy Spirit speaking the Living Word (Christ) through a man (prophet) to His people. It is nothing new. Sometimes a prophesy will confirm through the Word the message a pastor is about to preach on. Paul even said when he preached it was accompanied by miracles signs and wonders. These are not new revelations, they confirm God's word ONLY! Perhaps you don't believe it important for God to confirm His word, but this is the example all throughout scripture, what makes you think He would stop confirming His Word? In Love Mike |
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47 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215139 | ||
I completely agree, that is a completely legitimate gift of tongues. I do not agree that is the only gift tongues. Look up 1 Cor 12:10. The last part of that verse it says interpretation of tongues. Where one gift of tongues is to minister to people who speak a language other than your own, the other is to interpret or as some call it edification of the body. The last thing I will add is my own personal experience. If I am in a church which believes and allows the Holy Spirit to minister in this fashion I will sometimes know when someone is about to give a prophesy several minutes beforehand. Sometimes I will know beforehand what will be said, I believe this is the Holy Spirit bearing witness that it is valid (1 Cor 14:29). It is always scriptural, edifying and positive. I sometimes feel as though I am the one who is supposed to speak although I am to scared to, I think I should get over it. I have gotten up to speak and someone else starts speaking first and so I sit back down. This is all perfectly described in 1 Cor 14:27-33. Paul goes so far as to give very precise instructions on how it should occur. There are many who have seen people attempt to imitate these wonderful gifts and many have been hurt by this which makes me sad that so many should choose not to receive some of the wonderful gifts God has given the Church because of very few. I attempt to be sensitive to those who do not believe, so I usually pray and worship in the Spirit quietly so as not to offend. My only purpose for writing this is to testify of my personal experience of 1 Cor 14. There are real gifts of various tongues and there are those who counterfeit. Please do not throw away Gods gifts because of man. In Love Mike |
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48 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215133 | ||
NASB 2For one who (E)speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks (F)mysteries. 2b ... no one understands... "I also do not believe that you will find in scripture anywhere that "glossa" referring to the gift is ever used to reference an "unknown language" (i.e. as if unknown to mankind). If it is please point it out for me :-) " If no one understands, I think it safe to say it is unknown. no one knows and unknown are interchangeable. I don't want to poke at you here, so please don't take it that way, but... " It may be that those of the Corinthian church might not have "known" the tongue". Why would God give me the supernatural gift of speaking in French if nobody in the room speaks French? It just doesn't make sense. I'm not sure where your going with that line of thought. In Love, Mike |
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49 | The Gospel Paul preached | Romans | strts5 | 215120 | ||
Is there any place where one of Paul's sermons are preserved in scripture? | ||||||
50 | The Gospel Paul preached | Not Specified | strts5 | 215117 | ||
What specifically was the Gospel Paul preached and do we have a specific example of it in Scripture? | ||||||
51 | The Gospel Paul preached | Romans | strts5 | 215118 | ||
What specifically was the Gospel Paul preached and do we have a specific example of it in Scripture? | ||||||
52 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215116 | ||
Dear Beja, Thank you, what I was implying is that the translators also understood this and every time translated it as "God" and not "god". Mike |
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53 | Leave possesions to realize GOD | Genesis | strts5 | 215114 | ||
Steve, Thank you, and I couldn't agree more. Just read ten minutes ago a quote from Spurgeon about Grace. Good stuff! Mike |
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54 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215113 | ||
Actually the context of verse 2 is verse 4. We are not ministering a spiritual gift to God, but edifying ourselves, I'm sure we are all in need of this. I also read V2 in Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, NASB, NIV, Amplified, and KJV. I'm thinking some translator somewhere would have caught there mistake. I also checked EVERY commentary I could find (Darby, Geneva, Gill, Jamieson Faussett Brown, Johnson, Matthew Henry, Matthew Henry Concise and Wesley) and none mentions V2 as referring to "a god" as opposed to speaking to God. I think at least one of the commentaries would have mentioned this. Can you help me to find where you arrived at your translation? I have read many of your posts in the past and I love your knowledge of the Word, but here I just can't agree with you. Vines (2) without (i.e., as an anarthrous noun). "The English may or may not have need of the article in translation. But that point cuts no figure in the Greek idiom. Thus in Act 27:23 ('the God whose I am,' RV) the article points out the special God whose Paul is, and is to be preserved in English. In the very next verse (ho theos) we in English do not need the articles" (A. T. Robertson, Gram. of Greek, NT, p. 758). As to this latter it is usual to employ the article with a proper name, when mentioned a second time. There are, of course, exceptions to this, as when the absence of the article serves to lay stress upon, or give precision to, the character or nature of what is expressed in the noun. A notable instance of this is in Jhn 1:1, "and the Word was God;" here a double stress is on theos, by the absence of the article and by the emphatic position. To translate it literally, "a god was the Word," is entirely misleading. Moreover, that "the Word" is the subject of the sentence, exemplifies the rule that the subject is to be determined by its having the article when the predicate is anarthrous (without the article). In Rom 7:22, in the phrase "the law of God," both nouns have the article; in ver. 25, neither has the article. This is in accordance with a general rule that if two nouns are united by the genitive case (the "of" case), either both have the article, or both are without. Here, in the first instance, both nouns, "God" and "the law" are definite, whereas in ver. 25 the word "God" is not simply titular; the absence of the article stresses His character as lawgiver |
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55 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | strts5 | 215109 | ||
1 Cor 14:2 It is an unknown language only speaking to God. How could that mean some other known language. I don't think God would give me gift of speaking French to only speak to Him. That makes no sense! | ||||||
56 | Leave possesions to realize GOD | Genesis | strts5 | 215108 | ||
One other thing to consider about the rich young ruler. Notice the guy says to Jesus, "I have kept all the commandments". I'm sure Jesus looked at the guy and knew this wasn't true, he was boasting in his ability to fulfill the Law. So Jesus points to an area of the Law where he had failed. He is trying to show the need for a Savior, not tell the guy to give away all he had or he couldn't go to heaven. Hope that helps Mike |
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57 | Holy Spirit convicts of sin? | 2 Tim 2:15 | strts5 | 215084 | ||
David was under the Law we are not. "John Darby another respected Bible commentator says in his commentary regarding John ch 16:7-11 "No doubt every one shall answer for his sins; and the Holy Ghost makes me feel them." John Darby" I have an Advocate in court, God will not see my sins, but Christs Righteousness! I have no clue what John Darby is talking about. As far as the Righteousness of Christ being ours, I did not mean our own righteousness but that His has been imparted to us and now we walk in it. It is the gift of Righteousness, he gave it to us, we did not earn it, at any rate it is now ours. Or am I mistakes here? "Does the Holy Spirit convict the Christian of sin? It is the testimony of countless Christians that this is indeed the case. And in my case, if the Holy Spirit should stop convicting me of sin I would drop to my knees and plead to God to give it back to me, so that I would know my sins, and repent of them, so that I may walk in His ways. There is no Scripture that I know of that specifically says the Holy Spirit convicts the Christian of their sin. But the council of Scripture does imply it, and the testimony of spirit lead Christians confirms it." Christians believe lots of things that are not true. Unless you can give me a single scripture that says the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, I'm not going to buy it. I can find plenty that say He convicts us of Righteousness. That to me is much more comforting. Jesus tells a parable that declares Gods heart on the subject, the parable of the prodigal son? Where in the story does the father require the son to ask for forgiveness. Furthermore, at what point does the son express sorrow for his sins? I believe Christ knows the Fathers heart best. I have read 1 John several times and won't discount ANY scripture. I do believe in confession for Sanctification and not salvation. Mike |
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58 | Holy Spirit convicts of sin? | 2 Tim 2:15 | strts5 | 215082 | ||
OK, I read it in context, and the context says, John 16:8-11 8And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9Of sin, because they believe not on me; 10Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. any questions on verse 9? Clearly the Holy Spirit does not condemn the Church because we do believe in Him! |
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59 | Holy Spirit convicts of sin? | 2 Tim 2:15 | strts5 | 215070 | ||
Can you give me any scripture that says the Holy Spirit points out our sin? If God not only forgives sin, but also forgets them, who is reminding you of yours? Is God divided against Himself? Is this scriptural or is it a tradition of man? | ||||||
60 | Holy Spirit convicts of sin? | 2 Tim 2:15 | strts5 | 215060 | ||
Can you give me scripture references? I am trying to make up my mind, but I am leaning toward my statement. I want to know where it says we must confess our sins in order to be forgiven, that sounds like works because it is dependent on us. I am absolutely not saying we should continue in sin, only that we are the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus regardless of whether we confess. Are you saying we are then unrighteous until we confess each and every sin. That would be like trying to live under the law, then you have to follow the law perfectly and would end up in one continual act of confession. What freedom and joy is there in that where if we forget to confess a sin we are condemned? I think we are all toast then! Have you confessed ALL your sins? Mike |
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