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61 | speaking in tongues | NT general Archive 1 | WalkingTalkingBible | 122042 | ||
Hi Ken John, along with what Prazn has answered, the Holy Ghost that was poured out on souls in Acts is the same Holy Ghost today. What has changed is the church. The in-dwelling of the Holy Ghost - the Spirit of God living inside the believer - empowers the believer to do the ministry that God has called him/her to do. Also, the Holy Ghost empowers the believer to serve God spiritually as opposed to doing what one thinks is right, or the best one can do (Acts 1:8). I've visited churches where people go through the routine sermon, sing some songs, take the offering, and go home. There's no power in religion. But I pray that you get a chance to get a relationship with God - one that's above knowing all of your Bible and theology (the devil also knows the Bible), but a genuine relationship where you actually get to know Him. He's a living Being! You'll find that the presence of God is unlike anything else in the world! Today, most of the time people speak in tongues is when they are rejoicing and praising and letting God have His complete way with them! It happens to me! There are believers, today, who have the gift of tongues and believers with the gift of interpretation. There's just no way you can have the presence of God Almighty and all you do is nod and clap your hands. God says in 1 Thessalonians 5:19, "Quench not the Spirit" and that's what has happened today. The Holy Ghost, that Fire, has been put out in many of the souls today. These walk around with their theology and knowledge of what the Bible says, dignified and prompt, but no real knowledge of who God is. They only know what the "book" says, they've never experienced anything. Although many teach that 2 Timothy 3:1-4 is talking about unbelievers, it is actually speaking of those who claim to believe. Verse 5 says, "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away." Verse 7 of the same chapter says, "Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." Jesus says in John 14:10-12: "Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father." Notice He says, "he that believeth on Me" which refers to all who believe (commit to, trust, accept). We as believers have to choose to grow spiritually, God won't MAKE us do anything. We, as children of God, are responsible for bringing souls to Christ and the Holy Ghost is willing to empower us to do so, if we are willing to allow Him. (I guess this is why I was called a "false teacher" by many in this forum because I told of binding and loosing and casting out devils. I understand, now, that without the Holy Ghost, none of this can even be understood, let alone performed. Anyhow, I pray for the souls of all and say, "Let God be true and every man a liar") Your Sister in Christ, WalkingTalkingBible |
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62 | speaking in tongues | NT general Archive 1 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121848 | ||
I'm sorry (and very concerned) that you can't agree with what I've written about tongues, which were Scriptures. Please ask God to fill you with the Holy Ghost (we can never get too much). Also, Morant61 has given you the correct interpretation of the Scriptures you use to justify your stand on tongues. Kalos has given an excellent website with questions and answers about tongues and the Holy Ghost. Please read and ask God to open up your understanding. Don't miss out on the fullness of the Holy Spirit! WalkingTalkingBible |
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63 | Ordaining Others... | 2 Tim 2:15 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121774 | ||
Hi, Justme! Very good post. While I understand the zeal to work for God, I also understand the importance of spiritual preparation. I've been called by God to be a teacher/evangelist (I didn't even know what an evangelist was when I was called, imagine if I had gone out trying to evangelize!!). However, the last thing I want to do is go out and teach people wrongly and become a stumbling block to others. I think what you said about being a "lone ranger" is very important. As I grow spiritually, I see the importance of staying under leadership: it teaches the soul subjection and humility - both are needed when commissioned by God, or else we'll be out there teaching of ourselves. Also, patience and long-suffering are important while you've been called to a ministry, but haven't been sent out yet. I learned that it doesn't matter how much zeal you have if you are not lead by the Holy Ghost, you are ineffective - a voice in the wilderness! WalkingTalkingBible |
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64 | How do you define cult? | Bible general Archive 2 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121767 | ||
Psalms 8:4 and Hebrews 2:7 speak of humans. Hebrews 2:9 speaks of Jesus (that's why he says, "but Jesus"). "A little lower" because He manifested in the flesh like man - for the purpose of putting sin to death. 1 Timothy 3:16 says, "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." Jesus is God. Now as a woman of God concerned for your soul, I wouldn't advise you to look in Webster's Dictionary for a Godly definition, you are only going to get a carnal definition. For a better understanding of the Word of God, I would first advise you to ask God to fill you with the Holy Ghost (He will teach you all things - John 14:26), use a reference such as a concordance and an approved commentary, in addition to sound teaching in a truth teaching church (ask and God will direct you to one). The only time "goddess" is used in the Bible is to refer to pagan worship, which is against God. I'm only telling you all of this because denying a part of God is denying Him completely. WalkingTalkingBible |
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65 | Is it necessary to be a member? | Acts | WalkingTalkingBible | 121357 | ||
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66 | Is it necessary to be a member? | Acts | WalkingTalkingBible | 121355 | ||
Hi, Searcher56! Can you help me understand "accountability?" I'm thinking as far as paying tithe. Also, if you don't mind reading what I wrote to Rowdy, I'm not sure I understand "covering." Is it the same as "accountability?" WalkingTalkingBible |
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67 | Is it necessary to be a member? | Acts | WalkingTalkingBible | 121354 | ||
Thanks Rowdy, this does help. Just one question on your response (I think I might already know the answer): In Acts 2 wasn't God adding to the Church, as the body of Christ? Or both the body of Christ and individual churches? I know Paul set up individual churches in Ephesus, Thessalonica, etc. My friend and her husband visit my church frequently (my friend just received Christ, again, in her life) and people tell them they need to join a church for a covering. I guess that's what I don't understand, "covering." WalkingTalkingBible |
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68 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121297 | ||
Thank you, BradK. I only thought that you took sin lightly because agreed with those that believe that it's okay for a believer to sin and not repent and confess. If you do believe that teaching, what more can I say? But let's not get into to that again. Let's just pray. WalkingTalkingBible |
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69 | filled with holy spirit? | Rom 8:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121280 | ||
Hank, I don't know what you have against me, but Acts 2:4 says that they spoke in tongues as the Spirit gave utterance. No, you won't find "initial sign" in the Bible when refering to tongues, but that's why it is important to be filled with the Holy Spirit (Ghost - same Being), He will teach you all things. Read in Acts, where others were being filled with the Holy Ghost, the believers didn't know the others had been filled with the Holy Ghost until they heard them speak in tongues. Have you ever felt the presence of God? What will you call it? It seems that if I use "experience" I'm wrong. The baptism of the Holy Ghost is when He baptizes all believers into the body of Christ. The indwelling, or filling, of the Holy Ghost is when the believer is empowered to be witnesses unto God, to live the Holy life God calls for, and to continue in the faith until Jesus returns. You judge me by saying that I rely on my own feelings. But since I know God and not of Him, I can truthfully say that His presence is beautiful. I have a personal relationship with Him and not a theological one. WalkingTalkingBible |
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70 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121265 | ||
Hi, Rowdy! I don't regret saying any of my words because they were not in vain. Please read my post after you've read theirs and you'll find that I was asking them questions just like they asked me. I don't think God brings us together so that we can continue to live in error, but we are helpers one to another, learning from each other. I merely responded to "What a sad thing it is to view God's precious gift of eternal life as a maddening cycle of salvation...sin...no salvation...repent...salvation again...sin...no salvation...repent...salvation again...etc. ad infinitum. I have never been given to understand how or why honest and sincere Christians can espouse and promulgate a belief like this that is so foreign to sound scriptural doctrine. –Hank" and "Do you love God? Are you afraid of Him? What is your motivation for obedience? What kind of life is it if one is constantly wondering if they "measure up" - combing through every thought and action, looking for some possible sign of sin? Sadly, we don't know how to "wash one another's feet." mommapbs" WalkingTalkingBible |
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71 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121235 | ||
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. . ." (Hosea 4:6) I won't "revile again" because I know who I am and Whose I am. . . Hank, BradK and yourself can continue to believe what you want to because it satisfies your flesh. To believe that you don't have to confess and repent for your sins says either of two things: 1) You don't know God 2) You believe you no longer sin I don't say this to put you down or try to make you feel bad, but to expose the spirit of error that is deceiving you. "IF we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9) John was not talking to unbelievers. He goes on to say in 1 John 2:1-2, "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." The reason I say you may not know God is because the very ministry of the Holy Ghost is to convict, reprove, teach, and guide (John 14:26, 16:8-11, 13). While we confess those known sins when we first received salvation, there are other sins that we commit, and at first, we either have no control or we didn't know it was a sin. But God says in James 4:17, "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." The Holy Ghost shows us the difference between good and evil, why? So we can shrug and say it has all been taken care of by Jesus?? What a lie to say we know Him and love Him, knowing that it was our sin that He died for, knowing that sin offends Him, and then to sin and not even ask for forgiveness???? What kind of relationship with God do you have? One that's justified in your own minds, I'm afraid! If you believe you no longer sin - you are simply a liar! I don't call you a liar, God does! (1 John 1:8) Brothers and Sister, be not deceived. God said, "The soul that sin, it shall die." Yes, I have Godly fear of God in that He is serious when it comes to sin. Please don't take sins lightly. As believers, we have more of a responsibility not to sin (we are written epistles, read among men). Don't be deceived to think that you are going to enter into a Holy place with a Holy Being with unconfessed and unrepented sin. Sin doesn't make salvation null and void, but the one who sins blots his/her own name out of the book of life. With sincere concern and love, WalkingTalkingBible |
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72 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121216 | ||
God bless you, Rowdy, for your understanding is evident that you are TRULY led by the Spirit of God! Your Sister in Christ, WalkingTalkingBible |
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73 | Sin in the life of a believer? | John 13:10 | WalkingTalkingBible | 121116 | ||
Mommapbs, is this your belief: If one has accepted Jesus as Savior(believes) and sins, those sins are automatically forgiven? Is it your belief that you never have to repent again? Is it your belief that a believer's sin is different from an unbelievers sin? "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?" WalkingTalkingBible |
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74 | Hebrews 6:4 -Am I a useless cause? | John 11:25 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120961 | ||
Hi, formereverything! I just want to encourage you to let God lead you to a truth teacing church (I understand - it's easier said than done with all of the false doctrines and hypocrites!). Maybe the reason you haven't found a church with all of the ministries you want is because God will use you to start them - you have a great testimony (I'm just speculating and not prophesying)! In the meantime, while you are going to the three churches, continue strengthening your relationship with God so that you can know the difference between what the truth is and the rest. I will be praying for you and your family. WalkingTalkingBible |
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75 | Saved without faith? | Eph 2:8 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120850 | ||
Hi, Tim. Thank you for replying to my post. I think we are looking at my question from two different perspectives. I'll try to be more specific: In John 3:16, Jesus says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Salvation involves two beings: 1)God and His love for the world and 2)man. When I made the statement "Jesus did His part" I am saying that all that had to be done for man's salvation (deliverance) had been done by Jesus. But just because Jesus died for the sins of the world, doesn't make the world saved. Man has to "do something." Look at it in this perspective: God so loved the world that He "did something" that whosoever "does something" should not perish, but have everlasting life. Hebrews 11:1 says, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. None of us today saw Jesus suffer for us. None of us today saw Jesus hanging on the cross. None of today were there when He died, resurrected, and ascended, but by faith, the Word of God is truth. Man has to do something and that is to have faith (believe). We are saved because we have faith that Jesus did it all. Yes, we are saved by His blood, but since we didn't see the blood, only by the Word of God, we have faith. If we didn't "do something" (believe) how would we know that the Word of God is true? If all that had to be done for souls to receive salvation is Jesus dying and resurrecting, then EVERYONE would be saved! Salvation is to the one with true faith. (Colossians 1:23; Ephesians 2:8; Mark 11:22; Hebrews 11:6, 12:2; 1 Peter 5) Your Sister in Christ, WalkingTalkingBible |
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76 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120773 | ||
What happened to you? Were you filled with the Holy Ghost or do you disagree? WalkingTalkingBible |
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77 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120772 | ||
We are with one accord! WalkingTalkingBible |
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78 | Do our works keep us saved? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120771 | ||
Thanks for the English course on nouns and verbs. . . You are too technical for your own good ;). Thanks, but I understand faith. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. You never heard of backsliding? Do you think that unrepented sin is somehow overlooked once you say you believe? I know that no sin is allowed in the Kingdom of God. Didn't say anything about a person being saved by his good works or that faith and works are the same. WalkingTalkingBible |
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79 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120769 | ||
"Everything we will know about God will be revealed to us by the Holy Ghost." In elaborating on this statement, I will use Scripture, keeping in mind that God is His Word. Matthew 11:27 says, "All things are delivered unto Me of My Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him." This verse shows us that no man knows the Son (or the Word), but the Father. The Son is Jesus, Who is the Word in the flesh (John 1:1, 14). The Word is only revealed by the Father through the Holy Ghost: John 16:13 says, "Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come." The second statement I made is about those who lean to their own understanding of the Word; those who are not filled with the Holy Ghost and led by Him. Those who read the Bible and "teach" themselves. Those who don't know God, but know of Him. 1 Corinthians 2:12-14 says, "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 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. 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." Proverbs 3:5 says, "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." No, be comforted to know that I'm not suggesting neither that the Word of God doesn't teach us, nor that we don't learn by it, I'm saying that we can't teach ourselves. It is the Holy Ghost that teaches us all things (John 14:26). Although, everyone preaching is not preaching sound doctrine, the fivefold ministry is very important to the spiritual growth of the believer. God knows every heart and if one wants to really know the truth, He will guide him to a church where the truth is being taught. But if one just wants to be self righteous, then he will search for a place that is saying what he wants to hear. It's so important to be filled with the Holy Ghost and learn because after hearing the preacher/teacher, one needs to be able to study and meditate on the Scriptures learned so they can be put into action. Ephesians 4:17-18 says, "This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:" Does this help clear those two statements up? WalkingTalkingBible |
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80 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | WalkingTalkingBible | 120683 | ||
I'm glad to hear that your faith is not based on feelings. I am more concerned with your statement "how much more of Him can I get?" Yes, as a believer, all of the promises of God are open to you. But that's why I asked all of those questions, have you attained all of the promises He has for you? Remember when God promised the Israelites "a land flowing with milk and honey? (starting at Exodus 3)" They had to go through the wilderness to get there. Yes, He had many promises for them in the promised land, but they had to get there. So it is with all of the promises He has for us. We already have Salvation through Jesus and some of us, the Holy Ghost, but there are many, many more - including eternal life with Him. All of the people who were promised the land didn't make it there. Same with some who call themselves believers - not all are going to have eternal life with God (Matthew 7:21). The reason I stated, "Don't be deceived - God is more than what theology teaches" is because God is not a subject to be studied. To study Him as a subject means to find out all that's available about Him and bring it to an understanding acceptable to the mind and to enable operation in what is naturally desired. God is a living being and He told us to "study to show ourselves approved" unto Him! If I were to study you, how much can I learn without you telling me things about you, there are probably things about you that you haven't discovered. Everything we will know about God will be revealed to us by the Holy Ghost. To know more about Him is to get closer to Him in our walk with Him. Theology doesn't teach one to "know" God, it teaches one "about" God. Both are needed to make to be with God. See Isaiah 40:28 WalkingTalkingBible |
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