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NASB | Matthew 7:13 ¶ "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:13 ¶ "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad and easy to travel is the path that leads the way to destruction and eternal loss, and there are many who enter through it. |
Bible Question:
Noland: your post sounded a little terse, I know my conversation is a little backwoodsi and I my not have the knowledge of all the fancy words. I also understand water baptism very well,what I was indicating or asking is the gift of tongues still in operation in this time frame, are the Spiritual gifts still in operation, or have tongues ceased? In Jesus Name ezekiel |
Bible Answer: ezekiel- Yes, the Spiritual gifts are still in operation. They were in the past (just search for the word prophesy and you get so many references to so many people who were given the gift) and are even more today. In Acts, you see tongues as an outward sign of the inward conversion in many cases. I believe every believer has the potential for any or all of the gifts. We know that God never changes; what He did, He does and will continue to do. Now this is just my thought, but I think when God does do something for His people, He never does less for each succeeding generation, but He builds on what He has already done. Going from glory to glory, in my mind. There are times when I am in worship, or just praying that I feel that human words can't express what I want to convey to Him. That is when tongues come into play. Also, there are times when I just feel the need to speak in tongues, privately, and I feel that is a need for someone that I know nothing about but the Lord does. No matter, the spiritual gifts are important but seeking after the Lord and learning to do all things in love is more important. |