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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. |
Subject: Spirtual Gifts |
Bible Note: In Acts, speaking in tongues was an outward sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, for the Apostles did it first on the day of Pentecost when there was a multitude from every nation under heaven, Acts 2.5,6. Please read 1 Corinthians 12-14. Spiritual gifts had a purpose and that purpose is gone. Speaking in tongues today is not what it was then, a known language AND if you speak in a tongue that nobody understands, who gets edified? 1 Cor 14:27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be by two or at the most three, and each in turn, and one must interpret; 1 Cor 14:28 but if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God. The above passage teaches that tongues are not to be used unless there are more than one speaking and then only if there is an interpreter. 1 Corinthians 14 speaks a great deal about the proper use of this gift. 1 Cor 13:8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. 1 Cor 13:9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part; 1 Cor 13:10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. This passage teaches that gifts will end. There are other passages that teach the purpose of miracles was to confirm the word of God. The last book of the New Testament was not completed until around 95-96 AD. The first letter to the Corinthians was written 40 years prior to that. When Paul says, "For we know in part and we prophesy in part", could this not mean that the full revelation of God's word has not been delivered yet and that purpose of miracles was still to confirm what was spoken? Ezekiel, gifts of the Holy Spirit did exist and served their purpose in God's grand scheme of things. They no longer exist today. Speaking in tongues is prevalent because it is easy to imitate. Scripture teaches that the tongues in the New Testament were known languages. Tongues today is nothing more than gibberish. If one gift was still active wouldn't they all be? Do you know of anyone who has given us any new revelation through prophesying? Have you read in the news of anyone being raised from the dead after four days in a tomb? Please be careful in what you choose to believe. May God bless you with His truth! |