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NASB | Acts 2:39 "For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:39 "For the promise [of the Holy Spirit] is for you and your children and for all who are far away [including the Gentiles], as many as the Lord our God calls to Himself." [Is 57:19; Joel 2:32] |
Subject: Holy Spirit / Tongues for Today? |
Bible Note: Hi, Huron! Not all were convinced... some just simply played it down as though the Apostles were drunk or crazy... this is the reason why Peter corrected them (Acts 2:14-42)... true, wonderous things happened to demonstrate the Coming of the Holy Spirit... but we must use reason when reading the Holy Scripture: *We must understand that neither all of Jesus' nor all of His disciples' accomplishments and teachings were recorded (way back when there was no such thing as printing pressess and copying machines, everything was done within certain constraints). * Not every single even occurred in a single formatted fashion. * The Holy Spirit did not come to perform wholesale signs and miracles. * There's always a purpose for God's revelations and demonstrations of Power/Authority. * The Holy Spirit is with us forever, till the end of times! I offer the following passages where baptism took place but there was no mention of any special signs: Acts 8:12-26; 8:26-39; 9:18-20; 16:9-15; 16:25-34; 18:5-11... since the Bible does not enumarate every single event in the life of the Church, we must accept the fact that there were way much more baptism performed than those listed and that there would be a variation in the revelation of the Holy Spirit--the Holy Spirit is not performing for Believers or non-Believers; He is exacting God's Plan and, as the Divine executor, He has full Authority and control over what transpires as demonstration of His presence among the Believers! In example: How many people came to their conversion as Saul? How many were placed as precursors to Christ? It is God who determines what must transpire to keep His Plan functioning within His appointed time! Speaking in tongues, as any other Gift, is part of the Church's past and is part of the Church's continued function... however, there is but one Pentecost, and one demonstration that the Holy Spirit has been given to the Church! (John 14:16; Matthew 16:17-18; Acts 2:17-21; John 17:9, 19-23) "1 Cor 13:8-10? (The reason I say that is because it's possible to interpret "when the perfect comes" as heaven)" I must disagree with you on this point... read 1 Corinthians 13:8-10 in light of 1 John 3:2-3... it is Jesus who must come so that we can inherit the final transition as children of God: perfection: the essense of God! Further, the Kingdom of God is at hand! Jesus elevated His disciples to this understanding (where would we go--John 6:68) and He announced that if these things were happening (miracles, cures, baptism...) it was a demonstration that God's Kingdom was at hand (Matthew 4:11; Luke 21:31; 17:19-22). God Bless! Angel |