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NASB | Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:4 And they were all filled [that is, diffused throughout their being] with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues (different languages), as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out [clearly and appropriately]. |
Subject: Being filled w/ the Spirit mean tongues? |
Bible Note: Steve, Greetings brother.People cause themselves no end of controversey and confusion because they dont exercise basic principles of biblestudy. There was a reason in Acts 2:4 for God working things the way he did.The speaking in tongues was evidence to the people that Peter and the Apostles were of God,that what they doing was divinely empowered.God could have just as easily did this in private but that would have meant nothing to anyone else but the apostles.People had to have irrefutable evidence and pentecost was that evidence.Now with that said we can go to Acts 2:38 it cleary states that we recieve the Holy Spirit at salvation.We have no more or less of Gods Spirit now than we recieved at salvation. God did the whole job then and continues work shape and mold our character as we seek to walk with Him and live his Word daily.I'ts simple,not always easy but simple. Keep pitching bro, lionheart |