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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:1 Now about the spiritual gifts [the special endowments given by the Holy Spirit], brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. |
Subject: Am I ignorant |
Bible Note: Hey Doc, I’m not sure what words, I was trying to put into your mouth, but I was responding to your statements that you had made. “I think you are correct, when anything is being presented as a message from God, it has to be put through the highest degree of discernment. If any part of the message doesn't line up with the Biblical truth, it should be disregarded.” Was in reference to your statement: “Might we, instead, encourage the sheep to take the safer, surer, saner path: encouraging folks to deeply love the Word of God and depend on it... to regard other things with a high degree of suspicion. That way, they will not neglect what God has certainly said (Deuteronomy 8:3), nor presume to put words in His mouth (Jeremiah 28:15).” My response to the quote from Whitfield was this: “On this point, I think I have to disagree with you. I do believe that the spiritual gifts in the Bible are alive and still should be in practice today. Many today have come to abuse these gifts and falsely use them.” “George Whitfield admonished John Wesley -- regarding the "Lakeland Outpouring Manifestitaions" -- that any such encouragement might "...take people from the written word, and make them depend on visions, convulsions, etc. more than on the promises and precepts of the gospel." Ouch.” My purpose wasn’t to put any words in your mouth and if it came across that away, I apologize. I was doing my best to express a different view than yours. My understanding is that Cessationist believes in the gifts, I wasn’t trying to say that they did not believe in the gifts. Yet to my limited understanding, Cessationist believe that the gifts ended (I believe that is based off 1 Corinthians 13:8-12 and the belief that the Bible is the fulfillment of this). I personnally believe, as I think the correct title for it is Continuationist as you pointed out, is the gifts are still active and alive today. Once again I apologize if I created any confusion or appeared to try to put words in your mouth, that wasn’t my goal. I have enough words on my own without trying to fill up someone else’s mouth. Brad |