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NASB | Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, ¶ To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed), by the will of God [that is, by His purpose and choice], To the saints (God's people) who are at Ephesus and are faithful and loyal and steadfast in Christ Jesus: |
Subject: The gift of tongues |
Bible Note: EdB, I'd just like to point out, that most of these scriptures have nothing at all to do with speaking in tongues, though a couple do. Act 1:4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me; (I assume this one was meant to include verse 5, but it also has nothing to do with speaking in tongues. Act 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. Act 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike. Act 10:44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message. (To be fair, this one would deal with it if it was stretched to include verse 46.) Act 11:14 and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.' (this is obviously referring to the gospel, not speaking in tongues.) Act 15:7 After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe. Luk 24:49 "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." 1Co 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. As you can see, most of these have nothing to do with anything regarding speaking in tongues, and the ones which refer to speaking of tongues do not in any way teach a doctrine that all believers will do so, nor do they in any way teach a doctrine that speaking in tongues must precede any other gift. I simply want to post out these scriptures clearly, because it is easy to see a stream of simple verse numbers like that and think perhaps the statement holds weight because of ample scriptural testimony. However, I hope it is clear that there is very little to be found in that string of verses. As a side note, this is not meant to be in any way a rebuke to EdB. EdB's post was in the spirit of explination and was taken as such. Nor do I intend this post to be for the purpose of attacking any denomination. Rather I mean it for furthering the purpose of the forum by studying what scripture actually says. In Christ, Beja |