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NASB | Ephesians 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:1 Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]; |
Subject: there's many denomination yet 1 spirit |
Bible Note: Greetings NYP! I'm not sure who orginated the theory, but I do know that Dr. MacArthur advocates it. I love Dr. MacArthur, but this is one area where I disagree with him. :-) When I first heard it, I simply went to the Greek text and looked up every singular occurance of the word 'tongue'. What I found was very enlightening. Scripture simply did not support this theorized difference between the plural and singular. I can't speak for Dr. MacArthur, but one 'benefit' if his theory is true is that one can ignore all of the instructions concerning a 'tongue' because it would be a fake gift, not the real deal. Dr. MacArthur's denomination has a very high level of bias (in my opinion :-) ) against the gift of tongues. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |