Subject: speaking with the tongue? |
Bible Note: Dear Lilies, You wrote, "It would seem the mistake is all mine because I did not wish to adress people of other denominatins than my own. (sic)" I just did a Google search on "Pentecostal Forum" and there were over 900 hits! I'm certain that somewhere in there you will find a group of people with whom you will feel comfortable. Probably there are folks who will agree completely with you and one another, accepting the Bible in a fashion that allows them to be comfortable in the beliefs that they have chosen to embrace. Perhaps as your spirit moves you from place to place you will chance on such a forum quickly. Our kind host, Lockman, chose the title "Study Bible Forum" because it wanted to emphasize the study of the Bible itself. In addition, they have wisely provided a careful explanation of how the forum is to be used. From the name, through the front page, and on into the particulars of the terms of use, everything has been stated very clearly. In addition, there are many forum members who are happy to help direct you into a proper integration within the community. (Many of those forum members have invested years in the study of the Bible and are more than willing to render up those things that the Holy Spirit has taught them from the Word.) I do not know Pentecostal practices per se, however, I am certain that there will be many such indicators in other forums to make your integration go smoothly. May the Father, our Lord God, continue to grant the opening of His Word to you through the Holy Spirit, to the end that your love for Christ may grow and your life may look more and more like His own, to the eternal glory of God. "And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God." (Colossians 1:9-10 ESV) In Him, Doc |