Andrew Qvist
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So is it not clear that the people to whom the Apostle speaks to in Apo 2 heard their own language?
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SignUp Now!So if Acts 2 clearly teaches that the gift of tongues is about the Spiritual gift of being able to speak human languages,
or do you mean that there are different kinds of linguistic gifts?
Yep, those in the upper room who spoke in an unknown tongue (which is why it's called an unknown tongue) had no idea what they themselves were saying.So you say that the Apostles did not spoke the language that the people heard in Apo 2?
there will always be a "counterfeit" to the real. As the scriptures speaks of "another Jesus".The first time that the form of tongue spoken by the Christian Karasmatic movement was in 1901, but the same form of tongues is spoken in other religions such as the Hindu and the African woodo religion.
Just asking what text was taking about “another Jesus”?there will always be a "counterfeit" to the real. As the scriptures speaks of "another Jesus".
2Co 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.Just asking what text was taking about “another Jesus”?
The first time that the form of tongue spoken by the Christian Karasmatic movement was in 1901, but the same form of tongues is spoken in other religions such as the Hindu and the African woodo religion.
I believe Paul was speaking against the early Gnostics here; since Gnosticism is known as secret or hidden knowledge; I see using tongues for private use as they would claim self edification by it.
1 Co 14:4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself................
So Paul is wrong? Or do I misunderstand your statement?
By the scripture, we can see what happens when a believer gets tongues and so hat is why faith in Jesus Christ for salvation cannot apply to the sign of tongues.
2 Corinthians 5:7 KJ For we walk by faith, not by sight:........ Christ' faith that works in us (Philippians 2:13)
2 Corinthians 5:7 EVR We live by what we believe will happen, not by what we can see.
John 4:48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
Hence unless believers see the sign of tongues, they will not believe they had received the Holy Ghost again.
John 6:30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
And yet Jesus said this also for those wishing for Him to perform like a circus seal.
Matthew 12: 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
As some believe water baptism is necessary for salvation, & others believe by that sign of tongues, the good report is there is no sign other than we believe in Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Galatians 3: 14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. .... 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 14:22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
We are not children of God by water baptism and neither are we children of God by that sign of tongues. Tongues were only to serve as a sign to unbelievers; not to the believers. Nowhere in Acts did any one preach the gospel of seeking to receiving that promise of the Spirit by that sign of tongues.
Mark 16: 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;(gospel) They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Signs following believers is not believers following signs.
As for drinking from a different fountain... believers can fall as a result.
Proverbs 25:26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. 27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. 28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
If they believe the lie that they can receive the Holy Spirit again, God will permit that strong delusion to occur for why there is a falling away from the faith in these latter days as this iniquity was happening even in Paul's days.
2 Thessalonians 2:1Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
The iniquity that causes the falling away from the faith will be the means for how this man of sin will unite the sinners into this one world religion of worshiping the beast as "god".
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
So Paul explains the iniquity at work in his day below which is how that man of sin will perform.
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Then Paul exposed that lie of believing one can receive the Holy Spirit again, by reminding believers of the tradition taught of us that we had received the sanctification of the Spirit & the belief of the truth at the calling of the gospel.
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
So for an example, if a Christian thinks they can be a medium and contact dead people, guess what? God will permit them to sin against them for suffering a thief to break through as the restraining part of the Holy Spirit will cease even though He still abides. so in regards to the falling away from the faith, if they believe the lie that they can receive Jesus / the Holy Spirit again, then God will permit that strong delusion to occur, & they get tongues but not God's gift of tongues
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Isaiah 8: 19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
But not gibberish nonsense for why many believes tongues ae for private use just because it comes without interpretation.
If we are to prove all things and abstain from all appearances of evil, then God's gift of tongues would never mimic the world's supernatural tongue of being gibberish nonsense.
1 Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
As it is, per 2 Thessalonians 2:1-15, the man of sin shall make sinners speak in tongues of gibberish nonsense and unite the world of sinners by that one world religion, because he is doing it already as that tongue is ecumenical, the fruit of the false prophet.
Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Anyway, I hope in the Lord that I have shared my valid concerns for the body of Christ because God's gift of tongues for speaking unto the people to be turned around for private use, makes God the author of confusion which He is not, and so therefore that tongue for private use cannot be of Him and how they gained that tongue cannot be of Him either.
1 Co 14:4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself................
So Paul is wrong? Or do I misunderstand your statement?
If a person wants to speak in “jun mo bomd-mo” language let him speak anywhere he wants., let him speak any where he wants to speak!
Depends on what religion or if whether or not one belongs to one or not.Except when it is done in the assembly where there is no interpretation.
1 Corinthians 14:26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
The nagging point here is that the statement of faith in the OP says all believers will speak in tongues when they get baptized with the Holy Ghost. I'd say that is going to turn believers away from Talk Jesus.
Why call it Talk Jesus then? If only believers that speak in tongues are the saved believers, then why not call it Talk Tongues or Talk Spirit? Yeah, I know you guys talk about Jesus too, but that portion of the Statement of Faith will turn believers away from here that do not speak in tongues. It just seems like the call for fellowship is not about Jesus but agreeing to that we all speak in tongues as proof of having the Holy Ghost hence that spotlight for the assurance of salvation is on that sign of tongues and as @Curtis points out, not every believer has it but they should & @Bob Carabbio refers to it as an event later in life that he had experienced as a saved believer, but that is not what that statement of faith is saying at all.
So I do not believe every one is speaking the same thing here and it is certainly not conveyed very well in that statement of faith if referring to a later event from when a believer is saved. Indeed, some of the verses Curtis had referenced were not really supporting his belief.
Only God can peradventure to recover any from this snare. I do not want to argue or bite & devour any one nor wind up being used by the devil to get believers to bite & devour me, but I am sincere in sharing my concerns because of the scripture for why I do not believe God's gift of tongues would ever be used for private use for why believers should take pause and consider how they got that tongue by another calling & another drink of the One Spirit for why it cannot be of Him at all.
I do not doubt you guys are saved because like me, we all believe in the Lord Jesus Christ & that God raised Him from the dead and that is why and how we know we are saved.
But what you guys are saying and defending is departing from what we are all suppose to share in 1 Corinthians 12:13 for why I am keeping the faith which is the good fight & I hope the Lord is working because I know I cannot wake you guys up.
Depends on what religion or if whether or not one belongs to one or not.
Now days many Christian’s worship a goddess name “Circe”and they bow down and worship her in the name of Jesus. And love her more than “The ALMIGHTY GOD” and many are not ashamed to proclaim their allegiance to her in total boldness.
the Corinthians didn’t have a New Testament book or a Bible it was a pagan worships city and Paul was trouble about its practices in which it carried with them in worshiping the True GOD because he was so trouble upon their pagan practices he wrote a letter but it arrived in AD 56. And The book of The Acts of The Apostles was not written until after AD 60.
I am done. I am sorry.
The word is “Languages” the word tongues means “languages” stop saying the archaic tongues it is Languages!
Satan deceptive powers are strong and mighty. He have deceive the “WHOLE WORLD”!
And take note:
The institutional church is a part of ThE World!
And if we say it is not we have been deceive in this matter as well.