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Well said!
I look in the Bible & find some apostles & disciples that rejected all their previous religious training & followed Jesus for 3 1/2 years, & had a baptism in the Spirit on the day of Pentecost. They turned their world upside down for Jesus.
Acts 4:5-14 (KJV)
[SUP]5 [/SUP]And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, [SUP]6 [/SUP]And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. [SUP]7 [/SUP]And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? [SUP]8 [/SUP]Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, [SUP]9 [/SUP]If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; [SUP]10 [/SUP]Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. [SUP]11 [/SUP]This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. [SUP]12 [/SUP]Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. [SUP]13 [/SUP]Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. [SUP]14 [/SUP]And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
The main point here to me is that the disciples had been with Jesus. All of their training from a child could not equal what the disciples had from a single visitation of the Holy Spirit. This alone should settle the issue..... but alas, some would rather be taught by men with man-made degrees.
I won't knock seminary..... but to put it above a Holy Spirit baptism IMO is idolatry-like. Such a dependency should only be on the Lord, & not a man.
I look in the Bible & find some apostles & disciples that rejected all their previous religious training & followed Jesus for 3 1/2 years, & had a baptism in the Spirit on the day of Pentecost. They turned their world upside down for Jesus.
Acts 4:5-14 (KJV)
[SUP]5 [/SUP]And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, [SUP]6 [/SUP]And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. [SUP]7 [/SUP]And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? [SUP]8 [/SUP]Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, [SUP]9 [/SUP]If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; [SUP]10 [/SUP]Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. [SUP]11 [/SUP]This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. [SUP]12 [/SUP]Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. [SUP]13 [/SUP]Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. [SUP]14 [/SUP]And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
The main point here to me is that the disciples had been with Jesus. All of their training from a child could not equal what the disciples had from a single visitation of the Holy Spirit. This alone should settle the issue..... but alas, some would rather be taught by men with man-made degrees.
I won't knock seminary..... but to put it above a Holy Spirit baptism IMO is idolatry-like. Such a dependency should only be on the Lord, & not a man.
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