Kelby, you are quoting just only a Part of what I am written and what is Fit to your teaching. You can do so, but this will not convince me to be right in your teachings.
We are agree, in that that we receiving the Holy Spirit and I am with you if you say every believer is getting a gift to build up the body of Christ.
But from the scripture I am not with you when you claim every believer get the gift of speaking in tongues.
Also from the scripture I am not with you when you claim that speaking in tongues is the Sign that someone is baptised with the Holy Spirit.
We are agree, in that that we receiving the Holy Spirit and I am with you if you say every believer is getting a gift to build up the body of Christ.
But from the scripture I am not with you when you claim every believer get the gift of speaking in tongues.
Also from the scripture I am not with you when you claim that speaking in tongues is the Sign that someone is baptised with the Holy Spirit.
As for Spiritual gifts given to believers: I want to point out that there are two kinds of spiritual gift... not just one... and the difference in their purpose and attributes is MAJOR. But the first spiritual gift is so obvious it is most often overlooked/excluded when people speak of spiritual gifts. And most fail to see what are the attributes of this spiritual gift compared to and contrasted with all the others. But it is spiritual, and it is a gift. Therefore it is a spiritual gift. I think we make a mistake when we exclude this gift in our use of the term "spiritual gifts", and we also make a mistake if we think that we can ignore the difference between this gift and the other type.
I do not expect you to be able to see/agree with what I am saying right now. But I post it so you and everyone can pray about it.
NOTE: Some things are only spiritually discerned. Those who think they can rely on their understanding without sincerely asking God to open it to them are not likely to actually see what is said. Others, who will pray about it may wait a considerable amount of time before God opens it to them, but God is faithful to answer. My advice is that if anyone doesn't see the importance clearly, they should not pretend to. They can say "I don't see it that way" or "I disagree" or "That seems obvious and unimportant" but shouldn't pretend to understand immediately in order to appear knowledgeable.
The two types of spiritual gift and some CONTRASTING attributes are as follows:
1. The Holy Ghost itself:
- ONE gift,
- Available to ALL
- Is required,
- Given to the benefit of the individual (primarily).
- NUMEROUS gifts
- Each available only to SOME
- Not required
- Given to benefit others (primarily).
Love in Jesus,
Kelby