you guys are just so funny!
the entire book of Acts is personal experience and since you don't have any, you can't see that
so instead the record of what happened, has become some antiquated thing that is not real to you
that's too bad
apart from that, the usual labyrinth of your thinking does not compute
I'll make sure I don't worship angels though. even though I have never had one in front of me telling me to worship him
but thanks for that
The entire book of Acts reveals the will of God providing personal experience as that work which is attributed to the faith of Christ. The mutual faith that work in and with the believers..to both will and perform the good purpose in which God sent it out..
Interestingly following that portion of scripture that speaks of our imputed righteousness (Philippians 2: 13) The Holy Spirit says; Do all things without murmurings and disputings: Its like he was saying ; now behave yourself when you get around your brothers and sisters . No playing "who is the greatest" like the apostles early in their ministry.
That new faith would appear to be the witness that we have received the Spirit of adoption and are no longer Fatherless orphans and widows but have become members of His bride, the church.. A witness a desire to do the will of our father.
I would think that witness is the (un seen)confirming sign
Romans 8:15-16 King James Version (KJV) For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
The Bible does not speak of "sign gifts" as that which confirms a person is getting filled with something to confirm something .That it would seem would be like someone has received a reward and a angel has rung a bell . Hollywood stuff.
What do we have that we have not freely received to begin with. And if we have freely received it why in a sense we would look for bells and whistles. Not that we cannot have traditions that honor God . But in some cases those traditions can make the word of God without effect. Like the tongues doctrine. The scriptures reveals the sign reveals un belief. A tradition of men says it confirms faith.
The same sign cannot confirm opposites?
The gold star is the faith that keeps working in us till the end. God promises us he will not forget the good works we offer towards His name
I have many personal experiences some ok other nothing to write home about. Reading the Bible is a personal experience. Going to church is a personal experience . Having thoughts toward God is a personal experience.
Our living hope is our new incorruptible body not personal experience. .I would think it is our goal of our new faith.
The bible is not a book of personal philosophical experiences. Its a book based on laws. Isaiah 28 is still the foundation of the law that pertains to a certain manner of prophecy of God bringing new revelations called tongues. The Gospel is not; "have you ever been experienced".
Again Jesus had a experience after 40 days in the wilderness but did not give into his worldly desire temptation of the father of lies. he did the will of our unseen father in heaven and declared the one source of Christian faith, as
it is written.
Jesus speaking from experience taught against the idea of sign gifts. as in do not go beyond that which is written. Walk by faith the unseen eternal .and not after the things seen the temporal
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. Colossians 2:18-19
There is no limbo in between. Either the sign is required to confirm one believes or the sign confirms unbelief.