Refuted repeatedly. Scripture calls both tongues and prophecy "signs" and "gifts". That means that the term "sign gifts" is appropriate, even though the two words don't appear together in Scripture.
The words sign and gift are not used together as a doctrine "Charismatics." A outward shew of the work of the flesh A way that they call receiving the "fulness of Christ" as if we were not filled with that treasure of His power that we have in these earthen body from the moment our new faith, experienced its first work working in us to both will and do His good pleasure called, believing God exercising our new faith we agree as two walking as One.
The phrase "sign gifts" is a oral tradition of men as a wonderment or self edification
Tongues as the different languages of the world as prophecy is that which God uses to speak to the world .It is the Christians new tongue coming from a new heart of faith, by a new incorruptible Spirit.
The sign is against faithless mankind .Prophecy as
it is written is for those who walk by faith that exclusively comes from hearing prophecy the word of God. No such thing a sign gift sign are for the with no faith as a sign against them.
Prophecy the
lively the source of faith to those who believe.
Prophecy, prophesied to Abraham by the Holy Spirit as a work of the faith of Christ. That labor of love gave Abraham the faith to look ahead to a people 400 years later. When God moves a person according to His tongue prophecy . Moses a meek man humbled himself under the hearing of faith and said : What if they beleive not prophecy as you declare your will through me? God who hardened the hearts of mankind , the Holy Spirit even knowing they would reject the sign offered He offered them two signs to expose their rebellious nature as the god of this world .Knowing even then they would still refuse to believe in a God not seen death would work in them . according to the second sign death.
Exodus 4 King James Version (KJV) And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. (deader than a barn door nail )And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
It can be compared to the parable in Luke 16 with Abraham and the rich man A parallel understanding that shows signs are for the rebellious, natural man .. prophecy as the source of faith of new mankind.
After taking away the false hope of communing with those who have die therefore seeking after familiar spirits that departed from under the Sun. . as a great
fixed gulf. That if they do not beleive the two witnesses of God. The Law signified by Moses and prophets by Elias. The law and the prophets (sola scriptura) Then neither would they if Jesus rose for the dead a sign against them that in unbelief make the word of God without effect.
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him (Lararus) to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.Luke 26-31
We walk by faith the gift of God's work. . . working in us . The sign of a new creation with a new tongue of peace .
He had already set the gulf as unpassable. Explained all the details as unpassable to show his lack of faith he like he never heard a word . . . asked to send Lazarus.
Signs for those who believe not. Faith, as
it is written (prophecy) for those who do believe the eternal
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