What to do in church meetings Protestant Tradition v. Scripture

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Bob-Carabbio

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What you are saying here is what happened. The question is whether, in the future beyond the time of the Ephesians.. things happened that affected the gifts of prophecy, tongues and knowledge. The answer to that is you have the inspiration of the scriptures finishing the death of the apostles and the destruction of the Jewish temple. You would have to assume these events had no affect on those miraculous gifts.
And since the "Gifts" weren't predicated on "the death of the apostles and the destruction of the Jewish temple", those events HAD NO EFFECT on the presence or continuation of the "Enduement of Power" by the Holy Spirit.
 

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There's NO SUCH THING as "Sign Gifts" that's just more phony theology from the cessationist paradigm. It's true that tongues were seen as an indication that a person was being "endued with power" (Jesus' words), but that wasn't their primary purpose.

There's just GIFTS which are given to people according to need. And whether you like it or not, men ARE STILL "Moved by the Holy Spirit" in 2024. Any definition of "Sola Scriptura" that eliminates God's direct inspiration is FALSE.

The PROBLEM IS that in some cases is that a FALSE TEACHER/Prophet/Denominational paradigm, will be "Moved by a spirit" CONTRARY to what the WORD IN CONTEXT says. Joeseph Smith being a prime example. There probably WAS an "angel Moroni". But Moroni's message was satanic.

In that case, if you're Biblically knowledgible, you can easily tell that while they may have been "Moved by a spirit", it wasn't God's Holy SPirit. The demonic can "inspire us" just as well as God can. Ignorance of the Bible renders one "FAIR GAME" for deception.
As any person thinks, that is what controls Proverbs 23:1-7
 

Edify

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And why were no tongues and prophecies recorded by the Early Church Fathers immediately after the apostles?
Because many of those 'early church fathers" were RCC.
 

Edify

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1 Corinthians 13
1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned,a but have not love, I gain nothing.
4Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;b 6it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 12For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
13So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.


The chapter is about love. 11 & 12 speaks to as long as we remain in flesh ability-wise we are children. But when we see Jesus face to face, we will see Him as He is, & we will be like Him. That's when the perfect comes, & the partial(child) passes away.
As long as we are in these cursed bodies, gifts will be needed to do the works of God & follow in Jesus' steps.


NEVER use a scripture verse by itself! Those who thinks it means the gifts ceased, DO SO without the context & DO SO totally wrong.

We all know that those that have been doing so KNOW they're supposed to use context, & don't. If we know to do good & don't do it, it's sin.

Love is the only gift that remains throughout eternity, so Love is the greatest spiritual gift of all, because God is love.
 

Marilyn

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What you are saying here is what happened. The question is whether, in the future beyond the time of the Ephesians.. things happened that affected the gifts of prophecy, tongues and knowledge. The answer to that is you have the inspiration of the scriptures finishing the death of the apostles and the destruction of the Jewish temple. You would have to assume these events had no affect on those miraculous gifts.
The 5 fold ministries are actually the person themselves. `He Himself gave some to be ....` I grew up with these 5 fold ministries and saw the life of Christ in them. They are not CEO`s of organizations but show the very character of Christ.
 

Nehemiah6

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The 5 fold ministries are actually the person themselves.
Really? Since when did you get this bizarre notion?

And there are no more Five-Fold ministries. The apostles and prophets are long gone, but if you think that modern false apostles and prophets are fine, no one will stop you.

The only valid ministries are (1) evangelists (2) pastors, and (2) teachers.
 

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And since the "Gifts" weren't predicated on "the death of the apostles and the destruction of the Jewish temple", those events HAD NO EFFECT on the presence or continuation of the "Enduement of Power" by the Holy Spirit.
Paul wrote he would see the prefect face to face.

Paul [never saw] the finished Bible so we know the finished Bible (is not) what Paul was claiming.

We know Paul was claiming when he see's God face to face.
 

Marilyn

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Really? Since when did you get this bizarre notion?

And there are no more Five-Fold ministries. The apostles and prophets are long gone, but if you think that modern false apostles and prophets are fine, no one will stop you.

The only valid ministries are (1) evangelists (2) pastors, and (2) teachers.
No, I don`t think the false ones people see are true. To only have those 3 ministries leads to wrong leadership - democracy, congregational, etc types. That is why men gather around them people and they set themselves up as the leader. With the 5-fold ministries each have a part and contribute together, there is not one head. For Christ is the Head and He guides by His Holy Spirit through the 5 - fold offices of Himself.
 

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Bob-Carabbio

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And there are no more Five-Fold ministries. The apostles and prophets are long gone
Typical Cessationist garbage. Eph 4:11-16 indicates they will remain - UNLESS you can prove that the Visible church in 2024 is "Perfect (Mature)".
 

Nehemiah6

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Typical Cessationist garbage. Eph 4:11-16 indicates they will remain - UNLESS you can prove that the Visible church in 2024 is "Perfect (Mature)".
Do you have a genuine apostle or prophet in your church? If so show us the proof. If not, that refutes your statement. and you can't claim that they will not be in every church.

The apostles and prophets were foundational, but they are all now within the Bible. What we now have are evangelists, pastors, and teachers. We also have a complete Bible.
 

FollowerofShiloh

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He don't even believe what Paul said because Paul said he would see [face to face] but was dead almost 30 years before the Bible was ever completed (since they claim the Bible was the perfect to come).

It's hard to prove something to someone who has no rationality to begin with.
 

Edify

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Really? Since when did you get this bizarre notion?

And there are no more Five-Fold ministries. The apostles and prophets are long gone, but if you think that modern false apostles and prophets are fine, no one will stop you.

The only valid ministries are (1) evangelists (2) pastors, and (2) teachers.
Going back to the beginning of this you base your statements off of a one verse doctrine that was false.
 

Nehemiah6

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Going back to the beginning of this you base your statements off of a one verse doctrine that was false.
Well then confirm to us that in YOUR CHURCH there is at least one genuine prophet and one genuine apostle. If you can't do that, then there is no need to say anything.
 

Aaron56

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There were only 12 Apostles of the Lamb. Together, they were a irrefutable witness of the baptism, ministry, death, and ascension of Jesus Christ.

“Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”


“You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen 25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship..."

It should be noted: another apostle listed in scripture did not meet these requirements. Therefore, he could not be numbered among the 12. No matter his contribution to the scriptural testimony (God does not esteem men like men esteem themselves) he could not have given eye-witness testimony of the ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus.

Of course I'm talking about Barnabas.

"But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out..."

Paul was another apostle who was not among the 12 Apostles of the Lamb. Paul even wrote as much:

In Acts 6 this is recorded: "Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables."

The twelve now included Matthias.

Then Paul wrote this: "For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve..."

Paul did not number himself among the twelve. He, like Barnabas, Timothy, Silvanus, were other apostles mentioned in the Bible, not Apostles of the Lamb as seen in Revelation:

"Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb."


Of course the apostolic gift is foundational as is the prophetic gift. God intended that those gifts work together. Why? Because it is given to the prophets to hear God directly (vital to the life of a believer) and to teach others to hear God. And it is given to the apostles to know and establish the administration and organization of the church and to correct any weakness thereof. God did not remove the need for people skilled with these gifts. Indeed, as the world rushes to the end, knowing what God is doing and how He is doing it will become more and more important to those who are spiritual.

Last note: although demonstrations of power may be necessary, the life of an apostle will primarily be identified as one who builds up the Body of Christ, loves and supports the saints, and devotion to the Lord in all things. Humility and reverence for the Lord will follow him. Many would testify of his kindness and grace.

However, like the Lord, apostles may often create conflict: primarily strife between the spiritually minded and the worldly. A faithful apostle will be lied about, ridiculed, and slandered. Assured of his place in Christ, he will likely remain silent as others disparage him.
 

Edify

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So many forget the sermon Peter preached in Acts 2, quoting Joel. That prophecy included young & old men, sons & daughters, & male & female servants.
God promised to empower His church & it was on the Day of Pentecost. There is NO scripture saying it will end, meaning the whole church, for God is no respecter of persons.
I can't make anyone believe it, you must believe for yourselves.
With the world as it is now, the church needs all the help it can get.