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The gifts of the Spirit are for the Body of Christ and not for the possession of individual people. It is like a mechanical workshop where the tools are supplied for the use of the workers. The workers don't own the tools. They have the use of them as required. In the same way, the Holy...

The Acts account is Luke's journal entry of what happened on the Day of Pentecost. It was not meant to be any sort of definitive doctrinal teaching about the nature of the gift of tongues. Acts 2 was a one-off miracle not related to the gift of tongues as defined in 1 Corinthians 14. It was...

I think he is fooling you to get a response which he can pick to pieces and make you look ridiculous.

Who told you that you had these spirits? If that is true and that you have those spirits, then you don't have the Holy Spirit, and nothing you say concerning Christian doctrine can be reliable. But I suspect that you really don't have these spirits, but are making out that you have to see what...

Let's see the verses that don't support the gift of tongues. They have to be in context and not just random verses cherrypicked. The examples of tongues in Acts are Luke's journal record of how people experienced it. But Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 14 is the doctrinal basis for the use...

The definitive teaching on the gift of tongues is found in 1 Corinthians 14. Any teaching or comment connected with tongues not found in that chapter is personal opinion and not Scriptural teaching. 1 Corinthians 14 teaches us what the gift of tongues is, and where, when, and how tongues is to...

Here is my testimony from my website: http://www.personal-communication.org.nz/my_christian_life.htm

Actually, I have done a comprehensive study of the Pentecostal movement right through from the early church through to the present day. I have completed church history at mastorate level and therefore know exactly how the modern Pentecostal movement started, who it started with, and how it grew...

I think there is a difference between fair debate and argumentation. It is the difference between kicking the ball and kicking the player. The clue for argumentative posts is the use of "you" comments where attempts to discredit the person rather than debating the issues. I have had very...

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It just shows that the Holy Spirit works in ways we cannot fathom to show that He is present and does things for a particular reason, even if it is just to make us a fool for Christ! Pride is a killer, and when the Holy Spirit does something to wreck it, He is doing us a favour! One event that...

It is because they can't, because there is nothing in the Word of God to say that tongues is not a genuine gift of the Spirit designed to build up a believer's spiritual strength and faith.

Splitting hairs. In 1 Corinthians 12 it says that the gifts are for the common good. Also, in 1 Corinthians 14, it says that prophecy edifies the church. This is similar to Paul saying in Ephesians that the ministries also build up the body of Christ. Tongues build up the individual believer...

Maybe the guy's Bible is gathering dust on a bookshelf somewhere having never been actually read.

After reading through the thread I found it interesting that those who oppose the modern use of the the gift of tongues and who accuse believers who pray in tongues of being deceived, even of the devil, as one quoted, out of context, that Satan can appear as an angel of light, implying that...

If you had actually read your Bible you would know. Try Ephesians 4:12.

Further to my previous video about authoring and self publishing: It is important that while the idea of the tithing scam is still fresh in your mind, you get your thoughts down on paper or on MS Word as soon as possible. It would be frustrating for you if some of your fresh ideas were...

The best piece of advice that I received from a good mentor was that if I got an idea, put it in writing, because then I would have a permanent record of it. Often we get inspiration from God's Word and if we don't put it in writing then it is soon forgotten. Also, I learned that when I got an...

It shows that no matter how important the theologian is, if he deviates from God's Word he should be challenged. If he is humble and teachable he will listen and appreciate the challenge and will search the Scriptures to see if the challenge is viable. If he is full of self-importance he might...