Search results

  1. J

    A NON-CHARISMATIC UNDERSTANDING OF TONGUES

    Exactly, tongues are important and need to be put in their place, and not be the sole purpose or center of one's faith, like it has unfortunately become for some. We must first focus on Jesus. If one only speaks in tongues of heavenly languages they are not helping others. It has its place in...
  2. J

    A NON-CHARISMATIC UNDERSTANDING OF TONGUES

    You are missing the point of the verses above, my friend. If you begin 1 Corinthians 12:12 down to verse 28, you will realize that you are missing the point. The church is meant to be a body, and if you look at 1 Corinthians 12 25-26 "so that there should be no division in the body, but that its...
  3. J

    A NON-CHARISMATIC UNDERSTANDING OF TONGUES

    Unfortunately, I do not have the time to read every single one of the 64 pages on this. I do still want to put my two cents out there. I am a youth leader at my church, a Pentecostal church, and this is how I explain tongues to my youth. First I would argue that YES there is tongues and it...
  4. J

    Prayers for the past...

    Well answered. I agree with you now. With the argument you have set out, it has helped me realize that the line of thinking I was in was, while interesting, not Biblically sound. If we could affect the past with prayer then we would no longer need grace. And God will provide in the moment, He...
  5. J

    2020 A better choice?

    Since it looks like it will be Trump vs. Bernie in 2020. I personally agree with all that Trump has done, but some may argue differ which is great. Trump has stood up for freedoms time and time again when the left bows down to them. The left is in a battle against Christianity and Judeo...
  6. J

    How did you guys start becoming Christians?

    I have grown up in church my whole life. Though, like everyone I have had my stuggles thoughout the years, but God is merciful and forgiving, thank goodness. I grew up going to a Christian school, and now I attend a Christian University, which is truly a blessing and has helped me along the way
  7. J

    Prayers for the past...

    I completely agree on the first part. The second part, while there is nothing that explicitly says to pray for the past, there is nothing that insinuates you can't? This being said I don't pray for the past, rather keeping myself open to the idea in case one day God asks me to pray for...
  8. J

    Prayers for the past...

    Is it wrong, or not useful. There is nowhere in the Bible does it says we shouldn't do it, nor we should do it. If this is the case, it would come down to two different criteria I have personally laid out for practicing things that are not explicitly commanded of us in the Bible. First, is the...
  9. J

    And we would not know if it helped or not, rather we would have to have faith that our prayer...

    And we would not know if it helped or not, rather we would have to have faith that our prayer had an effect?
  10. J

    You are not necessarily changing the fate of the dead, if God is present at all points in time...

    You are not necessarily changing the fate of the dead, if God is present at all points in time, that means that everyone is alive in God's time, which means that no one is dead in God's time just our time. Would that not mean that our prayer now could change someone's strength to overcome a...
  11. J

    Prayers for the past...

    Hello you all, I heard this idea a couple weeks ago and found it fascinating. Some of you maybe more aware of it then others, but I will outline my understanding of the story... A Monk of praying in a monastery when his brethren that he was mentoring approached him and asked him what he was...
  12. J

    Thoughts?

    Thoughts?
  13. J

    He believed that since God was present at all points in time, that if he prayed in the present...

    He believed that since God was present at all points in time, that if he prayed in the present, he could affect events both past, present, and future since God takes prayers and considers all points in time. WIth this idea, we could pray that God give our ancestors strength in their time of need...
  14. J

    Fraid I don't have Skype :/ I have been contemplating the idea of, if you can pray for people...

    Fraid I don't have Skype :/ I have been contemplating the idea of, if you can pray for people in the future, can you not pray for people in the past as well? The idea comes from a Monk that was praying in his monestary in the 12th century I believe. His brothren he was mentoring at the time...
  15. J

    Friends

    Makes sense, I figured it is worth a try! I will hop over to the singles forum as well. Thanks PS: LOL!! Bossy Bible Discussion Forum, made me chuckle.
  16. J

    Can always comment back and forth here? Any ideas of topics?

    Can always comment back and forth here? Any ideas of topics?
  17. J

    Happy Resurrectionfeast

    Maybe off topic but, I find it fascinating how Jesus entered the city a week before the crucifixion and was welcomed as a king, riding a donkey and being welcome with people waving palm branches calling him a king. A week later they were screaming to crucify Him, even though he did nothing...
  18. J

    Hello I'm a...Millennial

    The millennial name came about as previous generations wanted to name the newest generation that grew up in the phenomenon of digital technology something different, and since technology has taken a long time to grow, they named the generation that is growing up using it the millennials, and...
  19. J

    Ten Questions, Broken Down: If You Were Offered an All-Expenses Paid Trip, Where Would You Go?

    I would go to the moon, I have always wanted to see the earth from outer space.
  20. J

    hello everyone <3

    Welcome, and Happy Easter!!