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I have seen this trend of quenching the Spirit in Pentecostal churches today also. I think that while pastors are being afraid of scaring off visitors, they don't understand that if they allowed the Spirit to have control, their churches would be standing room only. But of course a different...

OK Fine then, be an underachiever, see if I care.:p

Since the parable is about the kingdom of heaven and an effort by the landowner to get a harvest in maybe we should consider that there is a lesson here about God using the different people to reveal his plan in history like the Jews and and then the Gentiles are used at the end to help gather...

You have a reasonable presentation but you seem to not allow for the idea of speaking in tongues to oneself and to God as a valid use of the gift. We have to consider that as something Paul did. Another reason to consider this private use of praying in tongues is that he said he spoke in...

Maybe he's talking about the history of writing? The history of alphabets? Phonetic alphabets?

The speaker in the video specifically said that when Paul said he would pray with the spirit it was not tongues. Then he goes on to try and explain his own cloudy idea of praying with the spirit as an idea that is something other than tongues and then also praying with his intellect...

This book is a classic and worth every penny. It should be a part of every church Sunday School class material. The Canon of Scripture by F F Bruce. And I think it was about 170 AD or there about when the Muratorian Canon lists 22 of the 27 NT books as scripture. The first list of all 27...

That they prayed audibly but softly to themselves in corporate prayer meetings I am sure of based on many references I have read through the years. I don't even have a question about that. You'll come across the proofs as you read books about the cultural contexts. As to Paul correcting their...

I would not pray over someone in tongues. If I am praying for or with someone that is the time to be using language both understand. It would be out of order to pray in tongues at that time. I know that people think they are praying for the person in tongues but that should be done in private...

They were probably speaking out in tongues to be heard. Showboating. And no interpretation. Paul was telling them that this is not how this works. But the whole letter suggests that the heart behind this out of order exercise of the gifts had to do with wrong motives. If they were...

My experience is the opposite. I have seen most churches in the AG and in other Charismatic churches I have been involved with do it all in decency and in order using the instructions that Paul wrote. I don't watch TV or videos so I don't really care about what is out there to be laughed at...

I do believe that the same Spirit that lead them when they prayed together is leading the Spirit Filled church today. The way the Spirit leads us to pray together without being taught or trained, or told how to do it, is very much what I believe happened with them. It's a Spirit thing and when...

The AG does not instruct people on how to conduct a corporate prayer meeting. That is done by the individual fellowship and there are no rules. They are lead by the Spirit and you will experience different kinds of meetings depending on the local fellowship. My favorite kind and the one that...

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Yes, I usually come across them when reading the scriptures and referencing commentaries...Like when you are reading about the Pharisee and the publican praying at the hour of prayer at the temple. The commentaries on this will often reference background information and ancient sources about...

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Another case can be made for Another case can be made for this when one researches corporate prayer in the 1st Century and before. They would have been praying out loud though to themselves and to God. Like what you see at the wailing wall. Everyone can be praying with sounds in a room full...

let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God." This Greek word for silent does mean quiet. And that makes sense because how can one SPEAK to themselves and to GOD if they don't SPEAK. And this is specifically saying let him speak in tongues to himself and to God...

Speaking in tongues is not speaking the language of angels. I don't know of anyone who teaches that. It must be something unique to his circles but I don't think it is an actual problem in the charismatic/pentecostal churches world wide. I know that the Assemblies of God does not teach...

I think the best interpretation is from Paul himself when he told the Philippians that he was not yet perfect but pressed toward that goal which he believed would come at the resurrection from the dead. Phil 3 My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his...