The Bible is continually bringing new truths to me that I'd never heard before. I see today many more promises today than I did even just 5 yrs. ago. The words "new revelations" I take to mean there is nothing outside of God's Word that we are promised. That I agree with.
But our understanding of the Bible grows as we grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. As for healing and speaking in tongues., words of knowledge and revelation and the other works of the Holy Spirit that were going on in the early church? I believe they are most certainly for the church today.
Many churches don't believe this that is true., but many do believe. I think it has to do with the individuals who believe or don't believe what the Bible says about these issues. I happen to be a Christian who does believe the gifts in the early church have not ceased. But that was no always the case.
But our understanding of the Bible grows as we grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. As for healing and speaking in tongues., words of knowledge and revelation and the other works of the Holy Spirit that were going on in the early church? I believe they are most certainly for the church today.
Many churches don't believe this that is true., but many do believe. I think it has to do with the individuals who believe or don't believe what the Bible says about these issues. I happen to be a Christian who does believe the gifts in the early church have not ceased. But that was no always the case.
Hi Thanks for the reply. I would agree our hearts should be looking for pearls of God's wisdom to us his bride He must increase we mustdecrease.
Sorry in advance for the rambling.
I think the division between those who see those things differently is not something we can judge each other with, but more a way of distinguishing what a person or how a person hears God as they try and explain their differences
There is nothing outside of God's Word that we are promised. No new revelation (prophecy) as law.
In that sense we have his perfect law as it is written. Outside of that law we cannot include theories of experience, we cannot add to His interpretation to us after any manner it would violate the warning not to.
Today it would seem to be on the up rise. Out of body experience's or near death and God miraculously healed has begun the new age--oldage.
We have the privilege and should pray for healing just as we pray without ceasing for all things knowing God is not served by human hands, he heals according to His will no sign required just beleive.
Satan is still bringing lying signs and wonders as he did with the Son of man in Mathew 4.
Satan brought in the lies into the Son of man fleshly mind. Jesus never moved an inch when shown all the kingdom of the world and the glory of them but after each attempt of the father of lies to move the Son of man, to instant gratification. Jesus would reveal the one manner of faith by which we can hear and believe Him not seen . Therefore we can know him after as it is written again and again three times Christ replied as it is written to help us understand experience is not the validator of the unseen things. God word as it is written alone is. The it in that phrase as it is written represents theunseen faith of God.
It is the key that the gates of hell could never prevail against not the experiences of Peter as that seen in whom the Catholic find their faith on.
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven
Mathew 16
Peter flesh is not the key as things seen. Our focus remains on the things not seen, the eternal and not the things seen the temporal . Beware of the promises of the unseen things we experience especially knowing God is no longer brining any new revelations. Who is the man behind the curtain?
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.Mathew 16:22-23
Peter flesh is not the key as things seen. Our focus remains on the things not seen, the eternal and not the things seen the temporal . Beware of the promises of the unseen things we experience especially knowing God is no longer brining any new revelations. Who is the man behind the curtain?
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.Mathew 16:22-23
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