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Let's try to follow the discussion, shall we? Look again at my post to which you responded with the above.
that is your opinion. I find it very troubling those who try to use cults & Pagan teaching to disprove the word of God. The church if you know your history cult and pagan was not an issue until the Persecution of the church stopped. the Imperial age of the church. Now if you would remove your bias, you can clearly see in the Book of Acts a normative repeated many times The Holy Spirit empowered the early church. It was such a normal event Paul under the inspiration had to correct errors with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit as we see in 1cor 12:1 " Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
You may not be able to find teaching in the word of God however, they are there and well-known.
what were you talking about? first, you said " No, there was non-group before 1901 which taught that. in context to the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. That teaching was done in the Word of God and recorded in Acts. In addition, the word "charisms" and the early church fathers taught of this to be associated with the baptism of the Holy Spirit or Spirit empowerment. it was you said this was not taught before 1901 you sir are incorrect.
Joel 2 which Peter quoted in Acts
The Gospel of John chapter 1
mark 16
Luke 24:49
Acts 1: We see this happen in the book Acts many times (please read all Acts)
all said and done and taught before 1901. If the Word of god is not enough for you then how about the early church father's?
you will need to learn some Greek & Latin to help you understand the teaching they were given in context to the Holy Spirit.
Water Baptism and Spirit Baptism in the Church Fathers
Tertullian
Polycarp
Hermas
Irenaeus
Origen
I Clemens
Justin
all and many more taught the Baptism of the Holy Spirit or Holy Spirit empowerment and all before thr 1900's
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Acts 8 and 19 are, like Acts 10 di 1st Time
Thank you, give me please some Time for reply.
Montanists believed in speaking in tongues and prophesying back then, but so did other Christians. In fact, if you will read Eusebius' Ecclesiastican history, written around two centuries later, he records opponents of Montanus affirming the gift of prophecy. Some commentators interpret some of Ireneaus' comments as being about Montanists, but Irenaeus wrote of prophecy, foreknowlege, raising the dead, and speaking in tongues as being done by brethren in his own time.
I am not familiar with Montanists' views on speaking in tongues per se. But some of the Montanists after he died believed prophecy died with him, Maximilla and Priscilla, and Eusebius records a Christian debating with a Montanist who argued that they did not have prophecy, but the church did for the apostle said that the church would have prophecy until the Lord returned.
There was also speaking in tongues and prophecy recorded among some of the Protestant groups in France who were heavily persecuted some centuries back.
'Divers tongues' is listed among the gifts of the Spirit, so we should not assume any occurence of it is cultic. I am sure you would probably fellowship with believers who have some different views on certain doctrinal issues without considering them and their faith to be of the Devil.
Acts is an report about the birth of the church. And it reports about the beginning of the church till Pauls final prison time. So far Acts 8, 19 and also 10, you can see as a one Time Report for the jews that the Gospel was not only for the Jews as they supposed. It was also for the Samaritians (8), Gentiles(10) and disciples of John the baptist (19). Nothing more and less. To create from this the Doctrine that believers Need a Second baptism and as sign for that the speaking in tongues, for to be empowered is speculation.
This you Can only hold when you construct this view, but this is not in this Way taught from the NT writers. And we should expect that such an important fact should be taught clearly.
that is a false narrative there is no doctrine of a second Baptism but One of water and of the Holy Spirit which The Lord Jesus is the one who does it. Water baptism is that of repentance also known as John's baptism Paul met men in the book of Acts chapter 19: 1-7
1. And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 7And all the men were about twelve.
Hi thanks for the reply. I would offer our God's prophecy is limited to His book of prophecy, the Bible . I would ask. Why go above that which is written seeing the it in as is it written, is that by which we can abide in Him He unseen teaches us(1 John 2:27) . The it in the common phrase as it is written represents the unseen or faith of God as that which works in us, with us, to both will and do the good pleasure of our God not seen, as a imputed righteousness
First I would offer it was not the Apostle's understanding but rather God's understanding that they knew in part until the last Amen .in the final chapter/book , Revelation.
I believe hearing God "unseen" by the things of men "seen", would in effect destroys God's law of faith used to represent the unseen glory of God in so much that it is God our Faithfull an True Creator who creates in us as new creatures.... ears to hear Him "unseen". and therefore knowing we are just not just following the imaginations of ones own hearts. as that way of revealing them they have "no faith" as that which comes from hearing Him alone not seen.(The faith principle)
In that way we must be born again from above born of a new eternal spirit and soul that will never die, .having newly created ears to hear to hear what the Spirit says to the churches/denominations and a father that disciplines his new creation.
We are not to think of the apostles above that which is written .Like Jesus said what do we or the past apostles have that they did not freely received of Christ and if a person has freely received it why would they boast falsely?
The 'perfect law of liberty' was perfected in respect to the lamb of God slain from the foundation of the world. This was before the last book was entered into the book of prophecy (the Bible) and a warning was added not to add or subtract from the whole book of the prophecy the Bible . God is not longer bringing any new revelations . The last chapter Revelation still remains as "the last" . I would think we have the whole the complete or perfect . In one way I understand that like the reference in the garden of Eden the Holy Spirit used flaming sword representing the judgement of God used to protect the integrity of our invisible God. The sword of the Spirit as the armor of God is that which defends us as it represents the living word of God .We defend it because it defends us .His yoke can be easy as he works with us.
Many cults have said; the Lord said this or said that . I saw him here or there or I had a dream or a tongue (prophecy in other languages other than Hebrew alone) . Christ warned them and therefore us today beforehand as a ongoing warning before the book of the law, the bible was finished or the perfect came. Believe them not. I would think it was a pre-warning to the coming future even today. The warning not to add or subtract from the whole book is to protect us. it provides the way of trying the spirits to see if they are of God.
That manner of trying the spirits would mean after the closing of scripture if any man says the Lord said to me I had a dream, a tongue. or a vision. we are to believe not (no faith).I would offer God is no longer bringing any new prophecies God's word after any manner
Yes let us not look to the things not seen the eternal not the things seen the temporal
Yes those things were applicable before the last book finished bring new prophecy as revelations from God.
***And what are the warnings and promises in Romans 9-11. They show that the Replacement Theology Doctrine is wrong.
Your assertion that these events occurred ro show that the Gospel was not only for the Jews is speculation. The idea that Jews needed special proof that followers of John the Baptist--who were likely Jews themselves-- could be saved is a very strange idea indeed. What other Jews would haveen ore nr besides Paul and his co-laborers?
The idea of the Spirit coming upon certain individuals was already established in the Old Testament.
Hi thanks for the reply .
Not sure what you mean by Replacement Theology? Are you saying because I offered that God mocked or derided the unbelieving Jew who mocked Him by refusing to hear his prophecy...….. replaces something?
The word stammering is used three times. Isaiah 32 paints of a beautiful picture of the gospel, converting the mocking or deriding tongue (stammerers) as those who have not faith. They will hear the gospel (the ears of them that hear shall listen.) and believe in Christ our hiding place from the storms of the tempest.
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall listen. The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. Isaiah 32:1-4
If I am Not wrong, then pentecostals as well charismatics Teach a baptism with the Holy Spirit, depart from the receiving of the Holy Spirit, what is the real baptism with the Holy Spirit.
You may ignore the fact that Acts is an History Books which reports the Historie about the Church, as well Genesis reports the Historie about mankind and the election of the Nation of Israel. Both are not written to construct teachings out. Yet you Can find storys we can learn about.
About Acts 19, which you mentioned, you cant make an one Time Event to an General Doctrine.
You Call it speculation. I Call it: Read the Context as whole and it is clear. Why Else this is written? In the Eyes of the official meaning of the Jews, Gentiles, Samaritias and the disciples of John the Baptist were Not accepted for to receive the Messiah Jesus Christ.
With this Events in Acts 8, 10 and 19 God Made clear that the Gospel is for All and the Messiah came for all.
Further, you cant compare the OT Coming of the Holy Spirit who came for a Special Time to selected people with the constant living Holy Spirit in every born again christian since Pentecost.
Paul wrote that all scripture is profitable for doctrine. The Lord Jesus and the apostles based doctrine on Old Testament narrative pastors. Peter taught on pastors out of narrative passages. The author of Hebrews taught out of Hebrews.
This idea that Acts is excluded from teaching doctrine seems to be popular with those who are not comfortable with the doctrine found in the book of Acts.
It seems quite clear to me that you are eisegeting into the text.
In the case of the Samaritans you are in a message that the oaesage does not teach. You are also getting doctrine from (or rather reading into) a narrative passage. Lule's explanationfor why they had not recieve the Spirit was because they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
In regard to the disciples of John the baptist the passage does not mention any other Jewish onlookers. It was extremely unlikely the
temple authorities were there. Jesus had apostles who were disciples of John and He spoke highly of John. John's disciples would likely have been considered closer to the kingdom of heaven.
For Acts 10 and 11 you have a point. But we also see in Acts 2, Pete told of an outpouring of the Spirit in the last dys, prophesying, dreams, and visions even for them which are afar off. In Acts 11 we see that the baptism with the Holy Spirit is for Gentiles also. These are things we can learn rom these passages of scripture.
Says who? Jesus sent the twelve yo teach the nation. Why shouldn't we believe Peter's preaching and comments about the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 and 11. All scripture is profitable for doctrine.
Thats Why we have so much different Doctrines, because People think they can easily make Doctrines After that what they wish.
For example: Joel 2 is often used from pentecostal and charismatics for their doctrine. But if you read the context from Joel 2, then you find out this will happend when Israel is living in a peace situation and is Adressed only to the Jewish Nation. And even Peter mentioned this in Acts 2 it is not a whole fulfilling, because only a Minority of Jewish People expierience this. It simply not fit in the context of Joel 2.
But People have no problem to Take the vers out of the context to Support their view.
To Read the Text is not Eisegese, to put your meaning in is Eisegese.
For example Acts 19. It may be right that in this moment there where no Jewish officials eyewitness. But with sureness you Cant say it. it is not mentioned some where there ore not. Maby later they would here about. After it was written down it was clear for the Reader of acts. I believe it has a reason Why God led the Holy Spirit to wright this events down, about this 3 Groups (gentiles, samaritians, dusciples of John the baptist) which we're different to the Jewish believe.
OK you said...
And then you said
You keep saying its sign the supports the believer as do those who seek after signs I say it a sign against them who refuse to believe not,
You might not say directly it is evidence they have the Holy Spirit but it must evidence either way to support something unless its a blank sign?
You also said
Still waiting for you to show me from 1 Corinthians 14 that tongues is not prophecy?
And when I suggested not to go above that which is written and violate the commandment now that we have the perfect and God is no longer bring any new prophecy you said...
Again he is still speaking through his perfect work but is not adding any new prophecy .Revelation is still the last book.
Satan is still bringing signs and lying wonders . How can we make sure it is not him trying to influence a person to make a noise and call it tongues ?
The last verse in John is Christ rebuking Peter who blasphemed the Son of man over and over for trying to add something he did not say. Jesus said if every time men would say "thus says the Lord" knowing he has not spoken. but they are simply oral traditions of men coming after the imaginations of their heart that the whole world would not be able to contain the books that could be written .Peter had plenty of warning not to go above that which is written
The Catholic use that portion of scripture to promote their what they call "private revelations" . Just as if there was no warning to not add or subtract from the perfect....we know the result of that . Even if proven false a person will receive all blessing because they believed it to be true ( keeping the air way open for more blasphemy )
Pope Urban VIII on Private Revelation
His Holiness, Pope Urban VIII stated: "In cases which concern private revelations, it is better to believe than not to believe, for, if you believe, and it is proven true, you will be happy that you have believed, because our Holy Mother asked it. If you believe, and it should be "proven false", you will receive all blessings "as if it had been true", because "you believed it to be true"."(Pope Urban VIII, 1623-44)
No, I don't. If you think I do, then quote me directly. What I have said repeatedly is exactly what Paul said: : earnestly desire spiritual gifts. That is not "sign seeking"; it is obeying Scripture. Paul also said, and I have repeated, "One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself". You ignore that as though it isn't there.
Don't put words in my mouth.
I have done so several times. Read the text for yourself. Verses 2 and 3. If you don't see that the word "but" indicates a distinction between them, I can't help you see it.
I don't agree that the completed canon is the "perfect" to which Paul refers in 13:8. Any argument with such a view as its basis I will therefore reject.
Discernment between spirits, which is also a gift of the Holy Spirit as listed in 1 Cor 12. We can also apply John's instructions in 1 John 4.
Regarding your quote of a Catholic pope, I really don't care how non-Christians use passages of Scripture to justify their folly.
It clearly does not say tongues which is God speaking in other languages other that Hebrew as mocking the apostate Jews who refuse to hear prophecy alone, is not prophecy . tongues is prophecy.
For one the word unknown was added. Which is not the same as unknowable.
The langue of God's interpretation to all of the nations might be unknown to the speaker but not to those who received the prophecy of God .They heard God loud and clear and is why they rejoiced without looking for someone to interrupt a noise.
God does not make a noise and say go look for someone's idea of what they think it means . That would be promoting a private interpretation and not a personal relationship with one who say to seek His approval and not the witness of men as a private interpretation.
God is the speaker in all cases . That treasure we have in us is not of us. Its a gift of His Spirit not ours .
1 Corinthians 14 King James Version (KJV) Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
Not caring whether one violates the commandment as a warning not to add or subtract from the perfect as in complete seems to agree with the Catholic folly.
You said..........."I don't agree that the completed canon is the "perfect" to which Paul refers in 13:8. Any argument with such a view as its basis I will therefore reject".
Why go above that which is written and seek to add to the book of prophecy, the Bible? Is there a law missing by which we could know him more adequately?