You didn't show any Greek. You just showed your preferred translation.
I see no point in continuing this discussion when instead of trying to understand me, you're trying to control the context, and you're willing to misconstrue what I'm saying because you refuse to accept the context I'm using. I'm done.
I could not agree more.
controlling is what some people are all about and folks who think they are having a normal conversation get fed up
you cannot reason with someone who does not desire to actually understand but would rather control what everyone
around them thinks, says and does
Greek was the official language of the Eastern Roman empire. there on people on this site that fancy themselves experts
because they can google something or some commentary said whatever
the problem starts with people believing they are baptized in the Holy Spirit and have gifts but do not speak in tongues...as you may
have read here? (haha we all have read that)
so they reason they do not speak in tongues because God does not want them to.
the Bible says we are sealed with the Holy Spirit at conversion and anyone who can read knows that the record in Acts describes being baptized in the Holy Spirit as something that occurs after that and there is actually no absolute that indicates a person cannot be baptized in the Spirit right away either, but this entire thread has been so badly misconstrued that you have to dig to find where things are properly represented
nothing at all here that you do not know, but in case someone comes along and thinks we are all trying to prove something that
we made up
as far as tongues go, or any other gift quite frankly, I do not care what these people believe anymore. it is between them and God
I only know they are not making a dent in the truth but are rather representing what is false and if God lets them stew in that, then I guess they will continue that same way
let them answer to the One who gives the gifts because they have a responsibility to rightly present the gospel and they most
certainly are not doing so
the gifts are given for the edification or the building up of the body (of Christ) and tongues have several applications...as we know...but one is for power to witness
now again Dino, I know you know...but I am just clarifying for those who may become confused again reading this really sad and tired rendition of what those who refuse what scripture states have to say
anyway, God bless you and I pray the takeaway from this thread is that God has not changed and we should believe Him first and foremost and put away the teachings of dead religion and angry people who are soaked in it
Amen