Dave you turn the words in my mouth. I have no unbelieve and also i am not mocking. I just dont believe a manmade unbiblical doctrine. And that you are not able to show me that the bible teach this, shows me that I am not wrong, about this issue.
Every person who is bornagain receives freely the Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit gives the believer gifts according His will to build up the church.
Speaking in tongues is a gift like every other gift, too.
But according the pentecostal/charismatic movements speaking in tongues is the proof that someone receives the Holy Spirit. What we have since 1900.
Some believe even that you need the speaking in tongues for to be saved, like the oneness pentecostals which splittet some years after Azusa Street revival.
In the beginning of the pentecostal movement this was combined with practices you will find in spiritism. And later in charismatic movements this happend too.
If you want that only pentecostal/charismatic believer join this thread, you should mention in the beginning of the thread.
But the theme of this thread sounds very open for any view.
You have confused error of certain church movements with Scripture.
When you do that, you go on your unbiblical accusations.
In my previous post #232 - i rested my case before the LORD of this evidence from your own words.
If you want to grow in the Lord, go to OP and follow the instructions set forth by the Lord which is:
“Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that
‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ And if he refuses to hear them, tell
it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.
The Witnesses found in Scripture on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
bear witness against anyone and everyone who dare claim that the Holy Spirit has '
ceased' from bestowing the Gifts as outlined in Acts and 1 Corinthians.
Anyone who asserts that the Gift of Speaking in Tongues is of the devil will be held accountable before the Lord.