Praying in Tongues

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Noose

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you are truly in a sorry state

so no teachers, evangelists or gifts of helps?

no wonder you are so negative...you have come to the desert of your own doing instead of the fountain of living waters
Do not argue with me, argue with this:

Jer 31:
34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother,
saying, ‘Know the LORD,’
because they will all know Me,
from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD.
 
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True, there are more miracles today:

2 Thess 2:9The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and FALSE wonder, 10and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

Matthew 24:24
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

Rev 13:13 And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people. 14Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth,telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
What are you trying to say? That all the miracles that we witness today are by the devil? or maybe that the Holy Spirit does not do miracles today? or both?
 
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obedienttogod

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Not sure yet if I am misunderstanding you or you me, or we are agreeing. ;)
My point...tongues are languages. I speak more than one and know when they change. It's words. Just not English words.

So to say either language or tongues, it doesn't matter.


I definitely agree that Tongues and Languages are basically the same. But the specific word listed as what Paul used, according to the
Koine Greek, are used differently. Which is why I was pointing it out, because it claims there is a difference. Ironically though, look at the Greek for each word. It is almost identical with the exception of the first character. And could easily be misinterpreted/mistranslated for one another.

Tongues = γλώσσες
Languages = Γλώσσες
 

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no it did not and you have no proof that it has you think God has not moved what you don't see is why there was what seems as no powerful move of God . Yet many men were raised up and had seen great revivals and thousands saved. Spirit filled Christians is normative found in the New Testament and yes even the Old too.

The reason why it seems to not be as much seen was because of the Apostolic age. And the ending of the Persecution age of the church. This led to what is known as the Constantine church age. Christianity now was no longer persecuted the authentic conversion experience (born again) was not needed. They could be a “Christian and still pagan. That is why the Holy Spirit was not doing what HE did in the “early Church age and the Apostolic age , and the persecution of the church age. Thus Christian in name only. BUT through history The Holy Spirit did great works down through the ages what were called Movements. The list of movements and later known as awakenings are well documented. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit did not cease they were recorded by many church fathers

Barnabas, Clement, the Shepherd of Hermas, Ignatius, Polycarp, Diognetus and many more like Origen. Luther , Calvin, Charles and John Westley

The awakenings :

The Great Awakening, 1734-43

1739, George Whitfield's dramatic preaching

The Second Great Awakening, 1800-1840. James McGready , Charles Finney, Jeremiah Lanphier

The Great Prayer Meeting Revival, an estimated 1,000,000 people were added to America's church rolls, and as many as 1,000,000 of the 4,000,000 existing church members also converted.16

The Civil War Revival, 1861-1865. An estimated 300,000 soldiers were converted

The Urban Revivals, 1875-1885. Dwight L. Moody: conducted revivals throughout the British Isles where he spoke to more than 2,500,000 people. In 1875

Darwinism and higher criticism were gaining traction, and Moody became the first evangelist to come under attack--accused of making religion the opiate of the masses.

The Revivals of 1905-1906. Welsh Revival of 1904-1905

The Azusa Street Revival, 1906.

The Post-World War II Awakening.

Bill Bright began Campus Crusade for Christ.

1949, Billy Graham's distinguished career, which popularized evangelical Christianity for a new generation, exploded on the scene during his Los Angeles crusade sponsored by the Christian Businessmen's Committee.30 31 An estimated 180,000,000 people attended his nearly 400 crusades, and millions more viewed on television.32 College Revivals started as early as 1946, but when the prayer-based Wheaton College Revival of 1950 achieved national publicity, it sparked other college revivals throughout America.33

The Charismatic Renewal and Jesus Movement. 970 Asbury College Revival. Down through the ages men of God greater than those of us here in chat room did power things as God gave them ability. And you say the gifts have stopped. How prideful, how ill-informed, how arrogant, and yes how wrong you are.
Non of the churchfathers and founders of the reformation taught what we find since the pentecostal movement started first in Topeka and then in Azusastreet. Otherwise we would find this in f.e. Calvinism and Protestant church of Luther.
No revival is a proof that praying in tongues for today church as it is written in 1Cor.14 for the church in Corinth.
And thats the cruix. If you would be right, then speaking in tongues would be normal for every bornagain christian. And we had no need to discuss for.
Movements which supporting false teachings are in my eyes not from God.
And if they would speak in tongues the whole day and would perrform many miracles.
What you think through what many christians would be deceived.? And the bible talks about, that in the last time many will be deceived because of signs and miracles.
Today, the only big movements which are proclaiming signs and wonders are the pentecostal and the charismatic movements.
 
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Non of the churchfathers and founders of the reformation taught what we find since the pentecostal movement started first in Topeka and then in Azusastreet. Otherwise we would find this in f.e. Calvinism and Protestant church of Luther.
No revival is a proof that praying in tongues for today church as it is written in 1Cor.14 for the church in Corinth.
And thats the cruix. If you would be right, then speaking in tongues would be normal for every bornagain christian. And we had no need to discuss for.
Movements which supporting false teachings are in my eyes not from God.
And if they would speak in tongues the whole day and would perrform many miracles.
What you think through what many christians would be deceived.? And the bible talks about, that in the last time many will be deceived because of signs and miracles.
Today, the only big movements which are proclaiming signs and wonders are the pentecostal and the charismatic movements.
Exactly..............................
 
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Attributing things to God that are not from God is equally blasphemous and they that do it will equally have to answer.

Matt 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

The most disturbing thing about your statement is the fear. Fear is not from God, it shows you are not sure of what you talking about and you'd rather play safe with the masses and what you have been taught. on the contrary, i know what i'm talking about.

1 John 4:
15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 17In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.

18There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love. 19We love because He first loved us.

I would agree God who is not served by human hands in any way shape or form performs miracles every day. Miracles what some might call little ones or ones that cause a wonder are simply miracles, nothing more and nothing less. God is nothing less.

He could of destroyed the whole first creation when he found iniquity in the heart of the earth but as a miracle in mercy he has arranged to work with man in man for approx. 80 years.

If He commands us not to wonder in respect to the greatest miracle as being born agin raised from the dead surely the idea of chasing after wonderments as a sign a wonders gospel he would forbid. We walk by faith the unseen .


If he instructs us not to wonder or marvel . Natural man's source of fait


John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.


There will be signs of the times. But signs as wonders seeing God is no longer adding to His word seeing we have the perfect .The air way is still open to signs and lying wonders as the evil generation (no faith) who do seek after a signs and wonders gospel.

2 Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
 

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No you wasn't close.......not even half close.....let me break it down for you bro

1st year
1st semester 18
2nd semester 18

2nd year
1st semester 18
2nd semester 18

3rd year
1st semester 16
2nd semester 16

4th year
1st semester 16
2nd semester 16

I went 4 days a week, Tuesday thru Friday from 8 am to 2 pm

classes...."Bonehead English" <--what my teacher called it, Old Testament survey, New Testament, evangelism, Greek, Minor Prophets, Major Prophets, Hermeneutics, Homiletics, Bible Analysis, The Heart of Hebrew History, The Heart of the N.T., Church History etc........

I am not going to argue with you....I really did go.....92 to 96 and was going to go another year but had to go back to work full time because my handicapped son was born and it took almost a million his first year and I had to pay for insurance......

SO....if you do not believe me....oh well.........
Thank you for the breakdown. I did know this per I have went to school too. And still continuing. At 52 wife 3 kids two in college and one getting ready I know.
 

CS1

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There's no such thing as church fathers, "Barnabas, Clement, the Shepherd of Hermas, Ignatius, Polycarp, Diognetus and many more like Origen" had biological sons and daughters and that's the furthest their fatherhood goes, anything above that should be coming from satan.

Matt 23:8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.



There's also no such thing as awakenings or revivals, as far as the kingdom of God is concerned, no one can say there it is or here it is, or see that awakening or this revival, or see those in the corner speaking meaningless words, it is about the heart and only God knows the heart.
I thought you knew this:

Luke 17:20 When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs. 21Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

Such a good list but a waste of time.
No such thing, why? because you say so. Hey, you do know there have a thing called a phone and TV right? If you deny historical unrefuted truth concerning the church and its history; it is pointless to talk with you. Next, you will tell us the Bile was written in KJV only originally.
 
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So any time there is the potential for more harm than good, the enterprise should be abandoned or avoided? What's the point of anything then?

Seminary offers the opportunity for focused, guided study. A good professor will challenge the student to think beyond his or her experiences and biases, and introduce concepts and sources of information that were previously unknown. Can a professor lead a student astray? Yes... and will answer to the Lord for doing so. Can a professor inspire, encourage, and guide a student to greater effectiveness in ministry? Yes; that is the experience of most students.

Perhaps your approach is simply pessimistic, and instead you should consider how much good can be done through a seminary education.
I was not thinking of taking away the possible good. I have been blessed by many here who have had religious training and study of other languages.

How many teaching facilities teach how can we hear God and seek after His approval ? Most already have their own end goal to edify the school.
I am suggesting more taking away the possibilities of being influences by the antichrists that insist a man must teach. like Saul when he was under the influence of the antichrists called a law of the fathers "brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel" or Tertullus .

My goal since we are lovingly commanded to study in order to seek after Him who has no form and warned of the motive of operation of the antichrists. This is seeing we walk by faith, the unseen Holy Place and not after any man seen . So then the goal is more how do we hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches rather than what do the private interpretations of men called heresies instruct us.

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the "law of the fathers", and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.Acts 22: 2-5

He has not left us as orphans without a guide to proper hermeneutics . He gives us many warnings and instruction as to how we can hear Him and he brings to our mind that which he has taught us. Like for instance without parables Christ spoke not giving us the honor as a kingdom of priest to search out the spiritual understanding, or how do we walk by faith in order to find the hidden meaning in parables the signified language of God like below?

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18
 
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Noose said:There's no such thing as church fathers, "Barnabas, Clement, the Shepherd of Hermas, Ignatius, Polycarp, Diognetus and many more like Origen" had biological sons and daughters and that's the furthest their fatherhood goes, anything above that should be coming from satan.
Church fathers do exist. I would suggest two kinds the counterfeit and the real.

They coming from Satan are the ones than make the word of God without effect through the oral traditions of men. They would be the ones that makes certain principles without effect , like call no man on earth father seeing one is in heaven ,or anther call no man on earth teacher because one is our teacher in heaven. In every case they hold the things of men, the temporal seen, above the invisibles eternal things of God not seen .Making all things written in the law and the prophets (sola scriptura) non effective.

Acts 24 is a good foundation giving a witness of the first denomination listed on this side of cross. They was being persecuted according to the law of men as a improper zeal for knowing God that Paul has just escaped from . called "our law" and not the law of God, as it is written

For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. Acts 24:5

Paul changeling the law of the fathers knew they could not prove with their law what they were accusing him of ...which they called heresy . Then using the law of faith as in all things written in the law and the prophets(sola scriptura) to make the law of the fathers without effect

Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:Acts 24:13-14

Paul demonstrates the proper kind of father . The difference being they worshipped or venerated the fathers as if they were worshipping God not seen . While Paul worshipped the God of the fathesr as the proper way to worship our father in heaven not seen.

It is one of the what I call think not doctrine to help us to continue to walk by faith the unseen eternal. the apostate faithless Jew sought after God through the oral traditions using Abraham to walk by sight .

Matthew 3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Because all things written in the law and the prophets (sola scriptura) is the reforming authority as the sword of the Spirit in any time period in Mathew 3 above in respect the name Abraham could be exchanged for the name Peter .The father of lies is not partial to who stands in the Holy place of God not seen as the abomination of desecration.
 
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7seasrekeyed

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Show me where I said I was Australian

No, I argue against the mumbo jumbo pushed as tongues

Bother you and your buddy....get a life...all I did was make a generalized truthful comment NOT directed at anyone in particular and both of you began to mouth even though I was not talking to either one of you

And most of what is done under the banner of charismatic churches is exactly that-->fleshly.......just like the video of Benny Hinn knocking people down like bowling pins with his jacket.....there is nothing biblical about that......

show you where you said you were Australian? that's puzzling since you never said that and I never said that you said that...even the wombats are shaking their cute little heads

you argue against the mumbo jumbo of tongues? why? are you able to know all languages and are available whenever someone speaks or prays or sings in tongues to be able to judge what is going on?

dude I have a life...probably more than you and I have had a life...your remarks are nonsense. you would not know what kind of life I have and simply wish to make ad hominum attacks because that often works to take the heat off when someone does not actually have anything but personal opinions to offer

that's fine. Benny Hinn? probably every person in this forum that does speak in tongues has disavowed him already.

your view is the actual fleshy view...at least that is what is written in scripture

you know, the Bible does not speak of Charismatic or any other brand of church so that's proof of zero. we can easily find fault with any denom...so again, you are throwing out alot of smoke with no substance
 
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Your claims remain mere statements. They do not meet the standard that God has clearly established and revealed in His word. Now you can continue with insults and the such like, but nothing has changed. Your claims are as those of many man made religions. Empty. Sorry, but it's the truth.

how would you know when you admit you are spiritually challenged and it appears you have ignored any reference I made to that

what has been clearly established and revealed is that you don't have a peg leg to stand on
 

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Now I understand why you are lost in your understanding of tongues. Your still trying to comprehend the English language ;)
Arrogance! I read your response to one who mentioned his experience and made note of a most challenging and heartbreaking personal struggle, and he met all the hardship with love, Godly love. And what's your response to him...
You are one who kicks people when their down. THEN you cross to the other side and continue on. Read your Bible and get to know the real I AM.
 

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And tongues has devolved into some mumbo jumbo that does nothing for the hearer......
Knowledge received while privately praying in tongues stopped an acquaintance from slicing her wrists and led her to a place of ministry - don't you DARE assume that all uses are without value!
 

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If he instructs us not to wonder or marvel . Natural man's source of fait

John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Fallacy: out of context! Jesus didn't say anything remotely like, "Don't marvel at all at anything, lest your faith be founded in falsehood".
 
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7seasrekeyed

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Attributing things to God that are not from God is equally blasphemous and they that do it will equally have to answer.

Matt 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

The most disturbing thing about your statement is the fear. Fear is not from God, it shows you are not sure of what you talking about and you'd rather play safe with the masses and what you have been taught. on the contrary, i know what i'm talking about.

1 John 4:
15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 17In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.

18There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love. 19We love because He first loved us.

my my someone couldn't sleep last night...something under the bed? call Disney

anyway, you really are digging a deep hole for yourself both through your denial of the truth and your terrible misapplication of scripture. mashups have their place, but probably and most of the time, not with the Bible. that makes a mess out of actual doctrine

I have no clue what you are stating about fear as the perfect love of God casts out all fear...which you would know if you actually had a reason to test it instead of just blowing smoke and holding up scripture as you wrote it. you didn't write it but you will have to answer for how you use it.

Attributing things to God that are not from God is equally blasphemous and they that do it will equally have to answer.
two things here

1. people with pure hearts before God make that error every day and God is well able to lead them out of error without condemnation. His mercies are new every morning

2. blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is listed as the unforgivable sin. that would be attributing the work of God to the devil

kapeesh?
 
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7seasrekeyed

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Do not argue with me, argue with this:

Jer 31:
34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother,
saying, ‘Know the LORD,’
because they will all know Me,
from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD.

huh

well when you speak in tongues you get to really really really understand what it is to know the Lord and those who are His and the oneness of spirit through His Spirit

too bad you are missing out
 

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Attributing things to God that are not from God is equally blasphemous and they that do it will equally have to answer.
I have often wondered if that went both ways. But this indicates not so much -

Phil !: 15It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. 18But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.