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Thank you for pointing our the passage in Acts 10. It is the same as described on the Day of Pentecost. Good to know & glad you informed me.But I still don't agree with the way you are interpreting 1Cor 12. If you read the whole chapter it is clear that different Christians get different gifts...

Dave, I always feel blessed when I read your posts. They carry the weight of both the truth of the scriptures & your passion for letting the scripture transform us.Since they don't have specific questions. And you such a good job of expressing the points, I typically don't respond. But I do...

(Nova;20835) On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit fell on the disciples. They spoke in tongues (unknown to themselves), but understood by the listeners. A parallel (in reverse) of what happened with confusing the language of man after the tower of Babel. Each listener understood the words...

(thesuperjag;20837) Exactly Nova, Tallman is just trying to make that gift as a requirement needs to be needed to get the "Holy Ghost" to be saved. The "speaking in tongue" requirement is not of God, but of the Devil.I repeat, God will not give everybody the same gift. And that's final.Lovest ye...

Let's look at the passage in Acts & those in 1Cor separately for a minute. On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit fell on the disciples. They spoke in tongues (unknown to themselves), but understood by the listeners. A parallel (in reverse) of what happened with confusing the language of man...

Yes, Jon-Marc, everything else follows #3.

Let me take a stab at this. Here is what I have observed about new Christians. First there is a honeymoon period where everything is easy. After this comes a stronger conviction about personal sin. An awareness that where you are doesn't measure up to the scriptures. I gather you are at that...

Pretty much everything about salvation is a gift. God leads us to Him. He inspires the awareness that causes us to see our need. He gives us the faith to reach our & take the salvation offered. Our real contribution, is choosing to see our selves as we truely are. Which is lost, needy & unable...

After you asked this question, I was moved to ponder it some more. I felt drawn to re-read the account of Balaam in Numbers. One of the things that stood out is that Balaam heard from God, but used that information against Israel. Even though he didn't curse them (like he was asked to do), he...

(Faithful;20745) Nova,Are you only replying to certain people. If so let me know and I shall refrain from posting anything else on the thread.Faithful:). Goodness, no. I understood your comments. I was asking for clarification on James point, because I couldn't make sense of his prior answer...

Wingnut is quoting 1Cor 15:35-45. This is the same chapter that talks about us being changed in a twinkling of an eye (verse 52.)I disagree about the doctrine that says offspring of angels & humans remain alive on the earth after the flood. But we've already covered that subject on the Kennite...

James, you lost me. I don't understand what you are saying.

I am in favor of access to condoms. Not to protect adulterers, but to protect the innocent.I can't speak about Latin America. But in Africa, men go off to the cities to find jobs. While there, they sleep with prostitutes. And thus contract HIV. So the husbands are committing adultery.Then the...

It is from Zechariah. I didn't know the answer, so I looked up some commentaries. Some of the manuscripts say Jeremiah & some don't mention the name of the prophet at all. So the consensus of opinion is an error made by someone copying the text.

I think the emphasis on teaching "Get saved, so you can avoid Hell" has led to a misunderstanding of the Christian walk. Sure, avoiding Hell is a consequence of our salvation. But the goal of the Christian walk is to be conformed to the image of Christ. Which is a daily struggle. Not a once &...

Mormons follow the Book of Mormon & the Bible. How anyone could think the "book of Mormon" is inspired by God is beyond me. I found it an exceedingly tedious read. It reads like a book written by a man. Which I suppose is good, cause you would think that keeps people from being deceived as...

I can't say, with any rock solid confidence, that I understand this verse. But the way I read it, a person must be a Spirit lead Christian, then convert to actively worshipping & following the evil one. My hunch is it is more than saying "God did this work" or "the evil one did this work."...

In our culture, when someone says something is a spirit, we think ethereal, without physical substance, etc. Like a ghost might be described.I see the passage in 1Cor 15:44 describing something different than that. Every day we (as Christians) get up & wage an internal war. Which will we follow...

(marcusk;20638) i wish i could find out more info about demon yoyo or the old man in the hat. Which is a pointless & potentially harmfully endeavor. Whatever you focus on spiritually, you cause to come toward your life. Which is part of the reason Paul said in Philippians 4:88Finally, brothers...

I see the "gift of the Spirit" being misused, much like the promises of God are misused by those of the "word of faith" movement. The gifts of the Spirit are legitimate gifts given by God to bless the church. But I see people using them to inflate their own worth. And by labeling oneself, with a...