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Of course He is. But, just as the Lord Jesus put aside much of His power when He inhabited a mortal body, so God Almighty chooses not to exercise His power, at times.

Not true. You make God the author of sin. God did NOT want the Israelites to sin so grievously but they did anyway. He said that it never even crossed His mind that they would perform the abomination of child sacrifice--yet they did. He was apparently so disgusted by the practice that He...

The Lord Jesus had ascended to heaven, having promised that the Spirit would come to dwell with them. He not only said that the Holy Spirit would dwell with them, He said that the Holy Spirit would be IN them.

Yes. Jesus told His disciples that the Holy Spirit would never leave them.

Just because God allows it to happen doesn't mean that is what He WANTS to have happen.

Was there ever a group of devout Jews who were gathered together and had tongues of flames light on their heads in the rest of Scripture? Did any other people group spontaneously speak in languages not their own?

But yet, Peter noted that the Lord "was unwilling that any should perish but that all should come to repentance". I agree that God the Father provides the rain that softens the "soil" so that the word of God can penetrate and take root. But, I do believe that we have a choice to surrender (or...

Scripture makes clear that Pentecost, in Acts 2, was a unique event. But that does not mean that the Ruach ha Kodesh was not present WITH, ON and surrounding the OT saints and prophets.

True--but then, many of them also wore head coverings most or all of the time and went around barefoot or in sandals the year round. Doesn't mean I have to. (Might be a bit uncomfortable in this climate.)

Yes, but even after that, there were people who were obviously not being guided by the Holy Spirit (see 1 John and the Letters to the Seven Churches in the Book of Revelation). They were either resisting Him or they did not have His indwelling presence.

Yes--it was quite common in the Middle East.

No--either that person is wrong, I am wrong or we both are wrong (or both right). Even in the Bible, there were people who had not the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. There is no reason to believe that the merely religious in the Roman Catholic hierarchy were being guided by the Holy...

No, it only applies to those who don't even pretend to be Christians.

One of the problems is that the Roman Catholics brought scholasticism into the study of Scripture because many in the hierarchy were not indwelt by the Holy Spirit--who "leads to all truth." Doesn't matter how many years you spend in school, if you don't have the Holy Spirit guiding your...

Hebrews 11:6---> "And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him." One of your problems may be that you have never been convinced by the Holy Spirit that you should fear God. The "fear of the...

No true Christian believes that works are required for the "new birth". People have erroneous interpretation of Scripture all the time, but that doesn't mean that the Bible has errors.

That simply means that God does not change Himself at the request of a human being.

There is no question that God conceals His affairs from the heathen. But, as His children, we can ask Him to reveal the answers to our questions.

I don't wear them--I don't believe in punching holes in my body for frivolous purposes.:D