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Not at all, if they quietly mumble it under their breaths.Or do they think they have to shout it out to make God hear them?The bottom line is that Paul said he'd rather people preached than tongue-spoke, yet they blatantly ignore him and go on babbling loudly regardless, not good. (1 Cor 14:37-38)

Why hasn't Bin Laden said "We never did 9/11"?On the contrary he admits doing it in various statements, e.g- "The Twin Towers were legitimate targets, they were supporting US economic power. These events were great by all measurement. If avenging the killing of our people is terrorism then...

Paul laid down firm sensible guidelines for tongue-speaking, would you say the same thing to him and ignore him?

Another thing, if Mt Zion is safe, why does God promise to shorten the endtime tribulation for the sake of his elect?I mean, if Zion was safe why would he still have to shorten the suffering? (Matt 24:22)

Let me just clarify my position- I'm not against tongue-speaking if it makes them feel closer to God, but they MUST follow Pauls instruction to do it in a sensible way lest they make themselves and Christianity look stupid-(1 Cor 14:39-40)

Yes, and tongue-speaking IS divisive..:)Brit TV recently did a documentary on Alpha Courses, and when newcomers were urged to tongue-speak at a meeting, two of them walked out in disgust, i'd have done the same!I later complained to Alpha Head Office about bullying newcomers but they were...

Here's a little story i've woven around an incident involving a woman we'll call Jessica in Mark chapter 5 JESSICA by Mick Jessica had a good life in ancient Israel, she grew into a fine young woman, got married and had children, and was kind and friendly to all.Like everyone else, she knew the...

And water-baptism is no guarantee that anybody'll get the Holy Spirit- "The holy spirit hadn't come upon the Samaritans as they'd simply been baptised. NIV" (Acts 8:15-16)

I'm not against water-baptism if people want it, but let's remember the Holy Spirit can come without baptism-"The Caesareans have received the holy spirit, so let's baptise them" (Acts 10:47)

I ask again, what saves, Jesus or water?

Right..:)There's a big church near me; my sister popped in once and was horrified, she said "They were all babbling like monkeys and waving their arms in the air, I'm not going again"What a disgraceful church to set such a bad example, I bet Satan is chuckling with glee..

God has already given me the tremendous gift of being able to see things in crisp clear black and white, I can ask no more..:)

Here's a little tale i've woven around a Bible incident in John chapter 4 involving a woman we'll call Leonora LEONORA by MickLeonora had had a rough life. A string of lovers had treated her bad, and now she'd ended up with another here in this remote village in old Samaria miles from anywhere...

Time is stretchy and elastic as proven by Einstein, and God can stop it and reverse it at will-"So the sun returned ten degrees" (Isaiah 38:8), and he can fast-forward it - "With God a thousand years are as one day" (2 Pet 3:8 ),so any attempt to put a time-line on things in human terms is...

Guysmith quote- Mount Zion in Jerusalem as a place-of-safety for a group of Christian survivors.---------------------------------------------------- I don't take that literally, I regard it as a metaphor for the Kingdom of God within us, so I'm afraid I won't be hopping on a plane to Jerusalem...

I've been giving cash donations to a small church group for some time now, but I recently found out they've been buying trashy books by mediums and other halfbaked authors.So i read the riot act to them and told them they're not getting another penny off me, and have cut off all contact with...

Are we not already safe in Christ no matter where we are?