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I have already mentioned that one of my gifts is tongues...so how is it that you do not know that that is one of my gifts? You are subtly questioning my credibility. May the Lord abundantly bless you.

I beg to differ...for Easter is one holy day that is mentioned. Easter is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead...I do not find it improbable that the disciples would have been celebrating it by the time it was mentioned in the book of Acts. The King James version is Bible.

Then consider John 7:17, determine to obey the word of God, and be confident that the Lord will reveal Himself to you as the result. That is what I did; and the Lord was quick to make Himself known to me There are those who indeed do have this attitude. But I think that you might consider...

If that is an attempt to keep me from practicing my spiritual gift, it is going to take more than that. You would try to cast doubt on the validity of tongues; nevertheless the Bible teaches that it is a gift of the Holy Ghost; irregardless of what other religions teach about it. You did not...

But please answer this question in this thread as a last thing before we switch over. cont'd from #1926.

God is not easy for finite human brains to understand. It takes much theological discussion to be able to come to conclusions that are both acceptable and biblical. And even if the truth be known, there are simply those who will never receive it: 1Co 2:14, But the natural man receiveth not...

This thread is starting to get too long. Let us pick up the discussion elsewhere: The Issue of Calvinism.

Certain things in Calvinism appear to me to be biblical. Here are a few scriptures that seem to me to support the doctrine: Rom 8:30, Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Rom 9:11...

There is one Spirit (Ephesians 4:4), the Father (John 4:23-24). The Holy Ghost is the Spirit (John 7:39). Yes, the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Father and the Son; but they are the same Spirit; for there is only one Spirit (Ephesians 4:4). Now we know that Jesus is the Lord (1 Corinthians...

My own experience with tongues is that I started going to a church in around 1986 where everyone spoke in tongues. Since the majority of the people in the congregation were of a different nationality than myself, I didn't think of them as being mad. I just considered that they were praying in...

Tongues are indeed an evidence of the Holy Ghost...Acts of the Apostles 2:1-13, Acts of the Apostles 10:45-46, Acts of the Apostles 11:15-17. They are not the only evidence, however. Acts of the Apostles 4:31. 1 Corinthians 12:27-31.

I understand the Trinity as being faithful doctrine because of the necessity of the incarnation. If God hadn't needed to die for us, there would have never been any need for God the Father to become God the Son...essentially a distinct Person from Himself.

Also, the Holy Ghost is also a Spirit per John 7:39...and the Bible teaches that there is one Spirit, in Ephesians 4:4.

Since Jesus' soul was made an offering for sin (see Isaiah 53:10 and 2 Corinthians 5:21), to say that Jesus' soul is the Holy Ghost may very well amount to blasphemy of the Spirit if you're not careful (you will see it if you look up the verses). cont'd from #1192.

...through faith!!! Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:1-2, and John 3:16 (which are some of the most basic verses for our understanding). For I consider that grace is unto salvation, in Romans 5:2; for that is what we are taught in Ephesians 2:8-9. And yet faith is what saves me according to the...

While I would say that I believe that I personally believe that God is Triune, I don't think that there is any place in scripture where it says, "If you don't believe in the Trinity, you will be condemned." If a person is born of God, departing from the Trinity for a moment in order to see the...

That is not what I say. I say with Jesus that you must be born again.

You are being disrespectful. I can show you where it seems to say that faith is a work...in John 5:28-29. In all reality, in that place in scripture, Jesus is dealing with those people who might insist on salvation being by works...and brings them home to the point that the only "work" that...

@Dave L, it seems to me that you have said that the whole Trinity dwells in the human body of Jesus Christ, per Colossians 2:9. Doesn't this make Jesus triphrenic? But if Jesus is spirit and soul and body, which member of the Trinity is His Spirit? God the Father is a Spirit, not a soul, John...

Ephesians 4:10 explains for us the "with" in John 1:1. God the Father descended into time, taking on the added nature of human flesh, then ascended to inhabit eternity once again. Thus you have two of the same Person dwelling in eternity (outside of time). Simple. At the baptism of Jesus...