To: CCWoody
I'm among the first who stood up years ago and denounced certain aspects that were creeping into my faith. Oral Roberts was the first object of my wrath back in 1956 when I was a senior in high school!
However, it stands to reason that if we were to judge the entire Christian faith by the charlatans and sinful acts of some "professing" Christians, we'd have to throw out Jesus himself, period. But He knew there would be stuff like this happening. That's why He told us to test EVERY spirit.
As far as the availability of Speaking in Tongues, usually people ask for that gift. There have been times when it descended upon a person though who didn't ask for it. As far as trying to explain it, how do you explain the taste of a pear? Unless one has experienced something for oneself, understanding may remain elusive.
To: JudyB1938; time4good; Matchett-PI; RnMomof7; the_doc; Jerry_M; OrthodoxPresbyterian; ...
As far as the availability of Speaking in Tongues, usually people ask for that gift. There have been times when it descended upon a person though who didn't ask for it. As far as trying to explain it, how do you explain the taste of a pear? Unless one has experienced something for oneself, understanding may remain elusive. ~ JudyB1938
I see that you have avoided answering the question. I did not ask how one receives the "gift of tongues". I simply asked if this gift was available to anyone?
The usual mantra that I hear goes something like this: "You don't have to speak in tongues, you get to speak in tongues." These pastors must hear this from somewhere and think that this is a terribly spiritual thing to say. The obvious implication is that unless you speak in tongues you are not very spiritual. Your post seems to have that same kind of smug Pentecostal attitude I often encounter.
What Pentecostals never ever stop to try and figure out is where in the Bible does it say that if you are a disciple of Christ then you get to speak in tongues.
Woody.
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01/20/2003 4:52:29 PM PST by
CCWoody
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