To all a Happy Pentecost! About 3400 years ago, God gave His Law and made a covenant with the people of Israel at Mt. Sinai written on tables of stone. Then about 2000 years ago, God gave His called out ones--the church---His Holy Spirit and wrote the spiritual aspects of His Law on the hearts of all believers. Happy birthday to the Ekklesia. Celebrate the salvation we have through Jesus our Lord.
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Acts 1:5 hits the hardest.
Knock off the water baptism and move on to the immersion of the Holy Spirit.
Dispensationals!!
Jesus says "not many days from now"
Acts 2:3 -then there appeared to them, divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of them.
Acts 2:38 - Peter one of the 12 who had been baptized of the Holy Spirit tells those listening to be baptized and they will receive the Holy Spirit.
Also if we're writing off the entirety of water baptism then what Philip (also one of the 12) does with the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8 is totally uncalled for. Acts 8:36-38
As well as Jesus' Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-19
And what Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3:5
Lydia and her household, the Philippian Jailer and his household, and those in Acts 19 who were baptized again because they hadn't heard of the Holy Spirit.
In those days the HOLY SPIRIT was evident in a person, if they spoke in tongues after being baptized! In Acts 2 tongues was described as other languages. How have speaking in Tongues changed in today's world? We have a few people speak in tongues in our church, but in unknown tongues not in a language. We do have certain people in our church that interpret the unknown tongue. I never hear any of the pastors get tongues or interpret, shouldn't they be speaking in tongues or interpreting if this is to be believed? This is the only thing that I find questionable in my church. BTW- My church is a Pentecostal church!
Hey friend, you're right tongues are different languages and if being spoken should be interpreted. Not everyone had the gift of tongues others had various gifts spoken about by Paul. If you would like I can give you exact verses for everything I said but it will have to be tomorrow.
Paul speaks mostly about unknown tongues! The person speaking in an unknown tongue is talking to GOD, and it must be interpreted to edify the church.
Tongues are not the gift. The holy spirit is the gift. The word gift in the king james is italicised and that means it was added by men and void of Gods authority. God calls tongues a manifestation and their are nine of them. All believers have them as God says he is no respecter of persons. Tongues is an enablement and has over a dozen benefits including being perfect prayer. It also is Gods marking that you have the gift of holy spirit. It was tongues as witnessed by peter and six others that caused the christians of jewish lineage tonaccept that the gentiles had also received and were now members of the one body. It has not gone away. Every single person I know in our home fellowships world wide speak in tongues. You can too. I recommend a book called receiving the holy spirit today by dr. Victor paul weirwille. He did a fantastic job of laying it out. My kids grewnupnwithnit and tjey all four donit, all.mu grandkids 6 years old or more already do it. Its Gods will we all do it.
First off the book of Acts is a historical account of the early church and the apostles. It is not a doctrinal book.
Once again water baptism only was meant for the time of John the Baptist until the Christ showed up in that specific region, and that's it.
To watch these idiots push water immersion today is just a way of separating people from their money.
Then why do Philip and Peter and Paul all use Baptism?
Separating from money? The water should be free... If not there is water in every civilization.
Jesus said john baptized with water. In not many days hence you will be baptized in spirit. Water cleanses temporarily, the holy spirit cleased us from all unrighteousness permanently.
Paul: 1 Corinthians 1:17 King James Version 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, ( in other words water immersion does not save us! )but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. ( The gospel leads to baptism of the Holy Spirit)
1 Peter 3:21 King James Version 21 The like figure whereunto even baptism (Holy Spirit) doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, (water immersion) but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Also Acts chapter 10 Peter learned about Holy Spirit baptism (immersion)