Jesus Freak
Previously DanaCovert68
What does Mark 9:49 mean? Here it is:
" “For everyone will be salted with fire."
" “For everyone will be salted with fire."
First point is don't take any verse in isolation. Read what precedes and what proceeds it.What does Mark 9:49 mean? Here it is:
" “For everyone will be salted with fire."
First point is don't take any verse in isolation. Read what precedes and what proceeds it.
I'm confident that then you will have the answer.
There are no 'one liners' in the Scriptures with the possible exception of proverbs.
There are no 'one liners' in the Scriptures with the possible exception of proverbs.
Yes, I agree. Do a forum search on the phrase "two or three witnesses" by 'calvin' and you will see my stance.
Not all are able to pray in tongues.
I do know that there are some that believe all can pray in tongues, I believe that not all Christians are given that ability.
My wife, has prayed, asked, had hands laid on and she desires to pray in tongues, but she has been a Christian close to eight years and has not been gifted with the ability to pray in tongues. I know many spirit-filled Christians that are not able to pray in tongues.
*I am not saying that tongues have ceased, just that not all Christians are able.
I know many spirit-filled Christians that are not able to pray in tongues.
*I am not saying that tongues have ceased, just that not all Christians are able.
If those in our company are to be blessed by our praying in tongues, there needs be an interpreter.....yes?
I have only ever heard one instance of alleged praying in tongues. Absolutely no idea what was being prayed...none whatsoever.
What good was it to me...to us?
Jesus said.............. Red Letters.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
(Mar 16:17)
That settles it for me. Now just because I have been saved 20 years, and I still can't seem to get the gift of Tongues, it's no indication that the gift is not there waiting for me. It just means there is something inside my thinking that is blocking me from receiving.
The Word of God is suppose to change us, we don't determine if the Word is true or not, or the Will of God by outcomes.
If you see value in something Jesus said is yours, you keep seeking until you understand. The value determines how long you seek.
The gift is there for every Spirit filled believer, it's not something God has to give you but already available.
This is very possible to be Spirit Filled with Power to be a witness and not to have spoke in tongues. Being Spirit filled is for to be a Anointed witness with power, so it's possible to just be sealed by the Holy Spirit and saved, but have no power.
It all comes down to what your taught, and will receive. Waiting on God to Hook you up with tongues is not going to cut it. I have helped several who had been filled with the Holy Spirit, you could feel the anointing on their life grab a hold of what Jesus said was theirs. It took my wife almost a year, every day on the porch reading Eph prayer and seeking God. She just could not wrap her head around it.
For me it was not easy because I had nobody to ask being locked up. I sort of just had to by faith tell God I was going to speak in tongues since it was mine and if He did not like Caveman then He needed to step in and change it. If I see it's mine, I go after it and God meets me along the way. The red sea did not split until the staff hit, the Jorden did not split until the foot went in and the man at gate beautiful did not receive strength in his ankle bone until Peter pulled him up. Nothing has changed.
Thank you for the reply, but I will have to agree to disagree.
What I was pointing out was that for me, speaking in a new tongue is showing a complete absence of cursings and taking the Lord's name in vain and generally caching everything in sewer language terms.Its very good for you Calvin. While you have the math down of the whole process which is very impressive. Jesus said you shall speak with new tongues. So, He said it, then it must be so. It would be similar to what was experienced in Acts.