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To: betty boop; Alamo-Girl; .30Carbine; P-Marlowe; Corin Stormhands; blue-duncan
gifts of the Spirit...

It depends entirely upon the particular baptist church in question. Having been raised baptist, but now being methodist, I have some knowledge in this area.

In pre-Charismatic movement days, the question afoot in many churches (not just baptist) was, "Why don't we see the gifts of the Spirit operating in our day as they operated in the Book of Acts."

In some of those churches, the teaching was "Those were sign-gifts to that first generation Church before the completion/compiling of the New Testament canon, so they could see the authority of the Holy Spirit behind the operation of the Apostles, and then have assistance in knowing the correct location of the real Christians."

Once the canon was completed, then there was no longer need for such expression, according to this line of reasoning. Indeed, they still suggest that most of what we know as tongues and interpretation is a bit hokey. (A sentiment that I am nearly in agreement with.)

Unfortunately, they overlooked the many administrations of Spiritual gifts that Paul mentioned besides tongues and interpretation.....helping, hospitality, discerning, etc. I doubt that any of them would deny that God doesn't give some Christians mega-doses of these gifts.

68 posted on 08/11/2006 9:16:05 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Supporting the troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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To: xzins; Alamo-Girl; .30Carbine; joanie-f; TXnMA; MHGinTN; Kitty Mittens; Knitting A Conundrum
Thank you kindly for the information, xzins. The view you describe seems a very rational explanation. All the same, I agree with your conclusion, that God gives some Christians mega-doses of these gifts. That I can "see with my own eyes" (or rather, spiritually sense) WRT to certain people I know. Praise the Lord of Life!

Thank you!

69 posted on 08/11/2006 9:46:59 AM PDT by betty boop (The universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose. -J.B.S. Haldane)
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