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I think one of the main reasons why this “movement” has caused so many problems for believers is because they emphasize “the gift of tongues” - a so-called sign gift - above all the other gifts of the Holy Spirit. Scripture says that tongues is one of the “least of the gifts” to be desired (see I Corinthians 14).


12 posted on 04/17/2018 12:28:53 PM PDT by boatbums (The Law is a storm which wrecks your hopes of self-salvation, but washes you upon the Rock of Ages.)
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To: boatbums

And tongues are a sign for UNBELIEVERS, not believers (I Corinthians 14:22)


19 posted on 04/17/2018 1:03:50 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: boatbums
Everyone forgets the gifts listed in Romans 12 as well.

Romans 12:3-8 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

But what glory is there in serving or acts of mercy?

Nobody can see that.

20 posted on 04/17/2018 1:06:25 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: boatbums

Thus repeating the mistakes of the church in Corinth; where it was reported, one of the brethren was sleeping with his father’s wife, and yet the congregation was arrogant. I sometimes wonder whether the sexual immorality and greed among some of the ... famous church leaders, is related to the gratuity of the flocks.
Press forward to the Mercy of. Christ in repentance.


133 posted on 04/19/2018 3:30:23 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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