Lots of people have repented been baptised in jesus name some of them never speak in tongues as proof of the holyghost so what was peter saying when he said...and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. just something to think about for the tongues as evidence folks....LOL
I think when Peter was talking to these people he was directly talking to them and is not refering to us he was telling them what to do it was directed at them at that time and place...
Taking heed to and continuing in the doctrine saves us .
1 Timothy 4:16 KJV Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
I think this is what this thread implied.
Acts 2:42 KJV And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
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I think when Peter was talking to these people he was directly talking to them and is not refering to us he was telling them what to do it was directed at them at that time and place...
If the question as to what people should do has not changed (Acts 2:37), why should we change the answer, (Acts 2:38)?
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"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
Lots of people have repented been baptised in jesus name some of them never speak in tongues as proof of the holyghost so what was peter saying when he said...and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. just something to think about for the tongues as evidence folks....LOL
Why did the people in Samaria not have the Holy Ghost since they got Baptized (baptism implies they obviously believed and repented), until Peter and John later came down to and ministered to them?
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"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
What did Simon the former sorceror see that he did not see before when the apostles laid their hands on people and they got the Holy Ghost? he saw devils cast out and people healed. But he never offered money for what he saw in those things. But when he saw the apostles lay hands on the people and they got the Spirit, what did he see to make him want to pay money for that same giving of the Spirit? I think it was more than watching hands on someone's head.
Answer: Must have been tongues, I think.
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