Acts 2: Then and Now

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by JoeHardy07

The onlookers accused the 120 of being drunk on wine. Peter said they weren't.

Today, we have a new type of drunkeness, with new effects...of which are NOT recorded in Acts...which place happens to be what the Pentecostals claim as proof of their actions.

When a noob is found in a service and witnesses someone "slain" in the Spirit, he/she asks why. The spirituals tell him that it's just like in Acts 2. When he reads it, he finds that this "slaying" is not even mentioned in Acts 2, or anywhere else in the Bible (I'm referring to reeling backwards or slashing about on the floor uncontrollably or just out cold). Nor is the running, jumping, whooping, wailing, moaning and sobbing...or the $10 ointment cloths either I might add.

I'm not saying that these things are not of God (I have my doubts), however, they are NOT recorded in any of the out-pourings in Acts.

So what's the deal?

Peter only said they were not drunk on wine. In fact he went on to say that whatever they were doing that was causing those onlookers to think they were drunk was the Spirits doing. So the question is what were they doing that caused those onlookers to think they were drunk? Well, the bible tells us what caused the onlookers to think they were drunk. The reason was that they were all speaking in different languages at the same time (that is something I could imagine a group of drunk people doing). So my conclusion is that there is no bible for the modern day practice of being drunk/slain in the spirit.

What should we make of it? I believe that whether God is doing it or not that being slain/drunk in the spirit and other such things can be viewed as a person expressing their faith. So, I don't think the practice can simply be condemned because it is not found in the bible. I don't think the practice should really be encouraged either, even though it can be viewed as an expression of a persons faith. I think the practice should be tolerated. I think that its an okay way for some people to express their faith that way. I don't think it would be a good thing if every Christian started expressing their faith that way. Also, I think that those who do not express their faith that way should not look down on those that do.