Doctrinal Conference 2009 (Atlanta West)

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by pelathais

Because it is written down all over history that it didn't happen. And, I'm made a little more confident when a friend with your zeal cannot even give a single example.

It just didn't happen. But the implications aren't so much about what this says concerning Acts 2:38. The real implications seem to surround the meaning of Matthew 16:18.

Pel, I meant to say that "IF it isn't written down in a history book THEN we can be assured that it (someone somewhere on this earth was filled with the Spirit with the sign of speaking with other tongues and baptized in Jesus name) NEVER happened? Isn't that an argument from silence?

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

Pel, I meant to say that "IF it isn't written down in a history book THEN we can be assured that it (someone somewhere on this earth was filled with the Spirit with the sign of speaking with other tongues and baptized in Jesus name) NEVER happened? Isn't that an argument from silence?

1700 years of silence is a pretty powerful argument.

The only rejoiner is "make believe."

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by pelathais

1700 years of silence is a pretty powerful argument.

The only rejoiner is "make believe."

The history of Israel is a type of the church. There was a point in which Elijah thought he was the only one who had not bowed the knee to Baal (false doctrine).

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

The history of Israel is a type of the church. There was a point in which Elijah thought he was the only one who had not bowed the knee to Baal (false doctrine).

The despairing prophet's hyperbole mixed in with perhaps his self pity doesn't really equate to the fact that there simply was not an "Acts 2:38 church" for around 1,700 years of church history.

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by pelathais

The despairing prophet's hyperbole mixed in with perhaps his self pity doesn't really equate to the fact that there simply was not an "Acts 2:38 church" for around 1,700 years of church history.

Pel, I really hate to burst your proverbial bubble, but it is knid of difficult to believe that Acts 2:38 was not adhered to for 1700 years. I could be wrong, but it is hard to imagine my friend.