UPCI Changes

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by allstate1

I have a question!! What about all the people that lived in the 18th and 19th century in America??? Are they lost?? Why, if tongues are essential to salvation, do we not hear of it until 1900????

There were many reports of this throughout history - "glossolalia," "xenolalia" (foreign languages as in Acts 2) and many vague references to "ecstatic utterances" and such. The thing is, these reports appear along side other reports among non-Christian sects and religions exhibiting their own "speaking in tongues" phenomena.

You are correct about the dearth of such reports in the time period that you have cited - but I don't think the reports are absent entirely.

In any event - why has absolutely no Christian in history ever suggested that this was the defacto standard of salvation until the development of the Oneness Pentecostal "Three Step" or "Water & Spirit" doctrine?

Your question is a valid one.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Some Mormons in the 19th Century exhibited the "initial evidence", not to mention a number of Shamans, Hindus, etc., at various periods.

Originally Posted by pelathais

There were many reports of this throughout history - "glossolalia," "xenolalia" (foreign languages as in Acts 2) and many vague references to "ecstatic utterances" and such. The thing is, these reports appear along side other reports among non-Christian sects and religions exhibiting their own "speaking in tongues" phenomena.

You are correct about the dearth of such reports in the time period that you have cited - but I don't think the reports are absent entirely.

In any event - why has absolutely no Christian in history ever suggested that this was the defacto standard of salvation until the development of the Oneness Pentecostal "Three Step" or "Water & Spirit" doctrine?

Your question is a valid one.

Uh, .... great minds? (Nah. Not me and Pel. )

[Sam]

Originally Posted by pelathais

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In any event - why has absolutely no Christian in history ever suggested that this was the defacto standard of salvation until the development of the Oneness Pentecostal "Three Step" or "Water & Spirit" doctrine?
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AMEN!!

PREACH IT!!!!!