The Key to Salvation is... the Book of Acts... - Page 7

OneAccord · #1 02-22-2008, 08:43 AM

Several years ago, a preacher friend of mine was sick. Very sick. Another brother who had been working among a tribe of American Indians out west and I went to pray for and visit the sick brother. As we prayed, the Lord spoke a word of prophecy to me, that seemed, well, outlandish to me. So I asked the Lord for confirmation. I sat there speaking in tongues as we prayed. The brother who served as a missionary out west spoke up, and said, "You know, Brother, the tongues you are speaking in sounds very much like the Apache Language." That was all the confirmation I needed. I stood up and spoke, "When your enemies think you have fallen, and will not rise, then I will raise you up, and send you from this place to minister the Gospel to the American Indians". The brother was healed, and, a few months later, resigned his church and went west. He had a very fruitful ministry in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, working among the Indians.

Enjoying the thread, RevRandy.

Joelel · #2 02-22-2008, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by OneAccord

Several years ago, a preacher friend of mine was sick. Very sick. Another brother who had been working among a tribe of American Indians out west and I went to pray for and visit the sick brother. As we prayed, the Lord spoke a word of prophecy to me, that seemed, well, outlandish to me. So I asked the Lord for confirmation. I sat there speaking in tongues as we prayed. The brother who served as a missionary out west spoke up, and said, "You know, Brother, the tongues you are speaking in sounds very much like the Apache Language." That was all the confirmation I needed. I stood up and spoke, "When your enemies think you have fallen, and will not rise, then I will raise you up, and send you from this place to minister the Gospel to the American Indians". The brother was healed, and, a few months later, resigned his church and went west. He had a very fruitful ministry in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, working among the Indians.

Enjoying the thread, RevRandy.

Amen,that's the way it should be.Acts 2: 1: And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2: And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3: And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4: And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5: And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
6: Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
7: And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
8: And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
9: Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
10: Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
11: Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God

SDG · #3 02-22-2008, 08:44 AM

Jesus is the Key to Salvation and the Door.

revrandy · #4 02-22-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Jesus is the Key to Salvation and the Door.

Knowing Him won't save you....Obeying Him Will...

SDG · #5 02-22-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by revrandy

Knowing Him won't save you....Obeying Him Will...

He becomes our obedience through faith at the point of faith ... it's his righteousness imputed on us that justifies us .... and it is through faith.

This assertion that somehow we are merely adovating Knowing Him is hooey. It's not mere mental assent ... and you know it.

Obedience to your three step plan w/o faith is null and void.

The issue will always when and what regenerates the rest is OBSFUCATION.

Pressing-On · #6 02-22-2008, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

He becomes our obedience through faith at the point of faith ... it's his righteousness imputed on us that justifies us .... and it is through faith.

This assertion that somehow we are merely adovating Knowing Him is hooey. It's not mere mental assent ... and you know it.

Obedience to your three step plan w/o faith is null and void.

The issue will always when and what regenerates the rest is OBSFUCATION.

Why would someone obey the "Three-step plan" if they didn't have faith, Daniel?

SDG · #7 02-22-2008, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Why would someone obey the "Three-step plan" if they didn't have faith, Daniel?

See Simon the Sorcerer.

Jehoram · #8 02-22-2008, 10:52 AM

Here we go with the name calling again.

I loathe the "three-stepper" moniker.

SDG · #9 02-22-2008, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Alter Ego

Here we go with the name calling again.

I loathe the "three-stepper" moniker.

Apostolic must be name calling in your book too??? Funny.,

Jehoram · #10 02-22-2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Apostolic must be name calling in your book too??? Funny.,

Not really.

But the term "three-stepper" implies a works based view of salvation. I believe that is a warped assessment of our doctrine.

Your signature says what we believe.

Two commands and a promise.

It really is that simple.

Arguing the semantics of "what happens when" seems to be the more legalistic approach to doctrine.

The important thing is to point lost souls to the proper response to Jesus' sacrifice - which is found in Acts 2:38.

What is so insidious about that?