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Re: Tongues at conversion vs faith???
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Originally Posted by bishoph
(fatty......I resemble that statement....lol)
Paul tells us that there is ONE spirit and many gifts of that one spirit. He also says that there is ONE manifestation of that spirit that is given to ALL. If the THE spirit is the spirit of Christ/God then the believers in Acts 8 did not receive HIM until the Apostles laid hands on them. vs16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Faith simply acts as a conduit through which the spirit can flow.
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Lol auto correct at work there. Where did Paul say tongues is the one manifestation of being filled with the Spirit?
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Today pull up the little weeds,
The sinful thoughts subdue,
Or they will take the reins themselves
And someday master you. --Anon.
The most deadly sins do not leap upon us, they creep up on us.
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