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Re: Allow me to Think Abstractly for a Moment
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Originally Posted by pelathais
Acts 10:45-46, says that the phenomena observed by Peter and those who had traveled to Caesarea with him was identical to the phenomena that had occurred in Acts 2 (See Acts 10:47). Nothing more is asserted in this passage concerning "speaking in tongues."
Nowhere in this passage does it say that Cornelius and his household "had to speak in tongues in order to be saved." Nowhere in this passage does it say that anyone else must "speak in tongues" in order to be saved.
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The thing that was asserted was that Peter knew that Cornelius and friends had received the gift of the Holy Ghost BECAUSE they spoke with other tongues. It implies that the baptism of the Spirit is accompanied by speaking with other tongues. It is the visible sign of being filled by an invisible God. Added to Acts 2 and Acts 8 and Acts 19, it is added weight to the doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking with other tongues. It leaves no doubt in the mind of the believer because they know they have received the promise of the Father when they spoke with tongues the first time as they prayed.
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