Speaking In Tongues Does Not Equal Salvation.

[BroGary]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I absolutely agree with your post and especially that in bold. I was praying for a young woman that we had given a Bible study to. She had repented and was baptized. It was so hard for me to see her pray and not be filled with the Holy Ghost. I prayed and God spoke to me about the passage on the wineskins - old and new. He spoke to me about her need to empty herself out in order to be filled as an old wineskin would not hold new wine. So, at repentance, I'm thinking she didn't realize, from her background, exactly what that entailed. She was eventually filled with the Holy Ghost.

My husband and I were talking about how "repentance" and people these days who don't seem to take that as serious as they should or have in bygone days.

I wonder (although I'm sure there are many various reasons) if it's all the church hype and feel good type services people are seeking? It seems to be all about making ME feel good instead of coming to church to feel after God to see who He wants to touch, bless, set free, and heal, etc. for each service. It seems we are in a very narcissistic society which is bleeding into the church.

You brought out a very good point, many people don't have a true understanding of all what true repentence really infers.

Many think it is merely being sorry for past sins, but the word "repent" actually means to do an "about face" (I did enough of those during boot camp in the military :-)

We need to not only have a deep sorrow for past sins, but a complete willingness to change so we live a live pleasing to Him in obedience to His Word, and not think we can continue to do any of the things we used to that are contrary to His Word.

Another thing is that we must truely hunger and thirst to be filled, it can't simply be a casual thing we do simply because someone said it was necessary, like pulling a first-aid kit off the shelf to fix a boo-boo.

God wants us to so very much desire Him to be part of our lives, and not just simply trying to meet a requirement.

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Psalms 42:1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.