Hisway-
I must disagree with the two mentions of tongues being different though... Tongues is a gift and there is no scripture that says there are two types of speaking in tongues. So if tongues are a gift, then it is a gift. There are not two forms to my knowledge. Can you give me some scriptures that might show me otherwise? One saying tongues and the other saying gift of tongues will not suffice though, b/c I believe they are one and the same gift. Baptist, who are trinitarians speak in tongues as well. I have been to many assemblies were people speak in tongues and heal the sick. It's not a issue of whether or not I believe. But rather, I've noticed that everyone does not.
Now, as long as you say all followers are able to lay hands on the sick, etc., then you are not contradicting yourself. So if you believe that all recieve all gifts, it would make sense, though I don't aree with this theory.
Hisway wrote:
The verse says all them in the upper room received the baptism of the Holy Ghost and all spoke in tongues. You either do not understand simple sentence construction or you are willfully ignoring the obvious. The verb "began" refers to the obvious subject of the compound sentence which is "they" and "they" are the "ALL" who were filled with the Holy Ghost and "they" are the "ALL" who began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave "them" utterance. The "them" refers to the "they" who are the "ALL".
Brother, don't waste your time trying to show people what they don't want to see. You made an excellent point and it has not been recieved.
Aineo wrote:
BTW, "as the Spirit gave them utterance" does not equate to all spoke in tongues if the Holy Spirit did not give all of them the gift of tongues and according to the following verses Peter did not communicate in tongues he communicated in his own language or tongue.
Hisway, this is a good point that he made as well, but according to scripture, yours is more in context. Don't even reply, everyone can see what's going on here... Don't fall into things, but let your light shine, speaking truth and people will see...
With Love,
The Persecuted...