ArchivedThe Latter Rain of the Last Days: Now or Future? :: Re: AineoRe: Aineo No, you have it backwards. My point was that Scripture only shows the manifestations of the "pouring out" happening to the 120 believers that gathered in the "Upper Room." What happened to the other Jewish believers during this time is undocumented. Therefore, the assumption that what happened to the 120 believers in Acts 2 applied to all believers is without support. Therefore, one must interpret Acts 2 in the context of what one knows, not what one wishes to presuppose. And one knows that while Christ promised the Baptism of the Spirit on Pentecost (Acts 1:5), nothing is said about all believers experiencing the partial "pouring out" of Joel 2. Further, how do you explain the fact that not all post-Pentecost converts experienced the exact same thing? Under you logic, the events of Acts 2 should be universal in nature. However, your answer to this is to simply accuse me of making an assumption, when in fact I did not such thing. The Baptism of the Spirit is not connected to any specific manifestations of the Spirit. It can be given with certain manifestations of the Spirit, as was the case with the 120 believers in Acts 2, but it is not inherently connected to it. For instance, the idea that one's receipt of the Baptism of the Spirit is associated with or evidenced by speaking in tongues is an unbiblical belief. And it comes from cultish charismatic groups who extend the events of Acts 2 beyond their intended meaning. And it sounds like your thinking is traveling down the same basic path of thought. That aside, telling me that Dispensationalism is a cultish belief without providing why proves nothing. This borders on ad hominem ranting as opposed to actual debate. Show me where Joel 2 speaks about the 1st Advent or coming of Christ. |
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