Thegospelman:
Is speaking in tongues an evidence that one has an indwelling of the Holy Spirit? We all know anyone who doesn't have the Spirit is not God's. So how can one actually receive the Holy Spirit instead of demons? People in Christianity today are making mockery of the word of God. How can someone fall down injure himself/herself and damage the church chairs in the name of Holy Spirit move? There is only way to receive the Holy Spirit and avoid all this funny phenomenon, to know please

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Seun:
Fun fact:

The practice of baptism in the Holy Spirit as a separate act from becoming a Christian, which is manifested by babbling unintelligable words, is not biblical. It is a recent fad of the Pentecostal movement. The apostles and early Christians who wrote the New Testament practiced baptism and the holy communion, but there’s no record of them laying hands on Christians to make them speak in tongues. If they practiced it, they would have mentioned it because it would have been very important.

Seun:
Fun fact:

The practice of baptism in the Holy Spirit as a separate act from becoming a Christian, which is manifested by babbling unintelligable words, is not biblical. It is a recent fad of the Pentecostal movement. The apostles and early Christians who wrote the New Testament practiced baptism and the holy communion, but there’s no record of them laying hands on Christians to make them speak in tongues. If they practiced it, they would have mentioned it because it would have been very important.

Johncuppa:
Acts 19:6

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when[a] you believed?”

They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”

“John’s baptism,” they replied.

4 Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. 7 There were about twelve men in all.

Seun:


Here's the passage

Ouch. I was completely wrong. Apologies. Apparently I don't remember much from my readings of the book of Acts when I was still a believer.

Seun:


Here's the passage

Ouch. I was completely wrong. Apologies. Apparently I don't remember much from my readings of the book of Acts when I was still a believer.

Kogiboy20:
See your life

Seun:


Here's the passage

Ouch. I was completely wrong. Apologies. Apparently I don't remember much from my readings of the book of Acts when I was still a believer.

live4dgospel:
You just need to read that book to clear all your doubts and confusions.

hahn:


"They spoke in tongues" is not synonymous with babbling incoherent nonsense

Johncuppa:

It is.

1Corinthians 14:2
2 For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries with his spirit.

Seun:


Here's the passage

Ouch. I was completely wrong. Apologies. Apparently I don't remember much from my readings of the book of Acts when I was still a believer.

Thegospelman:
But is speaking in tongues an evidence or criterion for the indwelling of Holy Spirit, since the Devil can make people babble nonsense in the name of speaking in tongues? I believe in the recorded word of God that Christians spoke in tongues in the early church time but now tell me how to distinguish between someone who speaks by the Spirit of God and one who speaks by demons? I repeat, you really need to download and read that book.

live4dgospel:
Why do you misinterpret the verse, what does it mean to be a 'spiritual man'?

hahn:
Wow. So it is really all just nonsense. Thanks for pointing it out

Seun:

Yeah, it seems as if that the day of pentecost account was written as a backstory to support the early Christian practice of babbling in tongues. Ironically, the version of Jesus in Mathew 5:7-8 would have disapproved: "And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him."

Johncuppa:

To be a Spiritual man is to be able to differentiate between those who are genuine and those demonic.

Seun:
I think the Holy Spirit is highly overrated by Pentecostals. Apart from making them babble in tongues, and crash to the floor when sleazy pastors push them, he doesn't do much. The Holy Spirit is meant to help Christians to interpret the bible correctly, but clearly, he doesn't do that.

live4dgospel:


I ask you again who is a 'spiritual man'? Since you have a personal conviction that you have received the Holy Spirit and i believe that there are some other people whom who think receive demons. Now between you and those people who is the 'spiritual man'? Even those whom you believe receive demons or do miracles through the power of Devil also have personal convictions that they themselves have the Spiritual of God. The truth is this, people receive demons without even knowing that, to such people's heart they hold it strong that what they have received is the Holy Spirit of God. Do you understand me? How then do we know who has this Spirit of God? You must now humbly agree with me that speaking in tongues alone is not a valid criterion for that, since you speak in tongues and those whom you believe received demons also speak in tongues as well. Between you and them who is the right 'spiritual man' to judge?

Seun:

Yeah, it seems as if that the day of pentecost account was written as a backstory to support the early Christian practice of babbling in tongues. Ironically, the version of Jesus in Mathew 5:7-8 would have disapproved: "And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him."

Johncuppa:


You: The truth is this, people receive demons without even knowing that, to such people's heart they hold it strong that what they have received is the Holy Spirit of God.

Me: No, this is not true. Those who received devil Spirit rather asked for it and definitely not from God.

Luke 11:11-13

11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"