[/list]PRIVATE, in a closed room, by yourself is the most common form of Tounges nowadays.
Seeking to invalidate that REAL presence of the Holy Spirit, with a demand for translatable foreign language outpourings restricts the potential believer.
And is a stumbling block to the ENTIRE gifts...
We total Pentacostals believe that ALL believers should USE the "gift of tounges" [voluntary AND 'goofy' as it feels]. Those who are too proud to humble themselves, and restrict their belief to scripture, pray, and worship, are missing out on THE most powerful aspect of Christianity, the OLD...
It would seem that Protestants are facing difficult challenges in other nations too. State religions are being re-established, barriers erected, and Evangelistic ministers are being denied visa's and being sent OUT of the nations too.
This is a disturbing thing to learn.
Let Prostants pray...
Hmm.
It would seem that the Evangelicals, inspired by the Holy Spirit, those "crazy guys" that speak in tounges [including myself here] are making tremendous inroads into the traditional sphere of Orthodoxy.
The unexpected shift over from a religion with roots going back centuries [but...
Sounds to me that PRAYER scares the dickens out of those Muslims. If they were demonstrative, offensive, provocative, perhaps.
But SILENT prayer, without incident?
Just terminolgy, that is all, a Jew is what the modern world calls those who claim to have roots in the twelve tribes, AND those who converted IN over the ages.
What is the problem with that? G-d knows who is a Jew or not, and that is OK with me.
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Wow.
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IF true, and we don't know that, the man has REAL problems, and needs help. Not to mention some time in the slammer too. With his legal problems mounting, rumors have him poor now, the bills have devoured much of his wealth.
A dying boy, cancer patient....
Argh.
It is painfully clear that there IS a "Religious Litmus Test" being applied by these God hating Democrats. Pandering to those that want to kill babies, radical feminists, and worse, the Democrats are now held hostage by well financed, God hating groups, and no one will get past their wall of...
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Man, poor old Dr. Laura is takin the heat recently, first she basically rejected Orthodox Judaism, then this. She has them all PO'ed at her now...
Anyone like Dr. Laura?