Grace And Peace, Precious friend. You seem to say
"the gift of tongues" is FOR us today, Correct?
My only "experience" was a one-time visit to an assembly where they
"All spoke at once." As a young babe in CHRIST, at the time, I did not
understand what was "going on."
Later, as a more maturing, growing "student" of
God's Perfect Word,
I developed this "study" - IF I may offer it for your Prayerful/Careful
consideration and input?:
God's 3 gifts Superseded BY God's Three Gifts!:
Surely, we All do "know And Understand" And
agree
(1 Cor 1:9-10 KJB!), on
This Important Verse Of God!, Correct?:
"And Now Abideth faith, hope, charity, these three;
but the greatest of these is charity!" (1 Cor 13:13 KJB!)
But, how about This "trio" of gifts - Are they for us today?:
"Modern Day" prophet(ess)? Speaking in tongues? Word of knowledge?
There is, I believe, a
Very Simple Solution, found In The
Perfect and Pure Word of God, The Bible,
Prayerfully and Carefully studied:
“
...Though I have The Gift Of Prophecy, and understand all
mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that
I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing…”
Does
God Still Have these in “effect” Today?
What Saith The Pure, Preserved, Precious And Perfect Scriptures?
“
...Charity suffereth long...(+14 others!)...Charity never faileth“
“
BUT Whether there be PROPHECIES, they SHALL FAIL;
whether there be TONGUES, they SHALL CEASE; whether there
be KNOWLEDGE, it shall VANISH AWAY. For we know in part, and
we PROPHESY IN PART.”
The Prophecies SHALL FAIL? Who believes that? Surely not the Prophecy
“experts”? Or, one could ask, when?
At the
Coming End Of Time {Perfect New Heavens and New Earth?},
when there are
No more “prophecies” to be fulfilled? Or:
At
The Second Coming of CHRIST, Who Is “Perfect”
But, with still
More Remaining prophecies
To Be Fulfilled?
Then, we wonder, what does this mean?
“
But when That Which Is Perfect Is Come, then
that which is In Part SHALL BE DONE AWAY.”
(1 Cor 13:1-10 KJB!)
Has not
"That Which IS PERFECT" Already COME?
IF so,
Then “that which is in part” = the “gift of tongues” has
Ceased,
the gift of “the word of knowledge” has Vanished, And the “gift of
prophecy” has
Failed! IF so, then we kindly ask:
(1) Does this not
explain Why
missionaries Have To Study/Learn
"foreign" languages, Before departing to the country
God Called
them to serve?
(2) where does
This Truth leave Ellen White and Seventh Day Adventism?
And, ALL Other
so-called “prophets/prophetesses”?
(3) What about All The "watchmen prophecies" and
failing "dreams and
visions Date-Setters" of
The Great GRACE Departure { aka "rapture" }?...
...Need
Bible Confirmation, correct?:
"Whereof I am made a minister, according to The Dispensation
of God Which is given to me for you, to fulfil [ Complete! Or Fill Up!! ]
The Word of God (Perfect?)"
(Col 1:25 cp Psa 12:6-7; 138:2 KJB!)
If
“That ( "neuter" gender ) Which is Perfect" is Not The
PerfectCHRIST ( "Masculine" Gender ), Then Is
This not
The
Only Other Choice?:
The Pure and Perfect Written Word of God, HIS
Precious And Holy Scriptures?
Further
Biblical Confirmation!:
"The Words Of The LORD Are Pure Words: As silver tried in a
furnace of earth, Purified Seven Times! THOU Shalt Keep Them,
O LORD, THOU Shalt Preserve Them from this generation For Ever!"
( Psa 12:6-7 KJB! )
"I will worship toward THY holy temple, and praise THY Name for
THY Lovingkindness and for THY Truth: for THOU Hast Magnified
Thy WORD Above All THY {Perfect?} Name!" (Psa 138:2 KJB!)
Therefore,
HIS Word Is The Absolute Final Authority! And
God Warns! All "who think Above, or, Exceed or Add to
IT!":
"And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to
myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us
NOT TO THINK ABOVE THAT WHICH IS WRITTEN,
that no one of you be puffed up for one against another."
(1 Cor 4:6 KJB!)
...Finally, IF TRUTH!:
(4) WHY would any "child Of God" today "settle for
Less" { “that which
is
in Part!” }, When they "Could Have ALL" Of What God Has For them?:
"Who also declared unto us your LOVE In The Spirit. For this cause
we also, since the day we heard it , do not cease to pray for you,
and to desire that ye Might Be Filled With The Knowledge Of HIS
Will In All Wisdom And Spiritual Understanding!" (Col 1:8-9!)
"That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together In
LOVE, and Unto All Riches Of The Full Assurance Of Understanding,
to the acknowledgement Of The Mystery of God, And Of The Father,
And Of CHRIST!"
(Col 2:2!) Amen?
Thus, the humble "Confusion Clearing Conclusion" of this study, is that:
The trio of
Expired gifts of "prophecy, word of knowledge, And
speaking in tongues"
Have Been Superseded Today, By God,
With The "Remaining," And "NOW Abiding" THREE Gifts" Of:
"faith, hope, And love In Grace, Pure GRACE!"
And,
The GREATEST Of These Is LOVE!!
+
”
All the law Is FULFILLED In ONE WORD: LOVE! thy neighbor!”
(Gal 5:14; Rom 13:8-10 KJB!) Amen?
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Blessed Be The Name of The LORD, And HIS Perfect, Pure, And
"Exalted Above All His Name," WORD For Ever And Ever!! Amen?
“To The Praise Of The Glory Of HIS {Amazing} GRACE!”