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This is fine but scripture does not support her experience.I have heard my wife speak in tongues many times.......
and the first time that she ever got this gift was in Quito, Ecuador.... and a woman there told her that she had praised G-d in a dialect from India. The woman was from India.......
My wife is so gifted that somehow Messiah Yeshua - Jesus told her that I was going to be her husband..... and that she should fast and pray for me for 35 days.
She fasted for three days / week for four weeks and then seven days in a row for the fifth week..... I was 3000 miles north of her going though the most amazing Shalom / peace of mind that I had experienced in my entire life...... and especially in the last decade.... 1990 - 2000.
I agree that continuationists disagree on some things ourselves.
As to the insistence that Tongues DID CEASE -- no, they didn't. It STILL GOES ON,
If you could prove your position from scripture we would not be dragging this out as long as we have.An excellent volley of posts back and forth ended with this post unanswered.
If it was a chess game, I would say, "Check."
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Again. the apostle Paul was not an eye-witness of his resurrection. And neither was Ananias. (to my knowledge) Not to mention Barnabas, (named an apostle) the elders at Timothy's church, or Timothy himself. All administering gifts.
This is fine but scripture does not support her experience.
You need scripture to verify her experience.I happen to disagree with you..........
Today's charismatic tongues are not genuine. You must learn how to speak in tongues. It was spontaneous in Acts. Also it is sectarian today. Also those who spoke in tongues knew what they were saying. Understanding what was said was the basis for edification. Today you might get a buzz like any group of heathen who speak in tongues do, but you still do not know what you are saying.
We have been over this already. The verse does not refer to tongues or the gifts when speaking of the promise. Just consult any commentary if the clear wording of the verse isn't sufficient.Act 2:39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
The promise = the Holy Spirit not the charismatic gifts. For even then not all spoke in tongues or prophesied.Act 2:39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2013/october/charismatic-renewal-movement.html
A 2011 Pew Forum study showed that almost 305,000,000 people worldwide, or 14 percent of the world's self-identified Christian population, is part of the charismatic movement.
That's 305 million people, and their impact on Christianity and God's global mission has been powerful and far-reaching.
According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity, there are about 279 million pentecostal Christians and 305 million charismatic Christians worldwide. (Charismatic Christians belong to non-pentecostal denominations yet engage in spiritual practices associated with pentecostalism, such as speaking in tongues and divine healing; see Defining Christian Movements.)
That is from:
http://www.pewforum.org/2011/12/19/global-christianity-exec/
I agree that continuationists disagree on some things ourselves.
As to the insistence that Tongues DID CEASE -- no, they didn't. It STILL GOES ON, despite the Cessationists insistence that it is 'fake', 'non-genuine", etc.
Charismatic/Pentecostal Christianity is growing faster than ever.
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/charismatic.christianity.in.us.myths.exposed/16054.htm
Charismatic and Pentecostal Christians over the past decade have grown from about 30 percent to 36 percent of American adults, or about 80 million people. One out of every four Protestant churches in the United States (23 percent) is a charismatic congregation.
George Barna, who directed the research projects, commented that the growth in the charismatic and Pentecostal movements in America is not surprising because it matches the current cultural trend in mainstream society.
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