Yes, We are at the most important part.. Holy Spirit..
In The beginning, I would like to tell you that, I have not hear much classes about Holy Spirit. However our Pentecostal/Evangelistic groups are still not completely clear about Holy spirit.
Some Groups teaching people as Holy spirit is the fact, and anointing of it has been stopped after 1 century.
However another group of people teaching us as it is still available in this world.
In the beginning of my faith life, I was also confused about these. However I can see from bible, It is not mentioned anywhere that, Holy spirit will be available for a short while only. But It says, Joel 2:28, "And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. So I also believe in Holy Spirits presence in the world.
Then there might be question that,
What is the nature of holy spirit?How can we identify Holy Spirit?
Why holy spirit? What Is the Benefit of Holy Spirit?
In a days, People identifies holy spirit by Tongues, Prophesy, Healing.. etc.
Pentecostal people are considered as Baptized and saved. I.e, They have possessed baptized in water and "they declared with their mouth, "Jesus is Lord," "(Romans 10:9) .
In my personal experience, In many conventions and worships, There will be a separate prayers for Anointing Holy Spirit for those who are not yet received.
How do you know that you have received holy spirit or not?
How can you classify that a group of Anointed or and the group of others?
What is the symptom of receiving holy spirit?
Most commonly we are confirming holy spirit anointing by Falling down, Shivering, Speaking in some unknown languages which in none of you knows, Or behaving like hysteria, Or jumping like horse
Do you think these are the criteria to identify Holy spirit?
Who teach you this? Bible says,
1 Corinthians 12:3, Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
What It means? Bible says, if you are saying "Jesus is Lord," Then you are speaking in Holy spirit.
How can you speak in Holy spirit if you are not Anointed by it?
In Verse 9 it says, another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
You are calling yourself as believer and you declared your faith with mouth. Bible says faith is the fruit of Spirit.
Still you are saying, You are not anointed. Of course, Somebody teach you wrongly. Do you think some one will beg for things which he/she is having more than enough? But we are conducting separate prayers, fasting, worship meetings for anointing? It is very funny that, Bible conventions are marketed by highlighting this.
Many of false preachers are utilizing your illiteracy about holy spirit. In the beginning of this session, I have attached some videos. This the example of that. We are preaching about Jesus, While we are not sure about him. Now I remember a verse from bible. (Luke 6:39) He also told them this parable: "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? Are we blind about Holy spirit?
An another aspects of Anointed believers is Tongues. Bible says that, Gift of Holy spirit are different. However you look around, You might not be able to find some one with any of other fruit than Tongues. I.e, It is very rare to find someone who received Fruit of healing or prophecy why so?
Do you thing Tongues is low cost, so it is available to anyone and healing or prophecy are costlier and it is given to rare people?
Now you might Quote, As usual any believer, 1 Corinthians 14:2, For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
I am accepting the same. If you are speaking/praying some unknown languages to the surroundings, It means Either you are speaking to someone who understands the language or you are mad and you are burbling. Normally, A language is said to be unknown, only when it is not understandable to the surroundings or the languages unknown to you. So I am accepting you are speaking/praying to god only. But could you please show me, this language is only heavenly language? Because I have not heard anyone who speak in unknown human languages. Every one having Burbling.
If you are saying, you are speaking in heavenly language, tell me why all of you have hevenly language? Paul speaks both Heavenly and humanly languages. Because he got the gift of holy spirit -Tongues. Does bible any where says that, Tongues will give you only one language? Then why do you have only one? and which you cannot identify its heavenly or humanly. Lets look into bible,
According to my study, I can see that, the word Tongues Mentioned in the Bible, is some other languages which are unknown to us, It is either exist in this world or in heaven.My assumption is based on following passages .
The Bible first describe about Holy Spirit and Tongues is Acts:2: 2-13. 2 Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them..
Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language.7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” 12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”
Do you thing Tongues is low cost, so it is available to anyone and healing or prophecy are costlier and it is given to rare people?
Now you might Quote, As usual any believer, 1 Corinthians 14:2, For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
I am accepting the same. If you are speaking/praying some unknown languages to the surroundings, It means Either you are speaking to someone who understands the language or you are mad and you are burbling. Normally, A language is said to be unknown, only when it is not understandable to the surroundings or the languages unknown to you. So I am accepting you are speaking/praying to god only. But could you please show me, this language is only heavenly language? Because I have not heard anyone who speak in unknown human languages. Every one having Burbling.
If you are saying, you are speaking in heavenly language, tell me why all of you have hevenly language? Paul speaks both Heavenly and humanly languages. Because he got the gift of holy spirit -Tongues. Does bible any where says that, Tongues will give you only one language? Then why do you have only one? and which you cannot identify its heavenly or humanly. Lets look into bible,
According to my study, I can see that, the word Tongues Mentioned in the Bible, is some other languages which are unknown to us, It is either exist in this world or in heaven.My assumption is based on following passages .
The Bible first describe about Holy Spirit and Tongues is Acts:2: 2-13. 2 Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them..
Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language.7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” 12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”
Here it is mentioned that, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God. It means whatever apostles are spoken are understandable to others those are from the different corners of the world. So it means, apostles spoke in human languages, but which was unknown to them. i.e, apostles are illiterate to those languages and ho;y spirit enable them to speak in those.
Here we have to note one thing that, commonly used word Tongues, here used as synonym of other Human languages.
1 Corinthians 14:10-11 says, There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
Paul says, All languages in this world has signification. I do not think much explanation needed here
Paul says, in 1 Corinthians 12:7, But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
In KJV, Paul using profit withal. means, profit for all, not only for you. Now look into the verse,
1 Corinthians 14:4 says, He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
1 Corinthians 12:7 says, profit of spirit is for all and 1 Corinthians 14:4 says, He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself. That is the reason why Paul says in 1 Corinthians 14:19, Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
However, I have seen many of the pastors in the Pentecost group motivates believers for praying in Tongues. Many times I have seen lot of pastors, those are announcing "it is my dream all members of our church are praying in Tongues.". But Paul Says, 1 Corinthians 14:27, If any man speak in an unknowntongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
And in 1 Corinthians 14:28 Paul says, But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
These verses says that, Tongues is interpret-able. But I have not yet heard any interpretation in any churches. Then Should they keep silence?
1 Corinthians 14:21-22 says, In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
Bible says, men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people . I have not seen any one who speak to people. (But I know St.Thomas, Who visited India spoke Malayalam and Tamil.) However they are saying something by them self and it is not understandable for any one. Does it mean by Tongues?
Then how can be identify Holy spirit?
Is it through signs and miracles as many of us believes? I know many of us run behind the miracles and prophesy for their physical benefits and and to know their future. I have seen many of you, they will call a priest, who named prophet by himself or others, before making any of their decision and later yourself will become trapped. Hay men, This is how you are silently utilized by name of God. Open your bible and read it. It is for reading not for an exhibition. Before accepting any preaching/prophecy, Kindly confirm, Is it from God or Evil? Because Bible says,
Mark 13:22, For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
It says evil can also do signs. Then how can you identify Holy spirit by Signs?
You can distinguish evil and holy spirit by Its nature.
What is the nature of holy spirit?
Holy spirit has the same nature as god has. What is the nature of god?
1 John 4:7-8, says, Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Here we have to note one thing that, commonly used word Tongues, here used as synonym of other Human languages.
1 Corinthians 14:10-11 says, There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
Paul says, All languages in this world has signification. I do not think much explanation needed here
Paul says, in 1 Corinthians 12:7, But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
In KJV, Paul using profit withal. means, profit for all, not only for you. Now look into the verse,
1 Corinthians 14:4 says, He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
1 Corinthians 12:7 says, profit of spirit is for all and 1 Corinthians 14:4 says, He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself. That is the reason why Paul says in 1 Corinthians 14:19, Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
However, I have seen many of the pastors in the Pentecost group motivates believers for praying in Tongues. Many times I have seen lot of pastors, those are announcing "it is my dream all members of our church are praying in Tongues.". But Paul Says, 1 Corinthians 14:27, If any man speak in an unknowntongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
And in 1 Corinthians 14:28 Paul says, But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
These verses says that, Tongues is interpret-able. But I have not yet heard any interpretation in any churches. Then Should they keep silence?
1 Corinthians 14:21-22 says, In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
Bible says, men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people . I have not seen any one who speak to people. (But I know St.Thomas, Who visited India spoke Malayalam and Tamil.) However they are saying something by them self and it is not understandable for any one. Does it mean by Tongues?
Then how can be identify Holy spirit?
Is it through signs and miracles as many of us believes? I know many of us run behind the miracles and prophesy for their physical benefits and and to know their future. I have seen many of you, they will call a priest, who named prophet by himself or others, before making any of their decision and later yourself will become trapped. Hay men, This is how you are silently utilized by name of God. Open your bible and read it. It is for reading not for an exhibition. Before accepting any preaching/prophecy, Kindly confirm, Is it from God or Evil? Because Bible says,
Mark 13:22, For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
It says evil can also do signs. Then how can you identify Holy spirit by Signs?
You can distinguish evil and holy spirit by Its nature.
What is the nature of holy spirit?
Holy spirit has the same nature as god has. What is the nature of god?
1 John 4:7-8, says, Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
If god is love, Then definitely his spirit also Love. In other verse Whoever does not love does not anointed by holy spirit, because holy spirit is love.
That is the reason why Paul says in 1 Corinthians 12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. And It is continuing 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.And 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.And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
I do not think it needs more explanation about these verses more that Paul gave. In John 15:12, My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
In whole bible we can see, Jesus and his apostles consider Love as "Above all"
So now lets go back to Holy spirit. we have seen the real nature of Holy spirit is Love.
Then what Bible meant by Love?
5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
In KJV, the word Charity Is used for love.
Romans 12:9, Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Romans 13:10, Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Even you have not gift of prophesy, Gift of tongues You are anointed if you have the great gift of LOVE and FAITH. Because that is the abbreviation of 10 commands.
| 28One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" 29"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 31The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these." 32"Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." |
If you are Burbling, And you hate your neighbor, Then you are not belongs to Christ. You cannot claim Anointing of holy spirit. You might have anointed by evil spirit. Because, God is Love.
Praise The Lord
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