The most important implication of it is that it is a gift of the Holy Ghost. When the power of God rests upon us we can know, feel, and do great things. This is a power that touches many but was largely lost from the earth until the Priesthood and ordinances of God were restored to Joseph Smith.
The gift not just influence of the Holy Ghost is one of the greatest and most important components of the Restoration. In closing, Pres. Packer gave a great talk on this topic in the April General Conference.
Packer said:. Everyone is invited to come and repent and be baptized and receive of this sacred gift. Despite opposition, the Church will flourish; and despite persecution, it will grow. The power of the Holy Ghost is real. When with us, we can receive great blessings so that we are better able to share the gospel with others and bless the lives of others. The flaming fire of the Spirit is a call to responsibility; it is a call to be lights on hills to others who are lost in the darkness of disbelief.
It is a call to speak with the power of God so that others might bask in His light and love. Actually goes right along with this Then Peter said unto them, Repent be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Really enjoyed study of cloven tongues. I also think the gift of tongues, which should be accompanied by an interpreter if intended for the edifying of the body 1 Cor. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Acts 2: means just what it says, Cloven tongues, as of fire.
Why, because it happened to me, just like it reads. I love the Lord. What cloven tongue mean to me is the waiting on power from on high. We are suppose to wait on the power from on high until we move or preach the word of God. When you move in darkness you stable and fall but if you had someone lead you in the light or if you had the light you would not stable or fall and once save always save because the light never stop burning Jesus is the oil of the lamp and the flame is the Holy Spirit.
Have you met a believer on fire for God? Is it hard to come by? There are few things more glorious than watching a life on fire for God. On the contrary, there are few things more sorrowful than watching a life without fire for God or worst, still trying to lead a group of believers without fire for God.
We need fire. We cannot fabricate or fake this fire. If there is oil, the fire will burn spontaneously and freely. If there is no oil, there will be no fire and there will be no light. You do not get fire by chasing it. You get it by simply filling your vessel with oil. If there is oil, you will burn. Oil comes primarily from the Word and quality time in prayer with the Spirit.
There are no shortcuts. There is another word in Acts below that poses a lot of difficulties. They saw something that looked like fire, but that fire had some form of distribution amongst the disciples.
Whatever the exact meaning of this word is, the most important part is that every single believer in that gathering had the tongue of fire resting upon them. Biblical Studies Press. Torrey, R. Companion Bible by E. W Bullinger : Free Online version. All rights reserved worldwide.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Beautiful teaching, and very inspiring responses too. Looking forward to have this visible experience of tongues of fire on me. I know He will refine me, and purify me, I love staying in His Word and in prayer. We need this much more in these last days. We have lowered the standard of our God, and allowed so much freedom even from the world into our churches and lives. We need the Fire to purify us and bring us to the place where his word will burn in our bones.
Revive us Lord Jesus. Your Jan 7, posting of Divided tongues, i came across August 9, I am one who personally experienced this event in my own life, back in Acts, clearly explains it exactly as it is written. Manifested, Like on fire but not burning, like amber color, human tongues joined at the base, two tongues joined together, Thus cloven.
There is more that occurred of this event that happened to me, with three witnesses that where awakened by this event, this event did not occur during a church service, but in a military barracks room while three others lay sleeping.
Wow, thank you for sharing that experience. How awesome is our God! Thank God for the gift of His Spirit. May His glory continue to increase in your life. Very interesting and truthful read Patrick. With Pentecost coming tomorrow it is spot on. Keep up the good work. Patrick Oben Ministries Inc is the teaching ministry of Dr. Patrick Oben based in Ankeny, Iowa.
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