Then in 1989/1990 I went to Bible Studies at the Sacred Heart Church, here in Niagara Falls,NY. It was my first experience with a Roman Catholic Bible Study. A very salient point of the evening, BEFORE the study began, was the passing around of the basket which later sat at the entrance for late-comers, in which one was to "donate" money for the priest conducting the study. I found this ridiculous, and offensive! By then, I had been to many Bible Studies, and never had I had a basket put before me in which I was compelled/shamed into giving something!
What wasn't my surprise when it was that at the "prayer request time" here came a few "gifted" ones (by then the priest was gone!), to pray over those who requested prayers. And now the room was filled with incredible noise, not a "word" of it discernible!
Well, I was well in my "infancy" regarding my journey as a Christian! Never before had I heard such, personally! This is what was called the "Charismatic Movement in the Catholic Church," at its very inception!
The "studies" themselves left a lot to be desired. There was no sequence to them, verses here and there being plucked out of the bible! The enjoyable part was the singing, but, again, the priest did not stick around for this! Once he gave his spiel and collected his "due," he was gone!
Well, so was I after a handful of visits!
I got nothing but bewilderment from this experience!
As I "grew" in learning from the word of God, I came to realize the uselessness for "speaking in tongues!" Finally, I have just run into videos that so very well express what this "phenomenon" truly is!
I pray you will enjoy learning the truth, so very succinctly explained by a very wise and learned New Born-Again Christian! It is AWESOME how God chooses His people!! This young man to certainly be one CHOSEN by God!
Speaking In Tongues (Part 1 of 2)
In this 2 part series, I go through all the Scriptures in the book of Acts and Corinthians which speak about tongues, and I also go into the original Greek to get the proper definitions of the words.
Please watch it with an open heart and let the Scriptures speak.
Links:
http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=1100&l=en
http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=1258
http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=1437
http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=2399
Speaking In Tongues (Part 2 of 2)
In this 2 part series, I go through all the Scriptures in the book of Acts and Corinthians which speak about tongues, and I also go into the original Greek to get the proper definitions of the words.
Please watch it with an open heart and let the Scriptures speak.
Links:
http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=1100&l=en
http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=1258
http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=1437
http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=2399
MAY GOD BLESS ALL WHO VIEW THIS WITH UNDERSTANDING FOR HIS WORD!
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