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Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Nov 8, 2009, 7:55pm EST

That is a very interesting perspective, Cassandra. I've never heard that doctrine before.

However, the Bible does not seem to agree with your interpretation of the events.

If we look in the Book of Acts Chapter 10 we see Cornelius and the first Gentiles being filled with the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues for the very first time.

But from the narrative it appears that Cornelius was already speaking the native language of the Jews who were gathered there with Peter and then began to speak a totally foreign language after being filled with the Holy Ghost.

How do you reconcile this with what you said in your comment?

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Do Christians, Jews & Muslims Worship The Same God? by Everest Alexander

Jul 1, 2008 | comments: 6

Everest Alexander Jul 6, 2008, 4:02pm EDT

Thanks for your comment, The Undeniable, I appreciate your time.

I believe I've made a very strong argument with the scriptures I've quoted from both books and the explanations given.

You have not supplied any information to contradict what I've written, but you certainly are entitled to your opinion.

Thanks again for stopping by.

Do Christians, Jews & Muslims Worship The Same God? by Everest Alexander

Jul 1, 2008 | comments: 6

Everest Alexander Jul 2, 2008, 11:33am EDT

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, Libramoon.

I appreciate it.

Do Christians, Jews & Muslims Worship The Same God? by Everest Alexander

Jul 1, 2008 | comments: 6

Everest Alexander Jul 2, 2008, 1:07am EDT

Thanks for your comment, Brian.

Discussion Topic: Do Jews, Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? by Carla G.

Jun 8, 2008 | comments: 89

Everest Alexander Jul 1, 2008, 11:22pm EDT

Christians worship Jehovah and Muslims worship Allah.

These two entities are NOT the same person!

This is painfully obvious to anyone familiar with the Bible and the Koran.

There is such a marked difference in the major doctrines of both books that the same person could not have possibly inspired or authored both of them.

Jews worship the same God as Christians do but not according to the full revelation of who He is.

Unfortunately, they have limited themselves to worshipping Jehovah according to the old and outdated covenant which God established through the prophet Moses because they have rejected Yeshua (Jesus) as the promised Messiah of the new covenant promised through the prophet Jeremiah.

For those who're interested I just published an in-depth article addressing this very topic called: Do Christians, Jews & Muslims Worship The Same God?

Here's the link: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977387380

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 30, 2008, 5:16pm EDT

Hi Jerry,
Thanks for your comment.

Unfortunately, most of what you wrote was so much babble that I couldn't follow the points you were attempting to make.

However, I'll try to answer the few points I did understand.

First, you said, "there cannot be a singular "language" that has any objective meaning as languages go, thus it really is just subjective "babble" that some have put a spiritual connotation upon because it makes them feel better ..."

Jerry, the above statement only serves to highlight your ignorance concerning the ability to speak in tongues.

The thing is, at this point in the conversation I don't even feel the need to justify my statements except to say that, speaking in tongues is for Christians and ONLY for Christians.

It is not given to the general public either to practice or even to understand. The Bible does say that non-Christians cannot understand the things of the spirit of God.

The actual verse says, "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." (1Co 2:14)

The next statement I will address is:

"I myself have received the Holy Spirit as an anti-religious person when it came upon me unbidden ... but without a doubt I knew it as the unconditional love of God and the ultimate sign of the truth that I had been seeking"

Jerry, you cannot receive the Holy Spirit unless you are born again!

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth and Jesus said, "I AM… THE TRUTH…" (John 14:6)

Therefore, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus Christ… You cannot receive the Holy Spirit unless you have first received Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord.

If you are not born again then whatever you think you have received… IS NOT FROM GOD!

This is for your welfare and safety, be very careful of accepting spirits into your life if you have not made Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior.

Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. (2Co 11:14)

Responding to Atheists: The God I know by Everest Alexander

Jun 20, 2008 | comments: 3

Everest Alexander Jun 20, 2008, 9:54pm EDT

Hi Lori, thanks for your comment.

I will answer your points one by one.

1) I am OK with each individual lawfully exercising their rights under the constitution. It is your right and mine to practice our religion the way each of us believes. It is the Wiccan's legal right to cast spells and it is the Christian's legal right to bless. Just know this, both the Christian and the Wiccan will stand before a Holy God and give an account for their actions.

2) You don't understand how someone can blindly believe in something they have never seen.

Have you ever seen the wind?

Do you believe the wind exists?

I believe the wind exists because I consistently experience the effects of the wind. I see the trees sway under the power of the wind. I hear the sound it makes as it blows and makes contact with different surfaces. Therefore I intelligently conclude that the wind exists.

Wouldn't I be foolish if under the weight of all the evidence to the contrary I stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the existence of the wind?

I think so.

Incidentally, Lori there is a whole lot more evidence to support the existence of God than the existence of wind.

3) If you don't like the statement, "Atheism is so senseless" take it up with Sir Isaac Newton. He made that statement not me.

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 18, 2008, 1:43am EDT

Please do. I welcome the attention.

It feeds a narcissistic twin who lives in my pancreas. Doctors say he was denied some essential growth elements at the embryonic stage which aborted his development

So, he really just exists as a blob of alien cells lodged somewhere south of my stomach.

So, thanks again for writing. I look forward to your comments.

Chaio For Now!

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 17, 2008, 11:44am EDT

err... Thank you?

Uhm... yeah, sure, I think... I mean, why not. You did take the time to write, so, yeah, thanks for your input, Undeniable! (smile)

Seriously though, I appreciate your time.

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 11, 2008, 2:57pm EDT

Thank you for your input, June. I appreciate you taking the time to write.

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 11, 2008, 12:06am EDT

From what I've read about Thich Nhat Hahn he seems to be a really cool guy. I wish you all the best in your endeavors, Ann. Peace.

A Photo by Tristan Russell

Jun 9, 2008 | comments: 43

Everest Alexander Jun 10, 2008, 8:00pm EDT

Love the image, Tristan. Absolutely beautiful. I agree with the implied message of the slogan too. What a much better place this world would be without organized religion.

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 10, 2008, 7:33pm EDT

Thank you, Ann.

The truth is one of my biggest concerns as a Minister of God is the gross ignorance of the average Christian; that and the practice of bigotry disguised as righteous zeal.

The fact is, we as Christians are given a very clear mandate from God to hate the sin but love the sinner and I think some of us get that confused.

I like the example of Dr. Myles Monroe, a Bible Teacher whom I greatly respect and admire.

During one of his sermons he reminded us that the first Religious Terrorists were two of Jesus' disciples. In the book of Luke chapter nine, James and John wanted permission from Jesus to call down fire from heaven and destroy some folks who didn't believe as they did and Jesus rebuked them strongly for having a wrong attitude.

Many Christians are like this today, ever ready to call down fire and damnation on folk because they believe differently, forgetting that once they were in the same position. I thank God that whenever I feel the need to preach against sin and imperfection I don't have to look very far. I can turn to the nearest mirror and preach.

Jesus said, "The first shall be last and the last shall be first."

I have no doubt that some of our Atheist friends will be seated in the kingdom of God after having a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ and after having been completely converted to true Bible Christianity, while some who call themselves Christians today will not make it into heaven because they are severely deceived by a spirit of religion.

On a totally different note, Ann, what branch of Buddhism do you practice? When I was searching for truth many years ago I followed the teachings of T. Lobsang Rampa for several years. Do you know who he is?

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 10, 2008, 6:32pm EDT

Thank you for your input, Ken. That video interview with Dr. Newberg is very informative and interesting. Keep up the good work.

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 10, 2008, 5:32pm EDT

Thank you, Ann for your input. I especially appreciate the info on the NY Times Article which I read. Also, thanks for sharing your perspective on the AC, E.

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 9, 2008, 11:49pm EDT

Again, Rubicon I thank you for your input.

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 9, 2008, 2:48pm EDT

Sandy, God did not create weeds and does not create tornados.

When God created the earth He made Adam to be lord of the earth. He gave him the authority and the ability to dominate the planet - To rule each and every aspect of earth, the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom, the very ecosystem itself was under Adam's control.

When Adam rebelled against God's authority and committed high treason by obeying Satan instead of God he, in effect vacated his position of authority in the earth and allowed the devil to illegally usurp this authority over the planet and begin to wreck havoc not only with the minds of men but with the very ecosystem.

The weeds you see are a direct result of the curse from Adam's disobedience. Every natural disaster we experience is due to a combination of man's mishandling of earth's resources and the devil's machinations concerning the affairs of the planet. It really upsets me when we call a natural disaster "An act of God" this must be one of the greatest insults to our creator.

When God created the earth He created it GOOD! The disasters we experience are our fault not His.

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 9, 2008, 2:11pm EDT

Thank you for your comment, Rubicon, I appreciate your input.

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 9, 2008, 2:07pm EDT

Thank you, Aniko for the link to that article on Sleep Paralysis. It is very informative and I always welcome interesting information that I think can be helpful at some point in time.

However, what I experienced has nothing to do with the SP phenomenon; it was neither a Hypnagogic nor Hypnopompic experience. And as someone who spent 8 years practicing the occult you can trust me when I say… This was a demon.

Since that initial experience I've had many encounters with demons over the years.

Before I became a Christian I was attacked several times both sleeping and conscious and on many occasions was aware of the presence of demons while being fully awake.

After I became a Christian and understood my authority in Christ I've had the opportunity to cast a few of them out of other people and of course I've learnt how to deal with them successfully at a personal level.

Aniko, the spirit realm is every bit as real as this physical plain of existence and there are spirit beings both good and evil who do influence life on this planet.

Of course, I don't expect you to instantly drop what you believe and adopt my world-view, I was there once and I know how it is. Many years ago I was the one who thought that the Bible with Angels and demons was nonsense and one would have to be slightly retarded to believe such bilge.

But I can tell you from years of actual experience that Angels and demons is as real as it gets – There's a war going on all around us for the souls of men.

The Bible is not an easy book to understand, I'll give you that. It's the mind of God expressed in human terms, of course there's going to be misunderstanding, misinterpretation and misrepresentation on our part. We're trying to interpret, understand and explain something infinite using finite minds and methods.

If I were an intelligent Atheist and Christians were trying to convince me that this book was authored by their infinite and eternal God I would be more skeptical if the book was as easy to understand as the average novel and did not contain some mysteries, other-worldly concepts and difficult-to-accept doctrines. That, to me would suggest the book was a human construct and did not originate from an infinite and eternal mind.

Speaking In Tongues: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part 2 by Everest Alexander

Jun 3, 2008 | comments: 88

Everest Alexander Jun 8, 2008, 8:01pm EDT

Aniko, I already started to write a reply to your latest comment when I decided not to continue.

My article which started this line of discussion was and is intended for a Christian audience - It was written to help guide Christians into receiving the baptism with the Holy Spirit and begin speaking in tongues for the first time.

I have never been one to back down from a good debate that's why I've been responding to the comments from you and your fellow Atheists so far, but concerning the contents of your last comment you must admit I'm really very far from my objective, which is to edify Christians concerning Biblical doctrine and Christian living.

So, with respect I've decided not to respond to the specific contents of your last comment as my objective with this article is not to convert anyone or just to engage in debate but rather to instruct those who want to be instructed.

I wish you God-speed on your journey of life.