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I remember the excitement I felt after I became a Christian, and I believed we were living in the last days. It took too many years before I learned to live for Christ, and not to spend my days watching for signs of the times. I'm about halfway through "The Day and the Hour" by Francis...

Now THAT is a great idea, Brother Dave. Surely the same Spirit would provide the same interpretation to the message. Thank you very much for this advice, and for the link. This is very informative.

Interesting. I don't doubt you, as you are well-versed in history. If I may ask, why is 28 AD the most likely year for the crucifixion? It's especially interesting about two Sabbaths that week. When and why did the Church start celebrating "Good Friday"? Was it a misunderstanding of the...

I appreciate that, Brother John. Instead, I will research Ryrie's book that you mentioned above.

Biblical faith is what I would depend on. This may be a poor comparison, but imagine you were visiting friends or relatives in another city. While there, you attend their church, even though it's a different denomination. You would use the same Biblical faith to discern truth from error.

The only way to be absolutely certain would be if the tongues and interpretation was about something that you happened to be aware of. Otherwise, I'd have to take it on faith. Hopefully the kind of situation you described is rare, but it obviously does happen.

John, it wasn't fair of me to ask you to describe this. My apologies, Brother. I'll do some research myself.

Only by the interpretation given. If no interpretation is given, it was probably not the Holy Spirit.

I expect you are right. I'll do just that. This is a LOT more complicated than I had expected, and it wouldn't be fair to tie up someone else's time like that.

I'd never considered that aspect before. While I still believe the gifts are for today just as they were for the 1st Century believers, you've given me much to ponder. Thank you.

As Columbo would say, "one more thing, sir". Could you give me a short summary of revised dispensationalism, and the main differences from traditional dispensationalism?

I've heard the "cessation" argument from 1 Corinthians 13 before. Could you explain how the passages from Revelation support the argument? (Maybe I'm just missing something. As my wife tells me, I'm not the sharpest knife in the kitchen.)

I must respectfully disagree, Brother. No doubt, the modern Pentecostal movement has corrupted the teaching, but the true roots go back to the Bible. I've been in services where it was done wrongly, and in services where they've followed the pattern prescribed in Scripture. I not attempting...

If we are discussing the modern Pentecostal movement that demands tongues, I completely agree. On the other hand, if we are discussing whether the gifts of the Spirit are still for today, I disagree with you. I don't believe the Bible explicitly teaches that the gifts ever ended. God never...

I would think that is a given. We don't receive the gifts because we want them, but when the Father gives them. Agreed. Although some churches have those offices, I don't think either of those offices are for the church as a whole today. I believe the gifts of the Spirit come to those to...

Appreciate that, John. How in the world you can keep that straight is beyond me. I'll just be thankful that you are here to explain it to guys like me. I might have missed it in your response, but which view do you believe it the most accurate?

What do you find to be the best way to answer those who claim there were other books that got left out of the Bible?

Thanks, Dave. I really do appreciate your concern. Not much chance of encountering modern day gifts of the Spirit in the future. Although we do believe in the modern day use of these gifts, we've been attending a very traditional Southern Baptist church for several years. For us, the love...

Thanks, Van. I've just learned more about Dispensationalism from you than I learned in 30 years of being a Dispensationalist / Futurist, or in the 10 years since I left that "camp". From your description, I agree more with your view than with the traditional view.

Paul never said that the gifts were not equally available for every child of God. He pointed out that everyone has different gifts. You make a good point in the restricted use of tongues in the assembly. The same problem Paul was concerned about is present in many Pentecostal / Charismatic...