Acts was written by one of Paul's disciples. It is where the story of Paul's blindness by Jesus is given. Should we be sceptical of Paul?
2006-07-09 02:11:59 · 10 answers · asked by mouthbreather77 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The bible was written by man...The church decided what should be in and what should not...too much possibility for error to take anything you find there seriously.
2006-07-09 02:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Bobbie 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All of us together in the spirit--begotten church--or little flock
Lu 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
are only the firstfruits of the great spiritual harvest that will occur after Christ's second coming. So the third annual Holyday is the Feast of Pentecost which pictures the fact that only a very small spiritual harvest is being reaped by God at this time. And infact Pentecost was a commandment in the OT except it was called the firstfruits.
Le 23:15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:
Le 23:16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
Le 23:17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.
2006-07-09 13:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by His eyes are like flames 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pentecost is true; I keep it!
It's one of God's Holy Feast Days which is mentioned in ACTS 2:1; 20:16; 1Cor.15:20; 16:18.
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As for Paul; he is one of the Apostles and the Bible tells us to follow the (Eph.2:20)Apostles too as well as Jesus(2Peter1:21; Col.2:6). Jesus kept the "Feast of Tabernacles" in John 7:2,14 which I keep too and we're going to keep it when Jesus comes back too(Zechariah 14:1-4,16-19).
2006-07-09 13:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by KNOWBIBLE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not ficitious. The apostles were followers of Christ, not Paul. There is no reason to doubt Paul, as he was accepted by the apostles when his conversion was established.
Pentecost was prophesied in the book of Joel, chapter 2, and this prophesy was referred to by Peter, as he spoke to the crowds who were outside the upper room, and were questioning what was happening.
Pentecost was a general experience in the early church, but got suppressed for centuries as man took over what God had started. (There was always a remnant somewhere who continued in the spirit.) But in the last century, it has revived, and will continue until the "terrible day of the Lord" (also prophesied in Joel 2) approaches.
2006-07-09 09:40:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Because in the old testament the Holy spirit was not indwelling. In the new testament that was the point when the Lord gave the spirit to the body of Christ to do just that. (indwell the believers) You need to study more on this subject but not here. (too many snares)
Also to those of us that are actually saved and have experienced it, it is indeed very true, and very real!
God Bless you, and keep studieing with god's glory in mind and not yours.
2006-07-09 09:20:58 · answer #5 · answered by yiddishlion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your question clearly says that you have not gone through the expeirience of Pentecost,, it can not be fictitious, becuase it hapens still. and people including myself are experienceing throughout the world. May the Holy Spirit help you to experience. On your part please pray for the experience
2006-07-09 09:21:11 · answer #6 · answered by raja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to decide whether or not to believe. The Bible says that it is the inspired Word of God. You can't take it apart just because something sounds to hard to believe. The first time I explained to my son where babies came from, he thought I was joking, because his little mind couldn't fathom what I had told him.
2006-07-09 09:21:29 · answer #7 · answered by starmoishe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the writing is inspired by God. To question it is an expression of a lack of faith in God's Word.
2006-07-09 09:17:15 · answer #8 · answered by uspatrioteer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is obsurd nonsense invented to hijack the christian faith and bring it under the control of Rome.
Sadly it seems to have worked.
2006-07-09 09:16:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question
2006-07-09 09:15:33 · answer #10 · answered by Unknown 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋