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Attitude check: I Corinthians 13:4
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How do I know the Holy Spirit is talking to me? (continued)
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These promises to the apostles began to be fulfilled in Acts 1-2.
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We might wonder if the phrase in Acts 2:38 (“the gift of the Holy Spirit”) means that all people receive some supernatural communication or power from the Spirit.
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Numerous examples show that baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit in a miraculous way were two separate things. Acts 8:16-18; 10:44-48; 19:1-7
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So, what is the “gift of the Holy Spirit” that is received at baptism?
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For centuries, the Holy Spirit had been saying (through prophets) that salvation was coming.
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Salvation was the gift!
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I should not be waiting for something miraculous to occur to either produce or confirm my salvation.
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So, does God do anything today?
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What God does in answer to our prayers is beyond our ability to know.
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God is not going to contradict the written word. Galatians 1:6-9
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God wants us to pay attention to the revealed gospel. Hebrews 1:1-2; 2:1-4
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Does the New Covenant authorize worship with instruments?
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God has always been very strict about keeping His word exactly.
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We have zero New Covenant passages authorizing Christians to worship through instruments.
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It’s easy to see that singing is authorized, but there is no clear authority for instruments as worship.
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Matthew 15:1-9; Colossians 3:17; II John 1:9 – God warns us about staying within what He has specifically authorized.
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Are instruments just aids for singing?
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When God authorized something, He narrows it down to a certain degree.
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Instruments are not just aids – they add a new type of music.
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DW
January 20, 2019
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