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8/25/2006 12:30 pm

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To My Charismatic Brothers And Sisters

It is my understanding that there are those that are arguing and attacking those who do not believe the way we believe. I am so hurt and disappointed that this is happening, especially when we have been the objects of such prejudice ourselves for so long and now to see it being turned the other direction.

We all, those who believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and those who do not, those who have been given certain gifts and those who have not, must stop this in-fighting, name-calling and tearing down of our fellow Christians. We are called to edify one another, to bear one another's burdens, to love one another. We are all part of the same body and must show respect and care for the other parts of His body.

Please re-read the following scripture. NOT EVERYONE RECEIVES ANY OF THE GIFTS. THEY ARE GIVEN ACCORDING TO GODS WILL. NOT EVERYONE WILL SPEAK IN TONGUES, PROPHECY, INTERPRET, PREFORM MIRACLES, ETC.

Anyone who teaches otherwise is saying something other than what the Word says.

1Co 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
12 ¶ For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?
20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
27 ¶ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

Ephesians 6:13 . . .and having done all, to stand