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| #Post#: 45-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Fire | |
| By: Colin Date: August 1, 2012, 5:25 am | |
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| God makes his ministers fire and his angels spirit. The | |
| apostles and the first saved saw as cloven tongues like as fire. | |
| To do good to your enemy is fire to the enemy. When satan cast | |
| his fiery darts at you , doing good is like casting a fire of | |
| coals on his head. The fires are adversity. Adverse teachings to | |
| each other. God's anger is kindled like fire. Jesus said he came | |
| to set fire to the earth. Does this not mean he started his | |
| ministries and the words spoken the tongues of fire. Things are | |
| separated like the wheat and the chafe and the things of no | |
| value cast into the fires. The priest did their burnt offerings | |
| and the good would rise and the bad let as ashes to be cast | |
| outside. Babylon is burning, this is saying to me the world and | |
| church will be tried by the adverse teachings. In the teaching | |
| of Lazarus who ended up in the bosom of Abraham, the priest, | |
| his desire was for water to quench his burning tongue. The fire | |
| of coals are the fires of the high priest that try men yet the | |
| fiery darts are the fires spoken by the ministers of darkness. | |
| What is the good and the evil that needs to be divided if it is | |
| not the fleshy understanding as apposed to the Spirit. Jesus | |
| asked his disciples if they had any meat yet and sat on shore | |
| with the fire of coals burning. | |
| #Post#: 56-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Fire | |
| By: Admin Date: August 5, 2012, 1:46 am | |
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| [quote][center][font=georgia]Proverbs 25:21-22 | |
| King James Version (KJV) | |
| 21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be | |
| thirsty, give him water to drink: | |
| 22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord | |
| shall reward thee.[/font][/center][/quote] | |
| Our (spiritual) enemies are most in need of the bread of life, | |
| which is Jesus. Give to them that bread and give thy enemy of | |
| the pure river of life, the water of life; teach the Gospel of | |
| the Lord Jesus Christ. In doing so, coals of fire are heaped | |
| upon their head. (And just who is the head of one without | |
| Christ?) Do these things and the Lord will reward you in your | |
| own seeking. | |
| [quote][center][font=georgia]Hebrews 11:6 | |
| King James Version (KJV) | |
| 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that | |
| cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder | |
| of them that diligently seek him.[/font][/center][/quote] | |
| #Post#: 57-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Fire | |
| By: Admin Date: August 5, 2012, 8:33 pm | |
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| [quote][center][font=times new roman]James 3:6 | |
| King James Version (KJV) | |
| 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the | |
| tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and | |
| setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of | |
| hell.[/font][/center][/quote] | |
| #Post#: 58-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Fire | |
| By: Admin Date: August 5, 2012, 8:37 pm | |
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| [quote]Colin:Jesus asked his disciples if they had any meat yet | |
| and sat on shore with the fire of coals burning.[/quote] | |
| [quote][center][font=georgia]John 21:4-9 | |
| King James Version (KJV) | |
| 4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: | |
| but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. | |
| 5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They | |
| answered him, No. | |
| 6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the | |
| ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were | |
| not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. | |
| 7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It | |
| is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he | |
| girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did | |
| cast himself into the sea. | |
| 8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were | |
| not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging | |
| the net with fishes. | |
| 9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of | |
| coals there, and fish laid thereon, and | |
| bread.[/font][/center][/quote] | |
| #Post#: 59-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Fire | |
| By: Admin Date: August 5, 2012, 8:49 pm | |
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| [quote][center][font=georgia]Ephesians 6:16 | |
| King James Version (KJV) | |
| 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be | |
| able to quench all the fiery darts of the | |
| wicked.[/font][/center][/quote] | |
| #Post#: 62-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Fire | |
| By: CBE Date: August 7, 2012, 10:04 am | |
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| A dozen years ago, when I was jsut coming to know the Lord, I | |
| asked Him for the gifts of tongues. At that time I had never | |
| heard anyone speak in tongues (the language of angels) nor did I | |
| think I knew anybody that did (though I found out different | |
| later) | |
| So three times each 2 nights apart, I asked the Lord for the | |
| gift before going to bed. On the third time, in the middle of | |
| the night, I awoke suddenly, sat up in bed, and it felt like I | |
| swollowed a bug. Yet the bug was hot as it went down my throat, | |
| and when it came to my heart it exploded, and my heart was on | |
| fire. It felt alot like heartburn, but was not. It was clearly a | |
| spiritual manifestation. | |
| Now, when the Lord wants me praying in tongues, I get a fire on | |
| my chest. Like this morning while I was parying the Lord's | |
| prayer, which I do most every morning. So I started the Lord's | |
| prayer and right as I was finishing it, that fire in my chest | |
| came upon me and hard. Instantly I found my self praying in | |
| tongues. So I listen and tried to get an interpretation, like we | |
| are instructed to do in the Scriptures | |
| 1 Cor 14:13 Therefore let one who speaks in a tongue pray that | |
| he may interpret | |
| And I heard the Holy Spirit speaking to me. He told me to come | |
| registar for this site and post. | |
| I know I have read a lot on the holy fire and angels being | |
| ministers of fire. I have read where the tongues came like | |
| tongues of fire, and it happens that way in my life, though I | |
| have talked to many with the gift and it does not seem to happen | |
| to them the same way. I don't have a real good understanding, | |
| thought I know it happens to me. I believe this spiritual effect | |
| was around even before the gift of tongues was loosed. Jeremiah | |
| seems to give an account of what happens to him: | |
| Jer 19:9 But if I say, "I will not remember Him, or speak | |
| anymore on His name," Then in my heart it becomes like a burning | |
| fire shut up in my bones; and I am weary of holding it in, and I | |
| cannot endure it. | |
| There have been times when I was angry with the Lord because of | |
| things I was going though, and I decided to not speak of the | |
| Lord anymore, however the next time the Spirit came with the | |
| fire that causes me to speak in tongues, and I tried not to let | |
| it out, it became "like a burning fire shut up in my bones". | |
| There is a zealousness for the Lord that is brought on by fire. | |
| #Post#: 86-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Fire | |
| By: Admin Date: August 7, 2012, 5:29 pm | |
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| So the Lord wanted you on CDF as well as Praise Him, CBE! And | |
| that answers my question of was I right in opening CDF to | |
| discussions. God will guide us here, I think. | |
| I'm not sure that the 'swallowing' a hot bug sounds pleasant, | |
| but I did notice that you prayed 3 times each, 2 nights apart, | |
| and the 7th time you prayed on the third night, you had this | |
| experience. Seven is symbolic of God's perfection and seven | |
| seems a very divine number that accomplishes things. | |
| I was curious about the verse you sited (Jeremiah 19:9) and | |
| found that it is actually Jeremiah 20:9: | |
| [quote][center][font=georgia]7 O Lord, thou hast deceived me, | |
| and I was deceived; thou art stronger than I, and hast | |
| prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. | |
| 8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; | |
| because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a | |
| derision, daily. | |
| [color=red]9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor | |
| speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a | |
| burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with | |
| forbearing, and I could not stay. | |
| 10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, | |
| say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my | |
| halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall | |
| prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. | |
| 11 But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore | |
| my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they | |
| shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their | |
| everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten. | |
| [/font][/color][/center][/quote] | |
| It seems to tell us that there is a right 'way' and a wrong | |
| 'way'. Jeremiah spoke truth, but his words became a source of | |
| reproach and derision for him (shame and ridicule) from other | |
| people. So he became dismayed and thought to never speak of the | |
| Lord, nor to speak 'in His Name' ever again. But, the Word was | |
| as a burning fire within him, in his bones, and his bones were | |
| what held him upright, so he grew weary of forbearing | |
| (resisting) and could no longer hold back. The Word when | |
| received must go out. Others wished to entice him to their | |
| side, to their 'way', but Jeremiah was strengthened by knowing | |
| that the Lord is with him as a "mighty terrible one", and that | |
| those who persecuted him would stumble and not prevail; the | |
| shame would become theirs and they would not prosper. The Lord | |
| held them back in everlasting confusion. But Jeremiah--Jeremiah | |
| is a man of God. | |
| Your post was excellent, CBE, and makes me ponder the ways in | |
| which God manifests His truths to us. For you, it seems, comes | |
| a physical speaking of a strange tongue, and then you ask for | |
| interpretation and you receive from the Spirit and are guided. | |
| (Amadeus, also, I believe, speaks in tongues.) To others, it | |
| seems the word itself contains a "tongue" (or language, | |
| understanding) to be discerned and understood--one that not all | |
| can see and one that might bring shame before men but glory | |
| before the Lord. | |
| I had enough of confusion. I only pray to see and to hear and | |
| to learn godly wisdom and understanding. I think that such | |
| things are given to us if prayed for, but perhaps God's method | |
| is different with different people. | |
| Much to ponder . . . Very interesting. :) | |
| I'll be interested to see what Colin might have to say. He'll | |
| be gone working a few more days, but hopefully when he returns, | |
| he will come back and post. | |
| #Post#: 87-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Fire | |
| By: Admin Date: August 7, 2012, 5:31 pm | |
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| Many times it seems with the Lord it is not either/or but | |
| both/and. I wonder . . . | |
| #Post#: 112-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Fire | |
| By: amadeus Date: August 9, 2012, 12:22 pm | |
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| [quote]Raina: I'll be interested to see what Colin might have to | |
| say. He'll be gone working a few more days, but hopefully when | |
| he returns, he will come back and post.[/quote] | |
| The only disagreement that I ever recall having with Colin was | |
| on speaking in tongues. | |
| #Post#: 244-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Fire | |
| By: CBE Date: August 14, 2012, 8:51 am | |
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| [quote author=Raina link=topic=19.msg86#msg86 date=1344378598] | |
| [size=12pt][size=12pt]It seems to tell us that there is a right | |
| 'way' and a wrong 'way'. Jeremiah spoke truth, but his words | |
| became a source of reproach and derision for him (shame and | |
| ridicule) from other people. So he became dismayed and thought | |
| to never speak of the Lord, nor to speak 'in His Name' ever | |
| again. But, the Word was as a burning fire within him, in his | |
| bones, and his bones were what held him upright, so he grew | |
| weary of forbearing (resisting) and could no longer hold back. | |
| The Word when received must go out. Others wished to entice him | |
| to their side, to their 'way', but Jeremiah was strengthened by | |
| knowing that the Lord is with him as a "mighty terrible one", | |
| and that those who persecuted him would stumble and not prevail; | |
| the shame would become theirs and they would not prosper. The | |
| Lord held them back in everlasting confusion. But | |
| Jeremiah--Jeremiah is a man of God. | |
| [/quote] | |
| Excellent understanding. I even pick up a lot from your review. | |
| It is the hold back His Word that seems to cause the fire in us, | |
| whether we pick it up in a manifestation of the Spirit, or some | |
| other way. When the Lord is telling us to do something, like | |
| given a word (in tongues or otherwise) it creates a fire or zeal | |
| in us, so we have to get it out. And if we don't listen to what | |
| He has to say to us, (seek His wisdom and understanding), | |
| confusion will reign in our life. | |
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