(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Colossians 3:16-17-Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the... Continue Reading →
Bible Proof That The Gift Of Tongues Is Gibberish?
It is written: 1 Corinthians 14:21-In the law it is written: "WITH MEN OF OTHER TONGUES AND OTHER LIPS I WILL SPEAK TO THIS PEOPLE; AND YET, FOR ALL THAT, THEY WILL NOT HEAR ME," says the Lord. The Bible gift of tongues is the miraculous ability for a person to speak fluently in the... Continue Reading →
No, You Have Not Been Baptized In (With) The Holy Spirit
It is written: Revelation 16:14-For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. I hear it said quite often, “Mark, the baptism of the Holy Spirit is for all... Continue Reading →
Our Pentecostal Friends Acknowledge That Their Form Of “Tongues” Is Rooted In Ancient Paganism
It is written: Isaiah 5:20-Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! When the Prophet wrote these words, some of the Hebrew people were attempting to combine Judaism with paganism. This was a terrible thing... Continue Reading →
Seven Questions For My Pentecostal Friends
It is written: 1 Thessalonians 5:21-Test all things; hold fast what is good. Following are some questions and Scriptures that I often share with my Pentecostal friends and neighbors. Why do Pentecostals believe that speaking in tongues is speaking in gibberish when the Bible teaches it is speaking in the languages of another nation which... Continue Reading →
Be Filled With The Spirit: An Analysis Of Ephesians 5:18-21
Several people that I study and work with have told me that they have been "filled with the Spirit." Being raised in Pentecostal type churches, they have often been told that the Spirit operates in a way that requires people to cease rational and logical thought, and that He operates upon them in such a... Continue Reading →
Carefully Studying The Baptism Texts Of The New Testament (Eleven)
It is written: Mark 16:15-16-And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. Having seen that the text of Mark 16:9-20 is authentic and part of Mark’s Gospel, let’s... Continue Reading →
The Connections Between Demons And Glossolalia
It is written: lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2 Corinthians 2:11) One of the ways that Satan has gotten a foothold in many places today is through the so-called “tongue” movement. Many religious people, carried away into an emotional frenzy in religious services, practice what... Continue Reading →
Lessons From Acts 15-Holy Spirit Baptism Was Temporary And Not For Every Christian
It is written: “So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, 9 and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.” (Acts 15:8-9) One of the great lessons we learn from the fifteenth chapter of Acts deals with the subject... Continue Reading →
When A Pentecostal False Apostle Threatens Your Death For Preaching The Bible
Being a Christian and a Gospel preacher demands sacrifice and being willing to suffer for Christ. Paul tells us that those who desire to live in godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution (II Timothy 3:12), and Peter said that when we suffer as Christians we must glorify God on this behalf (or in this... Continue Reading →