If a turn from sin is real, it will be permanent. If sinners are speaking in tongues, (or prophesying/healing), their gift is false. Repentance and baptism in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of past sins are required for the real gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:38) If I believed that, I'...

The Bible says they committed it in ignorance (Acts 3:17). Ignorance mitigates the degree of punishment due to the offender (Luke 12:47-48). Ignoring this distinction seems unjust. The only ignorance they manifested was their knowledge that Jesus was the Son of God. They caused the death of an inno...

Here is just one example of unintentional sin. See Acts 3:17 and surrounding text. They sinned in ignorance, but still needed to repent (Acts 3:19). Though the cited killers may have been ignorant of whom they killed, they were well aware that murder was against God's will. The Jewish leaders were ...

It is written..."But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death." (James 1:14-15) If temptation, lust, enticement, and conception are necessary for so...

Are you saying that from the time a person begins speaking in tongues, that person can never love God with more of their mind? That there is never any more potential for mentally loving God more? And, that that level of mental love never varies? If one loves God with all their mind, how can they lo...

Did Gal. 2 Peter intend to disobey God by condescending to the visiting Jews ? I don't think so. Why do you ? Paul says that he "withstood" Peter "to his face, because" Peter "was to be blamed" (Gal. 2:11). Then, Paul goes on to say why Peter "was to be blamed,&qu...

All sin is intentional. I still don't agree that all sin is intentional. There are New Testament examples of sins committed through ignorance. See Paul's sins committed in ignorance and unbelief which he listed in 1st Timothy 1:13-16, for example. He didn't know he was sinning when he did those dee...

Does it fall short of the glory of God in any way? Speeding and drunkenness fall short of the glory of God. It is written..."Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled." (Titus 1:15) Be p...

The fact that you don't see errors and missed opportunities as sin confirms that you and I have different definitions of what sin is. Is it a sin if a kid runs out between cars, and you kill them ? NO, unless you were driving drunk/drugged, and faster that the posted limit. That depends upon the ci...

Jesus said to forgive up to 490 times a day for the same sin (Matthew 18:22). If I understand what you are saying... You are saying that the only way to tell if repentance is genuine is to never sin again. If that is true, what does speaking in tongues have to do with proving someone has truly repe...