Dake Bible Discussion Board ⇒ The Sorcerer's Sin

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2. How does one know if they've received the Spirit? How do you know that you have received the Spirit?

You will receive the gift of tongues.

Virtually all individuals that have received the gift of tongues have sinned or will sin after speaking in tongues.

I'ld like to know the source of that unbiblical information.

The New Testamen and real life experience with enough people who have received the gift of tongues to know that those that speak in tongues are still capable of sin and do, in fact, actually sin.

Doesn't a sin, show that their repentance from sin was false ?
If that was false, so is their "gift".

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How do you justify the belief that those that receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (as evidenced by the gift of tongues) never sin again? Please, consider St. Peter's error as recorded in Galatians 2:11-21.

Peter's "error" wasn't sin...it was a missed opportunity to make visiting Jews see that they were no better/different than any reborn Gentile.

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.
All sin is intentional.
Did Gal. 2 Peter intend to disobey God by condescending to the visiting Jews ?
I don't think so.
Why do you ?