Paul didn't name names, but felt it necessary to say it
I don't think church members forbidding spiritual gifts is something anyone did in Scripture. Paul was just throwing caution to the wind.
Jesus equipt them for service to God.
The gift of the Holy Ghost also equips us for serving God.
Thanks be to God.
Amen!
It was I who just answered you.
As far as Scripture mentions, tongues ranks lower on the spiritual gifts scale though. Isn't that relevant since if tongues are important as you say they are then why are they less desirable according to Paul?
1 Cor. 14
1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual
gifts, but
rather that ye may prophesy.
5I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for
greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
Sure, in the time between their initial belief and their reception of the gift of the Holy Ghost.
So they can be saved without tongues then.
See ?
They didn't even know of the gift, so wouldn't have been praying for it.
So someone was preaching to them about Jesus and made no mention of the spiritual gifts and yet they became believers anyway.
We don't know that they didn't .
Why do you assume so ?
Because Jesus was addressing the people who were to go to the upper room and no one else. Why would I assume it applied to anyone else?
All over the old testament, gospels, and the rest of the Bible, and below. Acts is kind of special about tongues because that's where it was first introduced since the gospel was commissioned to be preached to the gentiles as well.
Acts 2
38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off,
even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added
unto them about three thousand souls.