There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

year, rent an apartment, and pay any insurance, then you have a debt. I have heard special anointing promised for a large seed offering. This is like Simon the sorcerer attempting to purchase the gift of the Holy Ghost from Peter, who after being offered money rebuked this Samaritan sorcerer and told him his heart was bitter and not right with God (Acts 8:18–23). Peter made it clear that the gift of God cannot be purchased with money (v. 20). U SING THE “SWORD” ON FELLOW SOLDIERS In the body of Christ there are occasionally disagreements in certain aspects of theology. It is interesting to see how one denomination takes a certain passage to prove their point, while another denomination quotes the same reference to disprove the argument of the other group! One of those issues is speaking with tongues. One group that teaches certain gifts have ceased quotes the latter half of 1 Corinthians 13 as a proof text that “tongues . . . will cease” (v. 8). According to some theologians, certain gifts have ceased either after the death of the original apostles or when the New Testament canon of Scripture was compiled to form our Bible. Another full gospel group will simply turn to 1 Corinthians 1:7, where Paul wrote, “So that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,” and Romans 11:29, “For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable,” to prove from these verses that the gift (Greek, charismata ) of God, including the nine charismata (gifts) of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:7–10), are presently available until the coming of Christ! It has always been disheartening to watch fellow believers