It’s apparent to me from the War Cry article in the first that the General himself probably had not received the Spirit. My understanding is that his daughter Catherine, known as La Marechale, mentioned that she spoke in tongues and Ambassador Herbert Booth mentioned that her sons (his nephews) “have similar experiences and are all Pentecostal preachers.”

It seems presumptuous to me to describe one passage from the Bible as “the exact scripture” on anything. In any case, you can’t set one scripture above others. The Bible should not be read by believers as contradicting itself. The passage Jeff mentions, I think, relates to the exercise of gifts within the Church; he speaks of different parts of the body performing different functions. I notice that Corinthians 12 speaks of “diversities of tongues”. All members of our assemblies speak in tongues, most after being baptised, a scriptural practice not observed by many self-styled “Christian” groups.

It still seems pretty obvious to me (from the verses you quoted) that Christianity is the way that is “straight” and “narrow” and that people should make sure they should enter this “straight” gate because the “other” gate is the one that is “wide” and “broad” and leads to destruction.

I don’t know if that’s what you said, but that’s how I understood that particular concept (just as you used to in your childhood?).