Charismatics

Woman sues church after Holy Spirit allegedly caused others to fall on her

By SharperIron Sat, 01/28/2012 - 10:29am

Now courts have to decide whom to hold responsible for the injury.
Evangelical Churches Catch Suits From ‘Spirit’ Falls

"Why I am not a Charismatic" (in 100 words or less)

By Aaron Blumer Fri, 07/08/2011 - 8:35am

Nate Busenitz’s succinct thoughts on why he is not a continuationist

Massive Pentecostal meeting means massive bucks for city

By SharperIron Thu, 11/11/2010 - 7:36am

“Across nine days (through Nov. 16), COGIC delegates will occupy 25,000 hotel rooms and bring upward of $30 million to the city, according to the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission.”
“The Church of God in Christ counts 6.5 million members, making it one of the largest Christian denominations in the country. The church says it has more than 12,000 congregations in the United States.” PewForum

Parents Sentenced in Faith Healing Death Case

By Aaron Blumer Wed, 10/07/2009 - 8:21am

Story (WBAY).   HT: RNB.

Mission From Africa

By Greg Linscott Mon, 04/13/2009 - 6:36am

The New York Times- “The Redeemed Christian Church of God Comes to America”

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"AN EARTH-SHATTERING CALAMITY IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN."

By Greg Linscott Mon, 03/09/2009 - 6:51am

David Wilkerson prophesies impending doom.
Commentary about this at Crunchy Con WorldNet Daily

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Some Reflections on the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movements, Part 2

By SharperIron Mon, 07/28/2008 - 12:00am

Note: This article is reprinted from The Faith Pulpit (January 2001), a publication of Faith Baptist Theological Seminary (Ankeny, IA).

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by George Houghton, Th.D.

Glass DoveIII. Some Observations and Comments

1. The teaching common to all of these groups, which states that all of the gifts given by the Holy Spirit in New Testament times ought to be observed and practiced by Christians today, is definitely unbiblical. The supernatural sign gifts were intended by God for the Apostolic Age and were designed to be temporary. It is not the purpose of this paper to deal exhaustively with the Bible passages which support this view, but if it is true, we should not be taken in by contemporary experiential phenomena—no matter where they are found. The Bible must be our standard.

2. What does the Bible really say about tongues-speaking?

First, there are not very many passages which actually mention it. Mark 16:17-18 lists some historical phenomena experienced by the early Christians, which demonstrated the validity of their message. Acts 2 narrates the occurrence at Pentecost, Acts 10 describes the conversion of the first Gentiles, and Acts 19 describes the conversion of the disciples of John the Baptist. I Corinthians 12-14 presents Paul’s corrective message to a carnal church abusing spiritual gifts.

Second, other than the Corinthian passage, tongues-speaking does not appear to have been a regular, ongoing occurrence.
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