Charismatic, Pentecostal, & Tongues
Information about the charismatic movement, Pentecostalism, “sign gifts” and speaking in tongues.
A Scriptural Perspective of Tongues
A Scriptural Perspective of Tongues
Letting The Bible Speak To Us On This Issue
(Verses from the 1769 Authorized King James Version with 1833 Webster’s Update.)
1Cor. 13:8-10 “Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away. [9] For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. [10] But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is… Continue reading
Are You Filled With The Spirit?
Are You Filled With The Spirit?
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.”
Ephesians 5:18-21
Are you really filled with the… Continue reading
What’s All This Talk About Tongues?
What’s All This Talk About Tongues?
A Look At The Tongues-Speaking Phenomenon
I sincerely hope that people who read the following commentary will appreciate my concern for the truth and the time that went into presenting this material. It was prepared to help Christians keep from being tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine and to scripturally understand the often emotional and divisive issue of speaking in tongues.
Question 1: Is a different gospel being preached?… Continue reading
The “Prosperity Gospel”
The “Prosperity Gospel”
What Is The Prosperity Gospel?
The “prosperity gospel” is a false doctrine about material prosperity. The people who promote this doctrine misuse various Bible verses to convince their followers that God wants Christians to be materially prosperous. But Jesus said:
Matthew 6:19-20 – “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in… Continue reading