| August 5, 2006 |
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The Gift of Tongues Examined by Dr. Ricky Roberts may be helpful reading along with another, fuller work (e.g., Initial Evidence: Historical and Biblical Perspectives on the Pentecostal Doctrine of Spirit Baptism (ed. Gary B. McGee, Peabody: Hendrickson, 1991). I would warn against relying on it alone. I do not think it will convince gainsayers; but it may comfort the convinced. Nevertheless, the exegesis alone is a worthwhile demonstration of the biblical basis of an enduring doctrine and practice of speaking in other tongues inspired of the Holy Spirit.
Reviewed by Tony Richie
Tags: examined, gift, ricky, roberts, tongues
Category: Spirit, Summer 2006
About the Author: Tony Richie, D.Min, Ph.D., is missionary teacher at SEMISUD (Quito, Ecuador) and adjunct professor at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary (Cleveland, TN). Dr. Richie is an Ordained Bishop in the Church of God, and Senior Pastor at New Harvest in Knoxville, TN. He has served the Society for Pentecostal Studies as Ecumenical Studies Interest Group Leader and is currently Liaison to the Interfaith Relations Commission of the National Council of Churches (USA), and represents Pentecostals with Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation of the World Council of Churches and the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs. He is the author of Speaking by the Spirit: A Pentecostal Model for Interreligious Dialogue (Emeth Press, 2011) and Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Religions: Encountering Cornelius Today (CPT Press, 2013) as well as several journal articles and books chapters on Pentecostal theology and experience.
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