Praying in the Spirit: Charismata in Post-Apostolic Church
This chart is from part 2 of the sixth chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series. Figure 3 Charismata in the Post-Apostolic Church
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July 13, 2000 | 0 comments | View Post
Praying in the Spirit: Proposed Dates of Charismata Cessation
This chart is from part 2 of the sixth chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series. Figure 2 Proposed Dates of Charismata Cessation
July 12, 2000 | 0 comments | View Post
Praying in the Spirit: Consensus on First Corinthians 13 by Non-Pentecostal Scholars
This chart is from part 2 of the sixth chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series. Figure 1 First Corinthians 13—Consensus on Non-Pentecostal Scholars The following non-Pentecostal/charismatic commentators view “the perfect thing” (verse 10) as yet to come; an asterisk indicates that they take the “now” of verse 13 to mean that faith and […]
July 11, 2000 | 0 comments | View Post
Praying in the Spirit: That Glorious Day When Tongues are Not Needed: Until Then … Part 2
The second part of the sixth chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series. Author Robert Graves continues to examine the claim that tongues are not needed today. He argues convincingly that tongues are needed and will continue until the return of Jesus Christ. Completed Scriptures For those dating the cessation of the charismata […]
July 10, 2000 | 0 comments | View Post
Praying in the Spirit: That Glorious Day When Tongues are Not Needed: Until Then … Part 1
In part 1 of the sixth chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series, author Robert Graves examines the claim that tongues are not needed today. He argues convincingly that tongues are needed and will continue until the return of Jesus Christ. “Tongues shall cease.” More than 1,900 years have passed since the apostle […]
May 8, 2000 | 0 comments | View Post
Praying in the Spirit: Better Than I Was, Not Better Than You Are
The fifth chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series. “You Pentecostals think you’re better than anyone else, don’t you?” The question startled the young Florida pastor attending his first ministerial association meeting. He stammered briefly and then with wisdom replied, “No, not at all. I am simply better than I was before.” The question […]
Praying in the Spirit: Just What Is the Nature of the Prayer Language?
The fourth chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series. I was in a meeting recently where a man began to offer a prophetic word, but before he finished a woman interrupted him with a message in tongues. It was obvious for several reasons that she was out of order: (1) She interrupted the speaker; […]
October 20, 1999 | 0 comments | View Post
Praying in the Spirit: Focus of the Charismatic Experience: Tongues, the Holy Spirit, or Christ?
The third chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series. The strongest criticisms leveled at the charismatic renewal seem to center on two theories: one, the experience is tongues-centered, and two, the experience is Spirit-centered. The two have in common, of course, the inference that the source and focus of the baptism and its attendant gifts […]
Praying in the Spirit: Some Marvelous Effects of Praying in the Spirit
The second chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series. Most evangelicals believe that one always remembers the day he or she became a Christian. I remember the day very well. I was alone in a half‑completed apartment building off Interstate 1‑75 in Atlanta, Georgia. I was taking a lunch break from my summer job as […]
April 15, 1999 | 0 comments | View Post
Praying in the Spirit: What They’re Saying Now: Some Non-Charismatics Reevaluate Tongues
The first chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series. Bow-tied waiters glide across the plush red carpet. Sharply dressed gentlemen and elegantly appareled ladies devour crispy bacon, spicy sausage, and fluffy scrambled eggs. The smiling couple beside you probably has a college degree or two. Perhaps they are doctors, dentists, or lawyers. After the […]
March 10, 1999 | 0 comments | View Post
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