Not exact matches
What has happened is that some Protestant churches have accommodated
charismatic beliefs about the
gifts of the
Spirit, praying in tongues, etc., into their worship and church life.
Nevertheless, we are bound to hope and pray that God may give to his Church the power
of a courageous
spirit which risks the future, even though this
spirit should also include special and unexpected
charismatic gifts.
At one point, Hand led classes on «
gifts of the Holy
Spirit» and a
charismatic praise service one Sunday night each month.
First, the popular Alpha courses that introduce Christianity, originating in London's Holy Trinity Brampton Church in the 1970s and «80s, have helped put «
gifts of the
Spirit» belief's into a broader framework, say Protestant
charismatic groups.
Say you've met someone who is Pentecostal or
charismatic, a group whose members believe in the
gifts of the Holy
Spirit, such as healing and speaking in tongues.
Having been Baptized in the
Spirit, Pentecostals believe that enjoying Full Gospel faith means exercising walking in the
Spirit's power, often engaging in
charismatic gifts, particularly a continued practice
of tongues - speaking and divine healing.
Perverting
gifts of the Holy
Spirit, such as prophecy and discernment, for personal gain has cheapened
charismatic and Pentecostal ministries, and in some cases repulsed Christians and non-Christians alike.
The struggle
of Charismatics to FEEL the holy
spirit and display the
gifts would be humorous, if it weren't sad.
The history states it very simply: «an evil
spirit from Yahweh tormented him» (16:1 4b) And tragedy is compounded for Saul, although he does not yet know it, in this bitter irony: the man to whom the
charismatic quality has been transferred, the one to whom the kingdom is to be given — this same son
of Jesse alone has
gifts to soothe Saul's tormented
spirit.
As with Saul, the narrative imputes at once the «
charismatic» quality to David, the free «
gift,» the «endowment»
of the
spirit of Yahweh:
Who is John MacArthur to condemn millions
of born - again Christians who believe the
charismatic gifts of the Holy
Spirit are still operational?
Ah, but the
charismatics say the opposite about the
gifts of the Holy
Spirit, and they believe that cessationists are in error.