Jack Hayford On Tongues
Jack Hayford has a wonderful post on speaking in tongues that is valuable as a corrective for his own Pentecostal/Charismatic community, as …
Ben Witherington, a Pentecostal?
Not quite, however, he does acknowledge speaking in tongues. I love how candid and open he is about his experience, tracing it …
John Piper on the Spiritual Gift of Tongues
Desiring God has been releasing quite a few videos recently featuring John Piper on a wide range of topics relating to supernatural …
Sam Storms on Spiritual Gifts
We discussed Spiritual Gifts tonight at home group and it prompted me to post this video of Sam Storms discussing them. Pastor …
4 Things to Know About Pentecost
This extended excerpt comes from John Stott: Yet this reality is multi-faceted, and there are at least four ways in which we …
Charismatic Disorderly Vigor, Correct Tidy Deadness, or Both?
Packer speaks in affirming fashion of the charismatic renewal in the church as better reflecting the Spirit’s Lordship. Such “disorderly vigor” is …
Vincent Cheung: “Cessationism is not a doctrine to be argued about, but a sin to be repented of”
As the validity of charismatic gifts have received recent attention in the blogosphere, due in large part to Doug Wilson and Mark …
Michael Horton: “I’ve never been willing to die on the hill of cessationism”
Michael Horton, in a recent post (Reformed and Charismatic? – White Horse Inn Blog) makes the following comment: I’ve never been willing …
Preview of Pentecost in Luke 1-2
Luke notes the work of the Holy Spirit surrounding Jesus’ birth unlike the other Gospels. Among the characters mentioned in narrative form …
The Gracious Intimations of the Spirit in George Wishart’s Life
Fox’s Book of Martyrs includes this interesting incident about George Wishart (the great Scottish preacher/martyr), who seems to have received the gracious workings …
Israel Empowered by the Spirit to be the Isianic Witness to the Gentiles
For Luke the charismatic ‘Spirit of prophecy’ is very much the power and life of the church, and so probably of the …
The Pauline Necessity of the Spirit in Sanctification and Christian Ethics
The following quote is from Scot McKnight’s commentary on Galatians in The NIV Application Commentary series: McKnight (1995:272): I know of no …
Former Assemblies of God Pastor Andrew McIntyre Weighs in on "Initial Physical Evidence"
I posted a review of some comments from William and Robert Menzies book, “Spirit and Power: Foundations of Pentecostal Experience” (here). It …
A Response to William and Robert Menzies "Spirit and Power: Foundations of Pentecostal Experience"
I think that Pentecostals William and Robert Menzies, whose scholarship I much appreciate, are misunderstanding Charismatic Evangelicals like me in suggesting that …
A Few Thoughts on James Dunn's "Baptism in the Holy Spirit", His Disagreements with Dispensationals and Similarities with Oneness Pentecostals
The below are some notes from my research. These quotes are taken from the following: Dunn, J.D.G. (1974). Baptism in the Holy …
My Angst with Dispensational Defiance of Rejecting an Apostolic Hermeneutic of the Old Testament
The cited material comes from Robert L. Thomas’ volume, “Understanding Spiritual Gifts”. Thomas (1999:141), who is an able exegete and professor at …
Craig Keener's Argument for the Continuation of "Charismata"
NT scholar Craig Keener makes what I have always found to be a simple and logical conclusion on the implications of Pentecost …
Jesus' Dependence Upon the Holy Spirit, His Impeccability, and Our Sanctification
In my reading of James B. Shelton’s volume, “Mighty in Word and Deed: The Role of the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts”, I …
Joel, Pentecost, Peter, Ladd, and the Millennium
From Ladd’s “New Testament Theology” Ladd (1974:344) speaks of the “last days” paradigm that Peter employs from Joel: The promise given to …
Craig Keener on Pentecost's Eschatolgoical Significance
All excerpts are from Dr. Craig Keener’s volume, “The Spirit in the Gospels and Acts”. Keener (1997:193) sees eschatological significance in the …
Justin, Trypho, and Spiritual Gifts
Here are some quotes from Ronald Kydd’s volume, “Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church”: Kydd (1997:27) notes that Justin Martyr (100-168? A.D.), …
Another Pentecostal Calvinist?
I have long thought, from my own experience in a Pentecostal setting while growing up, that Pentecostals must embrace the Sovereignty of …
My Views of the Pentecostal Spirit in Response to the Tensions Presented in G.W.H. Lampe’s Proposals
Turner, M. (2000). Power from on High: The Spirit in Israel’s Restoration and Witness in Luke-Acts. Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Academic. Turner offers …
Pentecost Inaugurates a New Israel and a New Creation
Sweeney, M.A. (2000). The Twelve Prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah (vol. 1). Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. M.A. Sweeney (2000:174) likens the …
Former Westminster O.T. Professor Raymond Dillard Sounding Very Covenantal-Charismatic
The late Dr. Raymond Dillard, who served as Professor of O.T. at Westminster Theological Seminary (Philly), penned a great commentary on Joel …
John Piper Preached that Holy Spirit Baptism is a Distinct Work from Regeneration
Here is an excerpt from Piper’s sermon: How to Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit April 29, 1984 Acts 2:32–42 Piper, …
Vern Poythress, the Great Bridge-Builder to Baptists and Charismatics
I have long admired Dr. Vern Poythress and pretty much everything he has written. In particular, my views on Children and Baptism …
The Surprising Fingerprints of John Calvin on Pentecostal Theology of the Lord's Supper, Sanctification, and Polity
Growing up Pentecostal and still considering myself a “neo-Pentecostal” of sorts, I wish to honor Calvin’s influence upon Pentecostal theology in this …
John Piper Echoing Wayne Grudem's Contention that NT Prophecy Differs from OT Prophecy
Piper contends along the same lines as Wayne Grudem that NT prophecy was of a different character than OT prophecy. I appreciate …
Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Pentecost
The second thing we notice is that in chapter 2 of the prophecy of Joel, which was quoted by Peter in his …
Blast from the Past: An Old Bibliotheca Sacra Journal Article from 1951 Chiding Pentecostals for Being a "Small" Denomination
In my research for my thesis, I came across the following from BSac—V108 #429—Jan 51—pps. 46-47 Is the Pentecostal Movement Pentecostal? Part …
Pentecostalism in Latin America
Milton Acosta of Biblical Seminary of Colombia in Medillín gives his readers an introduction to the trends in Latin American Pentecostalism. He …
Friendly Discourse on Charismatic Gifts
I have been in discourse on Facebook of all places with some folks that I esteem, one of which is an Orthodox …
John Calvin: The Pentecostal???
This is an article from a scholar that I have much respect for, Dr. Ben Witherington, who in turn gives much respect …
Countdown to Pentecost Sunday: Pentecostals, Greatest Global Movement?
Time magazine had recently cited the “New Calvinism” as one of the most important ideas in the world. While I am excited …
Countdown to Pentecost Sunday:"Teaching a Calvinist to Dance" by James K.A. Smith
Professor at Calvin College, James K.A. Smith, offers some thoughts on how Reformed theology and Pentecostal practice complement each other. BTW, the …
Quotable by John Gill on Prayer…Is he speaking of tongues???
You will find the quotes below….notice the part in bold text, which sound surprisingly similar to the “prayer language” glossolalia that some …
Review of Greg Carey "Ultimate Things: An Introduction to Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature"
Carey, G. (2005). Ultimate Things: An Introduction to Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature. St. Louis, MO: Chalice. Commenting on Joel 2:28-32, Carey …
Geerhardus Vos = Charismatic Theologian?
Okay, I know that some are about to stone me for even mentioning Geerhardus Vos and charismatic in the same sentence. It …
Max Turner's "The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts"
This isn’t a review per se, but rather some of my thoughts on a single citation from Turner’s volume. Turner, M. (1998) …
More Thoughts on Max Turner's "Spirit of Prophecy"
Turner, Max. 1998. The ‘Spirit of Prophecy’ As the Power of Israel’s Restoration and Witness. In “Witness to the Gospel: The Theology …
Review of Thomas Oden’s “Life in the Spirit” and thoughts on Pentecost as Precursor to Global Harvest, and Sign of New Covenant Blessing for ALL Who Call on the Name of the Lord, and the Overflow of the Spirit beyond Jerusalem unto ALL Nations
Oden, T.C. (1992). Life in the Spirit. San Francisco, CA: Harper Collins. Fifty days after firstfruits, two loaves of bread were …
Thoughts on W. Hildebrandt’s “An Old Testament Theology of the Spirit of God”…and thoughts on the Ramifications of the “Prophethood” of all Believers to New Testament Ecclesiology
Hildebrandt, W. (1995). An Old Testament Theology of the Spirit of God. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson. Yahweh’s action in pouring out the Spirit …
Thoughts on the Missiological Intent of Pentecost …and F.D. Bruner’s “A Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness”
Bruner, F.D. (1998). A Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock. …
Thoughts on R.V.G. Tasker’s, “The Old Testament in the New Testament”, as it relates to Pentecost
Tasker, R.V.G. (1947). “The Old testament in the New Testament”, Phila: Westminster Press. St. Peter’s speech, however, which follows the incident, interprets …
Book Review of "Miraculous Gifts for Today? Four Views", Sam Storms Response to Richard Gaffin Jr.
Storms C S 1996. A Third Wave Response To Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. In Grudem W A (ed), Are Miraculous Gifts For …
Book Review of Ronald Kydd's "Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church"…Well Documented Defense of Spiritual Gifts into the 3rd Century
Kydd, Ronald A. (1997). Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church: An Exploration Into the Gifts of the Spirit During the …
"Pray for Sam Storms"
Okay, so I was praying a couple weeks ago and the Lord prompted in my heart the desire to pray for Sam …
Book Review of Sam Storms' "The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts"
Storms, Sam. (2002) The Beginner’s Guide to Spiritual Gifts. Ventura, CA: Regal Books. Dr. Storms stays true to the title and offers …
15 Ways My Pentecostal Upbringing Has Shaped Me…for the good
John Piper recently posted on his blog some reflections on Fundamentalists and why he doesn’t despise them (http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1251_20_reasons_i_dont_take_potshots_at_fundamentalists/). I was inspired by …