Download or read book An Evaluation of Claims to the Charismatic Gifts written by Douglas Judisch and published by Baker Publishing Group (MI). This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Evaluation of Claims to the Charismatic Gifts written by Douglas Judisch and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church written by Ronald A. N. Kydd and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence and widespread acceptance of the validity of the charismatic experience has generated many questions. One of the foremost is, “What happened to the gifts of the Spirit after the New Testament period?” Dr. Ronald Kydd’s careful probe seeks to answer that question. After a thorough and careful study of the writings of the early church fathers, Dr. Kydd provides an objective, informative analysis and reaches thought-provoking conclusions. “What emerges from a study of the sources is a picture of a Church which is strongly charismatic until around A.D. 200.” Quality scholarship communicated in a striking personal style makes this book enjoyable and challenging for the layperson, minister, student, and scholar.

Download or read book An Exegetical Evoluation of Claims to the Charismatic Gifts Today written by Douglas Judish and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church written by Ronald Kydd and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence and widespread acceptance of the validity of the charismatic experience has generated many questions. One of the foremost is, "What happened to the gifts of the Spirit after the New Testament period?" Dr. Ronald Kydd seeks to answer that question as he steps back into the first three centuries of the Christian church and explores the chronological journey of spiritual gifts. Through a thorough and careful study of the writings of the early church fathers. Dr. Kydd provides an objective, informative analysis and reaches thought-provoking conclusions. Quality scholarship communicated in a striking personal style makes this book enjoyable and challenging reading for the layperson, minister, student, and scholar. Book jacket.

Download or read book Practicing the Power written by Sam Storms and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible teaches us that we are to be filled with God's Spirit and that God's presence and grace is manifested among his people as they serve, love, and minister to one another. Yet some of the gifts that God offers to his people aren't commonly seen in many churches today. Gifts of prophecy, healing, tongues, and other supernatural gifts of God seem to be absent, and many Christians are unsure how to cultivate an atmosphere where God's Spirit can work while remaining committed to the foundational truth of God's Word. How can Christians pursue and implement the miraculous gifts of the Spirit without falling into fanatical excess and splitting the church in the process? In Practicing the Power, pastor and author Sam Storms offers practical steps to understanding and exercising spiritual gifts in a way that remains grounded in the word and centered in the gospel. With examples drawn from his forty years of ministry as a pastor and teachers, Storms offers a guidebook that can help pastors, elders, and church members understand what changes are needed to see God move in supernatural power and to guard against excess and abuse of the spiritual gifts. If you long to see God's Spirit move in your church and life, and aren't sure why that isn't happening or where to begin, this book is for you.

Download or read book Showing the Spirit written by D. A. Carson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eschewing extremes, Bible scholar D. A. Carson explores the controversial subject of the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer and in the life of the church. Unpacking 1 Corinthians 12-14, as well as touching on relevant passages in Acts, Carson faithfully follows the evidence of the text and offers an honest look at the strengths and weaknesses of both charismatic and non-charismatic viewpoints.

Download or read book Your Gifts written by Larry Gilbert and published by ChurchGrowth.org. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable companion to the Your Gifts Spiritual Gifts Survey,this book takes an in-depth look at each of the nine team gifts. Perfect for use in small groups, this dynamic new book reveals steps to nurture and activate your gift in practical ways. You will learn about the potential roadblocks that can inhibit your gift, as well as pitfalls to avoid going forward. God created you with purpose and passion–learn how you can take the gifts He has given you and use them to advance His Kingdom in ways you never imagined. It’s time to go deeper–it’s time to discover God’s unique design for you, and become the person He created you to be.

Download or read book Charismata written by John Koenig and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is perplexity in the church today about the gifts of God. Charismatics are raising real questions for all Christians. Do charismatics have something they don't but ought to have? Must one be a charismatic to have a vital spiritual life? Dr. Koenig addresses such questions from the basis of what the Bible teaches about God's gifts for God's people. His book offers a careful study of the origins and place of the charismatic movement in the life of the church today.

Download or read book Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book They Were Eyewitnesses written by Nancy A. Almodovar and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-07-23 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many of today’s Christians their go-to style of proclaiming the faith is to share their own experiences. While this may be a stepping stone to the conversation, we should not remain on our subjective and unprovable experiences. Rather, Christians should use the pattern set forth in the New Testament by the apostles and evangelists: the gospel of Jesus who died, was buried, and rose to life on the third day according to the Scriptures. In this book the sermons of the apostles and evangelists will be looked into to see how they both proclaimed and defended the Christian faith, giving all Christians the pattern to follow in their own opportunities to share the one true faith.

Download or read book Confirmation and the Charismata written by Ted Jungkuntz and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 1997-06-23 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful study into the relationship between the uncontrollable Holy Spirit and the liturgical right of confirmation. What is the connection between confirmation" and the charismata?"

Download or read book Spiritual Gifts written by Thomas R. Schreiner and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the spiritual gifts? Do all Christians have them? Have the miraculous gifts ceased? The topic of spiritual gifts is often a point of contention among Christians. In Spiritual Gifts: What They Are and Why They Matter, Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner, a leading New Testament scholar, answers these questions. Schreiner shares his personal experience related to spiritual gifts, but more importantly, he unpacks what the Bible has to say about them. In doing so, he brings a spirit of humility and charity, reminding us that though spiritual gifts are important, we can have unity in Christ even where we disagree.

Download or read book On the Cessation of the Charismata written by Jon Mark Ruthven and published by . This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Case for Charismatics written by Michael Peters and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Case for Charismatics was written to provide a biblical case for charismatic beliefs and it was written in response to noncharismatic teaching.E The doctrinal differences that distinguish charismatic from noncharismatic Christians are addressed in light of nine questions. Each chapter addresses one of these nine questions. Baptism with the Spirit: Is it Normal to Receive at or after Conversion? Speaking in Tongues: Demonic, Psychotic, Learned Behaviour, or God's Gift? Church History: Does History Record that Miraculous Gifts Ceased?, Miraculous Gifts: Did They Cease upon the Completion of the New Testament Miracles: Were they Only to Confirm the Apostles? Revelation: Does God give revelation today? Healing : Can We Solve the Conundrum? Charismatics: Are there Abuses that Need Correction Receive: What Can You Do to Receive?

Download or read book TONGUES VOLUME 1 CONFUSED BY ECSTASY written by David A Swincer and published by Integrity Publications. This book was released on 2013-12-21 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this study is upon ecstasy as the confusing antecedent of Corinthian glossolalia. Most commentators accept ecstasy as the most significant characteristic of the Corinthian Christian glossolalic phenomenon. This assumption is questioned in this research, because it needs to be clarified. It is contended that ecstasy is the confusing element because it was characteristic of the contemporary Corinthian mystery religious practice and that that background was carried into the Corinthian church thus colouring Paul’s treatment of the subject. It is not to be seen as an essential element of glossolalia. Most commentators agree that the glossolalic phenomenon in the Acts is different from that at Corinth. What then is a valid charismatic glossolalia? It is contended that the Acts draws attention to the only authentic cases (and they are three) of glossolalia in the Bible. The book of First Corinthians gives a corrective to an abuse, with no clear authentication of a gift. Paul gives guidelines necessitated by the background of religious ecstasy. Hence, instead of proposing ground rules for a valid spiritual expression, it becomes apparent that First Corinthians is giving a restrained corrective against an abuse of contemporary culture that masqueraded as an authentic Christian experience. It is ecstasy that is the confusing element to this picture. It should be added, that the Acts experiences speak of valid one-stage linguistic phenomena, whilst the gift to the church in 1 Corinthians is clearly a two-stage phenomenon. Bergsma, reflecting on the repetitious and almost daily "unsignificant (sic) revelations" of modern glossolalists, believes that they are "misguided or ... presumptuous. It is like the Himalayan Mountain in obstetrical labour and producing a mouse!” The preoccupation and emphasis is out of all proportion to the minimal benefits derived, and indeed the mischief it generates. The overall significance of the study is to provide a basis for authenticating a valid glossolalic expression, and all this comes from the foundation of the test case in Corinth, which in turn is dependent upon an understanding of ecstasy in the antecedent Mystery Religions of Corinthian contemporary society. Dr Clifford Wilson - himself a prolific author – urged: “Whatever else happens, you must publish the historic material, there are very few people who have any idea of the true background of glossolalia within their denominations”.

Download or read book Spirit Wind written by Peter L. H. Tie and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirit Wind, a collaborative investigation into the works and person of the Holy Spirit, clearly and richly demonstrates diversity in theological perspectives but unity in the Christian faith. All theological discussions should aim at humbly respecting theological distinctiveness while sincerely encouraging theological conversations. Spirit Wind offers itself to achieve just that. Spirit Wind consists of nine chapters written by nine Chinese theologians, born in the Orient and trained in the West, who are now serving passionately as seminary professors in Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, or the United States. Each author endeavors to explain the person and works of the Holy Spirit not only from Chinese standpoints but also from biblical, historical, and cultural/pastoral perspectives, and yet all chapters are theological in nature. No theologian claims to capture all matters about the Spirit, but every author of this book is captivated by the powerful presence, sovereign freedom, and beautiful operations of the Holy Spirit. You will be, too!