tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448958049455077216.post1741348703714763601..comments2024-01-18T10:33:05.391-06:00Comments on The Voice: Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Part 1)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15922652724607532192noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448958049455077216.post-25774121985809651572011-06-20T18:16:20.640-06:002011-06-20T18:16:20.640-06:00Definitely a lot less tongues-speaking or prophecy...Definitely a lot less tongues-speaking or prophecy going on today than in New Testament times, though. Do you think cessationism has any merit? I'm definitely a charismatic Calvinist, but I thought the question was worth asking - you seem to have looked at the issue maybe a bit more than I have.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922652724607532192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448958049455077216.post-41022325071413219822011-06-14T20:37:23.347-06:002011-06-14T20:37:23.347-06:00I don't really know if I could sum it up in a ...I don't really know if I could sum it up in a top 5 per se, but I notice a trend among churches that are what I call hyper charismatic. You pretty much hit the nail on the head with mentioning the Prosperity Gospel, because somehow Pentecostalism has embraced this idea that you deserve to be blessed in every realm of life (finances, kids, marriage, etc.). But what happens when just one of those things don't pan out like they were promised? Odds are they'll turn on God and the Church. Why? Because they were seeking something other than the true biblical Gospel. They were seeking a "blessing", whether that be through speaking in tongues or through a feeling that God would protect them no matter what circumstance life threw at them. So there seems to be a disjoint in there.<br /><br />The other main thing that is prominent is the exaltation of speaking in tongues in the spiritual gift department. Whether you believe the gifts are for today or not, even in 1 Corinthians Paul was addressing this issue with the church at Corinth. The church was placing too much emphasis on the one gift, when in fact Paul said that prophecy is to be desired much more than speaking in tongues. So those are the big two in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448958049455077216.post-88810252119828119642011-06-14T16:55:38.772-06:002011-06-14T16:55:38.772-06:00Hey Ryan, if you had a list of the Top 5 ways Pent...Hey Ryan, if you had a list of the Top 5 ways Pentecostalism generally gets The Holy Spirit wrong, or gets the gifts of the Holy Spirit wrong, what would those 5 things be? What about the "Prosperity Gospel?" How does that come out of an obsession with the gift of healing, and an improper view of it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922652724607532192noreply@blogger.com