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1:25. Acts Chapter 2. 2:34. Divided Tongues of Fire. 3:19. Sync to video time. Description. The Reformed View: Speaking in Tongues. Matthew Everhard. What does the Presbyterian tradition say...
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Nov 19, 2018 · A caller experiences many Protestant pastors speaking in tongues and wonders why it is so emphasized in Protestantism and in charismatic Catholic circles. Jim Blackburn explains what speaking in tongues is, how it got started, and why these groups of people use this gift of the Holy Spirit so often. Transcript:
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Speaking in tongues refers to the Christian belief that a person can be given the ability by the. Holy Spirit. to speak in a language unknown to them. The origins of this...
- Lutheran and Pentecostal Christianity
- Speaking in Tongues in Lutheran Churches
- What Is Charismatic Movement?
- Charismatic Lutherans
- Lutheran Renewal Churches
- Most Lutherans Are Committed to Cessationism
Lutheran doctrine, including its teaching on the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts, is founded upon the theology of the German Reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546). Luther lived centuries before the establishment of the modern Pentecostal movement, which many historians date to the early 1900’s. (Also see Lutheran vs Non-Denomination: What’s the Differ...
While the clear position in the Lutheran tradition regarding speaking in tongues is cessationism, some member churches began speaking in tongues in the mid-20th century. The experience people had in these Lutheran churches is often discussed in the context of the Charismatic movement. (Also see Do Lutherans Believe You Can Lose Your Salvation?)
The Charismatic movement is the name some historians give to the appearance and practice of speaking in tongues in non-Pentecostal churcheslike Presbyterian, Baptist, and Lutheran. The Charismatic movement is also referred to as the “Second Wave” in relation to the history of Pentecostal Christianity. 1. The “first wave”is the establishment of the ...
Larry Christenson was one of the early leaders of advocating for speaking in tongues in Lutheran churches. Christenson was a Lutheran pastor in San Pedro, California, that was convicted that Jesus Christ still heals people today like he did in the Gospels. (Also see Are Lutherans Born Again?) Christenson spoke in tongues for the first time in 1961 ...
In the early 1970’s, a small number of Charismatic Lutherans organized under the name “Lutheran Renewal.” Christians in this movement were committed, theologically orthodox Lutherans who adopted aspects of Pentecostal theology and practices, including speaking in tongues. Lutheran Renewal held annual conferences for decades. The last meeting occurr...
The largest orthodox Lutherans denominations remain committed to cessationism. One example is The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod(WELS). Their doctrinal statement about the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts reads: Thee WELS counsels its members to evaluate the claims of Pentecostal theology against Scripture to assess its merits: The WELS also a...
Speaking in tongues, as described in the Bible, involved the ability to speak in different languages to communicate the Gospel across language barriers. The gift of tongues and interpretations can manifest in different ways, including missionaries preaching in foreign languages. The presence of the Holy Spirit is best recognized through the ...
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Whatever we may deduct from this, it certainly means that speaking in tongues was not a major factor in the spread of the Gospel or in the practice of the apostolic church. Additionally, when Paul listed the spiritual gifts in Romans 12 and Ephesians 4, he did not mention speaking in tongues.
