Truth Unites Tongues, Healing, Prophecy: For Today?
Oct 4, 2022
Dive into a fascinating theological exploration of spiritual gifts like tongues, healing, and prophecy. Hear personal accounts of experiences with the Holy Spirit and the shift from cessationism to continuationism. Discover historical insights through the lens of figures like Charles Spurgeon. Learn effective criteria for evaluating spiritual gifts within the church. Finally, gain practical advice for fostering unity between differing beliefs, emphasizing humility and discernment. It's a thought-provoking journey through faith and practice!
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Formative Spiritual Encounter
- Gavin Ortlund recounts a teenage journey from studying spiritual gifts to experiencing prayer, tongues, and being "soaked in the Holy Spirit."
- That formative encounter shaped his ongoing openness to charismatic experience and pastoral sensitivity.
Gifts Aim At Edifying The Church
- Ortlund found cessationist arguments exegetically unconvincing and emphasizes gifts' primary purpose is edification.
- He reads gifts as ongoing until Christ's return, not merely apostolic authentication.
Pentecost Democratized The Spirit
- Ortlund sees Pentecost as inaugurating a distinct outpouring of the Spirit that democratizes charismatic activity.
- He argues the New Testament presents one eschatological age, not a short apostolic window.
