Restitutio 310 Are Gifts of the Spirit Available Today? (Sam Storms)
Are spiritual gifts available today or did they cease after the original apostles died? In this interview, I talk to Dr. Sam Storms about his own personal experience with speaking in tongues, his biblical case for why gifts are available today, and how he makes room for them in his church services. Before delving in, I want to just clarify some quick vocabulary. You are going to hear two terms a lot, and I want to be sure you know what they mean. The first is cessationist. This is someone who believes spiritual gifts ceased with the death of the apostles. The other term is continuationist, which is someone who believes these manifestations continue right down to our own day.
Dr. Sam Storms has a Ph. D. from the University of Texas and has pastored for about forty-five years in Texas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. He taught at Wheaton College for four years and now serves as the lead pastor of Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He’s the founder of Enjoying God Ministries and serves on the boards of Desiring God Ministries, Bethlehem College and Seminary, and Acts 29 Network. He’s the author of numerous published books and articles (see below). He describes himself as “an Amillennial, Calvinistic, charismatic, credo-baptistic, complementarian, Christian Hedonist who loves his wife of 47 years, his two daughters, his four grandchildren, books, baseball, movies, and all things Oklahoma University.”
—— Books ——
- Language of Heaven: Crucial Questions about Speaking in Tongues by Sam Storms
- Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide by Sam Storms (not yet released)
- Practicing the Power: Welcoming the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Your Life by Sam Storms
- Simply Spirit Filled by Andrew Gabriel
—— Links ——
- Find out more about Enjoying God Ministries and Sam Storms at samstorms.org
- Check out the Bridgeway Church website
- Listen to David Bercot’s lecture, “What the Early Christians Believed about the Gifts of the Spirit“
- See more Restitutio resources on the holy spirit
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