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Gifts of the Holy Spirit - Speaking in tongues

Does Peter Draw a Line?

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  • W. F. Wisselink

Looking at cessationism through the eyes of Mark 16, Acts 5, and 1 Peter 2, this article shows that to claim the cessation of special gifts is not equal to claiming that God has ceased to do spectacular acts. God has the power and the liberty to call on spectacular ways.

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Tongue Twisters

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  • Peter H. Holtvluwer

This article offers a synopsis of the discussion on speaking in tongues, including whether this gift in the early church still exists today.

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The Holy Spirit: Special Topics

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  • Jason P. Van Vliet

The charismatic movement and the Pentecostal movement claim that the spiritual gifts of speaking in tongues, prophecy, and healing are for the church today. Is this true? This article examines the origin of these movements and their claims. It also discusses the meaning of sinning against the Holy Spirit.

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Theological Reflections on the Charismatic Movement (2)

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  • J. I. Packer

This article picks up where part one ended. Focus is on the claims of Neo-Pentecostalism or the charismatic movement on baptism of the Spirit, glossolalia or speaking in tongues, gifts of the spirit, and healing, with the leading texts being Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 12-1 Corinthians 14.

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Church with Charisma

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  • G. Gunnink

This article looks at Romans 12:4-8 and 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 with the special focus on the matter of spiritual gifts — prophecy, speaking in tongues, and healing. The article also answers the question of whether the gifts were temporary or permanent.

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A Study of Speaking in Tongues

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  • Bob Burridge

This article looks at the meaning of speaking in tongues in the context of the whole Bible and discusses whether it still occurs today.

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The Nature and Function of New Testament Glossolalia

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  • Mark J. Cartledge

What was the nature and function of speaking in tongues in the New Testament? Is there any relationship between what functioned in the New Testament and contemporary charismatic glossolalia? What was the linguistic nature of New Testament glossolalia? This article concerns itself with these questions but does not give a direct answer. It does, however, provide a survey of the main views on the matter within New Testament scholarship.

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Tongues In Acts

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  • Justin S. Holcomb

Looking at Acts 2, Acts 8, Acts 10-11, and Acts 19 on the subject of tongues, this article shows that both charismatics and cessationists fail in applying these texts because they fail to read them through the redemptive-historical grid. The author of this article encourages the reading of Acts through a redempive-historical grid.

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Uttering Mysteries

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  • J. Boersma

This article is looking at the tongues of languages in the speaking in tongues. The author also discusses the speaking in tongues in Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 14, and the relation of prophecy and revelation.

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What Cessationism Is Not

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  • Nathan Busenitz

This article offers four clarifications of what cessationism is not: it is not anti-supernatural, not founded on one's interpretation of "the perfect" in 1 Corinthians 13:10, not an attack on the person or work of the Holy Spirit, and not a product of the Enlightenment.

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Why I Am Not Continuationist

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  • Tim Challies

Continuationism is the belief that the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit taught in the Bible—prophecy, tongues, interpretation of tongues, healings, and miracles—have not ceased and are available for the believer today. At times this is referred to as the Charismatic Movement. Is continuationism biblical or is cessationism biblical? Let the article explain.

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Tongues-Speech: A Patristic Analysis

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  • Harold Hunter

Was there speaking in tongues in the period immediately following the apostles? Hunter examines writings from the early church fathers for the possible references to the phenomena of glossolalia. Specific attention is given to reactions against Montanism.

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Glossolalia in the New Testament

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  • Bastian van Elderen

The phenomenon described by the term "glossolalia" played a significant role in the early church. The author of this paper analyzes this phenomenon. He tries to answer two questions: what experiences of the early church are to be included in this phenomenon? and what is the significance and relevance of these phenomena in the life of the early church?

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"Tongues...Will Cease"

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  • Robert L. Thomas

This study deals with the final section of 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 and the reference in verse 8 to tongues that will cease.

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What about Prophecy and Tongues Today?

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  • Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

This article evaluates whether the spiritual gifts of prophecy and speaking in tongues are still available today, with some consideration given to important passages in the discussion like 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 and 1 Corinthians 14.

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Addressing Continuationist Arguments from 1 Corinthians 14

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  • Eric Davis

This article evaluates continuationist arguments from 1 Corinthians 14, showing that the gift of languages was the miraculous ability to speak an unlearned language known by others.

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