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Feminism rose up and was able to give women the vote, give them equal (some would argue extra) rights in the workplace, in public, in classrooms, etc. Women enjoy the same (sometimes better) salaries when compared to men in the same or similar fields, and they also have much better grades in...

It can lead down bad roads because the study of Tai Chi was developed and fleshed out by pagans. So, many of the concepts and practices from Tai Chi stem from non-Christian spiritualism. Think of it this way: angels certainly exist, right? But would it be a good idea to try to get in contact...

Why what? :confused:

Your "chi" is just bioelectrical energy. The same "chi" energy has been found to emanate off of Christian monks when they are deep in prayer. By it's nature, "chi" is not evil. It's simply an Eastern term for something that every human has. But trying to channel or harness your chi can lead down...

Because Scripture never tells us to call down angels and focus on them. Every time an angel shows up in Scripture and the witnesses try to worship it, the angels says "Stop worshipping me. I simply have a message". Then they tell the message and bust outta there. The only time in Scripture...

Why the misdirection, K2K? No one here is asking for a perfect man to preach the gospel. We're just asking that a preacher doesn't lie to us, teach us false things, make false prophecies, live a double life full of deception, and grub our money. That's not too much to ask out of a servant of...

He taught false teachings, he lived a life of lies and deception, and he made prophecies that turned out to be false. Pretty clear-cut to me. I am saddened that you are not "convinced" by cold, hard truth.

I'm with you there, sir. My own apprehension (or "lack of faith" some might ping) comes from the fact that not once in the Bible does a person pray specifically that they might see an angel or receive a visitation from angels. I try to model my behavior after the saints of Scripture, if at all...

Thank you for posting that, Yitzchak. It's interesting how - post-scandal - a lot of the leaders who supported Lakeland are now backpedaling and saying "no no no no, we didn't really support it". C'mon. Show some integrity. It would make this whole situations far easier to swallow if people...

Awesome testimony about tongues! Praise Jesus! I've found that the people like you who might doubt some aspects tongues and aren't necessarily chasing after the gift are the ones who end up having the most fruitful and genuine experiences with true tongues of the Spirit.

If we're worried about going off-topic, perhaps people shouldn't keep bringing up the topic of "we shouldn't judge others!" when - clearly - no one is judging in the Biblical sense and in fact, we are exercising the exact sort of "judgment" (in truth, it is called "discernment") that Scripture...

Then why is a "gift of interpretation" expressed in Corinthians, along with the admonition that tongues should only be spoken in a church setting when someone with the gift of interpretation is present? My understanding of "gift of interpretation" is "a spiritual gift that gives insight to the...

Your salvation has almost nothing to do with how close you "feel" to God. In fact, in our times of deepest despair and frustration, Christ is often closer than He has ever been.

But again, we're going in circles here. You say at the top of the page that tongues are spoken (in a different, human language) to communicate with a person who is present there in the room who can also speak that language. at least, that's what I'm hearing from you. But then what is the need...

What I'm getting at is this: if the purpose of tongues (as a real, spoken language) is to speak in a language that you do not intuitively know, then why would you need an interpreter, because wouldn't the Holy Spirit simply speak in the language of those who need to hear it? If no one in a...

Were they acting drunk, or did people simply misunderstand and think that they were drunk? There's a difference. People also thought that Jesus had a demonic spirit in him. Was that because Jesus was actually acting demon-possessed? You tell me. Also, Pentecost itself was not a revival. The...

K2K It's sad that the word "revival" has been so watered down these days. Every revival in the New Testament was a revival of repentance. I can't think of a single "revival" that was a bunch of Christians standing around getting "whacked on the Holy Spirit". You might also want to look up the...

If no one else wants to ask the obvious question about tongues, then I will: If tongues are only known languages, then why would the gift of tongues also require a gift of interpretation? I'm curious how the Orthodox would parse that portion of Scripture. Please note that I am very leery of...

As far as I know, Dr. Wagner - who openly supported Bentley - has not said anything regarding Bentley's sin, Bentley's false teaching, Bentley's "restoration"...anything. Until Wagner makes a comment on such things, it makes me doubt his ability to exercise discernment, let alone teach others...

I agree that proof-texting everything is quite boring (and let's simply put aside any debate along the lines of "is the aim to entertain us, or to teach us?"). But I'm not asking for proof-texting. What I'm asking is when I hear a Scripture reference used in a sermon, I expect to look it up...