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I assume you are referring to the Church of God denomination with headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee, often referred to as Church of God (Cleveland, TN) to avoid confusion). They are both classical Pentecostal denominations. Assemblies of God is a non-Wesleyan or "Baptistic" type Pentecostal...

OK, sure. We all want to listen to the Holy Spirit and then obey. Nevertheless, many times the Holy Spirit's will is not suddenly announced or revealed. Many times, the will of God has to be sought through prayer and fasting. Many times the Holy Spirit doesn't make His will known but instead...

My father and uncle served on the board of our church for years. Board meetings were "closed." I'm not sure if a church member ever actually asked to sit in on the meeting, and I'm not sure if they would have been allowed to sit in. Like others have said, there are personal issues that must...

Benjamin, you need to understand something. What you describe as "Pentecostal" sounds strange to American Pentecostal ears. American Pentecostals have always clapped their hands in obedience to biblical commands, "Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!" (Psalm...

You won't "accept" them? Yet, Jesus died on a cross so that you might be accepted by the Father. Seems that we should "accept" everyone in the Spirit of Christ who died for all that all might be reconciled to the Father. What exactly is a "charismatic way of worship" and how does it differ...

That just isn't true. If you look throughout history there are plenty of indications that manifestations such as glossolalia were observed and described. Parham was seminal in formulating the doctrine of initial evidence, but he did not "invent" Christian glossolalia. In addition to 1...

Exactly. Ever witnessed two people both trying to interpret at the same time LOL. Talk about church drama.

You mean Catholic Answers? I pray and sing in tongues. A lot of times I will switch back and forth into English. However, I've never given a message in tongues in church nor have I interpreted one. I've never been burdened to interpret it either. My aunt told of a time when she was at...

You have faith that the Holy Spirit has placed gifts in the church and that He is in control. We should also keep in mind that there is a spiritual gift known as distinguishing between spirits. These people would be able to discern if something was off with a tongue or interpretation. It's...

You're welcome. Both the Assemblies of God and the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) are solidly Trinitarian. I would expect anyone teaching Oneness in these denominations would face heresy charges. Well, ultimately, all Pentecostal denominations have roots in the Holiness Movement, whether...

I'll answer this from a classical Pentecostal perspective. First, let me clear up some confusion that has been introduced into this thread on the nature of tongues. An unknown language spoken as the Holy Spirit gives the utterance can either be xenoglossy (foreign language) or glossolalia...

Both the AG and the COG (Cleveland) are classical Pentecostal. Both denominations have their fair share of PINO congregations (Pentecostal in Name Only). I live in the USA, so my answer reflects American realities. I make no claim as to what things are like in other parts of the world...

For Pentecostal theology, I would suggest these works: Foundations of Pentecostal Theology by Guy P. Duffield and Nathaniel M. Van Cleave (both pastors in the Church of the Foursquare Gospel). This would be good as an overview of the theology of Foursquare and Assemblies of God type groups...

Pentecostals are by definition continuationists. However, there are "functional cessationists" within Pentecostal churches. They do not move in any of the supernatural gifts, and they don't really expect miracles to occur. Their lives are no different from non-Pentecostal Christians. In many...

Why do you think being slain, and wild bodily movements and spasms indicate being Spirit filled? Holy Scripture tells the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 4) and the gifts of the Spirit (Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4, 1 Peter 4) and what kind of people will not inherit the Kingdom of...

In 1989, practicing charismatic Christian and sociologist Margaret Poloma conducted a study on the Assemblies of God titled The Assemblies of God at the Crossroads: Charisma and Institutional Dilemmas. This is a serious scholarly study of the denomination and was published by the University of...

Not personally. However, my grandfather has interpreted tongues many times in our church.

Because you are taking this statement out of context. The Statement of Fundamental Truths lays out explicitly what is required for salvation and what are the evidences that someone has been saved: tongues is not mentioned anywhere as required for or as evidence of salvation. Read the the...

I guess that depends. It would turn some people off, but on the other hand some people really want to find churches where they do not feel inhibited in the exercise of spiritual gifts. I don't see anything wrong with it, especially since it was part of a service specifically dedicated to...

It means exactly what it says. Of course, this verse has to be read according to a specific time and place. What clothing is assigned to each gender will differ from one time and place to another. Fashions and styles are not fixed. They change. Christians are called to be moderate in all...