What is Charismatic?

What does Charismatic Christian mean?

Thanks!

One who believes that the Charismata as taught in 1 Cor. 12 is for today and are usually allowing God to use them in it.

a non-ceasationist... we believe the gifts of the Holy Spirt, such as tongues, prophesy, healing, etc. did not cease once the original disciples passed... that the Holy Spirit is still able to work/speak through believers today

So you all can heal people?

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Catholicism - Throwing demons on their heads since 33 AD

I can't, but God can.... the disciples healed people, it wasn't really them doing it, but the Holy Spirits power through them.

I would say it's similar with doctors also... they have God given skills they use to heal people... but even still, it's only God who heals... he uses doctors and medicine as his tools to heal sometimes.

note: I am not into the whole 'word of faith' thing... I don't believe someone who hasn't received healing lacks faith... I believe regardless of whether it comes through prayer and laying on of hands or through modern medicine (doctors, surgeries, medications, etc) that it's God who heals... I don't beleive someone will be healed, even by medical means unless it's Gods will.

Is this a sincere question or a set up?

Was that even necessary to say?

I am not into the whole "Vineyard" thing but I did not see anyone asking about them in particular.

I am not into the whole "Third Wave" thing but again I did not see anyone asking about them in particular.

Neither am I into the whole "Prophetic Movement," "Present Truth Movement," "Apostolic Movement," "Deliverance" or any of the other fringe aspects of the Charismatic movement. But since no one asked about it I did not find it necessary.

Wouldn't we get along better if the Faith Movement wasn't continually flamed as the bad boys of the movement?

Since your Profile indicates your are, Catholic, you might be more comfortable reading about Charismatic issues from a Charismatic Catholic site.

Follow the LINK >> http://religion-cults.com/spirit/charisms.htm

[despite the site name, this link is PRO Catholic and written by Catholics to Catholics and is FAVORABLE to the Charismatics within that faith.]

YIKES!! first let me say that its not MAN that does the healing but God, and that not everyone who is a charismatic has the gift of healing, but we do believe in healing and there are those whom God uses to heal people.

http://ccc.garg.com/ - The catholic Charismatic Center

http://www.franciscanconferences.com...onferenceID=31

http://www.dljc.org/