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There are many videos on Youtube criticising ministries that don't dot all the Is and cross all the Ts in their doctrine. For example, a well known healing evangelist who in later years had a vision of a 90ft Jesus telling him to raise the finance to build a hospital in his city. Yet this...

I was thinking about how I use the gift of tongues, and working out when I am speaking in genuine tongues and when I may not be. I came to the conclusion that the intended purpose of tongues for me is during my private prayer time with God where He is the sole listener to the language I am...

I got hold of Pastor Guerin's Documentary Report on the Aberrent Practices of the Kansas City Prophets. As part of the report, there were extensive quotes of the prophecies of Bob Jones, a disgraced Kansas City prophet (sexual misconduct exposed). I downloaded the PDF file, and set it up on my...

I have been reading about the resurrectionfd of Dorcas by Peter in Acts 9:32. What happened was the Dorcas died and the disciples who were with her sent for Peter who was living at another town. He came and raised her from the dead. Now if signs and wonders were available for ordinary...

Don't trust the Message Bible. It totally trashes the Bible by changing the meaning of many Bible verses. It is a very inaccurate paraphrase based on the author's ideas of what he wants the Bible to say. It is obvious that he has no knowledge of Biblical languages, and certainly has a lack of...

I am a continuationist according to the gifts of the Holy Spirit because there is nothing in the New Testament that the decline and cease of the spiritual gifts were the result of some decree of God. If God meant for the gifts to be temporary, He would have clearly said so. The two basic...

One thing that is becoming more and more clear to me is that Jesus loves us who we are, and that even while we were yet sinners, He loved us and gave Himself for us. So if He gave Himself for us while we were yet His enemies, how much more does He love us now that we are His friends? What this...

Would someone from the Roman Catholic forum please explain whether the Calgary High School's action against this particular student is indicative of Catholic policy over all. Here is the video:

How is it that in many evangelical meetings, many go forward in response to the invitation to receive Christ, spend a couple of minutes praying the sinner's prayer, but there is no increase in the attendance of the churches? Is it because most who make a verbal commitment to Christ leave the...

After much thought and research, I have come to the conclusion that the definition of spiritual warfare that involves "binding the devil", casting out of demons, dealing with "territorial spirits", and generational curses, is not what true spiritual warfare actually is. Seeing that the devil is...

The principal characteristic of a church filled with the Holy Spirit is that it has a major impact on the unconverted community around it. The original Pentecostals were totally mission oriented, and early gatherings had a major impact on the communities around them. By the second generation...

The problem is that "charismania" groups and Prosperity preachers have departed from the simplicity of the true Gospel of Christ. They no longer have their full trust in the finished work of Christ on the Cross and repentance from sin. They have replaced it with a mystical "experience" they call...

I have already discussed this in the Sign Gifts forum, but I have decided to discuss it here so that a wider range of members can have the opportunity to give their opinions. This is not a criticism of Charismatics, but because prophets and prophecy appear mainly within Charismatic environments...

The difference between the true and false prophet in the Old Testament is very simple and straightforward. The true prophet was one whose role was to ensure that the nation of Israel remained faithful to God and to keep away from idols. His role also was to warn the nation of the consequences...

In the face of the many views and opinions surrounding the baptism with the Spirit, we need to give a clear set of principles that ensure that when a person seeks the baptism with the Spirit, he or she is getting the real thing and not some kind of false experience in which they think they are...

In recent years there has been an explosion of false teaching and false "experiences" that purport to be the baptism with the Spirit and praying in tongues. Criticism using terms like "Charismania" has muddied the waters and created so much doubt, fear and suspicion that many genuine seekers...

How come Calvinists teach that 1 Corinthians 13:10 says that the sign gifts passed away when the canon of Scripture was received, when John Calvin himself exposited the verse as the gifts will cease when either we die or when Christ comes again? If you don't believe me, read John Calvin's...

I have just heard testimony from an ex staff member of Stephen Furtick's church that a number of staff members were planted on the front row of his meetings to cheer and clap to motivate the crowd when Furtick made his points. When I thought of that, I wonder if there are a number of plants in...

The five fold ministries of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher were designed to function in a church that was totally unified and all the regional churches in the then-known world totally complied with One Lord, One Faith, and One Baptism. In our current church environment we...

The effect of the Toronto Blessing in Africa.