Charismatic Gifts

[ratchet30]

Do the mennonites and other anabaptists believe the gifts of tongues, interpretation Of tongues, gifts of healing, word of knowledge and prophecy can be practiced today?

 

[SteveIndy]

Do the mennonites and other anabaptists believe the gifts of tongues, interpretation Of tongues, gifts of healing, word of knowledge and prophecy can be practiced today?

I am an Anabaptist convert and I do not speak for all Anabaptists, but to answer your question I would say yes and no. Anabaptism, as I have discovered and appreciate, is very much down to earth yet very spiritual. Anabaptists have taken the word of truth and believed it. If the New Testament speaks of tongues and interpretations, and healing, and words of knowledge, they do, of course, believe it. I guess the real question is, do they believe those things as they are practiced as a form of exhibitionism then I would say no, they do not believe that. I have experienced all of those things in the charismatic churches and my conclusion is that it is all for a show, a psychological experience, and phony. When, and if, God elects to re-institute these gifts it will be Him who does it and not the emotional outburst of fanaticism. My faith and trust do not rely on some exhibitionist display of excitement but rather on the time tested truth of faith and trust in the living and present Spirit of the Almighty God with no external proofs in the flesh required.