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    Pentecostalism's sketchy origins

    Hi Sophie, 1. I would like to state for the record that I'm not a cessationist (in the context of the gift of tongues) as I believe Acts 2:16-17 and as in the day of Pentecost, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit did enable his people to speak in tongues. 2. I think we should consider truth...
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    Pentecostalism's sketchy origins

    Brother, I think there's something that you missed out earlier from jb. In the last days, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will be a sign of Christ' second coming. If your 'latter rain' doctrine is referring to God's outpouring of the Holy Spirit, then I would point you to truth in Acts...
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    Pentecostalism's sketchy origins

    Yes, I agree that based on this account, both Parham and Ozman sound like dodgy characters trying to convince the congregation for evidence of an outpouring of the holy spirit through tongues-speaking (in this example, someone claimed that it was Chinese). 1 Cor 14:22 also says this: "Thus...
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    greetings brothers and sisters

    Hi Rhema77 and dear friends. Magpi89 here. Don't mind if I introduce myself here instead of creating a new post thread. Am married and a father of two boys. Have been a Christian for many years but not active in my Church. Chanced upon CC and saw a ton of discussions about the bible, and...