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Daniel B. Wallace: The Uneasy Conscience of a Non-Charismatic Evangelical

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Many seminary students who have taken Greek probably heard of Daniel B. Wallace. While I don’t agree with his cessationist stance, he describes in surprising ways the angst of someone who is not content with the typical conservative, evangelical’s experience with God. Here is the original article. Introduction As is the case with past presidents […]

Pew Research: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population

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This article is posted here. As of December 2011, according to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity, there are about 279 million pentecostal Christians and 305 million charismatic Christians worldwide. (Charismatic Christians belong to non-pentecostal denominations yet engage in spiritual practices associated with pentecostalism, such as speaking in tongues and divine healing; see […]

Gospel Coalition: Where Did All These Pentecostals and Charismatics Come From?

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This article was posted on the Gospel Coalition website. Where in the world did all these Pentecostals and charismatics come from? In the explosive growth and geographical extension of Pentecostal and charismatic groups, we are witnessing one of the most if not the most stunning episodes of Christian expansion ever. In the not-too-distant future Pentecostals […]

Tim Keller’s quote on the Charismatic Movement

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Here is a quote from an article posted on a PCA website. “As Reformed people, we tend to be dismissive of the charismatic movement,” Keller said. He pointed out that there’s a lot of “unfortunate and bad theology there,” including the “prosperity gospel,” which is often integrated into charismatic teaching. But Keller points out that […]