Essay on The Charismatic Gifts

Charismatic Spiritual Gifts; I believe while God still does some amazing miracles, signs, and wonders and sometimes performs those wonders through a Christian. I believe these things are not necessarily the miraculous gifts of the Spirit as we see in the New Testament. While the Bible does not say outright that the miraculous gifts have ceased, I believe it does lay the foundation for why they might no longer occur to the same extent as they did as recorded in the New Testament.

Hagner, D., Hengel, M. & Barrett, C. (1999). Conflicts and challenges in early Christianity. Harrisburg, Pa: Trinity Press International.

Acts of the Apostles chronicles the rapid advancement of the Gospel by way of the gift of the Holy Spirit. “The Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles: The Charismatic Community in Mission” takes into account the narratives succeeding Pentecost including Spirit Baptisms from Samaria to Ephesus (Acts

Dr. McClister’s essay discusses the verse from Ephesians 1;13 and reasons about what the “sealing of the Holy Spirit” means by first refuting denominational interpretation of the Holy Spirit. During the 1950s and 60s arose an idea of the Holy Spirit’s involvement in human lives (71). The denominational view of the Holy Spirit had more than one interpretation concerning what the Holy Spirit does on an individual. Among these views was the “Spirit-aided” belief and the transferring of miraculous gifts from the Spirit (71). McClister argues that these ideas are a perversion to the text and points out that because of this perversion, the Lord’s church has feared to explore what the correct interpretation of the Spirit really means (71). The statement “you were sealed”, according to McClister , was expressed to mean authenticity (73). In Greek and Roman times documents were

Pentecost is known as the birthday of the church as it marks the beginning of fearless Christian pursuit to spread the Good News of salvation of Jesus in 33AD. After Jesus’ death, disciples had the fear of being alone in the battle to spread the message of Jesus. This is one obstacle that is apparent of being one of the largest barriers in the church’s development. On the day of Pentecost, Jesus’ disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit in the form of a lingering light above their heads, after they gathered Jerusalem. This Holy Spirit allowed them to speak

From January to April we meticulously analyzed the thirteen letters Paul the Apostle wrote to teach the gospel of the Christ to the first century world. He used these letters to instruct and advise the churches he founded across the Mediterranean. After thoroughly examining these letters through lecture in class and in the readings, I have come to find myself to be much more educated on the scripture than when I first came into the class. Before I took Life and Letters of Paul, I had little to none religious experience or knowledge on the topic of Christianity. This class helped me develop a solid foundation on how Christianity was spread and came about.

It is also important to see their obedience Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem (acts 1:12) Jesus told them to return to Jerusalem and wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit, and that is exactly what they did. They heard what he had sad and responded to what Jesus told them to do, even though He was no longer physically present with them. This was major key in ushering in the power of the holy Spirit.

1. Towns, E. (2007). Core Christianity "What is Christianity all about?" Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers., 84 & 90.

It seems strange that so little is known biographically about one of the most important figures in Christian history, but this only serves to add to the mystery and grandeur surrounding the Apostle Paul of Tarsus. Much, however, is known of the time after his conversion to Christ and what he did to contribute to Christianity in this period, and it is this that leaves a greater legacy than the simple facts of his life. The contributions that he made towards the cause of Christ and the spreading and formation of Christianity are what he is perennially remembered for.

Today we look at three  more of the seven churches, in our study of the “History of the Christian Church. “

For my research paper I choose the charismatic gifts debate because coming from a Pentecostal/Charismatic background growing up in church, I know a little about the gift. With growing up in a Charismatic church, I saw the gifts in action. There is a lot of debate on whether the gift is relevant for today or have they ceased from the church. One side says that the gifts are in the past and is not relevant for the day that we live in and another side says that the gifts are still relevant for today. There is one group that says that if you do speak in tongues, then you are under demonic control and are not really saved. Both

While no clear correlation can be drawn between Christ and spiritual gifts, the relation between spiritual gifts and the revelation of the New Testament is clearly seen. The gifts of prophecy and miraculous knowledge were a partial, incomplete measure of what is found in the New Testament. Spiritual gifts (such as tongues, prophecy, and miraculous knowledge) were the means by which God revealed His will in the first century, but these things were just a partial measure. God’s full, complete revelation is the New Testament. The early church was guided with the help of these spiritual gifts, but today the church is guided solely by God’s word! The New Testament accomplishes everything that spiritual gifts did, and more. Therefore, it is perfectly logical to consider the New Testament to be the “perfect” in comparison to spiritual gifts as the

I believe the Cessaionist view of the charismatic gifts is correct because it is the most biblically based. The sign gifts were meant for the original Apostles who had seen Christ and who were still in the early stages of beginning the church. They were given the sign gifts as evidence of their Apostleship to symbolize their authority and to show that they were men of God. Ephesians 2:19-20 KJV “Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.” There are people with the continuationist view that state that the foundation for the church is still being built

Acts reveals the ministry of Peter and Paul through their own God given gifts.

The Holy Spirit was promised by Jesus to the apostles as their power in Luke chapter 24, verse 49. Jesus can give the Spirit to his followers because he has received the Spirit from the Father (chapter 3 verse 16). In the book of Acts, when the Spirit came on the Day of Pentecost, he came as the Spirit of Christ, not just in the