Questions tagged [pentecostalism]
Pentecostalism is the branch of Christianity that places special emphasis on being filled with the Spirit or baptized in the Spirit. It includes classic Pentecostalism associated with the Asuza Street revival, the charismatic revival in the late 50's and onwards, "third wave"/"empowered evangelicals", indigenous "Spirit churches" south of the equator or in Latin America.
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What are the views of Reformed Protestants on Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement?
Building upon my previous question Similarities and differences between Christian Mysticism and the Charismatic movement? and the excellent answer by GratefulDisciple, I would like to delve deeper ...
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According to Pentecostalism/Charismatics, how does God manifest and interact with Christians?
I'm interested in understanding the specific ways in which God's presence and intervention are consciously experienced by Christians in their daily lives. In this question, I'm narrowing the scope to ...
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Does Pentecostalism teach that everyone should pray in tongues?
Do Pentecostals teach that only people who speak in tongues are baptized with the Holy Spirit?
Do Pentecostals teach that we should all strive to pray in tongues?
Or is this something that ...
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Can a non virgin have a church wedding?
A friend of mine who is a Christian made a mistake and lost her virginity before marriage. According to the rules of the Assemblies of God denomination, can she still have a church wedding?
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The pentecostal cult from Romania affiliation
Is the Pentecostal cult in Romania affiliated to any international Pentecostal association or organization or movement? If yes, then which one? Do they have a website?
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Christian Science Monitor: a socially acceptable source among conservative Christians?
My beloved (somewhat conservative) presbyterian-pentecostal mother spends hours every week on dubious, supposedly Christian websites and then regurgitates their dubious prophesies and conspiracy ...
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How do Catholic, Baptist and Pentecostal denominations justify following teachers?
How does the Catholic, Baptist and Pentecostal denominations justify the practice of following teachers given this in scripture?
"But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you,...
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How do Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians respond to William Lane Craig's lectures on the Baptism and Filling of the Holy Spirit?
From Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Part 5): The Baptism In the Holy Spirit:
Baptism and Fullness of the Holy Spirit
Today we want to look at the baptism and fullness of the Holy Spirit. There’s a ...
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Why is masturbation a sin? (without human arguments, Pentecostalism) [duplicate]
My side: I believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit , in Bible (solo), that it's possible to have deep experiences nowadays with God as Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Paul did by fasting and seeking souls, and ...
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Are registers signed during a Convalidation ceremony
My husband is Roman Catholic and I m Pentecostal. We married under a lot of pressure with no family members present.
After much strife our families have agreed
We have been trying to book a notice of ...
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Is shunning/disfellowshipping biblical in Protestant churches?
Is this practice supported by the Christian bible ? Please argument your response with biblical support.
We have this practice in our Pentecostal church and no matter from which angle I view it, I ...
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What does it mean to be "in the Spirit"?
I keep coming upon the phrase "in the Spirit" in the NT. One search result of that phrase is here: https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=%22in+the+spirit%22&t=NKJV#s=...
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Can the Pentecostal/Charismatic belief in "territorial spirits" and "Strategic-Level Spiritual Warfare" be traced back to prior sources?
According to the Wikipedia article on Territorial spirit:
Territorial spirits are national angels, or demons, who rule over certain geographical areas in the world, a concept accepted within the ...
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How did the early 20th century Pentecostals interpret healing or its absence during the 1918 Influenza pandemic?
Azusa Street Revival was just concluded in 1915 and the Assemblies of God denomination was just founded in 1914 when a few years later the 1918 Influenza pandemic hit which lasted to the summer of ...
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What are the drawbacks of studying/teaching the Bible in an overly erudite (overly academic) manner?
It's good that God has blessed us with towering intellectual
pastors/Christian writers like D. A. Carson, John Piper, John F.
MacArthur, etc.
Many of the aforementioned people belong to Baptist, ...
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