Tongue Twisters
The Holy Spirit: Special Topics
Theological Reflections on the Charismatic Movement (2)
This article picks up where part one ended. Focus is on the claims of Neo-Pentecostalism or the charismatic movement on baptism of the Spirit, glossolalia or speaking in tongues, gifts of the spirit, and healing, with the leading texts being Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 12-1 Corinthians 14.
Church with Charisma
A Study of Speaking in Tongues
This article looks at the meaning of speaking in tongues in the context of the whole Bible and discusses whether it still occurs today.
The Nature and Function of New Testament Glossolalia
What was the nature and function of speaking in tongues in the New Testament? Is there any relationship between what functioned in the New Testament and contemporary charismatic glossolalia? What was the linguistic nature of New Testament glossolalia? This article concerns itself with these questions but does not give a direct answer. It does, however, provide a survey of the main views on the matter within New Testament scholarship.
Tongues In Acts
Looking at Acts 2, Acts 8, Acts 10-11, and Acts 19 on the subject of tongues, this article shows that both charismatics and cessationists fail in applying these texts because they fail to read them through the redemptive-historical grid. The author of this article encourages the reading of Acts through a redempive-historical grid.
Uttering Mysteries
What Cessationism Is Not
This article offers four clarifications of what cessationism is not: it is not anti-supernatural, not founded on one's interpretation of "the perfect" in 1 Corinthians 13:10, not an attack on the person or work of the Holy Spirit, and not a product of the Enlightenment.
Why I Am Not Continuationist
Continuationism is the belief that the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit taught in the Bible—prophecy, tongues, interpretation of tongues, healings, and miracles—have not ceased and are available for the believer today. At times this is referred to as the Charismatic Movement. Is continuationism biblical or is cessationism biblical? Let the article explain.
Tongues-Speech: A Patristic Analysis
Was there speaking in tongues in the period immediately following the apostles? Hunter examines writings from the early church fathers for the possible references to the phenomena of glossolalia. Specific attention is given to reactions against Montanism.
Glossolalia in the New Testament
The phenomenon described by the term "glossolalia" played a significant role in the early church. The author of this paper analyzes this phenomenon. He tries to answer two questions: what experiences of the early church are to be included in this phenomenon? and what is the significance and relevance of these phenomena in the life of the early church?
"Tongues...Will Cease"
This study deals with the final section of 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 and the reference in verse 8 to tongues that will cease.
Addressing Continuationist Arguments from 1 Corinthians 14
This article evaluates continuationist arguments from 1 Corinthians 14, showing that the gift of languages was the miraculous ability to speak an unlearned language known by others.