Is there a difference between Word of Faith Charismatics and more conservative ones? Are most Christians charismatic? What is the role of the Holy Spirit?
Pastor Mike and Pastor Steve talk about pastoral ministry on today's episode of NoCo. The show starts with some more analysis of the "fallout" from the Strange Fire Conference--Is there such a thing as a "Charismatic Calvinist?" The show continues with Pastor Mike posing the question of: is it appropriate to challenge author' who give you a free book to read? This question is in regards to the recent Mark Driscoll plagiarism accusations. Listen in!
Pastor Mike and Steve continue to discuss the recent Strange Fire Conference. They talk about the situation with Mark Driscoll and James MacDonald visiting the conference and what happened after.
Have you experienced the body slam, courtesy drop, or praise dancing that were labelled as "spirit-filled" practices? Pastor Mike discusses an article in Charisma magazine by J. Lee Grady called 9 Bad Charismatic Habits We Need to Break.
On today's NoCo - Pastor Mike continues in part 4 of the series on Spiritual Gifts from 1 Cor 12. Continuing on the topic of sign gifts and cessasionism - some questions are asked of our charismatic friends:
won't you admit to some cessationism?
Is the canon closed? Yes - so the writing of scripture has ceased
Are there apostles today? No
why does the church appoint deacons and elders and not apostles?
are the sign gifts that happen today really the same things that happened in NT?
No - so you are a cessationist
since we have the completed canon, what is the purpose of sign gifts?
since the Bible is the final authority why do you point to your experience to validate the gifts?
what does it say about sign gifts if for 1800 yrs God did not soverignty see fit to use them ?
Who was? Cultists, Mormons, heretics, etc
why do you regularly use Heb 13:8?
God does not change
Remember Heb 13:7 - your leaders change but Christ does not change