Subject: Scriptural evidence? |
Bible Note: Doc Once again you seem to miss some important information on this subject. You said, "Instead, I find in scripture that tongues always accompanied great evangelism. But that does not seem to be the case in circles where this doctrine is espoused." The current Pentecostal movement started in and around 1900. If you will once again refer to church history you will also see it stirred some of the greatest revivals and evangelistic outpourings in modern times. What we see today is really a remnant of what took place. In the early part of the twentieth century churches literally sprang up over night, people turned to God committed to a walk of holiness. In many cases this new found faith is what carried many through the depression and later the wars of that era. The Assemblies of God started and now have over 50 million adherents, and then there was the Church of God, Pentecostal Church of God, Apostolic Church of God, Church of God in Christ and many more. All of these that did not exist before 1900 and most grew from the great evangelistic outpouring that accompanied the move of the Holy Spirit. An interesting aspect as members of various denominations experienced the manifestations of the Holy Spirit they were asked to leave their denominations. Which to me partially explains why the Pentecostal denominations are still experiencing growth while the mainline or non Pentecostal denominations in many cases are in decline. I also have no desire to prolong this thread but I only want to insure the true picture is presented. EdB |