Your Sons & Daughters Shall Prophesy - Prophetic Gifts Today In The New Testament Church

Insights from Modern Church History (A.O. 1830-1980)

God is our vindicator; we do not need to promote ourselves. As Psalm 75:6-7 states: "Not from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert comes exaltation [promotion, KJV]; but God is the Judge; He puts down one, and exalts another." Our security, like that of David, rests in the call of God and the power of His Spirit. Let's entrust our ministries to Him, regardless of what people say or do.

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There is nothing that can ever take the place of the Holy Spirit in the church.Let us pray for a greater outpouring than ever, and remember when the floods come it will not keep to our well prepared channels but it will overflow and most probably cause chaos in our regular programs. 29 David J. du Plessis Those of our day who oppose speaking in tongues and prophecy use the lrvingite movement as an argument against them, because of mislead ings resulting from prophetic ministry among them....But we as Pente costals heartily endorse these gifts they brought to the forefront, though we do not endorse some of their doctrines....Why should we not appreciate the pioneers of our day in the things of God, and if they make mistakes, profit by their experiences-gathering out the precious and leaving the rest? 30 Ivan Spencer The restoration of this ministry of laying on of hands was the revo lutionary teaching and practice which caused the greatest controversy among Pentecostal churches.The Pentecostals were not greatly disturbed doctri nally by the Deliverance Evangelists since all Pentecostals believed in divine healing....The Latter Rain Movement, with its doctrine of laying on of hands for other than deliverance and healing, brought about a revolution within Pentecostal circles. 3 1 Bill Hamon It is clear that what Branham achieved was not of equal value on every occasion and in every place.To be fair, one must take into account his extremely limited education and his inadequate English....And in his writ ings [he] asks for indulgence because of his poor education.However gen erously he is judged, it must be admitted that his sermons were not merely simple, but often naive as well, and that by contrast to what he claimed, only a small percentage of those who sought healing were in fact healed. 3 2 Walter J. Hollenweger

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