Pulpit Magazine

(By Nathan Busenitz) 
Having considered the nature of tongues in previous posts, today we will look at the nature of New Testament prophecy. Like tongues, we will find that the contemporary charismatic practice of prophecy fails to match up to the New Testament description of the gift.
(This post is, again, in an annotated form — coming […]

(By Nathan Busenitz)
Thus far, we have attempted to make the case that (1) there is only one kind of ”gift of tongues” talked about in the New Testament; and (2) that gift consisted of the supernatural ability to speak in authentic foreign languages for the purpose of evangelism or (when translated) edification within the local church. This […]

(By Nathan Busenitz) 
This is a continuation of our notes from the 2007 Shepherds’ Conference. The goal of this seminar was to identify the New Testament description/definition of the charismatic gifts and then to compare it to contemporary charismatic practice. Today, we continue our look at the gift of tongues.
Yesterday, we saw that there is good reason to […]

(By Nathan Busenitz)
This post continues from yesterday’s. It is part of a seminar we delivered at the 2007 Shepherds’ Conference with regard to the charismatic gifts.
II. BUILDING THE CESSATIONIST CASE
1. The What Question: [The “what” question refers to what the gifts were as described in the New Testament. It differs from the “when” question, which refers […]

(By Nathan Busenitz)
The following notes come from a seminar I did at the 2007 Shepherds’ Conference, but which (for no reason other than my own neglect) were never posted at the Shepherds’ Conference website. This week, I will repost these notes (in several parts), making only limited edits in brackets. My hope is that the notes will be helpful […]