A Reformed Look at Pentecostalism (3)

In two previous articles (April 1 and May 1 issues of the Standard Bearer), we examined the Pentecostal doctrine of the baptism with the Holy Spirit and began to examine the related Pentecostal doctrine of the extraordinary gifts, the "charismata." It was readily acknowledged that Scripture teaches that there were extraordinary gifts -- the miraculous -- in the time of the apostles, including the gift of speaking in tongues. We will now consider Pentecostalism's appeal to Scripture in support...