In his August 2, 2023, article, “Acts 2 & the Tongues Controversy,” Shane Rosenthal explores what Luke actually says in reporting on the astounding miracle of language on that first Pentecost in ad 31. What occurred that day does not support what the Pentecostal movement claims. . . . in …
This essay, “Spiritual Gifts: Unity, Edification, and Order,” appeared in CGG Weekly on July 29, 2022. “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant.” —I Corinthians 12:1 The members of the early Corinthian church held a keen interest in spiritual gifts. The congregation’s founder, the apostle …
I wrote this essay, “Spiritual Gifts, an Overview,” for CGG Weekly on July 22, 2022. “But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.” —I Corinthians 7:7 Jesus Christ launched His church with a bang on the Pentecost after His resurrection. As Head of …
