| Matthew 3:11-12
"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after
me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize
you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he
will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but
he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
The entire Charismatic Movement is one of the fastest growing Christian groups in America today. Before I start, let me state that I believe the Charismatic practicing believer to be as much a Christian as the non-Charismatic practicing believer. We are all saved by faith in Christ and Christ alone. This section of this Systematic Theology is not designed to attack the Charismatics. However much I love these believers, though, it is the calling and responsibility of every Christian to earnestly search the Scriptures to see if we are serving God according to His wishes. When what we preach and teach diverts from the teaching of the Word of God then we must change our behavior to conform to the Word. This portion of our Systematic Theology was developed from the original two chapters into a ten part study (also found on this site) called "Tongues of Fire". |