Thursday, September 26, 2013

IN the NEWS - Calvinist rift over "tongues"


And these signs shall follow them that believe;
they shall speak with new tongues;
Mark 16:17

Traditional Calvinists vs. New Calvinists
"Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Wash., recently spoke on the gift of tongues as described in the New Testament as part of his "Acts: Empowered for Jesus' Mission" sermon series. 
Driscoll-the New Calvinist
The conservative Reformed, or New Calvinist, Christian minister laid out his arguments as to why he believes the gift of speaking in tongues did not end with Jesus' apostles in the first century.

"So, we agree with the Cessationists that yes, certain gifts, at least, they're going to cease. They're going to cease," added Driscoll. "Where we disagree with the Cessationists and we agree with the Continuationists is when they cease. We believe that all of the gifts continue until one very important transitionary moment in the history of the world."

Cessationists, such as influential pastor and traditional 
MacArthur-the Traditional Calvinist
Calvinist
John MacArthur
, believe that 1 Corinthians 13:8 and other Biblical passages indicate that the divine ability to speak in other languages or an unknown tongue (glossolalia) ended with the apostles' deaths, as did prophetic revelations and faith-healings through individuals."
ChristianPost
Hey Guys....
"Tongues" were foreign languages for missionary work-not charismatic gibberish of today