Month: July 2018

SPEAKING IN TONGUES Part IV  Kevin Simington   HISTORICAL NARRATIVE AND DOCTRINE We must be wary of formulating doctrines from historical narratives, such as the book of Acts. Historical narrative is descriptive rather than proscriptive, and we should be wary of using that kind of literature as the basis of doctrinal formulation and didactic instruction. …

SPEAKING IN TONGUES Part III  Kevin Simington   Is the gift of tongues still available today? Does God continue to grant this gift to his people? Or was it a special sign that only accompanied the initial birth of the church on earth? IS THE GIFT OF TONGUES STILL AVAILABLE TODAY? I can find nothing …

SPEAKING IN TONGUES  Part II  Kevin Simington   WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SPEAKING IN TONGUES? The gift of tongues is given: As a sign for unbelievers. “Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers.” (1 Cor 14:22). This is clearly seen in Acts 2:4-12 when tongues-speaking resulted in a large crowd of …

SPEAKING IN TONGUES Part I   Kevin Simington The modern resurgence of tongue-speaking is generally traced to the turn of the century. In 1900, Charles Parham and a small group in Kansas began to speak in tongues after studying about this gift in the Bible. In 1906, Parham went to Los Angeles and spoke at …