Recently I came across this detractor sharing his thoughts on the gift of tongues. After listening to his views I felt that this would be a good opportunity to provide people with a response to similar comments. 1. The Modern Day Gift Of Tongues Is Not Biblical. The opponent reasons that biblical tongues is speaking in…
I grew up Southern Baptist. It was all I knew. But when I was a junior in high school in 1974 I met some Assembly of God kids and began visiting their church. It was quite a contrast from First Baptist Church. They had a drummer, a bass player, a violinist, a flutist, and a trumpeter in…
A disturbing trend in the Charismatic Movement over the last thirty years has been the use of the title “Doctor” in promoting the ministries of people who have nothing more than an honorary doctorate, or a doctorate from either a diploma mill or a glorified diploma mill offering low-cost, low-standard, low-expectation degrees. In all such…
One of the things we do a lot of here at J&G is set the record straight when people start misrepresenting the facts. We want to remind people that not everybody who sounds like they know what they’re talking about really does. This is true for scientists, politicians, educators, ministers, and apologists. Recently I came…
All Legalism brings bondage, and the tithe is no exception. There is a tremendous amount of bondage that comes with this unbiblical, unrealistic, and damaging doctrine! Let’s talk about some of the damage the teaching of the tithe has caused. In one scenario you have a group of people who have acquired wealth. They only…
Why do we do apologetics? That’s a fair question, but before we can answer it maybe we should define the word for the sake of those who are not familiar with the concept. “Apologetics” comes from the Greek word apologia, which is translated “answer” in I Peter 3:5 “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to…
