Highly unlikely. Show me the evidence......unless this is some kind of a joke. Or unless you're defending Benny Hinn.
Pentecostalism's sketchy origins
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Hearsay will not hold up in a legit court. The leper cleansed in Matthew 8 was commanded by Jesus (as per the Law) to go to the priests as a testimony to them, do the Leviticus 13 cleansing ritual, this ritual which, until that point in time had never happened in Israel's history.
Now THAT is how you handle a miraculous healing.
Not really. Pentecostalism doesn't recognize the office of apostle. But they teach there are those who function as apostles; especially evangelists who preach the gospel and perform "signs and wonders."
The NAR has mostly grown out of Pentecostalism and other charismatic groups, but they're not officially affiliated with any of them. They're loosely affiliated groups who teach and preach the same things: Mainly that the office of apostle has been restored and the model for churches needs to undergo a major shift. In other words, churches are to no longer be led by pastors but by an apostle. An apostle usually has many churches under his authority.
They claim to not be organized, but if the International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders isn't an organization I don't know what is.
The NAR came out of Pentecostal because doctrinal differences and are a separate organization? Or are a sub group of Pentecostal? Because it seems like you are saying both.
I'm not saying both. The NAR isn't Pentecostal. Hope that helps.
So I looked up some well know Pentecostal pastors and it seems a sketchy lot, from Copeland to Oral Roberts. Are these guys Pentecostal?
Roberts was Methodist and Copeland and others came out of the Roberts Tree. they are considered Independent so they can claim to be anything even if others don't recognize them for it.
Copeland's teachings are Word of Faith. He attended Kenneth Hagin Sr.'s Pastor Siminars and was friends with Hagin. He also attended Oral Roberts University and worked for Roberts as a pilot. A lot of people don't know this but ORU's teaching was primarily Word of Faith up until the university was taken out of the hands of the Roberts family. None of them was Pentecostal as far as I know, except for Roberts in his early days.
Can ya point me to good example of a Pentecost pastor, so I can see what they teach for myself?
There are way too many. You'll be better off just doing your own research. There's also wide variation in what is taught and preached. It also depends on if you want official doctrine or the doctrines preached by individual preachers. There's a ton of info online.
if someone is opposed to pentecostal views, how would one expect them to be able to offer up a sound example?
What for as you sound as though you would not accept it. I found out by reading articles in christian magazines where they quoted his own words. And as they all said the same thing that makes them authentic. All you have to do is look up Benny Hinn on the internet. That should not be too hard for you.
in the UK it was the outworkings mainly of the Anglican Church and the Brethren. nearly all of the leaders were from those two churches.
NO, I have the words of my own personal experience, and if you don't accept that you are calling me a liar. I have the words of the books that have been written by those Muslims who met Jesus miraculously. if you don't accept that then you are calling them a liar. If you don't accept the words of the 50 books I have read then you are calling the authors liars.