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Here are a collection of good articles on the subject of the Authority of the Word of God. https://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/bible_authority.php

Yes people should read the history. I suggest getting a copy of This Gospel Shall Be Preached: A History and Theology of Assemblies of God, by Gary B McGee in 2 Volumes. It is probably one of the best and detailed accounts.

After considering the context I am in agreement with Gordon Fee's commentary on 1 Cor 14:14. That he is talking about the self edifying aspect of praying in tongues EVEN IF his own understanding is unfruitful is something that he did anyway: "14 With this sentence Paul begins the specific...

I do. I can't help but think of the laws that are being pushed to force others to agree to call people she who are not. Or the laws being passed to allow homosexual proselytizing of children in schools. Forcing them to believe that it is not a sin and that the bad people are the ones that...

I still find this to be a significant archeological find that screams 'more than a coincidence.' That new fragments of ancient copies of Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a newly explored cave was very exciting but the real news seems to have been missed. It is the fact that the two fragments that...

If you think about it, most of the evangelical churches agree on the main tenets of faith, Jesus, salvation etc. They differ in other details and usually it is about the proper interpretation of a scripture. But the fact that they agree on so much is a testimony that the Bible is not so...

May we have the same faith as these and experience a fresh anointing to do the Gospel work He has called us to... Acts 4:29... And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness, while you stretch out your hand for healing, and signs and...

Discernment would be noticing signs that your brother might be drinking, but not sure if you should ask him about it because you don't want to accuse him of drinking if he isn't. Because you don't want to "judge" him. The kind of Judgment Jesus warned against is best understood by reading...

The last thing a man wants to know is "what a woman does not like about him." Ask any married or better yet, divorced man. :) I know you were joking and so am I. It's funny only 'cause it's true. :)

It was funny. And I agree with you. Calvin in Geneva wracked up enough scandals to make Parham look innocent in comparison. Do we dismiss everything he taught as a result. Some do. But I don't think that is fair. Preachers fall. Pride goes to their heads. Does @ResidentAlien use the same...

LOL. I doubt Madoff was a Pentecostal. :P

I could be wrong. I probably am using a different definition of the word opinion than you.

I have read the discussions from various textual critics on it and I don't have confidence that it should be excluded. Taking up serpents probably refers to Paul getting bit by a deadly viper and feeling no harm. Poison is probably someone trying to poison the preachers to shut them up and...

Many preachers have fallen into sin. That does not mean that they were not at one time preaching the truth nor does it mean that people who heard them and put faith in the scriptures need to re-evaluate their salvation of the reality of the things they have experienced in God as a result of...

I don't know what you are saying. Everything we say is an opinion. Even when we interpret scripture we are giving an opinion as to why we think it is the right interpretation. An opinion can be right. Having one is not wrong. I have no idea what leftist means in this conversation. I don't...

I agree in principle to what you are saying. We should not be inappropriately focusing on the wrong thing or distorting the importance of one thing over another in some sort of extremism. But let us never say that Paul was teaching that a gift of the Holy Spirit was not to be desired, not...

I am not following you. My agenda is to understand what Paul was saying. Did Paul sing in tongues in the assembly? Or was he talking about something he did in private? I think it is clear that Paul was talking about a time of praying to himself and to God in tongues just as he told them to...

I can appreciate that you disagree. But it is not my spin that you are disagreeing with. It is my interpretation. Applying his question "do all speak in tongues" to the context of what he explained in the context about tongues and interpretation in the assembly is the most important rule of...

We do see this way of life among Pentecostals especially in those countries where Pentecostalism is spreading faster than any other evangelical churches, in Latin American and many poor countries. First let's make sure we understand the text. if you consider the the immediate context of what...

No one is demanding acceptance of interpretation. There isn't a shadow of a hint of a demand to accept my interpretation. I simply explained an interpretation. The one that is the most natural reading of the text, (in my opinion) the one that someone is most likely to notice if left alone...