Can baptists Hold To Some Charasmatic Theology?

Since there is not any requirement needed for a group to call themselves Baptist, you are likely to find most any belief in some Baptist church somewhere.

 

Google "charismatic baptist churches". You will see Baptist Churches that call themselves "Charismatic"

The question is, what does Charismatic mean to them.

Dictionary.com defines the word Charismatic as follows:
characterizing Christians of various denominations who seek an ecstatic religious experience, sometimes including speaking in tongues and instantaneous healing.

Dictionary.com defines "ecstasy" as follows:
1.rapturous delight.
2.an overpowering emotion or exaltation; a state of sudden, intense feeling.
3.the frenzy of poetic inspiration.
4.mental transport or rapture from the contemplation of divine things.

Who would be argue that Baptists should NOT "seek an ecstatic religious experience"? That would be quenching and grieving the Holy Spirit.

 

So as a professing bapticostelist (sp?) do you speak in tongues?

 

Just curious, JF. You mention two prophecies you have made which came to pass. Have you ever made a prophecy which didn't come to pass?

 

If you believe the sign gifts are for today, would you not be disobedient in not using them in the assembly? Would you not be quenching the Spirit?

 

If you are wondering where the large percentage of the old 1970s & 1980s era Charismatic’s disappear to just visit the 40-something Sunday School classes at medium to large Baptist Churches. There they are.

When you compare what was taught, practiced and tolerated in the Southern Baptist Churches in the 1970s to what is taught, practiced and tolerated in today's Southern Baptist Churches in my area you will see significant Charismatic finger-prints all over the place. Basically many charismatic’s and charismatic DNA has been assimilated into the Baptist Church to some extent as long as "speaking in tongues" stays in their closet

 

Thanks. You were quite perceptive to recognize what was behind the question.

Another question please. Do you believe that discernment (or in your case the gift of prophecy) (or the gift of healing) is a permanent spiritual gift or is it given on a case-by-case basis?

Nothing hidden behind this question, just asking for your view.

 

My church had a visiting Indian missionary with an extremely strong accent. He made the joke that in some charismatic churches they couldn't understand a word he says but they responded to him with "amen brother" etc. to everything he said.

He said he thought they must have thought he was speaking in tongues..... :smilewinkgrin:

 

I think the answer to this should be a resounding no. No traditional baptist church would hold to toungues, or anything that oozes charasmaticism.


Just because a donkey likes oates doesn't make it a horse.

 

Can baptists Hold To Some Charismatic Theology?

Can they? Yes.
Do they? Yes.
Should they? No!

Steve

 

Someone once said that where you have 3 baptists you have 4 opinions. In my lifetime, I haven't seen much difference.

Spurgeon lists 5 essential points, and I think they are valid points. In other areas I am open. I do not agree with charismatics, but it doesn't trouble me.

Cheers,

Jim

 

In regard to continuing revelation one must be entirely within the cessantionist camp to be Biblical.

In regard to apostolic signs and wonders in distinction from latter day counterfit signs and wonders (2 Thes. 2:9) the key distinction is the word "lying".

Apostolic signs and wonders had specific purposes and one chief design - confirm true apostolic doctrine and practice. Counterfit apostolic signs and wonders in the latter days confirms FALSE DOCTRINE and PRACTICE.

The current movement is no respector of one's denominational or personal doctrine and practices. It confirms LIES and is rooted in the author of confusion.