Seven things I hate about Pentecostalism and seven things I love about Pentecostalism…
Seven things I hate about Pentecostalism
- Meaningless, enthusiastic sloganeering that masquerades as biblical preaching and the crowds that cheer it on.
- Chaotic, unruly, and disorderly worship services that are little more than formless and powerless religious revelry.
- The lack of proper discernment to distinguish between pathetic utterances and soul shaking prophetic words.
- Popular, charismatic, immoral, egotistical leaders that prostitute the authentic anointing of God.
- Lazy spiritual disciplines of study and prayer that betray a faux dependence upon the Holy Spirit.
- Over emphasis on dramatic manifestations of the spiritual gifts, with little to no emphasis on the fruit of the Spirit.
- Anti-intellectualism that encourages mediocrity and allows for the encroachment of heretical views.
Seven things I love about Pentecostalism
- Inspired and enthusiastic biblical preaching that is theologically informed and articulately delivered.
- Worship services that are orderly, celebratory, open to spontaneous moves of the Holy Spirit and allow a full range of emotional responses.
- Prophetic utterances and interpreted tongues-speech that is properly discerned and provokes the people of God to repentance and authentic worship.
- Spirit-filled and anointed leaders who walk in humility and integrity.
- Hearing the people of God pray and groan in the Spirit and a sincere dedication to the prayerful study of God’s word.
- A spirituality that affirms the priority of love and encourages the cultivation of spiritual gifts.
- A love for the inspired Sacred Scriptures that is demonstrated in serious Biblical and theological scholarship which is formed by prayer and worship.