Glossolalia

the Spirit gives utterance". It first happened to the disciples on the day of Pentecost. Speaking in tongues can be either evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, or a demonstration of the gift of tongues. Theological texts also use the word glossolalia to refer to speaking in tongues. This word is sometimes restricted to ecstatic speech in non-existent languages.” Along with the belief of speaking in tongues, they as well believe in the gifts of the spirit, which is abilities given to…

This report is about the “Excluded Middle”. When talking about worldview one point of view someone may think God and Human when, in fact, this can be categorized as seen and unseen. The excluded middle, though, can be explained to someone by explaining that this is how someone can bridge the gap between the spiritual world and the earth today. Many people groups and religions show this bridge in different ways, such as worship. How do you define worship is a very tricky subject dependent of…

Blessing.” In April 1994 at Airport Vineyard church in Canada, large numbers of people were reported to have been part of a religious experience.There was barking, laughing, shaking and crying. This charismatic worship was usually in the form of glossolalia otherwise known as talking in tongues. However, it’s validity as a religious experience is questioned because it could have been the result of mass hysteria. Another example is the reversal of the course of the sun at Fatima, Portugal. Three…

overwhelming, the effort of someone greater then, is needed to accomplish this calling. Hence, the indwelling and constant presence of the Holy Spirit. The presence of the Holy Spirit is not limited to an external manifestation of exuberance or glossolalia as I experienced in the religious environments I grew up in (though I won’t dismiss the experience all-together as it embedded a healthy understanding of depending on the Holy Spirit which is still active in my life today). For me, one of the…

In How God Changes your Brain Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman give some very insightful descriptions of the chemical and emotional changes and processes that are occur in the brain. In this book these changes are explained in detail and the different processes that are involved with growing and maintaining a faith. The concept of faith and religious practice having a strong effect on the brain has often been the topic of debate and conflict within the religious community and secular…

Biographical Essay Assignment 10233 최동민 Cho Yonggi 3 John 1:2 says, "Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well" (New International Version, 3 John. 1.2). Pastor Cho Yonggi upbuilt this biblical passage into his own Full Gospel theology and successed as a senior pastor of a megachurch, Yoido Full Gospel Church which boasts 830,000 members, a number it says is rising by 3,000 a month. However, his…