{"quotes":[{"text":"I hear preached in our charismatic churches, which basically borders on sowing and reaping, giving and receiving. I thought there must be a different format to that message.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["basically","be","borders","charismatic","churches","different","format","giving","hear","i","message","must","our","preached","reaping","receiving","sowing","that","there","thought","which"],"id":25081,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"},{"text":"...The Spirit comes to us as a fire, either to be fanned into full flame and given the freedom to accomplish his will or to be doused and extinguished by the water of human fear, control, and flawed theology.","author":"Sam Storms","tags":["charismatic","gifts-of-the-spirit","holy-spirit","sam-storms"],"id":145306,"author_id":"Sam+Storms"},{"text":"The Holy Spirit is described as the Comforter, like a mother would be a comforter to her child.  It is also said of the Spirit that He will lead us into all truth.  Who instructs children?  It is generally the mom, since she is with her kids most of the time. Who teaches baby Christians and weans them off of milk and into greater spiritual truths?  The Holy Spirit.","author":"Lisa Bedrick","tags":["charismatic","growing-up","holy-spirit","maturing","prayer","spiritual-milk","truth"],"id":161524,"author_id":"Lisa+Bedrick"},{"text":"If a woman cannot make her mistakes charming, she is only a female.","author":"Oscar Wilde","tags":["charisma","charismatic","charm","charming","charms","females","females-people","femininity","funny","humanity","humor","love","mistakes","mistakes-learn-life","optimism","optimist","people","polite","smart","women"],"id":172323,"author_id":"Oscar+Wilde"},{"text":"Within the church, it is possible for believers to possess a profound unity based on a shared commitment to Biblical truth, an intimate knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, and a deep level of spiritual maturity. Paul also adds 'sound doctrine' and 'growing in Christlikeness' as additional benefits that result from the saints being properly equipped to build up the body of Christ.'(Comments on Ephesians 4 vs 11-13).","author":"John F. MacArthur Jr.","tags":["cessationist","chaos","charismatic","holy-spirit","john-piper"],"id":172426,"author_id":"John+F.+MacArthur+Jr."},{"text":"CA means Charismatic Amalgamation of great experiences of life. I am a Chartered Accountant.","author":"Vikrmn","tags":["amalgamation","ca-vikram-verma","charismatic","chartered-accountant","experiences","guru-with-guitar","gwg","life","motivational","vikram","vikram-verma","vikrmn"],"id":178842,"author_id":"Vikrmn"},{"text":"Some people only go to church for the social life. They like having all the friends in church or getting the praises of men by doing certain things, but they don’t go there to actually worship God. They go there so others can worship THEM instead.","author":"Lisa Bedrick","tags":["charismatic","church","ego","leadership","pride","social-life"],"id":279923,"author_id":"Lisa+Bedrick"},{"text":"He lost the great big outward thing, the good- looking package, and the real parts endured. They shine through like crazy, the brillian mind and humor, the depth of generosity, the intense blue yes, those beautiful hands.","author":"Anne Lamott","tags":["beauty","character","charismatic","inner","looks","mappereance","personality"],"id":312152,"author_id":"Anne+Lamott"},{"text":"It has been a great source of sadness to me to see two schools of thought within the evangelical church over many decades. Those who come glorying in manifestations of power sometimes seem dismissive of those whom they regard as “cold theologians.” I once heard a man speaking at a large conference say that theology was the enemy of the church and if only we could abandon doctrinal perspectives, the church would be a happier place. What tragic nonsense! We also see and hear those who love theological insight and savour the doctrines of Scripture expressing equally dismissive remarks about Christians who are enjoying God’s power, as though they were mere children preoccupied with experience. How I long for a recovery of true biblical Christianity where the apostle Paul, who wrote the book of Romans, also raised the dead! It seems that profound theology and great signs and wonders happily cohabited in Paul’s life and ministry.","author":"Terry Virgo","tags":["charismatic","church","newfrontiers","reformed","theology"],"id":329432,"author_id":"Terry+Virgo"},{"text":"If the teachings of the Protestants in Europe gave birth to the Protestant ethics and the modern civilization, it becomes alarming that most of our charismatic teachings today mainly concentrate on individual aggrandizement.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["aggrandizement","alarming","becomes","birth","charismatic","civilizations","concentrate","ethics","europe","gave","if","individual","modern","protestants","teachings"],"id":331971,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":15,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}