Ten Reasons Against Charismaticism
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10 Reasons Against the Charismatic Movement
1. The charismatic movement teaches that not all believers have received the Holy Spirit. Sometimes they ask: "Have you received the Holy Spirit?"
The Holy Spirit indwells each believer at the moment of receiving Christ and being saved (Romans 5:5). In other words, the Spirit of God dwells in each Christian: “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and ye are not yours?” (1 Corinthians 6:19)
How do I know if the Holy Spirit dwells in me? The charismatic activists reply: "I know that the Holy Spirit dwells in me, because I have experienced it. I have been baptized in the Holy Spirit and I speak in tongues!" On the other hand, the believer's answer, based on the Bible, is: I know if the Holy Spirit indwells because God has said so. I believe so because God said so rather than experience. That solves the problem.
2. The charismatic movement teaches that tongues are evidence of receiving the Holy Spirit. In other words, when asked, "Have you ever received the Holy Spirit?", the main meaning is "Do you speak in tongues?" I mean asking.
The Word of God says that the moment I believe and trust in Christ, I am sealed with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14). Just as a herd of cattle marks the mark of their owner's possession, so God has given me the Holy Spirit as a mark that I belong to Christ. (Ephesians 1:13-14; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20). So the Holy Spirit is present in those who believe. If the Holy Spirit dwells in me and I truly belong to Christ, what is the outward evidence? "But the firm foundation of God stands, and it is sealed, saying, The Lord knows his people, and let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord depart from iniquity" (2 Timothy 2:19).
Many claim to be Christians by calling on the name of Christ. Many profess Christ, but few truly possess Christ. The real test is whether or not a person is turning away from injustice, as the Bible says. If I dwell in the Holy Spirit, I must be witnessed by a holy life. “For God has not called us to defile, but to sanctify; therefore he who rejects us does not reject man, but God, who has given you his Holy Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 4:7-8). The decisive question is not whether I speak in tongues or not, but whether or not I consistently abide in his holiness.
3. The charismatic movement teaches that tongues are evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit.
The command to be filled with the Holy Spirit is found in Ephesians 5:18. If I am truly filled with the Holy Spirit, how will the evidence appear? The Apostle Paul gives the answer in the verse that follows.
If I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I will sing from my heart (Ephesians 5:19). The Holy Spirit is a musician who creates wonderful melodies in our hearts! (Note that verse 19 does not say "speak to yourself in a tongue you do not know").
If I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I will also be filled with gratitude (Ephesians 5:20)! Not being grateful means not being full!
Finally, if I am truly filled with the Holy Spirit, I will obey God's commands at home (Ephesians 5:21ff). The test of whether a person is filled with the Holy Spirit is not in church on Sundays when each person's actions are at their peak. It is about how you are doing at home during the week amidst the persecutions and difficult problems of life. The important question is not “Does he speak in tongues?” but “Is he in love?” (Ephesians 5:25) “Is she obedient?” (Ephesians 5:22) Are children obedient? (Ephesians 6:1-2). God the Holy Spirit is the One who produces more wonderful things than tongues (Galatians 5:22-23).
4 The charismatic movement teaches that baptism in the Holy Spirit is an experience that comes after salvation and is not for all believers. That's why they often ask, "Have you been baptized with the Holy Spirit?"
The Word of God says that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a wonderful thing of God, that at the moment of my salvation I become a member of the body of Christ: “For we, both Jews and Greeks, slave and free, and gave them all to drink of one Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:13; True-Galatians 3:25-26). Those who participate in the charismatic movement often refer to “baptism in the Holy Spirit” as “the experience of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost” in tongues. It further states that all believers should seek the gift of this tongue. These charismatics say that God's "not all" (1 Corinthians 12:29-30) is "all," and God's "all" (1 Corinthians 12:13) is "not all." There is.
5. The charismatic movement says that we must wait for the Holy Spirit.
To modern charismatic activists, the word “waiting for the Holy Spirit” is used to mean seeking the baptism of the Holy Spirit (in another sense - speaking in tongues) through long prayers or the laying on of hands with one's hands. To the apostles, waiting for the Holy Spirit was used to mean waiting for the Holy Spirit to come according to the covenant of Jesus before the Holy Spirit first came (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4). Because preaching the gospel to the world without the Holy Spirit is as futile as driving a car without oil. When someone says they are coming by plane, I may wait for hours at the airport for that person to come. But once he comes, I don't have to wait any longer! The waiting time is over and now you just have to enjoy his presence! Praise God that the Holy Spirit of comfort has come!
6. Charismatic movements tend to neglect Christ and overemphasize only the Holy Spirit.
Some modern charismatic groups speak of the Holy Spirit more than Christ. The Lord said, "The Counselor I will send to you from the Father...he will testify of me when the Spirit of truth comes...he will reveal my glory...because he will take what is mine and make it known to you" (John 15:26; 16:13-14).
The Holy Spirit testifies of Christ! The Holy Spirit turns people to Christ. The glorious work of the Holy Spirit is to glorify Christ, to exalt Christ! If the Holy Spirit is really at work in my life, then Christ must become more precious and important to me every day! The blessed work of the Holy Spirit is to create Christlike saints (Galatians 4:19; 5:22-23; 2 Corinthians 3:18)!
7. The charismatic movement teaches that it is God's will for everyone to be healed of physical ailments.
Some theologians say that if a person is ill, he is out of the will of God. They suggest that he did not have enough faith or that he did not find a healer using the gift of healing. The Bible tells the following facts:
1) In 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, we can see that God rejected the Apostle Paul's request to remove the thorn, the pain in the flesh.
3) In 2 Timothy 4:20, Paul's last letter to Timothy, the apostle Paul explains that Trophimus was ill and was put in Miletus.
4) In 1 Timothy 5:23, the Apostle Paul advises Timothy to drink a little wine without mentioning the need for a person to be healed by faith for frequent gastrointestinal diseases.
5) Christ and the apostles healed all who came to them, whether they had enough faith or not. (Matthew 12:15; Acts 28:7-9).
6) The miracles of healing of Christ and the apostles were instantaneous and instantaneous (Matthew 8:3; 20:34; Acts 3:6-7). He was also completely and completely healed (Matthew 14:36). And no one could deny the healing (Acts 4:14, 16; cf. Matt. 12:22-24). Sadly, it is impossible to say that those who claim to have received the gift of healing at present have healed what they call signs and miracles of healing, instantaneous, instantaneous, complete, complete, and undeniably healed by no one.
8. The charismatic movement teaches that the Bible, the Word of God, is not enough. It is said that we need burns, prophecies, or other revelations.
There is nothing more important than my attitude toward the 66 books of the Bible. Consider:
1) Christ told His disciples that they needed more revelations from God in the future. (John 16:12 -- "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now" (John 16:12).) But Jesus promised that the Spirit of truth would come and lead His disciples into all truth. (John 16:13) What more do we need?
2) Although God spoke in various ways (visions, dreams, etc.) at one time and one time, God spoke as a Son in the last days (Hebrews 1:1-2)! But what more do we need?
3) All Scripture is God-breathed... so that the man of God may be perfected for every good work!" (2 Timothy 3:16-17). What is it?
4) The Apostle Peter received the word of God from heaven, but he assures us, "We have a more certain prophecy (the Bible)." But what more do we need?
5) Jude speaks about faith (relating to the Christian truth) in the book of Jude, and says that faith is the way of faith that was once given to the saints (Jude 3). But what more do we need?
6) There is a final warning in the written revelation of the Lord, which he has spoken to us: that no one shall add to or take away from anything other than the words written in this book.