What about Tongue-Speaking?
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Overview
In What about Tongue-Speaking? Anthony A. Hoekema presents a sensitive and balanced critique of this controversial subject. Using both the writings of Pentecostal theologians as well as the works of historical theologians and modern psychologists, he attempts to construct a biblical theology of speaking in tongues and spiritual baptism.
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Key Features
- Presents a sensitive and balanced critique of tongue-speaking
- Explores the writings of Pentecostal theologians, historical theologians and modern psychologists
- Constructs a biblical theology of speaking in tongues and spiritual baptism
- The History of Tongue-Speaking
- The Significance of Tongue-Speaking For Pentecostals
- A Biblical Evaluation of Tongue-Speaking
- A Theological Evaluation of Tongue-Speaking
- What We Can Learn From the Tongue-Speaking Movement
Top Highlights
“It would seem, therefore, that by the time of Chrysostom there is no evidence of glossolalia in the Eastern church, and that by the time of Augustine there is no trace of tongue-speaking in the Western church.17 A question we are moved to ask already at this point is this: if glossolalia is as important a gift of the Spirit as present-day Pentecostals and Neo-Pentecostals say it is, why did God allow it simply to disappear from the church? We have found glossolalia among the Montanists, but there it was associated with a sectarian movement which denied the finality of Scripture. The statement in Irenaeus which is cited by many may, as we have seen, be a description of tongue-speaking in New Testament times rather than of a phenomenon occurring in Irenaeus’ own day.” (Pages 17–18)
“When Pentecostals contend that the experience of the disciples at Pentecost is the pattern for all believers today,37 why do they think only of glossolalia and not of the sound of the wind and the fiery tongues?” (Page 68)
“What is forgotten, however, is that, when seen in the light of the context, the passage clearly predicts the coming of the Assyrians upon the people of Israel, as a punishment for their disobedience.” (Page 51)
“Tertullian was a Montanist when he wrote Against Marcion.” (Page 16)
“The majority of Pentecostal churches now teach that sanctification is not an instantaneous experience, but a process which continues throughout life, even after one has received the baptism of the Spirit. By most Pentecostals, therefore, the baptism of the Spirit is considered a kind of ‘second work of grace’ after regeneration.” (Page 36)
- Title: What about Tongue-Speaking?
- Author: Anthony Hoekema
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Publication Date: 1966
- Pages: 161
- Christian Group: Reformed
- Resource Type: Introductions
- Topic: Doctrine of the Holy Spirit and Early Church
Anthony A. Hoekema (1913–1988) was a Reformed minister and theologian. Born in the Netherlands, his family immigrated to the United States when he was 10 years old. He earned his BA from Calvin College, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his ThD from Princeton Theological Seminary. At Calvin College, he was associate professor of Bible for two years and professor of systematic theology for 21 years. He is the author of numerous books including The Bible and the Future, Saved by Grace, and The Christian Looks at Himself.