by Luke Geraty | Apr 10, 2014 | Charismatic Theology, Pneumatology, Theological Studies, Why I am "Charismatic"
Dr. Allan Anderson writes, “Pentecostalism is above all else a missionary movement— this premise enables us to understand the primary motivation for its global expansion throughout the twentieth century. Global Pentecostalism began as a restorationist or...
by Luke Geraty | Oct 18, 2013 | Across the Web, Charismatic Theology, Church History, Epistemology, Pneumatology, Scripture, Why I am "Charismatic"
I already wrote a long post on Strange Fire, so this will be a little shorter. Tim Challies has posted Tom Pennington’s case for Cessationism. It probably has the most substance for Continuationists to consider out of all that has been shared thus far at...
by Luke Geraty | Oct 17, 2013 | Across the Web, Apologetics, Charismatic Theology, Conflict Resolution, Why I am "Charismatic"
So the firestorm from the Strange Fire Conference has been steadily building throughout the past few weeks and is now in full swing. When word got out that the conference was going to take place and that John MacArthur was releasing a book of the same name, Dr....
by Luke Geraty | Sep 16, 2013 | Charismatic Theology, Cultural Engagement, Why I am "Charismatic"
I’ve been thinking a lot about worldviews lately. People often talk about the Christian worldview over and against the secular worldview or the Hindu or Muslim worldview. I’ve actually been thinking about the different worldviews that exist within the...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 23, 2012 | Charismatic Theology, Pneumatology, The Vineyard Movement, Why I am "Charismatic"
I want to take some time exploring some of the main passages that cause me to remain “charismatic.” There are a number of passages that I find extremely convincing toward a Continuationist reading of Scripture, so I’ll take a few posts to work...
by Luke Geraty | Mar 28, 2012 | Charismatic Theology, Pneumatology, The Vineyard Movement, Why I am "Charismatic"
There’s a helpful saying that I’ve heard (and repeated) about the early Pentecostal movement. It states that Pentecostalism “was an experience in search of a theology.” This simply means that since there wasn’t really a...
by Luke Geraty | Mar 14, 2012 | Charismatic Theology, Pneumatology, The Vineyard Movement, Why I am "Charismatic"
A few years ago I had developed a friendship with a man who I shared a great deal of respect for and similarity in theology. He and I both considered ourselves “Reformed” (Calvinistic), were convinced that the Bible teaches that baptism is by full...
by Luke Geraty | Mar 12, 2012 | Charismatic Theology, Pneumatology, The Vineyard Movement, Why I am "Charismatic"
Why in the world would a theologically-informed lover of all things related to Scripture and the church consciously identify with a movement that is often associated with people like Benny Hinn or Todd Bentley? Don’t guys like that make me “theologically...
