It is a terrible shame that we Pentecostals live in a time when many people need deliverance from the power of sin and the devil, and as a church, we lack the power of God to see them delivered. It is a disgrace to the Pentecostal preacher when people desperately miracle, but we have no anointing from God to see that a miracle occurs in their life. Whose fault? Who is God going to hold accountable... »
by Dony K. Donev, D.Min. Historical and Doctrinal Formation of Holiness Teachings and Praxis among Bulgarian Pentecostals (D.Phil. research presentation prepared for the Society of Pentecostal Studies, Seattle, 2013 – Lakeland, 2015) The sacrament of water baptism was not new for Bulgarian believers. But Pentecostals did NOT accept infant baptism. Converts who were baptized as... »
It is important for the Pentecostals in general and especially for those in Russia to learn about Russian Orthodox pneumatology, which has always been the center of theology in the East. Also it is interesting to mention that the influence of the Eastern Church had its impact on John Wesley. https://www.facebook.com/notes/ilya-okhotnikov/theological-contribution-of-stsymeon-the-new-theologian-9491... »
Does this also include the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee? According to Gallup, Pentecostals believe in abortion, fornication, gay marriage, and death penalty in growing numbers. This is concerning. »