have you heard of the religion Pentecostal?

Question

If so tell me what you think about it, the speaking in tongues and everything. I grew up Pentecostal and I strongly believe in everything the bibles says, but i am a little skeptical about somethings. let me know your opinoin

the church that i went to there was someone there to translate. I guess i am skeptical b\c i never exprienced it for myself, my mom has the Holy Ghost and I when I was little I thought I had it but I don't think I do anymore. I moved to a different state and my husband is Lutheran and so I converted to that but we rarely go to church, but i don't know that I like his religion b\c i grew up something else and i believe in what church i grew up in.

Answer 1

Here is a small segment of Pentecostal beliefs:

Pentecostals believe that one must be saved by believing in Jesus as Lord and Savior for the forgiveness of sins and to be made acceptable to God. Being descended from Methodism and the Methodist Holiness Movement, Pentecostal soteriology is thoroughly Arminian rather than Calvinist, believing that the ability to believe in Jesus is a power of the human free will.

This is in fact one of the distinctives which seperates Pentecostal Traditions from those of the Second Wave Charismatic and Evangelical Churches which tend toward a calvinistic soteriology. One of the main points of division is the definition of eternal security which is thoroughly Calvinist in the later Evangelical denominations and follows the Arminian tract in Pentecostal churches and denominations. This is most clearly illustrated by the belief, held in Pentecostal groups, that crediting the charismatic gifts and expressions to demonic or carnal motives and spirits, qualifies as an unpardonable sin {Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit). In Charismatic and Evangelical churches this view is marginalized or replaced with the belief that refusing to convert to Christianity before death is the only unpardonable sin.

You can read this and more at the site below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostal

Answer 2

You grew up in it, you know that it is real and the right way, now you are older you are allowing others to give you doubt.
speaking in tongues is a gift, Paul said I speak in tongues more than all of you and with the understanding also.
Acts the second chapter tells about it.
we pray in an unknown tongue to God, it is a prayer language, angels can not understand it, no one can , not even the devil.
Gifts of tongues come later, like tongues and interpretation, Prophesy, healing, miracles, discerning of spirits, faith
That is another realm you will go to later
Look up gift's of the spirit.
Don't let anyone or anything take you away from this.
Get established there and God will take you to new heights and new levels as you grow.
If he wants you to go elsewhere he will tell you.
you are led of God not man.
It's real, and if you don't go after it, you will miss the greatess blessing of your life,
you may be called into the ministry.
Seek and you will find
knock and the door will be opened to you

Loads of Blessings on you, now in Jesus name
Be Blessed

Answer 3

The only thing that I know of that differs from other Chirstian faiths is that the United Pentecostal Church opposes the concept of the Trinity (father, son and Holy Ghost). Besides the speaking in tounges, they beleive in total water submersion for a baptism. Every doctrine is a little different and adheres to its own "rules" if you will. If you are having doubts about something specific, talk to your pastor or visit spiritualabuse.org/upcbeliefs.html

Answer 4

Ya I have heard of it and kinda wanted to go to one of the church meetings just to see the talking of tongues. I grew up Southern baptist so we were taught it was the devils work talking in tongues. I have a much more open mind now. My views have drastically changed since I have gone to college and taken philosophy classes. I hope you find what you are looking for. It would be nice to know what you are skeptical about.

Answer 5

My interpretation of the 'Day of Pentecost' was that the so called speaking in tongues was individuals speaking in their own native tongue and a person could understand it in their native tongue. If people who profess to be able to speak in tongues were legit, then why do they need an interpreter? If they are legit, I would not need an interpreter. Of course there will be those that would state that my faith is not strong enough to understand therefore they must translate for me. Then again, I don't need someone to do my bidding for me, Jesus already did that, now I can talk to God myself.

Answer 6

the speaking in tongues as[ect of the pentacostals is of absolutely no value, unless someone who can understand the language is present. that person is the one who translate for the people in the church. if no one is present to translate, you're only listeningto someone babble. and babble is nothing more than noise. it serves no purpose, and has no meaning. the basis is from the scene where the apostles are infused with the holy spirit when the tongues of flame appear over their heads, and they speak in other languages to a crowd of people who spoke in different languages since they were from different countries.

Answer 7

1 Corinthians 14:2 For he that speaketh in an /unknown/
tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Now it is important that you note that the word _unknown_ as it is written in this verse is in italics. Which means what’ It means that man added it to the translation(s) to make it carry in English. the word _tongue_ as it is used here, that is glossa : (and you must remember specifically now) /a language that is naturally unacquired/. What does that mean’ That means that it is a language that was not present where you grew up in a natural sense. Because if two languages are spoken, where a child grows up, they will naturally pick up on both of those languages, one may be more predominant than
the other, but they will have both those languages.

So, what it is really saying is that I being an English speaker, if
I go down to where there are people who predominantly have another tongue, let’s say I went to Mexico City, and to teach there, they would not understand what I was saying, God would know what I was saying, because God understands all languages, but those poor people would not hear my words else I had an interpreter, because the tongue would be foreign, it would not be naturally learned to them for they did not all naturally learn English as they grew up.
Many people would say ‘well I’m just prophesying to God’. You know, I have a pretty close walk with the Father and I’ve had some experiences that I would never speak of, but I will tell you this, it reminds me of the verse in Romans 9 where it would say: 'who are you man that you would question or try to tell God what to do’'
Remember what He did to Paul when he was trying to run God’s church for Him’ He knocked him down and blinded him. Now if you claim people can’t understand but you’re prophesying to God, God doesn’t need a prophet to prophesy to Him. All wisdom comes from Him.
Probably the highest trips of vanity are those that say ‘well I just
prophesied to God’. That’s very dangerous, dangerous when one says, 'I’m ministering to God'. Well, I would be very careful if I were you, if I had that opinion. I know from experience, God has a way of getting people back down into low gear where they belong.

1 Corinthians 14:3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

In other words, the reason that we prophesy in teaching, speaking with the divine presence of the Spirit being gifted as a teacher, then in teaching you’re supposed to do it for edification of that person, or exhortation to help them understand deeper into the truth, or for comfort, a spirit of comfort in teaching. Well, if
they don’t know what you are saying, how can you comfort them. If you're speaking English and they only understand Spanish, pray tell me, how you are going to comfort them. That is what Paul is saying here. They don’t have the 'glossa', that’s to say, the natural, acquired ability to understand English there in Mexico City.

1 Corinthians 14:4 He that speaketh in an /unknown/ tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

Again, _unknown_ is in italics, meaning it is added, it is not in
the original manuscripts. The word tongue means /an unacquired language/, meaning a foreign language to you. In other words, what you are supposed to do is in teaching God’s prophets, if you will, it’s supposed to edify the body. The church is not necessarily a building, it’s a group of people, wherever they might be. That’s the purpose, and if they can’t understand you, you have a problem.
Communication is a beautiful thing, and one that has the ability to communicate with the anointing of the Holy Spirit--is a gift indeed, and communication is the name of the game. If people can’t understand you, then I’m sorry, you’re not a communicator. A person in communicating must always teach on a level that the new person that might be listening, I’m thinking of broadcasting as an example, must teach where a new person would understand, as well as say a medium student, and then moving on deeper on a third level, must work that within, and it takes the Holy Spirit to be able to teach on those three levels at one time. That’s communicating. It’s supposed to edify, comfort, and bring the church the Word of God.

1 Corinthians 14:5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but
rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

Answer 8

Yeah, my parents were a mix of Pentecostal and Baptist. My parents thought the speaking in tongues was a language the devil could not understand....while I just thought it was really creepy.

Answer 9

specific there are literally 1000's of Pentecostals right here in u.s.. u.s. grew to become into the place Pentecostalism grew to become into revived in 1906 Azuza st. in California...who ever you're you certainly could seem up your pentecostal roots....

Answer 10

i attend a pentecostal church and believe in the doctrine that they teach, tounges, gifts of the Holy Spirit. What else what would you like to know?