tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post8641453222265724389..comments2012-10-02T14:56:10.134-07:00Comments on Back to the Mountains: The Begotten 1: IntroStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793038831644847951noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-68171004347429552682008-04-22T00:14:00.000-07:002008-04-22T00:14:00.000-07:00Well, I'm Pentecostal,too. One thing that disturbe...Well, I'm Pentecostal,too. One thing that disturbed me reading the book was the suggestion that somehow the gifts had gone dormant for some time and that they were rare. The Bible says signs and wonders will follow those that believe. Indeed, it implies that the "miraculous" should be an ordinary part of the Christian life. I became more comfortable with the theology as I read the book. I was worried at the outset that the 'gifted' would turn into some sort of spiritual legion of superheroes. Fortunately, that didn't happen. However, there was still this implication that only these few people could operate in the spiritual gifts when I Cor. 13 implies that all Christians possess some gift whether dramatic like the gift of healings or something more "mundane" like the gift of helps. <BR/><BR/>I guess I'm overly critical because I have taught and written about the Gifts for nearly 35 years. <BR/><BR/>Still. I enjoyed the book almost against my will. <BR/><BR/>TerriTerri mainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084883478386476891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-66866351709581896762008-04-21T21:13:00.000-07:002008-04-21T21:13:00.000-07:00I should have mentioned that my background is Pent...I should have mentioned that my background is Pentecostal, and I'm not hostile to the on-going use of the gifts. According to Bergren's notes, the Gifted represent Christians in general, so I don't have too much trouble with the idea of the Gifted rising up and using the gifts.<BR/><BR/>Anyone familiar with church history knows that Christians have been exercising the gifts from the beginning. It's not at all hard to find healers, prophets, and so on.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793038831644847951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-81873927825888620942008-04-21T16:54:00.000-07:002008-04-21T16:54:00.000-07:00I found myself enjoying the book, but also being t...I found myself enjoying the book, but also being troubled by some things in it. Today I did my literary review and tomorrow I'm going to do a theological/philosophical review. As a Pentecostal believer who has witnessed a number of healings not only in my own life, but others as well as miracles, prophecies, etc. I found it hard to get behind the whole "Gifted" idea as being some sort of once in a millenium kind of thing as it was presented. <BR/><BR/>I did love your fun way of hitting some of those elements that are a bit funny. <BR/><BR/>TerriTerri mainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084883478386476891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-91334552571009965092008-04-21T12:34:00.000-07:002008-04-21T12:34:00.000-07:00So I'm very interested in hearing about what speci...So I'm very interested in hearing about what specific toothbrushes caused you to throw up in the shower (at least that's what's the most frequent cause of accidental gaging in my life!). <BR/><BR/>CHChristopher Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844586938092007032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-71920167522687902662008-04-20T22:17:00.000-07:002008-04-20T22:17:00.000-07:00Ha ha ha! This review totally made my night! You...Ha ha ha! This review totally made my night! You're hilarious!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151964641890157625noreply@blogger.com