The Difference Between "Pentecostal" And "Charismatic"

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Tom Raddatz wrote:


> One time, after I had been praying for the gift of the Holy Ghost for
> several months, I ran into a Charismatic at a very small non-denominational
> fellowship (again, while I was working away from home). He told me that God
> had given him a gift that whoever he prayed on would receive the Holy Ghost.
> I was skeptical, but wanting the Holy Ghost, I went along. He laid hands on
> me for a moment, then he prayed for me, and then he coached me into
> gibbering unintelligibly. When I did, he stopped me and told me I had
> received the Holy Ghost. 


THAT explains it! See, I was born in a charismatic church. It happened just as above. Mary, my counselor, took 
me to a room, sat me down, read me all the scriptures about speaking in tongues, then told me to repeat the 
gibberish she was speaking. I thought she was absurd.

Meanwhile, a true Christian had been feeding me real meat. When Mary said, "Repeat what I say", I tuned her 
out, turned to Jesus, who *untamed* my tongue!

Others in the room stopped talking when I spoke in tongues, as if they were surprised. NOW I know why.

Gia Moran