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21981 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 223.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… the spiritual gift of prophecy must be shaped by Matthew 5:8 : “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Therefore it seems more appropriate to inquire …

21982 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 224.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… the spiritual gifts mentioned in Paul’s epistles ( Rom. 12:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:4-11, 27-31; Eph. 4:11 ). These gifts are meant to benefit the church from the time of the apostles …

21983 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 224.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… about spiritual gifts, visions, and the gift of prophecy in their midst, and it will be obvious that the Reformers came to a very different conclusion than …

21984 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 226.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… -called spiritual experiences. All these manifestations were suspect as they replaced the Word of God as the sole authority in matters of faith. “In issues …

21985 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 226.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… : Anabaptists, spirituals (or spiritualists), and anti-Trinitarian rationalists. The largest and most influential group was the Anabaptists, who left a significant …

21986 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 227.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… apocalyptic spirituality and rejection of the Lord’s Supper as a sacrament. Hoffman was given to an allegorical interpretation of Scripture and prophecy …

21987 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 228.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… some spiritual gifts. Early Adventists accepted this approach to Scripture and spiritual gifts. The definition of sola Scriptura has been a matter of debate …

21988 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 229.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… , in spiritual revelations and visions. Radical Reformers and Anabaptists who claimed access to the Spirit were thus suspect. For Calvin the comparison …

21989 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 229.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… heightened spiritual insight and gift of wisdom. In his commentary on Acts 2:17, 18, which is a reference to Joel 2:28, 29, he stated that “the word prophesy doth …

21990 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 229.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… of spiritual gifts, he stated, “By this term [prophets] he means, (in my opinion) not those who were endowed with the gift of prophesying, but those who were endowed …

21991 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 230.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… such spiritual manifestations are basically identical to those of the Reformers and become a standard pattern within Protestantism. Puritans understood …

21992 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 231.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… this spiritual gift. At times the gift refers to supernatural visions and dreams, sometimes it is a spiritual illumination to explain the Word of God, and …

21993 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 235.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… of spiritual gifts, see George E. Rice, “Spiritual Gifts,” in Handbook of Seventh-day Adventist Theology, ed. Raoul Dederen (Hagerstown, Md.: Review and Herald ®, 2000 …

21994 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 235.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… that spiritual gifts ( charismata ) were given by the Holy Spirit to edify the Christian community, the real debate centered on the nature and authority of …

21995 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 237.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… to spiritual development. Whitefield emphasized the primacy of Scripture and did not view such revelations as a threat, even if they blurred the borders …

21996 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 239.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

Spirituality during the antebellum period was in a large part shaped by a wide variety of cultural developments during mid-nineteenth-century America …

21997 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 240.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… energy. Spiritualism claimed to have contact with spirits. Swedenborgianism popularized notions of spiritual essences and sensuous mysticism. And Harmonialism …

21998 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 240.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… and spiritual phenomena were linked by a magnetic, electrical ether or fluid, called by his followers the odic force.” Certain people, known as operators, had …

21999 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 240.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… have spiritual gifts.” The embrace of spiritualism effectually negated any boundaries of canon by making spirit revelations the litmus test for authority …

22000 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 242.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… for spiritual inspiration and authority. Ibid., 212. Ibid., 291.