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Originally Posted by Richard King  I don't know if I can back this up with printed proof but I am around a LOT of Pentecostals and a LOT of Charismatics and a difference that seems evident to me is
Pentecostal people are more 'works based' or rigid in certain rules and expectations than Charismatics who will speak of Grace incessantly.
It is a generalization I have discerned but others may surely have a different take. |
The orginal question, as I took it, was about the stated/official differences between Pentecostalism and Charismatic theology. While it may be true that some people you know have this difference, it is not based in official tenents of their faith, e.g., in the statements of faith of the Assemblies of God (Pentecostal) and Foursquare Church (Charismatic).
It's important that we do not broad-brush whole movements based on the experiences of a few. If this were the case, many Reformed churches could be called "works-based" because someone perceived their view of the Lord's Day, or their view of Christian liberty, etc. as works-oriented.