Somehow I got started talking about holy laughter on one of my previous threads. As you may know, holy laughter was one of the phenomena which characterized the Toronto revival.
Many churches in the UK embraced the Toronto blessing. In fact there is a Calvinistic Charismatic association of churches known as New Frontiers that is based in Brighton, England that embraced the blessing.
Adrian Warnock, a popular "reformed" charismatic blogger is part of New Frontiers. A couple of years ago, he posted a blog entry concerning the Toronto blessing and Charles Haddon Spurgeon of all people.
The following quote is taken from Spurgeon, which in turn was taken from the pyromaniacs blog via Adrian Warnock's blog.
"My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."
"I have often read in Scripture of the holy laughter of Abraham, when he fell upon his face and laughed; but I do not know that I ever experienced that laughter till a few evenings ago, when this text came home to me with such sacred power as literally to cause me to laugh . . ."
You can read the rest of Adrian's article here:
adrianwarnock.com: Sufficient and Efficient Grace - Spurgeon, Tongues, and the Toronto Blessing
Many churches in the UK embraced the Toronto blessing. In fact there is a Calvinistic Charismatic association of churches known as New Frontiers that is based in Brighton, England that embraced the blessing.
Adrian Warnock, a popular "reformed" charismatic blogger is part of New Frontiers. A couple of years ago, he posted a blog entry concerning the Toronto blessing and Charles Haddon Spurgeon of all people.
The following quote is taken from Spurgeon, which in turn was taken from the pyromaniacs blog via Adrian Warnock's blog.
"My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."
"I have often read in Scripture of the holy laughter of Abraham, when he fell upon his face and laughed; but I do not know that I ever experienced that laughter till a few evenings ago, when this text came home to me with such sacred power as literally to cause me to laugh . . ."
You can read the rest of Adrian's article here:
adrianwarnock.com: Sufficient and Efficient Grace - Spurgeon, Tongues, and the Toronto Blessing