KaphLamedh
Puritan Board Freshman
Weird title needed to explain. Some weeks ago I was talking about life of Christian men on one meeting for men. I remind that I live in the country where's not reformed churches or many calvinists. In the meeting, there were men from pentecostal and free church (which is charismatic.). Suddenly one man said that there is heresy that "once saved is always saved". One man said that in the Bible is said that Christian can lose his salvation, but didn't said where in the Bible.
I started to think that why do so many think that salvation or our perseverance is in our own hands. Christians can fall to commit sin, but does that automaticly mean that he right away lose his salvation?
Why do pentecostals and charismatics think that once truly saved born again Christian lose his salvation? I think that one main thing is this speaking in tongues. Why? They think that when a man speaks in tongues, he is saved and filled with the Holy Ghost, and there are many men and women that were speaking in tongues and few years after they were give up their faith.
I personally believe that speaking in tongues was only for apostles like Peter and Paul and this pentecostal movement's speaking in tongues or personal prayer language is not Biblical and in many (or in every) cases it is just gibberish.
Does anyone has similar experiences? Before I was introduced to reformed theology and calvinism, I was member of charismatic Free Church, but never spoke in tongues, but I did believe that I should. Thank God for calvinistic brothers and sermons by Alan Cairns and John MacArthur f.ex that opened my understanding on that question that bothered me for years.
I started to think that why do so many think that salvation or our perseverance is in our own hands. Christians can fall to commit sin, but does that automaticly mean that he right away lose his salvation?
Why do pentecostals and charismatics think that once truly saved born again Christian lose his salvation? I think that one main thing is this speaking in tongues. Why? They think that when a man speaks in tongues, he is saved and filled with the Holy Ghost, and there are many men and women that were speaking in tongues and few years after they were give up their faith.
I personally believe that speaking in tongues was only for apostles like Peter and Paul and this pentecostal movement's speaking in tongues or personal prayer language is not Biblical and in many (or in every) cases it is just gibberish.
Does anyone has similar experiences? Before I was introduced to reformed theology and calvinism, I was member of charismatic Free Church, but never spoke in tongues, but I did believe that I should. Thank God for calvinistic brothers and sermons by Alan Cairns and John MacArthur f.ex that opened my understanding on that question that bothered me for years.