The Charismatic Phenomenon

The gifts of speaking in tongues, healing, receiving visions, working miracles, casting out demons, and prophesying have all come back in this twentieth century. The mighty sign-miracles of New Testament times are being experienced again. Or are they? How do present-day 'gifts' compare with the signs and wonders of the early church? Are they the same? Why have nineteen centuries of church history passed without them — including the greatest periods of reformation and revival?

What was the purpose of these gifts in New Testament times? Were they intended to be permanent in the ongoing life of the Church? This book provides clear biblical answers to all these questions.

First issued in magazine format in 1982, it has gone through six printings and been translated into several languages. This new edition has been revised and extended.