Explore the language of the Holy Spirit and the practice of spiritual gifts in Acts and Paul’s letters. These studies connect questions about presence and allegiance with intelligible speech, communal discernment, and the evidence of early Christian practice.
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Speaking Into the Air: Reclaiming Paul’s Teaching on Tongues in Corinth
Common Questions
How does RAF understand language about receiving the Spirit?
The Holy Spirit: Presence, Allegiance, and the Myth of “Receiving”
Why do interpretive categories matter in discussions of the Spirit?
Category Confusion and the Holy Spirit
What does Acts actually tell us about Pentecost’s location?
Where Did Pentecost Happen? Reading Acts 2 in Context
The tongues article also examines early Christian evidence relevant to cessation, distinguishing Paul’s instructions from later reports.
Go Deeper
Why I’m Tired of Hearing 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2 Quoted Improperly.
From Dialogue to Monologue: How We Lost the Sound of Scripture in Church
Research Library
Acts: The Name That Wouldn’t Stay Small
Corinth: The Church That Never Healed
The Moment God Made Himself Known: How the Trinity Emerged in Real Time
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