A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

The Healing Revival and the Latter Rain
3. The teaching that Christians must sever themselves
from all church organization.
4. The compromising of the truths of Oneness and
water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ.
5. The teaching that one can receive the Holy Ghost
without speaking in tongues.
6. The teaching that candidates for the Holy Ghost
baptism should not praise the Lord while tarrying
for this gift.
7. The sowing of discord among the assemblies and
ministers.
8. The prophesying of prophets who speak out of
their human spirits.
9. The fellowshipping of those whose lives are
ungodly.
10. The teaching that the true church is composed of
all who call themselves Christians regardless of
doctrinal belief.
Not all Latter Rain people embraced all of these
points, but they were significant issues among them. It is
important to note that the UPCI and other classical
Pentecostal groups did not reject the nine spiritual gifts of
I Corinthians 12, the fivefold ministry of Ephesians 4,
signs, wonders, or miracles. These beliefs had always
been characteristic of Pentecostal teaching, but the feeling
was that the Latter Rain movement promoted and
practiced these beliefs in an unscriptural, unbalanced way
while neglecting important doctrinal truths. Some classical
Pentecostals did become excessively cautious in these
areas, however, in reaction to the damage caused by the
Latter Rain. (For further doctrinal discussion, see
273