A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

The Charismatic Movement
In short, when Charismatics say they have received,
been filled with, or been baptized with the Holy Spirit,
they may not mean that they have spoken in tongues.
Instead, they may mean simply that they had some sort
of spiritual encounter with God, but one that
Pentecostals may not consider to be the baptism of the
Holy Spirit.
Moreover, many Charismatics believe that it is possible
to teach someone how to speak in tongues, or that the
gift of tongues can come by imitation, practice, and
human efforts. In essence, they regard it as a psychological
phenomenon, while Pentecostals insist that true
speaking in tongues can only come as the Spirit gives
utterance (Acts 2:4). For Charismatics, tongues may simply
be language-like sounds; for Pentecostals they are
genuine languages.
As an example, Charles Hunter, a well-known Charismatic
evangelist, gave the following instructions on how
to receive the Holy Ghost: 301
In just a moment when I tell you to, begin loving
and praising God by speaking forth a lot of different
syllable sounds, but not in a language you know, and
don’t try to think of the sounds. At first, make the
sounds rapidly so you won’t try to think as you do
speaking in your natural language.
Continue making the sounds with long flowing
sentences; don’t just make a few sounds and stop and
start. . . .
I am going to speak in tongues talking to God in
my spirit language so you can hear what my language
sounds like.
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