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Charismatics get one thing right

Charismatics get one thing right

There is an often recycled, though largely flawed, argument used against those of the faith who embrace the more exuberant charismatic manifestations and expectations of present day Christianity. Namely this: if it is not in the Bible, it is not of God..

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