I’ve heard it countless times: “You can’t live with the expectation that the Spirit will speak directly to you apart from Scripture and at the same time build your life and ministry on the rock-solid foundation of what he has already said in and through Scripture. You can’t speak in authentic New Testament tongues and at the same time preach verse-by-verse through the books of the Bible. You can’t pray expectantly for miraculous healing and be devoted to the importance of Hebrew and Greek exegesis. You can’t be a Calvinist and a charismatic! And you certainly can’t expect anyone else to
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