Dr Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen: Pentecostals & the Struggle of Discerning the Holy Spirit among Religions скачать в хорошем качестве

Dr Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen: Pentecostals & the Struggle of Discerning the Holy Spirit among Religions

This recording is an academic presentation from the Europe-Asia Pentecostal Summit 2025, held in Singapore at City Harvest Church. ++++++++ Scholar: Dr Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen (Professor of Systematic Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary) Paper Title: Does the Spirit Blow Where It Wills? Pentecostals and the Struggle of Discerning the Holy Spirit among Religions Paper Précis: The purpose of this presentation is to explore the work of the Holy Spirit outside the church, particularly among other religions, and Pentecostals’ struggle to exercise the gift and capacity of discerning the Spirit of God and the spirit(s) therein. As a framework for the investigation, there is a comprehensive and multilayered account of the work of the Spirit of God in the world that God has created. The Holy Spirit is active and present not only in the Church, personal salvation, and charismatic empowerment, but also in creation and the workings of the world, society, and culture (politics, economy, arts, friendship, etc.), the spiritual powers and beings (such as angels and demons), as well as other religions and their visions of the “spirit(s).” Without succumbing to theological pluralism and universalism or weakening in evangelistic and holistic missional fervour, I challenge Pentecostals to reconsider their somewhat limited and restricted vision of the sovereign work of the Divine Spirit. If there is one place where such careful, Spirit-guided openness is urgently needed, it is across Asia. “The wind blows where it wills” (John 3:8, RSV). ++++++++ The Global Pentecostal Voices (GPV) movement was created to bring scholarly focus on issues that are critical to sustaining the Pentecostal vibrancy of Majority World Christianity, bridging the divide between academia and ministry, and creating a symphony of wisdom, knowledge, and action. For more information about GPV and its events, please visit https://www.GPVoices.org/. ©️ City Harvest Church 2025. All Rights Reserved.