pter 1, verses12-13 wrote:
             Yet to all that received him to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God¾children not born of natural descent, nor human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
             There is little doubt that these verses and others serve as some of the basic building blocks for many denominations.
             The Charismatic movement derives its name from the Greek, CHARISMATA, which refer to the gifts of the spirit. The term and movement came into its own in the mid 60's, as laymen and ministers in mainline churches began experiencing the manifestation of spiritual gifts as they did in the book of Acts on the day of Pentecost. History records in this book the following:
             When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from the heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each one of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues (languages) as the Spi
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