[Cronos]

Why does the OPC say that It will be noted that the Confession sharply contradicts the view popularized today by the neo-Pentecostal movement. In essence this view would have us believe that we can have the same charismatic gifts that we read about in the age of the Apostles - such as prophecy, speaking in tongues, and healing - today. This is a very serious error. In essence it is a result of a failure to grasp the Biblical teaching concerning the history of salvation

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And why does the OPC say that The sending of the Holy Spirit is just as much an unrepeatable event as the birth of Christ was?

[Mad Dawg]

And why does the OPC say that The sending of the Holy Spirit is just as much an unrepeatable event as the birth of Christ was?

Interesting. I hope a reply, unencumbered by all the usual festoons of condescension and hatred, will come forth.

My guess is it comes down to the materialistic and nominalistic (as opposed to realistic) underpinnings of their weltanschauung and the misunderstanding of time.