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* healing
* miracles
* prophecy
* word of knowledge and word of wisdom
* discernment of spirits
* speaking in other tongues or languages (aka glossolalia)
are all available to contemporary Christians and can be or even ought to be experienced and practiced today. Charismatics tend to be evangelical and can sometimes be seen as similar to fundamentalists [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalist_Christianity] in their beliefs regarding the divine inspiration of the Bible, the literal truth of the miracles of the Old Testament and Jesus and strict moral codes, however, there are charismatic movements within the historical Protestant and Catholic churches which more-or-less happily co-exist beside more liberal beliefs within the overall church structure.
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topic_name = The Charismatic Movement |
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An umbrella term for a movement or culture spanning most major denominations and churches as well as including many charismatic denominations that have been created as a result of organic growth, division and new denominational creation.
The charismatic spectrum, while wide and diverse in practice and style, always includes the key belief that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first century Christian Church, such asare available to Christians today. These manifestations include:* Hhealing* Miracles* Prophecy* Word of knowledge and word of wisdom* Discernment of spirits* Speaking in other tongues or languages (aka glossolalia)
The word "charismatic" comes from Greek χαρις (grace or gift). This is the word used by Paul and others in the New Testament epistles, especially for example when writing to the Corinthian church, where the most well-known passage is in 1 Corinthians chapters 12-14.
Some of the well-known international charismatic churches/movements are:
* Association of Vineyard Churches (aka the Vineyard Movement)
* Calvary Chapel
* Sovereign Grace Ministries
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