[Old_Mil]

A. "Pentecostalism" has been around since the 12 disciples were running around. Hardly a fad.

This simply isn't true. If you read the writings of the early church fathers within a few hundred years after the crucifixion, they are unanimous in saying that the apostolic gifts had vanished.

B. State you source on the "drop out" rate.

Barna.

[Quix]

Thanks to all for great responses. But just a quick reply before church.

"they are unanimous in saying that the apostolic gifts had vanished."

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No, my reading of MORE than one or two quality researchers would insist that "unanimous" is quite significantly untrue.

Alamo-Girl--you be the resident early church fathers scholar . . . What say you?

Besides, Old-Mil--though all the world's Christian fathers delcare a falsehood--it doesn't make it true.

God warned about those coming particularly in the end times who'd have

A FORM OF GODLINESS BUT DENY THE POWER THEREOF.