But what are we to do? I think the label Pentecostal or Charismatic is misapplied often, becuase in my view ecclesiology, right ecclesiology, is an essential part of the entire saving work of Christ.
I'm remembering in the book Prince Caspian when Peter, true King of Narnia, writes his challenge to Mizar he uses this language "Styling himself King of Narnia." It seems to me that when we ask to be called Catholic, or you ask to be called Pentecostal or Charismatic it is, so to speak, "pending a final determination." I don't think that by acknowledging what we call ourselves and, for the time being, provisionally, using our self-bestowed title, you are ceding anything at all to our claims.
It just saves time and bandwidth and we don't have to go around saying stuff like "the conventicle formally known as Catholic/Charismatic/Pentecostal/whatever."
However, dear Bro.
I respect YOU as a person toooooooooooooooo much
to even think of asking you to use
“Pentecostal” or “Charismatic”
if you felt to the least degree that using such terms
was affirming some heresy, some historical lie, some spiritually questioinable to hazardous issue of some substance to you.
I wouldn’t dare to ask that of you.
I’d be happy with you thinking up any label to substitute which you felt fitting and which did not push my buttons vis a vis heresy etc.
Why is a similar stance on the part of RC’s et al so impossible?