Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 04038 Being ‘drunk in the Spirit’ is a phrase used within certain charismatic and neo-charismatic circles to describe a state of apparent spiritual intoxication, characterised by uncontrollable laughter, staggering, slurred speech, and behaviour that mimics physical drunkenness. The phenomenon gained global prominence during the so-called ‘Toronto Blessing’ of 1994 and continues to feature in…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 04116 The question of whether the gifts of the Holy Spirit described in the New Testament remain available to the church today is among the most practically consequential theological debates of the modern era. For much of evangelical Christianity in the West, the answer has been shaped not primarily by careful biblical exegesis but…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 04037 Being ‘slain in the Spirit’ is one of the most recognisable and controversial phenomena in contemporary charismatic Christianity. The scene is familiar: a preacher lays hands on someone, or simply gestures toward them, and the person falls backward, apparently overcome by the Spirit’s power, often caught by designated catchers positioned behind them. This…