Fragen und Antworten BEGRIFFSERKLAERUNG
STEM Publishing
Elberfelder 2023
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📘 Chapter 1 – The “Baptism with Fire”: The Misunderstood Judgment of God
Hardly any term is more frequently abused in
the charismatic environment than the so-called “baptism with fire”.
Preachers cry: “More fire!”, “Send Your fire!”, “Receive the baptism of fire!”.
Many Christians do not understand that the Bible never describes this “fire” as
a blessing for believers, but as a dreadful final judgment upon the ungodly.
This chapter clarifies the true meaning on the basis of Scripture text, original
language, context and prophecy.
“He will baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire.
… He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
John the Baptist speaks here of two baptisms:
baptism with [the] Holy Spirit → for the believers
baptism with fire → for the unbelievers
The unquenchable fire in verse 12 defines
the “fire” in verse 11.
It is not blessing, but judgment.
The Greek text reads:
baptisei en pneumati hagio kai pyrí
“He will baptise with [the] Holy Spirit and (with) fire.”
The
kai (“and”) connects two distinct effects, not one combined experience.
Nowhere in the New Testament is fire described as “spiritual power”.
In the Old Testament, fire is:
the judgment of God (Isa 66:15–16)
destruction of the wicked (Mal 4:1)
wrath (Ezek 22:21–22)
Thus John clearly stands in the line of the
prophets:
The fire of the Messiah is judgment.
Charismatic interpreters:
tear verse 11 out of its context
ignore verse 12
mix visible images with feelings
interpret “fire” emotionally, not biblically
construct an artificial “second blessing”
The Bible: “fire” is unquenchable judgment.
The “baptism with fire” is the final
punishment of those who do not repent.
It is an aspect of the coming judgment of Jesus upon the world.
Believers should never call for this “baptism”.
The Bible means judgment when it speaks of “baptism with fire”.
Believers receive only the baptism with the Spirit.
Charismatic teachings twist the text.
The true fire of Jesus is the execution of judgment.
📘 Chapter 2 – Speaking in Tongues: Biblical Languages or Modern Ecstasy?
Modern speaking in tongues is one of the
central marks of Charismaticism.
Many churches teach:
“Speaking in tongues is the sign of the baptism with the Spirit.”
“Everyone can and must do it.”
“It is a personal prayer language.”
But the Bible shows clearly:
Speaking in tongues was a judicial sign for unbelieving Jews – and always
consisted of real, understandable languages.
The tongues at Pentecost were:
real foreign languages
understood by people from 15 nations
a sign for the Jews (cf. Joel 2–3)
no state of feeling or trance
Modern “glossolalia” is completely different.
Paul teaches:
1 Cor 12:30 → Not all speak in tongues.
1 Cor 14:21–22 → Tongues = a sign for unbelievers.
1 Cor 14:9 → Speech must be understandable.
1 Cor 14:27–28 → at most two or three, with an interpreter.
Modern speaking in tongues is:
unintelligible
without interpretation
often identical with heathen rituals
soulish, but not spiritual
In shamanism, Hinduism, jungle religions and mystical movements, identical phenomena appear:
ecstatic sounds
trance
uncontrolled vocalisations
The New Testament does not know such practices as a work of the Holy Spirit.
Biblical tongues = real languages.
Modern tongues = unbiblical ecstasy.
The Bible contradicts the charismatic obligation to speak in tongues.
📘 Chapter 3 – Baptism with the Spirit: A One-Time Position, Not an Extra Experience
Pentecostal circles teach:
conversion → level 1
baptism with the Spirit → level 2
sign: speaking in tongues
But the Bible teaches something completely different.
“For also in one Spirit we have all been baptised into one body.”
That is:
once for all
for all believers
at new birth
not evidenced by tongues
There is no second baptism with the Spirit.
Ephesians 1:13:
The Spirit comes at conversion, not later.
It produces:
class Christianity
performance pressure
spiritual inferiority complexes
sham piety
The devil loves systems that make Christians chase after experiences.
The Bible knows one baptism with the Spirit
– at conversion.
Never a “second experience”.
📘 Chapter 4 – Healing, Miracles and Signs: What Does the Bible Really Say?
Teachings:
God always wants to heal.
Sickness = unbelief.
Everyone can work miracles.
The Bible:
Paul remained sick (2 Cor 12:7–9).
Epaphroditus almost died (Phil 2:27).
Trophimus left sick (2 Tim 4:20).
Timothy’s sickness (1 Tim 5:23).
If healing were always God’s will, these verses would be impossible.
humility
testing
purification
dependence
testimony in weakness
Hebrews 2:3–4 → Miracles confirmed the beginning of the gospel, not every individual Christian.
Many modern healings are:
suggestion
false diagnoses
psychological reactions
placebo
staged shows
not lasting
God heals – but not always.
Miracles were never the normal permanent state.
The modern healing movement contradicts Scripture.
📘 Chapter 5 – Modern Prophets and Apostles: An Attack on Scripture
“God is speaking to me.”
“I have a new word.”
“The Lord says …”
This contradicts the Bible.
Jude 3 → “the faith once delivered to the saints”.
Hebrews 1:1–2 → God has spoken in the Son.
Revelation 22:18–19 → warning against additional revelation.
Ephesians 2:20 → foundation.
Acts 1:21–22 → eyewitness of the resurrection.
2 Corinthians 12:12 → signs of an apostle.
No one fulfils these criteria today.
it contradicts Scripture
it creates insecurity
it leads to abuse of power
it makes people dependent on men
it replaces God’s Word with human words
Today there are no new revelations, no apostles, no prophets in the biblical sense.
📘 Chapter 6 – The Prosperity and Word-of-Faith Gospel
“Confession brings possession.”
“God wants you rich.”
“Sickness is a curse.”
“You speak – and it happens.”
1 Tim 6:5–10 → warning against love of money.
Phil 4 → contentment.
James 2:5 → God has chosen the poor.
Hebrews 11 → many suffered.
The prosperity gospel is another gospel.
Built upon:
New Thought
Christian Science
metaphysical magic
Not biblical.
“Word-of-Faith” is spiritistic thinking in Christian dress.
📘 Chapter 7 – Manifestations and Ecstasies: A Strange Spirit, Not the Holy Spirit
laughing
barking
trembling
animal sounds
trance
ecstasy
Gal 5:23 → self-control.
1 Cor 14:40 → order.
The Holy Spirit produces control, not loss of control.
These phenomena are identical with:
Kundalini
shamanism
mysticism
Ecstasy is never a work of the Holy Spirit.
📘 Chapter 8 – Falling Backwards (“Slain in the Spirit”)
Falling backwards = judgment (John 18:6;
Isa 28:13).
Falling on one’s face = worship (Josh 5:14; Rev 1:17).
“He falls – therefore the Spirit is at
work.”
In reality at work are often:
suggestion
hypnosis
pressure
psychological expectation
“Slain in the Spirit” is unbiblical.
📘 Chapter 9 – Music, Atmosphere and Spiritual Manipulation
music
repetition
volume
emotion
light
fog
God works through:
the Word (Eph 6:17)
truth (John 17:17)
knowledge (Col 1:9)
doctrine/teaching (Acts 2:42)
Music can create feelings – but not the Holy Spirit.
📘 Chapter 10 – The True Power of God: The Cross, Not Ecstasy
power
anointing
signs
special experiences
1 Cor 1:18 → power of the cross.
2 Cor 12:9 → power in weakness.
Luke 9:23 → discipleship = self-denial.
True power comes from the cross – not from experiences.
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Conclusion
This series of chapters is intended to enlighten, to comfort, and to lead back
to the biblical foundation.