Tag Archives: theological significance

Random Reflections on Tongues as Gifted Sign

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

Let’s be honest (and I’m saying this as a Pentecostal practitioner, minister and professor)…speaking in tongues is weird. I really can not get away from that. It seems illogical. It seems meaningless. It seems crazy. Paul even admitted as much … Continue reading →

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Blood and Water

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

I have continued to be more deeply convinced that giving undue historical emphasis in explaining texts leads in a direction not normally intended by the writers of Scripture. A case in point came to mind in a recent conversation with … Continue reading →

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On Theological Interpretation and Authorial Intent

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

I offer the following several paragraphs from my M.Div.Honours thesis concerning an essential aspect of the nature of theological interpretation: The primary intent of Scripture (i.e., the theological intent) is normative for a proper interpretation that regards authorial intent with due … Continue reading →

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