Charismatic Christianity Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Pentecostals === {{main article|Pentecostalism}} {{see also|List of Christian denominations#Pentecostalism}}Pentecostals are those Christians who identify with the beliefs and practices of classical Pentecostal denominations, such as the [[Assemblies of God]] or the [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)]]. Classical Pentecostalism grew out of the [[holiness movement]] and developed a distinct identity at the start of the 20th century after being popularized by Charles Fox Parham and his student William Seymour. Seymour founded what is considered the first Pentecostal ministry in Los Angeles in 1906.<ref name=":1" /> At a time when most denominations affirmed [[cessationism]] (the belief that spiritual gifts had ceased), Pentecostals held that the gifts of the Holy Spirit were being restored to the [[Christian church]].<ref name="NIDPCM-Class.Pentes">''The New International Dictionary'', "Introduction: Classical Pentecostals".</ref> The distinctive doctrine of Pentecostalism is that there is a [[second work of grace]] after [[Conversion to Christianity|conversion]], which Pentecostals call the [[baptism in the Holy Spirit]], that is evidenced by [[Glossolalia|speaking in tongues]].<ref name="NIDPCMDifferences2">''The New International Dictionary'', "Introduction: Pentecostal-Charismatic Differences".</ref> Speaking in tongues is considered evidence of the presence of the Spirit. There are also [[non-trinitarian]] [[Oneness Pentecostalism|Oneness Pentecostals]], who share such beliefs on the validity of the spiritual gifts in the modern church, but who differ on varying views on the [[Godhead in Christianity|Godhead]] and teachings on [[outward holiness]].<ref name="oneness">{{cite book|last1=Patterson|first1=Eric|title=The Future of Pentecostalism in the United States|last2=Rybarczyk|first2=Edmund|publisher=Lexington Books|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7391-2102-3|location=New York|pages=123β4}}</ref> Pentecostalism has several core doctrines around which their beliefs are centered; these include salvation through Jesus, healing through Jesus, baptism through Jesus and the Holy Spirit and finally that Jesus is coming again. Pentecostalism is also characterized by moralism, and often forbids followers to drink alcohol or wear jewelry.<ref name=":1" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page