gifts Archives - Charles A. Sullivan

Edward Irving’s Defense on Unknown Tongues: Part 3

March 23, 2020March 7, 2020

A digitization of Edward Irving’s third defense in Fraser’s Magazine on his promotion of unknown tongues. Reverend Edward Irving and his central London congregation (1830s) were the center of world-wide religious attention on the topic and practice of speaking in tongues. The result was that he received heavy criticism from a variety of sources. Irving …

A snippet from Chrysostom's "The Holy Pentecost"

January 12, 2015

A translation from a portion of John Chrysostom’s, On the Holy Pentecost, as it relates to the miraculous event of Pentecost

Tertullian on Tongues: a New English Translation

July 27, 2014

A translation of Tertullian: Against Marcion. Book V. 8:7-12 on the dogma of tongues

Aquinas on Tongues: I Corinthians 14:1-4

November 16, 2019May 26, 2011

Aquinas’ Lecture on I Corinthians 14:1 – 4 translated into English.

Translated from the Latin text: Reportationes 088 R1C cp 14 Pg. 387 lc1

I Corinthians 14: 1 – 4

IC1. The excellency of charity of which has been posited against another gift. This Apostle consequently compares a different gift to another one, showing the excellency of prophecy to the gift of tongues. In regards to this, he does two things. First, he relates the excellence of prophecy to the gift of tongues. Secondly, as to how one should go about to use the gift of tongues and of prophecy.