Did Protestant Reformers Believe in Spiritual Gifts? Luther, Calvin, Wesley & More

Did Protestant Reformers Believe in Spiritual Gifts? Luther, Calvin, Wesley & More

June 18, 2026 · 19 min

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This episode explores the historical perspectives of Protestant Reformers on spiritual gifts, challenging the notion that the debate is a modern phenomenon.

Samuel Rutherford helped write the Westminster Confession. He also developed a four-part test for evaluating prophetic words. That's not a charismatic running loose, but a Westminster divine doing careful pastoral theology on the gifts. ABOUT THIS EPISODE: There's an assumption that the debate over spiritual gifts is a recent one: a 20th-century Pentecostal invention set against centuries of Reformation clarity. But the historical record tells a different story. John Knox was called "the pro...

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