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[i] Unless otherwise
indicated, the words “charismatic(s)” and “Pentecostal(s),” are used in this
review as broad terms describing and denoting all
Pentecostal/charismatic(-like) movements and their constituencies in a general
sense.

[ii] Additional
information on J. I. Packer is obtained from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. J.
I. Packer. Retrieved January 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._I._Packer,
and also Regent College’s website:
http://www.regent-college.edu/

[iii] J. I. Packer, Knowing
God (Downers Grove, IL:
InterVarsity Press, 1973).

[iv] Packer, Keep
in Step with the Spirit, p.10. By this he means he has both the qualities
and attributes of a pietist and theologian, which he thinks is atypical to be
found on an individual at the same time.

[v] The term “Third
Wave” is used to describe a movement similar to the charismatic movement that
involves groups of charismatic-like evangelical Christians in the
post-Neo-Pentecostal era. The Vineyard Movement and its leader John Wimber play
a vital role in the Third Wave movement. This term assumes Classical
Pentecostalism to be the First Wave of the charismatic revival/renewal of the
20^th century. The Second Wave is Neo-Pentecostalism, or sometimes
called the Charismatic Renewal. The term “Third Wave” is coined by Peter Wagner
in 1983. He and John Wimber are dubbed by many as the key initiators of the
Third Wave Holy Spirit Renewal.

[vi] Also quotations
in the following sentence, J. I. Packer, Keep in Step with the Spirit (Grand Rapids, MI:
Baker Books, 2005, 2^nd ed.), pp. 12-13.

[vii] Ibid., p.11.

[viii] Ibid., p.18.

[ix] The major
addition of the second edition includes a new preface (A Preface to the Preface
2005) and a new chapter (8. Heaven on Earth: A Pentecost Exposition). There are
other minor augmentations throughout other parts of the book, such as the fine
apparatuses at the end of the book, but they are small in amount and not as
significant. In its re-publication, Packer thinks the book is still quite
relevant to 21^st-century Christianity, though less important than
when it was first published in 1984 (Packer, p.9).

[x] See John 14:16, 26; 15:26;
16:7. “Paraclete” (παράκλητος) is a New Testament Greek word that has a wide range
of meaning such as “comforter, counselor, intercessor, helper, advocate, senior
partner,” etc. (Strong’s and Thayer’s New Testament Greek Dictionaries).

[xi] Three main
passages where spiritual gifts are mentioned are Romans 12:3-13, 1 Corinthians
12, Ephesians 4:7-15. “Charismata” (χαρισματα) is the Greek
word translated as “gifts” and often understood in the context as “spiritual
gifts.” The root of “charismata” is “charis” (χάρις), which is the Greek word translated as “grace” or
“favor” (Strong and Thayer). Therefore, spiritual gifts are also called “grace
gifts” or “spiritual graces” by some. The English terms “charismatic(s)” and
“charisma” were derived from this Greek word through ecclesiastical Lain in the
mid-17^th century (Encarta Dictionary).

[xii] “και τουτο
ειπων
ενεφυσησεν
και
λεγει
αυτοις
λαβετε
πνευμα
αγιον” (Greek New
Testament 4^th Rev. Ed.).

“And when [Jesus]
had said this, He breathed on [His disciples] and said to them, ‘Receive the
Holy Spirit’” (New American Standard Bible).

[xiii] Packer, Keep
in Step with the Spirit, p.156.

[xiv] Packer, Keep
in Step with the Spirit, pp.156-157.

[xv] Packer
describes: “Just as mankind was dispersed throughout the world by the language
confusion back in the Tower
of Babel, here at the
birth of the Church, God is speaking to diverse people groups in their own
tongues and bringing them together in the Body of Christ.” (Packer, Keep in
Step with the Spirit, pp.210-211)

[xvi] “η δε
ελπις
ου
καταισχυνει
οτι
η
αγαπη
του
θεου
εκκεχυται
εν
ταις
καρδιαις
ημων
δια
πνευματος
αγιου
του
δοθεντος
ημιν” (Greek New Testament 4^th
Rev. Ed.).

“And hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy
Spirit who was given to us” (New American Standard Bible).

[xvii] Packer, Keep
in Step with the Spirit, p.194.

[xviii] However, even
the English word “perfect” has many meanings. The Merriam-Webster Online
Dictionary gives eight different definitions for the term “perfect,” and a
total of 18 including all sub-definitions. See
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/perfect

[xix] One of the
arguments that Jesus told the disciples of John the Baptist of His Messiahship
is that the “dead are raised up” (Matt. 11:5). Therefore, it is very likely
that Jesus actually raised more than three people to life. It would not be
unbiblical to speculate that Jesus might have raised dozens, or more, of dead
people since the Bible does not explicitly say how many came back to life again.

[i] However, there
are others who say that the Keswickians teach that the “’fullness of the
Spirit’ (sanctification) is a definite act of faith, distinct from but usually
coincident with regeneration” (Stanley M. Burgess and Eduard M. van der
Maas, The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic
Movements, Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002, 2003, pp. 820-821.), which is
an opposite view from Packer’s understanding. He thinks that Kewsickians
believe that sanctification is always subsequent to salvation (p.124).
Moreover, Packer also did not mention the influence of Keswick on the great
Welsh revival.