| Bible Topic | Charismatic View | Non-Charismatic View |
| Security of the Believer | Conditional | Eternal |
| Responsibility of Preservation | Believer | Christ |
| Predominant Cause of Sin | Devil | Believer |
| Baptism of the Holy Spirit | Second Blessing | Union with the Body of Christ |
| Bible Interpretation | Revelation | Illumination |
| Filling of the Holy Spirit | More of the Holy Spirit | Unconditional Yielding |
| New Birth Experience | Receive the Holy Ghost | Regeneration |
| Signs and Wonders | Ongoing | Temporal |
| N.T. References to Fire | Sign of the Holy Ghost | Future Judgment |
| Holy Spirit's Sphere of Influence | Supernatural Only | Natural and Supernatural |
| Positional Truth | Elevation of Self and personal choice | Cross of Christ and application of faith |
| Purpose of Church | Individualism | Unity |
| Focus of Believer | Self and Spiritual Gifts | Jesus |
| Method of Evangelism | Preach prosperity, signs and healing | Preach Gospel, sin and repentance |
| Will of God | "Name and claim it" | "If God wills..." |
| Abundant Life | Circumstantial (external) | Residential (internal) |
| Essence of Prayer | Praying "in the Holy Spirit" | Intelligible communication with the Father and Son |
| Old Testament | Contemporary application of signs and miracles | Historical and prophetic writings of God's covenant with Israel |
| New Testament | Revival guide for Holy Spirit living in the end times | Redemptive work of Jesus Christ and function of the Church |
| Canonicity of Bible | Open with gleeful expectancy | Closed with sober warning |
| Christian Education | Limited planning sometimes resulting in chaos | Orderly and structured with preplanned objectives |
| Religious Tolerance | Argumentative dogma resulting in disaffection | Quiet reserve resulting in dissociation |
| Source of Bible Authority | Experience of the Believer | Context of the Bible |
| Source of Motivation | Feelings | Faith |