tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post3970444940017233284..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Strange Fire conferenceRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-38136465261876878902013-10-19T00:15:19.832-04:002013-10-19T00:15:19.832-04:00MacArthur claims to be biblical but try finding an...MacArthur claims to be biblical but try finding anything about the end of the 1st century or the death of the last apostle in the New Testament. They use ideas like these which are not in the Bible to negate what actually is in the Bible about speaking in tongues and the Charismatic gifts. <br />They seem to want a mostly intellectual only version of Christianity without any outward manifestation of charismatic gifts. Therefore, it's not surprising that they don't like the charismatic gifts because the 9 gifts are described collectively as "the manifestation of the Spirit" and MacArthur and his crowd don't want to feel obligated that they should do such things.<br />It's not that hard to make something look bad if you only focus in on the worst example and excesses thereof.<br />Riley Brown<br />Corpus Christi, Texas<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463088882010291891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-68581889056191669662013-10-18T12:58:23.826-04:002013-10-18T12:58:23.826-04:00This is actually an interesting conference. Have ...This is actually an interesting conference. Have been following it since day-1. To criticize the speakers would advise to listen to all of the messages. Specifically focused on those pervert the gospel (not broadly) - We are called to expose those who are making double the sons of hell. This from what I am hearing is all biblical,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05118587758220091559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-3562302708018642032013-09-28T16:26:02.155-04:002013-09-28T16:26:02.155-04:00All I have to do is go into my local conservative ...All I have to do is go into my local conservative baptist church library and find that the leadership has filled the shelves with charismatic/penecostal/contemplative/mystic manual after manual of doctrinal mistakes and ecumenical error; to realize that this is a subject that needs to be addressed NOW! <br /><br />Sadly that whole congregations and elder boards cannot even take the time to GOOGLE book reviews, or apologetic web pages (Sola Sisters, Apprising Ministries, Lighthouse Trails, Watchman's Bagpipes, Berit Kyos)....is the saddest part of all. The discernment level is about "zero" these days as to false teaching. <br /><br />I pray that many will purchase "Strange Fire" Conference DVD's and donate those to the church library! <br /><br />May a few church elder board members check them and out and start to ask questions ....memamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749791979703931294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-36076673446579324952013-08-08T18:37:56.054-04:002013-08-08T18:37:56.054-04:00I would hesitate to start beating up on MacArthur ...I would hesitate to start beating up on MacArthur too much just yet. I just read "Charismatic Chaos" a few months ago, and I still think that much of what he has to say is very useful, even though the book was written (I think) in the 80s.<br /><br />Granted, I know that Steve was just focusing on a very narrow aspect of Pentecostalism/charismaticism, which is whether healings/miracles can still happen in this day and age, and how we evaluate the evidence for miraculous claims.<br /><br />But the book, as well as some of MacArthur's other criticisms, do well as an antidote to the unbiblical nature of many of Pentecostalism's presuppositions, like whether experience supercedes Scripture as a valid test of truth, whether there can still be revelation and/or prophecy in post-biblical times, whether we should expect a "baptism of the Spirit," and so on.Matheteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527032591499860552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-52305241497513634932013-08-08T17:21:08.983-04:002013-08-08T17:21:08.983-04:00I've posted a few items about the "Strang...I've posted a few items about the "Strange Fire" conference. What I'm most concerned about is that Dr. MacArthur does not seem to be a responsible critic of the charismatic movement. I link to comments made by J. I. Packer and show how he much more even-handed in his criticism of the charismatic movement. MacArthur fails to see anything worthwhile in the charismatic movement. His criticisms are so broad and without any nuance that he borders on caricature.<br />http://whiterosereview.blogspot.com/2013/03/strange-fire-conference.htmlRichard Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355169960122137791noreply@blogger.com