Excerpts from john macarthurs strange fire book suggest. The one who does not love, does not know god, for god is love. To understand the ministry of the holy spirit, you go to the new testament. If you are a christian reading any of sarah youngs popular books such as jesus. The sufficiency of scripture john macarthur president god s word is sufficient to meet every need of the human soul as david verifies frequently in his psalms.
The best all around introduction to the doctrine of the holy spirit is r. Macarthur on baptism in the holy spirit love accept. In strange fire, bestselling author and pastor john macarthur chronicles the unsavory history behind the modern charismatic movement. Pastor john macarthur wrote strange fire thomas nelson, p.
Macarthur is a vehement proponent of cessationism, which is a theological proposition that maintains that pentecostal outpouring was for the first century church only, which the fundamentalists regard as the apostolic age, and the gifts of the spirit ceased with the death of john. A mandate, a command from the apostle john, test the spirits. As i have examined in a series of posts on this topic, at the core of charismatic belief is the doctrine of subsequence fee, the second event that follows salvation in which the holy. But the advocate, the holy spirit, whom the father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything i have said to you. His well reasoned critique is an indictment of a a faith based upon experience when that experience supersedes the bible. John macarthur, influential author, pastor and seminary president, responded to critics of the threeday strange fire conference at his grace community church in sun valley, calif. The spirit is the one person of the triune god who is attacked the most. John macarthur has been accused of heresy by a selfproclaimed prophet in grace community church. Therefore the spirit is working with the lord jesus in encouraging you, guiding you, enlightening you, and empowering you for every good work see john.
The danger of offending the holy spirit with counterfeit worship hardcover. And they were all filled with the holy spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit was givin. The following is an excerpt from the macarthur new testament commentary on acts 2. Alone with god, standing strong, anxious for nothing, the silent shepherd. Sharpeyed united methodists noticed that john macarthur s books. As preachers of the gospel, we cannot control the movement of the holy spirit on the hearts of our listeners each sunday. The false doctrine behind the strange fire of john macarthur. What does it mean to be baptized with the holy spirit. Let john macarthur show you in the ministry of the holy spirit.
Needless to say, all such comments fall far short of the united methodist social principles and our efforts for equity in opportunity among different genders, races, and marginalized people groups. Macarthur doesnt sugar coat his thoughts on the ministries of t. John macarthur responds to critics who believe his strange. Its an amazing gift that the holy spirit is to us for the understanding of holy scripture. His ideas reflect a heart filled with the love of god and the power of the holy spirit and this has been the case for decades. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This is from the strange fire conference i attended in october. This is one of my alltime favorite books on the holy spirit. The danger of offending the holy spirit with counterfeit worship by john f.
I want to draw you back to verse 1, test the spirits. In the opinion of this reader its arguments are convincing. He also writes as a pastor passionate to care for the wellbeing of the flock over which the holy spirit made him an overseer. Read strange fire the danger of offending the holy spirit with. In it john macarthur accuses the charismatic movement as a whole of blasphemy against the holy spirit.
This is the birth of the church, the fulfillment of the promise of jesus that you will be. In this sobering book, he draws lessons from the biblical accounts of nadab, abihu, ananias. Being filled with the holy spirit by john macarthur being filled with the holy spirit be filled with the spirit ephesians 5. The modern blasphemy of the holy spirit selected scriptures.
Used by permission of crossway books, a division of good. The care, comfort, and correction of the holy spirit john macarthur. Now the evidence of the spirits coming is in verses 14. In todays verse, the apostle john is speaking of christs indwelling presence in the believers life, which the holy spirit reveals to us. Jesus said in john 4 that he had come to seek worshipers who would worship the father in spirit. We have been given the holy spirit to lead us into all truth.
Setting the record straight on the work of the holy spirit. In john macarthur s recent book, charismatic chaos, he leads his readers to believe that these kinds of abuses, and even worse, are characteristic of the majority of groups that practice the gifts of the spirit. Drawing from over 40 years in ministry, pastor and author john macarthur, jr. Cessationist john macarthur cant put the real holy spirit. In this sobering book, he draws lessons from the biblical accounts of nadab. John macarthur on the holy spirit, discernment and. John macarthur is a faithful servant of the word of god and a skilfull scripturecentred theologian. Recently i became aware of the buzz surrounding a new book, soon to be released, by a prominent cessationist who has been around for a long time. And then that beloved title, he is called the comforter, the parakletos. Some have disagreed with him over this battle but he has stood firm in his defense of the spirit.
John macarthur examines the charismatic sects of the church in his book charismatic chaos. How john macarthur misrepresents the purpose of the gifts. John macarthur s indepth bible teaching brings the lifetransforming truth of gods word to millions of people every day. In strange fire, bestselling author and pastor john macarthur chronic.
To receive john macarthurs monthly letter, as well as offers for resources by mail, click here. What would god say about those who blatantly misrepresent his holy spirit. The silent shepherd offers a balanced, scripturally sound look at the personality, works, and deity of the holy spirit. John piper talks john macarthurs strange fire conference.
In part three, macarthur lays out what he believes to be an accurate exposition of the doctrine of the holy spirit. He concludes with an open letter to my continuationist friends, in which he pleads with them to consider the harm their positions are doing to the church. John macarthur is no stranger to the various contemporary issues involving the person and work of the holy spirit. Being filled with the holy spirit by john macarthur. While he differs in his interpretation of being filled with the holy spirit with another wonderful evangelist nicky gumbel, i tend to agree with macarthur. Ferguson manages to mostly maintain the difficult balance of being theological and devotional. What macarthur essentially does is humanise the gifts and manifestations of the spirit, relegating them to a specific timeline that suits his cessationist ideology.
Read this book, open your hearts, ask god for a thirst for the holy spirit and to be filled with his love. Cokesbury to remove john macarthur books after remarks on. Piper, through his desiring god ministry website, has addressed macarthur s strange fire conference. And the holy spirit is the source of divine revelation. Throughout the book, he exposes what he calls scandals and false teachings of many of these leaders. Thinking rightly about the work of the spirit youtube. Offending the holy spirit is no laughing matterbut pastor macarthur believes that millions do it every day. The care, comfort, and correction of the holy spirit by john macarthur, jr. Piper supports the belief that the holy spirit continues today to empower christians with spiritual gifts. Part of a large selection of christian quotes and sayings in a variety of topics by famous people, authors, theologians, pastors, preachers, teachers, and. Seven books christians should read on the holy spirit.
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