Speaking of the NAR reminds me of the very first books I wrote, describing the invasion of the Roman Catholic teachings into every aspect of life. Here comes another hierarchy with similar aims. Will they clash? Well maybe not. Maybe they will...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Following in the train of Irving, the latter rain movement, and others, The NAR wants to bring back a “five-fold” ministry to the church. Pastors, teachers, evangelists are here. In the 1980’s, say NAR leaders, the prophets were...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Another look at Irving’s Apostolic Church of the 1830’s in London is instructive: From Wikipedia: Irving's relationship to this community was, according to its members, somewhat similar to that of John the Baptist to the early...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Does the term “false apostle” ring a bell? I mean, do you truly believe that there can be such a thing as a false apostle in our day? What would he or she look like? Paul opens the possibility of a false apostle preaching another...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"HOW TO SPEAK IN TONGUES" (or so they say...) A guy named Max Pool is a guest on the “Praying Medic” blog. He details his search for the “gift”, with its attendant frustrations, then refers you to others as to the pros...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Many years ago, I wrote a seven-part expose of Roman Catholicism entitled Scarlet Threads. In part five I told of the way the charismatic experience was being approved of by Rome. Obviously, Rome was losing many to this new-found teaching, and had...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The year is 1826. A movement begins, as did the Jehovah’s Witness movement, as a Bible study. Actually this was an annual conference to study prophetic Scriptures. Many have gone astray using this route. Soon they were talking about the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Paul says tongues would likewise cease. They ceased. Did not this same Paul tell us that the gift of tongues was given as a sign to Israel, unbelieving Israel? (Answer, yes.) Isaiah and Paul both make it clear that the truth of God was to be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Gifts of the Spirit, 1. It all began, I believe, with some seemingly simple beliefs that are partially opposed to Scripture. Perhaps in the 1820’s we can find the beginnings of that first belief: Regeneration is separate from the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE MUSIC OF TODAY I think that if music makers and sound systems would be unplugged, much of the modern charismatic and NAR movement would fall. Even non-charismatic churches of our day that won’t let the musical prophets perform are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
