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Read "A
Little
Leaven, Revisited" by Teri Lee Earl presents
many facts or factual accounts with footnotes.
Uproar
in the Church by Derek Prince. A
testimony of how the
Holy Spirit ministered in laughter and joy, defeating life-long
depression.
Derek Prince also wrote an important
sequel to this, "Protection
From Deception" (Navigating Through The Minefield
Of Signs And Wonders),
in which he did complain of 'mixture' in renewal.
Book description:
"For false messiahs and false prophets will rise and show great signs
and
wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect." (Matt 24:24). There
has
been in recent years a worldwide explosion of signs and wonders. Some
of
these are biblical, others bizarre and unbiblical. Before accepting any
of these phenomena, we need to ask: Is it a genuine work of God's Holy
Spirit? Is it in harmony with Scripture? If you think deception has not
happened to you - beware!
 Manifestations
This article assumes there will be
'physical signs' of the Spirit in revivals, and addresses some issues
of 'mixture' in the current 'outpourings'.
LYING
IN THE NAME OF THE LORD
By Ken Mullis - about faking "manifestations" or emotionalism because
of peer pressure
Truth,
Reality, and the Anointing by Art Katz (discusses
integrity and the Lord's grief for 'unreal' and hyped up revivals)
Explanation with pictures of nightly
renewal meetings
being held at New Song Fellowship in Denver, CO., current as of year
2005. Note: This website denies that "animal manifestations"
exist during
their renewal meetings. It also defends Toronto by claiming that animal
manifestations are not normative there either. However, it must be
noted that the author of this webpage has witnessed these
manifestations in earlier years, and did consistently observe certain
widespread explanations or 'theologies' for strange manifestations
amongst renewalists at that time. This is reported thoroughly in the
first article at top of page. We post the New Song webpage here as an
example showing that wherever leadership does not embrace or encourage
the bizarre or demonic, the bizarre may not occur at all.
History
of the Awakening of 1992-1995 by
Richard Riss. This gives
the renewalist's account of their history.
Evangelicalism's
Heroes Speak
by Richard Riss - an unedited version of an article that was in DESTINY
IMAGE DIGEST. Contains footnotes!
"Counterfeit
Critique" by James
A. Beverley. A critique of Hank Hanegraaff's "Counterfeit Revival"
from the Sept., 1997 issue of Christianity Today"
(Also the reader may want to be aware of the controversies
that have beset Hank Hanegraaff since he became president of the
Christian
Research Institute (CRI), after the death of its founder, Walter Martin
(June 26, 1989). The
CRI Connection at http://www.waltermartin.com/cri.html is
Walter Martin's
Infonet, run by his daughter, Jill Rische, and her husband Kevin.)
Brownsville:
There were nothing but
great reports of healings and
salvations spread across the internet regarding
Brownsville in 1996,
until 1997 when disputes over money
began:
Brownsville
Defense
Friday,
Jul. 2, 1999 report off of CNN
from the Alta Vista
web, and
Report
and then
rebuttal from Pastor Kilpatrick of Brownsville Kirkpatrick
reestablishes his control over the gift of prophecy in his church.
Dr.
Michael Brown's dismissal because
he would not join the
Assemblies of God, claiming that God had directed him to remain
non-denominational.
He then started his own FIRE school
right there in Pensacola,
with about half the staff of the school leaving to go with him.
The Vineyard Controversy
There were so many articles
complaining of extraBiblical
quotes from Vineyard sources, etc., that we have choose only a few,
and this one is the best one left:
Next-Wave:
Renewal, the Hype, the Hope, the Reality
by Len Hjalmarson.
After 8 years of hope and hype, Len calls it quits in a very nice way.
It is well-known that
others who entered the Vineyard
at approximately the same time here in the U.S. (1994), had it much
worse
than what Len seems to have known, and so have left the denomination
quicker
than he did. The author of this webpage has seen/experienced certain
things
directly as well. After several years of speaking to many others --most
of whom were 'pro' renewal --it was decided that a briefly
written
essay might be helpful. On
Vineyard and Renewal is designed to help
those who have encountered
frank spiritual abuse or immaturity in a Vineyard specific
setting.
Stop
The Blight/Save The Vineyard
Voices From The Fringe
by Dr. Ronald Enroth
Former members report the tragedy of
churches that drift into the distorted behavior more expected of a cult
Quote: "With few exceptions, these
churches are orthodox in their basic doctrine. The controversy has
little to do with their faith, but
with the way they interpret and practice it."
Chapt. 11 of Rethinking the
Wineskin, by Frank Viola was discovered after completeing this article
to have expressed the same concerns over the current trends. Quoting:
"not a few Christians desperately seeking individual renewal are
routinely packing their bags and flocking to the various "Christian
Meccas" of revivalism sponsored by third-wave-restoration
churches...Because of their desperation to be touched by God, many of
them have become open targets for every new wind of doctrine or
experience that blows through the doors of the church, regardless of
whether or not it has any Biblical merit (Eph. 4:14)...This is not to
suggest that the third-wave-restoration movement has been without value
to the Body of Christ... However, its basic flaw lies in its
overemphasis on mystical experience, its tendency to put power gifts on
the throne rather than Christ the Giver, and its zealous support of the
modern clergy system... Quite frankly, the pastor is king in the
typical third-wave-restoration church. Consequently, congregants who
have been truly renewed with the new wine of the Spirit find very
little freedom to fully function in their gifts during a typical church
service..."
Defending Our Old Wineskins? by Michael Clark
Think about it. Is it really
scriptural to brush aside Matt. 9:16-17?
See also
our page devoted to being altogether "called out" of what is now known
as the Institutional Church (rather than staying and trying
to fix the unfixable) at: Blazing
Trails Too This could be considered akin to those who choose
to homeschool rather than letting their children languish in a failing,
corrupt, institutional public school system. A choice many Americans
are making.
A Call To Charismatic Leaders
This article was published by The
Centre for Contemporary Ministry, in association with Intercessors for
Britain. It was first published in Prophecy Today. Reprinted on Anton
Hein's site by permission, 1996. It is a well-reasoned call to get back
to the Bible.
How to Become a ‘Wolfproof'
Christian by Brenda Imus
and more on our: Hierarchy
page
The Gnostic
heresy by William Barclay
Kingdom
Theology
Highly Recommended. A must
read for all concerned Pentecostals!
This article from Albert James
Dager's 1986 Media Spotlight
is a thorough and gracious overview of an extremist Pentecostal
teaching
error. We include it as something to watch for in enthusiastic 5-fold
ministry
talk.
Former
KC Prophet/Kingdom Theology Rehash?
Some of those who claimed
allegiance to 'Renewal,'
joined with others in loose-knit and then formal support of one
another. They held many
expensive
conferences to proclaim their messages. Some promoted
themselves
as
the super apostles or prophets.
See:
"New
Apostolic Reformation"
Truth page
Money page
Conferences
page
Controversial
Renewal and Revival Movements (from Anton Hein's Apologetic
Index)
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