Ahem...if I may...
The criteria for flinging an accusation of false anything around these here parts is a subjective one at best...
For example, I would state that John MacArthur is a false teacher because he is a cessationist
You disagreed in another thread and I was not able to continue the discussion at the time
You can state that teaching what is not in the Bible or twisting what is in the Bible is a false teacher but I am convinced that cessationists are not teaching the truth...They are interpreting and believe they are correct even though scripture disagrees with them
I find plenty of bias throughout these forums and some folks believe they dont need teachers...its just them and their Bible correcting everyone who does not agree 100% with them
I dont know you well enough so dont take that personally please
Benny Hinn on the other hand can be proven to be a false prophet....he's made many so called prophecies that never come to pass
That is objectively true.....however disagreeing with a major part of the NT is also blatantly false
The criteria for flinging an accusation of false anything around these here parts is a subjective one at best...
For example, I would state that John MacArthur is a false teacher because he is a cessationist
You disagreed in another thread and I was not able to continue the discussion at the time
You can state that teaching what is not in the Bible or twisting what is in the Bible is a false teacher but I am convinced that cessationists are not teaching the truth...They are interpreting and believe they are correct even though scripture disagrees with them
I find plenty of bias throughout these forums and some folks believe they dont need teachers...its just them and their Bible correcting everyone who does not agree 100% with them
I dont know you well enough so dont take that personally please
Benny Hinn on the other hand can be proven to be a false prophet....he's made many so called prophecies that never come to pass
That is objectively true.....however disagreeing with a major part of the NT is also blatantly false
For the most part yes. I don't see miracles active in the body today. I see a lot of counterfeits. Does this mean God isn't working any miracles at all? I think more than likely, yes, but am not opposed to the idea that he may still yet be doing them on extremely rare occasions. Scripture clearly defines God's providential nature. Something often misunderstood or rejected by continuationists. God's supremacy and sovereignty is something often misunderstood or rejected by continuationists as well.
Many claim they have to give God permission to do anything, making themselves more sovereign than God. Most of what comes out of churches that claim miracles and signs and wonders are still going on are very man-centered doctrines, churches who have perverted the Gospel in one way or another and made man supreme over God. The counter-argument is that cessationists are not working in the Holy Spirit, which is absurd. Cessationists typically have a better understanding of the Word and fewer false prophets and false teachers. If these churches who practice signs and wonders and miracles are so Spirit filled, why do they toss scripture out the window and base every thing on experience rather than the Word of God?
What we see today being called miracles attributed to the Holy Spirit:
Violent shaking
Unsubstantiated claims of "miraculous healing"
Unsubstantiated claims of resurrections
False babbling tongues
Claims of minor pain relief (back pain, headaches, etc., all inconsequential while real terminal illnesses remain)
Making animal noises
Uncontrollable laughter
Spiritual drunkeness
False visions
Very specific false prophecies
Vague, fortune teller like prophecies, often very bizarre in nature
Communing with spirits
Loss of control of oneself (loss of motor function, blacking out)
False signs (synchronistic events, coincidences, hearing voices, dreams, etc.)
Other bizarre things people call miracles and attribute to the Holy Spirit
What we see in the bible being called miraculous:
A sea parting
Public resurrections of the dead
Public instantaneous healings of terminal and incurable illnesses and severe disabilities
The sun stopping for a day
Fire and brimstone raining from the sky to destroy twin cities
A man being swallowed by a whale and being in it's belly for three days and three nights
Worldwide flood
Virgin birth
The plagues of Egypt
A burning bush that wasn't consumed and spoke
A staff turning into a serpent
Pillars of fire and smoke
The walls of Jericho falling
Shadrach Meshach and Abednego not consumed in the furnace
Miraculously understanding and or speaking a foreign language not previously known
And on and on it goes
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What we see today is in no way a comparison to biblical miracles.
Many claim they have to give God permission to do anything, making themselves more sovereign than God. Most of what comes out of churches that claim miracles and signs and wonders are still going on are very man-centered doctrines, churches who have perverted the Gospel in one way or another and made man supreme over God. The counter-argument is that cessationists are not working in the Holy Spirit, which is absurd. Cessationists typically have a better understanding of the Word and fewer false prophets and false teachers. If these churches who practice signs and wonders and miracles are so Spirit filled, why do they toss scripture out the window and base every thing on experience rather than the Word of God?
What we see today being called miracles attributed to the Holy Spirit:
Violent shaking
Unsubstantiated claims of "miraculous healing"
Unsubstantiated claims of resurrections
False babbling tongues
Claims of minor pain relief (back pain, headaches, etc., all inconsequential while real terminal illnesses remain)
Making animal noises
Uncontrollable laughter
Spiritual drunkeness
False visions
Very specific false prophecies
Vague, fortune teller like prophecies, often very bizarre in nature
Communing with spirits
Loss of control of oneself (loss of motor function, blacking out)
False signs (synchronistic events, coincidences, hearing voices, dreams, etc.)
Other bizarre things people call miracles and attribute to the Holy Spirit
What we see in the bible being called miraculous:
A sea parting
Public resurrections of the dead
Public instantaneous healings of terminal and incurable illnesses and severe disabilities
The sun stopping for a day
Fire and brimstone raining from the sky to destroy twin cities
A man being swallowed by a whale and being in it's belly for three days and three nights
Worldwide flood
Virgin birth
The plagues of Egypt
A burning bush that wasn't consumed and spoke
A staff turning into a serpent
Pillars of fire and smoke
The walls of Jericho falling
Shadrach Meshach and Abednego not consumed in the furnace
Miraculously understanding and or speaking a foreign language not previously known
And on and on it goes
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What we see today is in no way a comparison to biblical miracles.