MacArthur, John, 1939-

Strange fire : the danger of offending the Holy Spirit with counterfeit worship / John MacArthur. - xviii, 333 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: For the sake of His name -- Confronting a counterfeit revival. Mocking the spirit ; A new work of the spirit? ; Testing the spirits (part 1) ; Testing the spirits (part 2) -- Exposing the counterfeit gifts. Apostles among us? ; The folly of fallible prophets ; Twisting tongues ; Fake healings and false hopes -- Rediscovering the Spirit's true work. The Holy Spirit and salvation ; The Spirit and sanctification ; The Spirit and the scriptures ; An open letter to my continuationist friends.

Scripture calls us to worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Anything un-holy-- including prophecy, and religious hypocrisy-- is a kind of "strange fire," deserving of the most severe judgment. MacArthur provides a rigorous evaluation of those whose foundation and direction have betrayed the God they claim to represent.

9781400205172 1400205174

2013015552


Holy Spirit.
Worship.
Holy Spirit.
Worship.

BT 123 / .M148 2013