Title: Strange fire : the danger of offending the Holy Spirit with counterfeit worship /
Authors: MacArthur, John, 1939-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Holy Spirit; Worship; Holy Spirit; Worship
Abstract: 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.
Contents: 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.