It spellbinds people into believing that all signs and wonders are accurate measures of truth. Again, the Word of God takes second place to experience. Enthusiasm , like sentimentalism and sensationalism, serves to blind those given up to it. Unstable members of a congregation begin to look for enthusiasm of worship rather than truth. A preacher who can stir emotions is considered filled with the Spirit while a sound expositor of Bible truth is considered dead and dry.
Emotional enthusiasm becomes the standard by which all religious experience is measured.
The Word of God is inconsequential. It is easy for a religious person to trust experience over the Word of God. Besides, if his congregation is prone to accept this error, the preacher will have almost complete dictatorial power over them. Likewise, it is easier for a congregation to trust its feelings than it is to accept the responsibility of searching the Scriptures. Individually they can stand and testify that God has shown them certain things even though those very things violate God's Word.