Accuse me of intellectual and idealistic sloth, but I find myself with faith sufficient only to believe the biblical teaching about God, man, and the devil. The Bible, it seems to me, not only explains the human problem better, but also gives us a proven method to handle the deepest human maladies through spiritual means. The twentieth-century Pentecost we are experiencing is the more irresistible because it works at making things more simple. Now, I am sure there are a number of charismatics around whose theological efforts would contradict my statement, but nonetheless, I sense a refreshing tendency toward simplicity in understanding the Christian way and its implications. It is so easy and tempting to work in the direction of complexity.
Egocentrics love to make things intricate and hard to understand.
Spirit-filled people work hard at making things simple. That's what Jesus did. He spoke so that children could understand him while the learned became confounded. Charismatic Christianity, with its emphasis on simplicity, is what my patients basically need and want. I got no time to read books and attend classes when my depression closes in on me.