Counterfeit Charisma

Counterfeit Charisma
Author: Dennis James Woods
Publisher: Life To Legacy LLC
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2018-07-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1947288407

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The Spellbinders

The Spellbinders
Author: Ann Ruth Willner
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1985-03-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780300034059

Examines how charismatic leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, and Franklin Roosevelt have come into power and produced great changes in their countries

Televangelism and American Culture

Televangelism and American Culture
Author: Quentin J. Schultze
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2003-09-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1592443362

Not just another trashing of televangelism. . . . Schultze's sensitive critique of present patterns of religious programming is meant to promote a more responsible Christian use of the television medium. His book deserves to be read by all who care deeply about the obedient proclamation of the gospel in contemporary culture. Richard Mouw The problems [Schultze] addresses are more profound than sexual or financial scandals. They are rather problems of idolatry (substituting a charismatic image on the screen of God), heresy (defining the faith by what it will do for me), and ecclesiastical suicide (transforming churches into audiences). Amazingly, after such an indictment, Schultze holds out hope for the Christian use of television. Mark Noll The most intelligent report on televangelism that I have read and, I suspect, the best ever. . . . Clearly the work of a smart student, a discerning watcher and fair critic of the media, but best of all, a careful Christian mind. Lewis Smedes Schultze's concluding chapter should be required reading for every Christian. It provides solid biblical guidelines for calling religious broadcasters to accountability, challenges individual Christians as well as the Christian media to be more critical and selective in their support of religious broadcasters, and calls Christian educators to address the implications of living in the television age. Steve Rabey ('Christianity Today') A disturbing book, useful both for [the author's] cultural and Christian critique, and for his citation of a wide range of evidence. Lloyd Averill ('The Christian Century')

Strange Fire

Strange Fire
Author: John F. MacArthur
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2013-11-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1400205182

In Strange Fire, bestselling author and pastor John MacArthur chronicles the unsavory history behind the modern Charismatic movement. What would God say about those who blatantly misrepresent His Holy Spirit; who exchange true worship for chaotic fits of mindless ecstasy; who replace the biblical gospel with vain illusions of health and wealth; who claim to prophesy in His name yet speak errors; and who sell false hope to desperate people for millions of dollars? The charismatic movement has always been a breeding-ground for scandal, greed, bad doctrine, and all kinds of spiritual chicanery. As a movement, it is clearly headed the wrong direction. And it is growing at an unprecedented rate. From the Word of Faith to the New Apostolic Reformation, the Charismatic movement is being consumed by the empty promises of the prosperity gospel. Too many charismatic celebrities promote a “Christianity” without Christ, a Holy Spirit without holiness. And their teaching is having a disastrous influence on a grand scale, as large television networks broadcast their heresies to every part of the world. In Strange Fire, MacArthur lays out a chilling case against the modern Charismatic movement that includes: Rejecting its false prophets. Speaking out against their errors. Showing true reverence to the Holy Spirit. Clinging to the Bible as the inerrant, authoritative Word of God and the one true standard by which all truth claims must be tested.

The Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament and Today (Revised Edition)

The Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament and Today (Revised Edition)
Author: Wayne Grudem
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2000-11-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433517809

What does the New Testament teach about the spiritual gift of prophecy? What is it? How does it function? Can evangelical Christians use it in their churches today? This updated, comprehensive work answers such questions and points the way to a renewed understanding of the gift of prophecy—an understanding that suggests how the body of Christ may enjoy one of the Holy Spirit's most edifying gifts without compromising the supremacy of Scripture.

The Charismatics

The Charismatics
Author: John MacArthur
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1978
Genre: Mouvement charismatique
ISBN: 9780310284918

You Must Know the Times

You Must Know the Times
Author: Dennis James Woods
Publisher: Life To Legacy LLC
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2020-12-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1947288601

The world is spiraling out of control at an alarming pace. Wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods devastate entire communities. Global pandemics kill hundreds of thousands of people. Social injustice, civil unrest, and lawlessness threaten our societies. Political instability and the threat of war increase hostilities between nations. The birth pangs of distress are getting more intense each day. The question is, what do all these things mean and where is this world headed? Unfortunately, at a time when people need answers the most, many do not know what the Bible says about the end times. You Must Know the Times, is an eye-opening book specifically designed to educate readers on a wide range of subjects concerning the last days. This book will equip you to discern the times in which we now live. You will learn what the Bible says about the signs of the times, the conflict in the middle east, the tribulation period, the nation of Israel, the mark of the beast, the Antichrist, the battle of Armageddon, the rapture of the church, the return of the Lord, and many more essential topics. Discover the powerful message the book of Revelation has for Christians and the perils that await a rebellious world. The Lord warns, “Look, I am coming like a thief. The one who is alert and remains clothed…is blessed.” Therefore, it is vitally important that you must know the times.

Charismatic Chaos

Charismatic Chaos
Author: John F. MacArthur
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1993-07-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780310575726

Charismatic Chaos thoughtfully and carefully shines the light of Scripture on teaching that is not only gaining massive and loyal television followin, but also leading to disunity on a worlwide scale and promising to fuel controversy for years to come.

Social Theories of History and Histories of Social Theory

Social Theories of History and Histories of Social Theory
Author: Harry F. Dahms
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2013-12-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1783502193

Representing a range of approaches and emphases, the chapters in this volume address and illustrate linkages between social theory and history; social theory and historical analysis as mutually supportive frames of analysis, and affinities between the history of social thought and the history of modern societies.

Up with Authority

Up with Authority
Author: Victor Lee Austin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2010-07-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567020517

Authority is something we experience every day, but is it necessary? Many think that it is not, and that it exists only as a remedy for some defect in us. Victor Lee Austin sets about exploring the higher and nobler functions of authority, and in doing so reveals its human importance as more than simply a provision for human inadequacies. A significant contribution to Christian anthropology, the book illuminates an indispensable feature of human sociality: the need for, and the good provided by, authority. In enabling us to do more complex activities, to gain and communicate understanding of the world around us and to flourish in political communities, authority ultimately leads us to enjoy God. Victor Lee Austin makes a unique contribution to political theology by deliberating the ways that authority functions both socially and epistemologically. The field of ecclesiology is also enriched by the book's discussion of authority as at once necessary and fallible. Those interested in the work of Michael Polanyi, Yves Simon, or Oliver O'Donovan will find these authors brought into the broader conversation about authority in an engaging way.