Pentecostal Loons

An helpful and reasonable article by Charlie Ray on the Loons. This scribe has absolutely no use for them. Won't lend an ounce of time to them.

http://reasonablechristian.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-ten-reasons-why-i-am-no-longer.html

Top Ten Reasons Why I Am No Longer Pentecostal

10. Much of the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement has adopted a form of Christian Science and New Thought cultic doctrines into their teachings on healing and prosperity via the Word of Faith teachers like Kenneth Hagin, Kenneth Copeland, Fred Price, Creflo Dollar and others. (See Issues, Etc., A Different Gospel, by D.R. McConnell. See also, A Different Gospel).

9. Pentecostals are essentially Anabaptists and de-emphasize the doctrine of Scripture alone or "sola Scriptura". Because of this they emphasize mysticism and ecstatic experience above Scripture as their source of doctrine. (2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21).

8. Pentecostals emphasize the gifts of the Spirit above doctrine as the source of unity with other denominations. Because of this modern Pentecostals fellowship with Charismatic Catholics and others who deny the final and absolute authority of Scripture. (Jude 1:1-4).

7. Trinitarian Pentecostals now accept fellowship with Oneness Pentecostals who deny the Tri-Unity of God as three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:18-20; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 John 5:7-8; 2 Peter 1:1; Titus 2:13; Colossians 1:1; Colossians 2:9).

6. Pentecostals and Charismatics accept the false prophets and television evangelists who have been exposed over and over again as teaching false doctrines that contradict justification by faith alone, the sovereignty of God, and the priesthood of believers. (See Benny Hinn and other false prophets who do not know much about doctrine and produce all sorts of false miracles).

5. Pentecostals and Charismatics think they are spiritually superior to other Christians who do not agree with them. (1 Corinthians 4:6-16).

4. The theological roots of the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement are in the Wesleyan holiness movement and the Keswick higher life movement, which emphasize sanctification and personal piety above justification by faith alone and are therefore semi-pelagian. (See Donald Dayton, The Theological Roots of Pentecostalism.)

3. Scripture always points to the sovereignty of God in everything that happens, including election, effectual calling, and perseverance of the saints (Romans 9:6-1; Ephesians 1:4-12, 18). (See Sovereignty of God).

2. Miracles, signs, and wonders are not ends in and of themselves (Exodus 7:3; Nehemiah 9:10, 16). The false prophets and false religions also have miracle claims (Matthew 24:24; Mark 13:22; 2 Thessalonians 2:9). What sets Christianity apart from other religions is not subjective, ecstatic and mystical experiences but the Holy Scriptures and sound Christian doctrine (Jude 1:3-4; 1 Timothy 1:10; 1 Timothy 6:3; Titus 1:9; Titus 2:1).

1. God grants us the grace to understand the Bible and to read the Reformed confessions of faith from the Protestant Reformation and God grants us the faith to trust in God and God alone through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

May the peace of God be with you,

Charlie

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.




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