By Jay on
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Fundamentalism & Evangelicalism
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John MacArthur
Charismaticism

Is anyone else watching or listening to the Strange Fire conference? I haven’t heard much, but what I have heard has been absolutely fantastic.

Livestream link - http://www.gty.org/livestream (they are on PST)

Discussion

Fri, 10/18/13

Well, this is interesting…

It looks like Mars Hill Church Pastor Mark Driscoll is headed to Pastor John MacArthur’s anti-Charismatic Strange Fire conference, since he already has a conference in the California area and he, like MacArthur, is a Calvinist…but one who believes in the on-going gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Update (12:22 p.m.): Driscoll has confirmed his presence at the Strange Fire conference on Friday, writing on Facebook: “Strange Fire friends – see you in 1 hour. I will have a few free cases of my new (not yet released) book, A Call To Resurgence. Come say Hi & get a free copy. The chapters on tribalism & the Holy Spirit may be helpful.”

H/T Religious Affections Ministries

"Our task today is to tell people — who no longer know what sin is...no longer see themselves as sinners, and no longer have room for these categories — that Christ died for sins of which they do not think they’re guilty." - David Wells

Fri, 10/18/13

“Security confiscated my books” https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151902715206912

Response: https://www.facebook.com/mike.riccardi.5/posts/632344656815618

Mark Driscoll openly lies about what happened at his publicity stunt at Strange Fire.
The director of the conference explained to Driscoll that those who are distributing books have gone through an extensive process and that they’d like him not to distribute them. After continuing to direct attendees to take the books, security offered to help him take the books back to his car. Driscoll insisted multiple times, “No, they’re my gift to Grace Church. I want you to have them.” After insisting that security not help him with the books back to the car, the conference director accepted the gift and brought them to GCC offices.

That’s what happened. Driscoll’s reporting of it in such a way is nothing short of lying, absolutely shameful, and unbefitting of one who would take upon himself the calling of preaching the Truth.

Greg Linscott
Marshall, MN

Fri, 10/18/13

Good for Grace Community Church. Driscoll wants to play stupid? Let him. He’s the only one that looks bad here.

"Our task today is to tell people — who no longer know what sin is...no longer see themselves as sinners, and no longer have room for these categories — that Christ died for sins of which they do not think they’re guilty." - David Wells

Fri, 10/18/13

Recaps are available for Day One and Day Two of the conference. I would imagine that the audio will be up by next Friday at the latest.

"Our task today is to tell people — who no longer know what sin is...no longer see themselves as sinners, and no longer have room for these categories — that Christ died for sins of which they do not think they’re guilty." - David Wells