John MacArthur attacks Charismatic movement at Strange Fire conference

[Coker]

"John MacArthur, influential author, pastor and seminary president, has kicked off the Strange Fire conference at his California church this week and reportedly stated during his opening remarks that the charismatic movement 'dishonors God' and 'offers nothing to enrich true worship.'"

 

You can read the whole article at: http://www.christianpost.com/news/strange-fire-conference-john-macarthur-calls-out-charismatic-movement-as-unfaithful-106849/

 

Some follow up articles:

 

John MacArthur Responds to Critics Who Believe His Strange Fire Conference Is Divisive, Unloving A Final Appeal to John MacArthur on the Eve of the 'Strange Fire' Conference

 

Adrian Warnock's Strange Fire – A Charismatic Response to John MacArthur

 

MacArthur's Strange Fire Conference Sets Off Fireworks

 

As the Smoke Clears: A Few Afterthoughts on the Strange Fire Conference

 

Strange Fire? A Response to John MacArthur

 

Sam Storm's Not All Cessationists are of MacArthur's Spirit

 

Sam Storm's Worship in Spirit and Truth (A Three-part Response to Strange Fire)

 

Vineyard's A Response to Charismatic Chaos by Rich Nathan

 

 

Thoughts about the Strange Fire conference and John MacArthur's claims concerning Charismatics? I attempted to give a sampling of positive, negative, and mixed reviews on the conference.

[Nicene Nerd]

It's been quite a huffle so far.

[TJB_GoingintoBattle]

Never really liked the guy to much anyway. I'm not surprised

[Nicene Nerd]

I always liked MacArthur. But I'm not thrilled about his approach to this issue.

[Lucian Hodoboc]

What's "the Charismatic movement"? Is he referring to all the Christians who are continuationists?

[Yoda]

It's a movement that focus on the "gifts of the spirit", such as speaking in tongues. 

[Lucian Hodoboc]

2 hours ago, Yoda said:

It's a movement that focus on the "gifts of the spirit", such as speaking in tongues. 

Is it just one movement, cause I know about several denominations that hold these principles about the Holy Spirit gifts never having ceased in the apostolic age?

[Yoda]

There are denominations who believe that, but Charismatics are a lot more fervent (I think).