Charismatic Chaos

Charismatic Chaos

"Charismatic Chaos", by John F. MacArthur, Jr., is a controversial book that criticizes the Charismatic movement from a cessationist, dispensational, and evangelical viewpoint. He critiques both Charismatic practices and theology and argues that both are unbiblical and incorrect.

In the book, MacArthur argues that the Charismatic movement relies too much on subjective experience, contradicts Sola Scriptura, and misinterprets the Bible passages related to the charismatic gifts. He also suggests that movements such as "power evangelism" and Word of Faith (or "health and wealth Gospel") tend to distort the Gospel message and that many key Word of Faith teachings are heretical or blasphemous. He also discusses viewpoints such as the Third Wave of the Holy Spirit, which he argues differs only in terminology from the Charismatic and Pentecostal movements, despite its claims to the contrary.

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