Watchout For WOLVES: Keys To Discerning Authentic Ministries & Evaluating Doctrinal Trends

Chapter 10 Present Day Trends

There have been several significant movements since the middle of the Twentieth Century. There is plenty of room to question some of the emphases of each of these movements in terms of how they expressed themselves in practical terms, but there is no doubt that some significant things were being said in the midst of these movements. In this chapter I would like to mention a few of the most recent trends or movements and talk about the positive contribution that each of them made. During the Charismatic Movement that dominated the 1960’s and early 70’s there was a strong emphasis on the assimilation of many of the previously illuminated truths into many of the historic denominations. The Baptism of the Spirit, speaking with other tongues, and renewed worship forms were incorporated into many denominational groups. In addition many new “independent” churches were built on the principles of church government that were an emphasis of the 1948 visitation. In fact, the fastest growing churches in the world today are independent charismatic churches. The Charismatic Movement

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