The Way of Cain


Cain & Abel

New Teachings in the Christian Church - Where Are They Leading Us?
written by Lisa Havener

 

Introduction

1. New Revelation

  • The Character of the New Prophecy
  • The New Prophecy's Message

2. The Roots

  • The Latter Rain Gospel
  • Is the Latter Rain gospel legitimate as a biblical worldview?

    Does the Bible teach that the church is supposed to rule the world?
    Superiority Complex
    Newspeak
    Reinterpreting the Scriptures
    An Earth-Centered Gospel of Power
  • Variation Within the Movement
  • A New Age Mirror?

3. The Person of Jesus Christ

  • Focus on Youth

4. The Practice of Mysticism

  • The Bible: God's Revelation to Us
  • Visions or "Visualizations"?
  • Spiritual Warfare

5. The Toronto Blessing: "Ministry Time."

  • Partying with God
  • Drunk with the Spirit
  • Dubious Roots
  • Spiritual Drunkenness in the Bible
  • "For the Nations!"

6. The Holy Spirit

  • The Impartation

    The Anointing's Lineage
    Effects of the Impartation
  • Compare the Spirits
  • Revival

7. "Reaching the Lost" with "Signs & Wonders"

  • James Ryle's Excellent Adventure?
  • Evangelizing the World
  • Just an Aside, on the subject of Fire...

8. The Fruit

  • Blaspheming the Holy Spirit?
  • A New Wine for New Wineskins
  • "Religious Tradition" = The Word of God
  • Convert... or else

    "Civil War in the Church"
    A New Explanation for the Rapture
  • The End-Time Persecution

    The New Age Cleansing
  • A Time of Decision...

9. In Summary

  • Difficulty in Discerning the Core Doctrines

    Deception
    The "word-faith" legacy
  • The City Church

    In Reality: Division
    Unity vs. Truth?
  • Another Way to a "Christian" World
  • Should we "Chew the Hay"?
  • "You therefore, beloved..."

Appendix A: Regarding the Prophecies Themselves

  • Secretive
  • Gnostic Symbolism
  • Clues
  • Urgency
  • Manipulation
  • Accusation
  • Compare to the Voice of the Scriptures
  • This God is Not Omnipotent
  • A Gospel of Works
  • Not Compatible
  • Why Are We Dissatisfied?

Appendix B: A Biblical Foundation

  • The Bible's Place in This Movement

Appendix C: Replacement Theology

  • Incompatible with Literal Interpretation
  • Scriptures "Spiritualized"
  • What the Scriptures Actually Teach
  • Anti-Semitism
  • Confusion of Purpose

 

 

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