Defining Deception's release went better than imagined, quickly becoming an Amazon best-selling new release. We are very grateful for the entire team at Southern California Seminary and to each of you, our readers, who supported the years of research and preparation behind the work. Thus far, reviews have been stupendous as people from around the [...]
Author: Anthony Wood
Should Christians Seek a Baptism of the Spirit?
A question that arises in many modern churches is, "Should I be seeking a Baptism of the Holy Spirit?" In this excerpt from Defining Deception, we provide a brief answer. The biblical answer is, "No, you should not be seeking a Baptism of the Holy Spirit subsequent to salvation, nor a second experience that supposedly [...]
Were John Wimber & Vineyard Church Responsible for Modern Faith Forgeries?
Across the world today, a surplus of names and categories bridge into historic Pentecostalism (i.e. Third Wave, Fourth Wave, New Apostolic Reformation, Neo-Pentecostalism, Dominionism, Kingdom Now etc). Sometimes, amidst the clutter, well-intended people get tainted by poor alliances. As part of our forthcoming book, Defining Deception, we detail one such story pertaining to John Wimber of [...]