Lakeland Revival Over?
// August 14th, 2008 // Church Life
In case you haven’t heard, Todd Bentley has announced that he will not be coming to Lakeland anymore and that his marriage is in separation.Ă‚Â I don’t have time to comment (I’m on vacation).Ă‚Â I’m also afraid that if I do comment, it will come off as an “I told you so” and that is not how I feel at all.
There is an interesting article at Charisma Magazine about the announcement.
A prominent Pentecostal evangelist called me this week after Bentley’s news hit the fan. He said to me: “I’m now convinced that a large segment of the charismatic church will follow the anti-Christ when he shows up because they have no discernment.” Ouch. Hopefully we’ll learn our lesson this time and apply the necessary caution when an imposter shows up.
And John Piper has posted a little commentary on the Charisma article.
I’d love to hear your thoughts.
[tags]John Piper, Lakeland, Todd Bentley, marriage, divorce, Charisma[/tags]
He is scheduled to preach in a stadium in my hometown this weekend. I hope he cancels and spends some time reconciling with his family.
However the board on His ministries did well in the situation http://www.freshfire.ca/
The concerns generated by Todd Bentley’s controversial ministry and the Lakeland Revival should serve as a reminder of how vulnerable we are to deception when we are not grounded in God’s Word. I tremble to think of the painful consequences that follow when we fail to line up our ministries and lives with the Scriptures. I agree with Lee Grady’s statement in Charisma that
“True revival will be accompanied by brokenness, humility, reverence and repentance…”
To conduct ministry in God’s name is serious business and I believe that only His Word can keep us humble and expose areas of our lives that needs to be subjected to His truth. John Piper said it best… the common denominator of those who follow the Antichrist will be those who refuse to love the truth – biblical truth.
I was glad to see this over. I want to see real repentance.