Peter compares false teachers to brute animals. They love the thrill and confuse the thrill with the presence of the Holy Spirit. Now I know that the Holy Spirit is not bound by man made rules but I also know that He works more often in the quietness of the moment than in the radical displays.
The Lakewood Florida revival is an example of this. Todd Bentley did some bizarre things that he claimed were the action of the Holy Spirit. He kicked people and used inappropriate language. Somehow I cannot contribute that the Comforter, the One who comes alongside. Maybe there are times that He will shake us out of our comfort zone but to claim that this is a manifestation of the working of the Spirit seems out of line with Scripture.
Why is it that those who get caught up in the wildness regard the orthodox as devoid of the Spirit? We can quench the Spirit when we deny the wild fire but we can also quench the Spirit when we say He must act in a certain way.
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