Refuting Fallacious Criticisms Of Signs And Wonders: Escape The Deception Of Attributing God's Work To The Devil

by Jonathan Brenneman, Arnolda Brenneman

This short book is partially adapted from a section of “The Power-And-Love Why You Should Seek God’s Face And His Hand.” Have you heard warnings about “Kundalini in the church” and lying signs and wonders? Many Christians today are concerned about Satan appearing as an “angel of light.” Some teachers are promoting paranoia of deception in the body of Christ. Yet there are two sides of discernment, and two sides of deception. True discernment not only perceives what is not of God, but also what is from God. Scripture doesn’t only warn against the deception of receiving Satan as an angel of light. It also warns against “teachings of demons” rejecting that which is good. The Pharisees were some of the most deluded people in history. God. God himself came to them in the flesh, but they said he did his work by the power of the devil. Jesus then warned that those who blasphemed him would be forgiven, but those who blasphemed the Holy Spirit would never be forgiven. Attributing God’s work to the devil is the most serious kind of deception that a person can fall into. Why are we so quick to imagine that anything supernatural happening must be from Satan? The Bible suggests that there are twice as many angels as demons. The KJV New Testament uses the word “signs” only six times in reference to demonic, lying signs and wonders. It uses it twenty-eight times in reference to signs and wonders from God! This book examines the side of deception that most people seem to ignore. It addresses and refutes several of the most common fallacious arguments criticizing signs and wonders, and then points out how to discern what is from God as well as how to Biblically discern what is false.

48 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 19, 2017

About the author

I was born in Rochester, NY and grew up in Pennsylvania. As I child, I suffered mental torment and was unsure if God existed.

I became convinced of God's existence when he healed my back. I was about nine years old. My mom laid hands on me and said "In Jesus' name, back be healed." Although I didn't expect anything to happen, I felt something like a ball of energy start rolling up and down inside my back until the pain was gone. I later told my friends "I felt God's hand in my back!"

I had a "born-again" experience when I was eleven years old, and got involved in missions as a young teenager. My first trip was to Mexico. I began studying Spanish, then Polish, Portuguese, and Russian.

When I was about 20 years old, I felt very frustrated with myself and the church. I knew that God was real, but I wondered why he felt so far away and why I never saw the miracles that I heard about happening in other countries and for other people.

Then the Holy Spirit spoke to me through the Bible and the speakers at a Christian conference. God dealt with traditions of men that were causing me to feel so frustrated, revealing Jesus to me in a greater way than I had ever seen before. I began to see many people healed when I prayed for them. It was the beginning of a life of miracles.

After taking many short-term mission trips to various countries, I moved to Brazil in 2012. I now live in Rio de Janeiro with my wife and daughter.

Reviews

[R.W. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, logical teaching about signs and wonders.

This booklet is very matter-of-fact and Christ-centred, emphasizing God’s love for people as their primary purpose.

As a gay Christian, I am concerned that many pentecostal Christians consider my life full of “sexual perversion” and “sexual addiction,” concepts which occur several times (without explanation) in the author’s exposition. Reconsidering the historical context and application of Scripture, even about something as potent as sexuality, is not automatically a denial of Jesus’ authority.

2.5 stars