Ivey Coss’s Reviews > Strange Fire: The Danger of Offending the Holy Spirit with Counterfeit Worship > Status Update

"A true work of the Holy Spirit can only be measured on the basis of biblical criteria. Emotional experiences may be powerful, but they are no proof that God is truly at work. After all, Edwards recognized that "enthusiasm often spread even when evangelists proclaimed false doctrine. And Satan could simulate true awakenings."

"the elevation of experience over the authority of Scripture that grieves and demeans the Holy Spirit most of all."

Be careful, dear Christian, not to "elevate religious experience over biblical truth." Galatians 1:6 I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from Him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel — 7 not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to change the good news[fn] about the Messiah.

Leviticus 10:1 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his own firepan, put fire in it, placed incense on it, and presented unauthorized fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them to do. 2 Then fire came from the LORD and burned them to death before the LORD.