On page 81 of John MacArthur‘s new book Strange Fire: The Danger of Offending the Holy Spirit with Counterfeit Worship, he discusses continuationists who embrace what MacArthur calls the “true gospel.” His enumeration of the traits is a decent synopsis of orthodoxy.
They embrace substitutionary atonement, the true nature of Christ, the Trinitarian nature of God, biblical repentance, and the unique authority of the Bible. They recognize that salvation is not about health and wealth, and they genuinely desire to be rescued from sin, spiritual death, and everlasting hell.
We could argue about what this list does not include, but it’s quite a solid starting point.
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