50 Days of Wisdom
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Wisdom is a skill in living that begins with fearing God, then progresses to guarding your mind, choosing your companions, controlling your body, monitoring your words, pursuing your work, managing your money, and loving your neighbor. Very simple. But that’s it. And when you’ve done that, you’ve learned wisdom. It’s vital to be taught wisdom. For example, as a father, if I fail to teach my son to fear God, the devil will teach him to hate God. If I fail to teach my son to guard his mind, the devil will teach him to have an open mind. If I fail to teach my son to obey his parents, the devil will teach him to rebel and break his parents’ hearts. If I fail to teach my son to select his companions carefully, the devil will choose them for him. If I fail to teach my son to control his body, the devil will gladly teach him to give it completely over to his lusts. If I fail to teach my children to enjoy speech that is honorable to God, the devil will fill their mouths with filth. If I fail to teach my children to pursue their work, the devil will make them lazy. If I fail to teach them to manage their money, the devil will teach them to waste it on riotous living. If I fail to teach them to love their neighbor, the devil will gladly teach them to love only themselves.
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When confronting our charismatic friends about their movement’s theology, another of their accusations has been that we are talking about something that is only true of the extreme, lunatic fringe within their movement. That is patently not true because there is error that sweeps through the entire movement. And if you look at the math, you see that this is not just some small fringe movement. This is a massive movement, and it’s growing at a very rapid rate. In fact, the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary estimates that there are around 305 million charismatic Christians worldwide. This includes those who are part of non-Pentecostal denominations but who practice spiritual activities like speaking in tongues and divine healing, which are associated with Pentecostalism. Additionally, the Charismatic Movement within the Roman Catholic Church is thought to have around 120 million members. These figures indicate the significant global presence of the charismatic movement across different denominations. So this is not some small fringe movement. Others have also said that we are attacking the movement that has given us such rich worship. That the music that has come from the Charismatic Movement is enriching the worship of the church. Well, I would beg to differ with that completely. I’m convinced that the contemporary style of charismatic music is the entry point for charismatic theology into churches. If you listen to their music, their theology follows because all of a sudden, you’re singing the same songs, listening to the same artists, and experiencing the same emotions and the same feelings. A church may be a non-charismatic church, but if the style of the music is exactly the same as in a charismatic church, that’s the entry point to charismatic theology. Show me a church that has a strong historic doctrinal statement and that loves great hymns and great theology put to music, and I’ll show you a church that’s very reluctant to embrace the music of the Charismatic Movement. And because their music does not get into the church, their theology doesn’t either. That’s the seductive entry point. I'm not referring to a specific genre of music, as there are beautiful contemporary pieces that we should and can sing along to. But when its music is uncritical and when it’s not about the mind but is about the flesh, when it’s not about truth understood but is about emotion felt, it induces the same kind of feelings that are consistent with the Charismatic Movement and opens the door to bad theology. Also, if believers are singing the same style of music as unbelievers, then how are we different from each other? Consequently, I believe that the Charismatic Movement has significantly diminished worship with its superficial music that appeals to the give-them-what-they-want culture. It has taken music out of the area of truth and the mind and reduced it to feelings of the flesh. So, the charismatic movement is not a small, fringe movement, and its music, which is designed to appeal to unbelievers, does not enrich the worship of the true church. It does just the opposite. Repent and believe! GTY.org (TM13-18) - An Appeal to Charismatic Friends - TM13-18
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December 20, 2025
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