Let No One Deceive You: Confronting the Critics of Revival

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Summary: Dr. Brown's Scriptural reasoning is phenomenally accurate.
Review: Dr. Michael L. Brown has written a highly effective, logical, and scriptural volume that defends God's work among His people today. Using the wise techniques of the Berean in Acts 17, Dr. Brown provides sound scriptural evidence by which any supposed revival movement is to be judged. He accurately shows that there is absolutely no scriptural basis for making negative judgments on revival phenomena such as physical manifestations. He shows that the true Berean will use the Scriptural rules the Lord has deemed appropriate, namely the "fruit" test. But Brown also goes the extra mile by appealling to church history, showing that men such as John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, etc. had to endure the exact same types of criticism and slander when God began to move in their meetings. He also shows that physical phenomena such as falling to the ground, shaking, laughing, etc. are far from being unique to current revival movements. He accurately shows that they were very prevalent in the meetings of Wesley, Whitefield, Edwards, etc. and that these men judged by the Word (i.e. by the fruit in the lives of the individuals so affected) and not by any rule of physical phenomena that is not in the Scriptures. Dr. Brown also includes an appendix which is a review of Hank Hannegraaf's 'Counterfeit Revival' and accurately exposes Hank's poor scholarship, misrepresentations, and downright deception. But above all of this, Brown's passionate heart for the critics who are in error is clearly evidenced throughout the book, even though he must often use stern rebukes against their tactics. Kudos to Dr. Brown for an accurate and effective volume.

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Summary: Let No One Deceive You
Review: I am really sorry but hermeneutical is spelled this way. But it was helpful to weed out the less desirable books (spell check)

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Summary: This is pretty deceptive stuff!
Review: I have had my doubt's about the so called third wave outpouring. To help dispell my doubts I was given this book and a trip up to the Toronto Vineyard Church. After reading the book and seeing the authors poor exegesis, and error wrought hermenutacal approach to the bible, I declined the trip. If you are a mature, biblically grounded Christian able to discern wheat from chaff, I invite you to read this book and make up your own mind. If not I suggest that you take a in-depth study of your bible and get in your prayer closet to ground yourself fully.