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1 " Everybody gets to play. "
― John Wimber , Power Evangelism
2 " Instead of a call to the King and His kingdom, people are hearing a gospel that emphasizes self: come to Jesus and get this or that need met, be personally fulfilled, reach your potential. "
3 " I also visited several healing meetings... and became angry with what appeared to be the manipulation of people for the material gains of the faith healer... Dressing like sideshow barkers. Pushing people over and calling it the power of God. And money - they were always asking for more, leading people to believe that if they gave they would be healed..." - John Wimber "
― John Wimber
4 " Christian signs and wonders are beyond rationality, but they serve a rational purpose: to authenticate the gospel. The gospel is opposed to the pluralistic lie that says all religious experience is equally valid. Signs and wonders validate Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and His lordship over every area of our lives. "
5 " When you ask, you do not receive because you ask with the wrong motives” (James 4:3). "
― John Wimber , Everyone Gets to Play: John Wimber's Teachings and Writings on Life Together in Christ
6 " Proclamation of a faulty gospel will produce faulty or, at best, weak Christians. "
7 " Lamentations 2:19 states, “Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. "
8 " Today, I no longer try to be good; instead, I am only concerned with doing God’s bidding. What He commands, I do. Now my personal life is more conformed to His righteousness and character than it used to be. Following His commands does not leave much time for sin. "
9 " The end of biblical study consists rather in enhanced faith, hope and love both for the individual and the community. The historical-critical method is inadequate, in other words, because it does not address piety. "
10 " unbelief is the evil that is conquered in a power encounter. "
