Comments on: Jon Ruthven: What’s Right About the Faith Movement

By: Pneuma Review

Pneuma Review — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:44:29 +0000

Dr. Jon Ruthven wrote in response to Steven Fettke’s comment on his Facebook page: “The overall point I wished to establish about ‘what’s right with the faith movement’ was that at least they try. Rather than sit on the sidelines and criticize others who are in healing they aggressively go after God’s promises and believe with all their heart as a rule. The problem is, however, that faith is not taking a random Scripture and repeating it over and over until the rhema word comes and confirms it. Often that actually works but faith is waiting on God and hearing him. I cover this issue of hearing God’s voice quite thoroughly in my new book *What’s Wrong with Protestant Theology: Tradition Versus Biblical Emphasis*.”

By: Steven Fettke

Steven Fettke — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:59:26 +0000

I, too, am a classical Pentecostal who has been the victim of the heretical views of those who espouse the hyper-faith position. Their contempt for us when our son was diagnosed as being on the severe side of the autism spectrum scarred us at a time when we badly needed pastoral compassion. In teaching students in an AG university similarly scarred by this bad teaching I have heard horror stories of condemnation and accusation of no faith by those who have suffered hardships of one kind or another. In light of the many who have been so hurt by this bad teaching how can any caring Christian be an apologist for it?

By: Pneuma Review

Pneuma Review — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:44:18 +0000

M.H. writes of Jon Ruthven: “This wonderful theologian and man of God is my mentor for my Doctor of Ministry degree, and also a great friend.”