Your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
–1 Corinthians 2:5 (NKJV)–
You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.
–Matthew 22:29 (NKJV)–
Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road,
and while He opened the Scriptures to us?
–Luke 24:32 (NKJV)–
He might have said, “These philosophers are very wise men; if I would be a match for them, I must be very wise, too. These Corinthians are a very noble race of people; they have been for a long time under the tuition of these talented men. I must speak as they speak, in enigmas and with many sophisms; I must always be propounding some dark problem. I need not live in the tub of Diogenes; but if I take his lantern, I may do something with it; I must try and borrow some of his wisdom. I have a profound philosophy to preach to these clever people; and if I liked to preach that philosophy, I should dash in pieces all their theories concerning mental and moral science. I have found out a wondrous secret, and I might stand in the midst of the marketplace, and cry, ‘Eureka, Eureka,’ ‘I have found it,’ but I do not care to build my gospel upon the foundation of human wisdom. No, if any are brought to believe in Christ, it shall be from the simple unadorned gospel, plainly preached in unpolished language. The faith of my hearers, if they are converted to God, shall not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”
–Charles Spurgeon, “Christ Crucified” (Part 2)–
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Josh McDowell, More Than a Carpenter.
—. The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict.
Norman Geisler, When Critics Ask.
—. When Skeptics Ask.
—. Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics.
The Evidence Study Bible.
Dr. William G. T. Shedd, Dogmatic Theology.
Dr. Thomas C. Oden, John Wesley’s Scriptural Christianity, ch. 7.
WesleyGospel, “Why Cessationists Don’t Hear the Voice of God.”
—. “Debunking Cessationism.”
—. “Why Do Some Christians Not Have Any Spiritual Experiences?”
Dr. Jack Deere, Surprised by the Voice of God (Zondervan, 1996), chs. 16-19. Argues that cessationists don’t have charismatic experiences because of their unbelief and their stubborn pride of feeling they are right in their views (Acts 7:51); the same probably applies to most atheists, agnostics, and skeptics (Romans 1:18; 1 Corinthians 2:14).
Dr. James Goll, The Beginner’s Guide to Hearing God (Regal, 2008).
Dr. Craig Keener, Miracles Today (Baker, 2021).
Richard J. Foster, Streams of Living Water (HarperCollins, 1998).
Thomas Dubay, Fire Within (Ignatius Press, 1989).
Augustin Poulain, The Graces of Interior Prayer (Kegan Paul, 1910).
Ira Milligan, Understanding the Dreams You Dream (Treasure House, 1997).
Charles Finney, “The Self-Hardening Sinner’s Doom,” 1.3. Refers to belief in Hell dreams – adhered to by both Jonathan Edwards and Finney.
Daniel Jennings, The Supernatural Occurrences of John Wesley.
—. The Supernatural Occurrences of Charles G. Finney.
Jeff Doles, Miracles and Manifestations of the Holy Spirit In the History of the Church, ch. 7. John Knox and the Scottish Reformation preachers were all into dream interpretation and the gift of foretelling prophecy.
John Wimber, Power Evangelism (Harper & Row, 1986).
—. Power Healing (HarperCollins, 1987).
N. Clayton Croy, Prima Scriptura (Baker, 2011).
WesleyGospel Ministries 