Nowadays, with churches slipping farther and farther into apostasy in this Laodicean age that we are in now, there has been a movement now to emphasize "spirit worship" or "spirit teaching" or whatever they call it. This same movement is the one that is putting out the "healing" ministries, the "motivational speaking" movement, and the "ecumenical" movement as well. It's basically a turn from fundamental Bible teaching. It's where people, claiming to be moved by the Holy Spirit of God, are supposedly performing "miracles" in the name of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 - For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
Not everyone that gets up and claims to be filled with the Holy Spirit of God always is. Just because they can babble an insane conglomerate of "words" does not mean that they're full of the Holy Ghost. Just because someone saw them "heal" someone by smacking them in the forehead and they fall to the ground and act like they're having a seizure and get up and proclaim health means it actually happened.
There seems to be an over-importance in these "miracles" at these gatherings and such nowadays. From that verse I placed up there, you can see that Satan has power as well. To make it look "just right" and appealing enough to get someone sucked into this stuff. He has power, a lot of it. It was the devil that gave the Egyptian magicians power to duplicate what Moses and Aaron did (Exodus 7-9) all the way up to creation (for God is the only creator [John 1:3]).
Another reason people should stay away from these false teachers (if they teach that Christ is not fully God, and all the basic doctrines of the Bible as they are, or don't even open a Bible, claim to have heard a different gospel from an angel [Galatians 1:8-9], or anything that goes against the Bible) is because "miracle working" that is mentioned in Revelation 13:11-15 is what deceived many into worshiping the image because of the miracle that was performed. And because of the miracle, you see their downfall (Revelation 13:16-18).
(See also 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12)
See why I'm concerned? See why I do not agree with any teaching that goes against scripture? There is a way to tell whether or not you are to trust a minister that stands and preaches or teaches. It's one of the reasons God gave you an Authorized King James Bible :
1 John 4:1-3 - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Take your Bible and compare it to what they say/preach/teach. If they do not line up with the Bible, they are not to be trusted.
Colossians 2:9 - For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
All honor and glory to the Lord
Amen
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