Reddit mentions of Authentic Fire: A Response to John MacArthur's Strange Fire

There is a diversity amongst Christians, even conservative evangelical Christians, about what is possible when it comes to God's revelation of Himself to modern mankind. I am firmly of the position, and convinced of it by Scripture and tradition, that God no longer communicates to us directly, but rather, that He has given us a fully sufficient Scripture, good and able in every facet of life and doctrine. I know of Christians, of whom I am in doubt of their salvation, that have a different understanding, and even experience of this.

Basically, there's a world of presupposition behind a phrase like 'you can hear the Voice of God', and your understanding of how theology works is going to have a huge impact on that. You're not going to get to the bottom of how to discern God's will in a reddit post or two.

I encourage you to talk with your elders about this. Read a bit on the cessationist and continuationist arguments. It's worth reading both camps and working it through in your own church. John MacArthur has a book called Strange Fire that is cessationist. Mike Brown has a response called Authentic Fire that is continuationist. Finally, DeYoung and Harris have a good book, Just Do Something that I think goes a long way to helping equip people to answer questions like the one you are experiencing.

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