It is a strange sort of thing to observe the hermeneutics of Richard Mayhue. I do not wish to be disrespectful but it appears to be akin to childish naiveté. I wish I could say “child-like” but somewhere along the way of life, that seems to have been choked out. The innocent belief of a child has been replaced with the cold, austere and gray-filled skies of an “adult.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Mayhue continues his examination of Deere’s logic with the assertion that 21st century believers do not share in the same version of the Holy Spirit that was given in the 1st century. He assigns the guilty verdict to Deere because he assumes that the demonstration of power by the Holy Spirit was for a different purpose. Mayhue assumes his own assumptions to be true and fails to make his case. His reasoning takes on the appearance of philosophical/theological wisdom but does not follow with any sort of example as to what he is referring and as a result, drops a blanket statement with nothing to cover it. Read the rest of this entry »
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It is somewhat of an odd argument to dismiss the validity of any theological claim based on the strangeness of an individual in question. I say this because of Mayhue’s claim that Deere’s association with Paul Cain and William Branham is enough to admonish believers about the “theological company he keeps.” Again, I would have to agree that not everything that they did was in perfect keeping with the scriptures but I would still follow up this argument by another appeal to logic. Read the rest of this entry »
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If one is attempting to form a relationship with God beyond the static one-sided world of simply reading the scriptures and offering up prayers with no spiritual reciprocation from the spiritual God that is being addressed, then it is necessary to trim back the nearsighted criticisms of the heresy hunters at large. One such heresy hunter is Richard L. Mayhue, who has argued in seemingly persuasive manner against modern day supernatural workings of God, spiritual gifts, etc. in Jack Deere’s books, Surprised by the Power of the Spirit and Surprised by the Voice of God. This will be the first installment in a series of parts that I will deliver. Read the rest of this entry »
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