The relationship is evident between all of the above and John Wimber’s popular “Power Evangelism [1]” theory that “signs and wonders” cause people to believe the gospel. If so, then all of Israel [2] should have been converted when Christ was here. Instead, “But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him” (John:12:37But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
See All... [3]). Romans:1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
See All... [4] assures us that “the gospel…is the power of God unto salvation [5] to everyone that believeth [it].” Paul declared, “It pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe” (1 Corinthians:1:21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
See All... [6]). Ah, but today the gospel needs help from “signs and wonders,” and demons must be bound. John Dawson writes: “We need to overcome the enemy [Satan] before we employ other methods of ministry….” Experience has replaced truth.
Links:
[1] https://www.thebereancall.org/taxonomy/term/46/evangelism
[2] https://www.thebereancall.org/taxonomy/term/51/israel
[3] https://www.thebereancall.org/bible/1/JHN/12/37#v37
[4] https://www.thebereancall.org/bible/1/ROM/1/16#v16
[5] https://www.thebereancall.org/taxonomy/term/57/salvation
[6] https://www.thebereancall.org/bible/1/1CO/1/21#v21