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Originally Posted by Originalist
Okay, you are missing something here. Jesus was being accused of using Satan's power to do cast out devils. John MacArthur is not making such an accusation against Jesus. He may be wrong in his cessationist beliefs, but he is not accusing Jesus of anything. Thus I do not think he is committing blasphemy.
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John MacArthur has firmly established that he believes that those who have experienced the various gifts of the Spirit are under demonic delusion. The sin is attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to being the work of Satan or the demonic. That was the crux of what the Pharisees were doing when they accused Jesus. Now, if anyone accuses us, Spirit filled believers, of demonism or demonic delusion as it relates to the gifts of God, they are committing the very same sin.
MacArthur is toast. Stick a fork in him. He's done.