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Asbury University revival roundup: February 12, 2022 at 2:38pm update

John Fea   |  February 13, 2023 Leave a Comment

Read all of these posts , including the original post (covering Day 1 to Day 3 of the revival), here.

It seems the religious left has learned about the revival and just don’t know what to do with it:

Like, when a room full of white folks gather in God’s name, I do not believe that God is real, no.

— David Dault is writing today (He, His) (@DaultRadio) February 12, 2023

Oh heavens. That happened once to me at seminary. People locked the doors and we couldn't get out until we spoke in tongues.

— Diana Butler Bass (@dianabutlerbass) February 12, 2023

A response to Dault:

Not at all saying that there shouldn’t be a desire or desperate need for more diversity in this specific instance or in the church in general.

But don’t spit in the faces of those who are there and are leading. Especially if you have not been in the room.

— sweet william (@WillMenser) February 12, 2023

And wherever the left can be found, one can find gadfly William Wolfe:

Some people seemed to doubt the point I made last night about the increasing occurrence and acceptance of racism against whites.

Well, here it is. Ugly, demonic, and on full display. https://t.co/eyOGEnPdsl

— William Wolfe 🇺🇸 (@William_E_Wolfe) February 12, 2023

A healing:

#asburyrevival

🎙️ Getting ready to run marathon 129. Had to share this testimony which is a result of the 🔥 at Asbury.

PS- God completely healed my hip. Major limp before church. In worship, was healed.

How can I pray for you? pic.twitter.com/FpeUr0kCJK

— DrMalachi.eth – (Dr. Run) – Marathon Every Day (@malachiobrien) February 12, 2023

This reminds of the line in Springsteen’s No Surrender: “I learned more from a three-minute record baby than I ever learned in school”:

Awesome revival at Asbury Seminary. and spreading like wildfire. It’s disrupting classes, but oh well. I learned more about God kneeling at a piano bench weeping while reading the book of Acts over and over again, than I learned in seminary, six years of “higher education.”

— benrpeters (@benrpeters) February 12, 2023

More Old Lights (or perhaps just downright skeptics):

Asbury’s percentage of students receiving Pell Grants is 34%. Loyola University Chicago is 23%. Asbury’s percentage of African American students is 5%, Loyola’s is 6.5%. Asbury is much more socio-economically diverse than Loyola. He’s talking nonsense.

— Bad School Counselor (@TheBadSchoolCo1) February 12, 2023

A true believer:

Not sure what’s happening in Asbury. But I believe that the only cure for present day strife in the church, political idolatry, worldliness & wide spread apostasy is genuine, Spirit-wrought, Christ-exalting, gospel-proclaiming revival. May the Lord do it in our day!

— Shai Linne (@ShaiLinne) February 12, 2023

Must all revival be local?:

What is happening at Asbury is great for those students and that campus, but let’s hold off on chasing others’ experience because we aren’t patient enough to wait on the Holy Spirit for our own version.

— Jonathan Carone (@jonathan_carone) February 12, 2023

The president of Cedarville University is in Wilmore in the hopes of bringing the revival back to Cedarville:

At Asbury University and praying for God to revive our nation and to start a revival on the campus of @Cedarville! Join me in praying for Jesus to be exalted high! pic.twitter.com/lBd1WV8fkq

— Thomas White (@DrThomasWhite) February 12, 2023

A Fuller Seminary prof:

Regarding the Asbury Revival:

If we respond to these students seeking a move of the Spirit by analyzing them instead of orienting our own lives after seeking a move of the Spirit, we're doing it wrong.

— Todd Korpi (@ToddKorpi) February 12, 2023

Are the Christian nationalists on the way?:

Still, knowing that there are apparently well-known Christian nationalist types on their way to asbury rn is horrifying

— elijah (@EdwardVersaii) February 12, 2023

More from the Old Lights:

I’ve heard someone went up and shared the gospel once, but there’s no indication that preaching is being done.

— Michael Potts (@jmpotts756) February 12, 2023

One sign I would expect for it to be a legitimate revival would be for a man to preach repentance from liberal Methodist/Wesleyan ways, a man in the same vein as Bishop Francis Asbury himself.

— Michael Potts (@jmpotts756) February 12, 2023

“He Gets Us” vs. the Asbury revival:

A modest proposal: liquidate He Gets Us and move the money towards food and drink for Asbury students in the chapel + transportation and lodging for those desiring to seek God in what is happening there.

— Scott (@thealfordplea) February 12, 2023

It’s only a matter of time before Sean shows up, but I think he is at the Super Bowl right now:

Please keep Sean Feucht away from Asbury. No one should want him to show up with his tv crew and merch tables and take over and take credit and make it into some right wing political meeting. No Feucht.

— Pacific Intent (@LifeWithoutLack) February 12, 2023

Will the revival fail because of Asbury’s LGBTQ views?:

If a revival produces this kind of faith that responds in love to neighbor then we can celebrate the Asbury revival. But given the status of LGBT folks in that college I am at least willing to withhold judgement until the revival plays itself out and we can see its fruits pic.twitter.com/z60hOKeCZh

— Dwight Welch 🇺🇦 (@servetus) February 12, 2023

More wait and see:

“Revival” is value judgment. All I’m saying is (a) we cannot evaluate right now—so maybe pause the “revival” language—& (b) we have v clear criteria to evaluate the fruits of this publicly broadcasted gathering going forward & it’s a matter of gospel integrity to apply them.

— Andrew Rillera (@AndrewRillera) February 12, 2023

P.S. I’m perfectly happy for all the Asbury to be enjoying themselves having a grand ol time. That’s great. It’s the intentional framing of this as “revival” gives me great pause. I hope the good times roll & the community & thus the world is better for it.

— Andrew Rillera (@AndrewRillera) February 12, 2023

See below. And, repentance is still vague. What are the concrete sins being repented of? Are people realizing their captivity to Nation & Mammon in their civil religion? https://t.co/dremq2hTdj

— Andrew Rillera (@AndrewRillera) February 12, 2023

I don’t know if what is happening at Asbury is true revival — and most of you watching on social media don’t either. Time will tell. But if it’s true, I know two things: charlatans will try to exploit it and our self-appointed theological wedgie-givers will begrudge it.

— Jared C. Wilson (@jaredcwilson) February 12, 2023

I haven’t heard Calvinists talk about “Finneyism” in a while:

Finneyism is regrettably with us in every age. Asbury loves them some Charles G. Finney, too.

— Z.D. Houghton 🦬 (@zdhoughton) February 12, 2023

Like you, I’m a former RB turned Lutheran, but before that, we had years in very different churches, and had experiences with a lot of revivalism. None of it, I am sorry to say, was biblical or pointed back to where we actually find Christ—where He has promised to be.

— Z.D. Houghton 🦬 (@zdhoughton) February 12, 2023

Six hours straight:

“I was at Asbury and worshipped for 6 hours straight and I wanted to keep worshipping but once I left I no longer worshiped for anywhere close to 6 hours straight… wow it’s just so amazing there…”

— Maurice W. (@MauriceDWarren) February 12, 2023

Pentecostalism and Asbury University have shared roots in the Holiness movement:

The Holy Spirit is not limited to only bringing revival in Pentecostal churches. What has been happening at Asbury University recently is a testament to that. Praise the Lord.

— Stephen Gedeon (@s_gedeon) February 12, 2023

A “Christian Business Coach” and “Apostle” named Daniel Emerson came to Wilmore. Here is his FB testimony:

At Asbury God is emerging the rivers together in a synergy.

We’re going on 70+ bourse of worship, repentance and and unity of faith.

There’s a sweeping taking place. There’s a shifting already in our midst. This sweet soft still presence is the prerequisite to something greater.

While visiting for a few hours I felt many explosive bursts of pure glory and light. You can feel it from the top of your head to the soles of your feet. But mostly what you will encounter is that sweet, soft and still grip of his presence.

I could write so much more of what I felt, heard and encountered. We must pray, keep watch and guard the raw pure and authentic. We must not be so eager to label this event right now. Whatever God is doing let him do it. Labeling it and fitting it to our own idea doesn’t make it that. This moment in history is to precious to label 🏷️

There’s no hype, no babbling, no distractions just a to place seek the Lord together as a whole.

Shane is getting in on it:

We are working out a time to talk to students and faculty involved in the #AsburyRevival within the next day or so. 🔥🙏🙌🏽 https://t.co/8s8vA4Bbso

— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) February 12, 2023

Reports from around Kentucky:

Reports coming in from all over Kentucky today of how the Holy Spirit is moving in a special way among congregations. God is fanning the flames of revival in our land! #revival #kynaz #asbury #asburyrevival

— KY Nazarene District (@KentuckyNaz) February 12, 2023

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