Recognises that Satan generally attempts to deceive Christians through disguising himself as an angel of light (2 Cor.11:14).

 Maintains a healthy caution about any new movements with extravagant or divisive
claims (Prov.14:15).

 Recognises that there is a  unique body of Christian  truth  precious teachings - which must be preserved intact from one generation to the next (Rom.16:17;  2Tim 1:13,3:14;  2 Thess.2:15; 3:6; 1 Tim.1:3; 1 Cor.11:2). 

Always equivocates, fluffs and waffles on controversial issuesinstead of giving the clear lead   which is so necessary for the health of the Church. 

Regards prophecy - like the Apostleship - as having been necessary for building the foundation of the Church prior to the canon of Scripture being completed, but not extant since the Apostolic era (Eph.2:19-22)

Ensures that any hunches, intuitions, notions & ideas are entirely subordinate to the revealed will of God in  Scripture. Always interprets Scripture according to the proven rules of Bible hermeneutics.

Indulges in superficial & fanciful Bible interpretations in support of
its ideology, in spite of their departure from widely accepted
historical exegesis (see 2Pet.3:16).

Encourages the use of the Christian's sanctified mind in pursuit of spiritual understanding and experience.  Never seeks 'experiences' at the expense of rationality.

Discourages any analysis of religious experience.
Falls into the trap of confusing unhealthy rationalism (which denies
the miraculous and supernatural)  with healthy rationality (which is
necessary to exercise discernment and common sense).

 Adheres to the common truths of the historic Confessions. Always ensures that Biblical teaching and theology determines the outworking of Christian experience.

 Dismisses Creeds and Confessions  as redundant to the present day
needs of the Church. Allows religious and emotional experience to determine theological beliefs.

Upholds that human beings who are 'in Adam' rather than 'in Christ' are alienated from God and need to be saved from this condition by Jesus Christ in order to have "peace with God"  (Rom.5:1-3; 2 Cor.5:21).

Pays lip-service to the concept of hell in the afterlife, but believes that God benignly loves everyone, regardless of their spiritual
condition (but compare Psa.5:5,Psa 6:8;Eph.2:3).

Endeavours to make evangelism relevant and compelling. Declares that the impenitent are spiritually dead and under the wrath of God (Eph.2:1-3) and will undergo endless torment forever if they die in their sins (2 Th.1:9; Mt.25:41; Mk.9:43-48).

Stresses the centrality of the substitutionary death of the Lord Jesus Christ and the necessity of repentance for the forgiveness of sins and a restored relationship with  God (Acts 2:37-39; Rom.5:1).

 Endeavours to make evangelism 'fun' and 'cringe-free'. Believes that religious revival can be brought about by transference through the laying on of human hands. Panders to subjective psychological desires rather than emphasising objective spiritual needs.

Recognises that, while the process of conversion may be different in each person, it is always evidenced by obedience to God and a desire to serve Him according to His  revealed will in Scripture.

 Seeks evidence for conversion in certain outward phenomena, e.g. talking gibberish, physical jolts of 'electricity', prostrations, etc.

He must always have the  pre-eminence, in all things (Col.1:18), and must therefore be at the centre of all our prayers and our proclamation.
Jesus's healings and miracle-workings were uniquely performed to demonstrate His divine nature as the Son of God  (e.g. Jn.9:35, 11:4; Jn20:30-31; Mt.14:33, Mt27:54). 
They also fulfilled many OT prophecies (e.g. Isa.35:5-6; 42:6-7) and served to identify Him to Israel as the long-awaited Messiah (Mt.11:2-5; Jn.15:24), while providing spiritual lessons about His role as Saviour (Jn.6:26-27; 9:39; 11:25-26).

Any possible pre-eminence of the Lord Jesus Christ is overshadowed by an excessive, unhealthy emphasis on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.
Believes that Jesus did not perform His miracles and healing as very God of very God but merely as 'a  prophet under the Abrahamic Covenant' who had received an 'anointing' at His baptism (Rodney Howard Browne teaches this). Therefore, any believer who receives a similar 'anointing' can perform the same miracles and healings. 

Has no problem referring to a Christian gathering as a 'Holy  Ghost Blow-out'. Claims that communicating with the Holy Spirit is like 'plugging your finger into an electric light socket'. Refers to the need for repeated 'invocation of the Holy Spirit' in worship.
These give the impression more of an impersonal force field which can be conjured up, rather than the divine Person that He is.

Christian growth requires nourishment through study of the fundamental principles of the Word of  God (1 Pet.2:1-3).

Suffering and illness are seen as the work of the devil, or generational demonism, or sin, or lack of faith, and should therefore have no place in the life of the believer.
Adaptation of secular religious and psychological experiences as aids to spiritual growth, e.g. being 'slain in the spirit', the inducing of 'holy laughter' and other allegedly 'inner healing' experiences.

Christians can be harassed by demons (Eph.6:11-12), but they can never be  possessed by them ( Rom.8:35-39; Col.1:13).
People must take responsibility for their own sins and, with the Lord's help, put them to death (Col.3:5; Rom.8:13).
To combat demonic activity in the life of the believer, all that is necessary is to "resist the devil" (Jas.4:7), refusing to give him a foothold (Eph.4:26-7), "steadfast in the faith"  (1 Pet.5:8-9), and he will flee from us. 
Those for whom Christ died will always be enabled to overcome Satan  (Rev.12:11), for "the wicked one does not touch him" (1 Jn.5:18).

Demons are believed to be in control of neighbourhoods, villages, towns and cities. They must therefore be 'bound' through certain ritual prayers (e.g. Jericho Walks) in order to enable successful evangelism.

Personal sins are blamed on the activity of demons, which are named according to the sin they are alleged to induce, e.g. demons of nicotine, lust, anger, etc. To  stop them committing these sins,  Christians must be exorcised of their demons - of which there may be many.

The primary purposes of worship are homage to  God, the feeding of the sheep and evangelising the lost. The means for this are the singing of psalms, hymns & spiritual songs, prayer, the reading of Scripture, preaching from the Word of God.

Indulges in orgiastic, trance-inducing, ecstatic, sensual experiences. Utilises profane  ceremonial techniques, such as being 'slain in the spirit' (similar to  pagan ritual 'incubation').

Embraces the apostolic  instruction in 2Tim.2:24-26 when dealing with objections to church teaching, and is always prepared to respond  helpfully to constructive questioning.

Pays lip-service to "the priesthood of all believers", but is actually intolerant of any questioning of official church teaching by members of congregation. Often behaves in heavy-handed manner towards those who do ask questions.

Rejects as a hopeless compromise any attempts to unite man-made denominations and organisations due to their  mixed nature and the common apostasy of the  leaders.

Believes that shared religious experience will bring the various denominations together.

The Day of the Lord will be preceded by the widespread appearance of 'false christs & false  prophets' (Mt.24:24), a great apostasy, lying signs and wonders, the revealing  of the Man of Sin  (2The 2:3-12) - also  known as the Antichrist (1 Jn.2:18). Alongside all of this, there will be an intense persecution of genuine believers (Dan.7:21,25; 12:6-7;  Rev.13:7) culminating in what Scripture refers to  as the "complete  shattering of the holy people" (Dan.12:7; cf. Rev.11:7).

True evangelicals know that all the above is only how things appear to the naked eye. The reality is that the anti-christian world will be filling up the cup of its iniquity so that  unbelievers will be raised to the "resurrection of condemnation" (Jn.5:29),  while believers who hold fast to the truth - even  in the face of persecution  unto death - will receive  "the crown of life" in glory  (Rev.2:10-11,Re12:11).

Before the return of the Lord Jesus Christ, there will be a  world-wide spiritual awakening  Christianising the world and bringing in a global harvest, for which  purpose God is right now raising up an army - "Joel's Army", a glorious overcoming Church. The Toronto Blessing was alleged to represent a  major step in this process.

The Lord WILL find faith on the earth in abundance when He returns for His bride.