What happens when supernatural experience becomes the lens through which we interpret Scripture, rather than Scripture being the standard by which we evaluate supernatural experience?
In this episode of the **Bold Apologia Podcast**, we continue our careful examination of Bill Johnson’s *When Heaven Invades Earth*, turning to Chapter 8, “Teaching into an Encounter.”
Johnson argues that biblical revelation must lead to an encounter with God, that teachers must demonstrate supernatural power, and that the Bible itself is a “closed book” apart from the Holy Spirit.
But is that what Scripture actually teaches?
We examine Johnson’s arguments in their full context, carefully working through John 3, 1 Corinthians 4, Matthew 22, and other key passages to answer an important question: **Does the Holy Spirit lead us beyond the authority of Scripture, or does He illuminate the very Word He inspired?**
As Pentecostals, we believe God still heals, delivers, speaks, and pours out His Spirit. But we also believe that faithful biblical teaching is itself a Spirit-given gift, not a lesser substitute for supernatural power.
**The Word and the Spirit were never meant to compete.**
Join us for *When Power Shapes the Word*, as we continue examining Bethel’s theology, testing every claim against Scripture, and contending for a Christianity that embraces both the power of the Holy Spirit and the authority of God’s Word.
**Bold Apologia Podcast | Examining Bethel Series**
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