Crucified Hearts

For over 2 weeks, there is a “revival” at Asbury University and Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. Day-and-night, the chapel has been open and filled for singing, praying, and just hanging out. Continual, repetitive phrases are sung, mantra like, united with clapping, shouts of “praise,” swaying bodies, and not a little jumping up and down. Some are laying on hands for healing. There is weeping, sighing, laughing, and talking throughout.

A Weslian holiness institution, they have had about six similar revivals in the past 100 years. You can find descriptions of those at their website.

You can find live feeds from the services on YouTube if you search on “Asbury Revival”. According to some, this “revival” is spreading to other educational institutions. The meetings have been going on around the clock, with many from other parts of the country coming to attend, if they can get in. The roads of the small community in Wilmore are so congested they are discouraging others from traveling in.

The University says they will be shutting the meetings down soon so that students can get back to “normal” campus life and prepare for upcoming exams.

So my question is this: Is this an outpouring of the Holy Spirit or something else? Does it meet the test of Scriptue in how the Holy Spirit revives and reforms the people of God? Is this God’s way among as seen in Christ?

Perhaps my video comments and Bible study will be controversial, though that’s not my intention. I share with you thoughts from Scripture. Some may say I’m critical, negative, or that as long as Christ is proclaimed, that is good enough. I have a different view.