Like I said, "flash in the pan."
“I’ve been to more ‘revivals’ than I can count. I grew up in churches where ‘revivals’ were the norm, not the exception.
I actually became a Christian during a ‘revival’ at a youth retreat. After a weekend of preaching, ‘prophecies’, prayers, and ‘casting out demons’, most of the people at the youth retreat accepted the altar call, repeated the sinner’s prayer, and made professions of faith in Christ.
Within weeks, however, the vast majority of the people who professed faith in Christ had returned to unrepentant sin. So I’ve seen firsthand how emphasis on ‘revivals’ instead of repentance harm so many.
It’s with that in mind and the authority of the Bible that I hesitate to call what is happening at Asbury University a ’revival.’”