Baptists, Presbyterians, and Methodists, for example, did not feel the need to argue with one another over the differences that had previously divided them. They just rejoiced in God and His Son. What mattered, all felt, was that they were Christians—nothing more. But, lo and behold, a leader in the Cane Ridge Revival came up with the idea of starting a “Christian” church! And what do you suppose happened? A new denomination began—they called it the Christian Church! The revival was virtually over. It became yesterday’s anointing overnight.
