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Montanism began with a desire for spiritual purity and urgency but drifted into error by exalting personal revelation, instant holiness, and end-times obsession over Scripture, discipline, and growth. By dividing believers into “spiritual” and “carnal,” it undermined authority, fostered legalism, and replaced patient sanctification with demands for perfection now.

True Christianity calls for tested faith, humility, and long obedience in history. When zeal outruns wisdom, the result is not renewal but irrelevance to Christ’s kingdom work in the world."