Book review of Bill Gothard's Pavilions of Protection by Pastor Barry Black

In the last issue of the MCOI Journal we reviewed Bill Gothard’s book, The Exceeding Great Power of God’s Grace. Due the limitations of space in a publication such as this a book review cannot be an exhaustive critique. Instead, we will highlight some of the more blatant issues. There are seven chapters in Pavilions of Protection. Even the most casual student of Bill’s teachings concerning the “principle of authority” can see that what once was an umbrella is now a pavilion…wow, it grew! But of course, that is what leaven does (Galatians 5:9). But fear not, in chapter seven, Bill returns to his umbrella analogy. Two main points are recurring themes in Pavilions of Protection. I will try to limit this review to these two major themes. Read more... | .doc | .pdf