Is this teaching biblical?
John Arnott's instruction to 'just receive' without analyzing or testing contradicts the clear biblical command to test all spirits (1 John 4:1) and to examine all things against Scripture (Acts 17:11). The Bereans were called noble precisely because they tested Paul's teaching against Scripture. Any movement that discourages discernment is a movement to flee from.
What did John Arnott say?
"Don't analyze it — just let the Holy Spirit do what He wants to do. Just receive it."
Speaker: John Arnott
Source: Toronto Blessing conferences and services, 1994-1996
What does Scripture actually teach?
1 John 4:1
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world."
— NKJV
John commands us to TEST the spirits — not to blindly 'receive.' Any movement that discourages biblical testing exposes itself. The fundamental problem with the Toronto Blessing is this: it asked people to turn off their Scripture-anchored discernment and simply 'receive.'
Acts 17:11
"These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so."
— NKJV
The Bereans were called 'noble' precisely because they tested teaching against Scripture. They analyzed — the exact thing Arnott tells people NOT to do.
1 Thessalonians 5:20-21
"Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good."
— NKJV
Paul says we must test ALL things — including prophetic manifestations. To 'just receive' without testing is not spirituality, it is spiritual naivety.