March 2010 news from around the world
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“Forget Billy Graham and Jimmy Swaggart – the most popular and influential pastor in the US is Joel Osteen. On the surface he is modest and quietly spoken, but his belief in the “prosperity gospel” is changing the way people pray.” ♦ –Joel Osteen: the new face of Christianity –
“In this article I want to detail a number of beliefs people have these days that have no basis in Scripture. I am going to roam all over the map, so to speak, and try to give fairly short answers on a number of topics and also give you useful links to articles that will help you deal with any particular issue. It is truly amazing how many false ideas people cling to without giving a thought to what the Bible has to say on the subject.” ♦ –A Whole Lot Of Wishful Thinking These Days –
“Spiritual Formation: A movement that has provided a platform and a channel through which contemplative prayer is entering the church. Find spiritual formation being used, and in nearly every case you will find contemplative spirituality. In fact, contemplative spirituality is the heartbeat of the spiritual formation movement.…Those who promote these teachings in the EC go back to Richard Foster who brought the practices of Catholic mystics and New Age into the churches back in the mid 1970s. ” ♦ –Journey Into Wholeness or Journey Into Worldliness? –
“We are at war; as a nation and as a church. It is a war of values and about truth as we are seeing corruption spread into every facet of our society. In any war the first thing to go is the truth that will no longer be easily accessible to the public. The problem is that we have a truth phobia in the media, and the same is in the church.” ♦ –A Permissible Deception–
“This may seem like an inconsequential question, even a silly question to ask, but many people may not know how involved they are in the new age movement that has permeated our society.In other words, do you believe or practice what is taught in the new age movement without knowing it?” ♦ –Are you a new ager?–
“Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — The death toll from weekend violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 Monday after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked mostly Christian villages, officials said.” ♦ –Nigeria: 200 dead as machete-wielding Muslims attack Christians–
“The first American to be charged with treason since World War II was back in the news Sunday, both for a new videotape he released and for reports of his capture that turned out to be false. In the videotape, al-Qaeda operative Adam Gadahn, an American convert to Islam, praised the Fort Hood jihad murderer and called upon Muslims to carry out jihad attacks in the United States” ♦ –Spencer: The Lessons of Adam Gadahn–
“It is increasingly clear that the leak of the internal emails and documents of the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in November has done for the climate change debate what the Pentagon Papers did for the Vietnam war debate 40 years ago—changed the narrative decisively. Additional revelations of unethical behavior, errors, and serial exaggeration in climate science are rolling out on an almost daily basis, and there is good reason to expect more.” ♦ –In Denial–
“Below is a Special Edition of the Fighting for the Faith radio program that exposes the Cult-Like Hostile Takeover Tactics of Dan Southerland’s Purpose-Driven Church Transtioning Seminar. The list of cult-like tactics employed by Southerland is LONG.” ♦ –Exposing The Cult-Like Hostile Takeover Tactics of the Purpose-Driven Church Transitioning Seminar–
“Writing in A.D. 180, Irenaeus (a disciple of Polycarp, who was himself a disciple of the Apostle John) set out to refute the heresy of Gnosticism (propounded by a heretic named Valentinus) which then threatened the early church. As Tertullian did against the heretic Marcion, Irenaeus unwittingly granted a huge favor to us Christians living over 1800 years later, by debunking the methodology used by today’s popular heretic, Brian McLaren, in his new book, A New Kind of Christianity.” ♦ –Brian McLaren Refuted By Irenaeus 1800 Years Ago–
“Pretoria – If President Jacob Zuma had attended the “Turn back to God” gathering on Saturday, Angus Buchan would have encouraged him and offered him guidance, but would not have judged him.” ♦ –Pray for Zuma – Buchan –
“”The church, if it is to be anything, it is to be absolutely distinct from the culture, absolutely distinct from the world, absolutely distinct from unbelievers,” said prominent author and evangelical pastor John MacArthur. Speaking from the pulpit to thousands of fellow pastors at the Shepherds’ Conference, MacArthur underscored the biblical command not to be yoked with nonbelievers and to be a separated people.” ♦ –MacArthur Tells Christians: Don’t Fornicate with the World–
“Johannesburg – About 15 000 people gathered at the Union Buildings on Saturday to pray for the government, Rapport newspaper reported.Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille and Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder joined evangelist Angus Buchan on the stage as he prayed for them and President Jacob Zuma, who was not present at the gathering.” ♦ –15 000 pray at Union Buildings–
“Siekes is genooi om na die verhoog te gaan om genees te word. “Dr. Jesus is in the house!” het een vrou luidkeels geroep.Ná die diens het mev. Yolanda Claassen van Kraaifontein beweer sy is genees van die asma wat sy van kindsbeen af gehad het.“My asma is weg. Toe hy (Hinn) gepraat het, kon ek voel hoe ’n hittegolf deur my liggaam trek. Dit het soos vuur gevoel. Dit het gevoel soos lug wat deur my liggaam slaan. Ek wou skree.”.” ♦ –
‘Julle kan die land verander as julle bid’–
“Predikers soos Angus Buchan en Graham Power, asook dr. Pieter Mulder, VF+-leier, en die rugbyspeler Pierre Spies was onder die sowat 15 000 wat die Turn2God-saamtrek bygewoon het.“Ek weet van geen ander plek ter wêreld waar soveel mense in die setel van die regering byeen kan kom om God te prys nie,” het Buchan gesê.” ♦ –Buchan, Zille bid vir beter SA–
“Five cardinals have invited every cardinal and bishop in the world to join them in petitioning Pope Benedict XVI to solemnly proclaim the Mother of Jesus as the “Spiritual Mother of humanity” as an ecumenical service of clarification to other religious traditions and to proclaim the full Christian truth about Mary.” ♦ –Cardinals Petition Pope To Proclaim Mary, Spiritual Mother of Humanity & Co-redemptrix With Christ–
“It sounds like something from a sci-fi film, but one in four Germans would be happy to have a microchip implanted in their body if they derived concrete benefits from it, a poll Monday showed. The survey, by German IT industry lobby group BITKOM, was intended to show how the division between real life and the virtual world is increasingly coming down, one of the main themes of the CeBIT trade fair that kicks off Tuesday.In all, 23 percent of around 1,000 respondents in the survey said they would be prepared to have a chip inserted under their skin “for certain benefits”.Around one in six (16 percent) said they would wear an implant to allow emergency services to rescue them more quickly in the event of a fire or accident.” ♦ –One in four Germans wants microchip under skin: poll–
“Holographic preachers are stirring another technology-gone-too-far debate among Christians.While the dust over beaming preachers on a video screen on multi-site campuses has somewhat settled, the new 3D tool is raising more questions and concerns among some believers.”Since so many of us in the west are convinced that entertaining pew fodder is critical to advancing ‘the gospel’ and that only a very few have the necessary gifts to preachertain – this will become the ‘perfect’ solution,” Bill Kinnon, author of A Networked Conspiracy, Social Networks, The Church & the Power of Collective Intelligence, wrote in a recent blog post.” ♦ –Hologram Preachers Slated to Appear in Churches–
“Can the Bible help you pay off your credit cards?
Christian debt-elimination programs, which use Old and New Testament passages as a framework to encourage financial responsibility, are surging in popularity, with seminars offered at churches across the United States.In South Florida, Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University has proven especially popular. Nine Palm Beach County churches and 15 in Broward are offering the course. Across the country, 4,000 churches started classes between Jan. 1 and Feb. 6, said Meg Alcorn, a Dave Ramsey spokeswoman.” ♦ –Bible-based programs for the debt-ridden surge in popularity–
“n the past seven days there have been more than 258 recorded earthquakes of a magnitude higher than 4.5 on the Richter’s scale. Chile alone has already experienced 81 aftershocks at a rate of 4 per hour since the first big earthquake of 8.8 struck on Saturday, Feb. 27.” ♦ –Over 250 Significant Earthquakes Shook the World in Past 7 Days–
“At the RSA Conference here on Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano stressed the need for more cooperation between the government and the private sector on cybersecurity, saying that “we need to have a system that works together.” .” ♦ –Feds weigh expansion of Internet monitoring–
“In a new ebook, subtitled How Spiritual Bullies Attack The Church, Bill Slabaugh opines how apparently the church now faces “a new level of intensity when it comes to spiritual abuse and bullying.” Well, it seems Apprising Ministries is among “several national organizations, websites, newsletters, and radio broadcasts” who “have turned their sights on the church and have attacked Christian leaders and other faithful believers.” ).” ♦ –anti-discernment author Bill Slabaugh calls discernment ministries – “spiritual bullies” –
“Deepak Chopra will lead any willing victim into the Abyss as Ray Yungen or Warren Smith, experts on the New Age would tell you, yet Mr. Slabaugh attacks Ray Yungen, an author with Lighthouse Trails who warns the church in his books about the infiltration of New Age teachings into the church. What is wrong with that?.” ♦ –JAMES SUNDQUIST RESPONDS TO NEW PHARISAISM AND BILL SLABAUGH –
My response and 2c worth.
You see here is the lost sheep who attend these non biblical churches which are going up like mushrooms and growing hourly and the money is flowing in more, more, more. The sheep are not told to really study and learn the Word of God or about discernment, instead they are told to concentrate on the prophesy, miracles, signs and wonders happening. This forms a huge part of the false churches new happenings and revivals. The sheep are so caught up in this there will obviously be no time to study the Word of God. Satan is achieving his goal to keep man away from the Word of God.
The sheep are taught only certain scriptures, that are used by these teachers and drilled into the sheep. Now the sheep will claim to be attacked, emmotionally run down,accused, spiritually blackmailed, judged, and more, if they are confronted by the true Gospel. Now, it is only human to feel weak, when you know , you have not studied for an exam, when you fail this exam, one would also feel these emotions. Yes.
Now the false teachers will come and twist the words against the watchmen and discernment ministries. The teachers are being lead by false spirits to protecting thier sheep. The new weapon that will be used against watchmen and discerment ministries is, being called pharisees.
Scripture that comes to mind here.
Luke 18:6-8 (New International Version)
6And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
We can only watch and pray. Believe in Jesus as our only saviour and cherish his Words in the Bible and hold fast onto our believes. We are also to pray for all those who are being deceived and the teachers.
Blessings
“I have been called a lot of things but never a “bully” and never a “Pharisee.” But since I am referenced in a sad new book, The New Pharisaism: How Spiritual Bullies Attack the Church,” I felt I needed to respond to this pathetic attempt to call good ministries and leaders Pharisees just because they are contending for the faith in an apostate climate.” ♦ –The New Pharisaical Bullies By Jan Markell–
A must read, exerpts from this book mentioned above.I cannot get it posted as it is in pdf form. Please read espesially page 12. http://www.thenewpharisaism.com/files/The_New_Pharisaism-_Preview_Introduction.pdf
“Leggatt says in some cases, visions of Christ have prepared villagers to receive their Christian guests. “Workers in the field were breaking rocks where they would see Jesus written in the rock. They would think it was odd and forget about it. Then, it would happen again. A few days later a church planter showed up, then miraculously people would be receptive to the Gospel.”.” ♦ –The unreached in Ethiopia is the focus of WorldServe–
“On Wednesday, leaders of the U.S. branch of the Traditional Anglican Communion formally requested to enter into communion with the Catholic Church, reports Catholic News Agency.” ♦ –Traditional Anglicans request to join Catholic Church–
“LONDON – The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged Christians to approach interfaith dialogue with confidence in their own beliefs about the uniqueness of Christ while retaining a desire to learn from others. In an address exploring the finality of Christ in a pluralist world on Tuesday, Dr. Rowan Williams said people who believed in absolute truth were liable to be branded bigots or intolerant by those who felt that what was right for some was not necessarily right for others.” ♦ –Anglican Head Defends Uniqueness of Christ–
“That demand was made after Constance McMillan, a senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School, was told by school administrators that she would not be allowed to attend the prom with her girlfriend, who is also a student at the school. McMillan, 18, was also informed she could not wear a tuxedo to the event.” ♦ –Bible Belt school policy under attack–
“NASHVILLE – Though critics of the long opposed, recently passed Matthew Shepard Act say the legislation could be used to prosecute broadcasters and pastors who preach homosexuality as sin, the world’s largest network of Christian communicators was impelled Saturday to stand firm, speak with a “holy boldness,” and proclaim with great confidence the message they’ve been called to deliver.” ♦ –Christian Communicators Mobilized to Engage, Transcend Secular Culture–
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John Macarthur says that Christians are to be separate from the world? Then why are his ministries partnering with foreign governments, UN-NGO member orgs, WCC members, and why has Macarthur invited change agents into his church who have brought in the Purpose Driven paradigm? If Macarthur wants Christians to separate from the world, then why did he invite Al Mohler to speak at his Shepherd’s Conference; a man who leads two UN-NGO’s and has signed the Manhattan Declaration? To learn much more about John Macarthur’s compromise with the world click here: http://www.johnmacarthurexposed.com
bob
Thank you. I will check it out and see if all that is there is true. If it is we will have to say something. I do know there is something nut job out there who has been trying to expose john macarthur on all sorts of things, for years. But if this info proves true then…hmmmm.
DTW
Let me know will help if I’m needed to check out also. I also know about this nut job you are talking about I think hmmmm. We can compare I will send you the link, must ask Grant, he has the link.
“Calling the congregation to a higher level of discernment, Boyd warned that every temptation begins with a thought. And the most powerful weapon a Christ follower has when confronting demons is repentance (of such thoughts), he stressed.” ♦ –Megachurch Pastor Guides Christians on Demonic Spirits–
“The Bible of the Global Warming campaign has not yet been compiled and authorized. But it is in process of being assembled piecemeal by a swarm of “prophets,” scribes and conclave-like institutions—“a priesthood of experts,” in the words of Patrick Keeney of the Imaginative Education Research Group, “who alone are in a position to adjudicate truth, and who the rest of us must blindly follow.” In particular, James Lovelock deserves special mention as the chief evangelist and apostolic virtuoso of the Green movement.” ♦ –The New Paganism T–
bob
Ok this website is not that darwinfish guy who is the nutcase I was referring too.
Bob… I am going to have to take some time to go through this all. Can I put this up as an article on my site and then have people comment? I need people to comment on this. Right now I don’t know what to say.
I stand for the truth at all costs and this is shocking stuff. Have you contacted John McArthur and asked him about all this? Did he respond?
“Although MyChristianT is here to sell Christian Clothing, MCT is NOT here to sell GOD. It is a ministerial outlet with the primary focus of not only spreading the Gospel throughout the world but also assisting today’s youth and young adults in reaching their God given purpose by providing spiritual, creative and educational opportunities through the company’s non-profit branch MCT Ministries. Some of MCT Ministries programs include the College Scholarship Fund, Missionary Rewards Program, Performing Arts League and the Outreach Activities Group. MCT believes such opportunities will not only be instrumental in helping people on their journey but will also create a divine movement of Christ followers and Christ-like leaders.” ♦ –A Clothing of Purpose to Inspire Spirits, Challenge Minds, and Complete Bodies Launches & Gives New Meaning to Fashion–
“According to legislative history, RLUIPA was passed to protect religious organizations and religious practices from a real or perceived trend of being treated differently than commercial land use. In many cases, this differential treatment is motivated by the fact that most religious land use is tax-exempt.” ♦ –http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/1826813249.html–
Dr. Chandler H. Im is director of Ethnic Ministries at the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. He also serves as director of the Ethnic America Network and is adjunct professor of missions at Faith Evangelical Seminary (Tacoma, Washington, USA).
“Buddhism runs deep in my family’s religious history. My father was born in a Buddhist family, my mother was born in a Buddhist family. In fact, both of my parents’ families’ ancestors were Buddhists for generations. One of my ancestors on my father’s side was Samyongdang, a well-known sixteenth-century Buddhist monk in Korean history. When I was born, my parents were not Christian; they became Christ-followers in the 1970s (and I in 1982). During my childhood in South Korea, I sometimes went on school field trips to various religious sites such as Buddhist temples. Seeing Buddhist monks in gray robes on the streets of Seoul was a common sight.” ♦ –Interfaith Interface with Buddhists
By Chandler H. Im
March 2010 –
“A pastor, author, and expert in cultural apologetics says there’s a hunger for the truth of God’s Word and how that truth can be applied daily in a person’s life.Dr. Voddie Baucham is preaching pastor at Grace Family Baptist Church near Houston, Texas. He also travels the country, speaking on the relevance of God’s Word in today’s society.Baucham believes there is still a chance for the church in America to reach its full potential for Christ.Place quoted text from the article here (+/- 2 to 3 sentences).” ♦ –
‘Remnant’ always there, says pastore–
“FORT WORTH, TX – A Texas tax appraisal district has agreed to exempt the $3.3 million jet owned by Kenneth Copeland Ministries from property taxes.The Tarrant Appraisal District’s concession is at the heart of a settlement reached with Copeland’s ministry last week. KTVT-TV reports the district also agreed to drop its demand for salary information on the ministries’ directors.
In December 2008, a district board ruled the ministry’s jet lacked tax-exempt status. It also denied a protest from Copeland’s attorneys because the ministry refused to release salaries of directors, including Copeland and his wife.
Copeland’s ministry is located on a 1,500-acre gated campus about 40 miles northwest of Dallas. It includes a church, airstrip, hangar for its aircraft, and a $6 million lakefront mansion.Place quoted text from the article here (+/- 2 to 3 sentences).” ♦ –County to take televangelist’s jet off tax rolls –
Debs, Bob has an account on his site of his interactions with GCC to try and resolve these issues. I don’t know him, only what he has written, but it seems to be well-documented and rationally expressed as without any particular biased agenda. I hope that the info he presents can either be affirmed or refuted by either yourself or others who are led to take this up as a research project.
“The Tony Blair Faith Foundation, whose mission is to show that “faith is a powerful force for good in the modern world,” offers free programmes for secondary schools and universities that bring students from different religions together to promote interfaith understanding. Gems plans to introduce the foundation’s Face to Faith programme, which aims to improve religious literacy among secondary school students, in a handful of schools this year.” ♦ –Understanding other religions is key to peace, Tony Blair tells Dubai–
Dr. Voddie Bachman has some good points, is a gifted communicator, but he is a staunch 5-point Calvinist – that is a fact which he clearly believes is biblical.
He holds to some rather unusual beliefs concerning the family. For instance,when a son reaches his teens he believes the mother’s role is essentially over.
Though one should certainly give him the benefit of the doubt, there are those who are concerned, not only about the Reformed/Calvinism, but other issues that stem from this and are impacting others. Some think his teaching has been a source of division within the church. A perusal of his website will show that he adheres to some unbalanced views and apparently believes in a closed fellowship, open only to those who share the beliefs. Children are not welcome unless accompanied by parents.
He is popular in homeschooling circles. Rightly so,parents have concerns about what is being presented in the public school. But according to some, this has resulted in some cases an elitist attitude over those who opt for public education. In fact, it has been reported that in some cases parents do not allow their older children to fellowship with others in the church body but withhold them from participation in Sunday School and other activities sponsored by the church to keep them separate from children who are not homeschooled.
This is certainly not a healthy mindset to instill in children. Parents should carefully test and weigh what they hear from popular speakers in regards to raising their children.
Not to imply that all Calvinists behave in this way, but the emphasis on evangelism is diminished due to the belief of Irrestible Grace and Predestination/Election with no regard to free will.
Burning Lamp
Yeah, that is exaclty what I thought too. All he is asking the question is WHY? I will spend time tomorrow going through all this stuff and email bob. I myself love John MacArthur’s wonderful way of explaning the bible, but the staunch calvanist thing bothers me tremendously. Come OUT OF HER is what God says in Revelations to born again Christians. Not go deeper into her.
Deborah,
Please feel free to put up any articles you like and take your time in reading and researching. If you have any questions or comments, then feel free to email me. I know this information about John Macarthur may be surprising to some, but the facts speak for themselves. I also have more information on my main website:
http://www.thewatchmanwakes.com
Bob
ps–I know about D Fish. He rebuked me because I once addressed members of Grace Church as “Saints” and he assured me that there couldn’t be any true Christians there.
Thanks Bob, much appreciated.
Bob
>>ps–I know about D Fish. He rebuked me because I once addressed members of Grace Church as “Saints” and he assured me that there couldn’t be any true Christians there.<<
How does D Fish know that there couldn't be ANY true Christians there. That is strong words that could be judging others and we may not do that.Luke 6:37 (NIV)
[ Judging Others ] "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
What was your response to this Bob?
“The same condition exists in the 21st century! They need a heart transplant. In other words, they need salvation, for until that happens, they will likely remain in darkness with eyes that cannot see truth. The religious Left, and others, will continue to call evil good and good evil (Isaiah 5:20).” ♦ –The Left Is Still Not Right By Jan Markell–
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday addressed a Christians United for Israel (CUFI) summit in Jerusalem and encouraged Christian Zionists around the world to stay the course in their defense of the Jewish state.Netanyahu reiterated the amazing turn of events that the presence of Israel-loving Christians in the Jewish state represents after centuries of Christian persecution of Jewish minorities.” ♦ –Netanyahu encourages Christian Zionists to stay the course Tuesday, March 09, 2010 Israel Today Staff–
ElMarie, D. Fish told me some verse that I now forget that said something like “don’t follow a false teacher” and because he sees Macarthur as a false teacher, he believes that there can’t be any true Christians out of his 10,000 member church. I didn’t respond to him.
It’s actually a misconception that Christians can’t ever judge others. I think it’s 1 Cor 2:15: “But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.”
Bob
“The Beagleys were earlier convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the June 2008 death of their 16-year-old son, Neil, of complications from a congenital urinary tract blockage. The condition normally is easily treated.Members of their church avoid most medical care and instead rely on rituals such as anointing sick people with oil and laying hands on them.Place quoted text from the article here (+/- 2 to 3 sentences).” ♦ –Ore. faith healers get 16 months for son’s death By ABBY HAIGHT (AP) – 3 days ago–
“Before stepping into politics, DuBois, 27, was a pastor at small Pentecostal church in Massachusetts, and his approach to the president bears traces of his former calling. DuBois sends daily devotionals to Obama’s Blackberry–often a Bible verse or an excerpt from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, or a snippet from the works of theologians Richard and Reinhold Niebuhr, particular favorites of the presiden .” ♦ –Meet President Obama’s ‘spiritual cabinet’–
“or some Americans, Easter is a religious holiday to pay homage to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, whom they consider to be the Son of God. But for President Barack Obama, this is a day to worship the environmental pagan goddess of ‘Mother Earth.’ No word yet, on whether the government-sponsored pagan worshippers at the Air Force Academy have been invited to attend ceremonies at the White House Easter Egg Roll ceremonies this year.According to Fox News, “this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll will be eggs-exactly what the bunny ordered. The environmentally-concerned bunny, that is.”.” ♦ –White House Easter Egg Roll Honors ‘Mother Earth’ –
“Following a press conference on Monday to present a new book, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic announced that Pope Benedict XVI will soon release an apostolic exhortation on the Bible. The exhortation will address themes presented at the most recent general assembly of the Synod of Bishops, reports Catholic News Agency.he archbishop was presenting the book “The Word of God. Reflections on the XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops” in which he documents the discussions of the assembly of 2008 pertaining to the meaning of the Bible today and ways to better understand Sacred Scripture, in addition to teachings from Pope Benedict XVI.” ♦ –Apostolic Exhortation on Bible expected after Easter–
“Jerusalem – An Israeli archaeologist said on Monday that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem dated back 3 000 years to the time of King Solomon and supported the biblical narrative about the era.” ♦ –Scholar sees proof for Bible in ancient wall –
Oh for goodness sake who thought this out one out? Since when do we need we need a garden to meet the spirit of God? My inner room will do. Any one know what prep this could be for? We possibly know that answer.Yeah right! Take note of the locations of the others to be build.
“Greiner hopes to unveil the cross this summer. When the prayer garden is complete, Greiner plans to build similar gardens around the world, including in Las Vegas; Washington, D.C.; Jerusalem; and Sedona, Ariz.”The tabernacle was a place where people met God in the wilderness,” Greiner told Charisma when he launched the garden project in 2007. “That’s exactly what’s going to happen here. People are going to meet the spirit of God in these gardens.”.” ♦ –77-foot cross to be built near South Texas interstate–
Oh Oh Mr Greiner we need one in Sandton Square. NOOOOT.
“New Life Church is “one of those tongue-talking churches,” the senior pastor said unashamedly on Sunday. His statement was met with applause from the Colorado Springs mega-congregation.Pastor Brady Boyd acknowledges that there’s a wide range of teachings on the spiritual gift of speaking in tongues. To some, it’s foreign or weird and to others, it’s no longer active.He himself couldn’t imagine being without it. Pointing out that pastoring a church is tough, he said he would not survive long-term at New Life if he didn’t pray in tongues – which gives him “amazing strength.”I’m not going to stretch Scripture,” the New Life pastor emphasized.”.” ♦ –New Life Pastor Asks Christians to Embrace Speaking in Tongues –
“The Christian faith must be born again, says one prominent pastor.And to be born again, Christians must be unlocked from “a prison” of long-held assumptions and have the freedom to ask honest questions, Brian McLaren indicates in his newest book, A New Kind of Christianity.He’s not advocating for a new set of beliefs, he says, but rather a “new way of believing.”The proposal doesn’t seem like anything new for those familiar with McLaren, who presented A New Kind of Christian nine years ago. But some say his latest book paints a more vivid picture of the emergent church pastor and his beliefs..” ♦ –Brian McLaren Proposes a ‘New Kind of Christianity’–
“Jerry Rankin, outgoing president of the International Mission Board, is making a strong case for change within his denomination as he prepares to step away from the helm of its missions arm following17 years of service.“Why change? Because the world is changing and Southern Baptists are changing. When the changes external to an organization exceed internal changes, the organization is moving toward irrelevance and ineffectiveness,” he writes in the latest entry of his weblog.Rankin, whose tenure is the second longest of any IMB president in the last century, has been overseeing the mission board’s second wave of restructuring in 12 years, which he says– like the first – is not the result of past ineffectiveness but to assure its relevancy in the future.” ♦ –Baptist Missions Head Stresses Need for SBC to Change–
More proof of One world order?
“The government of Sweden is taking a hard line against homeschoolers, proposing a bill that will only allow home education under “extraordinary circumstances,” reports the Home School Legal Defense Association. The bill is expected to pass in the Swedish parliament, following a review by the Supreme Administrative Court, and will allow for homeschooling families to face criminal charges, reports Hilary White, .” ♦ –Homeschooling to be criminalized in Sweden –
“Despite positive initiatives, the EU’s policy regarding freedom of religion or belief could be far more cohesive, concluded the participants of the public hearing on “Freedom of religion or belief in EU’s external relations,” writes EPRID in is press release.” ♦ –Religious freedom deserves central role in the EU’s external policy–
“Brian McLaren, considered one of the more articulate leaders in the emergent church, has a lot of questions. And he hopes Christians won’t avoid those questions.n his new book, A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions that are Transforming the Faith, McLaren questions conventional truths and calls for a major overhaul of the Christian faith. He recently spoke with The Christian Post talking about where he really stands on certain Christian core beliefs and addressing some of his critics.CP: Would you describe yourself as just an ordinary Christian who’s struggling with questions and working his way through figuring out the Bible?.” ♦ –Interview: Brian McLaren on Sin, Hell, New Kind of Christianity–
“A Brief (and by no means exhaustive) Summary of Passages Contained Within “The Message”
by Eugene Peterson Which Directly Compromise Fundamental Tenets of Orthodox
Christianity
What follows is a comparison/contrast and analysis of several well –known passages as found in major translations such as the KJV, NASB,and NIV as well as these same passages as found in The Messageauthored by Eugene Peterson. Any intellectually honest assessment ofthe following notes leads to the inescapable conclusion that The Message compromises some of the fundamental doctrines of orthodox Christianity.” ♦ –A Brief (and by no means exhaustive) Summary of Passages Contained Within “The Message”
by Eugene Peterson Which Directly Compromise Fundamental Tenets of Orthodox
Christianity–
“It is hard to tell if Blair, who left the Anglican Church in order to convert to Roman Catholicism in 2007, has left any of his New Age beliefs behind. Blair has said that his foundation would not focus on “doctrinal inquiry” or “subsume different faiths in some universal faith of the lowest common denominator.” He told BBC News correspondent Christopher Landau last year, “If globalisation is a force pushing people together, does religion become a force pulling people apart? In the light of what’s going on in the world, they are important themes to explore.” .” ♦ –TONY BLAIR TO LAUNCH FAITH FOUNDATION IN US –
“The foundation’s advisory council of religious leaders includes Rick Warren, powerful founder of the California-based Saddleback church. It attracts congregations of nearly 20,000 and is reportedly one of the largest in the US. Warren, who has addressed the UN and the World Economic Forum in Davos, has been named one of the "15 world leaders who matter most" and one of the "100 most influential people in the world".” ♦ –
Blair courts controversial US pastor Rick Warren in bid to unite faiths Former prime minister builds network of Christian allies as he prepares to launch a religious ‘offensive’ in North America
VERY TRUE WORDS
“How is it possible for the Church to transform society when society rejects the Gospel, classifying it as hate crime? It can’t. Yet to listen to the claims of many post modern Christians, we are about to experience a massive outpouring of Holy Spirit power which will lead to whole communities turning away from crime and being delivered from social ills. Will it be in spite of local authority noise abatement measures, complaints from the local Mosque, and intimidation by the Homosexual community? Apparently so.” ♦ –Transformation and the Illegal Gospel–
OKAYYY
Just in case you were wondering what happened to my blog for a few hours. I was taken down by some Christians who thought it necessary to stop me.
See I am not a change agent and wont meet for coffee and this is a BIG problem for them. My problem is I don’t drink coffee…oh and that their intentions are purely 100% false.
I will write a small article tomorrow called ‘the coffee shop next door’. I knew this cool title would come in use sooner or later.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT and LOVE
If you posted any comments and it did not go through, I ask that you post them again.
This donkey is on the move again…
Deborah (Discerning the World)
Bless you.
Fight the good fight.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of the faith; lay hold of the eternal life to which you were summoned and [for which] you confessed the good confession [of faith] before many witnesses.
And all is aimed at the younger generation. And I notice deepak chopra is there too.
“The Tony Blair Faith Foundation launched a global film competition on Thursday in an effort to increase understanding between people of different faiths.”By gaining insights into the lives of young people across the world this competition has the potential to build bridges across cultural and religious divides,” said the former prime minister of the United Kingdom.The competition is geared toward those who are 25 years old and under. They are being asked to make a short film demonstrating how their faith inspires them.” ♦ –Tony Blair Seeks to Bridge Religious Divides–
Some of the Panel of judges:
Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan. Muslim.
She does not wear the traditional headscarf common or even required by law in some quarters of the Muslim world. “I pray five times a day, I fast, I do all the things that my religion requires me to do,” she said in the in Harper’s Bazaar interview with DePaulo. “But, you know, maybe one day I will wear the veil – I don’t rule it out.” http://www.answers.com/topic/queen-rania-of-jordan
Nik Powell and Globowood:
Nik Powell started Virgin records with Richard Branson. In the eighties he switched to film production, and his sucessful films include The Crying Game, Backbeat and Fever Pitch. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/nclub/stories/s582098.htm
Natalie Portman:
(Hebrew: נטלי פורטמן, born Natalie Hershlag; June 9, 1981) is an Israeli American actress. Her first role came in the 1994 independent film Léon (known in the United States as The Professional). She achieved wider fame after playing Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.[1] Portman, who has said “I’d rather be smart than a movie star,”[2] completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Harvard College while she was working on the Star Wars films.[3]On the concept of the afterlife, she comments: “I don’t believe in that. I believe this is it, and I believe it’s the best way to live.”[10] She has said that she feels more Jewish in Israel and that she would like to raise her children in the Jewish religion: “A priority for me is definitely that I’d like to raise my kids Jewish, but the ultimate thing is to have someone who is a good person and who is a partner.”[63]
Jet Li commented, “The way I interpret the idea behind this festival is that faith doesn’t have to be a separator, but rather, it can unite us. http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100318/tony-blair-seeks-to-bridge-religious-divides/index.html
OK, that has to be the slowest reaction to the most well known ‘secret’ ever. He obviously can’t be too concerned as he carries on following a diabolical religion that likes abusing children and has murdered millions of people throughout history.
“ The new millennium has brought some ominous changes. Last month alone unleashed a flood of anti-Christian plots around the world. All were designed to suppress God’s unchanging truth — an intolerable obstacle to global solidarity. Even “friendly” regimes have joined this war on faith: “There is a growing and intensifying attack on Christians around the world. It is not just confined to the Middle East and Islamic countries.”[1].” ♦ – Global War on Christian Values – Part 1 Unity in an Anti-Christian World? By Berit Kjos – March 13, 2010–
“One thing that the established media can be relied upon for, is being “economical” with the truth, at long last, some reality. This report, confirms what many of us have believed since 2007. Moody, the U.S Based, ratings agency report, highlights the economic problems of the five biggest AAA rated economies, the U.S, Britain, Germany Spain and France, and warns that the implementation of austerity measures could lead to “substantial execution risk” as stimulus is withdrawn.” ♦ –“Social Cohesion” under threat–
“The world’s five biggest AAA-rated states are all at risk of soaring debt costs and will have to implement austerity plans that threaten “social cohnesion”, according to a report on sovereign debt by Moody’s. The US rating agency said the US, the UK, Germany, France, and Spain are walking a tightrope as they try to bring public finances under control without nipping recovery in the bud. It warned of “substantial execution risk” in withdrawal of stimulus.” ♦ –Moody’s fears social unrest as AAA states implement austerity plans–
Positive News !!!
“A little more than a year ago, we reported on a new excavation (directed by the Hebrew University’s Yosef Garfinkel and Saar Ganor) of an imposing Israelite fort on the border with Philistia dating to the late 11th–early tenth century B.C.E., the time of David and Solomon. It was occupied during this period only and was then abandoned (until the Hellenistic period), so there is no question about the dating—and the implications are considerable.” ♦ –Oldest Hebrew Inscription Discovered in Israelite Fort
03.16.2010.16:35–
“The prosperity gospel movement and its teachings, however, present a problem to revival because it confuses people, he noted.Prosperity gospel, as defined by the Lausanne Theology Working Group, is the teaching that “believers have a right to the blessings of health and wealth and that they can obtain these blessings through positive confessions of faith and the ‘sowing of seeds’ through the faithful payments of tithes and offerings”.” ♦ –’Fireproof’ pastor: Prosperity gospel is hindering church revival–
“Een van die grootste aantrekkingskragte ná vandag se saamtrek is die evangelis Angus Buchan, wie se lewensverhaal in die rolprent Faith Like Potatoes uitgebeeld word. Volgens Buchan se woordvoerder en een van vandag se sprekers, die oudpolisieman, Johnny Louw, is sy “geestespa” al sowat ’n week in afsondering om hom vir die saamtrek voor te berei.
“Oom Angus is ’n baie nederige mens en hy wil seker wees dat die boodskap wat hy aan die mense oordra regstreeks van God kom. Daar is 25 mense in sy bidgroep wat help om te bevestig dat die boodskap wat gebring word, vir hier en nou is.”
Buchan se boodskap gaan nie ’n preek wees nie, maar ’n “profetiese boodskap”.” ♦ –55 000 Christene sal stadion vol pak–
Old News just for info.
“In sy boodskap het hy weer verwys na sy hartprobleem van vroeër vanjaar en vertel dat ’n “Moslem-dokter” aan hom gesê het: “Mnr. Buchan, daar is nou niks met jou hart verkeerd nie.”Aan Rapport het Buchan voor die byeenkoms vertel dat aanstaande jaar se Mighty Men-konferensie sy laaste is.
“Maar Suid-Afrika is ’n land van hoop. Ek is hier om te bly. Hier is nog baie werk.”.” ♦ –Weskussers jive vir Jesus, laat Buchan met sweep tuis voel –
This is the new trend: transformation’ists’ who now preach against prosperity gospel. The new Christian socialism fighting the old Christian prosperity. Evil fighting evil for a bigger patch of earth.
“In some people’s minds, church is expected to be flat and unexciting.But an environment where people are so excited that they want to talk about church all the time and create buzz in the community should be the norm for a church, says Andy Stanley, well-known pastor of North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Ga.” ♦ –Stanley Outlines What a ‘Normal’ Church Should Look Like–
We have to get familiar with the word LAUSANNE.The movement is huge.
“Leading up to the highly-anticipated world evangelization conference in Cape Town, mission-minded Christians and leaders from around the world are discussing questions such as how should Christians respond to the prosperity gospel and are all religions true.Ideas and comments shared within the Lausanne Global Conversation will be used to shape Cape Town 2010. After the Congress, the LGC will be used to drive ongoing discussion and collaboration for the global church.” ♦ –Mission-Minded Christians Join Lausanne Chat Room –
“BOSTON — Avatars and Mad Hatters are already performing before American audiences in 3-D, and Shrek is coming soon. Now, a national Catholic television network is throwing priests into the mix.CatholicTV debuted 3-D programs Tuesday in an effort to reach younger people and to make the faith message more vivid. The network posted several 3-D shows on the Internet, released its monthly magazine in 3-D — complete with glasses — and said it will eventually broadcast some programs in 3-D.
CatholicTV’s director, the Rev. Robert Reed, said he’d been planning to introduce 3-D well before the success of James Cameron’s movie “Avatar” or the 3-D “Alice in Wonderland.” ♦ –CatholicTV rolls out shows in 3-D to attract youth–
“A group of black pastors is looking to spread biblical teaching and quash the prosperity gospel teachings that have been proliferating in their churches.Lance Lewis, pastor of Christ Liberation Fellowship in Philadelphia, says the health and wealth gospel is as much a threat to the historic black church as theological liberalism was to the evangelical church in the early part of the 20th century, as reported by By Faith magazine.” ♦ –US pastors seek to quash prosperity gospel in black churches–
“So, there is plenty of silence to go around, but Christian silence is particularly disturbing because Christians are supposed to answer to a higher authority than prevailing opinion. In addition, Christians can’t very well claim ignorance since much of recent Muslim animosity has been directed toward Christians. Here are some recent headlines:.” ♦ –The Silence of the Lambs–
“Demons cast out of Christians are not seen in the scriptures. Neither are they left over from the old life nor new occupants. The scripture absolutely militates against this. We are the temple of God not of both God and the devils emissaries. What a confusion for those involved in binding their own personal demon spirits.God does not sleep on the job, nor has he put his protection in our hands and strength. We are to be strong in the grace of the Lord not be paranoid of the enemy.The consequences of believing one is possessed can certainly be even more devastating than actually being inhabited. The focus than shifts from actually dealing with the problem and taking responsibility for one actions to blaming it on a unseen enemy a demon which is not even there. The lie of having the demon can be just as bad and what one really needs deliverance from is the lie of being inhabited with so called possession. Deliverance ministries are conducted in various forms from personal counseling to group deliverance’s. This consists of people walking around the room and led to people by the spirit speaking to them. They then lay their hands on them and call out the head strongman first and the rest eventually follow. Names such as Leviathan, spirits of anger, jealousy and religious spirits are called out. Ancestral curses are broken also. All these so called demons are listed as works of the flesh that we all are still capable of doing. Deliverance books are written like psychological manuals that claim that if one follows this methodology they will be successful, with the help of the Lord of course. Much of what is derived in these books is from personal experiences which are outside Biblical parameters and certainly not mentioned in Scripture.” ♦ –In Considering Deliverance Ministries & DEMON POSSESSION–
“The Greenpoint Stadium in Cape was packed with 50 000 “Jesus followers” to pray for Cape Town and our nation on 22 March 2010. Dignitaries of all sorts were in attendance while the hat-donned preacher Angus Buchan was the main man. Dr. Dion Forster seems to have played a major part as an organisational facilitator in the event.” ♦ –Cape Town for Jesus 2010–
“Now that Maitreya has stepped forward into the open arena of the world and has appeared several times in full view of the television cameras, we can take stock of what has been achieved so far and, to some extent, interpret the reaction of those who have seen and heard Him…Interviews of this kind will continue to be given around the world, awakening men everywhere to their opportunity to set to rights their life, to create justice and peace by sharing, to see themselves as One, to end forever the competition and greed which for so long has held men back from their destined path to divinity.” ♦ –The Awakening by the Master —, through Benjamin Creme, 9 February 2010–
“Prayer is also about being the answers to your prayers —- social justice and acts of compassion. Touching the heart of God in prayer will also connect you with the Father’s burning passion for the nations. In this sense prayer transforms you to be an instrument of transformation.” ♦ –Cape Town for Jesus–
Is this how christian women are represented? A Warning to Stay away
Elmarie
Those other 4 posts. I’m not going to approve em just yet. Deliverance for me is a big issue in that if I post an article I want to make sure it’s spot on 100% correct. I have saved the links you provided into my notes. I need to, have to write an article on this. In fact since the last week a few urgent thingies have popped into my head that I need to get onto my site urgently.
Ok, Ive seen some disturbing things, but this takes the cake.
Deborah (Discerning the World)
“Those other 4 posts.” That is good with me, Please do the article, waiting patiently.
Yes I was also shocked by this advert of CRC, It is almost as if they are enticing the wrong people from the word go.
You mean hookers? lol And not to preach to them either, but to make them. I’m actually going to post this as a main article. I am just trying to get that other article out…it’s so longgggg but worth ever word.
Yeah and you know my heart just tears up, what does this picture say to the children and young adults. It depicts to all it is ok to dress up like a whore. Remember what Grant told you on seeing At and Nyretta Boshoff in Bloemfontein one day, at a business we service, about his issue with his cell phone, well she was just about dressed like this picture.
What does this say about At Boshoff….
Hellfire Harvest with At Boshoff and it has an age restriction!
“I met Joel Osteen, the phenomenally successful televangelist, referred to by his followers as “America’s voice of hope,” in Midtown Manhattan, at the popular restaurant of his choice, the Redeye Grill.Mr. Osteen, who is at the thriving forefront of the optimistic, anti-Calvinist “prosperity gospel”—with its emphasis on success and happiness—is a boyish 46, a likable man, gregarious and trusting. “I’m not a fancy eater,” he explained in his southern accent as we scanned the huge menu.” ♦ –Out to Lunch
Minister of Finance
Spreading the “prosperity gospel,” televangelist Joel Osteen is his own case in point, with best-selling books, a global audience, and America’s largest church.–
Now I kinda like the froggy only in this story..lol The rest of the story is a lie.
“Researchers believe they have found evidence of real natural disasters on which the ten plagues of Egypt, which led to Moses freeing the Israelites from slavery in the Book of Exodus in the Bible, were based.But rather than explaining them as the wrathful act of a vengeful God, the scientists claim the plagues can be attributed to a chain of natural phenomena triggered by changes in the climate and environmental disasters that happened hundreds of miles away.The cause of the final plague, the death of the first borns of Egypt, has been suggested as being caused by a fungus that may have poisoned the grain supplies, of which male first born would have had first pickings and so been first to fall victim.” ♦ –
Biblical plagues really happened say scientists
The Biblical plagues that devastated Ancient Egypt in the Old Testament were the result of global warming and a volcanic eruption, scientists have claimed.
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“The Smithsonian has a new human origins exhibit, “What does it mean to be human?” specially targeted at swaying student visitors who might doubt Darwinian evolution.The most amusing part of the exhibit proudly explains that evolution predicted we’d lack evidence for evolution; that’s how we know it’s true!That’s right, this is how the nation’s most prestigious natural history museum presents evolution: evolution predicts that evolution is supported both when we do and when we don’t find confirming fossil evidence. Consider the following from the educator’s guide:
.” ♦ –Smithsonian’s New Human Origins Exhibit Targets Students Who Doubt Darwinism–
“LONDON — Former Prime Minister Tony Blair made a dramatic pre-election return to domestic British politics Tuesday with an attack on the policies of David Cameron, the smooth young Conservative leader sometimes nicknamed “Tory Blair.”Blair’s return, weeks before a national election, came in a speech urging voters to give his Labour Party a fourth term in office.”In uncertain times, there’s a lot to be said for certain leadership,” Blair said, dismissing the Conservative campaign slogan “vote for change” as “the most vacuous slogan in politics.”.” ♦ –Former PM Tony Blair returns to campaign trail By JILL LAWLESS (AP) – 2 hours ago–
“Matthew 8:24-27And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
James Kirkup is right – despite the orange glow, there was something bilblical about Tony Blair’s return to British politics. Just read this part of his speech:All round the globe, in Cabinets, in boardrooms, at work places such a debate is happening about how best to proceed. We cannot understate the pain some people have gone through as a consequence of the global crisis or the insecurity they now face. For many young people and equally young families or people whose livelihoods have been badly hit, the anxiety has not abated, it continues. What we can say is compared to the fear of what might have been, we have emerged better than virtually any predicted. Hard decisions lie ahead undoubtedly. But though the sea is still rough, the storm has subsided.The question is, who will captain Labour’s ship?.” ♦ –Tony Blair plays Labour’s Saviour: ‘The sea is still rough, the storm has subsided’ –
“I’ve got good news and bad news and good news. First, the good news: GOD IS IN CONTROL! A link to this beautifully encouraging and challenging song was emailed to Jan recently. And we all need this encouragement after being so demoralized in the last week — not to mention the last couple of years. Our Heavenly Father absolutely knows what is happening to us, and He has it well in hand.
Now I’ve got some bad news — although I have to say I don’t really see it as totally bad news because of my perspective on it: I am convinced we are watching the set-up for what’s known as the Tribulation.” ♦ –It’s a Set-Up!
by Heidi Swander
http://www.olivetreeviews.org
March 30, 2010–
I pray this man’s eyes to open before he gets to MMC and see what he is supporting.
“Blase op sy voete en oorweldigende vriendelikheid van vreemdelinge langs die pad – dis wat die eerste dag van ds. Dawie Liebenberg se kruistog Greytown toe opgelewer het.
Liebenberg (53), predikant van die NG gemeente Danie Theron in Eikenhof in die suide van Johannesburg, het eergister met ’n groot houtkruis oor die skouer in die pad geval.
Hy mik om op 13 April, drie dae voor die begin van die Mighty Men- konferensie op Shalom, die Buchan-plaas buite Greytown, aan te kom.” ♦ –Kruistog is een van hoop–
I have spend quite some time yesterday and today reading so many of your posts.
The number of false teachings/ministries are so many, I don’t know by when I will be able to read all of it.
Do you perhaps have a “safe-list” of ministries/teachings that one can trust and/or attend in the meantime? (specifically in the Pretoria area)
I see David Pawson is visiting SA, is it safe to attend?
Warmest regards and blessings!
Global Warming? Ok, now that takes the cake.
PS, when are we having the day where we are supposed to turn all our lights off for 1 hour? I plan on putting all mine on.
Arnold
Pick up your bible dude. That’s the safest!! I will check out David Pawson. There are so many guys out there, you gotta go and read up to see who they are and what they believe. For now just stay at home lol.
Thanks for the reply, I distanced myself from traditional church attandance more than two years ago, and am concentrating on scripture and my personal relationship. I just want to check that I understand your comment correctly. Do I make the correct assumption that after all your reading and research you have yet to find a “safe” teacher/ministry/church in Pretoria that you can recommend to someone? I never thought that it was that serious of a problem. Gauteng or any other province maybe?
Arnold,
Well I don’t live Pretoria. You can try Jacob Prasch ministry they are in Waverly JHB I think. There is the Honeyridge baptist church in Randburg somewhere that I think might still be ok. Just checked the website, looks a bit PD to me. I know at one stage they were having iron-men meetings during the time Angus was doing his MMC thing. I used to recommend people go to Grace Church (MacArthur’s church plant) in Pretoria, but now I don’t recommend it. If you chose to go to any church (one that seems ok that is), just put on your neon flashing radar feelers. Listen to what’s being preached, listen to the Holy Spirit and walk away from another lesson learnt in the new lies preached at church.
Ask Elmarie she will be able to give you a heads-up on apostasy state of Pretoria. I think last time I checked with her, it was not good.
“During the 1970’s and 1980’s the Geneva-based World Council of Churches (WCC), to which hundreds of Protestant and Orthodox communions belonged, routinely espoused pro-Soviet and anti-Western stances. It even funded Marxist guerrilla groups. Critics assumed that the WCC was simply naively captive to Liberation Theology, which tried to exchange salvation for class warfare and revolution.But a new book by a Bulgarian author reveals that the KGB and its Bulgarian intelligence affiliate exploited the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for direct influence on the WCC and the Conference of European Churches. In “Between Faith and Compromise,” Bulgarian historian Momchil Metodiev chronicles how the Soviets and their Bulgarian proxies employed the Bulgarian Orthodox and WCC to promote Soviet strategic goals globally.” ♦ –World Council of Churches: The KGB Connection–
“Over at his Zondervan author’s profile we’re informed that Doug Fields is:Founder of Simply Youth Ministry, Doug Fields has been in youth ministry since 1979 and is currently on staff at Saddleback Church in southern California. He’s the director of Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, and the author of more than 40 books, including the bestsellers Speaking to Teenagers and Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry.
(Online source)In addition to being on staff as a teaching pastor at the Saddleback Church (SC) of Rick Warren—which is aligned with the Southern Baptist Convention—we find out Fields is also author of the book Purpose Driven Youth Ministry of which Warren himself contributes the foreword. At Amazon.com we read:From the youth pastor of Saddleback Church–a revolutionary approach to building a self-sustaining youth ministry. What The Purpose-Driven Church has done for pastoral ministry, this book is about to do for youth ministry. Doug Fields, the youth pastor at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, reveals the foundations for a powerful, Purpose-Driven? Youth Ministry (PDYM)… This book captures the sweep of Fields’ experience and vision. (Online source).” ♦ –SADDLEBACK CHURCH PASTORS USING ROB BELL TEACHINGS–
Thank You Cecilia
“New Calvinism draws legions to the sermons of preachers like John Piper of the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. Here at CHBC, the pews and even rooms in the basement are filled each Sunday, mostly with young professionals. Since senior pastor Mark Dever brought Calvinist preaching here 16 years ago, the church has grown sevenfold. Today it is bursting at the stained-glass windows.Yet the movement’s biggest impact may not be in the pews. It’s in publishing circles and on Christian blogs, in divinity schools and at conferences like “Together for the Gospel,” where the rock stars of Reformed theology explore such topics as “The Sinner Neither Able Nor Willing: The Doctrine of Absolute Inability.”"There is a very clear resurgence of Calvinism,” says Steven Lemke, provost and a professor at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.” ♦ –Christian faith: Calvinism is back In America’s Christian faith, a surprising comeback of rock-ribbed Calvinism is challenging the Jesus-is-your-buddy gospel of modern evangelism.–
Yes,there seems to be a resurgence of Calvinism. As I am struggling to get a clearer understanding of this doctrine…I am left perplexed to the point of depression. Three of my friends have recently revealed that they are Calvinist.
Does anyone have a theory as to why this resurgence? We know that satan is involved. However, I also believe that my friends are christians, yet, I did not fall into this trap
and, they have become ensnared.
As a christian, I witness to others believing John 3:16 , and other Bible passages relating to forgiveness to the world, of ALL who believe,confess and repent. This changes everything! This may be rudimentary to most that are familiar with Calvinism, but I am just getting acquainted. Thank GOD, I was SAVED before I really knew much about it.
Bloomie
I was going to reply to you last night about this but didn’t get around to it. Go read this article, especially the comments. http://www.discerningtheworld.com/2010/03/13/john-macarthur-i-pray-this-is-not-true/
The problem is predestination and thinking one is chosen by God to be saved. You have the chosen and the never to be chosen. You can go your whole life trying to be a saint only to find out in the end you were not on the list. Terrible.
So what has happened is that people who are coming out of the Emerging church and people coming out of the Word of Faith movement are now looking toward Calvinism as it sounds extremely biblical but the message of predestination is what actually changes the entire basis of this ‘gospel’ and makes it actually a very terrible message.
Calvinism never removed itself from some of the horrible ideas in the Roman Catholic church. You can also read this article. http://www.discerningtheworld.com/category/reprobate-without-hope-of-salvation/
Thanks for the information Deborah.
Two of my friends recently left the Vineyard Church Movement….and gravitated to Calvinism. When we last got togather, I gave them a CD that I got from the Berean Call on what Reformed Theology was all about.I also know that my friends husband loves the Mcarthur Bible.
Ironically, it was after accepting an invitationn to visit the Vineyard Church they were attending last year, at about this time (Easter)That my heart was heavy with concern for both friends and their lack of spiritual discernment…I expressed this to both of them over Easter dinner in a loving way.
My family and I went on vacation the following day,but I couldn’t relax and enjoy myself having just discovered that both of my friends were in a circus church.(Did I mention there was an adult dressed as an Easter Bunny greeting everyone.) My GOD,who is faithful heard my cries and prayers for my friends and he answered speedily. Shortly after our vacation, my friend called and said she had left the Vineyard Church…Thank GoD! . Now,after that unpleasant experience ,another vile experience is about to unfold, because their new church embraces the Calvinist Doctrine…I don’t think they have totally embraced it yet..Please help me in my prayers for them.
I will read all of the links that was sent…My family and I are off on vacation. (Yes, I am crying for my friends on this vacationn also.)
Keep up the great work Deborah….Does it sometimes feel as if you’re being worn down by all of the deception?
Bloomie
>> Does it sometimes feel as if you’re being worn down by all of the deception?
All the time, all the time :( I am only human :(
Daniel 7:25
‘He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.
Daniel 11:36
“Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he will prosper until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done.
Helooo Bob we need a new month of April page. Many thanks.
“Cape Town – Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging leader Eugene Terre’Blanche was murdered on his Ventersdorp farm in the North West on Saturday evening.According to the AWB’s André Visagie, Terre’Blanche was beaten to death with pipes and pangas on his farm Villanna (meaning ‘the home of Anna’).
His body was found at about 18:00. According to a report on Fromtheold.com, Terre’Blanche was apparently still alive when police got to him but later died.He was asleep at the time of the attack.” ♦ –Eugene Terre’Blanche murdered
2010-04-03 23:02 –
“The movement has made for some unlikely bedfellows, such as an emerging think tank for Jews and Mormons in Salt Lake City.It involves unlikely alliances, such as when one of the most conservative Christian pro-life groups staged a news conference on Capitol Hill in September applauding a Muslim prayer service on the Mall.It involves unlikely allies, such as leading Christian “emergent” leader Brian McLaren, who was roundly criticized during Ramadan last year when he fasted the entire month out of solidarity with Muslims.” ♦ –Interfaith movement gains new strength–
This is what South Africans get fed. From the Dr. Rev. Guillaume Smit Dutch Reformed Church in response to the uh inconveniently timed eh seize to be alive Eugene Terre’Blanche:
We? Do ‘we’ still bother with the Ten Commandments?
Sorry, I do not link to where porn links were posted.
“The Belhar Confession will join the RCA’s historic confessions as a standard of unity. A two-thirds majority of the RCA’s 46 classes have voted to ratify adoption of the confession, which General Synod 2009 voted to add as a fourth standard of unity.” ♦ –Classes Affirm Belhar Confession–
“If you’ve read Brian McLaren’s books, Everything Must Change, The Secret Message of Jesus and A New Kind of Christianity, then you know that Brian McLaren is advocating a new global economy that is a ‘synthesis’ between the current Capitalist free market and Marxism. To the American ear this sounds just like Marxism.” ♦ –Socialism Comes in Another Color–
“A form of relativism that holds that any belief that is useful is true and any truth that is inconvenient is necessarily untrue.” ♦ –The Brutal Truth About Pragmatism–
“Projection Alert: here the head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad says that Israel has imperialist designs upon the whole Islamic world, when actually it is Islam, not Israel, that has a program for conquest and transformation of society in its own image. Don’t believe me. Take it from Majid Khadduri, an Iraqi scholar of Islamic law of international renown. ” ♦ –Islamic Jihad top dog warns that Israel wants to annex and “Judaize” Mecca and Medina–
“You’ve already forgotten just a bit, haven’t you? That is, forgotten the details? You remember that about 600 people were killed in north-central Nigeria – was it a week ago? Or two weeks? Or three weeks? It’s hard to remember — when Muslims of the Fulani tribe surrounded Christian villages at night, where there were mostly women and children, and set fire to their houses, and then with machetes killed them, while the Muslim-officered army and police did nothing to prevent it.” ♦ –Fitzgerald: That “Communal Violence” In Nigeria, That “Civil War” In the Sudan–
“Wolfgang Münchau in The Financial Times seems to be ruling out any possibility of fiscal union in the eurozone. That, he seems to be saying, will lead to a “terminal crisis” and the collapse of the euro. I am not sure he’s right – given that I’ve understood him properly. He could well be underestimating the sheer determination of the “colleagues” to pursue their integration agenda. The prospect of a “terminal crisis” is precisely the type of beneficial crisis which gives them their power.” ♦ –A train wreck coming–
“Addressing then the supine response of the Christians in this country, large numbers of whom intend to go out on polling day and vote “Conservative” (or even Labour), Warner notes that they have not made the connection between their supine support of their persecutors and the escalating crusade against their religion.” ♦ –Organised hypocrisy–
“Jonathan Leake in The Sunday Times picks up on the news that the size of the Arctic ice cap has increased sharply to levels not seen since 2001, putting the ice extent two days ago almost at the average level for 1979-2000. Given the enthusiasm the media have shown for reporting Armageddon claims about the retreat of the ice, it is significant that his is the only such report in today’s batch of newspapers – although The Daily Mail covered it briefly yesterday.” ♦ –A “death spiral” for warmists–
“In this ongoing Herescope series Preparations for Suffering we must pause for a sober look at the current evangelical madness which is rushing headlong into open idolatry. Pastor Larry DeBruyn has just published an article on T.D. Jakes, which reveals a new twist on his heretical teachings, “Eroticizing the Eucharist: T.D. Jakes and Communion at ‘A Table Set for Two.’”” ♦ –Emerging Evangelical Idolatry –
“U.S. evangelist Shawn Holes, 47, was preaching in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 18 when he was arrested and detained overnight in a police cell. Police later charged him with breaching the peace and told him to pay the fine on the grounds that his remarks were “homophobic” and had been “aggravated by religious prejudice.”” ♦ –U.S. Preacher Fined for Calling Homosexuality a Sin–
“An American street preacher has been arrested and fined £1000 in Glasgow for telling passersby, in answer to a direct question, that homosexual activity is a sin. Shawn Holes was kept in jail overnight on March 18, and in the morning pled guilty to charges that he had made “homophobic remarks…aggravated by religious prejudice,” reports Hilary White,.” ♦ –American arrested in Britain for declaring homosexuality is sin–
AlJazeeraEnglish
April 5, 2010
“Eugene Terreblanche, the South African white supremacist leader, has been killed on his farm in the country’s northwest.The man whose very name spoke of the apartheid era – it translates as white earth – was one of the country’s most polarising figures.” ♦ –South Africa’s Nazi-inspired leader killed –
The Loyalness of our four footed friends. A happy story Video clip.
“The Army canine has been hailed a hero after he detected a booby-trapped Taliban bomb factory.A trained dog can track down explosives by smell and these unique skills are proving vital for troops in spotting roadside bombs.Chocolat the Belgian Shepherd sniffed out enough explosives to make 10 deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a routine search of a bazaar.His handler Private Steve Purdy said Chocolat’s behaviour made him realise that bomb-making equipment was hidden in the shop.” ♦ –Hero Army Dog Sniffs Out A Bomb Factory–
“Tony Blair waged an extraordinary two-year battle to keep secret a lucrative deal with a multinational oil giant which has extensive interests in Iraq.The former Prime Minister tried to keep the public in the dark over his dealings with South Korean oil firm UI Energy Corporation.Mr Blair – who has made at least £20million since leaving Downing Street in June 2007 – also went to great efforts to keep hidden a £1million deal advising the ruling royal family in Iraq’s neighbour Kuwait.” ♦ –Blair’s fight to keep his oil cash secret: Former PM’s deals are revealed as his earnings since 2007 reach £20million–
“When older people ask me nowadays why we stopped reading Exodus 20 in church on Sundays, I just ask them to recite the Ten Commandments right there on the spot. Up to date nobody could do this, in spite of hearing this very text 52 times a year for 20-30 years! Little effect, I say!” ♦ –That song–
“Ons het so pas die afgelope naweek die dood en opstanding van ons Here Jesus Christus herdenk. Maar wat beteken dit vir ons in ons alledaagse lewe? Hoe raak dit ons daaglikse lewe? Dit is sekerlik goed om sy dood en opstanding jaarliks te vier maar as dit nie in ons lewens uitkristaliseer nie, beteken dit net mooi niks nie. Die vraag is: Hoe moet Jesus Christus se dood en opstanding in ons lewens uitkristaliseer?” ♦ –Gebrokenheid–
“The International Air Transport Association has sharply criticised European governments for their “lack of leadership” in handling the closures of the Continent’s airspace. This is relayed to us via The New York Times, which cites Giovanni Bisignani, IATA director general and chief executive. He says: “We are far enough into this crisis to express our dissatisfaction on how governments have managed it, with no risk assessment, no consultation and no leadership.”” ♦ –Asleep on the job–
“EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas is feeling the pressure, declaring that the current situation of air travel chaos in Europe is “not sustainable”, while British ministers are openly stating that EU ministers must review the rules. And therein lie the clues that we are not entirely our own masters on this. The plan we are working to comes within the EU’s “single sky” framework and is dictated by Eurocontrol, on the back of IACO guidelines.” ♦ –Not our own masters–
“A bomb has exploded outside a cricket stadium in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, police say. At least eight people were injured in the explosion. The blast happened shortly before the start of an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match. Police say the device was hidden in the perimeter wall. ” ♦ –Bomb strikes IPL cricket match in Bangalore, police say –