It seems some from the realm of Jesus based churches have stepped up their response to this growing cancer in our midst, but I think far too many people frankly feel rude if they do say something. These are seemingly good, nice men. But really? I don't think this can be true, they are leading generations of young people right into the toilet, one QUESTION at a time. Is Jesus really the only way to get to heaven? (bell) If you take away the virgin birth, what have you really lost? (bell) The Bible isn't an inspired text, its just a cultural commentary that doesn't all fit our culture. (bell) To a man who teaches at a liberal seminary in Seattle, Mars Hill Graduate School, who had his students take communion, YES COMMUNION, from a MUSLIM CLERIC, yes, do I need to repeat it? (McClaren) Do I need to add that this week he is fasting with the muslims during ramadan? (mcclaren) They question whether homosexuality is a sin, why? The Bible speaks to this. They question whether or not Jesus is the only way to heaven, why? The Bible speaks to this.
I think the only way you can pull this off is to put doubt into the minds of our children as to the inspired nature of the Bible. If you can pull that off, then the rest is easy. Take a Holy Document, make it human and then place it into the context of CULTURE. Our culture isn't theirs they say, our culture is thousands of years older they say, we are in a post-modern culture they say, the Bible isn't totally applicable to use anymore, so now we get to pick and choose what we believe from it. APOSTATES! The drool from their wolf fangs drip out under the kind little sheep's face that they show all of us. This is not about mega-churches for them, its about polluting Truth to make it "truth", its about taking Holiness and making it relative, its about taking the divine and making it human, its about taking words of Life and twisting it just slightly to make it death in disguise.
The first "person" to try this method did so successfully and pulled it off many, many years ago. The use of question, the use of "dialogue", the invitation to "wrestle", the charge to continue the "conversation", all used once. The question about what is widely known as Truth is sometimes veiled in an "invitation to dialogue" or "to wrestle", but why wrestle with things that are known to be BIBLICALLY TRUE? There is always an agenda hidden in the emergent church's dialogue, just like when Satan said in the garden, "surely this day you will not die?" He used the same device, a question of God's Ultimate Truth, to bring all of humanity into sin. His invitation seemed to be good, but lead to death. He didn't rage at God to Adam and Eve, he simply questioned God's Truth. This is the emergent church, simply questioning God's Truth for the sake of dialogue.
Bell was quoted in an interview along with his wife that they didn't believe the Bible was a Holy inspired text, how can so many people be reading books from this guy? His invitation is just the same as Satan's, death. Bell doesn't deny Jesus, he just slightly twists Jesus to make him NOT JESUS, so when he offers "him", its not really Him. McClaren is a full on apostate as well, inviting a Muslim Cleric to give communion, this is nothing short of Apostasy! Jesus himself gave instruction on how to give communion, why, and what it signifies. Who is McClaren to change this, pervert this? To dirty this beautiful symbol of the cross?
Be careful those who have read the lies within the pages of these men's books, and others who are coming out of the emergent church movement. They are wolves, apostates, men who would deny Truth so that they can deal out "truth", a post-modern compromise for political correctness and tolerance. Satan invited Adam and Eve to question Truth and said that God didn't want them to "know what He knows"...he invited them to death, but also to be "gods", to be able to create their own "truth" so that they could act as they wished. This is the heart of the liberal emergent church movement, we are all miniature "gods" who get to co-lead with God to create something.....no offense, I lose my car keys twice a week, what can I do to co-lead with God? He DOESNT NEED ME OR YOU, HE WORKS THROUGH me and you, we are not CO-LEADERS, CO-GODS or CO-ANYTHING, we are to be Truth filled, broken vessels that He chooses to use or not. Culture does not bind God, He isn't SUDDENLY irrelevant, HE IS GOD, to be sold on the fact that because we live in a post-modern culture that God is in need of our help is crazy, dangerous and is laden with agenda. A Holy God that is in need of our marketing efforts is a truly WEAK GOD, this scares me if this is the True God that I've always served, that He has failed to anticipate a post-modern culture and has become bound by it so severely that He is in need of me. I am not a god or a God, and can certainly recognize that He is, but not true for many emergents, be careful sheep, be careful, there are those in this pen who do not know His voice and question His Truth, look for teeth my friends, look for teeth.
So well said Mike. Thank you for making their heresy known. Please continue to tell the truth no matter what. People need to know this. It was Satan in the garden that said "...hath God really said?" and it's these leaders today among others that are continuing to say that same thing.
ReplyDeleteMichael, it is true as you have stated. And as you have stated, questioning the validity of the Bible is the key to confusing the sheep regarding the precepts and commandments of God.
ReplyDeleteWe must make sure that foundation is secure, without doubt. Christians need to educate themselves regarding the accusations the wolves in sheep's clothing are making. We have to have it settled in our hearts that the Word of God is TRUTH and there is no other truth. Once that is forever settled in our hearts, we need to study to know exactly what the Word teaches regarding the issues of life. It becomes like breathing once we have received TRUTH and allow the Holy Spirit to speak it through us.
We are told in the Word to be prepared to defend what we believe. We do not have to engage this culture in debate and strive for the 'kill' or 'close the deal' as some teach. If we will lift Jesus up.....He will do the marketing. Ours is just to obey.
very timely! i was just introduced to bell last night. thank u for this!
ReplyDeleteMarci, thanks and I'm glad the timing worked out. I think you are solid, but when reading things from Bell and Mclaren you never know what might enter your heart and not come out!
ReplyDeleteRachel, you are always inspiring and encouraging, thanks and thanks to your hubs.
Onassignment, you my friend are so solid, I'm glad we are warriors out here together.