The MAN who would be KING

In the following 4 page article you will get a chance to meet the man Jesus H Christ........

http://www.houstonpress.com/2006-11-30/news/this-man-thinks-he-s-jesus-h-christ/

I really don't want to focus too much on this guy and his "ministry" Growing in Grace, they have both been pretty much exposed as a cult. I do however want to expose a classic tactic of our real enemy, Satan.

In warfare down through the ages a "diversion" ( see #5 below ) is a tactic used to keep your enemy guessing about a particular maneuver so that you can execute your plans in an easier way.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
di·ver·sion /dɪˈvɜrʒən, -ʃən, daɪ-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[di-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn, dahy-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course or purpose: a diversion of industry into the war effort.
2. a channel made to divert the flow of water from one course to another or to direct the flow of water draining from a piece of ground.
3. British. a detour on a highway or road.
4. distraction from business, care, etc.; recreation; amusement; a pastime: Movies are his favorite diversion.
5. Military. a feint intended to draw off attention from the point of main attack.

My point is this; by putting people "out there" like this Jesus H Christ...........people of a greater danger;

Rick Warren
Benny Hinn
Joel Osteen
and a myriad of others ( see Slice of Laodicea Crosstalk)

find it easier to "mislead & deceive" the whole world.

Matt 24:4 And Jesus answered and said to them, "See to it that no one misleads you.
1 John 3:7 Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;

An interesting and critical side point is this; both of the words "mislead & deceives" are preceded by an important, and pointed, phrase......."see to it" and "make sure". Jesus and John are putting the ball back in our court. People are misled & deceived into following some of these people because they are not paying attention to the Spirit's guidance in the Word of God...........or they are just too stinkin busy. We are warned 8 times in the NT to "be on the alert..........we best heed the warning.

1 Pet 5:8 Be of sober {spirit,} be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Thus saith OBAMA

OHHHHHH............this is good!

Check out this little story I found on the Drudge Report this morning, here is an expert........

"Getting ready to talk to you today, I recall what Jesus said at the end of the Sermon on the Mount," Obama said at New Orleans' First Emmanuel Baptist Church. "He said, whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock."
"The rains descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. But it did not fall, because it was founded on the rock," he continued.
That rock, he said, was a principal of brotherhood exemplified by the church during Hurricane Katrina — but not the federal government.

Wow.............I've always thought that "THE ROCK" was Jesus......I guess Obama has gotten some "new revelation", probably from that "not-a-madrassa" school he attended in "peace-loving" Islamic Indonesia. Also, you really have to wonder which Jesus the First Emmanuel Baptist Church of New Orleans is following..........I don't think it's the same Jesus the scriptures speak of. The last thing we also need to remember is; this is the same Obama that heretic Rick Warren had in his pulpit at Saddleback Church (click here for full story)

You go ahead and start "connecting the dots".

Stay on the alert.......it's only going to get worse.

More on.........Follow the $$$$

I awoke this morning with this whole "Ted" thing on my mind and immediately asked in prayer "what's up?". As I was praying I was "encouraged" to re-read the story about this travesty; Disgraced Pastor Ted. I believe my purpose for re-reading this was for the purpose of exposing something beyond the "motives & intentions of the man's heart". I was immediately grieved over the hundreds and perhaps thousands of people who, with all good intentions, are going to help this man continue to "go forth in ministry". This is a classic case of cheapening the gospel to mold and conform to the desires of man. It is something that has been "in the works" for a while now. Amy Grant is another example of this. All the while as she is sleeping with another woman's husband and eventually causing the divorce, then, marrying this guy and saying "it was a God inspired soul mate thing...........she was having a "ministry" to young people in The Barn. She sang a song years ago about "are you livin in an old man's trouble, are you listenin to the father of lies? If you are then you're headin for trouble, if you listen too long you'll eventually DIE". My question is; why didn't she listen to the words of her own song, what did she instill in the hearts of these young people.............which Jesus did she encourage them to give themselves to? You can ask the same questions of Ted...........what is he telling all these who will support him about the "Jesus" he serves..............which Jesus is he talking about. And, what will be the future walk of all these who "listen to the father of lies".

Think about it................

Follow the $$$$$$$$$$$$$

What was it that our brother Paul said?

Oh, I remember..........

1 Tim 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Paul starts out the paragraph instructing his student, Timothy, in the things to look out for among people who do not hold to the same doctrines and sound words. He ends the paragraph with the "love of money thing". What is so interesting, if you read this in context, is that he starts out the next paragraph with some very strong words.......

1 Tim 6:11 ¶ But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance {and} gentleness

I found the following article tucked away in Fox News, I had wondered what had happened to "good ole Ted". Seems like you can pretty much do whatever you like, be a bit repentant, and make a few bucks off the deal. The part I can't stomach is asking the body of Christ to "support" you so you can continue to live a rather "comfortable" lifestyle, go back to school for a degree, and then launch out into a whole new "ministry"...............Wow.......that's really something. Click on the following link and take a look at this apostate church that is alive and well in the good ole US of A.

Disgraced Pastor Ted Haggard Asks Supporters for Cash

What really bothers me about this is that it was found in a secular news service (AP)................wonder where all the so-called "Christian" news services will put this story........if the even mention it at all.

Watch your worship

I want to return to this topic of bringing worldly practices into the whole realm of worshipping Jesus Christ all for the purpose of incitement into a "decision" for a Jesus, but not the true Jesus. In one of the seminars I do on Spiritual Warfare I cover a section on "knowing your enemy's tactics" as commanded in scripture. Before Satan was cast to earth he was Lucifer, a very powerful angel created by God to be in charge of the worship of God. He knows exactly how to divert this "worship" away from the true Jesus to a false, worldly Jesus that has no power to redeem a lost soul......but to damn it to hell.......that's his plan......and he is very good at his trade. He has also enlisted many pseudo-evangelists to help him in his efforts........many of whom are unaware that they are doing so.......they just want to get young people "into church any way possible". I have a very interesting article by Dr. Roy Hargrave entitled "An Idol Called Evangelism" that speaks of this dangerous trend of "a decision at all cost". If you are interested in reading this short periodical, send me an E-mail requesting it; cppinstitute@alltel.net .

Please take a few minutes and read the following post by Ken Silva of Apprising Ministries. For those of you who have young adults who are searching out there own relationship with Jesus Christ, or know of a young person in this state, please watch the short video clip at the end of Ken's article...........it will send chills up your spine. Now you have to remember......this "suggestion" is not coming from a "good church-goin prude" who grew up totally sheltered from anything...........I was (before Christ) a hard partying, wild, unrepentant fool who should have been dead many times.......or at the least, in prison. If it wasn't for the grace of God and a very blunt individual who put his finger in my chest and said; "you're goin to hell boy", I wouldn't be commenting on this today. And, whatever you do......WATCH YOUR WORSHIP!

KEN SILVA'S COMMENTARY LINK: http://www.apprising.org/archives/2007/08/perry_noble_a_d.html

Another critique of The Purpose Driven Church

Saints:

Early this morning as I was listening to a teaching on the Feast of Tabernacles I was reminded again of the vast difference there is in real biblical truth and the pseudo truth being blasted upon the unsuspecting church today. I thought of the hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting Christians that are sitting under false teaching this very morning and I was deeply grieved in my spirit. My prayer is the same as William Tyndale's "Lord Jesus, OPEN THE EYES........"

I found yet another critique of Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Church on the www.webtruth.org website and felt compelled to share it on this blog. Please, please, please, take a few minutes out of your busy "church" day and give it a read.

http://www.webtruth.org/articles/church-issues-30/the-purpose-driven-church-(a-critique)-59.html

Here is also an interesting quote off the Moriel Ministries website www.moriel.org .

Purpose Driven Church
Consider these two facts:
1. The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren has sold over 1 million copies in 20 languages and is a standard textbook in hundreds of Bible Colleges.
2. Over 400,000 pastors from 162 countries have been trained under Rick Warren's church growth seminar material. Is it any wonder that Warren calls his philosophy a "stealth movement flying beneath the radar that's changing literally thousands of churches around the world"? Yet despite the incredible popularity of Rick Warren and others like him, there are numerous serious problems with the church growth movement.

I think the thing that disturbed me the most was the part where it is stated that this book is the standard textbook in hundreds of Bible Colleges. Please be willing to "go against the flow" and warn your friends and family about this most sinister "scheme" of the enemy "within the camp".

By the way......the reason that over 400,000 pastors in 162 countries are being trained under this man...........Satan's goal is to deceive the whole world.......not just the American "sleeping" church.

Warren's P.E.A.C.E. plan will be my next target.

Apostasy's Entertainment factor

Saints:

I would HIGHLY recommend that you spend 53 minutes and listen to the Friday broadcast of Crosstalk America http://www.crosstalkamerica.com/ entitled "Entertainment Driven Christianity". According to the apostle/prophet Paul, the apostate church will be a church that is primarily an "entertainment driven church";

2 Timothy 4:2-4 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. (emphasis added by author)

As you listen to this you can get an idea of the depth of true Christianity your personal "church going experience" has been. One of the tests you can give to your church's practices is to see how much of the focus is inward rather than outward. How many of the "programs" focus on the needs of the body within the walls vs. the world's need of salvation outside the walls. Now, I am not saying that everything should focus outside, we most definitely need more true discipleship training (not church practice training)...........but I am sure you can come up with some kind of percentage to see the church's spiritual health. One thing to remember, the apostate church will rise quickly because many Christians will hide their heads in the sand and not expose anything for the sake of not wanting to cause a division. Tolerance is really a very nasty word.....especially within Christianity. We serve a very in-tolerant Savior & Lord.....and the Bible is one of the most in-tolerant books ever written.

What to expect

Saints:

As you read the full article linked to World Net Daily below, please realize that this very thing will be the S.O.P. of Cultural Chrisitans, they will do anything to save themselves from any persecution. They will also be willing to compromise the gospel of Jesus Christ to save what they have accumulated. This accumlated "stuff" has become a god in itself becuase of the "Prosperity Movement" that many Cultural Christians have fallen for. Jesus was emphatic when he said "see to it that no one misleads you" (Matthew 24:4), and Paul in the same way with the Thessalonians, "let no one in any way deceive you"(2 Thes. 2:3). This last word "deceive" gives the implacation of being throughly & utterly CONNED. Keep alert as things progress into this apostasy. By the way...........Allah is not another name for the God of Abaham, Issac, Jacob & Jesus.........it is a name of a satanic spirit.

TESTING THE FAITH Bishop urges Christians to call God 'Allah' Catholic leader believes it would help ease tensions between religions.

To read the full aticle click on this link: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticles/article57178.html

Initial Apostasy posting

This blog will be strictly commentary on the apostasy taking place in the 21st Century church.