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For the benefit of those who have not yet heard of the
Hegelian Dialectic, let me briefly run through it as
taught by Authority Research Center president, Dean
Gotcher. The Hegelian Dialectic or "Consensus
Process" is a 200 year-old, three-step process of
"thesis, antithesis and synthesis", developed
in the late 1700's by a German named Georg William
Friedreich Hegel that results in what we now know as
"group-think". It is a system Dean calls
"Praxis" that Socialists have used for
centuries to seduce, seize and control mass populations
without warfare. It is also in full operation here in
the United States under such names as: "Outcome
Based Education", "Goals 2000",
"Sustainable Development", "School To
Work", "DARE" and many more. It's all
about embracing "tolerance, diversity and
unity" for The New World Order. To put it in
layman's terms, it's brainwashing.
Here's how it works: A group gathers, and has agreed
beforehand that each in attendance will ultimately
surrender his or her own personal position on any given
issue to the will or "consensus" of the group
after *processing to consensus* through dialog. In a
Christian setting, the presupposition is that the
group's will determines "the will of God". The
group's "facilitator", whoever that may be,
mediates between sides, be they "good and
evil", "for and against",
"republican and democrat", "liberal and
conservative", etc., whatever the case may be,
often instigating heated confrontations between the
opposing sides for the purpose of suggesting compromise
as the perfect solution to restore and maintain the
peace and the relationships of everyone involved.
The resulting outcome or *consensus* is then
re-introduced if necessary, at the next meeting for more
"Praxis", more dialog and more compromise
until another "consensus" is reached. Then the
"process" repeats all over again...and
again...and again until the facilitator's desired
outcome is achieved. Over time, the convictions and
concerns anyone may have had originally are processed
away beyond recognition or relevance leaving one and all
to accept the facilitator's pre-determined outcome as
the consensus of the group. It's no longer a question of
what is right or wrong, good or bad, lawful or unlawful,
but rather HOW WE ALL FEEL ABOUT IT...no absolutes, no
conscience, no convictions, no laws, no Constitution, no
Bible and NO GOD!!!...only consensus....and a contrived
consensus at that. That's the Hegelian Dialectic.
That's exactly what "facilitator" Bill
Hybels accomplished the other day between church leaders
attending the Willow Creek Conference and his friend
Bill Clinton on ABC's Nightline. Protesting evangelicals
(thesis), demanded socialist Bill Clinton (antitheses),
answer for his lies and sexual indiscretions at the
meeting. Hybels, as the "facilitator" voices
their protests and then injects that Clinton HAD
confessed to them by saying he publicly admitted:
"I have sinned". Yeah, well...we ALL have
sinned Bill. The Bible says it in Romans 3:23. That's
not news. That's not a confession either. Nor is a
politically expedient appearance in front of a church
full of evangelical Christians before the Democratic
Convention a demonstration of repentance.
The good reverend just wants us to forgive his pal
Clinton so we can all be one big happy family. Thesis +
Antitheses = Synthesis...the Hegelian Dialectic. Sounds
like the perfect formula for an Apostate Church to me. I
wonder if Hybels has sent everyone personal invitations
to "The Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious
and Spiritual Leaders", meeting at the United
Nations later this month as well? I hear they're all
getting together to create a great big One World
Religion for us here on planet Earth. ...A WORLD CHURCH!
SOCIALIZING THE CHURCH
"For the time will come when they will not
endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall
they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and
shall be turned unto fables." (II Timothy 4:3-4)
The UN sponsored, government protected disease called
political correctness entered the bloodstream of
Christendom sometime ago and is quickly becoming the
accepted norm in churches across America thanks to
organizations like Willow Creek and Saddleback.
When first infected, an individual shows little or no
visual signs of the disease and goes about daily life as
if they were perfectly healthy. However, as time goes
by, symptoms begin to surface that drive them to various
clinics, conferences and counseling sessions seeking the
fashionable remedies, theories, strategies and
techniques of social psychologists, marketing
specialists and motivational speakers who peddle
pantheistic potions and think-positive notions to the
"enlightened" for healthy profits and praise.
These hapless victims of a re-invented religion are
won through flattery, seduction, covetousness and
attrition as their church sanctuaries are slowly
converted into temples of doom where the PC gospel is
eventually published as holy writ by an unaccountable
leadership who privately profits from preaching
propaganda. Its carriers do not really believe in the
Word of God but rather in the consensus of popular
opinion and the sensual gratification of personal
experience. Theirs is a selective morality, powered by
adrenaline, that never infringes on anyone else's
self-esteem or sensitivities yet provides a colorful and
charming Christ-like costume suitable for the endtimes
masquerade called Apostasy.
"Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that
trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose
heart departeth from the Lord." (Jeremiah 17:5)
Instead of accepting God's way as Holy and the
world's way as sinful, they busy themselves endeavoring
to make everyone else at church exactly like them
through the micromanaging and peer pressure of
accountability groups while re-defining for those
outside the church what being a Christian really is... A
codependent, hypersensitive, emotionally fragile
composite of compliance, complexity and contradiction
with a fossilized happy face and a tolerance for
anything and everything but intolerance.
"And for this cause God shall send them strong
delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all
might be damned who believed not the truth, but had
pleasure in unrighteousness." (II Thessalonians 2:
11-12)
CONVERTING CHRISTIANITY
One of the most damning aspects of Willow Creek and
the whole Church Growth Movement is the hypocrisy that
makes up its very foundation and operation. Having its
members sign covenants, (which is expressly forbidden by
Holy Scripture), saying they will not criticize or
complain about the church or its leadership is not just
socialism ("tyranny with a smile"), but a coup
de tat of the church and its Divine mission. Willow
Creek was formed, as are its member churches by
surveying the lost and unchurched in each of their
respective communities to gather a consensus of what
those specific people DO NOT LIKE ABOUT CHURCH that one
may be built and/or designed to suit them. So, the
Children of God are to essentially shut up while the
inmates run the asylum for the hierarchy! I think the
appropriate word here would be subterfuge.
The Willow Creek Association through its member
churches have in effect silenced the Body Of Christ and
provided pagans, new-agers, atheists, socialists,
communists, Marxists, humanists, homosexuals, feminists
and liberals in general thousands of sterilized venues
where they can come and present their "felt
needs" to those with open arms and open minds.
By creating a politically correct environment for
them to work in the UN can now steer Christians and
their new church of tolerance, diversity and unity right
into global governance. (Just like socialists have
already done with the federal government, public
education, the media, military, law enforcement and
business community.) This is just another of the many
shrewd ways the UN is successfully conquering our
country through attrition. It's the Gramsci strategy at
work.
By meeting the so-called "felt needs" of
the godless, THEIR voices are heard, THEIR philosophies
are made known, THEIR music is played, THEIR religion is
taught, THEIR ideologies are discussed and THEIR agenda
is carried out virtually unopposed in the corridors,
classrooms and worship centers of every "seeker
sensitive" church in America. Bottom line is; the
REAL students here are the silent, submissive, ignorant,
gullible, compromised and compliant Christians who are
held at bay by global socialists surreptitiously
destroying our religious heritage through the church
growth movement.
But its OK cause we're having a GREAT TIME at a GREAT
CHURCH, with GREAT PROGRAMS and GREAT MUSIC, in a GREAT
WORSHIP CENTER, with a GREAT PASTOR, that tells GREAT
STORIES and GREAT JOKES, to a GREAT CROWD before a GREAT
GOD! Consequently, the only sinner in a
"seeker-sensitive" church is the party-pooper
who disrupts the "unity" of the
"unequally yoked" by criticizing the UN's
doctrine of "tolerance and diversity".
Here's what the Bible has to say about tolerance:
"Love not the world, neither the things that are
in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the
Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the
lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the
world." (1st John 2:15)
Here's what Jesus says about diversity:
"I am the way and the truth and the life. No man
cometh unto the Father but by me." (John 14:6)
Here's what He says about unity:
"Suppose ye that I come to bring peace on earth?
I tell you, Nay; but rather division." (Luke 12:51)
It should therefore come as no surprise to anyone
that at the UN's meeting in September called "The
Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual
Leaders" they:
1. All but banned evangelical Christians from
attending. 2. Condemned Christianity from the podium as
the first order of business. 3. Spent the rest of the
time fighting among themselves for the best seats in the
house. 4. Agreed to nothing. (So much for "World
Peace" and the UN's PC gospel of tolerance,
diversity and unity.)
There is absolutely no fear or reverence of God in a
seeker-sensitive church because Jesus is your party pal.
He's a guy you can hang around when you want to, talk to
when you want to, listen to when you want to, ignore
when you want to, embarrass when you want to, cry on his
shoulder when you want to or joke about when you want
to. You can even tell Him to shut up if you want to.
FEAR? OBEY? Come on He's a bud! The nation of Israel
used to fall to the ground trembling in fear at the
presence of Almighty God. People that realized who Jesus
Christ was during his earthy ministry also fell down
before Him in tears, shame and remorse, but not at a
"seeker friendly" church. LET'S PARTY
DUDE!...cause GOD ROCKS !
In my quest to find a new church home, I accidentally
sat in on another "seeker-sensitive" service
last Sunday morning at a Baptist church only a few miles
away from The People's Church, the one I wrote about a
couple of months ago. As you might guess, I have managed
to earn somewhat of a reputation locally for the
controversy of my convictions and compositions.
Fortunately, no one at this particular church knew me
when my friend and I walked in SO, believe it or not we
were invited to sit right up on the front row by the man
I would later discover was the church's pastor. (See,
God DOES have a sense of humor.)
We suspected it might be a seeker-sensitized church
when we first pulled into the parking lot because I saw
"guest parking" signs all along the building.
Because there was not a multi-million dollar
"worship center" on the property I thought I
should at least give them the benefit of the doubt.
(FYI: I did hear later that one was on the way) Please
keep in mind that none of these superficial things I
mention are necessarily bad in and of themselves.
They're just simply trademarks and symbols of the
product for sale inside. You see, it's all about eye
candy for the consumer, the marketing of comfort,
convenience, excitement and aesthetic appeal. They
didn't as yet, have the Wal-Mart style greeters shaking
hands with everyone at the doors as is common for Willow
Creek churches, but the taped music playing inside was
really thumping as we searched for a couple of empty
chairs. (The absence of church pews is another sign)
It wasn't long before the church's rock band counted
off the first number and buddy let me tell you THE GOOD
TIMES ROLLED! We had everything but an open bar,
including some congregational choreography (line
dancing, for you rednecks) that would make even Bob
Fosse proud!
When it came time for the pastor to head for the
acrylic podium, (another trademark), he jumped up and
ran onstage sliding across the hardwood floor coming to
a stop in front of a laughing and applauding choir. Yes
they still had a choir at this church. The pastor had
obviously not yet done away with them as did mine at The
People's Church. I heard it caused a lot of heartache
when he quietly called them all together for a special
meeting to inform them that their ministry was no longer
needed because of the new music and singers the church
would be acquiring. It seems that part of the
transformational process into a full-blown
seeker-sensitive church is the eventual elimination of a
traditional choir. I guess it's just one of those
churchy things that the target audience (the one's
surveyed) really don't care for. You see, the Willow
Creek way is to maximize the entertainment value of the
service by providing the audience with the best young
and attractive singers and performers available to give
them more bang for the buck. Anyway as the choir laughed
hysterically at this young pastor's comical antics
onstage, I thought to myself, "If they only
knew."
You must understand that most people at a
"seeker-sensitive" church have no idea what is
being planned for them. Frankly, it is quite common to
find very few staff members at a seeker church that even
know who or what Willow Creek is, much less who is
behind the entire church growth movement. The slow,
subtle and steady transformation of a traditional church
into a "seeker-friendly" church is often
planned and executed behind closed doors using slick
promotion, humanist marketing strategies, slight of hand
techniques and even propaganda. When friends write me
telling of disturbing things they're noticing at their
church, some will ask if it is possible that their
church has become a member of The Willow Creek
Association. I must tell you it is a sad duty to have to
report back to them with the bad news.
When that "worship service" was finally
over last Sunday and we drove away, I asked myself,
"I wonder if these folks would act like this if
Jesus Christ suddenly appeared before them?"
Something tells me that if the Lord had walked into that
room it would have become deathly quiet, after a few
screams of course. The band would probably call it a
night. The preacher would instantly grow up and stop
acting like a sophomore in gym class. The congregation
and choir would 86 the Richard Simmons Review and
everyone would get right with God while falling to their
faces in fear and repentance, trembling before the King
of Kings and Lord of Lords.
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of
knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and
instruction" (Proverbs 1:7)
There's absolutely nothing wrong with neighborhood
kids running, jumping, screaming, playing and dancing
around outside. But you know as well as I do if they all
came inside YOUR father's house, especially on a Sunday,
he would demand that every one of them be on their best
behavior out of reverence and respect. I can assure you
it is no different with our Father in Heaven. His desire
is that we "Worship Him in Spirit and in
Truth", not turn our churches into playpens for
bored and aging adolescents who are looking for cheap
thrills and a place to party.
"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many
will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out
devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart
from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matthew 7:21-23)
AN EARTHLY KINGDOM
It becomes increasingly difficult for well-meaning
Christians who support the church growth movement to
taste the poison in the candy they consume after having
acquired such a sweet tooth for it through habitual
exposure and indulgence. It has been my experience that
these sugar addicts who so passionately defend the
seeker-service almost always overlook and/or minimize
it's humanist origin, diabolical doctrine, unholy
alliances and closed-door tactics. By contrast, I have
yet to hear of a single conservative congregation that
openly voted to join the Willow Creek Association and
pay consultants those astronomical fees to re-invent
their church. Most of us simply learn from alternative
sources that our once conservative church now belongs to
a liberal organization that is in partnership with the
federal government and United Nations promoting humanist
values and ecumenical ideologies through already
implemented programs we know little or nothing about. As
strange as it may seem, staffers outside the senior
leadership circle of CGM churches don't even know enough
about Willow Creek to answer the most basic of questions
from concerned members. That in itself should alarm
anyone whose church belongs to Willow Creek or
Saddleback.
Because each church that embraces the
seeker-sensitive formula is at a different stage of
transformation, it is impossible to accurately assess
the whole movement by simply observing the people and
progress of a single congregation or staff. One has to
thoroughly research the origin, background, philosophy
and agenda of those leading the movement to properly
evaluate it. In addition, it must be studied outside and
away from Willow Creek and Saddleback's own propaganda
and pitchmen in order to ascertain it's true agenda.
Even then, without the discernment of the Holy Spirit,
all of the research in the world won't make a blind man
see.
Those who shoot from the hip to passionately defend
Willow Creek and Saddleback are often frustrated rock
musicians and performers who have spent a lifetime
seeking their own glory. When they become a Christian,
instead of giving up their lusts and worldly pursuits
for the cause of Christ they instinctively begin
searching for some way to graft their talents and tastes
into the church in order to gain notoriety, credibility,
gratification and the support of fellow believers. They
deceive themselves into believing that just because they
do it, enjoy it and it draws a crowd, it must be holy
and therefore suitable for service. Again, these are
well meaning folks who simply confuse faith with
feelings. And as many of us know, our emotions can be
VERY deceiving and self-destructive. Essentially they
try to link their carnal world to their Christian life
to legitimize it before the eyes of men as if a good
performance was a true affirmation of faith in Christ.
Liberals in particular have a hard time grasping the
idea that faith is not an emotion and spiritual gifts
are not talents. They have yet to understand that God
chooses to glorify Himself not through our strengths,
(talents, abilities, wealth, education, influence,
etc.), but rather through our weakness. Why, because OUR
strengths and OUR talents glorify OURselves, not God.
(Ref: 1st Corinthians 1)
Using our talents and abilities to accomplish even
the most honorable of goals and charitable ventures for
the most part glorifies the flesh. However, when we
forsake OUR strengths and yield to God's strength, He
then empowers us through His Holy Spirit to accomplish
those miracles in life that our human strengths never
could. That's how mountains are moved, seas are parted,
arks are built, Goliath was defeated, Lazarus was
raised, demons are cast out and souls are saved unto
eternal life. The Apostle Paul addressed this issue in
the 3rd chapter of Philippians for those with the
courage and faith to read it. This little known
spiritual truth is so discerned and empowering that
those outside the faith cannot understand nor comprehend
it.
You see, Satan tempted Jesus for 40 days in the
desert trying to get Him to use His own strength, power
and influence to gratify, glorify and ultimately save
Himself. Instead, Jesus chose to deny Himself and humbly
become weak in the flesh to the glory of God the Father
thereby applying the Almighty's power and strength
necessary to live a sinless life and perform great
works. By becoming weak in the flesh, He became strong
in the Spirit in complete obedience and humility before
God the Father.
God expects no less of those who profess Christ.
Unfortunately, applying one's own strengths, talents and
resources to grow the church is not only a key concept
and marketing strategy of Willow Creek and Saddleback,
but is an integral part of CGM's modus operandi.
The church growth movement is also about building a
kingdom on Earth through those church/government
partnerships I mentioned earlier. The goal is to make
these mega-churches the very focal point of every
community around the globe where social programs can
easily be implemented and managed, like government
agencies and tools of the state. How soon we Christians
forget Jesus telling Pilate before his flogging and
crucifixion: "My kingdom is not of this
world". It therefore leads one to the next logical
question. Who are Willow Creek and Saddleback building
this kingdom for, the coming antichrist?
Could we actually be witnessing the birth of the
Apostasy? I think those who truly know the Lord Jesus
Christ and have studied carefully the books of Daniel
and Revelation with a healthy Christian worldview have
very legitimate suspicions about the church growth
movement.
As we see all of this wealth, power and influence
coming together in a vast merger of government and
religion under the direction of the UN, I would ask you
to look at the temptation of Christ as described in Luke
4:1-13. Focus for a moment, if you will on what Satan
said to Jesus in the second of the three temptations in
verses 5-7.
"And the devil, taking him up into an high
mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world
in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All
this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for
that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I
give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be
thine."
Notice who it is that gives men great power and glory
on Earth and what is required of them to obtain it. More
importantly, notice that Jesus never disputes Satan's
claim. Furthermore, if Satan did not have the authority
to give such power and glory on Earth, it would not even
be a temptation. I suspect some reading this are getting
chills right now, especially those of you who support
the church growth movement of Saddleback and Willow
Creek.
"Beware lest anyone spoil you through philosophy
and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the
rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."
(Colossians 2:8)
AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE
Twice this week I have stumbled onto articles
heralding the new partnership between church and state
now being manifested in the form of government-sponsored
faith-based organizations where social programs can be
carried out by Uncle Sam's newest federal agency, the
church.
Now that a REAL born-again Christian is on his way to
the White House, many religious conservatives are
mindlessly celebrating the utopian belief that God will
now be able to effectively govern these United States
HIS WAY with HIS CANDIDATE, George W. Bush through
church/government partnerships. Well I have news for you
God-fearing republicans. The great commission given us
by Jesus Christ WAS NOT "Go ye therefore into
government service and implement social programs in my
name. That's Jesse Jackson's religion. What Jesus DID
SAY was: "Go ye therefore into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature." (Mark 16:15)
Furthermore, scripture is explicit about not forming
unholy alliances, which is exactly what is happening
here. It's one thing to give a cup of cold water to a
stranger in the name of Christ and quite another to
chain oneself to the enemy for humanitarian causes.
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with
darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or
what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And
what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye
are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I
will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be
their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come
out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive
you." (2nd Corinthians 6:14-17)
The church is supposed to send it's own OUT into the
world to proclaim the gospel of Christ, not bring the
world into a reinvented, government approved church to
receive social services and government benefits. If you
doubt there is connection between today's mainline
denominations and the United Nations then proceed to the
UN's own web site and view for yourself the DPI/NGO
membership list. (Department of
Information/Non-governmental organizations) On that list
you will find, among other Christian organizations the
Southern Baptist Convention and Christian Life
Commission. After you view the list take a look at the
criteria and responsibilities of its members.
The DPI/NGO list
Criteria and Responsibilities of a DPI/NGO
As I alluded to in my last Willow Creek installment,
"An Earthly Kingdom", we do not live in a
Christian world, nor are we governed by godly men. Those
who profess faith in Christ are essentially foreign
missionaries in enemy territory to be about the
preaching of the good news of Jesus Christ, not going
into business with politicians, bankers and globalists
to carry out the UN's global agenda. Not only is this
partnership idea from the UN but participating churches
and Christian organizations are required to sterilize
their environments of any and all references to, symbols
of, and discussions about YOUR Christian faith and are
instead to disseminate THEIR propaganda, implement THEIR
programs and pursue THEIR goals. Under such guidelines
Willow Creek churches are already well on their way
toward UN compliance and government service. In
addition, churches that are incorporated with a 501(c)3
status are already in partnership with the federal
government and thereby bound to UN treaties, guidelines
and directives.
CGM churches have been sterilizing their sanctuaries,
sermons and Sunday school lessons for years to draw in
unwashed consumers through politically correct doors to
do what they do best...CONSUME. This, they believe, is
the success of the 21st century church; a church that
comes of age abandoning her "First Love" for
the harlotry of compromise, consensus, consumerism and
covetousness. The REAL church however, (the remnant)
will have nothing to do with it. Hearing the still small
voice of the Lord, they are already coming out from
among them like sheep being separated from the goats.
And because of their faithfulness, they will be
ridiculed, harassed, persecuted and in some parts of the
world even incarcerated, tortured and killed, not
because of outsiders but by the betrayal of those from
within the Apostate church who once called them brothers
and sisters in Christ. It has happened many times before
my friends and it will happen again, not because I said
so, but because the Bible says so.
"...Yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth
you will think that he doeth God service. And these
things will they do unto you, because they have not
known the Father, nor me." (John 16:2-3)
This is why CMG churches avoid teaching bible
prophecy even though almost 90% of prophecy has already
been fulfilled. When you hear someone from your church's
pulpit or Sunday school class say they don't believe
Bible prophecy should be taught or discussed because it
is somehow beyond our understanding you'll know you've
heard from Satan himself because he knows he's doomed
and doesn't want anyone talking about it. He has a
kingdom to build and a One World Government/Religion to
run and he needs all the help and cooperation he can
get.
SIFTING THE SAINTS
I have received a lot of email over the last year
from many who have heard the "still small
voice" calling them out of the seeker-sensitive
church-growth movement and it's thousands of Willow
Creek/Saddleback churches across America. Many have
shared with me heartbreaking stories of deception and
betrayal by a corrupted clergy who they once considered
to be brothers in Christ. I believe with all my heart
that God has allowed this movement to prosper for a time
that Satan may sift the brethren the way he sifted the
Apostle Peter before Jesus' crucifixion that Heaven and
Earth may know who belongs to Him. It is a separating of
the sheep from a gathering of goats and a coming out
party for the One-World Religion that will accompany a
One-World Government under the guidance and direction of
the United Nations.
Just this week an article in the Chicago Daily Herald
was brought to my attention by one of my readers
describing a recent forum held at Willow Creek Community
Church in South Barrington, Illinois for the world's
largest religions. It was like a reenactment of last
September's pageant of pantheism called "The
Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual
Leaders" held at the United Nations in New York
City. Included in the article was a very disturbing and
yet revealing comment that confirmed much of what I've
been writing all along about Willow Creek.
FORUM UNITES DIVERSE RELIGIONS
"All pathways to heaven and God are not the
same; that's the reality," said David Staal, a
spokesman for Willow Creek.
As any bible believing Christian knows, this is the
opposite of what Jesus taught. It is more of the
Hegelian Dialectic at work made famous by socialists for
centuries and the driving force behind the New World
Order...The anti-gospel.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by
me" (John 14:6)
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the
gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction,
and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is
the gate and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life,
and few there be that find it. (Matthew 7:13-14)
These two scriptures are the essence of the gospel
message and yet many of today's "Christians"
continue to follow Willow Creek's blind guides into the
global abyss seeking the emotional gratification of
group acceptance. It is clear that those who remain
loyal to the church-growth movement do so because it is
where their friends and family are and they just can't
bear to forfeit such valuable relationships for the
cause of Christ. It is a travesty that the cross is so
readily forsaken for the frivolity of compromised
companionship. These poor souls never seem to grasp that
in doing this they exchange the "Agape" love
of Christ for the "Phileo" love of ecumenism.
Tragically, some even convince themselves they can carry
out a ministry by playing along in these "Temples
of Doom" forgetting the Apostle Paul's warning to
not be "unequally yoked together with
unbelievers". (II Corinthians 6:14)
The fact is Willow Creek and Saddleback utilize many
of Satan's carnal tools to promote the global agenda
believing as socialists do, that the end justifies the
means. The "church growth movement" is about
growing churches and budgets instead of Christians. It
is "seeker-sensitive" because it is not God
sensitive. It focuses on "felt needs" instead
of spiritual needs. So, rather than equipping saints to
go out into the world to rescue the lost from a culture
of death they employ the culture's own singers,
celebrities and salesmen to seduce them into their
apostasy by marketing a gospel of gratification. It is
the harlotry of hedonism and the very antithesis of all
that is holy.
Regardless of what the spokesman said at Willow
Creek's religious forum, "...There is none other
name under Heaven given among men, whereby we must be
saved." (Acts 4:12)
It is still Jesus Christ plus NOTHING!
© 2003 Paul Proctor - All Rights Reserved
Paul Proctor, a rural resident of the Volunteer state
[Tennessee] and seasoned veteran of the country music
industry, retired from showbiz in the late 1990's to
dedicate himself to addressing important social issues
from a distinctly biblical perspective. As a freelance
writer and columnist, he extols the wisdom and truths of
scripture through commentary and insight on cultural
trends and current events. His articles appear regularly
on a variety of news and opinion sites across the
internet and in print. Paul may be reached at watchman@usa.com.
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