"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road
that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road
that leads to life, and only a few find it." (Matthew 7:13-14) ......
I've had it! ... I'm sick and tired of
the Word of God being corrupted at almost all levels, and especially by today's
church! ... Just in the past few weeks we've seen the Pope bring false
religious leaders such as Mormons and Muslims to his 'place of business' to
share in prayer and come up with false hope for all mankind under the guise of
'inter-spiritualism' and 'ecumenical unity' ... with one exception ... we
'fundamentalists' who take the Word of God literally. ... We are being painted
as the 'enemies of God's church'
...
And then just last week, we saw yet
another large protestant denomination (PCUSA) 'sell out' to the sin of 'gay'
marriage ... a modern-day compromise that is entirely against the teachings of
the Holy Scriptures! ... And now this
week, guess what is going to happen in another established church? ... Let me
share a quick 'promotional' now with you ....
*Tibetan monks coming to Newberg First United Methodist Church*
... "Newberg First Methodist Church
will be hosting The Gaden Shartse Monks from India on Monday, July 7 at 7:00
PM. Part of the Nobel Peace Laureate
Program, the monks are on a U.S. fund-raising tour. During the program the monks will do a dharma
talk on Karma and a group healing, a ritual of purification and has three
stages: purification and removing of
negatives; removing subtle negative
imprints; and, offering protection. ...
"In the purification the Lama
instructs participants through visualizations and ritual and then pours radiant
nectar and rays of light into their mind and body. Next for the removing subtle negative
imprints the Lama instructs participants through visualization and ritual and then
takes the negative subtle imprints and transforms them into inexhaustible
Bliss. He will then summon the negative
forces and will use the Bliss to appease them.
Finally, he disperses the negative forces and instructs them not to
return.
"In the third stage (protection) the
Lama creates a diamond-like impenetrable layer of light around and within the
participant. .... Please see the attached flyer for details." ... Tom
Struck, NMA Secretary.
No, I did not make this up! ... I know it
sounds like a fairy tale, and, quite frankly, it is! ... Simply, this is
nothing other than pure blasphemy! .... For 'Christian' Church leaders to
invite this type of false religion into its midst, and then subject their
members to it, is nothing other than 'spitting on the teachings of our Holy and
true God! ..... It was bad enough when we witnessed all the 'new fads' entering
our churches today ... wealth teachers, Dominion Theology, seeker-friendly, the
removal of all judgement preaching ... you know the drill ... Well now we are
seeing all the religions of the world who boast false gods entering through the
front doors as well. ... If ever we wondered when we would begin to see the
world church coming into existence, well here it is! ... The forces of evil are
coming at God's Holy people and true remnant with all the fury they can
muster!
There are many scriptures that talk about
false teachings ... let me share just this one for now ... "But there were
also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers
among you. They will secretly introduce
destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them -
bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2) Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth
into disrepute. 3) In their greed these
teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over
them, and their destruction has not been sleeping." ....
(2 Peter 2:1-3) ... I suggest you read, and then dwell on this entire
chapter .....
OK .. so here's my appeal ... There are
hundreds of you who visit this sight weekly, and I want each of you to stop and
take a hard look at your church ..... those you fellowship with .. and yourself
as well. ... Are the leaders you serve under 'doing it right?' ... Is the Holy
Bible the final source of your daily and weekly teachings and instructions? ...
Is the Word being preached from the pulpit pure and uncompromising? ... Is your
church thinking of joining the times by deciding to eliminate some of the
'old-fashioned' teachings in order to suit today's current society? .........
Look hard and be totally honest when you
are sizing it all up.
Just so you know, it wasn't too long ago
when I had to face this situation myself. ... When I finally 'woke up,' I couldn't believe how close I had come to
falling into the false teachings that had sprung up all around me! ... and when
I approached the leadership with my concerns, with Biblical support, those
concerns fell on deaf ears, so I fled. .... If you find yourself in the same
situation, try and do the same thing ... approach those who are in charge and
share your concerns. ... Remember this, if you know something's wrong and you
ignore it, you will share in the consequences of the deception. ...
Churches die spiritually because we
Christians ALLOW doctrinal error to slip into the membership. ... FIGHT it! ...
and if there is no change, then FLEE it! .... To quote Pastor David Jeremiah
...... "Surrounding us today are church buildings which are no more than
clerical caskets, lined in rich satan, gilded in gold, and buried in
complacency." .... Sounds just like the condition of the last of the
7-church teachings of Christ in Revelation, chapters 2 & 3 ... Laodicea.
.... "Because you are lukewarm - neither
hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17) You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired
wealth and do not need a thing.' But you
do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful , poor, blind and
naked." (3:16-17) ....
So what should our churches look like
today? ... There is a perfect model we can follow in Acts 2:42-47
... Here we see a fellowship of believers
who praised God .. they devoted themselves to the teachings of scripture
.. .. they ate together .. they prayed
together .. they had all things in common .. they sold possessions and goods
and gave as anyone had a need .. they met together as often as humanly possible
...... simply, they had a passion for God and was willing to sacrifice, even to
the point of martyrdom ... and it was a miracle-working church! ... Should we
want or expect anything less?!
In Matthew 25:35-36, Jesus shows us an
example of what we should, as individuals and churches, be doing as Christians
... He showed us that we are to feed the hungry, give drink to those who
thirst, invite strangers in, give clothing to those in need, care for the sick,
visit those in prison ..... Sadly, these priorities are not the main focus of
the churches today ... seems we've become too busy with our own lives to get
these sorts of things done ....
OK ... I'm done .. for now. ... I just
pray you all will do an honest evaluation of just what your fellowships are all
about. ... It could make a huge difference in not only your life, but also all
those you come in contact with. ... We still have a bit of time left before the
'Trumpet blows,' so let's shine as much of the 'true' light of God as we can
.... hallelujah!
Until next time,
Red