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Founded in 1999 - a voice crying in the wilderness contending earnestly for the Truth
BUT THE HOUR IS COMING, AND NOW IS, WHEN TRUE WORSHIPERS WILL WORSHIP THE FATHER IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH; FOR THE FATHER IS SEEKING SUCH TO WORSHIP HIM. GOD IS A SPIRIT: AND THEY THAT WORSHIP HIM MUST WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.
John 4:23,24
WE ARE COMPELLED BY CHRIST AND HIS WORD TO:
...Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine. 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. 2 Tim. 3:1-7 & 4:2-4 KJ
Our ultimate purpose and mission is to bring praise and glory to our wonderful Savior, Jesus our Messiah and Lord. We are called to reprove, rebuke and exhort the body of Christ to the deepest devotion and love for Jesus; to repent from indulging in dangerous deceptions and cause many to open their spiritual eyes and be restored and regenerated to purity in Jesus. Authentic spiritual and biblical discernment is never sugar coated but rather, direct, correctional and usually uncomfortable. Hopefully, you can handle the spiritual conviction and amazement that WILL fall upon you as you read. Accurate historical truth is also extremely important to this ministry as many different streams of historical revisionism have re-written major historical facts because the truth is damning to their agendas (The Catholic Church [for instance] has effectually rewritten much of its nefarious documented past history or successfully quashed it's acceptance). This site will offend and even anger many (that is not our intention) but what we preach and reveal here is the truth. We expose many different strains of apostasy and occult organizations now attempting to destroy authentic Christianity, as God has commanded us to do. We have many provocative and "controversial" articles here but they are all meant to lead people to realize that we must be pure, devoted, trusting in and walking with God in these last of the last days. All fear and anger must be given to God and we MUST KEEP OUR EYES ON JESUS- NOT ON ALL OF THE EVIL THAT WE SEE AND HEAR ABOUT. We must trust and abide in Jesus, as the apostasy and evil intensifies in our world and even in the churches.
SEE THAT NOT ANY LEADS YOU ASTRAY. FOR MANY WILL COME IN MY NAME, SAYING, I AM THE CHRIST AND THEY WILL CAUSE MANY TO BE LED ASTRAY...AND THEN MANY WILL BE ENSNARED.... AND MANY FALSE PROPHETS WILL BE RAISED AND WILL CAUSE MANY TO ERR... AND BECAUSE LAWLESSNESS SHALL HAVE BEEN MULTIPLIED, THE LOVE OF MANY WILL GROW COLD. Matthew 24:4,5,10,11,12
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
IF MY PEOPLE, WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, SHALL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY, AND SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; THEN WILL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR LAND.
II Chronicles 7:14
The articles of this website are so controversial that I am either hearing from God and correctly applying His Word or I am a self-destructive crack-pot worthy of your pity.
I am sharing this with a sense of increased urgency because our church and our country are in the greatest danger that we have ever faced. Most of the evangelical church (to varying levels) is asleep, complacent, deceived and even blinded to the grave dangers that are now upon us. We proclaim the loving truth because Christians are CALLED to do so- even at their own demise. The loving truth is NOT always pleasant, nor does it always make you "feel good" about yourself. Spiritual conviction doesn't "feel good" and is rarely a "positive" experience, though listening to it and responding properly to God's conviction results in the utmost "positive" (I prefer to use the biblical term: edifying) outcome. I am merely one of many CALLED as a WATCHMAN to our country and particularly to the true church- much of which is now unaware or in denial as to what is happening right before our eyes.
There are many different ministries that are proclaiming the major message found here; that major portions of evangelical Christianity have lost or are losing their devotion to Jesus and His Word. Striving to be "popular" and non-offensive, major Christian movements and churches seem to be ashamed of the Gospel, says John MacCarthur. Most Christians have been so beaten down verbally and spiritually by the 'politically correct,' liberal/leftist hate speech police, (who love to demonize Bible believing, born-again Christians and everyone who does not agree with them) that many are bowing to their demands and assertions. These highly compromised are causing many to 'fall away' from the real Gospel and no longer contend earnestly for Jesus and His Word. Political correctness dictates that anything that some "unseen force" (the spirit of antichrist) deems to be politically/socially "offensive" or "unacceptable" (according to 'it') is to be derided, marginalized and ultimately eliminated or destroyed. Biblical Christianity is the primary target of this evil spirit because our beliefs are "offensive" to the deceived masses. Most of our society now kow-tows (bows) automatically to this evil spirit whether they want to or not- but SO ARE MILLIONS WHO CALL THEMSELVES EVANGELICALS. 'Political correctness' is the powerful global front for the spirit of antichrist. This evil spirit's main mission is to derail and destroy biblical Christianity. Political correctness is the manifestation of that spirit, that causes deceived millions to bow to the powers that be and to seek to please and flatter, even idolize them, resulting eventually in their bondage (spiritual,political, social, economic). This evil spirit is increasing the departure from biblical Christianity to the extent that over 50% of evangelicals no longer believe that Jesus is the only Way to God. Mostly because they fear offending others with the Truth of the Gospel! This same evil spirit is also deluding and blinding millions from knowing and believing in the original intent and meaning of our Constitution.
YES, we unashamedly proclaim the truth here- sometimes with a bit of righteous indignation and what many will find "harsh." Our motivation is righteous- we onlydesire to wake up the evangelical church to what is going on around us and among our ranks- that many would repent and draw much closer to God. To those that we examine or "call out"- whether they be church leaders or our president, we intend no harm but only that they would change course and repent.
America was founded as a Christian nation and affirmed the right to speak freely and to dissent with our government. Our Christian Republic cannot succeed or survive if immoral and corrupt antichristians continue to rule and criminalize biblical Christianity, regardless of party. Most evangelicals are so compromised or non-discerning that they have surrendered to the social pressure of political correctness that is dictating how and what constitutes "acceptable" topics and (free) speech for Christians. These compromisers are also easily "offended" because they have willingly accepted the lies and felonious paradigms spewed by those who have been bewitched by the evil spirit known as 'political correctness'. It isn't surprising that this type of "evangelical" also falls easily for a phony, psychologized/social gospel.
Please realize that we would never have had a country if it wasn't for Christian patriots who were willing to speak their mind, protest about the government and resist tyranny. We MUST defend our God-given rights and NOT just sit by and hide our heads in the sand while leftist, antichristians are destroying our Constitution and our country! If you don't discern the immediate dangers and if that's too "controversial" for you...I feel deeply sorry for you because you have been deceived and possibly blinded to the truth.
Anything that deceived "PC" Christians deem to be the least bit "controversial" or "negative" in their shallow judgment, to them must be "unChristian" and thus rejected. This deep lack of discernment and dismissal of any topic or judgment that causes them to be the least bit "offended," is caused by a demonic spirit that is now preventing millions from coming to repentance, revival and regeneration in Jesus, which is so desperately needed. These "PC" Christians pretend not to recognize that the real Jesus of the Bible and His true Gospel offends the flesh of ALL of mankind! Many could not follow Jesus and rejected Him, just as many are today creating a 'designer jesus' of their own making that does not offend themselves- while demonizing real Christians who speak the authentic Gospel Truth and who can accurately discern the truth from a lie.
Please realize that our country is in deep trouble and that we as Christians MUST be better informed by Christian media. We must then intercede and vote for GODLY candidates. If you have no understanding concerning Bible prophecy and the rise of the government of Antichrist, which is happening before our eyes, you have been deceived and blinded. If you don't believe that Satan has been working overtime through powerful evil organizations on this earth to destroy biblical Christianity and usher in the Antichrist' "New World Odor" global government, then you are unaware of what God's Word says and naive about our worst and most dangerous enemy- who is so powerful that his servants easily deceive most Christians into believing that such information is to be rejected by Christians. If you believe that exposing unbiblical, even evil doctrines and practices found in supposedly Christian institutions and movements is ungodly, you are disregarding or unaware of major portions of scripture. The leaders of these groups and movements do not want to be exposed, so they demonize anyone who dares to question or expose their works. These groups have infiltrated evangelical leadership and deride those of us brave enough to tell the truth. The devil really hates it when people expose his plans and his current works, so I ask those who know that what I'm doing here is righteous to pray for me and support me if you can.
The majority of evangelicals are clueless to the fact that many churches, denominations even entire popular movements are in the process of falling away (definition of "apostasy") from the Truth and power of the Gospel. They are instead embracing compromised, even demonically inspired doctrines that will effect an eventual merge (Bible prophecy) of all religions into a one world religion under the coming Antichrist and the globalist cabal known as the "New World Order," which all patriots and Christians should expose and resist with all that they possess. Please know that there are many more discernment ministries that confirm most (if not all) of the primary discernments made on this web site, though not many are willing or brave enough to expose the occult nature of the New World Odor, which is now on an expedited mission of usurping and damaging our government. We have many links to other Christian websites (not all links here are to Christian sites) that independently document our statements. Please visit some other discernment/ aplologetics ministries with article links on our site (Vital Links page)with whom we are in agreement (on all fundamental essentials and also share many other specific spiritual/ Biblical discernments).
There is no genuine Christian love without God's truth and it is out of love that we expose the gross compromises in the evangelical church and the major seductions, deceptions and evils that are now attacking Christendom, our country and all of humanity! Righteous judgment concerning what is being preached, taught and practiced in the church today is biblical and necessary. Righteous judgmement is not condemnation!
Many Christians are replacing authentic Christianity with various degrees of a political correct social "gospel", New Age heresy and pop psychology or are dangerously mixing them with Christianity. Many are creating a 'designer religion' with a 'designer "jesus"' - who is much more "tolerant, unoffensive, loving and non-judgmental," ie: not the Jesus that "fundamentalist-Jesus only- Bible thumper" types "push." Counterfeit revival has pre-empted genuine revival in many churches. The true religion of many, is now based more upon a thinly veiled mantra of "accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative," which dictates their creation of an unoffensive, lovey-dovey, nice-nice only Jesus. In their warped, religious world view, anything or anyone that is "negative" must be marginalized and cast out. In their phony paradigm, all "truth" is only "peaceful and loving" (false "peace" and a false "love"). This paradigm is much more reminiscent of a phony infomercial created by New Age hippies, than a spiritual encounter with Jesus. 'Mind-over-matter'/ 'style-over-substance'/ politically correct preaching may please pagans or the spiritually compromised but it's NOT the authentic Gospel Truth. The Lord's 'temple' is in dire need of cleansing and correction but most evangelicals have been conditioned to believe that all is well! An anti-fundamentalist/ superior/ pseudo- egalitarian spirit now dominates the "seeker" / Purpose-Driven Church lite philosophy. The authentic power of the Gospel is much more profound and life-changing than that but most evangelicals no longer listen to those who preach it and have grown allergic to the real Gospel. They want to hear a "positive only" message that makes them "feel good" about themselves or entertains their flesh. The evangelical church has lost most of its spiritual salt and light because it is falling for slick deceptions and indulgences of the flesh. God is calling His church to repentance and revival.
We are willing here to 'march in,' examine and expose many things, 'where (most) others fear to tread.' We are also strongly Conservative Constitutionalist thus anti-New World Order (revealing, exposing and opposing the rising government of the Antichrist and the evil now destroying America). This site is rightly direct and correctional in nature, as most of the evangelical church has strayed away from the Truth and Power of the Gospel and prefers to be deceived by multiple streams of apostasy. I reveal the major demonic conspiracies that are now destroying our country and demonizing devout Christians. Biblical Christianity and traditional America are under extreme attack from the worst evil forces. If that obvious discernment offends you... then you have already been willingly deceived or brainwashed and can no longer discern truth from error.
This ministry has another important site that is a balance to the "tough love" found on this site: Jesusrapture.com, which encourages Christians to pursue and follow Jesus through the power of His Word, Spirit, praise and worship and to be ready for His coming.
We also expose the rising government of the Antichrist; (New World Order) it's true nature and it's many Christian hating organizations and fronts. Most current prophecy ministries either don't discern the impending threat to Bible believing Christians or are afraid to reveal the nature, intentions and current works of the occult secret societies and institutions now ushering in the New World Odor. These powerful occult groups have successfully convinced the poorly discerning that speaking of such things constitutes ungodly "conspiracy theory."
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God is our ultimate judge but I know that all readers will judge this for themselves. I realize that not everyone will be thrilled with what we proclaim here but God ALWAYS WARNS HIS PEOPLE IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH and calls us to repentance and revival when we are losing our salt and light and are straying from the Shepherd. Wake up church! The time is short! Our country and the evangelical church are in an absolute emergency and the time of being able to express this kind of prophetic insight and truth will soon come to an end - UNLESS the church and all who truly love America, our Constitution and our LIBERTY, WAKE UP IMMEDIATELY!
What do I mean by "prophetic insights"? The Apostle Paul urged us to desire the more edifying (better-most important) of the gifts, which he called the gift of prophecy, which is a rich and diverse gift with the primary usage of it being the interpreting and bringing forth of the meaning of God's Word and applying it for God's people in the age in which we live. There have been many great preachers who have had this great gift which gives them prophetic insight into the deeper meaning of God's word. Yes, God also does give specific prophecies to some and I have received a few of those but a direct Word of prophecy is a very rare event for me (such as the prophetic warning I received and boldly posted here in 2006 concerning the impending judgment of many Faith Movement televangelists, which then began to come to pass in 2007 and is ongoing.) I do sense God's Presence and prompting while I write this web site- when addressing spiritual matters and the driving force for me right now is the prophetic knowledge and foresight that unless the true body of Christ wakes up and becomes filled once again with a loving passion for our coming Bridegroom, that our country and world will PREMATURELY change into a very despotic and dangerous place- perhaps in one day! It does not make a person all-knowing or some kind of fortune teller like many in the Faith Movement perversely make it out to be, however, I have a close relative who is a very pure and gifted intercessor who almost always has a word of knowledge or edification from God that never contradicts God's Word. She spends hours every day lovingly with God in prayer, worship and in reading His Word. She is an authentic first century Christian, who humbly flows in her God given gifts. I realize that she is a very rare saint who has an extraordinary walk with God. When she prays for me it is sometimes so powerful that God's Presence becomes undeniable upon me (or my reaction to Him) as she prays and the peace of God that remains upon me afterwards is heavenly. (Yes, I realize that the "cessationist" anti-Pentecostals were just creeped out). Yes, counterfeit gifts and manifestations (I do not push or promote any gift- I only promote Jesus!) and the idolatry of them abound but they have not completely "ceased" because without God working through us (His Presence- His spiritual gifts) we are of little use to God. Yes, the day that we all see Jesus, those gifts and the earthly knowledge that we have will cease but until then, only what God does through us edifies and ministers to others. My point in sharing this and what the Bible says is that: Jesus IS the same yesterday, today and tomorrow; that authentic, biblical spiritual gifts are still for God's people because "the prayer of a righteous man (still) availeth much"; we CAN (yet) "Taste and see that the Lord is good"....and if you have not personally experienced that "In His Presence there is fullness of Joy" - then I exhort you to pursue Him more intensely as Jesus commanded us to seek ye first the Kingdom of God (JESUS) and His righteousness and all of these things shall be added unto you. No- I don't always "feel" God's Presence but when I do sense His special touch and anointing upon me, I know exactly what King David was speaking about and so can you. Is Jesus your greatest Delight, Joy and Treasure? What could possibly be more important, compelling and beautiful than knowing and walking with the Creator of the Universe? Jesus is the Supreme Being and also our intimate Heavenly Father and closest Friend! Praise Him for making that all possible!
I am not above reproof and correction but please be specific when you email me and please properly use God's Word as the basis of correction- in proper context and in the broadest counsel of scripture. A true prophetic gifting cannot be successfully counterfeited (though many try and many are fooled). It is only through the power of God's Spirit, that His Word and everything that effects our lives can be spiritually understood and discerned. The modern evangelical church has largely been put to spiritual sleep by 'pillow prophets' who have diverted their attention away from the dire times that we are now in (spiritual, political, economic), which is why I am sounding the trumpet of warning in the camp. A half-baked, liberalized social "gospel" now dominates the thinking and actions of what used to be an evangelical stronghold for Jesus and His Gospel. There are three major streams of apostasy afflicting the evangelical church.
In the "purpose-driven-seeker" churches, (#1) they have watered down and highly compromised (even ignore) God's Word, let alone know or preach it's deepest meaning, so as not to "offend" seekers and to appeal to the lowest common denominator as determined by "marketing" techniques. "Prosperity, health, wealth and positive confession" dominates the Faith Movement formula apostasy (#2) rather than Jesus and His true Word, while a "mind-over-matter", christianized "positivism" (as created by Robert Shuller and Norman Vincent Peale) (#3) has infected large portions of the evangelical church. Another growing branch of heresy, appeals to many who have been seduced through their own over-active intellects, through a form of New Age Catholic mysticism called contemplative spirituality/prayer, which has also spread like a virus over diverse segments of the greater evangelical church. It embodies a brand of christian gnosticism, as it is an extra-biblical type of superior, secret knowledge system, "path" or formula for pursuing God, which as a result makes them a 'cut above others'. Such a system seeks to formulize how to have a systematic relationship with God. I am NOT saying that these movements don't also preach the true Gospel to varying extents but there is little to none genuinely Christian, life-changing, vital power in a compromised "gospel."
There are many ministries with which I am in one accord (though they may not necessarily agree with everything that I say!). David Wilkerson's messages and ministry is at the top of my list. I agree heavily with Dr. Joseph Chambers as well as leading apologists like Dave Hunt, John Ankerberg and I am always blessed by preachers like Dr. David Jeremiah and several other Spirit-filled evangelicals.
At the end of this video, other vital Ankerberg videos and other ministries' videos are available for viewing.
God COMMANDS us to 'seek His face;' repent of our sins, then obey, love, worship and adore Him, pray without ceasing and to expose and bind evil and to ALWAYS SPEAK THE TRUTH- just like all of the godly servants found in the Bible and like the 'Great Awakening' revival preachers, without whom we would not have a country (WAKE UP CHURCH!) and then apply the Truth as did our founding fathers did before and during the Revolutionary War because:
"EVIL FLOURISHES WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING"
When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him. (Isaiah 59:19)
"I am surprised and astonished that you are so quickly turning renegade and deserting Him Who invited and called you by the grace (unmerited favor) of Christ (the Messiah) [and that you are transferring your allegiance] to a different [even an opposition] gospel. Not that there is [or could be] any other [genuine Gospel], but there are [obviously] some who are troubling and disturbing and bewildering you [with a different kind of teaching which they offer as a gospel] and want to pervert and distort the Gospel of Christ (the Messiah) [into something which it absolutely is not].
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to and different from that which we preached to you, let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)! As we said before, so I now say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from or contrary to that which you received [from us], let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)!" Galatians 1:6-9 Amplified
WE ARE NOW SOUNDING THE TRUMPET FOR ALL WHO HAVE EARS TO HEAR THE TRUTH …WE ARE COMPELLED by the fact that Jesus is coming for His bride, the true church-SOON but most have fallen away from love, devotion and obedience to Jesus and are NOT READY to meet Him. In Matthew 25, of the 10 brides awaiting the arrival of the Bridegroom (analagous for Christ and His bride- the church) only 5 had their lamps filled with oil (the Holy Spirit) and were ready to meet the Bridegroom and be taken (Raptured) and 5 were FOOLISH and NOT READY- although they obviously KNEW THAT HE WAS COMING AND HAD EVEN BELIEVED IN THE TRUTH! BUT unless you have mixed biblical knowledge with authentic Faith IN CHRIST- YOU ARE NOT BORN AGAIN AND WILL BE REJECTED BY JESUS! REPENT NOW AND SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND BECAUSE THE HOUR IS LATE AND THE TIME IS WAY PAST- JESUS IS AT THE DOOR! JESUS IS CALLING YOU NOW TO GET RIGHT WITH HIM AND TO BE FILLED WITH HIS SPIRIT! DON'T WAIT!!!!
We are living in a time when truth has become like kryptonite- to the church and especially to the world. Most evangelicals have been so seduced, deceived or brainwashed by political correctness, (the spirit of Antichrist) that they too are easily offended by the truth. Even if they know that some proclamation is true, they worry so much about what others may think or if they are offended, that they dismiss it and even revile those who dare say it.
We are not a "Faith Movement" ministry- though we believe in the Full Gospel of Christ. We are not "cessationist" but we do not overly accentuate the spiritual gifts or believe that all Christians must display one particular gift. Jesus and His Word are the same yesterday, today and tomorrow and without His Spirit, His spiritual gifts and revelation, we can do nothing for Jesus and the discernments and spiritual insights found here are primarily made via prophetic gifting that preaches God's Word to today's church. Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit says the Lord. By the power of God's Spirit and biblical discernment, this ministry BOLDLY and BRAVELY exposes what is causing the apostasy in the church; what is attacking it and the need for correction, repentance and a return to a pure 'first love' for Jesus in HIS Spirit and in HIS Truth. We are compelled by God to expose many different streams of evil and apostasy now raging against God's people, so that many will understand the truth and be set free from the grip of lies and even the devil himself. UNIFIED- HOWEVER SMALL OUR NUMBERS MAY BE- WE MUST IDENTIFY, OPPOSE, EXPOSE, CALL MANY TO REPENTANCE AND DO SPIRITUAL WARFARE AGAINST THE RISING TIDE OF EVIL IN OUR CHURCHES, COUNTRY AND WORLD. IT WILL BE FOR BUT A SEASON AND THEN JESUS WILL COME FOR US- HIS BRIDE! God is going to raise up modern Gideons, Josephs, Daniels even Elijahs and Samsons, in this late hour- to help deliver God's people and prepare us for His coming! Yes- I speak this prophetically and in complete agreement with God's Word! GOD WANTS YOU TO BE A DANIEL AND HE WILL EQUIP YOU IF YOU WILL PURSUE THE LORD AND HIS WORD WITH ALL ABANDON! Since the time is short and the condition of Christendom so grave, we lay down our lives and reputations to proclaim what most ministries dare not even mention for fear of condemnation and "loss of income". We must lovingly contend for the Truth of the Gospel. That is why that we MUST confront and expose: grossly unbiblical New Age teachings; superstition disguised as doctrine, as well as neo-gnosticism and mysticism in the church and it's source. Not to mention Jungian and various types of psychology disguised as Christian therapy and doctrine. Psychology and forms of psychotherapy have eclipsed biblical counseling, prayer, and spiritual deliverance in most evangelical churches, as the authentic power and authority of God has either been lost or abandoned in most churches. Read: 'The Willow Creek dilemna, why our association with them is wrong.'
Contemplative spirituality, perhaps the most pervading yet subtly dangerous apostate teaching now being embraced by a wide spectrum of evangelical leaders, is based upon ancient Catholic mystic's contemplative rituals and the Jesuit spiritual exercises. Is it possible that evangelicals are being conditioned for assimilation into the coming New World Order religion headed by the 'beast.' Teachers, promoters, advocates, supporters, proponents, and defenders of Spiritual Formation (metaphysics, contemplative spirituality, spiritual disciplines [silence, solitude, stillness, lectio divina, centering/breath/listening/soaking prayer]) who ignore the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and subscribe to a “new” spirituality.
MOST of the greater Western evangelical church has bowed to the spirit of this world and have grown 'fat', 'rich' and are bowing to the idols of indulgence; materialism, affluence and even decadence in their life styles. Thus, most evangelical preachers have so watered down and dumbed down the Gospel, that they no longer effectively preach the Gospel- let alone discern truth from dangerous error and have compromised almost every tenet of biblical Christianity! Is it any wonder that most have fallen for counterfeits- even doctrines of demons that 'tickle their itching ears? Church goers responding to a pew poll shockingly reveal that 65% of them aren't even Christians, as they now believe that Jesus is not the Only Way of salvation and Path to God and have become more pantheistic Hindu, than they are Christian!
More specifically, another recent SHOCKING AP poll found that: 57% of "evangelicals" don't believe that Jesus is the only way to God! "Jesus said unto him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man comes unto the Father, but by Me." John 14:6 Even the majority of church goers in evangelical churches do not know who Jesus really is, let alone actually KNOW JESUS AS LORD AND SAVIOR, which is why God led me to create this web site. This poll is a major confirmation of the gross apostasy within the "evangelical" church. If 57% of "evangelicals" think that they are born again but don't even believe that Jesus is the ONLY way to God, the Ultimate Truth and Life for ALL people, then they are NOT born again at all and don't know God! Oh, they may know of Him and all about Him but they don't truly know Him! They are 'cultural christians' or CINO's (Christian in name only) but in actuality are universalists or pantheists but are not true Christians!
Most churches have become irrelevant after discarding biblical fundamentals and disregarding our Christian heritage.
Self-indulgence and the "right" to be free of guilt (while still indulging in their sin) permeates the church. Self-entitlement to God's "blessings" (which usually equates to "health, wealth and worldly $uccess") has become everything from a fixation to a silent, neo-Calvinist expectation throughout the greater evangelical church. A "bless me- bless me" man-centered, 'gospill' void of repentance, ("because that is just so old-fashioned and negative") obedience nor even wanting God Himself but rather what He can give us and do for us arrogantly prevails. Having wealth is not a sin in itself but idolizing "things" and lusting for more "things" is NOT compatible with the Gospel. Lusting for "God's blessings" can easily turn into a type of witchcraft. The practice of creating reality and visualization, is witchcraft! Some in the "Faith Movement- prosperity" heresy, cherry-pick the scriptures for verses that they use to justify their every selfish whim! A fierce, sometimes militant, superior, self-entitled, licentious spirit has possessed many of them. This is also why they are so prone to falling morally because they are already giving themselves permission to indulge their flesh. There are rare individual exceptions of Christians on the fringe of this movement who do not participate in their heresies and who don't covet, counterfeit or worship the spiritual gifts- BUT they need to completely come out of this movement because of it's dangerous abuses and practices. Spiritually discerning, Jesus-loving, Spirit-filled, Bible centered ministries like David Wilkerson's, thoroughly recognize and discern the counterfeit abuses and indulgent heresies practiced in hyper "Faith Movement/ Prosperity" ministries.
"Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. James 4:3
It is not just the Faith Movement that idolizes and bows to "wealth" and "status." Your "station" in life and your "success" in this world is a major factor of "who's who" in most churches. 'Affluenza' (A worldly, materialistic orientation - also leads to desire to have prominence and recognition among others) is rampant in most churches. The prophet Daniel warned us explicitly about the spirit of the last age when he identified a "spirit of flatteries," (kissing up and bowing to others) dominating these last days. The power and breadth of this spiritual disease is a plague in the church for it is the spirit of "political correctness, which is merely another face for the spirit of antichrist, at work in the church! Most churchmen and women, have swallowed the demonic lies: 1. that Christians are never to make “judgments” or upset others in any way, for any reason and that to do so is “ungodly” 2.That “peace and unity” (false peace and false unity in this case) must be sought at all costs, even if it means ignoring the scriptures or reinterpretation and misapplication of them so as not to offend anyone; 3. That anyone who says anything “controversial” (basic biblical discernment usually) and who causes Christians to become “uncomfortable” are causing “division” and are to be scorned, demonized and discarded (Why not? Most of them have also discarded the real Jesus, why not marginalize and demonize His true followers? "If they have persecuted Me- they shall also persecute you" and Jesus and His apostles prophetically warned us that it would also come from "savage wolves" within the church!). Modern Urban Pharisees (MUPPIES as I call them) now run most churches today! Most of the church today prefers to hear, bow to, and emulate demonic lies disguised as Christian teaching, ("doctrines of demons" spread by the many different "pillow prophets" who inoculate their sheeple with their own personal brand of designer Christianity. They design it so as not to offend the least common denominator, who might walk through their doors for the first time so as to add to their "numbers". A liberalized, “positive preaching,” "FEEL GOOD" ONLY psychologized "GOSPILL", (an ungodly mixture) has replaced the true Gospel and it’s life-changing power in MOST evangelical churches. All other churches and denominations are deadwood save for a smattering of believers in them, despite that the religious institution they might still attend is long dead. This falling away from Jesus and His Word happened because they lost their first love for Him (if they ever had any) and substituted various man-made methods or formulas that were void of God's Spirit or embody shallow, watered-down messages; worldly styles of worship and ostentatious, even some NEW AGE, gnostic concepts for “knowing God”, (more like 'being god') instead of Jesus-centered, Bible-based, Holy Spirit inspired devotion, worship, fellowship, discipleship and evangelism. A cold to lukewarm Laodicean church is being indulged and exploited by many false shepherds and ravenous wolves. The modern evangelical church needs to lovingly identify and call to repentance pretenders and phonies.
FIVE MAJOR DISTORTIONS FOUND IN APOSTATE CHURCHES:
First, the church is a place where all must feel welcome. This is what Jesus taught.
Second, anything that causes disharmony in the church goes against what Jesus wants for the church and must be avoided.
Third, since doctrine is divisive, we must de-emphasize this and emphasize things that bring harmony.
Forth, the focus of Jesus in the New Testament was love and unity. Jesus prayed that his disciples would all be in unity. Paul said the greatest of all things was love. These things bring harmony into the church.
Fifth, therefore we must focus on these two things above all else, love and unity
source: Christian Arsenal
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