18 Areas the American Church Has Been Deceived – part V

Continued from our series,

“18 Areas the American Church has been Deceived – part IV”

“18 Areas the American Church has been Deceived – part III”

“18 Areas the American Church has been Deceived – part II”

“18 Areas the American Church has been Deceived – part I”

Proof Number 15: The Unification of False Teachers Agreeing With One Another in the Promotion of Heretical Doctrines and Another Gospel

Many of the nationally-applauded, crusade-speaking, book-writing, TBN-appearing heroes of the Charismatic Movement preach or cooperate with a false gospel. They are busily advancing serious doctrinal defections from the faith.

David Cloud, the editor of O TIMOTHY attended The North American Congress on the Holy Spirit & World Evangelism with press credentials. About 40 denominations from 50 nations and roughly 200 speakers joined forces in Indianapolis for the 1990 conference. Participating were Jack Hayford, John Wimber, C. Peter Wagner, Karl Strader, James Robinson, Bob Weiner, Charles Kraft, Paul Cain, Larry Lea, Charles and Francis Hunter, and Charismatic Roman Catholics.

Larry Lea babbled, “Bubbly-ida bubblyida hallelujah bubblyida shallabubbly shallabubblyida kolabub-blyid gloooooory hallelujah bubblyida.” No dictionary in the world will back up his LYING “tongue”! A nun gave a message and also spoke with a nursery “tongue.”

How would a discerning Christian describe this? Obvious sin (1 Corinthans 14:34)!

What were some of the lessons taught during this heretical conference? They included such staggering heresies as:

• baptismal regeneration, (one who is “baptized regard- less of age is ‘born again’!”)
• the gospel is “Jesus Christ is Lord!”
• knowing “Mary” personally!
• a Litany to Mary, (the “Refuge of sinners…conceived without original sin,”)!
• transubstantiation!
• praise for purgatory!
• Mary is important in evangelism!

The unity statement read,

“We will accept one another as brothers and sisters in our one Lord Jesus Christ…Among our churches, denominations, groups and ministries, there may have been times of tension, opposition and conflict. We wish to put these times behind us, by the grace of God. In view of the call we all have from the Lord to enter into this relationship for common work, we want to express our mutual personal respect and our respect for one another’s ministries. We will speak well of one another and support one another whenever possible.” ^[16]

Oh the sorrow of a false hope when poor religious people stand before the Great White Throne! What pitiful leaders who banded together and robbed them of their sense of need! How could an honest evangelical sign such a statement? The Gospel is a true essential of the historic Christian faith!

The Charismatic preachers compromised with the doctrines of devils (1 Timothy 4:1-3) leading a lost and dying generation straight to hell with the gospel of another Jesus.

What man on the earth personifies real Roman Catholicism? The pope! He “bears such titles as ‘His Holiness,’ ‘The Vicar of Christ,’ ‘Holy Father,’ and other names which can only be claimed by the Almighty Triune God Himself.

Pope John Paul II brought together leaders from most of the world’s heathen religions in Assisi and had them pray with him for peace in the world — praying to the god of fire, to the god of the big thumb, to the god of Allah, to the gods Shiva, Ram and the other pantheon of Hindu gods, to the gods of the rivers and sky and trees! John Paul II is so infatuated with the false Mary of Catholicism that he visits the Mary shrines in each country he visits, and embroidered on his garments are the words in Latin which mean ‘Totally yours, Mary.’ John Paul II, in speaking to the World Council of Church leaders last year, said that ‘we have been incorporated into Christ through our baptism and thus we are already one in baptism’” ^[17]

What an admission! “One” with the apostate World Council of Churches!

Coach Bill McCartney attends a Vineyard Church. He and his pastor are deeply involved with the Promise Keepers. Many spiritually hungry men who honestly want to do right attend to seek encouragement. The Seven Promises of a Promise Keeper quotes Jack Hayford saying,

“Redeeming worship centers on the Lord’s table. Whether your tradition celebrated as communion, Eucharist, the Mass, or the Lord’s supper, we are all called to this centerpiece of Christian worship.”

Hayford is an interesting orator. His chameleon approach is clever, but unacceptable. The center for Christian worship cannot include recrucifying our Lord or transubstantiation. This unity embraces what is disgusting to Almighty God! Jack Hayford is nurturing apostasy and spreading that from thousands of men into the churches!

We are not all one and the same as inferred! This kind of ecumenical unity-at-any-cost plays right into the hands of the anti-christ!

The March for Jesus, 1995, was promoted under the banner, “Together for the Gospel.” Special speakers preached beforehand that the march is a signs and wonders kind of warfare. The promotional endorsement page pushed unity, quoting ten leaders including John Wimber, C. Peter Wagner, and Jack Hayford.

How could godly Christians even consider endorsing this kind of togetherness? God’s commands are so strong about both defective doctrine and false prophets! When is it right to identify with another gospel (1 Corinthians 11:4)?

We need to ask, “Is it time to march with their team or is it still right to walk with God?” The problem is so clear! “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” (Amos 3:3).

The Lord often rebuked the religious majorities. Some say, “How can it hurt? I don’t march for Wimber; I march for Jesus!” The sincere zeal to take a visible stand for Christ is an honorable motive. Christian friend, please do not react emotionally or be offended.

The issue is this; are you willing to examine what God says about this kind of unity? Real champions of the faith do not follow crowds! God’s man, Elijah, stood apart from the false prophets. Where would you draw the line on linking arms “across denominational barriers”? God rebukes the toleration of apostasy in any form!

You may say, “Oh, but I like these warm people! I like the Pope! I like Jack Hayford!” That is not the point. Do you love Jesus? Jesus firmly stated,

“If a man love me, he will keep my words” (John 14:23). Will you follow the TRUTH?

“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of TRUTH, is come, he will guide you into all TRUTH: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me” (John 16:13-14a).

A Holy Spirit centered movement is not of God. Neither is unity outside of the “the Word” and “the TRUTH.”

“Such doctrinal confusion, my friends, has nothing to do with Christ’s prayer in John 17. Seven times in that prayer the Lord Jesus referred to ‘the word’ and ‘the truth.’” ^[18] Jesus’ prayer will be answered when the redeemed of God gather from every nation on the earth (Revelation 7:9).

Be sure, the Holy Spirit of world evangelism is the Spirit of “TRUTH” (John 14:17; 15:26; 17:6).

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