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The Fallacious Arguments of Neo-Universalists
by Sandy Simpson
The new Universalists are not as vocal about their Universalism ideas but are far more deadly to the Church as they are not rejected like classic Universalists were decades ago. The new Universalists would include Emerging Church leaders like Brian McLaren, Leonard Sweet, Spencer Burke, Alan Jones and others like Wycliffe, Society of Biblical Literature, World Christian Gathering of Indigenous Peoples, Richard Twiss, Daniel Kikawa, Terry LeBlanc, Rick Warren, Henry Nowen, YWAM, Tony Campolo, Robert Schuller, George Otis Jr., and even Billy Graham.
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"Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one--the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts,...Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape." - C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
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by Sandy Simpson, 3/22/17
The book by C.S. Lewis called "Screwtape Letters" was a clever idea in exposing a number of tactics of the enemy. Those principles are still at work today in many churches. Following is a list of some of the things the enemy wants to see in churches and Christians in order to bring them down.
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Two-Domain Theology: How We Escape Satan's Dominion |
by Bob DeWaay, 3/19/17
"to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me." (Acts 26:18) People are concerned that they may be demon possessed, cursed, or are somehow suffering because of Satan's activity. They often look for someone who can change their situation by casting out demons, identifying and breaking curses, and taking authority over Satan to stop whatever harm he may be doing. They typically do not realize that their concern should be about what spiritual domain they are in. Pagan shamans perform deliverance, break curses and have techniques to try to affect the well-being of their religious clients. But what they can never do is remove someone from the domain of Satan into the domain of Jesus Christ. Temporarily alleviating symptoms while remaining in Satan's domain does nothing about one's eternal destiny. True escape from Satan is not about symptom relief or geographical boundaries. It is about leaving Satan's spiritual realm and entering the spiritual reign of God in Christ. This is a relational issue and nothing else. The two spiritual domains exist simultaneously and throughout the entire geographical world. There are physically sick and healthy people in both realms. There are happy people with happy lives in both domains. There are sad people with many difficulties in both spiritual kingdoms. But the spiritual well-being and eternal destinies of people are totally opposite depending on whether they are in Satan's darkness or God's kingdom of light. Which kingdom is dependent solely on their relationship to Christ through the gospel.
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They Love Error More Than Truth |
by Cedric Fisher, 3/20/17
Professing Christians are fawning over every heretic, heresy, heretical book, and blasphemous movie. They will race off to conferences with a speaker lineup that reads like a "Who's Who" in false "ministers of righteousness." The truth floats on by them, but they eagerly reach out, grab, and gush over every falsehood. But they will not rejoice over or promote truth. Further, they refuse to invest any time and energy defending anyone who presents truth when they are under attack. So God sends His messengers to warn them just as He sent prophets to apostate Israel. But will they listen? They will not listen. We are in the last of the last days before this earth is shaken by the consequences of its rebellion. God knows their hearts are hard, their ears are dull, and their eyes refuse to see, but He sends His messengers anyway. Why? He sends them because God is just, He is merciful, and God is love. He is not willing that the wicked should perish. He sends His messengers because He wants people to heed, return to Him, surrender, reject wickedness and accept righteousness, and be spared the consequences of their sinfulness. But they reject God's messengers. They call them mean-spirited, hateful, ignorant, self-righteous, and even diabolical, for the sole reason that His messengers pierce their fickle and carnal hearts with anointed truth. When they speak harsh rebukes to God's messengers, they are speaking against Him. Condemning God's messengers is as condemning the message and the One who sent it. It is as rejecting His righteous authority.
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Letter to the Editor: Bethel's Attempt to Make "Same Old" Teachings Sound More "Mainstream"
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by Concerned in California, 3/21/17
To Lighthouse Trails Editors: Bill Johnson of Bethel Church; Photo credit: Christianity Today (Source) I wanted to write you about Bethel's trend of trying to make their teachings sound more "mainstream" evangelical, even though their aberrant teachings are clearly not (as LT has pointed out over the past few years through booklets, blogs, etc.). Bethel has gotten more sophisticated with their lingo and presentation of some rehashed Latter Rain heresies and "revival" pep-speak, but the calculated supposed "upgrade" that has escalated in the past few years has been an attempt to repackage their same old "kingdom-now," Christian dominionism," 7 mountain mandate," into more palatable, mainstream language. Why? Probably in an attempt to increase its already huge following (that continues to multiply over the Internet and worldwide: including its affiliated "Jesus Culture" band). Who are they targeting? Not just young people who may not be familiar enough with God's Word to discern error and unbiblical teachings, but Bethel is also targeting the unsuspecting, struggling evangelical who may not be familiar with some of the charismatic lingo, and "signs and wonders" and who are being enticed by the "power" and "revival" that Bethel falsely promises at every turn . . . Here are several items with Pastor Rod Page (pastor of Lewiston Community Church, Lewiston, CA-20 miles from Bethel Church in Redding, CA), speaking about God's Word, God's heart, and God's truth regarding those entangled, unaware that Bethel's teachings (Kris Valloton, etc.,) are unbiblical and dangerous.
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