Rick Warren is doing what he believes God is calling him to do, the Holy Spirit does the actual work. And if that happens through Warren's ministries then I'm going to rejoice the Body is growing through Warren's ministries.
Rick Warren is doing what he believes God is calling him to do, the Holy Spirit does the actual work.
Did God call him to play those games with Farah, saying he didn't say what he actually did say in Syria? Saying that he didn't tape anything, when he really did? And then pulling his tape offline when confronted with it?
Did the Holy Spirit do the actual misrepresntation for him?
Be real careful how you answer those questions. This is heady stuff...
AMEN.
I dunno. I have yet to hear the gospel preached clearly by Rick Warren which would result in a saving faith. And since I spend a LOT of time listening to him for someone halfway across the country, that's saying something. It should be something he does at every opportunity, but he doesn't.
He also criticizes those ministries that criticize him even though they also are bringing people to a saving faith. So is it right to criticize/judge people's teaching or not? If not, I would argue that that extends not only to religion but to politics as well and we certainly have no right to judge what these other 'christian' politicians (like John Kerry?) have to say.
I guess one of the ushers at Saddleback was complaining to Chris Rosebrough
listen here (part 1)
and here (part 2)
and here (part 3)
that it's VERY hard to get people to actually get involved. I guess it's that faith without works thing huh...
Either that or they realize that the kind of 'works' Rick Warren has in mind aren't the kind of 'works' James had in mind.