(Glenn) Beck's Bogus Beliefs

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[fishtank]

Beck's Bogus Beliefs

March 2011

by T. A. McMahon

"Glenn Beck, the television and radio talk show host who is best known for his conservative political views, isn't someone whom we would normally address in our newsletter. Our concerns are usually directed at individuals, programs, or organizations that promote spiritual or theological views contrary to the Word of God. Beck, of late, seems to be making himself at home in that realm, and he's attracting many who call themselves Bible-believing Christians. ...

First of all, Glenn Beck is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He may refer to himself as a Christian, but he's certainly not a biblical Christian. The distinction is as wide as hell is from heaven: "Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God" (2 John:9). Mormon doctrine is "another gospel" that exalts "another Jesus." Both false beliefs came out of the deceived and deceiving mind of Joseph Smith. Secondly, "our country" doesn't have "Christian roots," even though some are claiming that our founding fathers were true Christians. Many were not biblical Christians but Christians in name only, who followed the faith of Deism, Masonry, and the philosophy of the Enlightenment. Any early influence in America's history of a biblical nature very likely came from the Pilgrims and the Puritans...."

[T Minus Four]

...’Cause you know sometimes words have
Two meanings

[Religion Moderator]

Do not make this thread "about" individual Freepers. That is also a form of "making it personal."

Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.

[dragonblustar]

I’m finding that the more I read the bible, the more offensive Mormonism is to me.

[T Minus Four]

The word “atonement” is really getting on my nerves too. It starts to have as little meaning as “balloon payment”, and less feeling than writing a check for student loans.

However, I do find annoying how the LDS constantly (to me) refere to Jesus as “Our savior”. They never seem to want to say “Jesus”. It’s like the church I grew up in that alwasy refered to Jesus as “Christ”. That’s his title (it means redeemer)not His name.

His NAME is JESUS! No word on this Earth has more power that the name JESUS.

[T Minus Four]

But I guess if what you mean by “atonment” is just to be the first one to go through a door, what’s the big deal. It was just luck of the draw and accident of birth order that it was Jesus, and everybody gets there now anyway, so whoopee. It might just as well have been your local Bishop.

[T Minus Four]

You sinner! LOL! Better get with the Roy program so you will stop that :-)

[greyfoxx39]

Is Palin falling into the same chasm as Beck?

If you are referring to the "chasm" I think you are, it is strictly a "no girls allowed" zone.

Neither the organization that originated the handshake, nor the organization that stole it allows women to play in their clubhouse.

[colorcountry]

I usually attend an Evangelical Free (non-denominational), but this past Sunday, I attended my neighborhood PCA (Presbyterian) and I really enjoyed attending your denomination with you. All are acceptable Bible teaching and believing Lord's Church.

[T Minus Four]

I’m at a new church now but I still love my old one and maintain ties. Hey, we have a Calvary Chapel in the area now!

[colorcountry]

I heard that on the radio. Lots of Christian Churches turning up along the Wasatch Front. God is working in a mighty way here. I hope FReepers don’t forget that Utah is a dynamic and fertile mission field.

[greyfoxx39]

Just as a matter of curiosity, does your defense of Glenn Beck have anything to do with this?

Your FR Home Page

AND THIS

Article by the AUTHOR of "The Revolutionary Debt Bomb – And How the Founders Fixed It!"-at GlennBeck.com

OR THIS?

Week 5 HIST 1700: .....and Glenn Beck

AND....$$$ from book sales?

[T Minus Four]

I hope FReepers don’t forget that Utah is a dynamic and fertile mission field.

That it is indeed. The Christian church across from my gym has a sign you can see as you leave the parking lot that says, "you are now entering your mission field"

[T Minus Four]

Ooooh, good call Grey!

[svcw]

THX1138 groupies are at it big today (place marker)

[dragonblustar]

I agree.

I guess I’m just getting sick and tired of the way they use Jesus to sell their gold plated pack of lies. I am ashamed that it has taken me so long to feel like that.

[T Minus Four]

I can’t believe how long I lived in Utah and never knew what they were about. The people are so nice. It’s such an attractive death.

[LS]

Ah, the famous ad hominem attack. Pure leftism at work. Congrats.

[Sir_Ed]

I listen to Roy and agree with him in parts and disagree with him in parts.

He does teach that going to church is unnecessary, and says Jesus didn’t intend for people to go to church, but obviously He did, He instructed St. Paul to set up churches to reach the gentiles and St. Paul talks in his books about the structure and practice of the church, and the qualifications to be a deacon, etc.

The books of the Bible that Paul wrote were, in fact, letters to the various churches Paul had set up, and Paul references the churches that Peter set up, so obviously Peter was doing Jesus’ will in setting up churches, as well...

As far as sin goes, Roy says Christians don’t sin, I don’t think that is Biblical. “I would have you not sin, but nevertheless, if we DO sin, we have an advocate in Christ Jesus.” Roy says he is not perfect, but is becoming perfect. I don’t have a problem with that, Jesus said “Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father in Heaven is perfect,” there’s no conflict in that.

As far as the meditation goes, it’s not hypnotic, it’s anti-hypnotic, if you do it the right way. It just lets you become aware of how lost in your thoughts and emotions you are. To me, that is a good thing.

I don’t think the meditation saves your soul, that is obviously the work of the shed blood and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We’re saved through belief in Him, because our righteousness is as dirty rags, as God said.

Neither does works save us, “lest man may boast.” No matter how perfect Roy or any other man on Earth becomes, that won’t bring him salvation...it’s the shed blood of the Lamb of God, just like it was the shed blood of a lamb over the doorway that spared the Hebrews from the angel of death in the OT.

I heard Roy say that the moment he falls to temptation and gets angry,and sins, then he’s lost, he won’t go to Heaven. That, to me, is the wrong belief. It’s not the perfect control of sin and reaction that saves us, it’s Jesus. Paul said “I preach Jesus, and Him crucified,” not “I preach self-control, and not falling to temptation.”

Obviously we are required to not fall to temptation, and Paul talks in great detail about putting off the old man, the lower nature, and casting off all that is unnecessary, striving for the path of salvation, but it isn’t, in my opinion, our perfect adherence to that that saves us or condemns us, but it always comes down to recognizing we’ve sinned, and throwing ourselves on the mercy of Jesus to ask forgiveness.

Ed

[Colofornian]

Jesus said to His disciples who were concerned about other ministers not in ‘their’ group, “He who is not against us is with us.” I fail to see how Beck is against us on almost anything.

Well, let's see. This Web site says it's devoted to "God" -- not the plural gods of Mormonism! "Welcome to Free Republic! America's exclusive site for God, Family, Country, Life & Liberty constitutional conservative activists!"

(How long have you've been ignorant that Mormons believe in multiple gods? -- including a council of gods who appointed a MAN to become a god of this world...and this "god" is married)

* Beck has a taped "missionary tool" product for the Mormon church (Deseret).
* Beck's religion, like Islam, labels Christians as "apostates." (Muslims call us "infidels").
* Beck's religion labels Christian creeds as being 100% putrid to the Mormon gods.

...those who constantly carp at other consrvatives, even in a “RELIGION” forum, seem to be offending the Biblical injunction to remove the plank in your own eye.

Q1: Did you happen to take the plank out of your own eye before you made this statement? Or did you just, plank-eyed, proceed with invasive surgery upon Fishtank's eyes?

Comment: Now, I confess, I made an assumption there that may or may not be true: That your eyes were full of planks/beams. But I had a point to make: YOU didn't have anymore info about the alleged "planks" in Fishtank's eyes than I did about your eyes. Yet that didn't stop you from making that assumption, did it?

Do you know Fishtank? If not, why did you assume you did? (That you knew the conditions of his eyes)

Let's review Luke 6: 41 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye."

Q2: Now, what other assumptions are usually made by those who like to use the verse you used like a club?

A:
* That plank-free spiritual eyes don't exist (except their own eyes, of course)
* That plank surgery wasn't already done in the past
* That nobody's qualified (except them, of course) to ever actually get to the stage of sawdust removal.
* That a given cultist who might be headed to hell only needs a minor sawdust procedure...as opposed to something else more urgent & critical given the significant spiritual healing need @ stake for those trusting in certain church membership (D&C 1:30), temple rituals & "you-can-do-ism" to live forever with God the Father.

It's time for you to fess up that your assumption-laden accusations don't match the context from you lifted it.