Posted on 01/31/2021 7:19:15 AM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
My friend called smooth sermons ‘petting demons’ to keep them happy.
Sorry, I meant “seeker sensitive”
My hearing is not very good and I always thought they were saying secret sensitive when warning of this false doctrine.
The following pretty much sums up the seeker sensitive classification:
The most dangerous aspect of the Seeker Sensitive Movement is that it encourages the unity of all beliefs. The Seeker Sensitive Movement teachers teach that “All paths lead to God” and that we shouldn’t concern ourselves much with Bible prophecy, and that the prophesies can be interpreted any way you like. This slothful doctrine allows the Devil to make the professing followers of Jesus and those of the world indistinguishable.
LARRY KING: “If you believe you have to believe in Christ? They’re wrong, aren’t they?”
JOEL OSTEEN: “Well, I don’t know if I believe they’re wrong.”
Now why would a “supposed” man of God say something like this? If we read above that Jesus is the ONLY way to our Father in Heaven, then Mr. Osteen should have proclaimed an emphatic “Yes, Jesus IS the only way!”
I agree. Here’s another way of stating it. What do you think?
Good works (and not doing bad works) are an outward sign of how our heart has changed to acceptance (that is, repentance). So we should use those outward signs as just that: signs, or indicators, of how well we’ve accepted The Trinity and Its grace.
For example, if someone catches himself staring at a woman on the street, that’s an indicator he’s “sick” and not “leaning on” and trusting Christ enough. At the risk of getting too much into definitions, that increasing of his trust in Christ is itself a “work”, that is, a battle in which to engage and defeat the enemy.
Another interesting excerpt exposing another false doctrine with growing influence:
Have you ever heard of Amillennial Theology, or “Dominionism”? It basically teaches that there will be no literal 1000-year reign of Jesus after the Resurrection, that the world will be Christianized BEFORE Jesus comes back. Not only is this doctrine completely Biblically false, but it is also very dangerous. It directly plays into the Papacy’s ecumenical movement - convincing the modern Christian world that God will be on THEIR side in THIS life, restoring the Kingdom in our time in this fleshly world. This very belief will be what leads modern followers of the Antichrist to actually persecute God’s TRUE people during the time the Beast’s Mark is enforced.
Repetence is an act of sorrow for sin and turning away from it as best you can.
The seeker sensitive crap is not at our church or a part of the District or above!
I Corinthians 13:9 and 12. Not a focus on that chapter as the “Love Chapter”, but on realizing that we don’t know everything and can’t understand everything now — “through a glass, darkly”. Later we will understand. Trust God now.
Good sermon.
I’m a senior volunteer for a youth outdoor program. we had a leadership meeting with my fellow leaders this weekend. We had a simple worship time together this morning. My wife said I missed a good sermon at church today. The speaker gave a message several months ago in which he urged a “reasonable” approach to all the government lockdowns.
I was so peeved I sent an eight page response to my church leadership that included “I reject being reasonable to government overreach” and discussing how the government has exactly zero oversight of a church.
My wife said that he circumspectly replied to those with different opinions. Sounds like he got the message.
Didn’t hear one. Left my TV off so the democrooks were talking to themselves.
John MacArthur at Grace Community Church was outstanding!
Just one quote: “A society is defined by what it will not tolerate.”
Romans 1:24-32 was considered in light of what our society has come to, including the current usurper, and concluded that godless individuals have arrived at total insanity, preferring lies to truth of any kind.
It was a great description of scripture, and really made me want to learn more. I thanked him afterwards and told him as much. It made my day.
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