Monday, May 27, 2019

Deceptions in the church

1. Acceptance of divorce and remarriage.
2. Yoga
3. Prosperity Preaching
4. Holidays God never commanded
5. Gospel in the Stars
6. Christian Astrology
7. Calvinism
8. Reform Theology
9. Holy Laughter
10. Replacement Theology
11. Women in the Pulpit
12. One Man Salaried Pastor
13. Appearances over Substance
14. Worship Teams
15. Secular Music to Draw People
16. Depending on human strategies rather than the Holy Spirit
17. Elimination of preaching on Hell
18. Elimination of preaching on Holiness
19. Appearances over Substance
20. Relegating truth of the Bible to "back then"
21. Children separated from parents in Worship
22. Elimination of the Lord's Supper
23. Super Bowl in God's House
24. Levity Preaching to entertain the flock
25. Preaching more about politics than Christ
26. Dumbing Down of Instruction to entice non-believers
27. Modern songs that have 7 hooks and no substance
28. Christian Witches
29. Pagan symbols used in worship
30. Using Scripture out of context to fit into the culture

31. Increasing anti Israel Mentalities
I am sure there are many more you could come up with if you have been someone who seeks after Christ with your whole heart. These are just a few that have infiltrated the gatherings of believers.

Psalm 95:1-11

"Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land."



Psalm 24:8-10

"Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah"





Seminary: A Concoction of Men

God never intended for men to learn from seminaries. Godly men were to learn from the Bible guided by the Holy Spirit. Now we have pastors in the pulpits who were looking for a career and were never born again. I see no commands in the Bible for men to go to a formal school to learn how to run a church. I do see in there the command to teach and preach as led by the Holy Spirit.

God never said; "seminary will lead you into all truth."

He did say this:
John 16:13-14
"13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"