Most well-known ministries are going bad because they have always had apostasy in them to some degree, that they did not deal with. The apostasy was slight and covert so that most people hardly noticed. The apostasy grew until the mantra became, "don't judge God's anointed." It is not at all Biblical but has the ring of being obedient to God when it is mere allegiance to man rather than God. A loose form of idol worship.
So many people, especially Pentecostals, are relying on "extra-biblical" revelation for their truth. They rely heavily on "feelings", "experiences" and a "hierarchy structure that keeps them all stuck in a cult-like following.
When we attempt to correct these mindsets of thinking to correct ways that are unbiblical we are met with angst and vengeance to keep us in line. If we do not get back in line we are gossiped about, that we should be avoided, excluded and dismissed as ungodly.
The exact same mindset that is in Catholicism is also now in Pentecostalism and other religious isms. That mindset is that the "educated ones" who have had formal training by men in colleges, could be the only ones who know the truth.
As though the Holy Spirit only lives in those who have been trained in colleges. As though the Holy Spirit does not live in everyone.
The truth is that Christ lives in all born again believers, speaks to all born again believers and has given every born again believer all the wisdom we want or need to walk in our calling.
John 16:12-14 "…12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. 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.…"
James 1:4-6 "…4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.…"
The problem is that most believers and most believing leaders are not seeking the Holy Spirit, therefore, perverting what God said to make it fit their desired belief. The "so-called" church in our day is becoming increasingly apostate and hostile to truth and to those who bring truth.
It is common in our day for someone to fight bitterly defending their belief system while calling themselves Christian when their belief is contrary to God's Word.
I have actually heard people say; "but I believe it" as though merely desiring to believe a certain way was all that was needed to validate that belief. This: "but I believe it" mentality is what we used to hear coming from the mouth of a four-year-old toddler. In short, it is infantile immature thinking without substance.
A mature true Bible-believing Christian will actually seek the Holy Spirit and His Word simultaneously to discover the heart of God. A mature believer is not satisfied with platitudes taught by arrogant wise men who elevate themselves above others.
Matthew 6:5-6 " 5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.…"
If we love Christ and if we love our brothers and sisters then our goal will always be to bring truth in its purest and truest form.
