A Dangerous Spiritual Revolution -- Part 3


Sandra D "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an anti-christ. Look to yourselves, that you lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.. Whosoever transgresses and abides not in the doctrine of Christ has not God. He that abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son." II John 1: 7-9



Using the book, Faith Undone, by Roger Oakland which can be purchased through LighthousePublishing.com.

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Brian McLaren, a leader and writer for this emergent movement, says that people who believe and even those who wrote about a new earth and a new heaven, and about the end times did not have a view of what could exist beyond the world in which they lived. (my paraphrase) They were desperate to make up a time when they would be able to be with Jesus in a better life. Well, we know this is not true.



McLaren reworks the Scriptures in order to support his belief that the kingdom of God will be established here on earth sometime in the futureby human effort. McLaren misses the whole point of Jesus' talk about the kingdom of God. Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36), and "the kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21) Jesus was not saying that we are like god or are god. He was referring to the Holy Spirit living inside those who receive Him by faith. The same concept that McLaren held is also held by Rick Warren in his Purpose Driven

church model.



Rick Warren has an ambitious plan called the P.E.A.C.E. Plan, which he hopes will usher in the kingdom of God here on earth. Warren believes he has uncovered the missing component for success where other leaders have failed. This is his all-inclusive church. Read on to see why this is against all Bible principles.



Warren's plan includes the need for political, economic, and spiritual parts of society to work so closely together that the world can be transformed into a peaceful and orderly society. Warren says that the church has to lay down its differences with other religions and secular entities so that a more powerful and effective body can be developed. Warren, as he goes out to speak to people about his plan tells them that they don't have to change their beliefs in order to work with him.



Warren's global peace plan includes virtually every belief system and persuasion. This would be Warren's second leg of his three-legged plan, and would lead to what Warren refers to as a "second reformation." Warrens says it is not about what the church believes; it is about "deeds". Rather than Jesus Christ being the focal point of this ecumenical (all in one) spiritual body, all that it requires is a common cause.



Warren's all-inclusive church includes a broad spectrum of believers with a common cause. This inclusive church does not just include Christian believers, but also includes all who are like-minded (with him) and are willing to be part of the P.E.A.C.E. Plan. When Warren speaks of Believers, he is not talking about those who have a firm faith in the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. His reformation, which will bring in the kingdom of God through global cooperation for a common cause, will include Catholics, Muslims, and homosexuals -- a combination hardly similar to the 16th century reformation.



Roger Oakland says that "most people with any common sense and compassion want to see a planet without provery, disease, and illiteracy. I thank God for all the organizations working to help the suffering, the sick, and the poor. Jesus made it very clear that we are to care for and reach out to those in need. However, working to bring about utopia (a perfect world) on earth through global and religious unity is futile. ......nowhere in Scriptures is the notion supporte that there will be a kingdom without tears, pain, proverty, and suffering until Jesus Christ physically returns and establishes Himself."



In order to keep these messages short so people will not grow tired of reading them, I will continue this in the next part.



Sandra