Sunday, August 10, 2008
These Lying Times....Works of Evil Made to Sound Good (Part 4)
These Lying Times....Works of Evil Made to Sound Good (Part 4)
By Carl G Loy
8/9/08
Blasphemy in Words by Christians to deceive Christians...
If the question is why do Christians fail to identify false prophets and false teachings, then the answer is that they lack discernment, which begs the question, why no discernment. Of course, that has the quick and simple answer as lack of studying God's Word. Because Christians do not study, they don't have the understanding necessary to recognize when words are blasphemous, which God considers abominations. Because Christians tend to be awestruck by oratory that sounds good, especially when it is from the mouths of celebrity status preachers, and because they accept their word as truth, they are easily deceived. In the opinion of many Christians, there is just no way that Billy Graham could be wrong about anything Biblical. Same can be said about Rick Warren, John Hagee, Robert Schuller, and most all the mega-church preachers. Their words are accepted by many as Biblical Truths. Many of their books are read and accepted more readily as truth than is God's Word. Why study the Bible, when there is available all this literature that tells you everything you think you need to know, and it sounds good, feels good, and can be both entertaining and inspiring. Many Christians don't like to read or hear anything that makes them uncomfortable. Who wants to judge their lives by a yardstick that presents an unreachable goal? God is just too serious for most Christians. Righteousness? Where is the fun in that? Live right? Well, most Christians have accepted their own measurement for that and they think that they measure up. They see themselves as doing good things and afterall we all sin and can't be perfect anyway. No guilt, no concern. It is obvious that many are deceived about their own salvation and are depending upon false teachings to reassure themselves that everything is alright with God. Well, everything is alright with God, but many do not know how to get right with God. Many have lost the Way and are worshiping a god not based on Biblical Truths. The sad thing is that they don't realize how off track they are because they have listened to man's words of deceit and accepted it as His Teaching.
Discernment is not knowledge alone. Quoting verses of Scripture is not indicative of discernment. Knowledge without understanding is of little value. Reading the Bible without the understanding of what it means in our lives and in the world and relating it to the events shaping the future, makes for vain reading.
Spiritual immaturity can be likened to little or no understanding of God's Holy Word; no discernment. Too often Christians are just relying on someone else to feed them the meat of His Truth; allowing others to tell them what the Bible says and what it means, and unable to judge if they are hearing or reading words based on His Truth. Without discernment, they accept a lot of garbage dressed in a nice looking trash can disguised as food from God. It looks good, sounds good, feels good, and they partake of it over and over from the same sources spouting words of evil made to sound good, garbage. They couldn't be wrong could they; these charlatans in the cloth? Only if you understand the Word of God and judge by His Word can you judge the truth of what is being presented by anyone else.
The serious studious believer will find a joy in the seriousness of God and will constantly seek the discernment that protects them from false teachings and distorted truths. Unfortunately, the false teachings found in books and other writings tend to make the best seller lists, (because Christians are buying and promoting them), while the books and writings that expose these blasphemous works of evil find it difficult to be published and are not connected to the big money. For instance, Rupert Murdock purchased Zondervan Publishing, considered a Christian publisher, and is claimed to be a friend of Rick Warren. Murdock thru Zondervan and other organizations is a big promoter of the Purpose Driven Church. You see, the big guys are Freemasons with contacts, while those who expose them are not. However, there are several good books and DVDs available by devout Scriptural based authors and ministers, that do expose these distortions of His Word. The Purpose Driven Church, Contemplative Spirituality, and paganism, occult, etc in the church are well addressed by these dedicated followers of Jesus Christ and every Christian needs to be reading these works that shed light on the Biblical distortions and evil found in these false teachings. Then, get out that dusty Bible and see for yourself as God has intended you to do. It should not need stated that praying for discernment should be in every Christian prayer.
The Masonic Connection to One Religion for All
Freemasonry is a driving force toward a one world religion. Freemasonry is the only world-wide organization keeping a faith in the Babylonian system of Nimrod. While the Vatican and its' Romanism is playing its' pagan role of promoting unity among all religions, it has been infiltrated by Freemasonry, exaggerating this ambition among its' adherents. The ecumenical teachings of the Lodge boast of unity between Buddhists, Hebrews, Christians, Muslims, and all beliefs. Albert Pike attested to this fact in his book, "Morals and Dogma," often referred to as the Bible of Freemasonry. Freemasonry is the driving force behind the purpose driven life and purpose driven church, contemplative spirituality and contemplative prayer and why not; the advocates of these false doctrines are high degree Freemasons. Once upon a time, Catholicism and Freemasonry appeared as adversaries, but that is no longer the case. Murdock has donated huge sums of money to the Catholic Church and was rewarded with a papal knighthood by Pope John Paul II. Zondervan
promotes the emerging church. Most of the mega-churches are ministries that support post-modernism, or basically, New Age beliefs and the Emerging Church. Catholicism and Freemasonry are hand in hand promoting new Age Beliefs, distorting His Truths and "re-imaging" Christianity. We need to understand that Freemasonry is two factions, one of which with it's Catholic connection is the Harlot whose Masonic temples are world-wide, and which rides the Beast, the other Masonic faction. Toward a one world religion, both factions are united, but they somewhat disagree on the means to achieve it. Regardless, Jesus Christ is not a central part of the religion of Freemasonry or of the Catholic Church. Both their ritiuals and oaths are contrary to the Word of God.
The Word of God says that there is a knowledge, (Truths), so important that we will perish without it and that a knowledge so important as to set us free if we know it. Though we may be in physical bondage to the forces of evil, we can live free in a spiritual discernment that cannot be quenched.
By Carl G Loy
8/9/08
Blasphemy in Words by Christians to deceive Christians...
If the question is why do Christians fail to identify false prophets and false teachings, then the answer is that they lack discernment, which begs the question, why no discernment. Of course, that has the quick and simple answer as lack of studying God's Word. Because Christians do not study, they don't have the understanding necessary to recognize when words are blasphemous, which God considers abominations. Because Christians tend to be awestruck by oratory that sounds good, especially when it is from the mouths of celebrity status preachers, and because they accept their word as truth, they are easily deceived. In the opinion of many Christians, there is just no way that Billy Graham could be wrong about anything Biblical. Same can be said about Rick Warren, John Hagee, Robert Schuller, and most all the mega-church preachers. Their words are accepted by many as Biblical Truths. Many of their books are read and accepted more readily as truth than is God's Word. Why study the Bible, when there is available all this literature that tells you everything you think you need to know, and it sounds good, feels good, and can be both entertaining and inspiring. Many Christians don't like to read or hear anything that makes them uncomfortable. Who wants to judge their lives by a yardstick that presents an unreachable goal? God is just too serious for most Christians. Righteousness? Where is the fun in that? Live right? Well, most Christians have accepted their own measurement for that and they think that they measure up. They see themselves as doing good things and afterall we all sin and can't be perfect anyway. No guilt, no concern. It is obvious that many are deceived about their own salvation and are depending upon false teachings to reassure themselves that everything is alright with God. Well, everything is alright with God, but many do not know how to get right with God. Many have lost the Way and are worshiping a god not based on Biblical Truths. The sad thing is that they don't realize how off track they are because they have listened to man's words of deceit and accepted it as His Teaching.
Discernment is not knowledge alone. Quoting verses of Scripture is not indicative of discernment. Knowledge without understanding is of little value. Reading the Bible without the understanding of what it means in our lives and in the world and relating it to the events shaping the future, makes for vain reading.
Spiritual immaturity can be likened to little or no understanding of God's Holy Word; no discernment. Too often Christians are just relying on someone else to feed them the meat of His Truth; allowing others to tell them what the Bible says and what it means, and unable to judge if they are hearing or reading words based on His Truth. Without discernment, they accept a lot of garbage dressed in a nice looking trash can disguised as food from God. It looks good, sounds good, feels good, and they partake of it over and over from the same sources spouting words of evil made to sound good, garbage. They couldn't be wrong could they; these charlatans in the cloth? Only if you understand the Word of God and judge by His Word can you judge the truth of what is being presented by anyone else.
The serious studious believer will find a joy in the seriousness of God and will constantly seek the discernment that protects them from false teachings and distorted truths. Unfortunately, the false teachings found in books and other writings tend to make the best seller lists, (because Christians are buying and promoting them), while the books and writings that expose these blasphemous works of evil find it difficult to be published and are not connected to the big money. For instance, Rupert Murdock purchased Zondervan Publishing, considered a Christian publisher, and is claimed to be a friend of Rick Warren. Murdock thru Zondervan and other organizations is a big promoter of the Purpose Driven Church. You see, the big guys are Freemasons with contacts, while those who expose them are not. However, there are several good books and DVDs available by devout Scriptural based authors and ministers, that do expose these distortions of His Word. The Purpose Driven Church, Contemplative Spirituality, and paganism, occult, etc in the church are well addressed by these dedicated followers of Jesus Christ and every Christian needs to be reading these works that shed light on the Biblical distortions and evil found in these false teachings. Then, get out that dusty Bible and see for yourself as God has intended you to do. It should not need stated that praying for discernment should be in every Christian prayer.
The Masonic Connection to One Religion for All
Freemasonry is a driving force toward a one world religion. Freemasonry is the only world-wide organization keeping a faith in the Babylonian system of Nimrod. While the Vatican and its' Romanism is playing its' pagan role of promoting unity among all religions, it has been infiltrated by Freemasonry, exaggerating this ambition among its' adherents. The ecumenical teachings of the Lodge boast of unity between Buddhists, Hebrews, Christians, Muslims, and all beliefs. Albert Pike attested to this fact in his book, "Morals and Dogma," often referred to as the Bible of Freemasonry. Freemasonry is the driving force behind the purpose driven life and purpose driven church, contemplative spirituality and contemplative prayer and why not; the advocates of these false doctrines are high degree Freemasons. Once upon a time, Catholicism and Freemasonry appeared as adversaries, but that is no longer the case. Murdock has donated huge sums of money to the Catholic Church and was rewarded with a papal knighthood by Pope John Paul II. Zondervan
promotes the emerging church. Most of the mega-churches are ministries that support post-modernism, or basically, New Age beliefs and the Emerging Church. Catholicism and Freemasonry are hand in hand promoting new Age Beliefs, distorting His Truths and "re-imaging" Christianity. We need to understand that Freemasonry is two factions, one of which with it's Catholic connection is the Harlot whose Masonic temples are world-wide, and which rides the Beast, the other Masonic faction. Toward a one world religion, both factions are united, but they somewhat disagree on the means to achieve it. Regardless, Jesus Christ is not a central part of the religion of Freemasonry or of the Catholic Church. Both their ritiuals and oaths are contrary to the Word of God.
The Word of God says that there is a knowledge, (Truths), so important that we will perish without it and that a knowledge so important as to set us free if we know it. Though we may be in physical bondage to the forces of evil, we can live free in a spiritual discernment that cannot be quenched.
