There is a spirit present in the Church today which has allowed the PULPIT to be HIJACKED by falsehood.
This spirit has ONE GOAL:
To drown out the Voice of the Lord, silencing the CONVICTING POWER which comes through the Word of God and TRUTH.
The danger?
There was a man who was being drawn to Christ, feeling the conviction of the Holy Spirit as the Spirit dealt with him regarding the sin i...n his life. More and more, the man felt the Spirit of God's conviction.
Then...one night, listening to the messages of Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Joseph Prince, and similar preachers, this man heard words much like these:
"God is NOT angry with you! He LOVES you...just as you are!"
The man LIKED that message!
Soon...the declarations from Osteen and others saying that God "accepts you just as you are" were drowning out the Voice of the Spirit of God...and the man began to view the CONVICTION of the Spirit as some "work of Satan"...because "Jesus only comes to bring peace. He doesn't judge you. He just loves you...just as you are."
Soon...all CONVICTION of the Spirit was seen as WRONG...and the man began to see himself as "OK with God!"...and the need to REPENT of his sins became "unnecessary."
So...there the man sat...declared by Osteen to be SAVED...albeit without ANY CONFESSION OF SINS and REPENTANCE....and, thus, without any REAL spiritual transformation.
Just a fable, you say?
No...a true story. And this story is being repeated day after day...IN THE CHURCH.
The DANGER of the FALSE TEACHINGS of Joel Osteen and others?
Many now sit in CHURCH with a false sense of salvation...actually declaring the CONVICTING POWER of the Holy Spirit to be SATANIC OPPRESSION. These deceived "believers" are actually being TRAINED to IGNORE the CONVICTION of the Holy Spirit regarding SIN...as "men of God" declare them to be "accepted by God" with absolutely NO TRUE TRANSFORMATION taking place spiritually.
FURTHER...let's be clear:
Sometimes the Father IS angry with us!
False teachers often proclaim "God is not angry with you! He LOVES you!" In many cases, these statements are LIES. Why? NEVER does Scripture say ANGER is WRONG or UNLOVING! God DOES loves us...yet He can STILL be ANGRY with us! My parents have at times loved me EVEN WHEN ANGRY WITH ME. And so has God!
Read the Bible: God DOES get ANGRY with His children at times. And if you believe God's anger is not kindled when we SIN...then you are GREATLY ignorant of the content of Scripture! The SIN of Israel often brought the ANGER of God! And...the Church is NOT exempt from the same! There are times God is HAPPY with us...and times He is ANGRY with us. Yes, Jesus STILL loves us even when ANGRY with us...but NEVER should we believe that a HOLY God is not ANGERED by sin and disobedience. Jesus proved otherwise when He cleared the Temple with a whip. Though Jesus LOVED those present that day (as Jesus loves EVERYONE), His ANGER was still kindled against them for their heinous sin.
It is DANGEROUS and GROSS NEGLIGENCE to tell someone who may be in the midst of PRIVATE DISOBEDIENCE to God...or, at times, blatant and open REBELLION...that God is "pleased"...and that "God is not angry or mad at you!"
Many are so busy declaring that God is a God of LOVE that they neglect the TRUTH of Scripture which CLEARLY tells us that SIN, DISOBEDIENCE, and REBELLION will ALL cause God's WRATH to be "kindled" against those who refuse to turn from their "wicked ways."
Keep this SIGNIFICANT truth in mind:
Hitler died LOVED by God...but Hitler did not die FREE from SIN.
Every person who dies LOST also dies LOVED!
The LOVE of God NEVER excuses our sin...nor does it release us from the CONSEQUENCES of CONTINUING in SIN.
Only when we CONFESS OUR SINS do we find SALVATION.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
Do not despise the CONVICTION of the Holy Spirit...as the "godly sorrow" it brings will lead us to REPENTANCE.
2 Corinthians 7:9-11 (NKJV)
Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
This spirit has ONE GOAL:
To drown out the Voice of the Lord, silencing the CONVICTING POWER which comes through the Word of God and TRUTH.
The danger?
There was a man who was being drawn to Christ, feeling the conviction of the Holy Spirit as the Spirit dealt with him regarding the sin i...n his life. More and more, the man felt the Spirit of God's conviction.
Then...one night, listening to the messages of Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Joseph Prince, and similar preachers, this man heard words much like these:
"God is NOT angry with you! He LOVES you...just as you are!"
The man LIKED that message!
Soon...the declarations from Osteen and others saying that God "accepts you just as you are" were drowning out the Voice of the Spirit of God...and the man began to view the CONVICTION of the Spirit as some "work of Satan"...because "Jesus only comes to bring peace. He doesn't judge you. He just loves you...just as you are."
Soon...all CONVICTION of the Spirit was seen as WRONG...and the man began to see himself as "OK with God!"...and the need to REPENT of his sins became "unnecessary."
So...there the man sat...declared by Osteen to be SAVED...albeit without ANY CONFESSION OF SINS and REPENTANCE....and, thus, without any REAL spiritual transformation.
Just a fable, you say?
No...a true story. And this story is being repeated day after day...IN THE CHURCH.
The DANGER of the FALSE TEACHINGS of Joel Osteen and others?
Many now sit in CHURCH with a false sense of salvation...actually declaring the CONVICTING POWER of the Holy Spirit to be SATANIC OPPRESSION. These deceived "believers" are actually being TRAINED to IGNORE the CONVICTION of the Holy Spirit regarding SIN...as "men of God" declare them to be "accepted by God" with absolutely NO TRUE TRANSFORMATION taking place spiritually.
FURTHER...let's be clear:
Sometimes the Father IS angry with us!
False teachers often proclaim "God is not angry with you! He LOVES you!" In many cases, these statements are LIES. Why? NEVER does Scripture say ANGER is WRONG or UNLOVING! God DOES loves us...yet He can STILL be ANGRY with us! My parents have at times loved me EVEN WHEN ANGRY WITH ME. And so has God!
Read the Bible: God DOES get ANGRY with His children at times. And if you believe God's anger is not kindled when we SIN...then you are GREATLY ignorant of the content of Scripture! The SIN of Israel often brought the ANGER of God! And...the Church is NOT exempt from the same! There are times God is HAPPY with us...and times He is ANGRY with us. Yes, Jesus STILL loves us even when ANGRY with us...but NEVER should we believe that a HOLY God is not ANGERED by sin and disobedience. Jesus proved otherwise when He cleared the Temple with a whip. Though Jesus LOVED those present that day (as Jesus loves EVERYONE), His ANGER was still kindled against them for their heinous sin.
It is DANGEROUS and GROSS NEGLIGENCE to tell someone who may be in the midst of PRIVATE DISOBEDIENCE to God...or, at times, blatant and open REBELLION...that God is "pleased"...and that "God is not angry or mad at you!"
Many are so busy declaring that God is a God of LOVE that they neglect the TRUTH of Scripture which CLEARLY tells us that SIN, DISOBEDIENCE, and REBELLION will ALL cause God's WRATH to be "kindled" against those who refuse to turn from their "wicked ways."
Keep this SIGNIFICANT truth in mind:
Hitler died LOVED by God...but Hitler did not die FREE from SIN.
Every person who dies LOST also dies LOVED!
The LOVE of God NEVER excuses our sin...nor does it release us from the CONSEQUENCES of CONTINUING in SIN.
Only when we CONFESS OUR SINS do we find SALVATION.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
Do not despise the CONVICTION of the Holy Spirit...as the "godly sorrow" it brings will lead us to REPENTANCE.
2 Corinthians 7:9-11 (NKJV)
Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
People need TRUTH...not FALSE CONFIRMATION...and THAT is why I speak out against the deception of false teaching...and why I will continue to do so.
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