Ephesians 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
There are some who have not liked the fact that we pointed out Rick Warren as a heretic. They would rather that we just accept him in our ranks as being one of us etc. They feel that the subtle insertion of false doctrines and ideas are not as dangerous as the more obvious cults are. I beg to differ. Through gradualism the gifts and operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit along with the teaching of the baptism of the Holy Spirit have been marginalized by false leadership. Spiritual things have been humanized to carry wrong meanings.
For instance:
Mark 16:18...they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Now has come to mean that a Christian medical practitioner will 'touch' the patient and heal them through the more natural medical arts.
I can only wonder what apostle Paul would have to say about all of this.
When asked the question about Rick Warren on the radio program, "Pastors Perspective" I believe that Chuck misunderstood the caller and thought the caller was talking about Greg Laurie, I could be wrong, but it sure seemed like it, especially since I know Chuck's theology and doctrinial beliefs somewhat:
Caller’s Question:
Should pastors share a platform at an evangelical event with someone who typifies the Emergent Church, a minister?
Smith:
[chuckle] That’s difficult, John, because, you know, you might say in a sense that last night I was on on the platform with a minister that they say that he is a part of the Emergent Church, that he has, you know, sort of a different emphasis in his ministry, more of a social emphasis on what the church should be doing socially for people rather than the spiritual emphasis, and so I was on the platform with him but, you know, I think that it would be divisive. Now the man, I’m convinced, loves the Lord, has a large church, and is, you know, feels that he is called of God to really deal with the social problems of our world today. Now it could be that God IS calling him to that, but that isn’t why God has called ME to do and so, but I can still look at him as a brother in Christ – he believes that Jesus died for our sins and he just has a different emphasis as far as what he feels should be the priority of the church today..We were both invited to be there but we were on the platform together, sat next to each other, and he is a brother in Christ, and so I didn’t really have any real problem with sharing, being on the same program together with him.
