Damnable Heresies Invading the Church

[stephen]

By Marsha West

A large number of Christians are unaware that literally truckloads of counterfeit Christians have gained access to pulpits, wormed their way into Church leadership, Christian organizations and are deeply entrenched in the so-called Christian entertainment industry.

Call them what you will--false teachers/prophets, liberals/progressives, cultists, misinformed, misled, even looney tunes--the one thing they all have in common is that they have strayed from the truth.

Unbiblical teaching has been going on since the early church took root. Peter cautioned that "there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction" (2 Peter 2:1).

Today there is a damnable heresy in the Church that many Christians haven't yet heard of: The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) a.k.a. Dominionism/ Kingdom Now/Replacement Theology. Those who disagree with their false gospel must be removed through intense "spiritual warfare" and by raising up a "new breed "of Christian they call an "Army of God."

The NAR is not new at all. Only the name has been changed-many times-to fool people into thinking there is a "New Wave" or a "Paradigm Shift" taking place in Christendom.

Over the years they have dubbed themselves Joel's Army, Latter Rain, Manifest Sons of God, and the list goes on. They're ushering in "a reformation greater in scale than the reformation of the 1500's."

The concept of spiritual warfare comes from the Bible.

It warns of invisible beings who want to harm us and advises us to put on armor (spiritual armor) in order to ward off their vicious attacks. Problem is, the way in which NAR practices spiritual warfare is both unorthodox and extra-biblical. First of all, they teach three levels of spiritual warfare:

"Ground-level" involves casting demons out of individuals; "occult-level warfare" involves more organized "powers of darkness" [They target here New Age thought, Tibetan Buddhism, Freemasonry, etc.]; and "strategic-level warfare" directly "confronts 'territorial spirits' assigned by Satan to coordinate activities over a geographical area."

In addition, they carry out other extra-biblical practices such as "binding Satan," "rebuking demonic spirits," "tearing down strongholds," and "taking control of cities and situations."

Why go to all the trouble of demolishing demonic strongholds, even if such things do exist, when the Bible teaches that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is sufficient for demolishing strongholds! (2 Cor 10:3-5).

Marsha West -- Damnable heresies invading the Church

 

[Coconut]

The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) a.k.a. Dominionism/ Kingdom Now/Replacement Theology. Those who disagree with their false gospel must be removed through intense "spiritual warfare" and by raising up a "new breed "of Christian they call an "Army of God."

Does it not ring faintly of an old familiar lie - "ye shall be as gods" ?(Gen 3:5)

It seems popular among the masses to be spiritual power hungry instead of Christ hungry ...

Christ did not devote much air time to satan...nor energy...nor prayer...nor sweat...nor one drop of blood.


Very good and a much needed warning.

 

[MelodyC]

And this is why the book of Jude was written.

JUDE 1:3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. 4 For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.

Judes last words in this book was to the faithful who are remaining in God's Truth and according to the teachings of the Apostles.

JUDE 1:20 But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. 21 Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

JUDE 1:22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear--hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

JUDE 1:24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy-- 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

Praying for the faithful elect that the Lord will enable us to stand firm despite all the false teachers and their false doctrines. Praying that mature Christians will be steering younger Christians towards your Truth and helping the weak in Christ to stand firm. Amen

 

[Boanerges]

Just my take on this:
Like most "branches of the theological tree" these practices are built on sound biblical doctrine taken to extreme and completely out of balance. We are given the power to cast out demons, the weapons of our warfare are mighty to the pulling down of strongholds, we are given the whole armor of God as a covering, we can indeed speak life and truth changing situations around us. All these are but parts of a greater whole so the problem in not the binding or casting out but the problem is indeed majoring in the minors.
Many such movements start out well enough but tend to be exaggerated over time. Others build even farther on an already exaggerated theology and this creates movements. This exaggeration however does not negate the basis of truth (the Word of God) that was once the root of this issue.
Many blessings in His Name, your brother Larry.

 

[stephen]

I read this today......

Jesus began his Church as a FAMILY. It changed to a philosophy in Greece, became an institution in Rome, then a political view in Europe, now a business in USA.



MmMm. Still need to give this some thought

 

[SpiritLedEd]

By Marsha West

A large number of Christians are unaware that literally truckloads of counterfeit Christians have gained access to pulpits, wormed their way into Church leadership, Christian organizations and are deeply entrenched in the so-called Christian entertainment industry.

It seems to me that many, if not most, Christians in the West are clueless about and not much interested in what's going on in the church. They're more concerned with sporting events, economic issues, and entertainment.

The church in the Western Hemisphere needs reviving! Come, Holy Spirit and heal us, please!!!!

SLE

 

[jiggyfly]

I read this today......

Jesus began his Church as a FAMILY. It changed to a philosophy in Greece, became an institution in Rome, then a political view in Europe, now a business in USA.



MmMm. Still need to give this some thought

I remember reading this some time ago too Stephen. I think it is a good condensed summery of church history with exception to the ekklesia which has been and still is a family and the rest is just a religious imitation.

 

[servoguy]

binding and loosing

Stephen, I am not sure what you are objecting to. Binding devils comes from this scripture:

Matt.16

[19] And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

And Jesus talks in the gospels about binding the strong man.

Have you ever had to deal with a person that was possessed of devils? Have you ever heard the devils speak through a person's mouth?

I have participated in deliverance for several people, and believe me, the devils are real and the demonic possession is real.

God Bless
Bruce

 

[servoguy]

Can't figure out Marsha West

I looked over Marsha West's web site, and discovered she has Hank Hanegraaff listed as a resource. This gives me reason to believe she doesn't know what she is talking about. I have known of Hanegraaff for many years, and his theology is very questionable.

Bruce