I come to you this morning, deeply grieved, saddened, and perplexed. I don't even know if I can relate all that is on my heart and mind this morning.
I have a dear friend...someone with whom I used to work very closely with on another internet group...someone from whom I have sought sweet council...someone who has been my friend and my mentor...someone who, for many years, has taught me and trained me in the ways of Biblical womanhood...someone I've looked up to and admired...someone I very much wanted to be like in heart and spirit. I haven't heard from my friend in a while...she is a pastor's wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a writer...and she's been very busy with life and so have I.
Well, last night, she sent me a copy of her latest book via e-mail. She was touting it as her 'best work yet'. I was so excited to be among the first to get a copy. It seemed like such an invaluable resource to have on hand...to learn from...to grow from. And, then, I started reading it. As I did so, my heart began to sink. Like so many others, apparently, my friend has been swept up into the New Age teaching that has overtaken the modern church of our day.
At one time, this gal, myself, and one other stood alone against such teaching in a forum of close to 300 pastors' wives. At one time, I used to wonder how, where the Bible talks about, that, in the end time, lest the days were shortened, even the very elect would be deceived...I used to wonder HOW could that ever happen? How could anyone who knows the LORD...knows His Word...knows His teaching...HOW could they ever be deceived to that point? Oh! It's so easy to see how now! With so many perverted Bible versions out there...versions that water down, and even omit the LORD's foundational teachings altogether, and with the influx of New Age and false teachers...people like Rick Warren and his "purpose-driven" life and church junk...it has become vividly clear as to how "even the very elect" could, and are being, so easily deceived...just as Christ predicted they would be.
In her latest book my friend says, in talking to others, "Stay away from Christian-ese phrases. These foreign or churchy words can alienate listeners and readers and keep them from identifying with your life. Here are some examples..." She goes on with a list of words to avoid...words like "born again", "saved", "lost", "Gospel", "sin", and "repent". SINCE WHEN ARE THE VERY WORDS OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST "FOREIGN" AND "CHURCHY"?????
It is JESUS who told Nicodemus, "...Except a man be BORN AGAIN, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3)
It is JESUS who said, "He that believeth, and is baptized shall be SAVED; but he that believeth not shall be ****ed" (Mark 16:16).
It is JESUS who said, "For the Son of man is come to save that which was LOST" (Matthew 18:11).
It is JESUS who said, "...Go ye into all the world, and preach the GOSPEL to every creature" (Mark 16:15). It is the apostle Paul who said, "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other GOSPEL unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed" (Galatians 1:8).
It is JESUS who told the woman that was caught in the very act of adultery, "...go, and SIN no more" (John 8:11).
It is JESUS who said, "...except ye REPENT, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3).
These are the words that JESUS used!!! HOW can they be FOREIGN? FOREIGN TO WHO??? I don't understand!
Folks, please, understand that we MUST be in the WORD! We must KNOW what it says! And we must stand up for it at all costs! The apostate church is here, and it's swallowing up Christians left and right due to ignorance. Please pray for my friend. Pray for your churches and for church leadership. Pray over your families. Teach your children the Word of God IN IT'S ENTIRETY, and teach them to stand on it...even if it means standing alone.
I can say no more. My spirit is so grieved. Just, please, try to see what I'm saying here, and stand firm in the truth of the Word and your faith.
With All My Heart,
~Rebecca
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