Quick Post – New blogs found – and something from Roger Oakland

I recently have blogrolled a new site that was referred to me by Carla from books and things called ‘Spiritual Research Network Blog’. I thought it would be an asset to have this new blog rolled into my site, you can find it in my “Links | Blogrolls” in the page section below.

I have also come across another web-site that may be useful to those who want to study further into the current trends that are infiltrating the Church, this web-site has the same name as the blog mentioned above, but is found in the Christian section of my blogroll as it is not a blog but a web-site – Spiritual Research Network.

Now on to other news…

Recently it has been noted that Calvary Chapel has spoken against the Purpose Driven movement and has discontinued all of Rick Warren’s books and it has been made public for all to see. Pastor Chuck Sr has been one of many that has seen many flaws in this Church growth movement and has made a public declaration about this matter. Roger Oakland who has been involved with Calvary Chapel for the last 25 years has made a public announcement concerning the Purpose Driven Movement and Calvary Chapel and has detailed in a succinct and concise way why the Purpose Driven Movement is at odds with the teaching of Pastor Church Sr at Calvary Chapel. Here is an excerpt from the article called ‘Calvary Chapel and Purpose Driven’. It is well worth the read if you are still having any doubts about the dangers that are creeping into the Church to deceive even the elect.

The Calvary Chapel view of the future compared to the “Purpose Driven” view of the future is as different as day and night. One of the distinctives of the Calvary movement is a focus on the imminent return of Jesus Christ. Pastor Chuck has always been known for an emphasis on warning Christians to be alert and ready for the return of Jesus. He teaches that the Kingdom of God will be established only when Jesus Christ returns to this planet. He also emphasizes that the time period before the return of Jesus here on earth will be “as it was in the days of Noah.” [2] From this perspective, the world actually gets worse and worse, not better and better.

Rick Warren’s view of the present and the future is different from Chuck Smith’s. Warren encourages his followers to ignore Bible prophecy and spend their time and energy on the here and now, in order to establish a man made social plan (P.E.A.C.E. Plan) that will make planet earth a better place for everyone.[…]

The article of Roger Oaklands goes on to explain the differences between two types of teaching, one of which is focused on prophecy and the other on mans efforts to build the kingdom of God on this earth instead of waiting for Christ to come and redeem and reign for Jerusalem.

In the article Roger Oakland also addresses the Emerging Church Movement and the use of mystical Contemplative Prayer sometimes known as Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina which moves the person from an objective biblical Word of God based believer towards an experiential subjective practitioner which is a dangerous spiritual path for anybody to be on. I have written about this before and you can find all relative posts

My prayer is that you who are searching and those who are moving away from the Word of God towards mans own story of God will consider very carefully what you are about to enter into. I would highly suggest that you read Roger Oaklands article, it is brief but to the point and can be verified. It comes from a man who desperately want people to know the Word of God in all its Richness and in Truth instead of a watered down gospel from wolves in sheeps clothing.

Like I said a quick post, but important nonetheless.