Twice this week I have stumbled onto articles heralding the new partnership between church and state now being manifested in the form of government-sponsored faith-based organizations where social programs can be carried out by Uncle Sam’s newest federal agency, the church.
Now that a REAL born-again Christian is on his way to the White House, many religious conservatives are mindlessly celebrating the utopian belief that God will now be able to effectively govern these United States HIS WAY with HIS CANDIDATE, George W. Bush through church/government partnerships. Well I have news for you God-fearing republicans. The great commission given us by Jesus Christ WAS NOT “Go ye therefore into government service and implement social programs in my name. That’s Jesse Jackson’s religion. What Jesus DID SAY was: “Go ye therefore into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15) Furthermore, scripture is explicit about not forming unholy alliances, which is exactly what is happening here. It’s one thing to give a cup of cold water to a stranger in the name of Christ and quite another to chain oneself to the enemy for humanitarian causes.
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.” (2nd Corinthians 6:14-17)
The church is supposed to send it’s own OUT into the world to proclaim the gospel of Christ, not bring the world into a reinvented, government approved church to receive social services and government benefits. If you doubt there is connection between today’s mainline denominations and the United Nations then proceed to the UN’s own web site and view for yourself the DPI/NGO membership list. (Department of Information/Non-governmental organizations) On that list you will find, among other Christian organizations the Southern Baptist Convention and Christian Life Commission. After you view the list take a look at the criteria and responsibilities of its members.
Criteria and Responsibilities of a DPI/NGO.
As I alluded to in my last Willow Creek installment, “An Earthly Kingdom”, we do not live in a Christian world, nor are we governed by godly men. Those who profess faith in Christ are essentially foreign missionaries in enemy territory to be about the preaching of the good news of Jesus Christ, not going into business with politicians, bankers and globalists to carry out the UN’s global agenda. Not only is this partnership idea from the UN but participating churches and Christian organizations are required to sterilize their environments of any and all references to, symbols of, and discussions about YOUR Christian faith and are instead to disseminate THEIR propaganda, implement THEIR programs and pursue THEIR goals. Under such guidelines Willow Creek churches are already well on their way toward UN compliance and government service. In addition, churches that are incorporated with a 501C3 status are already in partnership with the federal government and thereby bound to UN treaties, guidelines and directives.
CGM churches have been sterilizing their sanctuaries, sermons and Sunday school lessons for years to draw in unwashed consumers through politically correct doors to do what they do best…CONSUME. This, they believe, is the success of the 21st century church; a church that comes of age abandoning her “First Love” for the harlotry of compromise, consensus, consumerism and covetousness. The REAL church however, (the remnant) will have nothing to do with it. Hearing the still small voice of the Lord, they are already coming out from among them like sheep being separated from the goats. And because of their faithfulness, they will be ridiculed, harassed, persecuted and in some parts of the world even incarcerated, tortured and killed, not because of outsiders but by the betrayal of those from within the Apostate church who once called them brothers and sisters in Christ. It has happened many times before my friends and it will happen again, not because I said so, but because the Bible says so.
“…Yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.” (John 16:2-3)
This is why CMG churches avoid teaching bible prophecy even though almost 90% of prophecy has already been fulfilled. When you hear someone from your church’s pulpit or Sunday school class say they don’t believe Bible prophecy should be taught or discussed because it is somehow beyond our understanding you’ll know you’ve heard from Satan himself because he knows he’s doomed and doesn’t want anyone talking about it. He has a kingdom to build and a One World Government/Religion to run and he needs all the help and cooperation he can get.
For more about the church-growth movement and those responsible for it, please click on the following articles:
The Market-Driven Church: A Look behind the Scenes
Article on Bill Hybels (Founder of Willow Creek Community Church)
Rick Warren’s Purpose-Driven Church
Robert Schuller’s Self-Esteem Reformation
Confoming the Church to the New Millennium
RELATED ARTICLES:
The People’s Church…. A Wayward Vessel
Willow Creek…. Hegelian Dialectic and The New World Order
Willow Creek (Part II)…..Socializing The Church
Willow Creek (Part III)….Converting Christianity
Willow Creek (Part IV)…. An Earthly Kindom
A wealth of additional information about the church-growth movement is available
upon request from Paul at his Mail address below.