Jocelyn Andersen: New Age Christianity: Do You Honestly Believe...?

New Age Christianity Part Six

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Do you honestly believe that the Church of the Living God went into apostasy shortly after the last of the original 12 apostles died?

Bill Hamon says it did.[1]

Do you honestly believe that God would heal a transvestite by giving him an instant sex change operation?

Cindy Jacobs says he will.[2]

Do you honestly believe the least spiritually developed—bottom of barrel—Christians are those who focus on soul-winning?

Rick Joyner says they are.[3]

The scriptures assure us that God’s Truth has never been taken from his people and it never will be.

Those who depart from the simplicity of Christ in the latter-day apostasy [4] will do so out of rebellion against the truth, and not because truth has been lost.

It will be a deliberate rejection of God’s truth, which is revealed in his written word, the Bible, which the scriptures assure us will endure to every generation.[5]

Transvestites are effeminate men who desire to be women. It is not hatred to point out that the Word of God is clear on where God stands on the sin of effeminacy and homosexuality. God will not contradict his Word by giving an effeminate man a miraculous, instant, sex change operation. He will, however, deliver the repentant from sinful oppressions (1 Corinthians 6:9).

The very last words of Jesus included a command to win the lost. Jesus himself said that he came personally to seek and to save them that were lost. The scriptures say, “They that win souls are wise.”

There is no higher calling, or more worthy activity, than that of soul-winning. The accuser of the brethren, however, will do or say anything he can to prevent Christians from being obedient to Christ in His commission to, “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel.”

The gospel is defined by Paul, in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, as the preaching of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Those who oppose this preaching are enemies of the cross, and Jesus had harsh words for those who opposed soul-winning in his day. He said, “You are of your Father, the devil. You do not enter in yourselves, and you prevent those who would...”

The Apostle warned that Satan’s ministers are transformed as into ministers of righteousness... (2 Corinthians 11:15). The three people whose names are mentioned at the beginning of this chapter are leaders of the prophetic movement which has gained widespread acceptance within the Charismatic and Pentecostal Christian communities.

This movement is known by many names which continue to evolve and change, but the most common by far is “The Prophetic,” followed by the Apostle-Prophet Movement, the Five-Fold Ministry Restoration Movement, or Apostolic-Prophetic Restoration Movement.

Those affiliated with this movement have a mandate from Bill Hamon (often called the “Father” of the movement) to network, network, network!

And network they do.

They usually infiltrate subtly and deceptively, by saying, in their initial contact, that they have a “vision to network with other Christians for the purpose of ‘taking Jesus outside the four walls’ and into the streets.’”

Sounds good doesn’t it?

But do you hear the subtle reproach in those words? Do you feel the sting? Does the barb drive home and dig deep?

What a pompous, arrogant, bunch they are!

The Body of Christ has been taking the Gospel “outside the four walls” for over 2000 years. It is false and misleading to suggest that only “prophetic” Christians are doing so.

Buzz-words of this movement include:

New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
The New Paradigm Churches
Present Truth (or Present Restored Truth)
Taking Jesus to the streets
Outside the four walls
Five-Fold Ministries/Ministers (restoring the...)
Prophetic/ The Prophetic
Prophetic Evangelism
Prophetic Activation
Spiritual Gift Activation
Awakening/Spiritual Awakening
Paradigm/Paradigm Shift
Harvesting Souls
Ascension Gifts
Ascension Ministers or Ministries

If you hear any if these, the influence has crept into your life or church fellowship on some level.

[1] Apostles Prophets and the Coming Moves of God, Destiny Image Publishers, March 1, 1997

[2] “I'm going to send the young, my young people, the righteous into these streets, and they're going to heal transvestites. They'll have sex change operations just like that. I'm going to give them what they need. I'm going to be their Lover!”

http://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word.html?ID=3364

[3] Morningstar Publications, January 31, 2006

[4] 2 Thessalonians 2:3 and 1 Timothy 4:1

[5] Psalm 100:5, this scripture must be read in the King James Version. Other translations change the wording to obscure this amazing promise.

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