THE <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = U1 />ROCK OF TRUTH & PROTECTION<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 "Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?" Deuteronomy 32:1-6

 According to this passage of Scripture the LORD speaks of His "doctrine" through which He speaks to us and which we are to "publish" where He is seen as "the Rock…of truth." Then He tells us that some - a "crooked generation" - have "corrupted themselves" after He made and established them.

 "Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." Proverbs 30:5-6

 Beloved, when the floods of His holy judgment come, the only ROCK that will be standing is Jesus – the One revealed by His words which He gave to lead and protect us. He instructed us to:

 "Search the scriptures…they are they which testify of me." John 5:39

 Only those beholding Him through what He told us in His Word and standing on that Word, will be standing when all else is destroyed in the holy wrath and judgment soon to come. The Son of God is the "Great Shepherd of the sheep" and active and intent upon feeding and protecting the sheep of His pasture (Ps. 23; Jn. 21:15-17; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 5:1-6). All under-shepherds true to the One "Great Shepherd of the sheep" do the same – feed and protect His saints.

 "For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock." Psalms 27:5

 I have become associated with the pastor of a local congregation and often see him carrying numerous commentaries and books by human authors. There are a few who have something worth reading and yet God's Word is infinitely more important to learn and authoritative. In fact, how shall we know how to rightly divide the word of truth if we do not personally know the definite article of the oracles of God? (Acts 17:11; 2 Tim. 2:15; 3:16-17, etc.).

 It is truly regrettable to see those in leadership today so zealous to read other men's words while neglecting the words of God. This manifests itself in that so many churches today have programs which virtually never feature the study of a book of the Bible but rather a book or media production from a mere human author (many who are adding to or taking away from the Word of God). Where is the discipleship in the Word? (2 Tim. 2:15; 3:15-4:4) No wonder such deception and deceit abounds in the visible church world (Matt. 24:10-13). Today, the spiritual empty apostate leadership in the visible American church world has learned well how to read what someone else says about the Bible and to follow trends and fad books from best-selling mere human authors. Take a look below at a recent dialogue I had with the pastor of a large congregation concerning fad book author Rick Warren. I had referred this pastor to our page on Rick Warren and here is his response and mine:

 RESPONSE FROM THE PASTOR:

 "Todd: Rick Warren has been used of God to lead thousands of people to saving faith in Christ. I would be very careful in labeling him a false prophet.  Jesus said, "You shall know them by their fruits" (Matthew 7:16).  Based on the fruit in his life and ministry, I would call him a true follower of Jesus Christ.  Does he do it all perfectly?  No... but neither do you and neither do I. Would to God that you and I had ministries that brought untold thousands of people from "the domain of darkness to the Kingdom of His beloved Son" (Col. 1:13)" J. S. Pastor,  FBC

 TODD'S RESPONSE:

"Thanks Brother Jeff...God bless you in His truth and peace brother. Thanks for emailing. 

Does <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Warren even give the Gospel in his purpose book? Does he boldly and fervently call men to repentance before a holy God as John the Baptist and Jesus did - Matt. 3:4; 4:17? "Repent" was the very first word they each preached. They didn't preach "believe" first but rather "repent". Neither did they seek to draw men using entertainment. Remember, hirelings entertain goats while true under-shepherds feed Christ's sheep and unwaveringly preach the original Gospel.

 Did you realize that Warren was trained under Robert Schuller, a known false prophet? and he uses his methods and philosophies today....Warren is on the cutting edge of the seeker-sensitive movement [which has removed repentance and therefore the altar call to call men to repent) and turned to entertainment in order to draw the nickles, noses and numbers. Jesus commanded His true followers to preach repentance (Lk. 24:47). He said it was essential to

salvation (Lk. 13:3,5). This alone should prove the lack of genuine Bible fruit in Warren's ministry. Preaching repentance is not conducive to drawing and keeping crowds so it is simply removed by the enterprising circus leaders of our day who are fashioning a "christianity" in their own image. Jesus help us before it is too late - Matt. 7:15-29.

 Brother Jeff, this is how I see it after much observation so I have no problem marking him in order to warn others and see Christ's sheep protected - which is the mandate of every true servant of Jesus (Rom. 16:17-18; Col. 1:27-29; 2:8,18-19; Acts 20:27-32, Jude 3-4, etc.). Paul marked 8 men by name in the 4 chapters of 2 Timothy - "Naming Names - Is It Biblical?"

http://www.safeguardyoursoul.com/html/naming_names.html

Jesus is Coming, todd

 Personally, I refuse to follow or fall into the politically correct silence of those who refuse to cry wolf on the wolves who operate in our midst and deceive and damn souls (Isa. 9:6; Ezek. 22:25, 27; Rom. 16:17-18; Col. 2:8). They must be marked as commanded by the LORD. Spiritual cowards who do not want to lose their lives (reputations) in their circles (among men) appear to have forsaken Jesus and His truth for the admiration of mere men (Mk. 8:34; Lk. 6:26; Gal. 1:10; 4:16; Jude 1:16).

 Saints, the sad thing is that those who protect, defend and support these fad authors/works of fire-consumable stubble have made popular their works which do not present the true Gospel clearly given in the whole of Scripture (Hos. 4:6). Where is the discernment? Where are the Berean believers of this hour! (Acts 17:10-11) Those who fund these ministries are making them financially wealthy while many times those in the trenches who, like Jesus, care for several and also that one wayward sheep, and communicate the whole counsel of the Word, go hungry.

 LORD Jesus, bless us never to fund the work of those who turn aside from Thee and lead others astray with deception and lies, crassly denying and ignoring Your precious precepts. Nay, rather bless us to get behind and push upwardly those works and Gospel workers true to Your Word and Holy Spirit. Amen.

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