DAILY DEVOTIONAL FRIDAY JULY 3, 2009
(2 Corinthians 6:14-15)
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This weekend, Pastor Rick Warren will address a Muslim group, which has
terrorist connections, during its annual convention over the Fourth of July
weekend in Washington, DC. Warren has agreed to appear at the convention of
the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and be part of its main session,
discussing the convention's theme: "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of
Happiness." ISNA was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror
funding case in 2007.
What a great opportunity! Pastor Warren will have the ability to stand in
front of this group and share with them how much Jesus loves them, how there
is only one way to everlasting life and that is faith in Jesus Christ, and
give them the invitation to reject the lies of Islam and give their hearts
to Jesus! Ooops! I am sorry, I forgot I was talking about Pastor Rick
Warren. He won't be there to share the Gospel with people who are following
the lies of Islam to hell, but to simply advance his own agenda. How sad.
At a recent event, Warren told a group of Muslims, "You don't have to see
eye to eye to walk hand in hand." Listen, Rick Warren is a PASTOR. He is
supposed to be a messenger of the GOSPEL. He is NOT a politician!!! The
Gospel of Jesus Christ is not something you water down or compromise. It is
not about being politically correct because the eternal souls of men are at
stake.
There is no "walking hand in hand" with Muslims! They are on the wide road
to destruction while born-again Believers are on that narrow road to Glory!
Muslims need to understand that they have bought a 1400-year-old lie from
hell, and when they die, their souls will burn in the flames of hell for all
eternity unless they turn from the lies of Islam and embrace faith in Jesus
Christ and the Truth of the Bible!!!
Warren is a case study in the word "compromise." He embraces the damnable
ecumenical movement that seeks to unite people of all beliefs, meaning
Christians are expected to "compromise" and abandon the Absolute Truth of
the Bible! His infamous book, The Purpose Driven Church, was endorsed by
Leonard Sweet, a firm New Age Movement advocate. Warren hired Ken Blanchard
to come to Saddleback to help train people how to be effective leaders.
Blanchard is a huge advocate of the New Age philosophies. He wrote the
foreword to Jim Ballard's books Mind Like Water and What Would Buddha Do At
Work? He was on the front cover of Corporate Mystic and the back cover of
Deepak Chopra's Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and wrote the Foreword to
Ellen Ladd's (clairvoyant) book, Death and Letting Go. Blanchard makes no
apology when he says much can be gained from Buddhism. He and his wife both
encourage the practice of yoga and mantra meditation.
Warren has often allowed into his church those who deny the Truth of the
Scriptures, faith in Jesus Christ, giving credibility and a platform to
people whose beliefs are totally inconsistent with Biblical Christianity. He
has desecrated the alter of his church so often by allowing Godless people
to spew their perverted views of life from his platform, that slaughtering
pigs on that altar every Sunday wouldn't be any worse!!!
I truly believe that Saddleback Church was a true sovereign move of God. It
was one of those God-breathed moves that no man can create or orchestrate.
Sadly, Warren cashed in on this move of God with his watered down "Purpose
Driven Life" book that became a model for his "Purpose Driven" business to
market this move of God at his church to other churches and pastors.
Just like when Willow Creek failed miserably in marketing the sovereign move
of God that occurred in that suburban Chicago church back in the late '80s,
so has Warren's attempts failed to market his Purpose Driven model to other
churches. As I have stated so often, you can't market, duplicate, and sell a
sovereign move of God's Spirit!
After Warren's "Purpose Driven" business failed, he launched his PEACE plan
to rid the world of poverty, hunger, and disease. Let me just say up front,
these are all noble causes, but Jesus Himself stated that, "the poor you
will have with you always." The church DOES need to be involved in these
issues. However, in order to accomplish his PEACE plan, Warren has once
again ignored God's Word regarding who we associate with to join forces with
any false religion and heathen government official in the world who would
give him the time of day and be part of his "plan." Now he is addressing an
Islamic group with clear ties to terrorist groups!
In the meantime, right down the street from Warren's church the fight for
God's Holy Institution of Marriage was being fought. Warren took no
leadership to fight this assault on marriage that has been occurring right
in his own backyard! I have also never heard Warren speak a word about
working to do away with the killing of innocent babies, another plague on
our culture that occurs every day just miles from his palatial Saddleback
"campus."
He won't deal with these issues because he feels they are to divisive. The
fact is, Warren has chosen issues that unite him with every false religion
and group that has denied the Bible and faith in Christ in order to pursue
his global ambitions, while he fails to even speak out against or deal with
the real issues robbing the soul of our nation that are happening in his
backyard!!!
I love you and care about you so much. I pray the spirit of Paul will come
over Rick Warren this weekend and that he will clearly lay out the Gospel to
this Muslim audience and give them a chance to be saved. What other message
does Rick Warren or any pastor have except the Gospel? IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
AT ANY TIME TO COMPROMISE THE GOSPEL AND THE TRUTH OF THE BIBLE IN ORDER TO
ACCOMPLISH ANY PURSUIT, NO MATTER HOW WORTHY!
Why does a self-professed Baptist evangelist associate with these types of
people? Not to preach the Gospel to them, but to use his association for his
benefit! Sadly Warren decided that he could make his impact by pursuing a
worldwide social agenda. That is fine. We need people to lead the effort on
global poverty, AIDS in Africa, and other social causes. But you can't
pursue this social agenda and ignore the pressing issues that are destroying
this nation like killing babies, gay marriage, and family issues.
I actually pray daily that I am NEVER like Warren, since one day I have to
stand before God. In the end, it is not anyone else who will judge my life
but God. He is the only one I must please. I have really only one job, and
that is to be faithful to the message of the Gospel. You also have only one
you must please, and that is God. God will judge you on your faithfulness
and obedience.
My word for you today is to never worry about what other men may say, only
worry about what God will say. He loves you. He cares about you. We show our
love for Him by taking our stand each day in this lost world for Him. Your
only association with the ungodly is to try to save their souls. The Truth
of the Scriptures is never going to appeal to a world that rejects the
Bible, but it is the ONLY hope and answer for this world and each lost soul.
In His love and service,
Your friend and brother in Christ,
Bill Keller
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