Leonard Ravenhill Concerning one of the new “movements” in the church that was causing a stir among Christians: “There’s also a stir when the circus comes to town.” The Fad-Driven Church
. . . The dictionary defines a fad as "a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal." This could just as well be a description of congregational life of many Christian churches today. There is a new book, a new program or a new emphasis every year or so. It's all anyone can talk about; it's all the preacher preaches about - for a while. Then, as quickly as it came, it's gone. As eagerly as it was received, it's abandoned and forgotten. When Religion Goes Wrong
It Goes Terribly, Terribly Wrong The Purpose Driven Program
The Purpose-Driven Church by Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Valley Community Church in Lake Forest, Calif have taken the Christian community by storm. But with all the truth it presents come many worldly concepts that run counter to God's Word. Additionally Rick Warren does not seem to be at all particular whom he associated with or what their beliefs happen to be. From his mentor Peter Drucker, to his signing up New Age promoter of Ken Blanchard to help ‘train soldiers for Christ, to his involvement with the John Templeton Foundation’s world-wide Power of Purpose essay. (Several Articles in section) The Alpha Course
To leave someone believing they are converted when they are not is an awful prospect. Yet that is what we are risking using defective tools such as Alpha. (Several Articles in section) Cleansing Stream
Eleven chapter booklet refuting the new Cleansing Stream materials from The Church On The Way. The emphasis on Satan and demons is out of balance with Scripture and the methods of "cleansing" are flat out error. What Christians need is to return to biblical sanctification, not to have demons cast out. A Course In Miracles
[In the New Age Section].. The Course uses Christian terminology and its followers believe it to be the revelation of Jesus... But is it? Theophostics: Unbiblical Teaching and A Biblical Evaluation of Theophostic Ministry
The Bible does not promise freedom from all emotional pain in this life. Theophostics does. The Bible gives us the gospel as the only way for salvation and the sanctifying process that occurs afterwards. Since virtually every religion, philosophy, medicine (real or quack), counseling method, and psychic reader in history boast testimonies of those marvelously helped, we must avoid the lure of anecdotal evidence as our primary means for establishing what is true. Giving up the Biblical means of grace and the command to struggle against sin for the empty promise of a “struggle-free, maintenance free, pain free” life now is trading one’s eternal hope through the gospel for a mystical experience that has nothing to do with the gospel or true sanctification. Such a trade is a very bad deal indeed Stonecroft Ministries
Stonecroft Ministries states they are the leading international ministry whose primary purpose is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with women. The ministry has 19,000 volunteers in 65 countries including the
U.S. and Canada and is endorsed by Psychologist, Dr. Larry Crabb.. So What’s Wrong?
Also See Contemplative Spirituality and Mysticism
Contemplative or Centering Prayer is a practice derived from Eastern mysticism. Precious Biblical concepts like God's grace and love are actually replaced by vague notions of wholeness through an eastern religious meditation technique. There is an increasing number of professing evangelicals involved who, under normal circumstances, would have nothing to do with the Church of Rome, but who, wittingly or unwittingly are caught up in mystical practices (or at least advocating such practices) which are either a direct legacy of Roman Catholic mysticism or are a deceptive derivative of it. Many thirsty believers, wanting something more, something deeper than has been their experience, are also becoming infatuated with mysticism Walking The Labyrinth
Touted as A Medieval Tool for the Postmodern Age. The mother of the modern labyrinth movement is Lauren Artress, canon of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Artress, who does not disguise her contempt for “fundamentalism” and the “religious right,” whose “literal interpretation of the Bible . . . breeds small-mindedness and mean-spiritedness.” says she walked her first labyrinth at a seminar in 1991 with psychologist and mystic/channeler Jean Houston, who several years ago assisted First Lady Hillary Clinton in trying to contact the departed spirit of Eleanor Roosevelt. Discernment is at such an all time low that thousands of Christians are embracing this age-old occult practice. So where is this walk taking unsuspecting Christians? | 
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