The rise of false teachings has coincided with the rise of Postmodernism. Which is basically everything is relative. But especially related to self and self referencial truths. As mentioned everything is measured against feelings and lived experiences. This becomes the all important good that must be met as to how the gospel is applied today.
It is a powerful way of decieving people as it appeals directly to feelings. Making people feel good is being Christlike. Its hard to say no when someone is emotionally blackmailing others that the persons feelings must be met or its being cruel.
The church has also become relative. It seems just like society can be broken down into ever increasing identity groups so can the church. Its more like the church has become more like the over arching and dominant secular world in its ideology. Its hard to tell the difference between an NGO and a church today.
Whereas I would think Christ church was clearly different to the world. Even hated by the world. Just like with the early church. It use to be that the church was seperated from secular society. Stood on the sideline and offered wise counsel. Now it seems churches are just another identity fighting in the culture war.
I think many churches are now more concerned about being relevant to the culture and society than to God.
I think the way we can tell Christ church is with the fruits of the spirit. Gods word and Christs teachings are central and I think the early church fathers give us good examples. But I think in such a relative world where there are so many opinions and words and meanings being fought over. It is Christs spirit that will destinguish the truth.
Its quite simple really. Cut out all other words and replace that with the gospel as said by Christ and His witnesses. Christ is the way, truth and life. Thats it. If the church is not for this then they are against it. Christ said Gods kingdom was not of this world.
Its not about making people feel better in this world so that they are fullfilled in this world. Its about the true peace and joy that comes with being Gods child. The true peace that only comes in Christ. Anything else is of this world. Is a lie to build a world kingdom of peace and happiness. Thats why its such a good deception. Because just like when satan tempted Christ in the wilderness he offered all the good feeling and fullfilling things of this world. Kingdoms, money, power, and comfort. Which are immediately satisfying and fullfilling.
The fruits of the spirit are different. They are the other side of the coin to the things of the world. They are sacrificing self for God in Christ. Living in the spirit an dnot the flesh. Being humble and quiet rather than loud and protesting. Secretly going about doing Gods work and being Christlike. Operating outside the world and not part of it and yet coming into the world and the world coming to the church in seeing the difference and true light of Christ.
There are many fruits if you think about it. All that is in Christ and the disciples and early church. Its more a disposition than what is said and done. I think Christians are being reproved and we will see Christ church more clearly as the truth becomes clearer. As a response to all the lies that have decieved many but never of Christ church.
Yes my friend and it was very deceptive indeed .
For if we examine its fruit , and compare that to the FRUIT of the SPIRIT
we now see a massive problem .
For the FRUIT of the SPIRIT is in all goodness , righteousness , and TRUTH .
I dont see TRUTH being taught . Rather i see TRUTH , due to it offends being removed for sake of that
which is pleasing to man . And paul well knew , For if it were to seek to please man
I would NOT be the servant of Christ . Our aim to please GOD . everything else would have come from THAT .
Our LOVE should have put HIM , CHRIST , First above all , THEN we had seen clearly how to love our neighbor as ourself .
But what did their love do ........
Well watch and behold this my friend .
YE shall NOT hate your neighbor n your heart , you SHALL CORRECT him and NOT ALLOW sin upon him .
THEIR LOVE said JUDGE NOT CORRECT NOT and IT DID leave sin and the e rror only begets more error .
ITS WHY the churches went so rapidly down hill after accepting this other doctrine of men which
was sold as though it was loving them . When in T ruth it was meant to inflitrate , reshape the image of GOD
into an image of a god of love that ALL religoins would and all peoples would , believe is GOD .
And friend , IT worked and is working on all who co mingle with such love .
This church age Dont realize , WHEN ya put TRUTH , GOD second to man , and try and please
man , You will literally destroy your church as in time leaven grows
and more and more sins , under guise of tolerance will not be corrected , and then in time even accepted .
And , oh yes there is a big and , AND THE WORDS of GOD will be seen as only more and more judg mental
and hateful as well . This was a major NO NO what occurred . And made them all ripe and ready
for the ecumiencal inclusive god , his love and his peace plan for the world . ONLY IT AINT GOD at all my friend
and by their peace they NOW D ENY the dire necessity to even have to Believe on JESUS .
And if one finds that hard to beleive , THEN GO TO and behold these interreligious interfaith dialgoues .
THEY LIE to the false religoins , to christendom and to all now . THE GOSPEL has been denied
and the new so called gospel for world peace is now what they do .
