child of God? Then you're divine! Are you a child of God? Then you're not human!"
(TBN, Dec 1, 1990).
"When I stand in Christ - I am one with Him; united to Him; one spirit with Him. I am not, hear me, I AM NOT PART OF HIM, I AM HIM! THE WORD HAS BECOME FLESH IN ME!. …When my hand touches someone, it's the hand of Jesus touching somebody" (Our Position in Christ).
"I [Jesus] loved you enough to become one of ya! And I love you enough to make you one of me!" (TBN, Dec 1 '90).
"God told Abram He could touch this earth till a man gave it back to Him" (World Charismatic Conference, 7th August 1992); "Never, ever, ever go the Lord and say, 'If it be thy will....' Don't allow such faith-destroying words to be spoken from your mouth" (Rise and Be Healed!, 1991, p47-48).
"Jesus was born again [in hell]" (Our Position in Christ #1, 1991, audio-tape).
"The Holy Spirit says, 'God's original plan is that the woman was to bring forth children out of her side" (Our Position in Christ #5,1990, audiotape, side 2)
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL PULSE
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End-Time Church / Pluralism
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END-TIME CHURCH / PLURALISM
• I HAVE OTHER SHEEP: is used as an excuse to go for pluralism
• RELIGIOUS PLURALISM: Unified System of Values
• GAYS REFUSE TO GIVE UP THEIR FAITH: gay Pentecostals say their faith and sexuality can coexist. Morgan founded Potter's House with spirit-filled, Bible-based church with a conservative theology, homosexuals welcome. (Tampa Tribune 9.27.00)
• END IGNORANCE, END FUNDAMENTALISM religious fundamentalism prospers where faith is combined with ignorance and poverty. The prime
minister's recent call for social reforms and a constitution is long awaited solution in the war against the plague of fundamentalism that haunts our region. (Daniel Ardel, Jerusalem - The Jerusalem Post 9.22.00)
• HANS KUENG, SWISS ROMAN CATHOLIC THEOLOGIAN, PROFESSOR OF ECUMENICAL THEOLOGY EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF
TUEBINGEN, GERMANY in 1993 presented a document he had authored, titled
"Declaration of a Global Ethic" to the Parliament of World Religions meeting then in Chicago. (NAAB, Glimpses of Mystery Babylon)
• QUEEN NOOR OF JORDAN COMES TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY'S WOMEN & INTERNATIONAL SECURITY "WOMEN WAGING PEACE"
CONFERENCE. She later flew to Aspen, Colorado, for another presentation.
Queen Noor is another major influence for pluralism, bringing denominations under the influence of the Muslim Koran. She read to the women from it and had high recommendations for the Koran and the freedom it has afforded women.
Muslims are commanded to seek to convert people to their belief. (C-SPAN)
• THE CHURCH FINANCIAL SEMINAR: How to Prove Tithing is the New Testament - How to Double and Triple Your Tithes - How to Double the Pastor's Salary - How to Deal with Delinquent Tithers - How to Build a Debt-Free Church - How to Set Up a Love Offering "legally" - Prove that Non-Tithers are Robbers - Keep the I.R.S. off your Back - A Wolf is Really a Non-Tither.. (Charisma Magazine:
October 2000 - Seminars 2 a day all over the U.S. Avanzini, White, Leonard, etc..)
• BISHOP EDDIE L. LONG, PASTOR OF 18,000 tells us to go back to the Mosaic Law established for basic human rights, making all citizens equal under the law.
(Ibid.)
• CFAITH.COM OFFERS EXCITING POSSIBILITIES FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND THE WORLD: Copeland, Savelle, Dollar, Duplantis, Butler, Hammond. (Ibid.)
• McCAULEY'S DIVORCE, pastors of the 24,000 member RHEMA CHURCH, shakes South African churches. Pastor McCauley did not step down from his pastorate after the divorce because there was no moral failure involved by either he or Lyndie and because he did not initiate the divorce. (Ibid.)
• INTERDENOMINATIONAL CARLOS ORTIZ IN TEXAS DIES OF A HEART ATTACK AT AGE 56. He pioneered more affordable access to cable public television which was set aside for education. It opened the door for Paul Crouch
& Pat Robertson. (Ibid.)
• HOWARD-BROWNE dissatisfied with tally of 59,263 converts in Louisiana wanted 100,000. He stirred controversy with Christians who refused to participate for doctrinal reasons. Critics questioned the validity of the salvation count. "It's the presence of God sweeping across denominational barriers said Baptist pastor of Riverside Church is Bossier City. (Ibid.)
• McCLENDON CONTINUES HER MINISTRY AFTER STRESSFUL
DIVORCE. They now share custody of three children. McClendon once a most talented young preachers in Foursquare Gospel denomination and pulled his 10,000 member denomination and abruptly married again seven days after McClendon's divorce was finalized. (Ibid.)
• JOHN KILPATRICK AND BOB MUMFORD TEAM UP AT CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS UNITED in North Carolina. (Ibid.)
• BROWNSVILLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD IN PENSACOLA hosts Bill McCartney of Promise Keepers in January 2001. THEME: HONOR BOUND MEN'S
MINISTRY "RAISE AN ARMY." National Men's Conference. (Ibid.)
• CARDINAL RATZINGER: is quoted by the German magazine Focus as writing:
"Catholics do not want to impose Christ on the Jews, but they are waiting for the
moment when Israel also says yes to Christ." The comment is expected to ignite a firestorm among Jews in the Diaspora and cause dismay among those convinced that relations with the Vatican had improved. (The Jerusalem Post, Sept. 22, 2000)
• DR. PAUL MARTIN director of Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center, the only residential cult rehabilitation facility in the world compiled some important statistics, which should get people's attention regarding the need to focus on destructive cults. He writes that the chances of Americans succumbing to
destructive cults are twice that of contracting chicken pox, 1,850 times more than catching measles, three times greater than getting AIDS, and it exceeds the total of any one kind of cancer, syphilis, gonorrhea, and flu. Yet where is the
educational emphasis and dollars spent for rehabilitation?[ Zippo] (Apologetics Resource Center, August 2000)
• THE PROTESTANT PARADIGM BEGAN when leading figures of the evangelical movement at Princeton University produced twelve volumes of writings in a series titled The Fundamentals. According to Kueng, being a conservative Protestant, or a Pietist, or an Evangelical does not make one a fundamentalist. So what makes one a fundamentalist? According to Kueng, "a fundamentalist is someone .. who confesses the literal inspiration and therefore the unconditional inerrancy of the Bible.".. Kueng says, "... fundamentalism is a universal problem, a world problem." If what he says is true, then why do
"Christians" want to tolerate everyone: Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Witches, Satanists - everyone but the fundamentalists? (NAAB, Glimpses of Mystery Babylon)
• COUNTING THE SHEEP: BAPTIZED CATHOLICS UP 40 MILLION from 1997 and make up 17.4 % of the world's population. America has the biggest share of the world's Catholics - 49.5% The total Catholic count 1,045 billion who need the truth. (The Berean Call, August 2000)
• OKLAHOMA CITY AND HOUSTON TEXAS, GET LDS TEMPLES for the performance of rituals on behalf of the dead and learning how to do the secret
"Masonic" grips necessary for entrance to the celestial heaven where their god lives. Wearing a cross is verboten. Participants have to swear never to reveal the rituals by repeating "Rather than do so, I would suffer my life to be taken." Before the change in 1990 the rituals included motions by the individual across their throat and abdomen to confirm how this murder would be performed, which has been changed. In the new ritual, it is even harder to detect what one is subjecting themselves to.
• CHRIST WAS CRUCIFIED FOR POLYGAMY? LDS: "The only men who become Gods, even the sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy [the taking of multiple wives] .. I heard the revelation on polygamy, and I believed it with all my heart, and I know it is from God.." (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, 11:269, August 19, 1866). TRUTH: "you are my witnesses," declares the Lord, ".. I am He. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.." (Isaiah 43:10-11) Note: The Scriptures are very specific, no one will become a God, regardless of their marital status. ((The Evangel, August 2000)
• MOST PASTORS FAVOR GEORGE W. BUSH.64%of Protestant pastors say they will vote for Texas governor Bush (Religion Today - July 19, 2000) in spite of the fact that Governor Bush complimented the Pope on reaching out to all
denominations which proves the governor to be pro NWO which his dad propagated during his Presidency. (Editor's Note after the election 11.10.2000)
• LDS APOSTLE BOYD PACKER ACTUALLY told LDS Missionaries in training to bear a testimony even if they did not have one! (Evangel, August 2000)
• 1000 POINTS OF LIGHT IS KNOWN TO BE A MASONIC EXPRESSION.
Franklin Graham when interviewing a couple from India, a country which has less than 1% Christians, he stated that all denominations are like 1000 points of light.
(Praise the Lord, TBN, 8.13.2000) Florida Governor Jeb Bush is often seen in Christian circles also refers to the 1000 points of light.
• PETER WAGNER'S MOVEMENT OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE go in where even the police fears to tread in Africa. They have joined hands with the
government against crime. The problem is, I doubt that Peter Wagner himself gets involved in physically participating in these battles, but young volunteers are most likely used for political purposes to expose the nests under the guise of having to perform works to go to heaven, when in reality salvation is a gift of grace. To change grace is to discount the sacrifice of God's only begotten Son who paid the price for our transgressions.
• OPEN BIBLE DIALOGUE Broadcasts on LESEA shortwave radio station (WHRI) lately have begun to edit our program and have been removing all references to Benny Hinn, Kenneth Hagin, Kenneth Copeland, and probably Trinity Broadcast Network. We have stopped sending new tapes. ( End Time Ministry Paw Creek Ministries, North Carolina)
• OREGON CHURCH SAYS GOLD DUST, FEATHERS FELL DURING REVIVAL MEETING. First Assembly of God claims it is part of God's strategy to wake the church. Tom Gliebe said he placed one of the feathers in his Bible but it was gone later. (Charisma, September 2000)
• 21,000-SQUARE-FOOT COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIANChurch, high-tech house of worship, 32 channels of sound and 73 channels of lighting, plus a high-speed Internet connection with 8 workstations, was opened for service, a first by the Walt Disney Co. 300 adult members built this $3 million structure. (Tampa Tribune, August 20, 2000)
• CHURCH SAYS IT OWNS MOTHER TERESA'S NAME Two churches, one huge, one tiny, are laying claim to the name of the late Nobel Peace Prize winner.
The tiny church named itself after the venerated nun, but the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Missionaries of Charity - the group founded by Mother Teresa - have sued, saying they have exclusive rights to her name. (Tampa Tribune, August 17, 2000)
• THE PULPIT AND PEW HAVE SUCCUMBED. Mammon rules in the house of God. Worldly amusements, unrebuked, reign in the place of prayer. The Kingdom Idea [postmillennialism] has broken down the wall of separation.. We must stand aloof.. Oh, who, 'mid the march of apostasy, will pay the price for sounding forth a note of warning! [R.E. Neighbour (1872 - 1945) The Prophecy Post, July 2000]
• PASTOR CLINT BROWN, FORMER WORSHIP LEADER FOR ROD
PARSLEY merged with Benny Hinn's congregation in Orlando. Brown assumed a $5.7 million debt along with WOC's 30 acre property. Brown has received threats for his willingness to embrace metro Orlando's racial diversity. (Charisma, August 2000)
• BENNY HINN HAS BEEN ASKED TO STAGE CRUSADE IN CHINA by the Chinese Government following an agreement with Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). Hinn called this the most awesome news in 25 years.
• DAVID YONGGI CHO focuses on 10% of Japan's 100 million people, 10 million salvations. He has birthed 40 churches in Japan and intends to start 60 more. (Ibid.) [He encourages visualization to realize your dreams ( CMI)]
• BIBLE: FOUR MOST AMAZING STATEMENTS EVER MADE: First Claim:
Everyone will see him come. (Revelation 1:7,8) Second Claim: Jesus is Alpha and Omega. Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. He means that He is the One who had the first word in world history and He will also have the last. Third Claim: Jesus Is, Was and Will Come. (Revelation 1:8) The words, ".. which is" means that Jesus is God; He is without beginning or end, He always was and always will be. Fourth Claim: Jesus is Almighty. The words, "..
the Almighty" mean that ultimately Jesus will reign. "The Almighty" means that the magnitude of Jesus and the power of God has no limits. He is from eternity.
(Midnight Call, August 2000)
• KENNETH HAGIN'S LATEST BOOK: THE MIDAS TOUCH asks: Have you ever wished that everything you touched turned to gold? The book addresses:
Should believers expect a "hundredfold return" on what they give? Is
"supernatural debt cancellation" biblical? Is the wealth of the wicked laid up for the just? Are Christians entitled to an "end-time transfer of wealth"? Is "naming your seed" scriptural? Should you believe God for the "double portion"? (Ibid.)
• BENNY HINN prophecies once again: "A peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians will be signed before the end of the year and it will usher in a new era of openness to Christianity in the Middle East." Another prediction is that a group of Israeli rabbis will see a vision of Jesus so magnificent that they will preach the Gospel in their synagogues - triggering harsh laws restricting proselytism in the Jewish state. "Within two years there will be a new pope," Hinn declares. He then describes the new pontiff as an Italian who wears glasses and long hair. "And within two years a young Egyptian male converted from Islam will preach the gospel so well that hundreds of thousands of Muslims will accept Christ." His TV shows air in 190 countries with yearly revenues of $60 - $70 million. In spite of much criticism many ministry leaders defend him, including Oral Roberts, E.V.
Hill, Tommy Barnett and even Jerry Falwell. (Ibid.)
• WIMBER'S PHILOSOPHY WAS THAT CHRISTIANS ARE "NATURALLY SUPERNATURAL." His wife Carol says that her husband's greatest legacy was taking the gifts of the Holy Spirit and putting them in the hands of the everyday Christian. Power evangelism, "he called it, tell and show, " says his wife Carol.
"Jesus demonstrated His right to rule and reign in all situations, and we are to do the same." Wimber taught "Signs, Wonders and Church Growth" class at Fuller Theological Seminary. (Ibid.)
• EPISCOPALIANS, LUTHERANS JOIN IN HISTORIC AGREEMENT AND FORGE HISTORIC ALLIANCE. After January, the Evangelical Lutheran Church has agreed all of its new clergy and bishops will be ordained and
consecrated in the traditional Episcopal manner, putting them on similar clerical status to their Episcopalian peers. All the clergy will be folded into the historic episcopate. Some Lutherans congregations have threatened to leave if the
agreement is implemented. Friday's vote was the climax of ecumenical talks between the two churches which began 30 years ago (1960). The meeting was held in Denver, Colorado, to bring the two denominations into full communion even as they maintain their separate identities. The landmark document is titled
"Called to Common Mission." They have agreed to share ministers, places of worship and other resources. 5.2 million Lutherans merged with 2.3 million Episcopalians. (The Washington Post, July 8, 2000) The following day, 2nd Episcopal panel OKs church pact. (Tampa Tribune - Denver, July 9, 2000)
• 'DAUGHTER OF GOD' CONVICTED: of seven felonies for ordering her followers to rob stores for support of their lavish lifestyle. Richelle Denise Bradshaw, called herself Qneen Shahmia faces up to 85 years in prison. (Tampa Tribune, July 4, 2000)
• GONE BERSERK! says Texe Marrs. He unmasks: 1) Pope canonizes (makes saints of) the political and economic founders of the European Union; 2) Christian Music group proudly calls its tour the "Freak Show." Billy Graham invites the group to perform; 3) Billy attacks Southern Baptist churches for witnessing to Muslims and Jews; 4) Ned Graham, Billy's son, is scandalized by an adulterous affair and forced to step down as head of Red China based ministry; 5) TBN's founder Paul Crouch and evangelist R.W. Schamback pull off scam of "burning people's debts" - but only for people who send in big donations; 7) identify teacher Arnold Murray - betrothed to country singer, Loretta Lynn - preaches weird and unscriptural doctrine of "Serpent's Seed," 8) Pro-gay "Christians"
support Jewish rabbis' decision to conduct "same- sex" marriages; 9) "Kick-butt"
gospel album touted by Austin, Texas Christian music groups. (60 minutes audiotape 1-800-234-9673)
• LEADER OF CULT-WATCHING GROUP UNDER SCRUTINY. "Bible Answer Man" Hank Hanegraaff, director of Christian Research Institute (CRI) was reprimanded by Mrs. Walter Martin whose husband founded CRI. She wrote in a letter to "The Los Angeles Times" that she objects to Hanegraff's leadership of CRI because of his "mistreatment of fellow Christians." Martin's letter
followed a Times article that reported that her family is demanding Hanegraaff's resignation. (Charisma, July 2000) Editor's note: we have a 400 page report of all the problems that have evolved such copies of lawsuits filed by his employees (associates) during his administration at CRI. It is available for $20 for toner, paper, labor. [Cephas Ministry Inc. PO Box 1239 Zephyrhills, FL 33539-1239 ]
• PAUL CROUCH IS CRITICISED FOR PRO-CHINA COMMENTS. Charisma Magazine believes the comments were positive when Crouch praised China's progress in human rights in spite of the fact that Christians are more persecuted today than before. The report came from China's Official Xinhua News Agency carried by CNN. The report said Crouch had personally seen that Christians openly practice "their faith" in China. (Charisma, July 2000)
• BRITAIN EXPECTS CHURCH "will be dead in 40 years time." Attendance is down to 0.5 per cent of the population attending the Sunday services of any denomination according to the country's leading church analyst. "The decline started in the 1960s.. " states spokesman for the Church of England. (London Times, March 27, 2000)