BEWARE OF THE RISING CULT OF END TIMES CHURCHIANITY
Jimmy Randolph | August 24, 2015 |

CHURCHIANITY IS A COUNTERFEIT AND PERVERTED FORM OF CHRISTIANITY THAT COVERTLY EPITOMIZES HUMANISM WITH A SORT OF 'BUILD-A-BEAR' JESUS ATTACHED.

"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him." 2 Corinthians 11:3,4 (KJV)

As Satan continues to lull the body of Christ to sleep in the last days before the end of the church age and the catching away; the corrupt fruits of counterfeit bibles, perverted gospels, and unclean spirits have come full harvest in an emerging cult that I personally refer to as "Churchianity". Churchianity is a counterfeit and perverted form of Christianity that covertly epitomizes humanism with a sort of 'build-a-bear' Jesus attached.

In short, Churchianity is humanism with a mannequin Jesus. It "praises Jesus" while rejecting nearly everything God says in His word unless it can be twisted to promote their prosperity or well-being. By far, one of the most notorious modern-day leaders of this cult is Joel Osteen. In the eyes of Churchianity, Biblical Christianity is often looked upon as hateful, mean spirited, divisive, causing harm to the cause of Christ (whatever that means), bigoted, judgmental, arrogant, and unloving. So how can you tell when a brother in Christ or lost person has been deceived by the easygoingness of this cult? Sadly, it's painfully obvious.

Have you ever spoken with a "Christian" or been to a "Christian church" where some of the most basic Biblical stances were either put into question or simply rejected? Even when clearly shown scripture on the issue, the "Christian" or "church" still chooses to esteem their own opinions and preferences over what God says in his word?

For Example:

What are God's views regarding Homosexuality?

Christianity – Homosexuality is an abomination to God and has been before the law (Gen 13:13), under the law (Leviticus 18:22), and under grace (Romans 1:27-32).

Churchianity – Jesus never specifically mentioned anything against homosexuality, therefore there’s nothing wrong with it because love is love.

Is there one way to God or several?

Christianity – There is only one mediator between God and man, and that's the man Christ Jesus (1 Timothy 2:5). Any other way will land man straight into the Lake of Fire.

Churchianity – As long as a person means well in their heart, God will show them the way. Whether that way is Jesus or Buddha or Muhammad; what really matters is your intent to spread God's love the best way you know how.

If a person dies without Christ, what happens after they die?

Christianity – Their soul will burn in Hell where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quench (Mark 9:44)

Churchianity – It's not our place to judge. What matters is that we do our best to help people who have lost loved ones because God is a God of comfort.

"Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple" Romans 16:17,18 (KJV).

FUNDAMENTALS OF CHURCHIANITY

Though often hidden disguised by good words and fair speeches, here are some of the basic fundamentals of Churchianity to watch out for:

1. Worship is connected with humanism and not absolute truth
2. Salvation is based on 'religious experience' and not faith in Christ alone
3. Life is about the here and now, and not the life hereafter
4. God is who you think he is and who you want him to be; but never who HE SAYS HE IS in the scriptures
5. The spiritual realm is a realm where truth no longer applies, only feelings
6. There is no higher authority than one’s own opinions and preferences
7. Fear man, not God
8. The Bible is a book of private interpretations and suggestions
9. Man is the foundation, not God

DON'T BE DECEIVED

"That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ" Ephesians 4:14,15 (KJV).

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=34999

This article captures the state of Christendom today.

OLAADEGBU:


This article captures the state of Christendom today.

Maranatha Jesus.

God bless you bro

bingbagbo:


God bless you bro

Amen and you too.

OP why mention Joel Oosten?

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Chuksgeo:
OP why mention Joel Oosten?

Yes, why mention Joel Oosten?

Thoniameek:


Yes, why mention Joel Oosten?

He is one of the champions of 'churchianity'
It seems many of you have not really listened to some of his stands on homosexuality and other religions?

kristonium:

He is one of the champions of 'churchianity'
It seems many of you have not really listened to some of his stands on homosexuality and other religions?

No I haven't heard anything yet, is there any way you can bring some of his comments here?

Thoniameek:


No I haven't heard anything yet, is there any way you can bring some of his comments here?

Megachurch pastor of Lakewood Church and televangelist Joel Osteen was a
guest on Larry King Now in Los Angeles to talk about everything from Duck
Dynasty to Obamacare -- and, of course, his views on the gays came up.
King asked Osteen, "What are your views on homosexuality?” to which Osteen
replied “The same that they’ve been. I believe that scripture says that it’s a sin
but I always follow that up by saying you know what, we’re not against
anybody.”
King pressed him to explain, commenting, "How can it be if we don't know what
causes it? You don't know why you're a heterosexual."
"There's a lot of things Larry that I don't understand- so I just don't want to
preach on it, preach about it," Osteen said.
King enquired, "Does gay marriage annoy you?" Osteen said, “It doesn’t annoy
me. From a scripture point of view, it’s not what my faith would teach, but it
doesn’t annoy me."
The interview with Larry King is another example of the somewhat mixed
messages offered by Rev. Osteen on homosexuals.
On October 2, 2013 Pastor Osteen joined Josh Zepps on HuffPost Live for a
more relaxed and intimate interview.
Zepps read a piece that he liked from Osteen's new book: "It doesn't matter
who likes you or doesn't like you, all that matters is that God likes you. He
accepts you, he approves of you." Zepps followed up by asking if that included
homosexuals.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4591090

Thoniameek:


No I haven't heard anything yet, is there any way you can bring some of his comments here?

His Public Statements
[I remember quite well, Joel Osteen's appearance on Larry King live in 2009. He
was wimpy, compromising and downright pathetic. When Larry King asked
Osteen if he was a fire and brimstone preacher, his response was, "No, that is
not me, I am an encourager and I don't believe it is my role to condemn
anyone." I've always been an encourager at heart. . . . I don't have it in my
heart to condemn people. I'm there to encourage them. I see myself more as a
coach, as a motivator to help them experience the life God has for us. . . . I'm
for everybody. You may not agree with me, but to me it's not my job to try to
straighten everybody out. The Gospel [is] called the Good News. My message is
a message of hope, that God's for you. You can live a good life no matter
what's happened to you. And so I don't know. I know there is condemnation
but I don't feel that's my place."
When King asked him whether people of other faiths who don't believe in Christ
would go to heaven, Osteen replied, "You know, I'm very careful about saying
who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know. . . . Well, I don't know if I
believe they're wrong. I believe here's what the Bible teaches and from the
Christian faith this is what I believe." Later when asked about atheists going to
heaven, he added, "I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven
and hell. I just—again, I present the truth, and I say it every week. You know, I
believe it's a relationship with Jesus. But you know what? I'm not going to go
around telling everybody else if they don't want to believe that that's going to
be their choice. God's got to look at your own heart. God's got to look at your
heart, and only God knows that."]
Now I ask you, read Osteen's comments very carefully and see if you can find a
clear gospel in anything he said. No, he dodged the direct questions and tippy-
toed around the truth making sure he did not offend King (a lost Jew) and his
audience. In that same interview, King asked Osteen a specific question if he
believed all other faiths were going to hell such as Jews, Muslims, Buddhists,
Hindu's etc. Osteen remarked that he went with his father one time to India and
met some fine people and that no, he did not believe they were going to hell if
they were sincere in their hearts. Well, can you imagine how Larry King felt, a
lost Jew? He heard what his question was seeking - that he was okay being a
Jew without saving faith in Jesus. The Lord sitting at the right hand of the
Father must have looked upon Osteen in disgust for not making the gospel
clear. Can you imagine the Apostle Paul giving the answer Osteen gave? Not in
a hundred years for Paul would have been bold and told Larry there was only
one God and one way to the Father in heaven - by the Lord Jesus Christ and
His blood stained cross.
[King later asked Osteen about abortion and same-sex marriages, to which
Osteen replied, "You know what, Larry? I don't go there."
On the use of the word "sinners," he said, "I don't use it. I never thought about
it. But I probably don't. But most people already know what they're doing
wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.
There can be a difference in your life. So I don't go down the road of
condemning."]
That is the most pathetic presentation of the gospel I have witnessed by a so-
called minister of the gospel on national TV.
Osteen under fire from evangelicals over the King interview, later wrote a letter
of apology for his wimpy performance, yet the damage was done as a large
number of unbelievers who watched the program no doubt felt secure in their
religion or none.
Apparently, his letter of apology had little meaning for he recently appeared
on Oprah Winfrey and made some of the same compromising statements. I saw
the interview. Oprah asked him to explain to her audience how someone can
know God. Remember, Oprah is a New Ager. Osteen stumbled and stuttered and
said he believed God wanted to have a relationship with everyone and so that
was his positive message - that God was not condemning people but wanted to
have a relationship with them. The problem is that he did not tell her how to
have a relationship to God which is repentance of sin and acceptance of Jesus
as Lord and Savior. However, as he told Larry King - he doesn't deal with sin.
What does the Bible say is the Holy Spirit's role is in the world?
John 16:8-11 NKJV
8 And when He [Holy Spirit] has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of
judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
In saying he is not going to preach about or against sin, Osteen is usurping the
Holy Spirit's role in convicting the lost of inherent sin. If anything, he is being
disobedient to the commands of Jesus. For the gospel message to be accurate,
it must include sin for that is the reason Jesus went to the cross - to pay the
price for our sin. People do not get saved by hearing a positive message based
on material wealth and the goodness of mankind. No, they are saved when the
Holy Spirit by the Word of God - the gospel message - convicts them they are
sinners in dire need of salvation. The Holy Spirit convicts of righteousness
which is centered in one person - God in all three persons - Father, Son and
Holy Spirit. Mankind has no righteousness of his own. It has to be given him or
placed to his account by Jesus death, burial and resurrection. What the Holy
Spirit actually does is to show man that he lacks any righteousness and to do
that, He must first convict him or her of having a sin nature that cannot be
refined or improved. It has to die and Jesus nailed it to his cross, so we could
be placed in right standing with God which is what righteousness it.
Righteousness is the absence of any sin. God has no sin and is perfectly
righteous. Mankind inherited a sin nature from Adam and Eve and is proven by
many acts of sin. The other convicting action is judgment. What is that? To
show that God has judged Satan and mankind's sin in Jesus Christ and
mankind no longer is under the bondage of sin and judgment.. However, if the
sinner rejects God's salvation in Jesus, then he or she will face the judgment to
come and be consigned to the Lake of Fire which is prepared primarily for the
devil and his angels.
By failing to preach the true gospel, Osteen is guilty of disobeying the Holy
Spirit's primary ministry to a lost world. Even Christians sin and have to be
reminded that daily confession of sin is necessary to cleanse the conscience
from condemnation and to maintain fellowship with God.
Oprah Winfrey asked the question that all TV hosts ask a popular Christian -
What about homosexuals, do you think it is a sin and do you allow them in
your Church? To that question, he took the easy uncommitted path by saying
that the Bible says homosexuality is a sin so he would have to say it is a sin.
Instead of emphatically saying, Yes, I do believe it is a sin for the Word of God
in both Old and New Testaments declare it not only a sin but an abomination.
Then he told her that he did not condemn homosexuals and THAT THEY
WOULD GO TO HEAVEN and were welcome in his Church.
Wow, what a denial of New Testament truth. First, no homosexual that does
not repent of that deviant lifestyle and accept Jesus as his or her Lord and
Savior attested by a changed lifestyle, is going to heaven:
Ephesians 5:5 NASB
5 For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or
covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ
and God.
1 Timothy 1:8-11 NASB
8 But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, 9 realizing the fact
that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and
rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who
kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers 10 and immoral men and
homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is
contrary to sound teaching, 11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed
God, with which I have been entrusted.
Revelation 21:8 NASB
8 " But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers
and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be
in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
Revelation 22:14-15 NASB
14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to
the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the
dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the
idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
Now, it should be clear that no immoral or homosexual person who does not
repent and turn from that lifestyle will enter the kingdom of heaven in the life to
come. So, who is right, Joel Osteen or the Word of God?
Concerning homosexuals in the Church, Osteen's comments show a serious
lack of understanding of what the Church is. Here is the Bible's verdict upon
unrepentant practicing homosexuals in the Church:
1 Corinthians 5:9-13 NASB
9 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people; 10 I did not at
all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and
swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world. 11
But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is
an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a
swindler — not even to eat with such a one. 12 For what have I to do with
judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? 13 But
those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG
YOURSELVES.
This is a strong statement, but not one open for debate. Do you think Osteen
has read this verse and if so, why doesn't he believe it? Only one reason, he
could not have an all-inclusive Church that is popular even with the world that
would make him the rich person he is today. If he preached the truth, his
following would dwindle and he may have to live like the majority of his flock.
Hebrews 12:14-17 NASB
14 Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will
see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no
root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; 16
that there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own
birthright for a single meal. 17 For you know that even afterwards, when he
desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for
repentance, though he sought for it with tears.
The Greek meaning of "the sanctification" is to be set apart unto holiness
which is the presence of the Holy Spirit in the believers life and the on-going
ministry of the Holy Spirit to separate the believer to live a holy and righteous
life on this earth. Notice it says anyone without this holiness will never see the
Lord.
Ephesians 5:11 NKJV
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, rather expose
them.
1 Corinthians 10:20-22 NKJV
20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons
and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons. 21 You
cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of
the Lord's table and of the table of demons. 22 Or do we provoke the Lord to
jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
My good friend and colleague, Dr. Joe Allbright who has an international
deliverance ministry, says that all homosexuals have at least one demon and
maybe more. Why? They live a lie 24/7 and have chosen to believe a lie.
Therefore, they have opened themselves to demonic invasion and oppression.
So, if you allow homosexuals in your church and you partake of the Lord's
Supper or communion, you are joining the Lord's table to demons. Paul says
that will provoke the Lord to jealousy. How? The Lord is a jealous God meaning
that he guards the things that are holy unto Him. The Lord's table is a spiritual
union with God through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, which is all
about holiness and righteousness. To invite people who are unregenerated and
having demons to partake of Holy communion is blasphemy and will bring the
judgment of God upon that Church.
So how do we appraise Joel Osteen by all of the above. Is he a false prophet
and is he guilty of preaching "another" gospel. Yes, he is on both counts. If
anything less, he is guilty of spreading heresy and Paul warns not to associate
with a heretic - Titus 3:10.
A deacon once told me in a Church I pastored that no matter what I preached
or taught, I always made the gospel so clear a child could understand it. That
is perhaps the greatest compliment I have received in my 40 years of Christian
ministry.
Dr. Allen Barber

http://www.thebiblicalworldview.org/is-joel-osteen-a-false-prophet/

Kristonium, I don't see where he said anything contradicting the bible....

I only noticed that he was trying to play safe, same thing as what T.D jakes was trying to do

I don't know what they're all afraid of though

Thoniameek:
Kristonium, I don't see where he said anything contradicting the bible....

I only noticed that he was trying to play safe, same thing as what T.D jakes was trying to do

I don't know what they're all afraid of though

That's the sin of 'churchianity'..always trying to play safe.Did Jesus play safe when he condemned sin and call it its real name? Was he playing safe when one third of his message was about eternity?

Thoniameek:
Kristonium, I don't see where he said anything contradicting the bible....

I only noticed that he was trying to play safe, same thing as what T.D jakes was trying to do

I don't know what they're all afraid of though

We deny Jesus when we try not to offend people by not telling them the truth of the Bible!
The bible made it absolutely clear that he who rejects Jesus is condemned already! Jesus is the only way to the Father.So when as a preacher you have the opportunity to teach the mind of Christ you do it without any fear or favour or 'trying to play safe'

kristonium:

We deny Jesus when we try not to offend people by not telling them the truth of the Bible!
The bible made it absolutely clear that he who rejects Jesus is condemned already! Jesus is the only way to the Father.So when as a preacher you have the opportunity to teach the mind of Christ you do it without any fear or favour or 'trying to play safe'

I just read your second post. He did blasphemed in the part where he said homosexuals would go to heaven, that can only happen if they change in their act.....

Of late I've realised that in trying not to offend people when teaching the gospel, I don't say some certain truth but you just reminded me that it's not in my power to change anyone.

The truth hurts and I can't change that fact. I either say the truth or tell a lie, I can't mix both

Thoniameek:


Yes, why mention Joel Oosten?

Ministers should be saying what God says not what they think God is meant to say.

Thoniameek:

Yes, why mention Joel Oosten?

may God have mercy on ya

Chuksgeo:


may God have mercy on ya

And on you too....

Same old hateful religions. *spits on thread*