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Subject: Heresy Hunting or Biblical Mandate? |
Bible Note: Jeff "There is a string from two years ago titled "Caution: Hinn, Meyer, etc." it is seen when this string is viewed. Notice that Meyer is included in the title yet there is not one quote from Meyer in the text." Understand these people have been asked about their unscriptural teaching and have refused to change. This wasn't done by a group of people out find fault with others, but rather a group of people God has placed in the ministry of “watchman”. These people study various teachings, obvious the more visible you are the more closely watched you are, and if they find aberrant teaching they approach the person (Matt 18) to see if it in fact is aberrant belief or a mistaken slip of the tongue. In many cases the person confronted sees the mistake, thanks them for pointing out the error and corrects their mistake. Others on the other hand have refused to accept correction and according to Matt 18 they are then exposed to the church. I know in many cases these watchmen have worked with offending preachers over years trying to reconcile them. I listened to Joyce Meyer years ago (15 or more) when she was just starting out on the Radio. She actually taught against some of the things she promotes today. What happened in her ministry is so very common as people try to make the move from small time ministry into a high demand ministry they seek for what draws people. Nothing draws people like the promise of unlimited health, wealth and happiness. If you don’t believe this watch the programs PBS run when they are doing pledge drives. I began with little compromises in her message and later it became more and more serious. Now their faced with a dilemma recant and possibly lose everything they have worked so long to obtain or deny that their teaching is aberrant to Christian orthodoxy. Well I think we all know the answer all we have to do is tune them in. Is the focus of their preaching serving Christ or being served. You have to filter through all the funny stories and all the hogwash and net it out. What did they teach today are we givers or takers. EdB |