Dominionist Rhetoric
Rick Joyner of Morningstar Ministries, a well-known Latter Rain “prophet,” recently wrote: “As we have addressed before, the Lord could have bound the devil and established His kingdom immediately after His resurrection, as He already purchased the world and all that is in it. This entire age, the Church age,…
The Big Mac Church in a Box
Rick Warren just completed a conference on AIDS. According to www.christianpost.com, “The global P.E.A.C.E. plan was presented on the second day of the Disturbing Voices conference – a meeting for pastors and church leaders about the role of the church in the HIV/AIDS pandemic – held at Saddleback Church in…
Relationships vs. Authority
“Relationships must have priority in your life above everything else.” — Rick Warren, The Purpose-Driven Life, p. 124 Such is the philosophy of the peer-driven church. Given the influence of Peter Drucker over Rick Warren, this type of “relationship” emphasis can be expected. A recent tribute to “Peter Drucker, management…
Peter Drucker’s Works Theology: Part 3
What is one to do when the Word of Government or the Word of Business conflicts with the Word of God? The “partnerships” that characterize the new global P.E.A.C.E. Plan efforts of Rick Warren reflect the 3-legged stool philosophy of Peter Drucker, his mentor. This “collaboration” (another name for the…
Countering Drucker’s Works Theology: Part 2
From another great sermon by J.C. Philpot can be found the Old Doctrine about works and grace. In the coming days, as Rick Warren’s Global P.E.A.C.E. Plan gets more fully operational, believers may find more psychological, guilt-producing pressure brought to bear to “fulfill the Great Commission” or “end poverty” or…
Countering Drucker’s Works Theology: Part 1
Rick Warren’s Second Reformation is all about “works.” In yesterday’s post Kay Warren was quoted from an interview she gave at http://www.crosswalk.com. In the same article at she called for Christians everywhere to get “seriously disturbed” about AIDS and to act on this crisis. There is much need in the…
Kay Warren’s Peter Drucker Theology
In a recent interview entitled “Kay Warren ‘Seriously Disturbed’: Church Must Act on AIDS” by Janet Chismar, Senior Editor for Faith at www.crosswalk.com [see http://tinyurl.com/9l5cm], Kay Warren lists the compassionate reasons for Christian believers to become involved about the AIDS crisis. Many of these reasons to be caring and concerned…
The Heresy of Entertainment
Below is an excellent quotation from A.W. Tozer that fits modern evangelicaldom perfectly, particularly the CBN-style glitz, glitter and glamour. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts…
The Rich, Poor Church
In these days of the widespread promotion of megachurches, Christians can easily lose sight of what Scripture says on the topic. On today’s Thanksgiving holiday, it is good to be thankful to the Lord for all things, even when we are poor and small. David wrote in the Psalms, “I…