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Series on the Modern Lukewarm Evangelical Church – No. 8 In Part III we shall examine the third and fourth periods (Pergamum and Thyatira) of the seven periods of history in the Church Age and how the Bible doctrines, leadership gifts, and the gifts of the Spirit were substantially compromised, corrupted, or abandoned altogether. These periods encompass the rise of the Roman Catholic Church in the fourth century (300s) to the Reformation era beginning in 1517. The Church enters the era of compromise • Pergamum – Church of compromise (AD 312-590). It was labeled as the “throne of Satan” and the church where Satan dwelled. This church mixed with the world. They were faithful in spirit but filthy in flesh. They communed with persons of […]

Series on the Modern Lukewarm Evangelical Church – No. 7 To summarize, Satan has continually sought to compromise and corrupt God’s design, organization, and operation of the church (i.e., “church government and operation”) during the seven periods of the Church Age. This church government and operation is portrayed by and rests upon the leadership gifts given to the elders of the church and the gifts of the Spirit given to all members of the body of Christ. When Satan corrupts the operation of the leadership gifts as well as the gifts of the Spirit, he has successfully corrupted the organization and operation of the church. When the local members of the body of Christ abandon, misuse, compromise, or corrupt these gifts, it creates disarray and […]

Series on the Modern Lukewarm Evangelical Church – No. 6 Satan hates God but has no power to strike directly at Him. Satan’s arrogant pride caused him to attempt to raise himself to the level of God. Perhaps this was the first time any being ever chose to sin against God. As a result, Satan and one-third of all the angels who cast their lot with Satan were cast out of Heaven to earth. The only means left for Satan to strike back at God was to separate mankind from God by causing men to sin and thus destroying mankind’s eternal relationship with their Creator. Satan’s attack on mankind began in the Garden when he deceived our first ancestors and caused them to be cast […]

Series on the Modern Lukewarm Evangelical Church – No. 5 The God of the Bible is the God of order, and this order can be readily seen and understood. The Bible tells us in Genesis 1:1 that “In the beginning God created…” What did he create? He created the heaven and the earth and much more. In all of His creative efforts he had a purpose. He revealed to humanity that He was a glorious God and that He was their creator. 1 The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. 2 Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. 3 They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. 4 Yet […]

Series on the Modern Lukewarm Evangelical Church – No. 4 In Part II we learned: • The reasons Christians should be concerned about false teachers and false teaching in our supposedly more enlightened modern times • The definition of False Teaching • Not all who disagree with us on some biblical doctrines and other interpretations of Scripture are false teachers • Identifying marks of false teachers Examples of False Teaching and False Churches & Movements Before we name false teachers in the evangelical church or claim some association therewith, it seems appropriate that we identify many of the teachings that are being taught, more or less, by various false teachers. This list of false teachings include (1) specific teachings that are false and (2) movements […]

Series on the Modern Lukewarm Evangelical Church – No. 3 In Part I we learned: • The modern evangelical church contains many high profile false teachers who call themselves Christians. These false teachers occupy various roles within the church including pastors, evangelists, teachers, missionaries, writers, and leaders of various para-church organizations. These false teachers are influencing uncountable millions of Christians in evangelical churches across America and around the world. This invasion has allowed many false teachings to infiltrate and lead astray the hearts and minds of individual Christians, the local church, denominations, and other Christian organizations from the lowest to highest levels. • The source of false teachings (lies and deceptions) is philosophies and traditions of men, the principles of the world, and false religions. […]

Series on the Modern Lukewarm Evangelical Church – No. 2 The modern evangelical church contains many high profile false teachers who call themselves Christians. These false teachers occupy various roles within the church including pastors, evangelists, teachers, missionaries, writers, and leaders of various para-church organizations. Unfortunately, these false teachers within the evangelical church and its errant offspring that have arisen in recent years are influencing uncountable millions of Christians in evangelical churches across America and around the world. The message of these false teachers is implanted into the hearts and minds of the millions that that listen to them on television, radio, and podcasts; attend conferences at which these false teachers speak; receive regular communications from their organizations’ websites and through the mail; subscribe to […]

Series on the Modern Lukewarm Evangelical Church – No. 1 The Seven Churches of Revelation – Chapters 2-3 [1] In the first chapter of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, while in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, John was given a vision and instructed to write what he saw in a book and then send it to seven churches in Asia. One by one, John recorded the revelation of each of their works (good and bad) and the condition of their heart. The seven Asian churches identified in Revelation were not the only first century Christian churches. However, they were selected by God to give a timeless and cautionary example to His people throughout the centuries to the end of the age. The works of […]