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Topic: Preacher bashing?
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From: Jacob <jninan@gmail.com>
Date: Dec 09 04:55PM -0800
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/christlife/msg/5c9e4fabd69ddc51
What would we do when we come across a preacher teaching heresy? Do we
say, "Well, it's none of my business. The Bible says not to judge"?
Then we would be putting ourselves and perhaps others in jeopardy.
When Jesus said, "Judge not," He did not mean that we should not have
any opinion about people or their teaching. We are not to judge
someone else in a way that condemns or despises him, because we have
no right to do that since we ourselves are standing only because of
God's mercy (Jas.4:12;Ro.11:22). On the contrary, we need to assess
what is happening around us, what kind of people others are, what they
are teaching or doing, etc., in order to decide whether we can agree
with them, go along with them, or not. We ought to make judgments like
that for our own safety (1Pe.4:7). If God has given us responsibility
over others then we ought to warn them too. We can't afford to ignore
what is going on and carry on as if it is none of our business. If we
do that it will become our business soon in that we will get affected
by it.
At the same time we make a distinction between errors that can
actually harm people or hinder them in their spiritual growth, and
others which are only a matter of academic interest or which have only
a minor impact. This is only for the sake of avoiding having to go
around bashing every person who makes an error. (Don't forget that
none of us has got everything right.) We may have come across web
sites that find fault with practically every Christian leader and bash
them up (including some who are well known for godliness) without
making this kind of a distinction.
However it is clear that erroneous doctrines and practices are on the
increase, as expected in the last days (Mt.24:11;2Pe.2:1). We can
recognise some outright frauds when we see that they are out to fleece
us using various gimmicks rather than being interested in feeding us
for our growth. When we see some preachers trying to impress us with
'hidden' truths, new revelations, etc., rather than helping us to love
Jesus and His people more, a red flag should go up in our mind. If
someone's aim is to entertain us rather than build us up, why should
we waste our time with him? If a preacher always makes us feel good
and never tells us things that convict us and make us want to change,
he is not speaking on behalf of God. If someone wants us to think how
great he is and try to make us dependent on him, watch out! If a
leader threatens us with calamities if we disagree with him or leave
his group, it's time to run. It becomes our responsibility to keep
away from such and also to warn others we care for. False ideas of
loyalty or the awe of their fame should not cause us to stay and get
hurt.
Some of the 'famous' preachers of these days are teaching false
doctrines, adopting devious ways, and making themselves wealthy and
great at the cost of their followers. Every one of us should become
more alert and discerning concerning these things.
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