“Panentheism is gradually being legitimized by the Roman Catholic church and some evangelical leaders. Within Evangelicalism, it is coming in through the Roman Catholic mystical practice of Contemplative prayer and panentheism, in which Fr. Richard Rohr and the Enneagram are deeply rooted. “Shepherds” have been using the Enneagram as a nine-week sermon series, as well as for counseling, “discipleship,” and other “spiritual formation” programs.”
(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwest Christian Outreach) Acts chapter 20, we find the Apostle Paul making his way to Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost. To keep to that schedule, he bypassed Ephesus (Acts 20:16), but he still had issues he wanted to address with the Ephesian elders. Therefore, when he landed at Miletus, he sent for them. (Acts 20:17) The elders traveled from Ephesus to Miletus, a journey of about 3-4 days each way….
Paul had previously taught in Ephesus for about three years (Acts 20:31). Ephesus was a large city with a population of somewhere between 100,000 and 250,000 people. A well-known city, Ephesus was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Temple of Artemis (Diana) was located there, and the city was an economic engine for silversmiths and other artisans who created shrines and other objects of worship. In short, the city was a very popular center of pagan worship, and it is estimated that over 50 gods were worshipped there. In Acts 20:28-30, Paul gets to the heart of his concern:
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. (Acts 20:28-30)
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