“When we follow leaders who we think of as followers of God, yet they serve the crowd, their fleshly desires, or selfish ambition, we reap the consequences of their sin. God sometimes punishes nations even for the decisions of their kings and he will certainly punish Churches for following the example of unqualified leaders.”
(Jon Harris) We are in the midst of a growing discernment crisis in evangelical circles. Maintaining doctrinal fidelity and virtuous standards is threatened by increasing pressure to forge compromising ecclesiastical and political alliances. Despite what some polls say, we are experiencing a social declension in orthodox biblical Christianity. Even the most optimistic assessments show a seismic shift toward the decline of Christian belief and participation as compared to 25 years ago. This produces the temptation to gain security and status through unconventional means.
Since the inception of the neo evangelical movement in the 1950s, our most popular and influential leaders have attempted to mitigate this trend through institutional acceptability and political maneuvering. Eventually, popular perception became the key to success rather than faith in God’s providence.
Today, as the internet has opened up new possibilities for immediate feedback from large international audiences, the same ambitious class of Christian leaders has sought new ways to maintain social relevance by wielding the power of the algorithm and playing to man’s felt needs instead of relying on the power of the Holy Spirit and telling man what he needs instead of what he thinks he needs.
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CRN has compiled a list of false teachers and several other professing Christians we’ve warned you about over the years. The list also contains those we must keep an eye on plus movements, organizations and “frauds, phonies and money-grubbing religious quacks” to mark and avoid as per Romans 16:17-18
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