Wolves Within the Church

Olive Tree Ministries released a new video a couple of weeks ago called "Enemies Within the Church." Featuring Pastor Cary Gordon, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone World Outreach, a non-denominational, Bible-based church in Sioux City, Iowa. He goes into detail about how some churches are going woke and are promoting Marxism and socialism. 

Marxism and Wokeness feed society with untruths, and they paint those with opposite opinions as evil Marxist people when in reality, it is they who are the true Marxists.  

Look at the news all around the world. There are signs of Marxist Totalitarianism happening in every nation. They are campaigning for a one-world government and a one-world economic system. They tell us you will own nothing and be happy. At this very moment, they are in the process of taking control of society and individuals. They are censoring opposite opinions or ideas. They have control of the media and are spreading propaganda. They are in the process of dismantling western civilization and outlawing Judeo-Christian views. They are trying to destroy the Christian foundations that this nation was built upon. They have purposely infiltrated the church to destroy it from within.

Destroy the church, and society will plunge into wicked chaos. Christians need to expose these wolves who are bent on destroying the church. What they are teaching is heresy. God clearly states what will happen to those who are false apostles and are disguising themselves as righteous servants in 2 Corinthians 11:13-15.

"For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds." 

We can no longer appease people with half-truths because we are afraid that we might offend people. We can no longer teeter on the fence. We need to make a stand. We either stand for the Truth or we do not. If we don't stand up for the Truth and do what God has called us to do, we will be held liable, as people's souls are at stake. If the church continues down this road of accepting false lies as doctrine, we are no better than those who are attacking and dismantling the church within its walls. Why? Because we have allowed these wolves and false lies to come into the church and stay in the church. Woe to those who are teaching heresy in the church. Woe to those who change God's word to please their own ears or others' ears'. All will be held accountable. 

 "I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." 

 Romans 16:17-20

Open your eyes. Pray that God will give you wisdom and open your eyes to see the Truth.

Heavenly Father,

You are almighty, powerful, and sovereign. You know all and see all. We ask You to protect the church from the wolves. We ask that You would open people's eyes to the Truth and be able to see all the false lies that surrounds them. We ask that you would reawaken the Church and help the Church to get back on the right path, to be faithful and obedient. We place our hope and trust in You.

In Jesus' Name.

Amen.

Pray that you all have a blessed week!

Carol Moore

Hypocrisy and the Church

"Even so, you also appear on the outside to be doing right in front of people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and sin." Matthew 23:28 (AUV)

A Christian thought to ponder...

How many people have left your church that you attend due to hypocrisy amongst the leaders or fellow believers? 

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary hypocrisy is, "a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not: behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel" or "the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion." A hypocrite, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is, "a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs."

I would wager quite a few of us at one time or another have witnessed hypocrisy within the church and have participated in it. All of us have said or done things that contradict what our Christian faith stands for and what we are called to be, such as loving, kind, gentle, caring, patient, good, and forgiving. I know I have.

But what is hardest to see within a church is when the leadership is full of leaders who are hypocrites. Hypocrites who state one thing in front of a person, but behind this person's back, they spout evil and slanderous words from their mouths. Hypocrites who will put an on performance at church to demonstrate just how good they are, but when they get home or arrive at work, they are a whole different person.  This behavior is false and misleading and misrepresents Jesus Christ, whom we are to follow. Jesus warns us in Matthew 6:1 to be careful about putting on false, kindly acts to be only seen,  "Be careful that you do not do your good deeds in front of people for the purpose of being seen by them, for [if you do] you will not have a reward from your Father in heaven (AUV)." God knows our hearts and just as it is stated in Jeremiah 17:10, "I am the LORD who searches the heart, who tests the inner depths to give to each person according to what he deserves, according to the fruit of his deeds (ISV)."

Our deeds determine what we deserve. If our deeds, actions, and words are full of falsity and hypocrisy, we are doing Satan's will, not God's will. How can one follow a shepherd that cannot even follow the will of God and the ways of God? When shepherds shine only pharisaicalness and self-deludedness, it damages the church. But the thing of it is, we are all leaders, for we were all called for the great commission to go out and share the gospel. None of us should be entrapped with such ungodly behavior, but we are all human and sinful by nature. We need to be correcting one another, and we need to be confessing to our Father in Heaven, seeking His forgiveness, and seeking forgiveness from those we have hurt, shattered, blind-sided, belittled, mocked, or knocked down with our hypocrisy. 

Hypocrisy turns people against the church. When our actions and words are not pleasing to God and are not Christ-like, we fail as followers of Christ. We are no better than all the other sinners out there who do not even know Christ. As we see in Luke 6:42, "Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye (NASB)," if we are too focused on how pious and righteous we are, we cannot see the log in our own eye, and we lose the ability to grow in Christ and the ability to help others grow in Christ. As it states in Philippians 4:8, we need to focus on what is good, lovely, and admirable in people, "And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise." Let us show others how we know, love, and walk with God.

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for Your word. Thank you for the Holy Spirit to convict us when we have sinned against You and others. Lord you know each and every one of our hearts. Help us to have a heart like Yours. Help us to stay focused on what is good, lovely, and admirable in all people. Help us to seek forgiveness from those we have hurt or caused suffering. Help us to be loving, caring, patient, gentle, kind, truthful, patient, good, and forgiving towards others. Help guide us and show us Your will in all things and may our actions and words bring You glory.

In Jesus' name.

Amen.

Pray you all have a blessed week!

Carol Moore

Silent Christians Part 2

 

In Part 2 of Truth Talk USA's interview podcast with Christian author David Fiorazo, the discussion continues on about the consequences of Christians being silent on issues of immorality and lawlessness.

One of those issues is our education system. Our education system once allowed prayer, Bibles, and the teaching of divine creation, but now all of it is banned. No resistance. No voice from the church to stop such evil. Just silence.

Now our education system is under attack by evil radical leftists. Satan is using them to destroy our educational system and anything that pertains to God. Rejection of God is loud and clear within the inner classrooms. CRT indoctrination is being forced upon our younger generation, and teachers and school board members try to stifle any student or parent voices that may have a difference of opinion. As a result of this CRT indoctrination, hate and division are being taught within our schools. 

It is clear the rejection of God and eliminating God from our schools has now lead this nation into chaos and unrest. As it states in Romans 1:28-32 because the people reject God, he gave them up to their debased minds, and as a result, we now see that evil has been injected into our educational system and our society as a whole.

28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. 29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

And at this very moment during these dark tumultuous times, many churches have empty pews. Some churches doors are permanently closed. Some churches have had to go underground in Canada and other countries because the enemy is on a full-frontal attack against Christians. 

Many Christians have let the enemy crush their hope in the Word and in Christ. Wake up! Do not let the enemy win. We are not called to be silent, but we are called to be a voice in the wilderness and to help lead others to Christ. Even during times of oppression, Paul continued to share the hope of Christ with others.  In Acts 16:25, Paul and Silas have been imprisoned, and yet they remain faithful and obedient. 

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

We are told in the Word to place God first, not man, even if that means persecution. The Word tells us in Colossians 1:10 to live in a Christ-like manner and that we are to bear fruit to help overcome evil with good. 

10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

An evil versus good war is going on, a spiritual war that is trying to take the church down and her followers. The war is thick with a fog of dark culture and ideology that is trying to immobilize us, but the light of Christ penetrates the darkness. We know the end of the story. Satan lost when Jesus was victorious at the cross. Satan is just scrambling to take down as many men, women, and children as he can before Christ returns. Our most valuable weapons during these times are the Word of God and prayer. We must don our armor, prepare for battle, and not let the enemy silence us. 

Grace and Blessings to you all!

Carol Moore