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Photo: [source] The following is from WorldviewWeekend.com: A Brief Look at False Conversion by Vince and Lori Williams "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter." Matthew 7:21 False Conversion? This is not a term that you would hear in the contemporary church in the 21st century, however it is exactly what is going on in most "evangelical" churches today. This is an issue that is polluting the very heart of the American church. First, let's define false conversion. The idea that a person is saved simply because they have been led into the "sinner's prayer" or that they have been baptized or even affirmed by someone, does not mean that they are in fact saved. More common terms that people use to declare their salvation are as follows," I've accepted Jesus into my heart", "I walked the aisle", "I grew up in church", and the all famous classic…."I'm a good person, so I know that I'm going to heaven." There is not a one of these terms that can be found anywhere in Scripture, but this gives you a good idea of how the majority of "Christians" talk and the lingo that is used to define their spirituality. This is where the danger of false conversion comes into play. Many church-going people are duped into this belief that they are saved, when in essence so many have been falsely confirmed into this thought. READ MORE: http://worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid=7738 RELATED: Are you sure you are "good to go?" - Stand Up For The Truth (interview with Vince and Lori Williams) Ray Comfort shares the truth about Jesus Christ with Josh. Josh says he had "tried" Christianity right after 9/11, [even got baptized] but then he "fell away" from the faith. [Josh came to Christ with a wrong motive, possibly for peace and comfort. He did not come to Christ as a sinner in need of forgiveness from the Savior. The result was a false profession of faith, a false conversion.] Wretched with Todd Friel RELATED:
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody. "Everyone is a slave in the spiritual sense. We are either slaves to sin, which is our natural state, or we are slaves to Christ." -See more: http://www.gotquestions.org/slave-to-sin.html
Soul Pancake is not a Christian website. According to an article at Stand Up For The Truth describing an episode in which host Zach Anner has a first-time encounter with a witch, Soul Pancake is: "created by Oprah’s friend, actor Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute of 'The Office'), who describes SoulPancake as: 'a creative way to chew on life’s big questions and figure out what it means to be human.' This journey led him to the Baha’i faith, which he described to Oprah in their first Soul Series in 2009: Rainn Wilson talks about the Bahai Faith with Oprah Winfrey" In the episode below, host Zach Anner visits a Greek Orthodox church. One thing that you will notice right away is the abundance of religious imagery and icons. The youth pastor Noah tells Zach that this is common in Orthodox churches. He is very proud to admit this. They love it this way. The problem is that they (those within the Orthodox Church) revere images and icons to the point of idolatry, often bowing and kissing them. This is idol worship, that which is forbidden by God's Word and stirs up His righteous anger, for He is a jealous God. The following is from an article regarding idolatry at GotQuestions.org: "Even today there are religions that bow before statues and icons, a practice forbidden by God’s Word. The significance God places upon it is reflected in the fact that the first of the Ten Commandments refers to idolatry: 'You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me' (Exodus 20:3-5)." -See: Why is idol worship such a powerful temptation? (GotQuestions.org) In addition to the idolatry practiced at Orthodox churches, the Gospel is also not preached. The following is from an article at GotQuestions.org, What is the Eastern Orthodox Church and what are the beliefs of Orthodox Christians?: The Orthodox Church claims to be the one true church of Christ, and seeks to trace its origin back to the original apostles through an unbroken chain of apostolic succession. Orthodox thinkers debate the spiritual status of Roman Catholics and Protestants, and a few still consider them heretics. Like Catholics and Protestants, however, Orthodox believers affirm the Trinity, the Bible as the Word of God, Jesus as God the Son, and many other biblical doctrines. However, in doctrine, they have much more in common with Roman Catholics than they do with Protestant Christians. Sadly, the doctrine of justification by faith is virtually absent from the history and theology of the Orthodox Church. Rather, Orthodoxy emphasizes theosis (literally, “divinization”), the gradual process by which Christians become more and more like Christ. What many in the Orthodox tradition fail to understand is that “divinization” is the progressive result of salvation, not a requirement for salvation itself. Other Orthodox distinctives that are in conflict with the Bible include:
Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/Eastern-Orthodox-church.html The beliefs and practices of the Orthodox Church are very similar to the Roman Catholic Church with the obvious exception of the Roman Pope. GotQuestions.org (contrasting Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Coptic Christianity) states: "They profess to be genuine followers of Jesus Christ and a part of His worldwide Church. But, as with Catholicism, they tend to emphasize meritorious works in salvation along with liturgical ritual rather than salvation through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ." I suggest reading (in addition to the articles above): Are Catholic beliefs and practices biblical? Related:
The following is from GotQuestions.org: What is Moral Relativism? Moral relativism is more easily understood in comparison to moral absolutism. Absolutism claims that morality relies on universal principles (natural law, conscience). Christian absolutists believe that God is the ultimate source of our common morality, and that it is, therefore, as unchanging as He is. Moral relativism asserts that morality is not based on any absolute standard. Rather, ethical “truths” depend on variables such as the situation, culture, one's feelings, etc. Several things can be said of the arguments for moral relativism which demonstrate their dubious nature. First, while many of the arguments used in the attempt to support relativism might sound good at first, there is a logical contradiction inherent in all of them because they all propose the “right” moral scheme—the one we all ought to follow. But this itself is absolutism. Second, even so-called relativists reject relativism in most cases. They would not say that a murderer or rapist is free from guilt so long as he did not violate his own standards. READ MORE: http://www.gotquestions.org/moral-relativism.html RELATED:
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