viernes, 26 de abril de 2013

The Modern Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit - John MacArthur


Apostles of Tarot and numerology


THE MADNESS OF A preacher SAYING "GOD HAS BREASTS"






Mario E FumeroIn my life I had ever heard evangelical minister as outlandish as the messages preached by Ana Maldonado. Listen to this video, one of many of this deranged preacher, where he gives a completely wrong interpretation:









It's amazing such blasphemy of the deranged preacher Ana Maldonado, which without being an expert in Hebrew, has interpreted the Hebrew terminology shaddai an absurd translation, stating that refers to the "tits" of God, using this expression vulgar.
In his sermon says that this Hebrew terminology "El Shaddai" means "God's tits" which besides being an aberrant interpretation, makes an ordinary preacher who profane the Almighty, that being, according to the Hebrew mind, one blasphemy.
Consider what the term etymologically El Shaddai. In all matches, and encyclopedias exegesis, this word means "God Almighty" or "God is more than enough."
in Hebrew is El Shaddai (אל שדי) and refers to one of the Judaic names of God in relationship. According. The Talmud God has no name, nor should pronounce the term God, so that the rabbis only relate to the indicating their qualities. That's why we all speak Hebrew terms of their actions or quality, eg Adonai, Shaddai and indicates their status as powerful, and has nothing to do with those tits, or the mother-father God is a Gnostic definition used by the New Era. This shows that Ana Maldonado suffers from a schizophrenic would Theological.
If your interpretation is wrong, then where does that crazy Ana Maldonado interpretation? This message and other wildest show that this preacher suffers from a serious mental disorder that affects proper biblical interpretation, disparatando. The sad thing is that there are so many ignorant Christians who follow him, the applause and so outlandish defend any teaching.
's necessary to put a stop to many absurd and heretical teachings, proclaiming the truth of God. There is no better ally in this nonsense and blasphemies of false prophets that ignorance of Sacred Scripture on the part of the people of God. The silence makes us complicit in the spread of all heresy, which it is, go to the plane of the vulgar, profane and blasfémico.

jueves, 18 de abril de 2013

Preachers are not prophets


Author:  Paulo Arieu [0] Introduction Sects in Latin America mushrooming all kinds lados.Son all charismatic cults, emotional as possible, that appeal to the faith of the individual and their immediate needs. Few of these sects are truly biblical and a characteristic of them is that always appeal to the authority of some guru who recognize as a prophet. But there is no true prophets, as in biblical times. A look at the church today reminds us how long a Holy God to fulfill his threat to throw this Laodicea of her mouth, as if in some commentators agree the Revelation is that we are in the era of Laodicea about the Church. Christ is now "wounded in the house of his friends." The holy book of the living God now suffers more exhibitors than their opponents. Only the Church can "put limits the Holy One of Israel" and now he does it with extraordinary skill. If there are degrees in death, then the worst death I know is preaching about the Holy Spirit without the anointing of the Holy Spirit. We trace, ie, exposing either the Word of Truth. The text: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock" (Revelation 3:20)  has nothing to do with sinners. Here we find the tragic portrait of our Lord at the door of the Laodicean church trying to enter. Imagine. In most prayer meetings the most widely used text is: "Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in their midst" but too often is not in the middle, but at the door. We sing his praises, but refuse him. bankruptcy O believers, blind, and still praising its virtues! We're naked and we realize this, we are rich (the church never had better equipment than now), but we are poor (never had less spiritual anointing to present). We have no need of nothing (and yet, we lack almost everything that characterized the apostolic church). Can He be "among us" while we show our nakedness shamelessly spiritual? [i] Pentecostal warn of false prophets      International Pentecostal Holiness Church alguos years ago recently published a paper in which fixed position relative to the apostolic movement and further includes an alert regarding the false prophets. The denomination with over 108 years of tradition as a Pentecostal denomination and a membership of 4.2 million members in 95 countries, says it is committed to the Word and the Holy Spirit's action in a document of 21 pages entitled "The International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC).










"God is moving in these days and with an emphasis on apostolic and prophetic anointing," said the President of the name James D Bishop Leggett.
"This document recognizes and provides guidelines to practice apostolic leadership.
But a word of caution expressed in relation to the false prophets.
"It is good that the church today has a balanced approach."
The paper covers three kinds of apostles, Jesus Christ as the High Apostle, the twelve apostles as the foundational apostles and the apostles functional (as today). The role of the apostles of today is "planting the gospel in every culture in the world" and this have to do "based on Jesus Christ, the Apostle and High foundational apostles as" specifies the document.
"We recognize the ministry of the apostles and bishops functional in the history of the church ... But we also recognize that false prophets have appeared in the apostolic church in the same way as has happened in the historic church and we must remain vigilant of the constant danger of these "emissaries of Satan"
Pentecostalism is one of the fastest growing segments of global Christianity about 500 million people worldwide. But with this successful growth have also been problems with false teachers who promise cures in exchange for donations to churches that are used for personal enrichment.
Most Christian churches in Africa have denounced false prophets who claim to be anointed Pentecostal preachers. In the section of the document entitled "Recognizing the True and False Apostles" indicates that there are false apostles or people who have not been anointed by God but "carnal men who usurp his grounder for his own glory."
"This document presents a solid Biblical foundation for both the historic apostolic ministry to the present," said Ed Wood, President of the Apostolic Commission.
To distinguish the true from the false apostles, the document lists the characteristics of true apostles which include:
  • Being faithful ministers to the writings and teachings of the foundational apostles
  • Accept personal responsibility that God has given to the Great Commission at the cost of great personal sacrifice
  • Follow serving but no one has given a title or recognition of their role
  • Be free from the love of money
In 2005, the Board of the denomination, at the request of the General Conference delegates, appointed seven scholars of the denomination to conduct a biblical and historical study of the role of apostle in the Church. Also invited representatives of their regions to participate in it.
The final document was presented to the General Board of Directors, which is the highest governing body and was the October 30, 2007, with changes menores.En this document also issuing directives for apostolic ministries practices and theological aspects.
Though "the document is the result of the leadership of Pentecostal Holiness that seeks to provide a biblical position regarding the current apostolic movement", I think, do not think there need functional apostles as expressed in this article from The International Pentecostal Holiness Church. The apostles of today are the missionaries. There is no need to redefine the ministry of the apostle because the Bible is clear. It happens that all these organizations are not governed 100% by what the Bible says. So are eclectic, be accommodating as required by the momento.van improvising. [ii] Since God speaks by prophets and God Nor already speaks through the prophets. I do not care what is said on television, or other media TB evangélicos.Charles link Swindoll says, citing J Stott that


The Christian preacher is a prophet. That is, he does not receive his message of God as a direct revelation and original. Of course, the word prophet is used today by some personas.No lightly is uncommon to hear a man preaching with passion, described as someone who has prophetic fire. And a preacher able to discern the signs of the times, you see the hand of God in the history of each day and try to interpret the meaning of the twists and political and social events, is sometimes called prophet and possessor of lighting prophetic. But I think this kind of utiliación the title of prophet is improper. [1]
It is then a prophet? The Old Testament considered as the nearby protazvos of God ... the prophet was called dae mouth quienDios Tarver God communicated his words to hombre.El prophet spoke, not in their own words and in his own name. The Christian preacher, by cosniguiente not a prophet. In the not given any revlecion original, but its task is to proclaim the revelation that was given once for all. (Jude 3)
The last occurrence in the Bible of the formula "came the word of God" refers to John the Baptist (Luc.3: 2), because he was a true prophet. The prophets spoke as oracles of God. Never was brought the prophecy by human will, on the contrary, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Pet. 1:21).
The word gr. that aparce here is phero, which literally means to be "moved elsewhere by the power of self." It is a nautical term used for boats with no rudder or sails, which are washed and are at the mercy of the waves, wind and current. Here the word is used by the prophets, who were motivated not by his own power, but by the power of God as he spoke through them and revealed his will. Rony Chaves and TV link are investigated by the secular press in Costa Rica In our country there are many churches cristianas.Pero some do not know if correctly interpreted the biblical writings are simple or organizations that profit from the faith. In the "Community international apostolic passion for souls", it appears that his name should be passion for money, because its message is more than insistent that money moves the hand of God. So make it look on Radio Anointing to pose, which motivate people to call to donate and fill the ballot with amounts of money. Again Anointing Tv online and in the videos of their worship and conducting health campaigns and put on the web. Depending on what you ofrende, at that rate you will get the grace, God's retribution, he will prosper, something hard to believe, but what happens between pastors who profess these messages and people who have gaps or problems and found refuge here. Some have given what little they have for God's favors. As if faith could buy. Still others have left the church because they did not share that interpretation of the biblical writings do. Here are weeks where dumped all its resources to borrow money from the faithful, in so-called "cross" or "prosperity compañas "where according to their biblical interpretations, if you give you receive from God. To meet its goal of raising money not only use their services on Sundays and weekdays in the evenings, also dumped all the action at the station with campaigns, all with the purpose of motivating people to be generous with the Lord's work. In this way through their interpretation of the Bible about the offering and arguing that God wants prosperity for all people shows up to their property, to comply with the message of the shepherds. With a hidden camera left at noon on 01 April to the station, in one of these campaigns, where people gather to pray and make an offering, after insistent biblical messages on planting, seed delivery, the pact hundredfold and apostolic blessing pit , which is neither more nor less than the bank of the gathering of the church that day. Both pastors and theologians criticize the so-called prosperity theology and intent to extort money from people. And it among church goers Passion for Souls can be multiple confusion by giving the pastors message or situations that may be contradictory, but: what if prosperity comes or there is frustration at the failure attributed to little faith? Passion for the money In just four years the Passion for Souls Church went through the roof, now owns almost an entire block on 10th Avenue in San Jose. In addition, nine properties worth more than $ 2 million are in the name of the pastor and his wife by a society. The media and the pulpit are the weapons of the church to spread the message full of stimuli to surrender. Passion for Souls performs worship almost every day of the week and all of them offering to change for the better is this: Television news as found in its main building located in the capital with the help of a hidden camera. Pastors are the ones who thrive in churches church founder Passion for Souls, William Magana Vargas, went from a simple life to walk with bodyguards and negotiate the purchase of a private jet to "facilitate the work of God." And definitely, in this proposed some professing Christian churches give money and goods to God for Him to multiply, which have thrived in abundance are the shepherds. bloom between churches based business prosperity theology Pastors and called apostles of prosperity are linked and are part of some directives: walk the offering encouraging churches, planting and tithe. These churches, ministries, pastors or apostles who profess called prosperity theology with biblical interpretations have different relationships with each other, for example, the leader of Oasis of Hope, Raul Vargas, also a member of the board of Link Channel 23 directed by another controversial Pastor Jonah Gonzales and where no qualms frequent campaigns to give money to the cause of God that will lead to blessing and prosperity. Pastor Ronny Chaves makes large constructions with 'Money God' The apostle and prophet Chaves Ronny prosperity built a retreat center apostolic rooms and more in San Isidro de Heredia whose value is over one million dollars. The rapid growth of the churches and pastors of prosperity is more than evident, since it is a feature that stands out. Ronny For Chaves, plus Tibás center facilities where it operates Christian Center Church San Jose, the store, the World Centre and House of Worship Worshipper, also building this apostolic retreat center which also lives the apostle and prophet very near there also perform the construction of the Oasis of Hope megachurch . [iv] Conclucion Ronny Chavez is a false prophet. No need to clarify what I think a lot of Him A scoundrel who found him returning to the Latin church to live upstairs. And worst of all, they are the same people that want to hear that message. And then they themselves who are offended when they remove all "wool." But we no longer need prophets.

















Now that the written Word of God is available to all, the Word of God by the mouth of the prophets and not necesaria.La word of God comes to men today. She has come once and for all, and men should come to her.
The great preachers become famous pulpits, the "prophets" made ​​famous prisons. May the Lord send "prophets" terrible men to speak out and not shut up, throwing anointed corrupt nations woes for men
too hot to be accepted, too hard to be heard, too righteous to be tolerated! We are tired of men dresses adorned with soft and smooth tongue, rivers of words using a few drops of
spirituality, they know more of consecration competition, and promotion of prayer! Pastors propagation substituting propaganda and take better care of the fun of the church of his holiness?
Oh, how we need the fire! Where is the power of the Holy Spirit that pays sinners?
God bless

Apostasy-CANCER IN THE CHURCH


  • " Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin revealed, the son of perdition " ...  2 nd. Thessalonians 2:3
What is this apostasy?
  • Fall in error = misinterpretation.
  • Fall of faith = Renegar, depart or rebel.
  • Abandonment of the doctrine professed. "The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires, and will turn away from listening to the truth and shall be turned unto fables" (2 Timothy 4:3-4) .
  • False profession.
  • It is a concrete and specific signal that precedes the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS ​​BEING ATTACKED BY THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE. 

As we all know medical level cancer is one of the most devastating diseases of the human species, incurable in its advanced stages, is one of the most terrible and painful ways to see die a person.
spiritual level, the church, which is the body of Christ, has been exposed for a long time that different viruses have contaminated and have ridden a spiritual disease that could well compared to most deadly cancer. One such virus is apostasy.
Apostasy has been present during the passage of time hanging around the church, at first externally, as I warned the writings of the Church Fathers:
  • "But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves destruction repentina.Y many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. "II Peter 2:1-2
Various forms of apostasy have invaded the church as their survival through the centuries, which act as a deadly poison and carcinogen, has been damaged and poisoning the pure faith that was once delivered to the saints. (Jude 3)
Our brothers in the early church were to martyrdom bequeath to the pure Gospel of Jesus Christ, to them they lived terrible time of persecution, however, in any other time in the church it remained more pure, doctrinally speaking. To us we live in times of terrible and blatant apostasy, the terrible thing is that this is blanket the blanket of religiosity.
Previously, when we spoke of apostasy, we came to mind that they knew that the Lord had returned to the world. That naivete ours! Because the truth, there is no more horrible apostasy that is disguised as "Christian" because usually drag the unwary, the foolish, the spiritual neglect, those who are always asking others to pray for them, as if they were unable to do so or as if God they did not listen. That's laziness, spiritual heaviness, lack of appetite for spiritual things ... Why pray?, If for that we have the pastor, for that we pay his salary, to pray and see for us ... Why read the Bible? if for that we have teachers, they burn the eyelashes studying their lessons while we spend hours in front of the television set, using the remote control with a skill that reveals what we are accustomed to this lifestyle zero, the which, incidentally, does not reveal anything but another form of apostasy and away from the things of God.
unsuspecting Thus are swayed by the crowds that tend to attract these masters of deception and error, experts in handling, fail fleecing the flock of the Lord with a gall and cynicism that outraged. It revealed what the apostle Peter, that the intentions of these "enlightened" were nothing more than make merchandise with faith: "And through covetousness shall they with feigned words. Judgment now of a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber "II Peter 2:3 As I said, it is shocking to hear how depopulated assault on unsuspecting sheep who fall into their clutches, is sad, but here in Houston Texas can not turn on the local Christian radio without trite and hear the message of prosperity, that if, adorned with new resources and varied texts from here and there.
Frankly, I already stopped listening to Christian radio because here it is monopolized by a self-appointed "apostle" of those that abound in our day and are emerging as flies on the cake. The comparison is repugnant. My apologies for the flies.
The last time I listened to Christian radio, the above apostle was "ministering" and inviting his listeners to "sow" in his ministry, (this phrase has become a favorite and the most hackneyed of these merchants of faith) when suddenly a call came, it was a crying woman asked prayer for her, for their spiritual life and for work because I was out of work and her husband was in jail ...
She was interrupted by the "apostle" to ask if he would send his "seed" for the said ministry, the sister said yes and then the "apostle" with greed in her voice, she clarified that three shipments had to be because she had presented three needs. I turned off the radio feeling outraged by such impudence and insensitivity to the needs of others, and I have not rekindled. I remembered what true Christian author wrote, about the corruption that often drop these "ministers" in their pursuit of wealth and power:
  • "There is no odor so bad as that seen from the goodness corrupted, and there are few things that corrupt our goodness as greed, desire for popularity and the feeling of ecstasy that results when we exercise power over those who give us their worship idolatrous. When our motives are wrong, our ministry is wrong and the consequences for us, our fans and the entire church, are tragic. "
It is alarming how this cancer has spread in the body of Christ without which many of us do anything about it. I admire the work of the servants who raise their voice against these wolves in sheep and to warn the people of danger stalks them.
As a Christian educator, my concern has always been to nurture the people with the word of God and never liked argue nor was my style never disprove, disqualify or denounce what other "ministers" were doing. I consoled myself by saying that they would give account to God for what they did. However, God opened my eyes and made ​​me the following question:
  • "If I put to you to take care of my flock and being the care you suddenly see it coming to a ferocious animal and watch as the sheep are attacked and torn apart, Would you stand idly by?"
That woke me up to the reality that I should not continue silent, because otherwise we would be complicit myself with my silence. So do not be silent, I will speak openly to the people, denounce the error, I oppose any new wind of doctrine that does not harmonize with the true gospel of Jesus Christ.  FALSE APOSTLES: carcinogens in the Body of Christ.  And to show we many buttons as they say in my country, in so-called "apostles" that have been emerging from obscurity to stardom, because it turns out that these "super anointed" are thinking of changing not only the way how the church operates internally until the form of government that so far the church had. It would appear that these men are in search of power. But not in the power of God, which proclaim themselves exclusive owners, but the power that elevates, one that Satan offered to the Lord as one of their resources to make you fall into the mount of temptation.
  • "Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, and said: All this will give you, if you worship me." Matthew 4:8 
Lust for power, greed, dominion, are some of the strings that move these puppets of false faith. Here the words to write the "apostle" Guillermo Maldonado in his book "The generation of new wine": The apostles are called to be first in rank and authority.


"... The apostolic anointing has the ability to take the first apostle to be a region, a territory, to preach new truths, in a field of study such as medicine, economics, aviation, finance, business. This anointing makes people move beyond the rest. God has ordained the apostles to be first in rank and authority, and thus, might bring a balance to the body of Christ. "
What does this sound presumptuous. I wonder if the thought of this "apostle" is similar to the genuine apostles of the Lord, who always traveled carrying the Gospel in the most humble, no presumption poses or to flaunt or display, such as current false apostles who before traveling ensure that your tickets are first in the airline of your choice, and that upon arrival, his retinue of flattering, I mean, of helpers, I have everything ready. The author declares no qualms that New truths emerge from their ministries in areas representative of the God Mammon: money, such as economics, finance and business. In the fields of medicine and aviation, without comment. Shoemaker to your shoes.
Later, continues the author:
"God brings into the life of an apostle, through the Holy Spirit, churches that have no spiritual covering, ministries who want to work together in unity to build the kingdom. Also, bring orphans ministers and leaders who are seeking a spiritual father to cover them and give them training, tools and encouragement. There are many young pastors who are orphans in the ministry, they need the coverage or the spiritual protection of an apostle. "
All this sounds very touching, but does not have any Biblical foundation, for Paul, which I believe represents the best model of an apostle to be found in the Bible said something very different: "And thus I aspired to preach the gospel , not where Christ was named, lest I build on someone else's foundation "Romans 15:20
Nevertheless, these "apostles" claim to be parents without first begotten, provide "coverage" as if God were insufficient to do so or as if they depended spiritual security of churches and ministers.
's speech young pastors because he knows that most pastors "old" so to speak, know perfectly the fundamentals of sound doctrine, are versed in the truth and they do not easily go to them to deceive.
Nevertheless, there are cases of mature pastors who have "modernized" with these new winds of doctrine that have embraced the new theological system megalomaniac, because many of them are tired of dealing with small churches, with members irresponsible and problematic. Have been dazzled by the promises of ministerial success and have given up the old foundations of faith believe them obsolete, in the belief that success is reflected in the number of their congregations and the  gro $ $ or  your finances.
I it is time for the church to wake up from their spiritual slumber, that every genuine workers of the Lord is put in the line of battle, because what we are going to Israel: We are perishing for lack of knowledge and spiritual discernment.
Due of our tremendous neglect of the word of God, and our little spiritual perception, we believe any "minister" or ministry to fill us eyes or we sweeten the ear, oblivious to the atrocities that teach or to say.
The Bible tells us that when Jesus ministered on earth, the Jews were to the for signs, while the Greeks sought wisdom, and both groups found in Jesus what they sought.
Us today, we should pay more attention to the words and teachings of these " ministers "and" apostles "who often teach aberrations ranging from false and distorted interpretations of the word of God to originate in the occult teachings, Freemasonry, New Age and Eastern philosophies of transcendental meditation.
course these teachings are " dressed "or disguised Christian garb. Here another example, the mega Pastor Joel Osteen, who in an interview declared that Hindus are sincere in their faith, who love God and that he dared not dismiss them as recipients of the sky. 's alarming ignorance of who lived with these people serving different gods among which we can mention Vishnu, Brahma, Hanuman, to Laksmi, goddess of beauty, the goddess Khali, abominable satanic idol with multiple arms, Ganesha, which is their main god, god wisdom, they say, roads and letters, it is an idol with four arms, bulging belly and elephant head. shall be very sincere, but sincerity does not lead to heaven. Also the atheist is sincere in finding an absence of God. Returning to Osteen, who began pastoring the overnight, according to his own testimony, the death of his father, took place without more background that only have preached only once. In his best-selling book titled "Your Best Life Now" reads as follows:




"Too often we are in a rut, thinking that everything we have achieved. Actually we extend our faith we believe, not something bigger. However, God desires that we are constantly growing, reaching new heights.
He wants to increase his wisdom and help you make better decisions. God wants to increase their finances through promotions, new ideas and creativity ... God wants it to be the best time of your life, but to receive this favor has to expand his vision ... wait Begin promotion and supernatural increase. Must conceive in your heart and mind before you can receive it. In other words, you have to create a place or a space for the increase in his mind, then God will come to pass "
Dangerous, because here we find roots of the new era, mentalism, mental concentration, which occurs at the Throughout the book, which as I said, was a bestseller. Here  I want to stop, because this subject is extensive, including extensive is the list of these "apostles" and false teachers emerged from anonymity to stardom, as I said above. People of God, do not be fooled, these are difficult times, which were predicted in the scriptures by our Lord Jesus Christ, as a feature of recent days:

  • "For false Christs and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect" Matthew 24:24
From this also spoke the true apostles of the Lord, which repeatedly warned about the pernicious cancer that would spread the body of Christ in our time. The call is for each genuine servant of God for every believer, leader or minister:
  • "Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he won by his own sangre.Porque I know that after my departure shall enter into wolves among you, not sparing the rebano.Y of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. "Acts 20:28-30
What are the characteristics of apostasy?
  • The most dangerous of these is the deception or misleading manner they believe those who obey it.
  • Apostasy deceives, deludes and misleads: " And I found that the very commandment which was unto life, this I found to be unto death for sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me "(Romans 7: 10, 11).
  • " For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple "(Romans 16:18).
  • " Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you thinks he is wise in this age, let fool, that he may become wise "(1 Corinthians 3:18)
  • " But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ "(2 Corinthians 11:3).
Apostasy brings FINESSE always accompanied with half truth and half lie. May God continue to bless.

viernes, 12 de abril de 2013

Dangerous Times



.. In the last days perilous times shall come ..
But know this, that in the last days will come perilous times . (2) For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, (3) without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of good, (4) treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, (5) that a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (2 Timothy 3:1-5)
Edward Cleary , Providence College, a sociologist, a missionary for many years, did a study on the true state of the Evangelical Church in Latin America. exposes alleged that for years figures have been published:
  • It has been said that 50% of the population in Guatemala are Christians, but in reality is less than 25%.
  • From Chile say 28% - the reality is only 18%
  • Brazil 21.8% - with a 15% reality
  • Mexico 20% - when less than 8%
There is talk everywhere of a great revival and crowds who come to Christ but actually there is a stalemate. They "become" a lot, but many leave the churches.
This study found that 43% of people born in evangelical families have deserted Christianity.
, 68% of those who were baptized in the 80s and were removed from the church.
The fact that this is in USA and Canada. 57% of dropouts said they had received some physical healing at a public event. They received a miracle but did not have a real life change.
desertion Why this? Firmly believe that the answer is that it has put aside the word of God and is preaching a gospel focused on human desires and not what God says to do. The result: the apostasy.
Paul in this passage to Timothy, warns that perilous times would come. Perilous times in the original refers to hard times, fierce, hard."But know" knowledge is a must . God does not bless ignorance. To know to look for.
And the word know used is the Greek ginosko it means to know, notice, recognize, understand and learn.
Paul tells Timothy to understand these times, to recognize them, to be informed. God instructs us with his word but must "see around us."
We are in the last days and ignore it would be a big mistake.
Returning to the verse will come : in the Greek also settle on, stay.
hard times will settle, come and stay. Times fierce, hard to carry and difficult to tackle.
well Why are the last days? The answer is not liked by many but is in verse 2: "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy ..." Paul displays a list of character traits.
This list of men: are the world or within the church?
Paul is talking about people in the church (v. 5) - "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away." We referred to the discord within the church, false ministers, false Christians full of greed and hypocrisy, hungry for recognition.
Paul uses the word morfóo: appearance . If anything we have now is a great emphasis on appearance, a projected image. Now many ministers, before leaving the pulpit, have their hairdressers, makeup artists and image consultants. They worry about giving the impression that they are from God, but have no real domestic experience with him. appearance of piety: The word for mercy is gr. eusebeia : go after God, do what pleases God. Men that give the appearance of going after God, to do what pleases God. These dazzle people with 2 or 3 verses but not discern what they are really saying.

However, these men deny the power of godliness: these people will reject the power of the word of God. Van gradually incorporating human methods, put aside the true doctrine and put human philosophy, human psychologies. In a subtle way, leave out the words of God and used eloquent words.
To these men, avoid: in the original means reject, contradict. These people should avoid, reject them and contradict the word of God.
scripture must know in order to address and counter the false doctrines know.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh : (4) For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, (5) down arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
That is, while we are in this physical body, not war in our bodies. military : in the Greek is "to make war in a strategic way." We do not make war with weapons and strategies strategically purely human, not human wisdom. This is a battle of ideas, thoughts and philosophies. This is the true spiritual warfare: the thoughts of men against God's thoughts. We must rise to what God says. should only focus on what God says, not what men say (whatever the teacher teaches). God wants us to preach His words, not ours. We do not fight with our wisdom. Consider three important words in this scripture:



  • "For our weapons "(v.4) - added also means tools, weapons of war.
  • "From our militia "- in Greek is also conflict
  • "They are not carnal "- can also be translated as" purely human thoughts. "
We might as well read the text: "The tools we face the conflict (spiritual warfare) is not with purely human thoughts."
So recapitulate: dangerous times ahead because men lovers of themselves that appeared to pity. Avoid them and contradícelos, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the words of God.
Nevertheless, our weapons are mighty through God. In the passage from Ephesians 6 we describe some of these weapons: our footwear is the word of God, girded our loins with the truth of God, the shield of faith (trust in God and also refers to the gospel) and Sword of the Spirit's word. The sword is the only offensive weapon mentioned in the text. It uses the Greek machaira was a short sword used by the Romans to fight melee., a fight face to face. This implies that if we do not attack correctly, they will hurt us us. Such weapons are powerful (gr. dunatos : more powerful). These misconceptions have power, but God's ideas are more powerful because we can be born again, we give life, heal us of torment and doubt. These weapons are for the destruction (in Greek "demolish, to powder" ) - are powder weapons to fortresses. We're not talking about the strength of the drug or of homosexuality. We see in the text that are thoughts. Not demolished "binding" but speaking the word of God. Fortaleza : gr. ocurama - ideas and thoughts. These ideas and thoughts that rest purely on human wisdom. In verse 5 says knocking : gr. thrown to the ground, is a violent act, rebut, destroy. The verb was the idea of digging around a tree to cut the roots. We shot down to the ground these ideas purely human. Talk of a laborious, because these roots have wrong thoughts in people, have taken root in the minds of individuals. Casting down (the text does not speak of demons). Rather, it uses the Greek logismos : reasoning, thoughts, ideas, advice. Logismos are contrary to the word of God. Some do not want to argue in favor of "peace and love" for the "unity of the body of Christ." But love without truth is error. We can not yield to the truth of the gospel. No "unit" is valid when it comes to keeping the true word of God. Such weapons are also powerful to bring down all pride : in the Greek júpsoma : rising meant something in itself. Thoughts that rise above God. Forgetting that God's thoughts and ways are above ours. You want to tear down thoughts that rise up against the knowledge of God, against the spiritual knowledge of God's thought. Brothers, we do not address these perilous times with aceititos and weird things or acts without fruit, but with the word of God, to knowledge that is acquired by studying his word. His word is scarce because many human psychology tucked into the church. Taking captive : gr. subjugate, subdue, bring under control. In this text: I submit and have it under control? Not the devil, but to our thoughts. subjugate is the way a police arrest a thief does not gently, makes it hard, not chivalry or as if the thief were a customer select, but harshly. All these worldly ideas must be violently overthrown. Bringing into captivity every thought : in the original refers to plans, ideas, reasoning, speaking of the human, the human ability to create. There "creative" ideas and plans that should be taken down because they are purely human. For example, now charge for an activity they call "cost recovery" when the Bible tells us to give what we receive grace for grace. Jesus never charged for his teachings and miracles. He touched people with compassion and taught them without a fee.
Roman Sword - Machaira