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.