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The Clash of TBN and Heretical Teaching!
WorldNetDaily.com reported that the long running series of Jack Van Impe Ministries (end time prophecy program) has pulled out of air time with TBN. The rift was over Van Impe’s teaching on the liberals engaging the damaging Chrislam doctrine on TBN. Here we go! I recently did a series on Chrislam at my church. Van Impe was naming names – as I did – and TBN didn’t like it. Obviously money is more important than truth. I am not surprised at the approach of TBN toward this doctrine. I am not sure if TBN is more interested in what has been termed “common ground” money issues instead of “common ground” doctrine. Here’s why I ponder the question.
Truth is the fixed Word of God. Holy Writ contains the precepts, principles and doctrines that humanity needs for relationship with a Holy God. When you entertain a break down of those standards you are entertaining false doctrine. The opposite of truth is false. No big revelation there! But we have movements with high profile ministers in America who are influencing the church and leading many to drink the Kool-Aid of false doctrine. If it’s not based on truth then its false. Don’t drink the Kool-Aid!!!
I have strong opinions of the Muslim faith. If we call it “Muslim faith” than it cannot be “Christian faith.” The two are opposing doctrines. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know the difference. Muslim faith practitioners believe in Allah. While Allah is real in the sense that he represents a false god – he is not God Jehovah. I rest my case. A “non-god” cannot compete with the real God Jehovah.
Van Impe is right. He should not stand down on his preaching truth. There is already an ongoing rebellion driven by the spirit of the world. The anti-christ movement is running at full speed ahead. It will take Godly men with spiritual tenacity to stand against it. While there is movement in the church toward this liberal moronic teaching of Chrislam – there is a grass-roots group praying and seeing a manifestation of true faith rising to the surface. Any doctrine that has Muslim practices sprinkled all over is nothing more than a soft cupcake of doctrine that denies that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the only Savior offered to the word. Allah cannot save you! Jesus can and will with confession and repentance.
I remind my readers of this. I am preaching this Sunday a message titled: “Has the Church Become an Enemy of God?” My base line scripture for this is James 4.4 which states clearly “whosoever will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” Plain and simple. It doesn’t get much more clearer than this folks. The church on several platforms has allowed the world to influence it instead of us converting the world – even Muslims. How do you convert a Muslim when you take away the Savior factor in order to gain “common ground” with them? How do you reach the world to convert them when we have allowed the world to impact our pews to the point they…the sinner is asking, “What do I convert from? I’m doing everything the church is already doing?” God is a jealous God. When you choose to disagree with Him – you have chosen to deny truth. Simple isn’t it? We make this so complicated due to our desires to live like the world and still go to a holy and pure heaven.
Whatever happened to the command – not a subjective suggestion – but a command given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit to reprove, correct and instruct in righteousness against false doctrine (2 Timothy 3.16)? When we reach for so called “common ground” we ignore the standard doctrine of truth found in Holy Writ. When we do this than all arguments for common ground seem reasonable. But I remind you in closing that Titus (Titus 1.9-11, 13) declares that the church is to hold fast the faithful word and through sound doctrine convert the gainsayers. Scripture refers to these liberal doctrine thumpers as “unruly, vain talkers and deceivers…who must be stopped” and we are to “rebuke them sharply.”
Here’s the problem. TBN isn’t allowing Van Impe to rebuke those of false doctrine sharply so I guess Crouch and his team will have to get in line to board the ship of false doctrine. Obviously TBN and other institutions are based on the fear of truth and not the love of it. There is a love for liberal false doctrine but not truth as found in Holy Writ. This false doctrine ship is loading fast. It will make a lot of people comfortable. But where it’s headed is the bay of Truth. It’s headed for a Titanic mission. It is what it is folks.
This is God’s Truth and His Mandate that The Word of God be preached in season, out of season, He doesnt care about our opinion, how we feel about distractions of this world, how were trying to be warm and fuzzy in order to appease those who want to do away with His Word. Galatians 1-6-10 states that if ANYONE comes with any other so called truth other than What is Firmly Grounded in The Man of Truth (John 14:6), Jesus Christ let that person be accurse. Condemned! We must stand strong and firm to the True Doctrine of our faith in Christ Jesus Our Lord, By The Power of God The Holy Spirit, Not The Nonsense and death sentence of this dying world, Romans 12:2 Be Not Conformed to this World!
God Bless and Hallowed Be Thy Name!
Excellent Article.
Amir Harris
SBBTM
That’s a good word!
I am shocked! I sent TBN a message about this asking them to reconsider. I would encourage every one to contact them as well. Thanks! By the way, I can’t wait to hear your message Sunday.
Pastor Teague,
Amen to everything you stated in this post! I was particularly struck by the sentence “the sinner is asking, “What do I convert from? I’m doing everything the church is already doing?” WOW!
I am currently taking classes in Christian appologetics, taught by my Pastor, Emery Moss Jr. at Strictly Biblical Bible Teaching Ministries. Much of what you presented is what we are addressing now. Add in the Mormons, Word Faith Movement, Jehovahs Witnesses and we have a REAL MESS on our hands.
TBN is given a “pass” by me because I understand their motivation to be money, and I expect their programing decisions to be guided by that. But woe to those presenting false gospel in the name of Jesus.
Hope things are well with you!
Love,
Greg