I have enjoyed immensely Dave Hunt’s book, “An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith, A Prophetic Alarm for the Bride of Christ.”
I want to share these excerpts:
The situation in the church today is reminiscent of the last days of Israel’s kingdom. Instead of heeding God’s Word, God’s people consulted spirit mediums (Isaiah 8:19). Israel had sunk into the mire of occultism, astrology, and idolatry (Jeremiah 19:4,5,13; 32:29). Immorality was rampant even among the priests (Ezekiel 16:15-59; Hosea 6:9). God’s righteous judgment was about to fall, as it is upon today’s church and world.
Israel desperately needed rescue from a merciless, invincible invading army, but deliverance could only come through repentance and submission to her Lord. God had patiently sent prophet after prophet to indict Israel with her rebellion, idolatry, wickedness, and occult practices and to plead with her to repent, but she would not. She needed to face the truth, but turned instead to the numerous false prophets who lulled her to sleep with their soothing lies. [pg. 219]
While being soothingly assured by today’s “prophets” that we are in the “greatest revival ever,” the church is sinking deeper into the last-days apostasy foretold by Christ and His apostles. [pg. 220]
Isn’t this so true. The church today is embracing mysticism by walking labyrinths, centering prayers by focusing on one’s “inner-self”, and doing “Christian” yoga.
There is a new wave of Taize services being conducted in the churches. These services are created to appeal to the general worshiping public so it contains no doctrine. But you will find mind-numbing repetitions that serve to dull the thinking of the participant. This process may elevate or heighten feelings, but it is self-serving. What glory does this bring to Jesus Christ? How can we worship in Spirit and Truth, when we just want to make ourselves look and feel spiritual?
So we are repeat offenders. The church is falling into the same trap that Israel did. But God always saves a remnant of true believers.
For those who truly belong to Christ, though they mourn for the delusion and disaster they see coming upon the world, there is a joy and excitement of knowing that it cannot be long until they will hear that shout from Christ Himself calling them to meet Him in the air.
What motivation that realization give for both holy living and for declaring the clarity God’s message to mankind! [pg.221]
Find Dave Hunt’s book, “An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith”
Here at the Berean Call
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5 comments
August 19, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Valerie
Kim,
I really enjoy reading your posts. They are such an encouragement to me as we who love the Lord and His Word seem to be walking through a terrible dark time when so many who profess faith in Christ, have no desire for knowing God’s ways and are happy to worship God in their own way. Just this past Sunday at the Church we are attending, the speaker who was not the pastor, but is on staff in a pastoral role, was speaking about the importance of the true Gospel. At first I was very encouraged, except he never got around to clearly communicating the gospel. He actually told us that he was presenting the Gospel, but he never did. I know I didn’t miss anything he said because I was so excited that he was giving a gospel presentation.
The gospel is so simple and yet if you were to ask most Christians to share the gospel message with a lost person, most would feel that the task is too difficult.
The shortest presentation of the gospel message is found in 1 Cor 15
3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
Notice how important it is that He was the fulfillent of the Prophecies of the Old Testament, thus the wording “according to the Scriptures”
Then this is another great passage because it confronts all men with the truth that Jesus is the only Way, the only Truth, and the only Life.
Acts 17
30 “Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent, 31 because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.”
Men will be judged through the Words that Jesus spoke. It must be pretty important to read the Bible to know what He said, if we are going to be judged by His words.
John 12:46-48
46 “I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. 47 “If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 “He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.
Surely He will soon come for those who are hoping and waiting for Him. Come Lord Jesus.
Valerie
August 19, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Valerie
In my previous post I failed to mention that we must put our faith in the righteousness of Christ in order to be saved.
If we were judged based on how well we obey God in our own strength, we could not stand. We will not be judged based on our goodness, but through the righteousness of Christ.
Valerie
August 19, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Kim
Thanks Valerie.
Thanks be to God that indeed we will not be judged on our own righteousness, for we would all fail terribly.
The passage you gave is a very good one indeed to share with others. It also confirms the eyewitnessess to Christ’s resurrection.
I also like Acts 4:12
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Isn’t it odd how teachers/pastors are afraid to speak the truth? They are so afraid of offending man with the truth that they avoid it.
August 23, 2009 at 8:04 am
TimH
I can’t remember if I’ve posted this question before or not but…
“What would make a Christianity any different than any other religion that is out there today?” In light of the weakend, watered down post-modern, relative truth of the preaching of the word, why would anyone need Christianity when New Age, Eastern Religion, RC, PDL, Emergent seem to all preach the same thing?”
God Loves You! But I ask which God are we talking about?
August 23, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Kim
Tim,
I attend a church which has many older people in it with some who are starting to be deceived by the ecumenical programs promoted by the synod.
Today my Pastor, bless his soul, preached from Joshua 24. Here are a few of his comments…..
I was thrilled with his message.
I am asking people in the church to thank their Pastors for preaching the truth and to stand behind Pastors, elders, teachers and leaders who stay biblical. When he first came to our church, I asked him to preach the truth.