Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

licentiousness (sex, drugs, etc.) and rebellion (“I can do whatI want to do any old time”), and this is nowhere more evidentthan in the music of Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles.Judge Not Philosophye Purpose Driven Life contains extensive documentationof Rick Warren’s dangerous and unscriptural “judge not”ecumenical philosophy. On page 164, Warren says:“God warns us over and over not to criticize, compare, or judgeeach other. ... Whenever I judge another believer, four thingsinstantly happen: I lose fellowship with God, I expose my ownpride, I set myself to be judged by God, and I harm thefellowship of the church.”In typical New Evangelical fashion Warren makes nodistinction between judging hypocritically (which isforbidden in Matthew 7) or judging on the basis of personalpreference in matters not taught in Scripture (which isforbidden in Romans 14) and judging on the basis of theBible (which is required by God).e child of God has an obligation to judge everything byGod’s Word. e believers at Corinth were rebuked becausethey were careless in this regard and were tolerant of falseteachers (2 Corinthians 11:1-4). e Bereans, on the otherhand, were commended because they carefully testedeverything by Scripture (Acts 17:11). e Bible says “... hethat is spiritual judgeth all things” (1 Cor. 2:15) and Jesustaught that we should “judge righteous judgment” (John7:24). We are to judge preaching (1 Cor. 14:29) and sin in thechurches (1 Cor. 5). We are to try the spirits (1 John 4:1).To test preachers and their preaching by God’s Word is nota matter of pride or carnality, but of wisdom and spiritualityand obedience to God.On page 34 of e Purpose Driven Life, Warren says:“God won’t ask about your religious background or doctrinalviews. e only thing that will matter is, did you accept whatJesus did for you and did you learn to love and trust him?”297