Purpose Driven or Scripture Driven? - Way of Life Literature

Warren’s and the Ladies HomeJournalThe following is republished by permission of the author,Paul Proctor March 11, 2005"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shallcome. For men shall be lovers of their own selves,…Having a form of godliness, but denying the powerthereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are theywhich creep into houses, and lead captive silly womenladen with sins, led away with divers lusts, Everlearning, and never able to come to the knowledge of thetruth." – 2nd Timothy 2: 1-2, 5-7James Sundquist, author of a great new book entitled,"Who’s Driving the Purpose Driven Church?" (which Ihighly recommend, by the way) recently sent me a copy ofRick Warren’s column from the March 2005 edition of theLadies Home Journal. What makes this particular piece amust-read for any Christian, is how perfectly it illustrateswhat Pastor Warren REALLY believes and/or wants YOU tobelieve.In it, this wolf momentarily steps out of his sheepskin toaddress what is most important to him; his REAL religion:making people feel good about themselves, which of course,makes them feel good about Rick Warren, and his “ministry.”It is the essence of good marketing: telling people what theywant to hear, even if it is a bold-faced lie; and because heclaims to be doing it for Jesus, the “spiritual” end justifies thediabolical means.You see, a “successful” salesman always makes hisprospects feel good. If he accomplishes this, he knows thatmany, if not most, will reward him by purchasing whatever it86