Purpose Driven or Scripture Driven? - Way of Life Literature
Purpose Driven or Scripture Driven? - Way of Life Literature Purpose Driven or Scripture Driven? - Way of Life Literature
Furthermore, if God doesn’t expect perfection from us,Jesus would not have said:“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is inheaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).Apparently, somebody’s lying to us. Do you believe JesusChrist or Rick Warren?5. Warren: “Believe in yourself…The truth is God hascreated you with talents, abilities, personality andbackground in a combination that is uniquely you.”The Lord has NEVER ONCE instructed us to “believe inourselves!” This is the world’s religion–the heart ofhumanism and “the pride of life” that the Bible repeatedlywarns us against! There is nothing to gain from believing inoneself, but the praise and admiration of the world, which isnot only what Rick Warren wants but also what he knowsYOU want, even though it could cost you your very soul.Here’s what the Word of God says about self:“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all ourrighteousnesses are as filthy rags and we all do fade as aleaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken usaway” (Isaiah 64:6).“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trustethin man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heartdeparteth from the LORD” (Jeremiah 17:5).“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will comeafter me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, andfollow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it:and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the wholeworld, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give inexchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:24-26).And, here’s what Scripture says about WHOM we shouldbelieve in:90
“Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believethnot on me, but on him that sent me” (John 12:44).“And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall neverdie” (John 11:26a).Pastor Warren closes his heretical commentary with thefollowing:“It’s your choice. You can believe what others say aboutyou, or you can believe in yourself as does God, whosays you are truly acceptable, lovable, valuable andcapable.”Amid all these lies, Rick is right about one thing: IT'SYOUR CHOICE. And what a choice it is! You can believewhat God says about you in His Word or you can “believe inyourself” as Warren and every other self-help motivationalspeaker advises us to do. But ask yourself this: When didGod EVER say He believed in you and me? When did HeEVER say we were “acceptable, lovable, valuable andcapable?”Here’s what He REALLY said about you and me:“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory ofGod” (Romans 3:23).FIVE TIMES He said this:“…there is none that doeth good…” (Psalm 14:1, Psalm14:3, Psalm 53:1, Psalm 53:3, Romans 3:12).But about Jesus Christ, God the Father had THIS to say:“And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou artmy beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Mark1:11).This is the beloved Son whose precious name was NEVERONCE mentioned in Rick Warren’s article. THAT ALONEshould speak volumes about what he believes and in whomhe believes. Sure, he used the name “God” throughout the91
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Furtherm<strong>or</strong>e, if God doesn’t expect perfection from us,Jesus would not have said:“Be ye theref<strong>or</strong>e perfect, even as your Father which is inheaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).Apparently, somebody’s lying to us. Do you believe JesusChrist <strong>or</strong> Rick Warren?5. Warren: “Believe in yourself…The truth is God hascreated you with talents, abilities, personality andbackground in a combination that is uniquely you.”The L<strong>or</strong>d has NEVER ONCE instructed us to “believe inourselves!” This is the w<strong>or</strong>ld’s religion–the heart <strong>of</strong>humanism and “the pride <strong>of</strong> life” that the Bible repeatedlywarns us against! There is nothing to gain from believing inoneself, but the praise and admiration <strong>of</strong> the w<strong>or</strong>ld, which isnot only what Rick Warren wants but also what he knowsYOU want, even though it could cost you your very soul.Here’s what the W<strong>or</strong>d <strong>of</strong> God says about self:“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all ourrighteousnesses are as filthy rags and we all do fade as aleaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken usaway” (Isaiah 64:6).“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trustethin man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heartdeparteth from the LORD” (Jeremiah 17:5).“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will comeafter me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, andfollow me. F<strong>or</strong> whosoever will save his life shall lose it:and whosoever will lose his life f<strong>or</strong> my sake shall find it.F<strong>or</strong> what is a man pr<strong>of</strong>ited, if he shall gain the wholew<strong>or</strong>ld, and lose his own soul? <strong>or</strong> what shall a man give inexchange f<strong>or</strong> his soul?” (Matthew 16:24-26).And, here’s what <strong>Scripture</strong> says about WHOM we shouldbelieve in:90
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