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Jim Brown - OneNewsNow - 8/1/2008 7:00:00 AM
A Christian broadcaster claims that Emerging Church leader Brian McLaren is fulfilling the biblical prophecy that in the latter days men will not put up with sound doctrine – according to II Timothy 4:3.


Brian McLaren recently addressed 650 Anglican bishops attending the Lambeth Conference, a meeting he says was characterized by "a loving atmosphere" and "a deep spirituality centered in Bible study, worship, and prayer." McLaren tells ChristianToday.com that he envisions a new era for Christianity, which "is more about the Christian way of life than it is about a rigid and polemicized systems of belief."

Tom McMahon, president of the The Berean Call ministry, says McLaren is obviously ashamed of the biblical gospel and is bent upon making it accommodate his own ideas about Christianity and "the Christian way of life."

"Once you throw off biblical doctrine, what do you have to guide you? This is to me a reflection of what Satan did with Eve in the Garden – this is Genesis 3:1, 'Yea, hath God said?' In other words, if you undermine what God had said, then what have you got?" he questions. "Well, you've got Proverbs 14:12, 'There's a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death' -- or destruction."

McLaren also tells ChristianityToday.com the future of Christianity will also require Christians to "join humbly and charitably with people of other faiths -- Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, secularists and others -- in pursuit of peace, environmental stewardship," and other things that quote "matter greatly to the heart of God." But McMahon argues that what matters most to the heart of God is that individuals receive salvation on "his terms...through his gospel."

"And that's what people of the world, people of faith desperately need," the ministry leader concludes.

McLaren has joined the Matthew 25 Network, a liberal political action group of Catholics, Protestants, Pentecostals and Evangelicals seeking to get Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) elected president.

As I sit at Lakewood during the whole 1 1/2 hours the Osteens really have a good thing going on. The place is packed with all denomination peoples looking for a single denominator. Pump up, not tear down and all backed with scripture. You don't see that on the TV broadcast, but either way when you turn the TV off or leave the church you sure feel good with Faith, Hope and Peace.

Obama couldn't buy that.

Everything around Obama seems it needs to be controlled, monitored and groomed as we are going to be forced to a world leadership. Well good luck to him, the top 10 ministers don't do politics, it's evil and crooked. I remember when Jesus refused to pay taxes. He was on to it then and on to it today.

Matthew 17: 24-24

When Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked, "Does your teacher pay the Temple tax?"

"Of course," Peter answered.

When Peter went in to the house, Jesus spoke up first, “Simon, what is your opinion? Who pays duties or taxes to the kings of this world? The citizens of the country or the foreigners?”

"The foreigners," answered Peter.

"Well, then," replied Jesus, "that means that the citizens don’t have to pay. But we don’t want to offend these people. So go to the lake and drop in a line. Pull up the first fish you hook and in its mouth you will find a coin worth enough for my Temple tax and yours. Take it and pay them our taxes."

I'm confused, is this McLaren guy supposed to be a bad guy or a good guy?

He is seen as a bad guy by the stricter denominations because he's more of an "I'm ok, you're ok" kind of preacher. He strays from doctrine and preaches a more liberal message that's more acceptable to the modern masses. He's a good guy to the majority of the modern masses though because of that.

yeap, it is what it is. Praise the Lord till your last breath and the promise land will be there.