April 2006

Frank,

Greetings in the love of Jesus Christ. I have been an advocate of house churches for about eight years. For most of that time I have been aware of your name as a leader among some segments of the house church movement.

I just became aware today through your email newsletter that you have been drawn into and are promoting among Christians the “contemplative prayer” concepts and mystical techniques. I believe this is a grave mistake and represents serious deception among professing Christians. I encourage you to reject this ancient Catholic mysticism as being of the same root as all pagan mysticism, which I believe draws a believer away from a pure devotion to Jesus Christ according to the New Testament. The contemplative techniques ultimately promote a different Jesus and a different gospel.

I have cc’d Lighthouse Trails on this email. I pray that you and they would consider a discussion to reason together out of the scriptures about these things. I will also be posting my concerns on my web site since it is clear that your endorsement of contemplative techniques is already so public. I pray that I will someday be able to report a change of view on your part about these matters.

Sincerely,

Jim Baumgaertel
Proclamation, Invitation, & Warning
http://procinwarn.com

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From: PTMIN [mailto:PTMIN@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 7:57 PM
To: jimbaum@procinwarn.com
Subject: April 2006 Newsletter: Slaughtering Sacred Cows - The Felt-Presence of God