"Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the
faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,"
B. Wolves in Sheep s Clothing - Matthew 7:15
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they
are ravenous wolves."
C. Men will not put up with sound doctrine - 2 Timothy 4:3
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to
their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves
teachers;"
D. Tares among the wheat - Matthew 13:38
"The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares
are the sons of the wicked one."
E. Apostasy - 2 Thessalonians 2:3
"Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the
falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, "
"The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious
stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness
of her fornication. And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. I saw the woman, drunk with
the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I
marveled with great amazement. "
G. Christendom vs. The Remnant - "7000" who have not bowed to Baal
Romans 9:24-27
"...even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? As He
says also in Hosea: "I will call them My people, who were not My people, and her
beloved, who was not beloved." "And it shall come to pass in the place where it
was said to them, `You are not My people,' there they shall be called sons of the living
God." Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the
children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved."
Romans 11:4,5
"But what does the divine response say to him? "I have reserved for Myself seven
thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal." Even so then, at this present time
there is a remnant according to the election of grace."
III. Speaking the Truth in Love
2 Timothy 2:23-26
"But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. And a
servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in
humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them
repentance, so that they may know the truth, and that they may come to their senses and
escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will. "
Ephesians 4:15
"...but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the
head-- Christ-- "
Zig Ziglar has been the "head liner" for the "Get
Motivated" seminars (8/2004). He has been closely associated with
James Dobson and "Focus on the Family" for years. One of
Ziglar's famous books is See You At The Top. On the back of the
1982 edition of the book is a photo of Zig Ziglar shaking hands with the
33rd degree Freemason, the late Norman Vincent Peale, who is endorsing the
book. Peale was famous for promoting "Positive Thinking".
Found in both New Age Occult bookstores and Christian bookstores!
Becoming a mystic, meditation, Community , Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, World Government,
The Aquarian Conspiracy, A Wrinkle in Time, Earth in the Balance, Al Gore,
"Christianity Today", The New Age Catalogue
The Body, The Parliament of the World s Religions, the Templeton Prize for Progress in
Religion, Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third
Millennium
F. Something is Drastically Wrong!
1. Post Intelligencer advertisement: Robert Schuller s 1000th Hour of Power Celebration
Five living U.S. Presidents, Norman Vincent Peale, Billy Graham, Mother Theresa,
Coretta Scott King
A. Just like when I became a Christian, I had to face the fact of the wickedness and
hopelessness of my own heart before I could recognize my need for a Savior. Similarly, we
as Christians must face the fact of the total wickedness and hopelessness of this World
System before we can be set free from our idolatrous attachments to it and be set free to
truly put our hope in being with the Lord Jesus in eternity.
