Heresy Hunters vs the Holy Spirit
HERESY HUNTERS vs THE HOLY SPIRIT (# 30)
Heresy hunters don’t expose all heresies. There are some heresies considered untouchable, such as….
*** The evangelical tithe (the surrendering of 10% of one’s earning to one’s home church). This heresy robs Christ Great Commission – resulting in the eternal damnation of millions – yet is untouchable. Why? Because it is not only predominant in the charismatic camp they so rigorously oppose, but in their own camp. Many h-hunters are salaried, and their salaries are funded by the evangelical tithe. This awful tithe pays their travelling expenses, vacations, babysitters, a christmas tree, an enviable wardrobe, birthday gifts and many etceteras. Did Jesus endorse this tithe? No! Did Paul? No! Peter, James or John? No! Anybody in the entire Bible? No! No, no, no, no!
*** Church hierarchy. The words of Jesus, “All of you are equal as brothers and sisters”(NLT) mean nothing to h-hunters even though their church structure mimics the charismatic and word-faith churches they disparage. Let’s look at it. Can their senior pastor be found anywhere in the Bible they claim to revere? No! What about associate or youth or visitation pastors? No! Board of elders? No! Appellations and salaries? No! No, no, no, no! One another ministry, so prevalent throughout the New Testament, is almost entirely absent in h-hunter’s spiritual backyard. One another ministry is not the evangelical way, but it is the NT way. (Paul: “Admonish one another…. serve one another…. bear one another’s burdens…. speaking to one another…. submitting to one another…. comfort one another…. edify one another.”) So why aren’t h-hunters confronting these issues with equal fury?
*** Calvinism. Many h-hunters, not all, are calvinists, those who believe in divine predestination (God determines who is to be saved and who is to be damned). This is beyond heretical; it is insanity! Yet h-hunters who don’t believe this absurdity don’t publicly condemn those who do. Selective furor?
These are the people who made inroads into many FB friends!