THE DANGER OF FALSE TEACHINGS
Andre Widodo
© ORI
Eph 5:11
And have NO fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather REPROVE them.
In his book "Destined to reign", Ps. Joseph Prince teaches :
* No sense of remorse/understanding of guilt is needed for salvation. One only needs to change one's mind to "REPENT".
(p.233). "When John the Baptist said, "REPENT, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand" he was essentially saying, "CHANGE YOUR MIND, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"...When you begin to receive the revelation that you are no longer under the old covenant law, but are now under the new covenant of grace, the Bible calls that REPENTANCE.
What the Bible says :
Act 21:20
And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which BELIEVE; and they are all zealous of the LAW:
When the disciples became BELIEVERS in Yeshua (REPENTANCE), they became zealous of the LAW / TORAH.
Rom 3:31
Do we then make void the LAW through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the LAW.
It is "GOD FORBID" to make void the LAW / TORAH, Paul instead established the LAW through his writings.
* The salvation prayer contains no apology or sense of guilt for sin.
(p.314) "Lord Jesus, thank you for dieing for me on the cross. Your precious blood washes me clean of my every sin. You are my Lord and saviour, now and forever. I believe that you rose from the dead and that you are alive today. Because of your finished work, I am now a beloved child of God and heaven is my home. Thank You for giving me eternal life, and filling my heart with peace and joy."
No apology or sense of guilt for sin???
What the Bible says :
Mat 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
In Hebraic perspective, SINS is חובי, "DEBTS".
Luk 11:4
And forgive us our SINS; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Please read Luk 18:9-14.
REPENTANCE is shown in the Bible to be ESSENTIAL FOR SALVATION.
* He teaches that as Christians we should no longer be conscious of sin.
(page 186).Chapter 14 of Destined to Reign is titled: No more consciousness of sin and teaches that to be conscious of sin is to have an evil conscience: an "evil conscience is a conscience which is constantly conscious of your sin"
(page 134) "The holy spirit never convicts you of your sins. He never comes to point out any of your faults."
What the Bible says :
1Jn 3:4
Whosoever committeth SIN transgresseth also the LAW: for SIN is the transgression of the LAW.
SIN = TRANSGRESSION OF THE LAW.
If a person no need to be conscious of SIN, that means a person no need to know his/her transgression of the LAW.
1Jn 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
* He teaches that we don't need to fast (p.274-277) and Joseph Prince explains that he does not intentionally fast.
What the Bible says :
Act 27:9
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the FAST was now already past, Paul admonished them,
This was the Day of Atonement / Yom Kippur, which was the grand fast of the Jews, on which day they afflicted their souls.
In the New Testament, the FAST was still done, because it is written.
Throughout his book, Ps Joseph Prince shows that he had a terrible sense of condemnation in old churches. He seems to have thrown the baby out with the bath water. He has changed the meaning of the word REPENTANCE and its teaching accordingly. People love this book because it makes you feel so free...free to never have to repent ever again...free from any consciousness of SIN. This is NOT biblical.
He uses many examples when Yeshua just said to people your sins are forgiven. In all these cases...it is clear that the individual already had a contrite heart. If you have contrite heart and hate your sin, when you turn to Yeshua you are repenting. If you think you sin is not all that bad but Yeshua seems great and turn to Him...you are not repenting and are not saved. Don't be fooled!! This teaching is becoming so common and is deceiving even the elect (if that were possible).
Andre Widodo
© ORI
Eph 5:11
And have NO fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather REPROVE them.
In his book "Destined to reign", Ps. Joseph Prince teaches :
* No sense of remorse/understanding of guilt is needed for salvation. One only needs to change one's mind to "REPENT".
(p.233). "When John the Baptist said, "REPENT, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand" he was essentially saying, "CHANGE YOUR MIND, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"...When you begin to receive the revelation that you are no longer under the old covenant law, but are now under the new covenant of grace, the Bible calls that REPENTANCE.
What the Bible says :
Act 21:20
And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which BELIEVE; and they are all zealous of the LAW:
When the disciples became BELIEVERS in Yeshua (REPENTANCE), they became zealous of the LAW / TORAH.
Rom 3:31
Do we then make void the LAW through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the LAW.
It is "GOD FORBID" to make void the LAW / TORAH, Paul instead established the LAW through his writings.
* The salvation prayer contains no apology or sense of guilt for sin.
(p.314) "Lord Jesus, thank you for dieing for me on the cross. Your precious blood washes me clean of my every sin. You are my Lord and saviour, now and forever. I believe that you rose from the dead and that you are alive today. Because of your finished work, I am now a beloved child of God and heaven is my home. Thank You for giving me eternal life, and filling my heart with peace and joy."
No apology or sense of guilt for sin???
What the Bible says :
Mat 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
In Hebraic perspective, SINS is חובי, "DEBTS".
Luk 11:4
And forgive us our SINS; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Please read Luk 18:9-14.
REPENTANCE is shown in the Bible to be ESSENTIAL FOR SALVATION.
* He teaches that as Christians we should no longer be conscious of sin.
(page 186).Chapter 14 of Destined to Reign is titled: No more consciousness of sin and teaches that to be conscious of sin is to have an evil conscience: an "evil conscience is a conscience which is constantly conscious of your sin"
(page 134) "The holy spirit never convicts you of your sins. He never comes to point out any of your faults."
What the Bible says :
1Jn 3:4
Whosoever committeth SIN transgresseth also the LAW: for SIN is the transgression of the LAW.
SIN = TRANSGRESSION OF THE LAW.
If a person no need to be conscious of SIN, that means a person no need to know his/her transgression of the LAW.
1Jn 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
* He teaches that we don't need to fast (p.274-277) and Joseph Prince explains that he does not intentionally fast.
What the Bible says :
Act 27:9
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the FAST was now already past, Paul admonished them,
This was the Day of Atonement / Yom Kippur, which was the grand fast of the Jews, on which day they afflicted their souls.
In the New Testament, the FAST was still done, because it is written.
Throughout his book, Ps Joseph Prince shows that he had a terrible sense of condemnation in old churches. He seems to have thrown the baby out with the bath water. He has changed the meaning of the word REPENTANCE and its teaching accordingly. People love this book because it makes you feel so free...free to never have to repent ever again...free from any consciousness of SIN. This is NOT biblical.
He uses many examples when Yeshua just said to people your sins are forgiven. In all these cases...it is clear that the individual already had a contrite heart. If you have contrite heart and hate your sin, when you turn to Yeshua you are repenting. If you think you sin is not all that bad but Yeshua seems great and turn to Him...you are not repenting and are not saved. Don't be fooled!! This teaching is becoming so common and is deceiving even the elect (if that were possible).
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