Titus 01.10-16 “10 For
there are many rebellious men, empty talkers & deceivers, especially those
of the circumcision, 11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole
families, teaching things they should not teach
for the sake of sordid gain. 12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own,
said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13 This testimony
is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the
faith, 14 not paying attention to Jewish myths & commandments of men who
turn away from the truth. 15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who
are defiled & unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind & their
conscience are defiled. 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable & disobedient &
worthless for any good deed.”
So this morning we will be
looking at the threat of Dominion Theology. 01. Dominionism Defined; 02. The Roots of
Dominionism 03. Modern Day Dominionism
03. Modern Day Dominionism
This movement gained a lot of
traction in the first 04 years of the Obama Presidency (2009-2012), especially
in the last couple of year leading to the recent presidential election (2012).
We saw this w/the rise of the
Tea Party movement & many other reclaiming America movements that have come
about recently.
Now, I want to be clear, there
is nothing wrong w/being concerned for the state of America & where we are
headed as a nation.
But where there is concern, is
when CHRISTians replace a commitment & devotion to the Word of God for
commitment & devotion to a Dominionist program.
By doing this, more & more
CHRISTians are actually helping to buy into the plan of the world & what is
foretold in Revelation 13 about establishing a 01 World Government & 01 World Religion.
Remember, the purpose of
Dominion Theology is to ultimately establish a utopia of God’s Kingdom here on
earth, which must be done before the Return of Jesus. Man-centered,
man-accomplished.
Dominion
Theology can be summed up in 03 points:
01.
Satan usurped man’s dominion over the earth through the temptation & sin of
Adam & Eve.
02.
The Church is God’s instrument to take dominion back from Satan
03.
Jesus cannot or will not return until the Church has taken dominion by gaining
control of the earth’s governmental & social institutions.
They believe that the Return of
Jesus will be spiritual (much like the Jehovah’s Witnesses), instead of being a
bodily physical of Jesus. This of course contradicts Scripture, the “inspired by
God” (2Timothy 03.16), God-breathed
(θεόπνευστος theopneustos),
Word of God.
Zechariah 12.10 “10 “I will pour out on the house of David & on the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace & of supplication, so that
they will look on Me whom they have pierced; & they will mourn for Him, as
one mourns for an only son, & they will weep bitterly over Him like the
bitter weeping over a firstborn.”
Matthew 24.30 “30 “And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the
sky, & then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, & they will see the
SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY w/power & great glory.”
(Mark 13.26;
Luke 21.27)
1John 03.02 “2 Beloved, now we are children of God, & it has not
appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like
Him, because we will see Him just as He is.”
Revelation 01.07 “7 BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, & every eye
will see Him, even those who pierced Him; & all the tribes of the earth
will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen.”
When Jesus comes back, it will
be a visible return, wearing a robe & on His thigh it will be written:
Revelation 19.16 “16 And on His robe & on His thigh He has a name
written, “KING OF KINGS,
AND LORD OF LORDS.””
When Jesus does physically & visibly come back, God
the Father will give Jesus dominion of the earth:
Daniel 07.13-14 “13 “I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, w/the
clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the
Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. 14 “And to Him was given
dominion, Glory & a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations & men of every language Might serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His
kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed.”
There are many groups that claim to be CHRISTian, but are into
Dominion Theology, & many, many CHRISTians are climbing on board.
Knowing this let it be a
reminder for us as CHRISTians to be careful who we align ourselves with, &
to make sure that we don’t put the flag above the cross.
Here are some of the
groups/people that we need to be aware of.
-The Seven Mountains of
Culture
According to this group, they
say that God gave 03 men a vision.
Loren Cunnigham (founder
of YWAM), Bill Bright (founder of Campus Crusade for Christ) & FrancisSchaeffer (Theologian & founder of L’Abri).
Os Hillman is featured
prominently in this movement, & writes a daily email devotional. Os Hillman
teaches a workshop called The Change Agent Intensive Workshop.
The best way to describe this
group & what they are trying to accomplish is w/a video that they have.
The 07 Mountains (From www.reclaim7mountains.com)
01. Church
02. Business
03. Government
04. Media
05. Education
06. Arts & Entertainment
07. Family
Notice, bringing the Kingdom of
Christ here onto the Earth (New Age teaching of “As Above, So Below”), talking
about generational curses (which is pagan in its roots, we are new in Christ (2Corinthians 05.17), we are to “…press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of
repentance from dead works & of faith toward God,” (Hebrews 06.01).
Many who are into Dominion
Theology are also in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR),
which is part of Word of Faith, & they are rallying CHRISTians from all over
the USA to unite to take over the country for Jesus.
This is why the Tea Party group
& organizations like Wallbuilders, founded by DavidBarton are so popular among the church.
There is a lot to be said about
David Barton, but he is off theologically as well as historically. He talks
fast, shows a bunch of documents & seems someone who can be trusted.
He continues to align himself
w/the New Age Mormon Glenn Beck, even go so far as saying that Glenn Beck is a
CHRISTian!
This movement of reclaiming the
07 mountains is essentially a lust for power, & not Biblical.
Jesus said:
Matthew 20.25-28 “25 But Jesus called them to Himself & said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, &
their great men exercise authority
over them. 26 “It
is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall
be your servant, 27 & whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your
slave; 28 just
as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, & to give His
life a ransom for many.””
They believe that they are being
salt & light (Matthew 05.13) by building an actual kingdom for
God, & they believe it will be accomplished by taking control of these 07
mountains.
The 07 Mountains (From www.reclaim7mountains.com)
01. Church
02. Business
03. Government
04. Media
05. Education
06. Arts & Entertainment
07. Family
Specific people to be aware of
Former presidential candidate
Rick Perry was heavily involved w/those into Dominionism.
On August 06, 2011, at Reliant
Stadium in Houston, Texas, Rick Perry took part in a rally called The
Response.
Some of the people that were
involved w/this rally were Mike Bickle, Cindy Jacobs as well as C.Peter Wagner, who all are Dominionist in their theology.
Mike Bickle, came out of
the Kansas City Prophets, & heads the International House of Prayer (IHOP)
in Kansas City is very influential in this movement.
Mike Bickle says that John G. Lake has influenced him “more than any man other than Jesus”.
The book, The
Complete Works of John G. Lake is available to buy at International House
Of Prayer.
Mike Bickle believes in raising the dead, as well as many
other Dominionist teachings.
Lou Engle one of the leaders in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).
Tony Perkins, who is the head of FamilyResearch Council, has been involved w/Lou Engle & others of the Word
of Faith & those who espouse Dominion Theology.
Cindy Jacobs one of the leaders in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
RickJoyner one of the leaders in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) & founded The Oak Initiative.
One of his
board members is Lt. General Jerry Boykin, a former member of the Delta Force
& once was the head of the Green Berets.
Both Joyner
& Boykin are members of a Roman Catholic ecumenical order known as the “KnightsHospitallers of the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights of MaltaThe Ecumenical Order”. Boykin is the Grand Chancellor & Joyner is a
Supreme Council Member of the Knights of Malta. The Vatican
sanctions this order, & a special blessing from the Virgin Mary is
attributed to it.
Ecumenical
is a term that is used by the Roman Catholic Church that means: “the absorption
of all Christian groups that have “broken away” from the Mother Church back to
it”. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_&_ecumenism
He
reinstalled “prophet” Todd Bentley, who earlier had
cheated on his wife, & than left his wife & kids for this woman.
C. Peter Wagner who originally became known for his
studies on church growth, is one of the leaders & founders of the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR).
When asked
what would be a hindrance to accomplishing Dominion Theology & the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR), C. Peter Wagner said:
“…a commitment to
tradition amongst ministers.” Wagner states: “I think that some are bound by
religious forms & functions that are ineffective & I think in many
cases it is demonic influence.” http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/orrel3.html
Basically, he
is saying that Christians & pastors who teach the Word of God contextually (A text w/o acontext is a pretext for a proof text.-D.A. Carson) are the biggest
hindrance to Dominion Theology & the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).
Not only are
we the biggest hindrance, but also he has the nerve to say that we are under
demonic influence for taking the Word of God verse by verse in context!
Wagner
taught for many years at Fuller Theological Seminary, which
is the seminary that Rick Warren went to. Rick Warren listed Wagner on his
doctoral thesis as being his “Advisor/mentor.”
Dominionism Theology is found as
well in The National Day of Prayer organization, which is highly influenced
by Dominionist teachings.
On The
National Day of Prayer website http://nationaldayofprayer.org/about/what-is-prayer/, under the title of “What
is Prayer?” it says this:
With your imagination,
see your prayers as answered…
Warfare: (Psalm 149:6–9).
This is prayer directed against the powers of darkness. Our praises to God are
also a weapon directed against the powers of darkness (demons, fallen angels
who are at work in the affairs of the world & the church). We pronounce against
them the written judgment by reading the Scriptures of judgment against them
(Psalm 149:9), we command them to be bound or to leave their positions of
influence or authority in the name of Jesus. (Matthew 16:19; Mark 16:17).
Matthew 16.19 is the seemingly go to passage that
many New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) & Word of Faith teachers use to
justify fighting against demons & binding Satan.
Matthew 16.19 “19 “I will
give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; & whatever you bind on earth
shall have been bound in heaven, & whatever you loose on earth shall have
been loosed in heaven.””
Binding
& loosing to the Jew signified to prohibit & to permit, or to teach
what is lawful or unlawful.
Under the
section of “Why pray?” on The National Day of Prayer website http://nationaldayofprayer.org/about/what-is-prayer/:
We pray because…it is necessary for men to
invite God to act in salvation. God gave the earth to Adam & his
descendants. We must invite God to work here. If no one invites God to work
here, Satan (the god of this world through man’s universal rebellion—2
Corinthians 4:4) will dominate the affairs of men & eventually the judgment
of God will come. By inviting God often & specifically, multitudes can be
saved that would otherwise be lost.
2Corinthians 04.04
“4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving
so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who
is the image of God.”
WOW! What
heresy! Nowhere in the Bible do we find that “…it is necessary for men to invite God to
act in salvation.”
Salvation is
a work of God, not man! Also, nowhere do we read in the Bible where the salvation
of the lost has anything to do w/the church overthrowing Satan’s dominion.
The Bible says that it’s going
to get worse, not better!
1Timothy 04.01 “1 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times
some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits &
doctrines of demons,”
2Timothy 03.01-09 “1 But realize this, that in the last days difficult
times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful,
arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving,
irreconcilable, malicious gossips, w/o self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4
treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid
such men as these. 6 For among them are those who enter into households &
captivate weak women weighed down w/sins, led on by various impulses, 7 always learning
& never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes &
Jambres opposed Moses, so these men
also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith. 9
But they will not make further progress; for their folly will be obvious to
all, just as Jannes’s & Jambres’s folly was also.”
2Timothy 03.13 “13 But evil men & impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving & being
deceived.”
2Peter 03.03 “3 Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers
will come w/their mocking, following
after their own lusts,”
Paul was very clear that we are
not to have anything to do w/those who say they are of the faith but instead
preach “another Gospel” (Romans 16.17-18; 2Corinthians 11.13-15; Titus 03.10)
Romans 16.17-18 “17 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause
dissensions & hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, &
turn away from them. 18 For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of
their own appetites; & by their smooth & flattering speech they deceive
the hearts of the unsuspecting.”
“17 keep your eye” G4648. skopew skopeo skop-eh'-o; from 4649;
to take aim at (spy), i.e. (figuratively) regard:-- consider, take heed, look
at (on), mark. Compare 3700.
Thayer-to look at, observe, to mark, to fix one’s
eyes upon, direct one’s attention to
Paul was saying here that we are
to scope out false teachers who teach that is against the Word of God &
turn away from them!
2Corinthians 11.13-15 “13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers,
disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 No wonder, for even Satan
disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is not surprising if
his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end
will be according to their deeds.”
Titus 03.10 “10 Reject a factious man after a first & second
warning,”
False teaching leads to false living. Theological error always leads to moral failure.
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