Cedric Fisher: "earnestly contending for the faith."

A Drought of Discernment

Discernment Level“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water.” (Jeremiah 2:12)

The discernment of many professing Christians has fallen to the level where many of them endorse spiritually fatal deception. They unwittingly support heretics and hirelings on social media without hesitation simply because their quotes appeal to them. They buy their books, pass along their doctrine without questioning its biblical accuracy‘. What this is doing amounts to assisting the individuals that are responsible for the great deception occurring today. It contributes to the strength of their appeal and widens their scope of influence. In fact, it is tantamount to contributing to the apostasy.

The reason for this anomaly is the epidemic lack of discernment in professing Christians. They either never had it, or let it die. Consequently, it doesn’t seem to register with most professing Christians that Christianity is in the greatest crisis in modern history. Ask any professing Christian if they can name one heretic. The overwhelming majority cannot do so, and a significant number may not even know what the term means. But ask them to name a preacher or teacher that they admire and unfailingly they will name a heretic.

For a good indication of just how deceived professing Christians are, consider the top selling Christian books. As of January 2015, the top selling author is Sarah Young. Young appears in the top 10 two times, and is in the top 25 a whopping 6 times. Joes Osteen is in the number 2 slot. Ann Voscamp comes in at number 7 and 15. Beth Moore is at number 14. All are, in my opinion, heretics contributing to the apostatizing of Christianity.

They are being promoted by some of the most influential professing Christians. On Christian Broadcasting Network’s website, under the title “Ten Best-sellers You Should Own,” CBN recommends as the number one book, “Jesus calling” by Sarah Young. James Robinson recommends and supports Ann Voscamp. Scores of influential leaders, including heads of denominations (George Wood, AoG and John Stumbo, C&MA), support Rick Warren and Contemplative Mystics who propagate Spiritual Formation. Beth Moore supporters reads like a Who’s Who in Christianity.

The money that these heretics collect, that enables them to concoct more diabolical endeavors, is astronomical. Joel Osteen’s first book in 2005 sold 10 million copies. Osteen has earned approximately 25 million dollars in book royalties. Rick Warren’s book has sold more than 30 million copies profiting him an estimated 100 millions dollars.

Sarah Young has won EPCA’s Diamond Award (over 10 million sales) 5 times. That’s 50 million books sold, not counting her books winning Platinum or Gold awards. One can only imagine how much over $100 million she has made duping undiscerning professing Christians. There are also million sellers by Rob Bell, Ruth Haily Barton, and other heretics. Is it any wonder that they are heretics? The pay is extremely good compared to what the truth is selling for.

That’s just the so-called non fiction heresy Christians are consuming. “The Shack”, a fictional and heretical book by William P. Young, sold over 10 million copies. Millions of Christian youth bought the secular “Twilight” book series and supported the movies.

Additionally, there are heretical movies that professing Christians flocked by the millions to watch, such as the “Son of God” and “Noah” movies. There are also heretics, such as Steven Furtick, Tony Jones, etcetera, making small fortunes spewing heresy from the pulpit and via television. TBN, God TV and Daystar Network, are veritable havens of heretics. Christian recording artists are presenting heresy in song and by their lifestyles leading millions of young people into ungodliness. It adds up to a massive infusion of heresy into Christianity the religion.

Discernment is the most essential tool for avoiding being overcome by this deluge of deception. God’s word declares that our senses must be exercised to discern both good and evil. Shallow and heretical preaching has led to the under or non development of discernment in at least the past two generations that have come of age. Good and evil are not properly defined and the line of demarcation between them is blurred, and in many cases erased, by heretics, hirelings, pusillanimous and anemic pastors.

If they do not have solid Bible doctrine, they have no means of identifying heresy. If they do not pray, they have no intimacy or audience with God and no cooperation with the Holy Spirit. If they do not read and study God’s word, the main source of what they believe to be God’s truth are from broken cisterns. The majority of that input is contaminated with heresy.

The problem has metastasized to the extent that most professing Christians are now at the level that they identify with heretics more than they identify with the biblical Jesus. They have accepted and believe heresy to the extent that Biblical-based preaching and teaching is foreign to them. If they were to be told the definition of true Christianity, they would consider it bizarre and false.

It is not going to get better, but much worse. It is beyond the tipping point. I realize that this is extremely frustrating to discerning Christians. However, we knew that some generation would eventually witness the end. We can do nothing about it but pray, stand firmly against the darkness, expose its unfruitful works, and speak the truth boldly. We must endure. We must overcome. We must not stain our garments with compromise.

“In your patience posses your souls,” (Luke 21:19)

3 Comments

  1. Diana

    My rule of thumb? If it’s being touted by the “Christian” community, I totally ignore it. Commercialism is what ruined early New England Christianity, and that principle continues today. What fellowship have Christ and Mammon, eh?

  2. JD

    James 1:5-6

  3. Louise

    THANK YOU for this article!!! I come under major fire FROM CHRISTIANS for denouncing the likes of Beth Moore, her buddies, Pricillia Shirer & Joyce Meyer, Ann Voskamp, Christine Caine & Sarah Young to name just a few of today’s heretics among women!!! Where is Holy Spirit discernment????? Thanks again, Louise

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