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But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle and took him In! Is it possible to cause a rebellious heretic to change his heart and mind with nothing but love?
Of all the people to attempt to win with love, the rebellious heretic is the most difficult. It seems good on the surface, a Christian thing to do, roping a rebellious heretic with a circle of love and taking him in. In fact, professing Christians often quote the excerpt as if it is a noble example of true Christianity.
Before writing his poem, Markham became a mystic under the influence of Thomas Lake Harris. Markham also became a Mason. His first wife divorced him over his adulterous affair. To my knowledge he never practiced Christianity. So exactly what he meant by his poem we may never know. There is some circle drawing going on in Christianity today that appears to be based on the same fanciful notion that Markham wrote about. It is a method of inclusion whereby false religions and cults are accepted into Christianity without renouncing their sin or heresy.
The plan involves a large circle with a number of small circles on its perimeter. The large circle supposedly represents the Kingdom of God, and the smaller circles represent false religions and cults. The portion of the small circles that fall inside of the large one is considered light, and the portion on the outside of the large circle is darkness. Thus, a Muslim has his dark portion in the kingdom of Satan with his light portion in the kingdom of God.
Of course, this defies the Word of God, but that does not matter to the circle makers. They drew circles and took them in. Mehmet Oz practices Reiki. During a workshop with her husband, Dr. The energy in that cavernous room at the Javits Convention Center shifted palpably as Mrs. Oz led the crowd through progressive relaxation, envisioning a golden light all around, drawing the light inside and then breathing it back out into the space around us, adding our own energy with each exhalation.
There was no need to explain what Reiki was—everyone felt it, even without touch. Ed Young, Texas pastor of a mega church, believed that putting a king-size bed on top of the church building and remaining in it with his wife for a week would accomplish something significant.
Having failed with the rooftop experiment as the result of sunburn , he put the bed on the stage of his church. On Sunday morning, there he sat with his wife on the edge and taught sex education.
It appears that he has drawn a circle around the sexual philosophy and focus of the world system and took it in. In a book written by Mark Batterson called, The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears, Batterson insist that one can draw a circle around various issues and desires, and God will intervene mightily.
In the context of the mental sphere, you could only do such a thing with your imagination. I prefer the scriptural method of praying directly to God through Christ for His help with my needs and problems.
That method began to gradually disappear when gimmicks to draw crowds became popular. Ministers thought that eating their lunch on top of the church building would draw people to Christ. Other churches put on pew-packing contests and large prizes were given to the one who could fill the most pews with the most people. The gimmickry grew in proportion with the mimicry of truth and godliness. In spite of copious and polemic warnings by men of God who knew the consequences of such shenanigans, they continued to work at increasing the numeral value of church attendance until it became the primary focus.
A rancid pragmatism developed that many churches now use to justify whatever it takes to get people through the doors. They drew a circle around secular marketing techniques and took them in. Is love truly the motivation of the present paradigm of circle drawing? Numerous churches and even denominations have drawn circles around rebellious heretics, New Age teachers, gurus, and mystics, Muslims, and other cults and false religions, secularists, and many other sinners.
Not only did they take them in, but they have even set them before congregations to present their heresies. I remember a time when most ministers would not accept vain honor and glory.
It appears that now they draw a circle around the accolades and adoration of the masses and take it in. They grovel in it as if it is a godly benefit. Preachers now perform rather than preach under the anointing. They appear more as entertainment icons, stand up comedians, and secular motivational speakers, rather than men of God.
They have no brokenness or contriteness, no passion for truth or sincerity, and no anointing. Their churches musical offerings are more like secular music concerts. So much carnality is involved one has to wonder if it is possible for participants to worship God in Spirit and truth. The truth is that those churches have drawn a circle around the spirit of the world, and have taken it in.
They insist that it is all about love. It is possible to love people so that they cannot deny your authenticity as a Christian and that you love them. However, no one has more love than Christ. Although He loved them immeasurably, He spoke the unvarnished truth to rebellious heretics. The churches and denominations today may have indeed encircled and taken in the ones that stand opposed to Christ and His lordship. However, they have not converted them.
In fact, few if any sinners are being converted in their meetings. Instead, much that was once outside of Christianity is now inside. They have made their churches habitations of demons and darkness. That is certainly not what love is supposed to do. It is not how the power of love operates.
The Circle Maker - Tim Challies
Love is supposed to change our world, not include it. Love converts, not condones. God still speaks through His Son today. God offers that blessing for those who make a straight line to His throne in repentant prayer. This is a great article f tr Utah, Thank You so much for addressing these unscriptural practices. Thanks, Amy and thanks for all you do at Stand Up for the Truth.
It seems that the congress of heretics have cast off all restraints. They are definitely walking in ditches and darkness.
How many more of these deceptions will appear? Anyone noticed the popular materials on shows like HGTV? Lots of circles and intertwining geometric patterns. Thank you for this excellent post! You and I have a lot in common, as far as theology goes. I invite you to browse my blog: I cant comprehend why people naively listen to speakers and read by books by so called Christian authors without doing any type of research on that individual, they just blindly accept and follow!!!
I pray daily that the Lord continues guiding me in His truth and gives me wisdom and discernment to false teaching. Melanie, these so-called Christian authors offer a false hope, a false prosperity all your desires, good health, and lots of money, baby.
These wolves are re-enacting Luke 4, the temptation of Jesus by Satan. Oh, but we see through them and should help those who fall for their Satanic lies and deception. Please keep on doing the good work! Satan was not created yesterday. He knows where to hit, whom to hit, and how to hit. The second a born-again believer sets foot outside the Bible, he or she is in trouble.
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Stay on the narrow path; it is there for a reason. Circles are oh-so-important in the occult and its accompanying New Age Movement.
I am so sadden by what is acceptable in our churches and pastors not teaching the word of God.
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How much longer is God going to continue allowing such practices to-exist? As the day approaches, we as the body of Christ must seek God and test what we hear by what the word of God says. She has been deceived and according to her response when questioned about it, she believed she could tie it in to scripture.
Her attempt at using Elijah, Abraham, and Jesus as examples for her circles was quite a stretch. Even the elect can be deceived. She asked that people pray for our preachers to teach more from the Bible and not other books, yet opened her prayer with 2 other books.
Everyone must consider Satan is no slouch, he is on the ball. Christians are fair game in this spritual warfare. Praying Ann reevaluates, with Jesus. Satan is on the ball,. Hello from Canada Amen and Amen! I have been thinking of the belt of truth in the armor that God told us to put on daily as we walk with Him. Denying self, picking up your cross and following Jesus.
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except through Jesus. Nothing but the blood of Jesus, no other fount I know nothing but the blood of Jesus. I was a hypocrite, self-righteous, deceived, and totally thankless. His name is Yahweh, yet He does not thrust Himself upon you.
My favorite scripture when I first got saved in was from the book of John.
Or in the Psalms where it states that one thing that I have asked of the LORD that I might dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
The word dwell comes to mind in both verses. Jesus tabernacled awhile and one day I will be able to dwell with Him forever. Is Franklin Graham going to give a prayer as well? I know that VP Pence is a Christian but what about all the compromise?
I guess we live in interesting times and I definitely know that we are one day closer to the Rapture: Blessings In Christ Mellany. I hear people I work with mentioning that they praying holding hands in circles at church.
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