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Sunday, 28 December 2014

ADAM SIMMONDS PCC NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ECUMENICAL AGENDA

ARE POLITICS AND CHRISTIANITY A GOOD MIXTURE?

FACT: History proves that when the state is ruled by the so called “church”, true biblical Christianity is always corrupted and persecution is always the result. 

Judaism, the precursor of Christianity:

God regarded it as an evil thing when the Israelites demanded a king like the heathen nations because their desire was to be like the world and therefore a rejection of Him (1 Samuel 8, 12/17). The elders demanded a king for political motives, but an earthly sovereign was a rejection of God’s sovereignty. Samuel the prophet was told to solemnly warn the Israelites about the consequences of self-government. Many accounts of the monarchs of Israel frequently begin with the damning phrase: "He did evil in the sight of the Lord." This was because of Israelites engaged in “the detestable practices of the nations” i.e. Baal worship/idolatry (e.g. Judges 2/11-13, 19; 3/7; 8/33; 10/6). God repeatedly warned the Israelites against idolatry (Deuteronomy 4/15; 5/7-10; 12/2-3). Invariably judgement followed and the Israelites became the captives of their enemies (Judges 3/8, 14). This is also a picture of many churches today that follow worldly programmes and open themselves up to ecumenism without considering the clear prohibition of the Lord. The warning not to worship “other gods” or “the gods of the nations” was repeated many times to the Israelites. This warning is also applicable to modern day Christianity, though you would not know it looking at the syncretism going on within the church today.

Christianity was formalized as the religion of the state at the Council of Nicaea around 300AD due to the Emperor Constantine’s fake conversion in the fourth century. Constantine fused Christianity with Mithraism (sun worship) and united his kingdom through syncretism. He had many obliging bishops who disregarded the teachings of Jesus Christ and willingly collaborated with Constantine for the sake of ambition and power. Augustine of Hippo, the so called founding father of Roman Catholicism, perverted the scriptures to fit in with Constantine’s political agenda. Examples of Augustine’s doctrinal errors can be found in The Visible and Invisible Church. His teaching includes denial of free will, necromancy (praying to the dead), infant damnation, transmission of sin, infant baptism, baptismal regeneration, anti-Semitism, replacement theology (the church replaces Israel) and celibacy/sexual suppression. According to Augustine, the church was justified in using violence to convert unbelievers. He legally coerced and persecuted believers who disagreed with him and had Christians thrown to the lions when they did not agree with the official creed!

Calvin’s police state in Geneva was not pretty either:

"Given his (Calvin’s) policy of murdering people who disagreed with him in the Islamic Taliban style police state he set up in Geneva (that was imitated by John Knox and the Presbyterians in Scotland and by the Puritans in England – who ironically slaughtered each other in the name of Christ in a Calvinistic jihad, just as the Muslims do), some people question if John Calvin was ever born again. Unlike other Reformers, he never once writes or testifies of a personal regeneration or testimony." http://moriel.org/MorielArchive/index.php/uncategorized/reformed-theology-covenant-theology-and-dispensationalism

Much more could be said on this subject, but is not within the scope of this article to go further.

Jesus Christ: My kingdom is not of this world. (John 18/36). 

Politics is undoubtedly about THIS WORLD. 
Satan is the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4/4).

The position I take is called the TWO KINGDOM CONCEPT i.e. the kingdom of heaven or of Christ (the Church) is different and distinct from the kingdoms of this world. Civil government is secular in nature while Christianity is spiritual. Believers are described as sojourners and exiles (1 Peter 2/11) being in the world but not of it (John 15/19), and therefore separate from it. Jesus Christ put the emphasis on preaching the gospel so that men will be born again and changed from the inside out. The issue is the sinfulness of the human heart.

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (1 John 2/15)

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12/2)

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ….. (Philippians 3/20)

The problem is that when Christians become involved in politics they innevitably rely on the arm of the flesh i.e. human mechanisms and motivations which are evil in God’s sight.

Thus says the LORD: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the LORD. (Jeremiah 17/5)

"Believers throughout the ages have lived, and even flourished, under antagonistic, repressive, pagan governments. This was especially true of the first-century believers who, under merciless political regimes, sustained their faith under immense cultural stress. They understood that it was they, not their governments, who were the light of the world and the salt of the earth. They adhered to Paul’s teaching to obey their governing authorities, even to honor, respect, and pray for them (Romans 13:1-8). More importantly, they understood that, as believers, their hope resided in the protection that only God supplies. The same holds true for us today. When we follow the teachings of the Scriptures, we become the light of the world as God has intended for us to be (Matthew 5:16).

Political entities are not the savior of the world. The salvation for all mankind has been manifested in Jesus Christ. God knew that our world needed saving long before any national government was ever founded. He demonstrated to the world that redemption could not be accomplished through the power of man, his economic strength, his military might, or his politics. Peace of mind, contentment, hope and joy—and the salvation of mankind—is accomplished only through His work of faith, love, and grace." http://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-politics.html

D L Moody: “You can never reform anything by unequally yoking yourself to ungodly men.”

A hot subject is that the ultimate combination of political and religious power are identified as the two ingredients present in end time Antichrist/Beast system in the Book of Revelation! Many believe that the present ecumenical movement is the precursor of this end time beast system which will involve the merging of all religions. Adam Simmonds describes himself as a “Christian” but his “religious” agenda is overtly ecumenical! Simmonds unholy alliances with pagan religions appear to be of his own instigation, but according to the Apostle Paul, the gods of other religions are demons (1 Corinthians 10/20) - this is where I have a huge problem with Adam Simmonds. Simmonds is Director and Trustee of Trinity Life Church in Leicester which is an Assemblies of God Pentecostal denomination. TLC is supposedly fundamental in its biblical beliefs and yet there is a HUGE contradiction, both with the actions of their pastor David Hind, and the actions of Adam Simmonds in his political role as PCC. Both men are committing spiritual adultery by colluding with "other gods” through their ecumenism/interfaith connections in defiance of the clear biblical prohibition.

TLC’s statement: “WE LOVE GOD - He comes first, His Word is central and we aim for Jesus to be the centre of all we do” 

TLC’s Vision: “To keep the foundations. We are a Jesus centered, Word and Spirit Church made up of men and women, young and old, rich and poor from every nation. We keep His commission and message central. We believe nothing is impossible for God. We are led by Godly, accountable, senior leaders, elders and staff.”
http://trinitylifechurch.org.uk/who-we-are/

What exactly are these foundations? The Word of God says: For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 3/11). If TLC is a Jesus centred Word and Spirit Church as they claim, then why are their two foremost alleged “godly, accountable senior leaders” i.e. David Hind and Adam Simmonds involved with ecumenism?

Simmonds: “ I am a Christian with strong working relationships with other faith groups…..”

Is Simmonds involvement with “faith groups” a move to "keep Jesus' commission and message central" i.e.to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and to make disciples to Christianity of all nations (Matthew 28/19)? Simmonds does not even mention the gospel! His stated reason: “To pursue the aim of making Northamptonshire the safest place in England.”

Northampton Free School Trust

Simmonds claims to be independent of the Northampton Free School Trust, and yet there is information that Simmonds himself created the Trust! The initial concept of the school originated with Simmonds, and two members of his staff, namely Luke HARKIN and Kathryn BUCKLE have been actively involved in its promotion!!! http://www.justintelligence.net/opcc---school.html

Furthermore, Simmonds has not denied that he knows the trustees personally and he has not denied that he encouraged their efforts to set up a trust!!! http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/school-is-preferred-option-to-replace-northampton-s-police-headquarters-1-5920206 

Current Trustees of the school are:

Andrew Sortwell (Chairman), Brian Binley MP & Paul Clarke.

Additional members of core working group: Suresh Patel & Christine Emmett.

Two of the trustees of the proposed Northampton Free School are declared Freemasons, one of whom is Brian Binley MP. How is it possible that “committed Christian” Adam Simmonds "associates” include two Freemasons? It was reported some time ago in the Northampton Chronicle that Simmonds denied being a Freemason himself - Really?? Anyone who is anyone in politics is a Freemason and Simmonds "cronyism" is very well documented. Whatever Simmonds is in reality is a matter of conjecture, but I do have great difficulty with his self-description as a “Christian” in light of the Bible’s clear mandate: Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6/14).

Albert Pike, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite's Southern Jurisdiction for thirty two years, made it perfectly clear in his 861 page volume Morals and Dogma that Freemasonry is Luciferian!!!

Albert Pike: “Thus, the doctrine of Satanism is a heresy; and the true and pure philosophic religion is the belief in Lucifer, the equal to Adonay; but Lucifer, God of Light and God of Good, is struggling for humanity against Adonay, the God of Darkness and Evil.” (Adonai = Lord - used in Judaism as a spoken substitute for the ineffable name of God.) http://www.angelfire.com/oh/jude3and4homepage/alpikecritique.html
 















Though there are few details, the nature of this “free school” is very New Age sounding:

"If successful, it is hoped the school will provide space for around 1,400 pupils aged four to 18-years-old with a focus on ‘citizenship, community and service’." http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/Police-headquarters-Northampton-converted-school-2016/story-21676966-detail/story.html

“The Northamptonshire Police Force and Fire Services are keen to explore co-operation with faith group leaders across the County in order to pursue the aim of making Northamptonshire the safest place in England. Recognising the fact that faith-based organisations are already taking the lead in Community Involvement throughout the Country, Adam Simmonds, the Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has set up THE OFFICE OF FAITH BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES in order to be able to help the Police to better engage with faith groups. The OFBCI is now looking to open discussions with those with leadership roles in faith groups and faith motivated initiatives throughout the County. They have already been in consultation with Churches Together Groups, Denominational leaders of the Christian Churches, leaders of the other Major Faith Groups and senior personnel of Street Pastors, Crime2Christ and other similar organisations, and they now wish to invite leaders of all faith groups…..” http://www.churches-together-northampton.org.uk/NovwebLOGOS.pdf

PCC addresses faith-based conference in Westminster:

Simmonds: “In January 2014 I created an Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) within the Police and Crime Commission.” http://www.northants.police.uk/#!/News/24682 

"OFBCI was established by President George W. Bush through an executive order[2] on January 29, 2001, representing one of the key domestic policies of Bush's campaign promise of "compassionate conservatism." The initiative sought to strengthen faith-based and community organizations and expand their capacity to provide federally funded social services, with the idea having been that these groups were well-situated to meet the needs of local individuals. As Texas governor, Bush had used the "Charitable Choice" provisions of the 1996 welfare reform (which allowed "faith-based" entities to compete for government contracts to deliver social services) to support the work of faith-based groups in Texas..

Critics of the OFBCI claimed that millions in government grants went to ministries operated by political supporters of the Bush administration, or were given to minority pastors who had recently committed their support to it." http://godandpoliticsuk.org/2013/04/22/david-kuo-is-dead-what-we-can-learn-from-his-life/

How does love for God and keeping his word possibly square with Adam Simmonds creation of the OFBCI, involvment with Churches Together in Northampton, Interfaith Festival of Color Basti Ram and the Woolf Institute which specialises in the study of relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims from a multidisciplinary perspective. http://www.togetherinservice.net/latest/category/news/

Trinity Life Church received their thirty pieces of silver from Big Lottery last year. With Simmonds as TLC's Director, I wonder if The Open Hands Trust will benefit from more ungodly funding in the future?
http://www.togetherinservice.net/event/fast-track-to-funding-leicester/
http://www.faithaction.net/events/faith-too-significant-to-ignore/report/  

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. (Luke 11/23)

Those who claim to be followers of Christ but who will not turn from disobedience to the Word of God do not love the truth (2 Thessalonians 2/10). Those who cannot tolerate the truth have no part of Christ.

Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit. (Matthew 15/14)

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. (2 Peter 2/1-3)

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. (2 Timothy 4/3-4)

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. (2 Timothy 3/1-5)

Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading. (Lamentations 2/14)

Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues.....” Revelation 18/4)


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Friday, 19 December 2014

BLASPHEMOUS INVOCATION OF SATAN AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING FLORIDA


"Invocation prayer” given at a City Council meeting in Lake Worth, Florida!




"Mother Earth, we gather today in your redeeming and glorious presence, to invoke your eternal guidance in the universe, the original Creator of all things.
May the efforts of this council blend the righteousness of Allah with the all-knowing wisdom of Satan. May Zeus, the great God of justice, grant us strength tonight. Jesus might forgive our shortcomings while Buddha enlightens us through His divine affection. We praise you, Krishna, for the sanguine sacrifice that freed us all. After all, if Almighty Thor is with us, who can ever be against us?
And finally, for the bounty of logic, reason, and science, we simply thank the atheists, agnostics, Humanists, who now account for 1 in 5 Americans, and [are] growing rapidly. In closing, let us, above all, love one another, not to obtain mythical rewards for ourselves now, hereafter, or based on superstitious threats of eternal damnation, but rather, embrace secular-based principles of morality — and do good for goodness’ sake.
And so we pray. So what." 


            ISAIAH 66/4

I also will choose harsh treatment for them and bring their fears upon them, because when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, they did not listen; but they did what was evil in my eyes and chose that in which I did not delight.”

  REVELATION 13 

And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven. Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain. If anyone has an ear, let him hear:


If anyone is to be taken captive,
to captivity he goes;
if anyone is to be slain with the sword,
with the sword must he be slain.


Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.


Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. 

        2 THESSALONIANS 2/9-12

The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 

       ACTS 2/40

And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”


Dear Reader – Do you have questions about Jesus Christ and how to be truly saved? If so, then please read my post: GOD'S PLAN OF SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST
http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/gods-plan-of-salvation-through-jesus.html
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Sunday, 14 December 2014

8 Ways to Identify Apostasy


New post on John McTernan's Insights
http://defendproclaimthefaith.org/blog/?p=31062 

8 Ways to Identify Apostasy

 

Jude 1:3  Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.


Commentary

Martin Niemoller: uncompromised German pastor who stood against Hitller
Martin Niemoller: Uncompromised German pastor who stood against Hitler

I recently posted a fantastic article by Joseph Mattera about how to identify a compromised apostate church. The article was so good that I want to highlight it to ensure that everyone reads it.
I also recommend that you forward this article to everyone you know, so we have ammunition to confront the apostates. I see those that compromise the faith as “tares amongst the wheat”.
If anyone reading this realizes that they are compromised, you must repent before the Lord and ask Him to cleanse you of this mindset. Ask Him for the power to live according to the word of God. It is very serious to the Lord to live compromised in this corrupt world. People who are compromised deny the faith and bring much confusion to many people.
I also suggest that you confront any preacher that is compromised with this truth, and offer him the opportunity to repent before the Lord. With the clarity of this article, no preacher has an excuse for promoting a compromise version of Christianity.
Philippians 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
The article quoted in full follows:

8 Clear Signs of a Compromising Church

“During the days of Nazi Germany there arose a Confessing Church movement that rose against the German Church movement, which became the religious arm of the Fascist Nazi Socialist movement. Of the 18,000 pastors in Germany during that time (from 1933 to 1945), less than 5,000 were aligned with the Confessing Church. Hence, only a remnant held fast to the biblical position with about half of the churches conforming due to political and societal pressure. Unfortunately, this demonstrates that, when push comes to shove, a large percentage of pastors, churches and so-called Christians will probably bow to pressure and allow the norms of culture to become their credo for Christianity.
We see the same thing today in churches in the USA and beyond. With the accelerated pace of the attack on religious liberty today, there could develop a great divide in the church between confessing churches and compromising churches similar to what happened in Nazi Germany. This will not be a divide based on denominational affiliation but based on the degree of loyalty to biblical fidelity. It is sad but true that more and more believers will be compromising core biblical values and standards rather than be stigmatized or persecuted, and lose influence in society.
In John 12:42-43 we see that many contemporaries of Jesus believed in Him but would not confess Him because they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
The following are contrasts between the confessing church and the compromising church.
1. In the confessing church, Christ is over culture. The compromising church accommodates Christ to culture. The confessing church believes Jesus is Lord over all creation. Hence, they attempt to reflect Christ in every area of culture. The compromising church has a posture of accommodation. Hence, the Christ they believe in and preach is shaped by the culture they live in.
2. The confessing church holds fast to the Word of God in spite of opposition. The compromising church alters the Word of God because of opposition. Soon in America it is quite possible that it will be illegal to preach from certain passages of the Bible dealing with human sexuality. Because of this, many will alter their theology to fit the culture while the confessing church will preach the Word of God in spite of governmental fines, penalties, lawsuits and even serving time in jail.
3. The confessing church puts the kingdom of God above their culture and ethnicity. The compromising church puts their ethnicity before the kingdom of God. The German Church during the Nazi era put nationalism and their Aryan heritage above the Word of God. Many pastors and believers today view the Scriptures more through the lens of their ethnicity and national heritage than through a proper exegesis of Scripture.
When, and if, our nation officially makes biblical Christianity illegal, we will soon see who will be the confessors and who will be the compromisers. In many ways, practicing biblical Christianity is already illegal when it comes to believers attempting to walk out their faith in the marketplace because private Christian-owned businesses do not have the same level of protection today as do local churches.
4. The confessing church alters their methods of preaching. The compromising church alters the message they preach. While it is wise and biblical for the body of Christ to be relevant to culture regarding the preaching of the gospel, it should never put being relevant above being faithful. The compromising church puts being relevant before biblical faithfulness. Hence, they not only change the method of preaching but also the message they preach.
5. The confessing church is a remnant in the minority of church and state. The compromising church wants to be in the mainstream of both church and state.  The confessing church endures long seasons of feeling like aliens and strangers in their own communities. The compromising church wants to be in the mainstream of culture more than living in the divine flow of God’s favor and presence.
6. The confessing church is penalized by the state government. The compromising church is applauded by the state government. While the confessing church is hunted down and ostracized by the humanistic state, the compromising church is celebrated by the far-left radicals and used as a model of how church and state should function together.
7. The confessing church prophetically speaks truth to power. The compromising church conforms to those in power. The confessing church knows that at various seasons in their existence they will not gain a lot of converts and/or experience societal transformation. The best they can do is to maintain a prophetic witness to the cultural elites and surrounding communities. Since the compromising church enjoys the power and prestige the elites grant them, they always conform rather than confront.
8. The confessing church desires the praise of God. The compromising church desires the praise of men. Ultimately at the end of the day it boils down to this: Are we living for the praise of men or the praise of God? If things don’t change in the coming days, we will be shocked at how many megachurches, mid-size churches and smaller churches compromise the word of God so they could continue to keep their doors open.
At some point we will all have to stand the ultimate test, which is whether we desire God more than we love our lives, or whether we love our pleasures, conveniences and material goods more than God. Truly, if we confess Christ before men He will confess us before His Father in heaven, but if we deny Him before men He will deny us before His Father in heaven (Matt. 10:32-33).
Joseph Mattera is overseeing bishop of Resurrection Church and Christ Covenant Coalition, in Brooklyn, New York.”
Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Further reading:

DID JESUS CARE ABOUT CORRECT DOCTRINE?

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Thursday, 11 December 2014

TRINITY LIFE CHURCH LEICESTER - END OF YEAR REVIEW

This post is an end of year review and update following my articles on this blog and also on
https://standfirminthelord.wordpress.com concerning Trinity Life Church (TLC) which is an Assemblies of God Pentecostal denomination in Leicester.

This past year I have written about a number of alarming issues concerning TLC:

  • PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IS PROHIBITED AT OPEN HANDS AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING BIG LOTTERY FUNDING!
  • RECIPIENTS OF LOTTERY FUNDING EQUALS UNGODLY APPROVAL OF GAMBLING!
  • TLC MUST DEMONSTRABLY BELIEVE AND ABIDE BY UNBIBLICAL SECULAR EQUALITY VALUES AS A CONDITION OF SECURING LOTTERY FUNDING!
  • THEOCRACY: UNBIBLICAL TOP HEAVY LEADERSHIP WHICH EXCLUDES THE CONGEGATION IN DECISION MAKING AS AGAINST THE NEW TESTAMENT MODEL!
  • NEPOTISM = PARTIALITY!
  • ROCK MUSIC VERSUS WORSHIP!
  • CHURCH GROWTH BASED ON THE “SEEKER SENSITIVE” MEGA CHURCH CAMPUS MODEL RATHER THAN ON GOD'S BLUEPRINT FOR CHURCH PLANTING IN THE BOOK OF ACTS!
  • PLAYING HOST TO FALSE TEACHER/PROPHET MARK STIBBE IN 2011!
  • VALIDATION OF ARCH DECEIVER AND NECROMANCER BENNY HINN!
  • INVOLVEMENT WITH ECUMENICAL CHURCHES TOGETHER!
  • ENDORSEMENT OF FALSE TEACHER BILLY GRAHAM!
  • FALSE TEACHING: SMITH WIGGLESWORTH'S FALSE PROPHECY ABOUT END-TIME REVIVAL!
  • ADAM SIMMONDS REMOVAL OF TWO OF MY POSTS FROM BLOGGER IN FEBRUARY (HAVING BEEN DENIED EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY, I STILL BELIEVE THIS WAS ILLEGAL)!


As 2014 has progressed, it has become painfully clear to me that TLC have continued to steer a course which is in opposition to God’s Word whilst outwardly professing their love for Him. There does come a point when God will abandon people to the path they are determined to follow because they refuse to love the truth (2 Thessalonians 2/10). I am now beginning to wonder whether TLC have crossed the Rubicon.

SAUL’S UNFAITHFULNESS

Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed are you of the LORD! I have carried out the command of the LORD." But Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?" (1 Samuel 15/13-14)

King Saul was commanded by the Lord to totally destroy everything belonging to the Amalekites and to put every single person and animal to death (1 Samuel 15/3). When the prophet Samuel arrived it was clear that Saul had not obeyed the Lord’s instructions. Saul had spared the best of the animals and everything he considered to be good. He also spared Agag, the king of the Amalekites. The next morning Saul set up a monument in his own honour! This was a defining moment for Saul, but he did not comprehend the seriousness of his situation. When he was challenged by Samuel, Saul insisted that he had obeyed the Lord:

And Saul said to Samuel, “I have obeyed the voice of the LORD. I have gone on the mission on which the LORD sent me. I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have devoted the Amalekites to destruction." (1 Samuel 15/20)

As a result of these actions the Lord rejected Saul as king over Israel (1 Samuel 16/1).

Below are some interesting comments from two commentaries on Biblehub:

While Saul's own conscience was silent they (the animals) were proclaiming his disobedience. these questions he put to convict him of the falsehood he had delivered; the bleating and lowing of these creatures proved him a liar, and were witnesses of his breach of the divine command; and one would think every bleating and lowing of these must alarm his conscience, unless dreadfully stupefied.
The reason for sparing the best cattle is very apparent, namely selfishness. But it is not so easy to determine why Agag should have been spared by Saul. It is by no means probable that he wished thereby to do honour to the royal dignity. O. v. Gerlach's supposition, that vanity or the desire to make a display with a royal slave was the actual reason, is a much more probable one.

 When Saul persisted in declaring that he had obeyed, alleging that the animals, whose bleating was heard, had been reserved for a liberal sacrifice of thanksgiving to God, his shuffling, prevaricating answer called forth a stern rebuke from the prophet. It well deserved it—for the destination of the spoil to the altar was a flimsy pretext—a gross deception, an attempt to conceal the selfishness of the original motive under the cloak of religious zeal and gratitude. http://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_samuel/15-14.htm

Eventually Saul turned to full on occultism when he went to the witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28/7).

Similarly King Solomon turned away from the Lord after other gods: - And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. (1 Kings 11/9-10). King Solomon was a prototype of the Antichrist: Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold.... (1 Kings 10/14)

What point am I trying to make by relating these incidents?

What we say about ourselves may actually be the very opposite of reality!!!

TLC: “WE LOVE GOD - He comes first, His Word is central and we aim for Jesus to be the centre of all we do.” http://trinitylifechurch.org.uk/our-heart/

TLC make great boasts about their love of and commitment to God, but they demonstrably do not keep the Word of God? Words are cheap, but the Bible says: By their fruit (deeds) you will know them. (Matthew 7/16) The acid test of anyone claiming to follow the Lord is: Do their actions match their words? Are they faithfully following the Word of God and devoting themselves to the the gospel of Jesus Christ and the apostles teaching?

The Bible invites us to examine ourselves, to see whether we are really in the faith (2 Corinthians 13/5). The way we examine ourselves is to test whether our doctrine matches up to God’s word i.e. Do we keep God’s word? If we do not then we have failed the test and are reprobates.

The deluded self assessment of the Laodicean church:

For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. (Revelation 3/17)

The reputation of the church in Sardis:

You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. (Revelation 3/1)

Christ commends the struggling church in Philadelphia because they KEPT HIS WORD:

 I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. (Revelation 3/8-10)

Love for Jesus Christ cannot be separated from keeping His word:

 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. (John 14/23)

Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” (John 8/51) When Jesus Christ uses the phrase amen, amen (truly, truly) His words are emphatic.

And the Word (Jesus Christ) became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1/14)

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 7/21)

The Bible talks about a different Jesus, a different spirit and a different gospel. These counterfeits usually focus on good works like helping the poor and a "social gospel" – TLC have these elements in abundance. 

For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough. (2 Corinthians 11/4)  NOTE - WE ARE NOT TO PUT UP WITH IT!

Jeremiah’s warning about false teachers and prophets: They say continually to those who despise the word of the LORD, ‘It shall be well with you’; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, ‘No disaster shall come upon you.’”

GAMBLING AND LOTTERY FUNDING!

TLC'S OPEN HANDS MATERIAL IS SATURATED WITH THE SATANIC 666 “LUCKY” CROSSED FINGERS LOTTERY LOGO!

TLC received their thirty pieces of silver from Big Lottery last year. In doing so they put their own agenda above biblical values and ethical considerations against gambling by applying for and accepting lottery funding. It is ironic that Director and Trustee of TLC Adam Simmonds is a Fellow of the Institute of Faith & Culture at CARE  (Christian Action Research & Education). CARE is an advocacy group that takes a very strong stand against gambling! http://www.care.org.uk/advocacy/gambling 

Who knows, there may be even more ungodly funding in the pipeline for The Open Hands Trust!
http://www.togetherinservice.net/event/fast-track-to-funding-leicester/
http://www.faithaction.net/events/faith-too-significant-to-ignore/report/ 

NEPOTISM!

I previously reported that there were three members of the Hind family owning the title of pastor at TLC following David Hind's appointment in 2007. This number has now increased and currently FOUR members of the Hind family hold the title of "pastor": "David and Susan Hind are the Senior Pastors of TLC; their son Tom Hind and his wife Philippa are the Campus Pastors of TLC @ UpperT. Tom Hind is also the Children’s Pastor and Worship Co-ordinator.” http://trinitylifechurch.org.uk/leaders/

THE UNBIBLICAL MULTI-SITE CAMPUS MODEL!

TLC: “We are one church currently meeting as 6 campuses.” – TLC Central, TLC @ Beaumont Leys, TLC @ Oadby, TLC @ Braunstone, TLC @ UpperT and TLC @ The Unit” http://trinitylifechurch.org.uk/our-heart/

The megachurch culture and CEO pastoral model of the multi-site campus model has been adopted by apostate ecumenical leaders such as Rick Warren (Saddleback Church), Mark Driscoll (Mars Hill Church) and Bill Hybels (Willow Creek Church). This was also the model adopted by false teacher Richard Taylor who lead the fake Welsh Outpouring at Victory Church in Cwmbran. Since my original post, Mark Driscoll has been ousted from Mars Hill Church and Richard Taylor has been forced to leave Victory Church in disgrace along with his sidekick Andrew Parsons.

 MARK STIBBE EX LEADER OF THE FATHERS HOUSE TRUST!

I wrote in depth about Mark Stibbe and his visit to Leicester in 2011: http://eliora.hubpages.com/hub/A-CRITIQUE-OF-MISSION-SHAPED-COMMUNITIES-HOLY-TRINITY-LEICESTER

TLC was the main player in hosting false teacher/wolf in sheep's clothing Stibbe, the previous vicar at St Andrews Church in Chorleywood and founder of The Fathers House Trust. The other two churches involved in his visit were Holy Trinity Church (Anglican) and Knighton Evangelical Free Church. Together the leaders of these three churches exposed the body of Christ to a man who was well known to have been closely involved in all manner of apostasy. Stibbe was an integral part of the infestation of false teachers associated with Toronto and was closely involved with Todd Bentley. He supported the heresy of Todd Bentley’s so called “healing angel” named “Emma” amongst other questionable manifestations. Stibbe also promoted the so called “third wave” Toronto “blessing” at Chorleywood.

Another disaster: Mark Stibbe stepped down as the leader of FHT in 2012 due to his: “decision to enter into an inappropriate relationship with someone other than his wife.”

DAVID HIND'S SHOCKING ENDORSEMENT OF PROVEN FALSE PROPHET AND NECROMANCER BENNY HINN IN JANUARY 2014!

I must say that David Hind’s endorsement of false prophet and necromancer Benny Hinn shocked even me. Benny Hinn has strong connections with Roman Catholicism and his so called “anointing” is received from two dead people (supposedly - though actually demons), Kathryn Kuhlman, Aimee Semple McPherson and allegedly the Old Testament prophet Elijah. His visit to Leicester in January was endorsed by TLC, All Nations Church and Holy Trinity Church.
http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/the-circus-comes-to-town-false-prophet.html

UNHOLY ALLIANCES: ECUMENICAL CHURCHES TOGETHER!

BREAKFAST ON THE 10TH MAY 2014 - ST MARTIN'S HOUSE LEICESTER!

http://www.churchestogetherinleicestershire.org/index.php?module=pagesmith&uop=view_page&id=136

No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. (1 Corinthians 10/20) DID YOU GET THAT? According to the Apostle Paul, the “gods” of other religions are DEMONS.

· Ecumenism is worldwide unity among religions.

· Ecumenism is unholy unity with false religions.

· Ecumenism is the foundation of the one-world religion warned about in the Bible.

· Ecumenism is the spirit of Antichrist.

· Ecumenism will usher in the Antichrist. 

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.b You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. (Deuteronomy 6/4-5)

b - Or The LORD our God is one LORD; or The LORD is our God, the LORD is one; or The LORD is our God, the LORD alone

 Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other. (Deuteronomy 4/39)

"You shall have no other gods before me." (Deuteronomy 5/7)

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." (Matthew 22/37; Mark 12/30; Luke 10/27)

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” (Luke 6/46)

"Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters." (Luke 11/23)

            Pope John Paul 11 kissing the Koran


WHICH "GOD" DOES ADAM SIMMONDS PCC NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DIRECTOR AND TRUSTEE OF TRINITY LIFE CHURCH LEICESTER FOLLOW?

“The Northamptonshire Police Force and Fire Services are keen to explore co-operation with faith group leaders across the County in order to pursue the aim of making Northamptonshire the safest place in England. Recognising the fact that faith-based organisations are already taking the lead in Community Involvement throughout the Country, Adam Simmonds, the Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has set up THE OFFICE OF FAITH BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES in order to be able to help the Police to better engage with faith groups. The OFBCI is now looking to open discussions with those with leadership roles in faith groups and faith motivated initiatives throughout the County. They have already been in consultation with Churches Together Groups, Denominational leaders of the Christian Churches, leaders of the other Major Faith Groups and senior personnel of Street Pastors, Crime2Christ and other similar organisations, and they now wish to invite leaders of all faith groups…..” 
http://www.churches-together-northampton.org.uk/NovwebLOGOS.pdf

PCC addresses faith-based conference in Westminster:

Simmonds: “In January 2014 I created an Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) within the Police and Crime Commission”. http://www.northants.police.uk/#!/News/24682

TLC:  “WE LOVE GOD - He comes first, His Word is central and we aim for Jesus to be the centre of all we do.”

 TO FOLLOW: I shall be writing in more depth about how TLC's profession of faith is at complete variance with the political agenda of Adam Simmonds and his involvement with Freemasons, the OFBCI, Churches Together in Northampton, Interfaith Festival of Color Basti Ram and the Woolf Institute which specialises in the study of relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims from a multidisciplinary perspective. http://www.togetherinservice.net/latest/category/news/

http://standfirminthelord.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/the-trouble-with-adam-simmonds-pcc-northamptonshire/

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4/1)


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Friday, 28 November 2014

THE TROUBLE WITH ADAM SIMMONDS PCC NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Every time I read posts about Adam Simmonds in the newspapers, I am astounded by the hostility he provokes from the general public in the comments section. Quite frankly I have never seen so many negative comments about anyone, not even a politician!
The initial furore erupted over Simmonds so called “cronyism” when he appointed four assistant commissioners, namely Kathryn Buckle (his campaign agent and "best friend"), Peter Heaton, (his campaign spokesman), John Raisin and Iain Britton. Peter Heaton and John Raisin were Simmonds’ previous colleagues at Northamptonshire County Council and Iain Britton was previously deputy head of policy for Northamptonshire Police. Simmonds came under fire in 2013 after budgeting up to £260,000 for his new management team. The full time salaries of these four jobs at level PMG4 was in excess of £65,000.
The criticism that these appointments provoked was damning on many levels:
  • The appointments were undemocratic. The Police and Crime Panels which scrutinise the appointments of commissioners can only make recommendations; they do not have the power to block appointments.
  • The appointments were not necessary since Simmonds inherited paid staff from the old police authority.
  • Simmonds actions were contrary to his frequent statements about making savings.
  • The jobs were not advertised and interviews were not held.
  • The appointees did not have the necessary experience.
  • Simmonds did not observe normal procedure for public appointments.
Peter Heaton and John Raisin announced they would be “stepping down” in June of this year. The phrasal verb “step down” implies that this was a decision taken by these men themselves, but apparently not so!  These two men were made redundant, they did not “step down” voluntarily at all.  The burning question asked by one reader is whether these men will receive redundancy payments.
Simmonds has announced that the staff will not be replaced, saving £114,000!!! How much money would have been saved if Simmonds had not acted so foolishly in employing his cronies in the first place?
“Northamptonshire Police said both posts had been subject to contractual notice periods and had been made redundant.
A Freedom of Information request by the BBC last month revealed Mr Simmonds' then 17-strong team cost £1.12m.
The old police authority cost £694,599.”
There are also burning questions being voiced about Wootton Park School, the 900 non-existent special constables and the controversial merging of the Police and the Fire Service. Justin Brown is much more qualified to address these issues than myself. http://www.justintelligence.net/
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has stated that Labour would remove the PCC posts if they won next year’s election.  The Liberal Democrats have branded PCC's a failure and have also pledged to scrap the position. Phew - let us all hope and pray that whoever is elected will remove the highly unpopular PCC posts.
My own complaint against Adam Simmonds has been a complete farce from start to finish:
Simmonds was responsible for removing two of my posts on Blogger in February. These posts were a critique of Trinity Life Church in Leicester (part of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God denomination) of which Simmonds is Director and Trustee. Simmonds claims he took this action under his own name, a claim that I have questioned for a number of reasons outlined in previous posts.
My complaint against Adam Simmonds, PCC for Northamptonshire was “considered” by the toothless Northamptonshire Police & Crime Panel (PCP). I say “toothless” because the PCP is a joint committee of each of the councils in Northamptonshire set up by legislation to scrutinise the PCC. The irony is that one of the statutory functions of the PCP is to deal with complaints about Simmonds conduct, and yet they have informed the Government Ombudsman that they have “no investigatory powers” i.e. they are powerless to investigate any complaints about his conduct. That being the case, what precisely is the point of their existence? The Government Ombudsman in turn are also toothless since they cannot change the system that exists for scrutiny of a PCC - they can only look at the way the current system has been implemented.  This situation makes Adam Simmonds effectively unanswerable – he is an autocrat and can do and say anything he likes because no-one has the power to investigate his actions and hold him to account! Ironically, Simmonds talks a lot about accountability, but he does not like to be held accountable himself! My recourse now has been to contact Liberty80 and to write to the PM in protest.
The main problem I have with Adam Simmonds is that he does all these terrible things and yet at the same time he claims to be an evangelical Christian - this seems to me to be a complete contradiction in terms.  I am acutely aware that someone with a public profile like Simmonds needs to be especially careful about his Christian witness to the outside world - having a clear conscience, desiring to act honourably in all things (Hebrews 13/18). All the criticisms against Simmonds I have read concern autocracy, abuse of power, lack of transparency, egotism, honesty, truth and fairness.  I believe that Simmonds is bringing the gospel of Jesus Christ into disrepute and that because of him the way of truth will be blasphemed (2 Peter 2/2).  In fact I have already read some derogatory comments about his faith.
The Apostle Paul wrote that overseers in the church (which is what Simmonds is) should be above reproach (Titus 1/7):
conduct
For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. 
I am not levelling all the above faults against Simmonds as I do not know him personally, but certainly some of them stand out to me.  I also contend that Trinity Life Church in Leicester has lost its way spiritually and is being run along similar ungodly "empire building" principles that Simmonds employs in his PCC role. This is a matter of grave concern and prayer.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 7/21)
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits. (Matthew 7/15-19)
https://www.change.org/p/david-cameron-sack-adam-simmonds-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-northamptonshire - "This petition is a vote of no confidence in Adam Simmonds, a man who puts his ego and media profile ahead of the people of Northamptonshire."
https://www.change.org/p/keith-vaz-mp-chair-of-home-affairs-select-committee-public-inquiry-into-wootton-park-school-the-northampton-free-school-trust  - "We request a public inquiry to determine what degree of involvement the PCC and his office have in relation to this School, how it benefits Northamptonshire Police, how it benefits the people of Northamptonshire and why has Adam Simmonds seemingly colluded with Political allies and previous colleagues in pushing forward this School. Who really stands to benefit?"
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