TRINITY LIFE CHURCH LEICESTER: ADAM SIMMONDS PCC NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SUPPRESSION OF MY BLOGS

ADAM SIMMONDS' REPORT TO CHILLING EFFECTS
http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=1497463

The posts from my blog that were removed by Google on the 16th of Feburary 2014:

http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/trinity-life-church-and-open-hands.html
TRINITY LIFE CHURCH AND OPEN HANDS LEICESTER: BEWARE COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY

http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/false-shepherd-david-hind-trinity-life.html
DAVID HIND TRINITY LIFE CHURCH LEICESTER VALIDATES WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING BENNY HINN!

By their own actions in having my posts removed by Google in a most underhand way, TLC have shown their true colours in that they are unwilling to submit to the scrutiny of the biblical standards they profess. Adam Simmonds complaint to Google has demonstrated his capacity to distort the truth to suit his own agenda in typical Pharisaic fashion. Anyone who trusts in the Lord does not need to resort to these kind of tactics.

The statement below is probably the nearest thing you will get to a statement of faith from TLC:

"We love God – He comes first, His Bible is central and we aim for Jesus to be the centre of all we do."  http://www.trinitylifechurch.org.uk/information/tlc-culture/

In accordance with the above claim that the Bible and Jesus are central to TLC, it is surely appropriate to test what they say and do by the standards they profess i.e. the Bible. When we actually put them to the biblical test we find many glaring contradictions, and as TLC know full well, this is the very point of my posts. Are we expected to accept what the leaders of TLC say unquestionably without any evidence that their profession is true? This in itself would be unbiblical since the Bible tells us to test the spirits:

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)

Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. (Acts 17/11)

Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgement.. (John 7/24)

To judge (Greek κρίνω krinó) i. e. to distinguish right or wrong accurately based on God's word. It is essential for Christians to judge in this sense in order to avoid being deceived. The very fact that TLC are have suppressed (or attempted to suppress) my posts which contain valid criticism is unbiblical - we must ask the following questions:

• TLC HAVE USED AN UNDERHAND AND ? ILLEGAL METHOD OF SUPPRESSING THE TRUTH - WHY?
• WHY ARE TLC UNWILLING TO FOR THEIR ACTIONS TO BE TESTED BY THE BIBLICAL CRITERIA THEY PROFESS? 
• IF TLC ARE WHAT THEY CLAIM TO BE, WHY HAVEN'T THEY REFUTED MY POINTS BIBLICALLY (2 Corinthians 12/11)? 
• ARE THESE THE ACTIONS THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM TRUE CHRISTIANS?

But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. (Ephesians 5/13-14)

In essence, I have been attacked for doing the very thing that the Bible tells Christians to do i.e. test the spirits (1 John 4/1) and expose the unfruitful works of darkness (Ephesians 5/11).

Simmonds: "These posts right from their very beginnings single out an individual and organisations ([redacted], [redacted]) and alleges wrong doing and that in the case of [redacted] that he is a false leader.........."

Ans: My posts have nothing to do with secular values. MY POSTS ARE A BIBLICAL CRITIQUE OF TRINITY LIFE CHURCH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DAVID HIND. My conclusion is that the leaders of TLC demonstrably are false leaders by biblical definition!

Simmonds: "The blog is opinion and totally unsubstantiated."

Ans: I can substantiate every point biblically.

Simmonds: ".....by implication of the content also malicious and acting with intent to harm those he leads and mislead those he comes in to contact with. �There is no such evidence.�There is none offered. There is no evidence that either organisations run/lead by [redacted]are mislead or maladministered."

Ans: Simmonds has put words into my mouth - I have not implied that David Hind is malicious or is acting with intent to harm/mislead those he comes into contact with. What I have observed is that David Hind is following a worldly agenda rather than an agenda that would be compatible with his stated biblical beliefs. Only David Hind himself knows the reasons for this. I cannot judge his motives as I cannot possibly know what is in his heart. Believers are to judge "fruit" i.e. actions (Matthew 7/16, 20), not men's hearts. I have never suggested that TLC and Open Hands are maladministered and not well run along worldly principles. However, worldly principles are NOT biblical principles.

Simmonds: ".....the allegations made in this blog are untrue and false which in our view seek to harm both the person of [redacted] and the associated organisations."

Ans: Which allegations precisely are untrue and false? Simmonds needs to be specific. I will biblically back up any allegation I have made that he cares to challenge. TLC's assumption that I seek to harm their organisations and David Hind personally is presumptuous and completely misses the point. The purpose of my writing is a bit bigger than David Hind!   It is to warn those who are being led into error so that they will escape the wrath that is coming on apostate churches (Revelation 16/19).

"Do not err, my brethren. Those that corrupt families shall not inherit the kingdom of God. And if those that corrupt mere human families are condemned to death, how much more shall those suffer everlasting punishment who endeavour to corrupt the Church of Christ, for which the Lord Jesus, the only-begotten Son of God, endured the cross, and submitted to death! Whosoever, 'being waxen fat,' and 'become gross,' sets at nought His doctrine, shall go into hell. In like manner, every one that has received from God the power of distinguishing, and yet follows an unskilful shepherd, and receives a false opinion for the truth, shall be punished. 'What communion hath light with darkness? or Christ with Belial? Or what portion hath he that believeth with an infidel? or the temple of God with idols?' And in like manner say I, what communion hath truth with falsehood? or righteousness with unrighteousness? or true doctrine with that which is false?"

http://biblehub.com/library/ignatius/the_epistle_of_ignatius_to_the_ephesians/chapter_xvi_the_fate_of_false.htm

Simmonds: ".....passing off opinion as fact; puts the trust and activity of the charity at risk of loss of income and business (receipt of government grants etc) and support and standing." 

Ans: TLC might lose "income and business....support and standing"? Aren't these precisely the worldly values and priorities that I have been exposing all along? TLC are putting their own values over and above the biblical values they claim are central to them. Whether we have money, business, support and standing - it all means nothing if we are outside God's will.

Why should TLC be worried about their reputation?

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2/7)

Simmonds: "�I am also concerned that out of the 600 approx people involved in the life of the church some are vulnerable and the language used could be potentially harmful to them."

Ans: Who made Adam Simmonds the judge about what language could be harmful to those involved with TLC? This is a real insult to the attendees of TLC - aren't they capable of assimilating information and making their own judgements about its credibility? This is just too big-brotherish for words. As I have said

before, TLC's theocracy does not extend to the rest of the population! Do they really think that they are entitled to make decisions about what their attendees should and should not read!!! This is a classic sign of a cult! TLC attendees are being led into very dangerous unbiblical error with catastrophic eternal consequences and Adam Simmonds has the audacity to claim that they are protecting the vulnerable! Would it be right not to warn about such things? (Ezekiel 3/18-21; 33/8-9)

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. (Matthew 23/13)

For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.” (Luke 11/15)

Simmonds: "These two posts withdrawn would in our opinion satisfy the Trustees and protect against malicious intent and unfounded damaging rumour and speculation. False shepherd and associated language which in a charity's daily business would suggest the leader(s) harm people,deliberately and directly both financially as suggested in the post, but emotionally too."

Ans: I have every legal right to use biblical terms or whatever language I choose. Does Simmonds seriously think that he can censor the language that writers use? This is simply outrageous!

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ADAM SIMMONDS THAT WE LIVE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY!

"The freedom of expression, to hold opinions and to share views on public forums such as blogs, twitter and indeed Facebook, are critical for ordinary people like us in a democratic society..... As we are aware, Adam Simmonds has told critics their opinions or views may be 'actionable', does he refer to libel or slander laws?" https://www.facebook.com/justintelligence

Article 10 of the (European convention of human rights) ECHR states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers…”

As the European Court of Human Rights has made clear, Article 10 protects not only speech which is well-received and popular, but also speech which is offensive, shocking or disturbing.  (Sunday Times v UK (No 2) [1992] 14 EHRR 123):

“Freedom of expression constitutes one of the essential foundations of a democratic society…it is applicable not only to 'information' or 'ideas' that are favourably received or regarded as inoffensive or as a matter of indifference, but also as to those that offend, shock or disturb…”

Whether Adam Simmonds has acted in his capacity as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire or as a director of a church, both can be seen as public authorities.

Simmonds: "Religion is a personal and private activity, these posts potentially threaten people's core."

Ans: Would Jesus Christ agree that religion is a personal and private activity? Christ's ministry was very public indeed and didn't He tell his disciples to publicly proclaim the gospel? Of course Open Hands do not preach the gospel do they!

By all means run a couple of businesses and charities, but please do not tell us that they are biblical when they demonstrably are not!

My complaint against Adam Simmonds PCC for Northamptonshire will be considered by the Northamptonshire Police & Crime Panel's Sub Committee on Friday the 23rd of May.

Did Adam Simmonds use his position as Northamptonshire PCC to have my posts removed? It is extremely difficult to get blogs removed by Google (unless you are PCC for Northamptonshire of course). Furthermore, is it a coincidence that all three of my blogs are now not visible on a UK Google search? I have faxed an urgent Freedom of Information Request to Google Inc to hopefully get some answers to these very important questions.

TLC'S UNBIBLICAL AGENDA!

• PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IS PROHIBITED AT OPEN HANDS AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING BIG LOTTERY FUNDING! 
• LOTTERY FUNDING EQUALS UNGODLY APPROVAL OF GAMBLING! 
• TLC MUST DEMONSTRABLY BELIEVE AND ABIDE BY UNBIBLICAL SECULAR EQUALITY VALUES AS A CONDITION OF SECURING LOTTERY MONEY! 
• TLC'S OPEN HANDS MATERIAL IS SATURATED WITH THE SATANIC 666 “LUCKY” CROSSED FINGERS LOTTERY LOGO! 
• THEOCRACY: UNBIBLICAL TOP HEAVY LEADERSHIP AS AGAINST THE NEW TESTAMENT MODEL FOR DECISION MAKING! 
• NEPOTISM IS NOT FOUND IN THE NEW TESTAMENT - PARTIALITY IS FORBIDDEN (JAMES 2/9)! 
• ROCK MUSIC VERSUS WORSHIP! 
• CHURCH GROWTH BASED ON “SEEKER SENSITIVE” MEGA CHURCH CAMPUSES RATHER THAN ON GOD'S BLUEPRINT FOR CHURCH PLANTING IN THE BOOK OF ACTS! 
• GIVING A PLATFORM TO FALSE TEACHERS E.G. MARK STIBBE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING AND EX-ASSOCIATE OF TODD BENTLEY! 
• DAVID HIND HAS VALIDATED AND PROMOTED THE MINISTRY OF PROVEN FALSE PROPHET AND SELF CONFESSED NECROMANCER BENNY HINN! 
• INVOLVEMENT WITH ECUMENICAL CHURCHES TOGETHER!

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

CHURCHES TOGETHER BREAKFAST 10TH OF MAY: ECUMENISM WILL BE CATASTROPHIC FOR LEICESTER EVANGELICALS

Mark down the 10th of May as a very critical day for Christianity in Leicester, a dark day on which evangelical church leaders will take a major step away from the Lord Jesus Christ towards ecumenism. A number of the participating churches are already members of the World Council of Churches and are on the ecumenical road that leads to Babylon through Churches Together. Other churches that appear to be Bible believing "evangelical" churches are now also joining themselves to ecumenism through Churches Together. This is what the Bible refers to as spiritual adultery. The acceptance of unbiblical doctrines and ecumenism will ultimately lead to utter catastrophe unless these leaders repent and turn back to the Word of God. The ecumenical movement denies the inerrancy of the scriptures, the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, a literal hell, creationism etc. True Christians should absolutely shun anything that detracts from true biblical Christianity, and yet these leaders are flirting with such terrible things. They have fallen into the classic trap of Satan which is a worldly agenda to care for the poor at the exclusion of honouring the Lord Jesus Christ and his Word. I have written in a previous post that the pretence of caring for the poor is something that marks out Judas Iscariot very clearly as a type of the Antichrist.

http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/pentecostal-prostitution-ecumenical.html

http://treenagis.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/woe-to-the-shepherds-promoting-ecumenism-in-leicester/

What will the leaders of Trinity Life Church, Leicester City Vineyard Church, All Nations Church etc. do when they face the judgement seat of Christ and have to answer to Him for their actions? For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. (2 Corinthians 5/10) How many will be led astray and perish through the insanity of ecumenism? And for what? So that these men can "network" and appear good to the outside world in general, or for the money generated by a false agenda orchestrated by Satan himself? God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16/7). Please pray for those who are being led astray by these apostates if you are a true Bible believing Christian.

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 23/1)

What do the following people have in common?

What accord has Christ with Belial? (2 Corinthians 6/15)

David Monteith Leicester Cathedral
John Bentham Clarendon Park Congregational
Rachel Parkinson Leicester North Methodist Circuit
David Hind Trinity Life Church
Sunny George All Saints
John Potter Abbotts Road URC
Marvin Hector Shiloh Pentecostal Fellowship
Taiwo Olugbenga City of Favour (RCCG)
Steve Barber Leicester City Vineyard
Joel Haye New Testament Church of God
Margaret Gillespie St Margarets
Andrew Curry Leicester Christian Aid Committee
Ian Jones All Nations Church
Richard Worsfold Church of the Martyrs
Helen Hayes Pioneer minister for the homeless
David Adams Leicester Fellowship of Pastors
Marlise Adam Lutheran Church
Ebaneeza Babalola Covenant of God (RCCG)
Peter Shepherd Stoneygate Baptist Church
Vic Allsop Churches Together in Leicestershire
Paul Richards Christchurch Clarendon Park
David Howarth Leicester Moravian Church
John McGinley Holy Trinity
Barry Naylor St. Nicholas and St Andrew’s

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

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

ADAM SIMMONDS DIRECTOR TRINITY LIFE CHURCH LEICESTER AND PCC NORTHAMPTONSHIRE: BAD FRUIT!

THUS YOU WILL RECOGNISE THEM BY THEIR FRUITS (MATTHEW 7/20)

My complaint against Adam Simmonds, PCC for Northamptonshire will be considered by the Northamptonshire Police & Crime Panel's Sub Committee on Friday the 23rd of May. The Police & Crime Panel is a joint committee of each of the councils in Northamptonshire set up by legislation to scrutinise the PCC. One of its statutory functions is to deal with complaints about his conduct.

Simmonds was responsible for removing two of my posts on Blogger on the 16th of February. Well at long last, today the 9th of May 2014, the report from Chilling Effects has been made available.

http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=1497463

I shall certainly be commenting on this in detail, but in a separate post as it will be quite lengthy. In the meantime I have sent a DMCA counter notification to Chilling Effects and also a Freedom of Information request to Google Inc. as I wish to know whether Simmonds used his position as PCC for Northamptonshire in order to have my posts illegally removed.

My posts were a critique of Trinity Life Church (TLC) in Leicester and their questionable values as they relate to Biblical Christianity. The posts exposed multiple examples which are at variance with the scriptures e.g. the prohibition put upon preaching the gospel at TLC's Charity Open Hands, Big Lottery Funding, gambling, David Hind's validation and support of proven false prophet and self-confessed necromancer Benny Hinn, TLC'S theocratic leadership style, nepotism and music style etc. They also included some valuable comments from others who were voicing similar concerns. In fact the list has continued to grow since March when those posts were published and now include TLC's participation in ecumenism, namely Leicester@theCross and David Hind's involvement with ecumenical Churches Together in Leicester.

TLC did not act in accordance with the scriptures and defend themselves openly (2 Corinthians 12/11), but instead Simmonds, who is Director and Trustee of TLC, took it upon himself to have my posts removed in a most underhand way. In so doing he suppressed (or attempted to suppress) the TRUTH i.e. the biblical warnings so desperately needed by those who are involved with TLC. I am convinced that Simmonds did not take this action independently, but rather after consultations with the leadership of TLC and with their full endorsement. Did Simmonds go beyond his remit? Yes I believe that he did, and hopefully the Complaints Sub Committee will come down on the right side.

Simmonds is also the subject of a criminal complaint made to the IPCC for Misconduct in public office by Justin Brown. We should not be surprised considering the amount of hostility Simmonds has generated since he took office about eighteen months ago. http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/complaint-against-adam-simmonds-police.html

You can read all about Simmonds' antics, not least the circumstances surrounding the sale of Wootton Hall in Northamptonshire on Justin Brown's web page :http://www.justintelligence.net/

"Wootton Park School is a proposed free School to replace the existing main building of Northamptonshire Police Headquarters. This free school application has been developed without any meaningful consultation, lack of transparency and the main partner Adam Simmonds is currently subject to a serious complaint of misconduct in public office."

When Justin Brown questioned Adam Simmonds about his relationship with the School, he stated that he was “independent” of the School. Read the attached PDF files and judge for yourselves. Also why is Simmonds using public money to support private limited companies such as the founding of the School? The closure of Simmonds' personal website that contained the statement “Early on in my first term I created the Northampton Free School Trust” is also highly suspicious.

http://www.northantspcc.org.uk/site/docs/foi/Proposed%20Wootton%20Park%20School.pdf

http://www.northantspcc.org.uk/site/docs/foi/Costs%20of%20PCC.pdf

http://www.northantspcc.org.uk/site/docs/transparency/spending/pcc-2014-03.pdf

Please sign the petition to prevent the sale of Wootton Hall on the link below:

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/department-for-education-do-not-accept-the-application-for-wootton-park-school-northampton

Let us all hope and pray that the net is tightening and that Adam Simmonds will be removed from public office in the not too distant future.

For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. (Luke 6/43-45)

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

MIKE BREEN 3DM WREAKING HAVOC WITH THE CHURCHES

MIKE BREEN'S HISTORY AND THEOLOGY

In 1994 Mike Breen became Senior Rector of St Thomas' Church Crookes, an Anglican-Baptist Local Ecumenical Partnership in Sheffield. The unsavoury ethos at St Thomas' had its roots in two very serious errors; ecumenism and the unbiblical extremes of the charismatic movement. This became evident in 1995 when the unprecidented scandal of the sex personality cult, the Nine O’Clock Service (NOS) broke nationally. Despite complaints of sexual impropriety and abuse of power during 1994 and 1995, Breen voiced no concerns about the NOS until after the scandal broke. Similarly Breen voiced no objection about the apostate ecumenical position of St Thomas'. The lack of spiritual discernment on the part of Breen should be self evident before we even begin to examine his history and theology more closely.

The NOS gained national prominence and became widely acclaimed as the first post-modern worship service in the world in the 1980s and 90s. It began under the authority of St Thomas' Church in 1987 and has the unenviable reputation of being one of the biggest scandals within the Anglican Church. It was an alternative ground breaking service having a monastic yet post-modern charismatic orientation aimed towards the youth. Although the NOS was “successful” in terms of numbers, underlying problems began to 

emerge concerning its leader Chris Brain. Brain's abusive leadership style went unchecked and was endorsed by his superiors, the hierarchy of St Thomas' church, and even by the Bishop of Sheffield. After the scandal broke, Brain, 38, admitted to church officials that he "enjoyed sexual favours" from as many as 20 of his female followers. As many as 150 former members who had given up time, money and in some cases their jobs to help further the movement were left traumatised and in need of counselling. The NOS has been shrugged off as an “experiment” of all things by the Anglicans! This understatement hardly beggars belief considering the devastation that it caused.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sex-cult-leaves-150-in-need-of-counselling-1597498.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_O'Clock_Service
http://occultcorpus.com/forums/index.php?/blog/96/entry-818-nos-an-experiment-in-power-and-control-1985-1995/

“.....the mass who congregated frontstage of Greenbelt they thought for a time of Christian worship, were stunned at what was put before them. Two bikini-clad dancers doing provocative bumps and grinds, Yin and Yang symbols flashed onto giant screens, illusions to the New Age, left the crowd stunned.”
http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/The_Media_Scandal_Behind_Sheffields_Nine_OClock_Service_/40388/p1/

The influence of apostate John Wimber on St Thomas' Church Crookes is an important factor that should not be overlooked. Wimber, now deceased, was Director of the Vineyard Movement. a deviant neocharismatic Evangelical Christian denomination which began in the USA. In 1986, St Thomas' hosted and was impacted by Wimber's Signs and Wonders Conference one year prior to the NOS “experiment”. Chris Brain is said to have been heavily influenced by the charismatic movement and in particular by John Wimber. Similarly Breen has thoroughly endorsed and recommended Wimber: “John Wimber had a large impact on my life …..”
http://weare3dm.com/mikebreen/we-are-3dm/missional-reading-part-2/

An article by Biblical Discernment Ministries (excerpt below) gives a very good summary of the deviant theology of John Wimber:

“(1) Dependence on experience rather than Scripture, leading to both a pragmatic (if it works, it must be from God) and a subjective approach (all sources of truth are equally valid) -- "experience first, then mold theology to fit the experience," seemed to be Wimber's motto.

(2) Acceptance of occult/New Age practices in "Christian" forms, such as aura reading and manipulation, the teaching of "inner healing," astral projection, contact with familiar spirits, and psychological and occult methodologies.

(3) A mystical view of spiritual warfare that comes dangerously close to spiritism, culminating in the belief that even Christians can be possessed by demons.”
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/wimber/general.htm

It was during his time at St Thomas that Breen began his own “experiment”, namely 'The Order of Mission' (TOM), a Protestant, Charismatic and Evangelical neo-monastic order in conjunction with huddles and Lifeshapes.

Breen's spiritual experiment continues to damage God's people via TOM in conjunction with 3DM which is a complex system involving its own culture with huddles, shapes and other extra biblical paraphernalia which are used as a prism to interpret the Bible. Membership of TOM requires unbiblical vows and a three year commitment: http://eliora.hubpages.com/hub/HOLY-TRINITY-CHURCH-LEICESTER Not only is 3DM a cumbersome burden for those attempting to submit to its precepts, it is also very expensive! Breen requires a two year commitment for his 3DM "Learning Community Track". The cost in the UK varies from £2,160 to £4,560 per year. 

http://weare3dm.co.uk/

The sheer arrogance of Breen's system is frankly astounding. Essentially 3DM consists of dangerous extra biblical precepts which add to the word of God. Breen is the self appointed Apostle and Senior Guardian of TOM. 3DM is a devious way of saying that we need to supplement the scriptures with various formulae in order for discipleship to succeed. One example of this is Lifeshapes through which disciples learn to hear the voice of God by using the “learning circle” to interpret a “Kairos moment”. “The circle represents the learning process of all disciples...... A Kairos moment is one in which the Spirit brings something into our consciousness....a word discerned during meditation or prayer.” Notice how biblical language is supplanted by Breen's own language and culture and that reliance is placed on experiential revelation rather than the scriptures. 

http://scottengle.org/Background%20studies/Sep%204%202005.pdf

Biblically Jesus Christ is The Example from which his disciples learn: Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (Matthew 11/29) Can we reduce discipleship to rigid technical formulae rather than reliance on and submission to Christ Himself our Teacher? Do we follow Christ Alone or Christ plus something else? Christ plus something else is extremely dangerous and cultish.  IN CHRIST ALONE WE TRUST!

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence..... (2 Peter 1/3)

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. (2 Peter 1/16)

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. (2 Corinthians 11/3)

Strong's No. 572: ἁπλότης – sincere or singleness hence simplicity.

I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favour of one against another. (1 Corinthians 4/6)

Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. (2 John 1/9)

Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar. (Proverbs 30/6; Revelation 22/18))

They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. (Titus 1/11)

In 2004, Breen moved to Glendale, Arizona to serve as pastor of Community Church of Joy.

Bethany Lutheran in Elkhorn Nebraska, US: “Apparently Mike Breen was fired at the church in Arizona, and his friend, Garett Robinson was not far behind. The rumor we got was that when Breen was fired, the Immigration officials were on hand but somehow he got around that......The first time I read the oath the followers had to take to follow Mike Breen, the guardian I was sick to my stomach. As far as I was concerned it was a CULT, and there were many others of the same mind..... Our church paid out $72,000 to Mr. Breen before it was stopped.” http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/214/02/mike-breen-3dm-lifeshapes-and.html

THE SCHOOLEY FILES

Below is a just a small selection of the comments which have been left about 3DM on the Schooley Files. Please visit that site to see all the comments and something of the impact that 3DM has left on those damaged by it.

"Our church is in the midst of heated discussion between the council and pastoral staff in electing to follow the 3dm model of ministry. council has decided to not follow this after much research. sounds like freemasonry cloaked."

"Our church has already been badly affected by these "huddles"... it is a man made system and when you exceed biblical parameters you are open to demonic forces. This system does not honor God, it is dangerous and the evidence is there to prove it. Our church has become divided because of it, it makes me sad, if this was a system that would honor God, then none of this would happen..... I'd like to ask Mike Breen one thing...WHAT WOULD JESUS DO????"

"Thanks to all who have shared their experiences with 3dm & TOM. The church we have been part of has recently, implemented the above movement and philosophies, with very little indication to the majority of the congregation. Subtle implementation, being introduced to the Leader Huddles - which I found very secretive and dividing - placing the majority of the congregation "outside the camp."

"I could not find any of the rules and philosophy that was being promoted,aligning with any Scripture. Just religious sounding concepts

"My wife and I resigned from our roles in the fellowship and removed ourselves after private dialogue with the Sen. Minister. (He sees himself as a Pioneer of the movement in Australia) He was very accepting to my discussion with him,on the matter - but could not see any error in what he was introducing to the Fellowship."

"We have prayerfully committed the situation to God, and have been grieving in way, for those we have left behind. We left extending grace to the Minister and his leadership, without any arguments. Yet I feel we have been the guilty party in it all - it is approximately 12 weeks since we resigned,and have not had the desire to seek out a new Church Fellowship through this sad time. Are we alone in this? Please pray with us."

“Tragically, our church has been torn apart and dismembered by the promulgation of this material....."

"The secrecy, the inherent divisiveness of the program (creating two classes of disciples) the 'language' that must be learned AND the obvious similarities to the Shepherding Movement should be discussed openly with a church’s leadership before this program is implemented.”

"I just found this site and could not believe that others have experienced the same things that we did recently at our church. The creation of insiders and outsiders, only person's who adhere totally to the 3DM methodology being qualified to serve in leadership positions, those who have been huddled being the least charitable to Christian brothers and sisters that they have known and loved for decades. This is an insidious program that was instituted in secret at our church with only the pastor, staff, and board being allowed to know what was going on. Having read Building a Discipling Culture twice I have highlighted many passages which are just "out there" in terms of historic Christian doctrine and belief, such as "you can learn to do everything that Jesus did." Really? I haven't heard of anyone walking on water or raising the dead lately. When the temple veil was rent at Jesus death it signaled the destruction of the old system that was characterized by exclusion. Under the old covenant the closer you got to the presence of God in the Jewish temple the more exclusive, i.e. court of the gentiles and women, court of the men, the Holy place where only the priests could go, and then the Holy of Holies where only the high priest could go once per year. Yet 3DM creates a system of exclusion by its insistence on learning the "life shapes" and its unique language. Christ came to destroy the barriers and 3DM erects more, how could anyone call this discipleship. If this comes to your church run, run, run."

http://www.schooleyfiles.com/2013/11/mike-breen-and-building-discipling.html?showComment=1399322777675#c7821247714872847370

North Heights Lutheran Church Minnesota, US:

North Heights Lutheran Church (NHLC) has recently removed 3DM after a period of six years, during which time 3DM has had a very detrimental effect upon their congregation. Below is a statement from their own website:

North Heights Lutheran Church Removes 3DM

"The authority given to the North Heights Lutheran Church Council of Elders by Chapter 10 of the NHLC Constitution allows us to give the following statement. The North Heights Elected Council of Elders, on April 2, 2014, voted unanimously to move into the future unencumbered by the 3DM movement. The congregation was sent a brief email on Saturday evening, April 5, 2014. Below, you will find more detailed information.

Our prayer is that you will be part of building for the future at North Heights and represent His heart of love for one another. Let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:14–16

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is 3DM?

3DM stands for 3D-Movements. 3DM describes their business as “a training organization that works with leaders and churches of over 70 Christian denominations.” 3DM website

2. When did 3DM enter North Heights and how did it affect us?

Six years ago, the 3DM organization (along with conferences, books, trainings, and teachings) was invited into North Heights by our Leadership Staff. The goal was to increase our ability to live as disciples. We believe that the initial positive decision to utilize 3DM as a ministry tool and resource at NHLC has developed into an all-encompassing, controlling factor within our church. It is our desire that this church body be functioning through and reliant solely on the Word of God, the Lordship of Jesus, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because 3DM has become such a governing rule at NHLC, we believe the only way to course-correct our church is to fully terminate the presence of 3DM at NHLC.

Leaders were compelled to begin utilizing the language and teachings of 3DM. This drained finances, staff availability, a sense of community, and even usurped the power of the Holy Spirit. As we worked to understand the decline in church attendance, financial instability, spiritual and emotional duress placed on the congregation and staff of North Heights, it became clear that we needed to make a change.

3. What makes 3DM incompatible with the DNA of North Heights?

In contrast to 3DM which creates a tiered system of exclusivity, investing primarily in church leaders, North Heights believes in the priesthood of believers; that everyone is invited before the throne of God, to learn from Him, serve Jesus, and walk with Him. but you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9

In contrast to 3DM which separates younger and elder generations, North Heights is committed to bringing the generations together for ministry, healing, prayer, fellowship, study, service, and worship. Impress them (God’s commandments) on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7

In contrast to 3DM which builds discipleship using shapes, North Heights believes that Jesus speaks to us directly through His Word and the Holy Spirit. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you-guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. 2 Timothy 1:14

In contrast to 3DM which requires the use of their language and culture, North Heights uses other ministries, such as Alpha and Cleansing Stream, with flexibility to adapt them within our own culture. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8

4. What happened to lead to this decision? Is the Council being reactionary, or are they doing what's best for the North Heights congregation?

The Council of Elders is, by its very nature, set up to maintain stability and order. We recognize that we were too ready to endorse and asked too few questions of our leaders. We willingly took their word that we were headed in the right direction.

Yet, there was the painful reality that worship attendance has dropped off dramatically, especially in the Arden Hills Sanctuary. A corresponding drop in giving, along with staff-cuts has been our reality.

Then, beginning in January 2014, following Mike Breen's talk at North Heights’ Leadership Event, his stated role as “Superior Guardian of The Order of the Mission” (TOM) and leader of 3DM, raised new concerns within our community.

1. Letters of concern about North Heights’ engagement with 3DM poured in crossing generations, genders, and ministries.

The Council of Elders began a prayerful investigative process.

1. The Elders listened to the concerns sent by many members and leaders of the congregation; often following up with personal conversations to more fully understand their experience or understanding of 3DM and its teachings.

2. The Elders read the prophetic words submitted to and approved by the Prophetic Roundtable. The Council requested these to be posted; many of the words warned about the direction North Heights was headed and called for correction.

3. The Elders talked with ministry leaders (both paid staff and lay-leaders), to understand the influence 3DM had on their ministry. The Elders learned that large amounts of staff time was re-directed from North Heights' ministries and toward 3DM; most significantly impacted were youth, young adults, family, and most recently outreach ministries.

4. The Elders talked with leaders from other churches who had been either positively or negatively impacted by 3DM. The Elders could not ignore the caution of the churches that were once on the same trajectory.

5. North Heights’ DNA is one soaked in the Holy Spirit; the Elders evaluated the spiritual fruit of 3DM. Although, some leaders have benefitted from this discipleship process, we could not ignore that after the investment of finances, the reallocation of staff time, and the obligation of church leadership to conform to 3DM, there is very little fruit in the body of believers to show for this investment.

6. After The Council of Elders reviewed the information and sought wisdom from the Lord it became clear that we had a constitutional obligation to protect the spiritual, financial, business and organizational aspects of the congregation. [NHLC Constitution 10.01]

Going forward the Council of Elders is committed to minding the check in our spirit, while we engage openly with staff and members; to create a process of interacting within ministries; and to bear at all times the responsibility of listening to the Lord, His prophets, His people, and His Holy Spirit.

5. Why didn’t the congregation need to vote to remove 3DM?

Since 3DM was never voted in as an affiliated entity of North Heights, a congregational vote is not required to remove it. The Council has the authority and responsibility for the spiritual oversight of the congregation. It takes seriously the degree to which many are invested in 3DM. In tending to the overall well-being of North Heights, it makes more sense to redirect our energies and resources toward congregational ministries. Our hope has been to be obedient to God, to hear the cries of His heart and Church, and to lead in such a way that the body wasn't put in the position of taking aim at one another.

6. Does the removal of 3DM mean that certain staff will be asked to leave?

The Council wants to be clear that in no way are we requesting that ANY of the staff leave North Heights. We are removing 3DM and that includes requiring that staff members also have no affiliation with 3DM. We are removing 3DM curriculum, language and framework from our church. Where staff members are willing to sever their 3DM affiliation, we would love to have them remain on staff. We understand that some staff are well connected with 3DM and may find it difficult to stay at a non-3DM church. Since employees of NHLC represent our church at all times, outside affiliations with 3DM misrepresent the church’s position.

7. Do staff only have until Wednesday, April 9th to decide if they want to stay at a non-3DM church?

The Council heard the concerns about the staff responding by Wednesday, April 9th, regarding the commitment to operate in their role in a church without 3DM and its affiliates. We understand that the decision we asked staff to make may need more time, so the date was left open right now. Staff were notified of this change. We reminded them that each of them are valuable to this church and we believe that each is capable to carry out their ministries in a manner consistent with this new direction. The Council is committed to help staff work through this transition. It is our hope and prayer that the NHLC staff will choose to remain through this shift of focus.

8. How will this change affect the community in which I am involved?

If you are involved in an existing huddle, missional community, or small group you are encouraged to continue, just without the 3DM language. Let the Holy Spirit guide you as you transition your ministry. We have always been a church that has invested in community, Christ-centered discipleship, service and outreach led by the Holy Spirit.

The Council of Elders will work together with the pastors, staff and congregation, to build upon our heritage, strengthening relationships between campuses, generations and reaching our neighbors. If you are already part of a great community, hold on to it! If you wish to be a part of community, let’s work together to build it. We believe that although authentic Christian community comes in many forms, it is strongest when centered in the Word, led by the Spirit, and engaged in the world. This has always been North Heights’ DNA.”
http://www.nhlc.org/3dm

Follow Up Post: The Toxic Aftermath of Mike Breen 3DM: North Heights Lutheran Church
http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/mindy-bak-north-heights-lutheran-church.html

UPDATE: 3DM is now known as 5Q with Alan Hirsch, Cairn Network. Kairos network.

WOE TO THE FALSE SHEPHERDS PROMOTING ECUMENISM IN LEICESTER!

The origin of the word “ecumenical” originates from the Greek word oikoumenē which means the inhabited world. The two main bodies that promote ecumenism are The World Council of Churches (WCC) and its US counterpart the National Council of Churches (NCC). The first ecumenical assembly was held in 1948 in Amsterdam when it adopted the motto “ONE WORLD – ONE CHURCH”.

WCC member churches in the UK at the present time consist of the following:

Baptist Union of Great Britain
Church in Wales
Church of England
Church of Scotland
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church of Wales
Scottish Episcopal Church
Union of Welsh Independents
United Free Church of Scotland
United Reformed Church

Ecumenism is undoubtedly the biggest threat to Biblical Christianity in this critical Laodicean Age of lukewarm Christianity. From it’s very name and motto, the focus of ecumenism is on this world. The ecumenical movement is a direct contradiction of the claim that the kingdom of Jesus Christ is not of this world: Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” (John 18/36)

This present age will end in deception, apostasy and the false Antichrist religion: Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God. (2 Thessalonians 2/3-4)

False prophets and teachers: 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) .

The Roman Catholic Church (RCC) falsely describes itself as: “The one, holy, catholic and apostolic church, founded by Christ himself.” The ultimate objective of the RCC is to be reunited with the historically separated denominations and to integrate them into itself. Though the RCC is not a WCC member, since the Second Vatican Council (1961-65) it has been heavily involved with ecumenism. The spirit of Antichrist working through the ecumenical movement will finally bring all churches, cults and religions into a deviant one world church regardless of doctrine and truth will be thrown to the ground (Daniel 8/12). We see this progressing in front of our very eyes….. the ultimate outcome being: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH (Revelation 17/5). The mother harlot is the Roman Catholic Church and her daughters are the “separated brethren”, those denominations who reintegrate with her and accept all of her apostasies and abominations. Why is it that so very many church leaders today tragically do not see (or claim not to see) that the ecumenism is a deception and that their involvement in it is doomed? These stooges of Satan will be destroyed when he has finished using them: And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire….. (Revelation 17/16)

Considering the dire warnings given in the scriptures, Bible believing Christians should not support or have any part of the Antichrist ecumenical system or belong to any church that promotes or flirts with ecumenism. Participation and acceptance is just as much sin as worshipping the false gods of other religions. God’s Word specifically commands true believers to “come out of her” – this is not optional: 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; see also 2 Corinthians 6/17)

The ecumenical movement has rejected the Bible as the infallible word of God and has its own distorted Bible version which is sanctioned by Rome. Furthermore, essential Christian doctrine such as creationism, the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, a literal hell, the inerrancy of the Bible are all denied by the ecumenical movement. The ecumenical movement suppresses the message of the gospel regarding sin, repentance and personal salvation and replaces it with a “social gospel” of secular political activism around mostly liberal issues such as social justice, ending poverty etc.

Many today validate their so called “ministries” by the presence of signs as proof that God is at work However signs and wonders are definitely not proof that God is at work. The acid test is always the scriptures regardless of manifestations.

JESUS CHRIST WILL SAY TO FALSE BELIEVERS “I Never Knew You.”

“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. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’  (Matthew 7/21-23)

Ecumenism plus charismatic lying signs and wonders will be the hallmark of the second person of the unholy trinity, the false prophet (Revelation 13/13; 19/20). Those people who refuse to love the truth (the scriptures) will be utterly deceived by lying signs and wonders (2 Thessalonians 2/9) and will worship the beast (Antichrist).

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. (2 Thessalonians 2/9-10)

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)

And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. (Revelation 12/9).

“Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right.” —C.H. Spurgeon

Ecumenical ‘Churches Together’ in Leicester – Breakfast 10th May

“This event was inspired by a sermon preached by David Hind from Trinity Life Church.” - We should not be surprised! Any leader that validates the ministry of necromancer Benny Hinn and approves of gambling by utilising lottery funding at the expense of the gospel is an enemy of the cross of Christ (Phillipians 3/18). In biblical terms a leader should be beyond reproach with purity of doctrine (Titus 2/8).

What do the following people have in common?

What accord has Christ with Belial? (2 Corinthians 6/15)

David Monteith Leicester Cathedral
John Bentham Clarendon Park Congregational
Rachel Parkinson Leicester North Methodist Circuit
David Hind Trinity Life Church
Sunny George All Saints
John Potter Abbotts Road URC

Marvin Hector Shiloh Pentecostal Fellowship
Taiwo Olugbenga City of Favour (RCCG)
Steve Barber Leicester City Vineyard
Joel Haye New Testament Church of God
Margaret Gillespie St Margarets
Andrew Curry Leicester Christian Aid Committee
Ian Jones All Nations Church
Richard Worsfold Church of the Martyrs
Helen Hayes Pioneer minister for the homeless
David Adams Leicester Fellowship of Pastors
Marlise Adam Lutheran Church
Ebaneeza Babalola Covenant of God (RCCG)
Peter Shepherd Stoneygate Baptist Church
Vic Allsop Churches Together in Leicestershire
Paul Richards Christchurch Clarendon Park

David Howarth Leicester Moravian Church
John McGinley Holy Trinity
Barry Naylor St. Nicholas and St Andrew’s

http://www.churchestogetherinleicestershire.org/index.php?module=pagesmith&uop=view_page&id=136s inhabited world’…….

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 23/1)

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

LEICESTER@THECROSS: THE FALSE UNITY OF ECUMENISM - WIDE IS THE GATE THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION

“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many." (Matthew 7.13)

Leicester@theCross is being organised by the Anglican Church. It is being led by John McGinley Vicar of Holy Trinity Church and organised by Tim Stratford who is the Archdeacon of Leicester. This ecumenical event will replace Christ in the Centre on what is erroneously referred to as the date of Christ's crucifixion. Good Friday falls this year on the 18th of April.

Leicester@theCross is yet another instance of the ecumenical prostitution of the churches in Leicester. It is being supported by Knighton Evangelical Free Church, Trinity Life Church and no doubt others who claim to be “evangelical”. The organisers promise “a fresh approach......uniting traditions – new and old together in a clear act of witness."   A clear witness to what though? The organisers are not giving much away except to say that the events will be told through music, drama, and singing of Easter hymns.
http://www.leicester.anglican.org/news/details/leicester-the-cross-replaces-christ-in-the-centre

The Anglicans teach that Pagans, witches, Muslims and Christians worship the same god! They are quite literally creating "a pagan church" to help them stay relevant to society. These teachings are the very antithesis of biblical Christianity. As such one wonders how the Anglicans can possibly represent Jesus Christ!

"Ministers are being trained to create new forms of Anglicanism suitable for people of alternative beliefs as part of a Church of England drive to retain congregation numbers."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10133906/Church-of-England-creating-pagan-church-to-recruit-members.html

THE DEFINITION OF ECUMENISM

While presenting itself as owning the very name of Christianity, ecumenism is a vile heresy which poses the gravest threat to Biblical Christianity. As the poison takes hold, the lie is perpetrated that spiritual unity is more important than truth – this is the spirit of Antichrist which seeks to supplant genuine faith in Jesus Christ as the only way to the Father (John 14/6).

Ecumenism involves promoting unity between Christian denominations and churches previously separated by doctrine, history and practice. These initiatives are often referred to as interdenominational. Ecumenism is aimed at worldwide unity and a single church. This involves unity between orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics who are engaged in idolatry and who have a different gospel..... it involves syncretism and unity with those denominations who have compromised with doctrines of demons (1 Timothy 4/1). Examples of this are liberal church views on interfaith, homosexuality, gay marriage, evolution, Chrislam and replacement theology (the belief that the church replaces national Israel) etc.

Ecumenism is also linked to interfaith or multifaith pluralism which promotes worldwide unity among religions through greater cooperation and improved understanding. They tell us that truth is relative rather than absolute and that we must embrace all beliefs as viable truth, but this is not what the Bible teaches. Are we pleasing men or God by giving validity to pagan religions whose beliefs are detestable to God and whose deities are referred to as demons in the Bible? What accord has Christ with Belial? (2 Corinthians 6/15)

.....what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? (1 Corinthians 10/20-22)

For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. (1 Thessalonians 2/3-4)

The prophet Amos asks a very critical question: Can two walk together unless they are agreed? (Amos 3/3) The answer to that question is a resounding NO! No matter what banner of “Christianity” we profess, if we do not agree with the Holy Scriptures which are the inerrant Word of God then we have no part of Jesus Christ. Ecumenism directly contradicts the command of scripture to be of one mind (Philippians 2/2). Ecumenism is to bring faith down to the lowest common denominator and by doing so it negates biblical truth. The apostolic teaching is to be of one mind and one body by believing, speaking, and doing all the things that have been handed down to us by Jesus Christ and the apostles. True unity in the spirit is to be united by biblical beliefs, being perfectly joined together of the same mind in accord with Christ Jesus (Romans 15/5). Not through any human agency: For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not being merely human? (1 Corinthians 3/4)

…..complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. (Philippians 2/2)

John 17 is quoted by those who seek to pursue the false oneness of ecumenism. However what John 17 says is that unity is conditional upon truth as given by the gospel of Jesus Christ. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (John 17/17)

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)

Leviticus 26/14-39 says several times and in several different ways that if people walk contrary to God, then he will walk contrary to them:

“But if you will not listen to me and will not do all these commandments, if you spurn my statutes, and if your soul abhors my rules, so that you will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant, then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. I will set my face against you, and you shall be struck down before your enemies.................."  (Leviticus 26/14....)

"I once walked with you" (Le 26:12) as a Father and Husband (Isa 54:5; Jer 3:14); but now your way and Mine are utterly diverse; there can therefore be no fellowship between us such as there was (Am 3:2); I will walk with you only to "punish you"; as a "lion" walks with his "prey" (Am 3:4), as a bird-catcher with a bird [Tarnovius]. The prophets, and all servants of God, can have no fellowship with the ungodly (Ps 119:63; 2Co 6:16, 17; Eph 5:11; Jas 4:4)."

"Without concord there is no communion ….. sin puts enmity between God and man. regenerate and unregenerate persons cannot walk together, there being no concord, 2 Corinthians 6:14; they must agree in the way Christ, and in the fundamental principles of religion; and in worship, and the manner of it; and in all the ordinances of the Gospel, and the manner of administering them."
http://biblehub.com/

For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. (John 17/8)

And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (John 17/3)

Your word is a lamp to my feet. (Psalm 119/105)

Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. (2 John 1/9)

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 23/1)

"Apostasy is spreading throughout Christian churches that were once staunchly fundamental. These apostate churches are suppressing the gospel that they once declared faithfully and openly. Caryl Matrisciana details how pastors are intentionally deceiving their congregations and leading them into eternal error."

RICHARD TAYLOR: IT TAKES A THIEF TO CATCH A THIEF AND THE FAKE WELSH OUTPOURING

What are Richard Taylor's motives for doing the Crime-Stopper series “It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief”? From a biblical standpoint, should a minister of the Lord (so called) be engaged in this sort of activity?

Richard Taylor demonstrates with aptitude and pride those things of which he should be ashamed (Romans 6/21). He appears to be very much enjoying the notoriety and a kind of perverted glory from his previous life of crime instead of fulfilling the calling of a genuine shepherd to suffer for the gospel of Christ. In the process he is upsetting and humiliating the very people he purports to be helping – namely the shopkeepers and their staff. Taylor demonstrates criminal “skills” which the general public were no doubt previously unaware. To shopkeepers and law enforcement agencies it is important to know these things, but these techniques may actually put ideas into the minds of weak people who would not otherwise have considered stealing. This series may be something of a double edged sword which could actually encourage stealing rather than prevent it!

The series itself confirms that as fast as deterrents to shoplifting are put into place, the criminals always find new ways of getting around them. The problem with humanity is the heart, not the outward actions (Jeremiah 17/9). People need to repent and believe the gospel of Jesus Christ so that their sins can be blotted out (Acts 3/19). Along with protecting the flock entrusted to them, this should be the number one priority of any true pastor. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the only way that people can really be changed from their hearts and be saved.

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. (Mark 16/15)

Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. (John 12/25)C

What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation. (Galatians 6/15b)

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 6/9-11)

Paul's instruction to Timothy:

Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. (2 Timothy 2/3-4)

To another he (Jesus Christ) said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9/59-60; Matthew 8/21-22) In other words – let the spiritually dead, (those who are not true Christians – unregenerate people who have not been renewed by the Holy Spirit) deal with their own problems. Jesus Christ goes on to say: “But as for you (in this case probably an apostle) go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” This man probably wished to stay with his father until his father's death, and his request seemed reasonable in humanistic terms..... but not to Jesus Christ. Following Christ is a tough call contrary to popular belief. Jesus Christ told this man to prioritise and focus on his calling.

In the case of Richard Taylor, no biblical argument can be made for doing the series “It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief”. The Bible tells us that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one (1 John 5/19). The problems of this world will never be resolved until the return of Jesus Christ. Christians are not called to fix the problems of this world or to attempt to make the world a better place without the gospel.

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)

They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. (John 17/16).

IS RICHARD TAYLOR STILL A SCAM ARTIST?

I do not believe for one second that Richard Taylor is a genuine minister of the Lord. For one thing his doctrine is totally unbiblical and his guest speakers are all apostates without exception. The so called Welsh Outpouring has dredged up many problems involving the dubious ministry of Richard Taylor and his sidekick Andrew Parsons. Instead of breaking the law of the land as a criminal, Taylor has taken full advantage of his transferable skills as a con artist. Furthermore he has influential connections and even has the authorities on side - The way of the wicked prospers and the treacherous thrive. (Jeremiah 12)

…..if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11/3)

In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there. (Psalm 37/10)

It really was very odd that Cllr Haynes should represent local residents over retrospective planning permissions and also promote Unite@Victory on her Facebook page. Cllr Haynes has close relatives and Facebook friends attending Victory Church in Cwmbran. Needless to say, no action has been taken against Victory Church to address retrospective planning permissions despite legitimate complaints. Similarly no action has been taken to protect the residents of Victory Outreach UK, despite a number of people raising genuine concerns that the ex-prisoners under the “care” of VOUK have come under the cultish influence of the leaders of Victory Church. These ex-prisoners were obligated to attend the nightly meetings and were subjected to hours and hours of mind control techniques and false teaching. In addition no answer has been forthcoming concerning VC's very strange acquisition of their campus at Merthyr Tydfil. With suspect qualifications and phony healings, Richard Taylor is as much a scam artist as ever he was, only now he does it by spiritual deception. Incredibly, despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary, a core group of people still attend Victory Church and attribute the false manifestations to an “outpouring” of the Holy Spirit.

An appalling and horrible thing
has happened in the land:
the prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule at their direction;
my people love to have it so,
but what will you do when the end comes? (Jeremiah 5/30-31)

These are just a few of the issues that have been thrown up by the so called “Welsh Outpouring” which is spreading like gangrene into various parts of the UK (2 Timothy 2/17).

Taylor and Parsons are not honest and open about their finances.

Local residents have been upset by the nightly “outpouring” meetings which were held without planning permission. Victory Church only have planning permission for one assembly meeting a week.

Concerns were raised that the residents of Victory Outreach UK were coerced into attending all the“outpouring” meetings and were suffering from abusive treatment. http://watchman4wales.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/richard-taylor-andrew-parsons- self.html#comment-form

Concerns were raised by the medical profession about the alleged “healings” at Victory Church, none of which can be medically verified. http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2013-08-15/cwmbran-church-under-scrutiny-over-miracle-healings/)

Taylor and other leaders of Victory Church insist that they are addressed as “Pastor” as a prefix to their names. Ironically the qualifications of Taylor and Parsons previously published on their website are suspect. http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/call-no-man-your-father-matthew-239_9.html

Bethania Chapel in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil was acquired by Victory Church under very dubious circumstances. http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/the-welsh-outpouring-open-letter-to.html

TAYLOR AND PARSONS SCAM OUT OF THE PIT OF HELL!!!

SCRIPTURE OUT OF CONTEXT

“In 2013 after hosting a national conference in Cardiff The Lord spoke to them (Taylor and Parsons) from psalms 2:8 ‘Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession’ Today VIM (Victory International Ministries) is carrying an evangelistic anointing to the nations by hosting conferences, crusades, revival meetings and teaching materials to resource the body of Christ in reaching nations.” http://viministry.org/about-us/

Psalm 2/8 taken IN context is messianic i.e. it refers to the Messiah and no one else! It is a conversation between God the Father and the Son and concerns the reign of the Lord's anointed, Jesus Christ during his millennial reign. The Gentiles will be divided into nations with Jesus Christ as their righteous ruler (Psalm 2/8; Isaiah 42/1; Daniel 7/14,27).

I will tell of the decree:

The LORD said to me, “You are my Son;

today I have begotten you.

Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,

and the ends of the earth your possession.

You shall break them with a rod of iron

and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” (Psalm 2/7-9)

For Taylor and Parsons to take messianic prophecies and apply them to themselves is the very height of arrogance. This is the spirit of antichrist who is not only against Christ but is a usurper and puts himself in the place of Christ.

The title of the series “It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief” is very apt.

University College London researchers have come up with some very interesting findings:

“Human beings are surprisingly bad at spotting deception - perhaps because we do so much of it - but one group are VERY good... liars themselves.

In a speaking test, liars were able to spot other liars far more accurately than people who told the truth - which might explain why poker players are good at both.” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2179710/It-takes-thief-catch-thief-Liars-far-better-spotting-lies-normal-people.html

Taylor says that the thieves don't care about those they steal from. That phrase: “they don't care” has stuck in my mind regarding Taylor - he just doesn't care.

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared..... (1 Timothy 1/1-2)

Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; (Revelation 18/4)

http://eliora.hubpages.com/hub/THE-WELSH-OUTPOURING-VICTORY-CHURCH-CWMBRAN-RICHARD-TAYLOR-RIDING-ROUGHSHOD-OVER-LOCAL-RESIDENTS

http://eliora.hubpages.com/hub/FURTHER-UPDATES-RE-CLLR-HAYNES-AND-VICTORY-CHURCH