pope francis the pharisee

Pope Francis' further erosion of the Word of God at the expense of "love and justice".

Pope Francis has lamented the case of Christians who are so attached to the laws that they neglect the concepts of love and justice. The pope reflected on how love and justice are the path to Christ rather than "an excessive attachment to the laws."  He recalled how Jesus described the Pharisees as "hypocrites" for criticising him behind his back after he healed a sick man on the Sabbath. "This way of living attached to laws, distanced them from love and from justice.... They were closed minded men, who knew the letter of the law but were always closing the doorway to hope, to love and to salvation..... The path towards being faithful to the laws without neglecting justice and love is the opposite one, from love to integrity. from love to discernment from love to the laws. This is the path that Jesus teaches us, totally opposite to that of the doctors of the law, and it is the path from love and justice that leads to God. instead the other path of being attached only to the laws leads to egoism, the arrogance of  considering onseself to be always in the right.  Jesus said to these people 'You like to be seen by the people as men of prayer and of fasting' and it is for this reason that Jesus tells the people 'do what they say, but do not do what they do.'"

Pope Francis' Inversion

The definiton of "Pharisee":

1.  "A member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguised by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity." 
1.1 "A self righteous or hypocritical person." 
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Pharisee

Jesus Christ's clashes with the Pharisees DID NOT concern the written law; he objected to their man made traditions- they teach as doctrine the commandments of men (Matthew 15/9). The Pharisees oral traditions were at variance with the written law - the Pharisees broke the commandment of God for the sake of their own tradition. The practice of adding to or taking away from the Word of God is expressly forbidden in the scriptures:

You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you. (Deuteronomy 4/2, see also 12/32; Proverbs 30/6; Revelation 22/18-19)

The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever. (Psalm 119/160).

The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; (Psalm 19/7)

The idea that mere human beings can add or subtract anything to/from the flawless word of God is extremely dangerous, and yet this is what many foolish people have done in the guise of "spirituality" throughout history. The Roman Catholic Church are one of the main offenders in this respect; they have added their tradition to the Word of God for centuries - they are infested with tradition! The term "Pharisee" is applicable to them more than anyone!

10 Unscriptural Basic Catholic Doctrines

From the 1994 Catechism of the Catholic Church

• The Roman Catholic Church teaches that it is the only source of salvation for sinners. Pope Francis recently reiterated this lie. The Bible teaches that salvation is achieved by the merits of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.
• Roman Catholics are taught that only the Catholic Church can forgive sins. The Bible teaches that forgiveness comes directly from God through faith in Christ, not through church membership or sacraments. 
• Catholics believe the lie that Baptism saves, hence their practice of infant baptism. Water baptism saves no-one. Salvation must precede water baptism.
• Popes are infallible. The truth is only God is infallible, all men are corrupt. 
• Roman Catholic Priests and Leaders are infallible. 
• Roman Catholic Sacraments are essential for salvation. The seven sacraments are baptism, penance, the Eucharist, confirmation, matrimony, holy orders and anointing of the sick (also known as extreme unction). No-one is saved by sacraments, salvation is through faith in Christ alone.
• The Roman Catholic Church is the only correct interpreter of Scriptural doctrine. The Holy Spirit is the only Interpreter man needs. 
• Transubstantiation: According to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, the bread and the wine used in the sacrament of the Eucharist become (not merely as by a sign or a figure), but in actual reality the body and blood of Christ. This unbiblical idolatrous blasphemy is taken from Babylonian sun worship.
• The Eucharist keeps from sin. Only genuine repentance and faith in Christ takes away sin.
• The Virgin Mary is a co-redeemer and saviour. This hideous blasphemy inserts Mary into the Trinity. 
• Plus many more.

http://www.born-again-christian.info/catholics.htm

The example Pope Francis gives is the Pharisees objection to Jesus Christ healing a sick man on the sabbath. These sabbath disputes were at the very centre of the Pharisaic hatred of Jesus Christ, because they concentrated the worst puerilities and formalisms around the ordiance of the Sabbath around the Oral Law. Jesus Christ asked the Pharisees the question:“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” But they remained silent. (Luke 14/3-4). They could not say it was unlawful because the law did not forbid it.

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? (Matthew 15/1-3) 

For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders; (Mark 7/3) 

For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,” he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God. You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”  

(Matthew 15/3-9) 

Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land. (Deuteronomy 5/16; Ephesians 6/2)
 

Love and Justice were at the heart of the Mosaic law. The law required that a son should honor his parents. This meant among other things that he should provide economic support for parents' when they were old and in distress. Jesus Christ's objection to the practice known as korban (a thing dedicated to the service of God), violated the fifth commandment. In contradiction to the law of God, the Jewish teachers said that it was more important for a man to dedicate his property to God than to provide for the needs of his parents. Their tradition created distress and injustice. The wording "need not honour his father" is a specific contradiction of Exodus 20/12 and Deuteronomy 5/16. This practice encouraged the abuse of the elderly in depriving them of vital support. Paul the apostle also emphasised the importance of caring for ones needy relatives:

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. (1 Timothy 5/8) 

Jesus Christ: "For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?" (John 5/47-48)  
It is clear from this statement that the Pharisees did not believe Moses! 

Jesus Christ: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5/17-20)

The Old Testament Law was abrogated by Jesus Christ 2000 years ago through the New Covenant. There should be little doubt about this fact as there are numerous references to it in the Bible: Romans 13/8-9; 3/21; 7/6; 1/:8; 13/10; 2 Corinthians.3/5-6; 3/13-16; Galatains 2/12; 3/2-3; 3/5; 3/10-11; 3/19; 3/23-25; 4/31; 5/2-4; 5/18; Ephesians 2/15; 3/4-5; Philippians 3/8-9; Colossians.2/14; 2/16; 2/20; Hebrews 8/7-8; 10/20.

The Law of Christ: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 22/37-40) 

.....yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. (Galatians 2/16)  

If you love me, you will keep my commandments. (John 14/15)

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)  
The Greek word "anomia" literally translated means - the condition of without law or contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness.
"Lawlessness; the utter disregard for God's law (His written and living Word)."
http://biblehub.com/greek/458.htm

THE TEST OF SCRIPTURE IS VITAL

The serpent said to Eve "Did God really say....." (Genesis 3/1) in order to undermine the truth of God's Word. The spirit of antichrist continually seeks to undermine the Word of God and deceive people into accepting a lie. This was Paul's concern for the Corinthian Church: 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) The Bible is our point of reference; we need to thoroughly to examine all doctrines by the test of Scripture. The Roman Catholic Church miserably fails that test.

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 despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. (1 Thessalonians 5/20-21)

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)

Masonic hidden hand gesture

Luciferian Horned Hand Signal!

 

http://www.born-again-christian.info/foxes.book.of.martyrs/foxes.editions.htm 

http://apprising.org/2014/05/16/pope-francis-says-we-cannot-be-christians-without-the-roman-catholic-church/   

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

DAVID HIND'S MONTHLY LETTER - ITS ALL ABOUT ME AT TLC! TRINITY LIFE CHURCH LEICESTER

I have written about the Assemblies of God in Leicester more than a few times over the last twelve months and I continue to be shocked and disturbed by the antics of David Hind. I tremble to think what he will do next and I often wonder how low he will continue to sink into apostasy. I now write to focus in on his monthly letter for January 2015 which reads like a transcript of a worldly celebrity A-list event which gives thanks and honour to certain elite VIP’s! EIGHTH - YES EIGHTH on the list God does get a brief mention - absurdly Hind gives thanks to God for “Open Hands” - in other words he gives credit to God for something overtly worldly which has benefited hugely from Big Lottery Funding and which has nothing to do with God at all!!

David Hind’s habit of picking out individual people to publicly honour at the expense of many others in the congregation who are perhaps equally worthy of honour is extremely unfortunate and divisive. I know in the past that this has caused pain to some people. I am surprised that no one has told David Hind how damaging this is, but as far as I am aware no one ever has. When I attended TLC, David Hind used to call particular individuals out to the front to publicly honour and endorse them. If we want to thank and praise individuals then great, but I believe that it should be done in private. Additionally David Hind has a habit of telling everyone what a "wonderful family" he has and how very blessed he is in this respect. I am glad for him if this is truly the case, but here again, he does not think of other peoples situations when he goes on and on about his "wonderful family" - and he does go on and on about them incessantly. This is another area that has caused pain to some members of the congregation, since not everyone is blessed with a “wonderful family". As a man of God (so called) it is paramount to be sensitive to the body of Christ. The apostles said very little about their private family lives. We know that Peter was married and that is all! Is Hind's sycophantic flattery of certain individuals due to insensitivity or is there a darker motive involved? For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. (1 Corinthians 4/5) Hind has built his house on the sand, not on the Rock (Matthew 7/24-27); he cannot expect God's help to support TLC and Open Hands. I do wonder whether he is trying to shore up TLC in the flesh by keeping certain people on board with flattery. If the recipients of this flattery buy into it then they are unwise. Be wary of human praise....(John 12/43)

As in my previous posts, it is important to look at the scriptures and find out what they say about this subject:

…..on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. (1 Corinthians 12/23-25)

David Hind's letter quotes Philippians 1/3: "I thank my God every time I remember you." He then proceeds to take it completely out of context in order to revere certain individuals. IN CONTEXT this letter written by the Apostle Paul is addressed TO ALL THE SAINTS at Philippi:

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: (notice how the overseers and deacons are mentioned after “all the saints” they are not put on a pedestal by Paul) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. (Philippians 1/1-11)

Therefore, my brothers, (my beloved brethren -NASB) whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. (Philippians 4/1)

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. (Romans 1/8)

Corporate greetings and thanks for the Colossian Christians: 

To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: 
Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people (Colossians 1/2-4)

We find similar INCLUSIVE statements from Paul in ALL his letters to the churches.

I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. For I do not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon take me away. (Job 32/21-22)

For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. (Romans 16/18)

For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue. (Psalm 5/9)

My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. (James 2/1)

The Bible is noticeably reticent when it comes to the praise of men. When Paul named individuals it was usually because there were past issues to be resolved, such as the acceptance of Onesimus who was formerly "unprofitable" (Philemon 1). Euodia and Syntyche had an unknown issue which Paul was keen for them to resolve: ".....help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel." (Philippians 4). Paul said that Mark was "very useful for ministry", but Mark had previously deserted them at Pamphylia. (Acts 15/38; 2 Timothy 4/11; Colossians 4/20). 

Patriarchs and Prophets:

"The Bible has little to say in praise of men. Little space is given to recounting the virtues of even the best men who have ever lived. This silence is not without purpose; it is not without a lesson. All the good qualities that men possess are the gift of God ; their good deeds are performed by the grace of God through Christ. Since they owe all to God, the glory of whatever they are or do belongs to Him alone • they are but instruments in His hands. More than this—as all the lessons of Bible history teach—it is a perilous thing to praise or exalt men; for if one comes to lose sight of his entire dependence on God, and to trust to his own strength, he is sure to fall. Man is contending with foes who are stronger than he. . . . It is impossible for us, in our own strength, to maintain the conflict; and whatever diverts the mind from God, whatever leads to self-exaltation or to self-dependence, is surely preparing the way for our overthrow. The tenor of the Bible is to inculcate distrust of human power, and to encourage trust in divine power."— Page 717 

If you attend TLC then you have my sympathies, and if you haven't made it onto David Hind’s A-list then count yourself blessed and be encouraged because in my opinion David Hind’s assessment of others is terribly flawed. I have long since been completely immune to this kind of backhanded rejection thank God, but young believers, the lonely, the sensitive, the disenfranchised etc. may fall prey to Hind’s "insensitivity" and see themselves as second class Christians. I personally believe that flattery and partiality are destructive tactics of Satan aimed at harming downtrodden vulnerable Christians and puffing the wrong people up with the aim of causing maximum damage and division to the body of Christ! David Hind has put himself in an awful situation before the Lord Jesus Christ in very many ways, not only doctrinally, but also through his abominable treatment of those whom he supposedly has spiritual oversight!

I recently heard the Assemblies of God described as a “New Age Cult” and I must say that I agree with that definition. During the last twelve months, we have seen the formation of the One World Religion taking shape before our very eyes. Some of those aligning with the Pope are false teachers Rick Warren, Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, James Robison, the Salvation Army and the Lutheran Federation. I am not giving this as a prophecy, but I have little doubt that it is just a matter of time before the Assemblies of God will join these traitors of Jesus Christ in the Roman Catholic deception. In the meantime we see the continuing slide of individual churches into apostasy and delusion.

I am unimpressed with David Hind’s A-List and you should be too. God looks upon the heart not the outward appearance (1 Samuel 16/7).

It will be very interesting to see whether the ecumenical initiative begun last year between David Hind and Churches Together goes any further. In addition the ecumenical agenda of Adam Simmonds (Director and Trustee of TLC) in his role as PCC of Northampton is extremely ominous. 

MAKE NO MISTAKE - ECUMENISM IS THE SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST

David Hind's Monthly Letter –  January 2015

"In 2007 when we first came to TLC I wanted to find a way of sharing a little bit of my heart with everyone in the church each month. This led to this monthly letter and this, I think, is the 82^nd letter I have written. As we enter a new year I still want to share a bit of myself with you each month so I am going to carry on – if, however, you would rather receive it by email please let us know. Here we go…

“I thank my God every time I remember you.” Philippians 1:3 NIV

On the pilgrimage of life, it is easy to take for granted those for whom you are so grateful. We probably all have family, friends and those who make our lives easier and better. Susan and I are surrounded by people we love. A brilliant team, fantastic campus pastors, an army of leaders, a great church and many leader friends in the city. Allow me please to pause and thank a few:

I am grateful to Doug Lance who led me to Jesus nearly 30 years ago. As an American missionary serving with the Navigators he was used by God to present the cross to me and my need to repent, experience grace and a new start in life. Those few moments on a Saturday morning in November 1985 are the most precious of my life.

I am grateful for my wonderful family. For the last 9 months we have all lived in the same house together. This has meant learning to be less territorial, more considerate for others’ needs rather than your own and patience with the rigours of community life.  As this phase of our lives comes to an end and Tom and Philippa, and our beautiful granddaughters Annabelle and Rosie move into their own house, Susan and I are grateful for the journey. Every moment has been precious and worth it. That my two sons love God is the most wonderful thing they could ever give to me.

I am grateful to the TLC chair of trustees Colin Jewitt and the coordinator of our elders James Prestwich. Colin is my confidant and a man whose perspective and heart I deeply respect. He is honest with me, about me and to me and I am stronger because of it. James has now worked with me for almost 7 years. He is a rock, my friend and a person of deep integrity who hold my hands up. My life is better with him in it.

I am grateful for my friend Andy Upton, the lead pastor of Knighton Free Church. I have always appreciated Andy’s love of the Bible and his humble heart, willing to listen, learn and give. Knighton’s partnership with Open Hands continues to bless me. They pray for us, invest financially with us and continue to encourage members to serve in Open Hands. This has always been a huge encouragement to me and Andy is at the forefront of this and I am grateful.

I am grateful for Brian and Marge Niblock who have given the best example I have ever seen of how to handle succession in senior leadership. For seven years they have stood on the front row, cheering us on, praying for us, serving wherever they can and speaking with love, honesty and encouragement. They are fantastic people and we love them dearly.

I am grateful to Phil Pye, the area leader of 150+ Assemblies of God churches in the midlands area, of which we are one. He is a lover of the Bible, a pastor of people and passionate about the Church. I get to sit with him regularly to work through the joys and challenges of church life and I am always strengthened by him. He will be speaking at our TLC together celebration on the 4^th January.

I am grateful for my friend Samuel Munai – the leader of All Nations Church in Kenya. In a community so materially poor, he is building a church and community rich with grace and compassion. I am inspired by his vision, strengthened by his relationship with me and encouraged that together we are making a difference with so many lives in the Mukuru slum in Nairobi.

I am grateful to God for the privilege of having Open Hands at the heart of our community. Watching over 100 people being served Christmas dinner on Tuesday 16^th December at our Compassion Unit reminded me that my life is better because of Open Hands. At the end of another year when thousands of people have been loved, helped, accepted, offered prayer and given practical help through Open Hands reminds me that being Jesus hands and feet is a privilege and I am grateful.

I am also grateful for a vision which carries the heart of God and a church that is willing to step out into the uncomfortable to fulfil the plan of God. Our best days are ahead.

And around your life, perhaps there are people for whom you are grateful. Why not write to them, ring them up, speak to them and let them know that you are encouraged by their love, inspired by their faith or simply that your life is better because they are in it.

On January 4^th we are all together at All Nations at 4pm and we are asking everyone who possibly can to be there. Big Picture Sunday will be different this year but we will still be bringing around 200 areas of TLC and laying them down. We will pray a simple prayer again “Lord be the heart of our church, if anything is on this table and you love it, please bless it more, if anything is here that shouldn’t be here anymore, remove it and if there is anything not here that is precious to you please add it this year. Jesus, be the centre of our lives and our church, Amen.” Do all you can to join us on the 4^th January – it’s important.

Straight afterwards, at All Nations Centre, is ‘Prayer for Leicestershire’. Along with 8 other churches, we have called as many people as possible from any church over the county of Leicestershire to come and pray. At 7.30pm, we will join with them to pause and bring the 1 million people who live in Leicestershire to Jesus. We would love as many of you as are able to stay after our together celebration and join other leaders and Christians from around Leicestershire. What better way to start the New Year than by calling together in unity on the Only One who can truly make a difference to this city and county?

It is a privilege to serve you

 Be blessed

 David"

http://trinitylifechurch.org.uk/davids-letter/ 




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)

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

THE MOST IMPORTANT VIDEO I HAVE SEEN ON ISLAM

REVELATION TV - HOWARD CONDER'S DELUSIONAL COMPARISON WITH THE PROPHET ELIJAH!

Where did Howard Conder get the ridiculous idea that he was going to be a modern day “Elijah”?  Well, it came from a rather dubious prophecy in 1994 from false prophet Jonathan David. Unfortunately I cannot find the recording of this “prophecy”, but there is some information available on Google. If anyone has any further information about this “prophecy” then please contact me.  Conder himself wrote on his Facebook page recently:

"What comes to mmd is the word God gave me through a prophet way back in 1999. It was from a 14 minute recording and one part of this word it said God would bring a confrontation of TRUTH through my ministry just like Elijah."
30 November 2014 at 22:19

The “Elijah prophecy" was given in 1994 (not 1999) at the ecumenical Cornerstone Christian Centre, Bromley, pastored by Juilan Melfi and Hugh Osgood! Rory Alec, who was also present at that meeting believed that it was addressed to him. Certainly the Alecs' milked it for all it was worth as well. One concerned Revelation TV viewer wrote in 2006: 

"The root of these direction problems are that the Conders do not appear to belong to a church or any other wider group of stable Christians. They have no accountability or oversight from any body of Christians, so they have no one to test their apparent words from God to see if they are true. There have also been questions raised on the Internet (reference) that the Jonathan David prophecy which inspired Howard Conder may have been addressed to Rory Alec who was also apparently at the same service at Cornerstone Christian Centre, Bromley. I am not saying that this is true, it could go either way, but its another issue where spiritual discernment has been lacking somewhere along the way."

http://www.ecalpemos.org/2006/10/why-i-decided-to-stop-supporting.html

27th November 2014:
Howard Conder: "I have been thinking of inviting all those who hate us for any reason and who have written or complained to others about us either as individuals or as a charity (Revelation Foundation) and have voiced their concerns or made their accusations about us directly or via emails and texts they have sent in over the 12 years we have been broadcasting and also to include those who have complained to the Charity Commission and give them all an opportunity to voice their gripes directly to my face which I would also propose we do this `live´on TV .......... I wonder if they would have the guts to do that, I wonder ???
You never know, something good may come out of this and at least we can stop the rot, stop the gossiping, stop the malicious back biting and get on with the important things in Preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a perishing world. Souls need to be reached before the awesome and fearsome Day of the Lord . What did Jesus say to his disciples when they said ¨tell those over there to stop them preaching in your name and Christ said... leave them alone, if they are for me then they are not against (paraphrased)
Let me know and I will start to send out invitations. I like it already. Time for a Mount Carmel confrontation."
https://www.facebook.com/howard.conder

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT JONATHAN DAVID

Jonathan David has a church in Malaysia and is part of the new apostolic movement that can be loosely defined as the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Jonathan David is a cult leader whose teachings are based on dominion, word-faith, NAR prosperity and title; he is a proven false prophet! ANPCM (Apostolic Network of Prophetic Churches and Ministries) joined Jonathan David in 1991 and tithe to his ISAAC ministry. Jonathan David's followers call him "papa" and his wife Helen "mum". Jonathan David calls himself an "apostle" and he issues dictatorial "Thus Saith the Lord" prophecies. These modern "apostles" claim to have the same status as the early church apostles and teach that their prophetic words are equal to and even superior to scripture!

Dr (doctor of what no one seems to know) Jonathan David's self description  - "A global apostolic leader and the senior pastor of All Nations Sanctuary, Muar, Malaysia. He is the founder & presiding apostle of ISAAC (International Strategic Alliance of Apostolic Churches), a network of apostolic churches throughout the globe."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2i7YFC-dtE

"Dr. Jonathan David is one of the pioneers of the Prophetic Movement in the earth. His accurate (!!!) prophetic ministry with a unique teaching mantle provides the cutting edge to reach the nations of the world."
http://www.jonathan-david.org/about/
 
JONATHAN DAVID'S FALSE PROPHECY OVER AFRICA FOR 2013

Paraphrase: God is sending fresh water to Africa - cities will be taken - God is going to remove corruption and wickedness; corrupt men in high places in Africa are going to come down  !!!! This blatantly did not happen. Corrupt men were not removed and corruption is just as rampant in Africa as it ever was - in fact, since 2013 corruption is reported to be getting worse.

"In 2013 president Bozize left the country after Islamist rebels of took the capital. The leader of  Seleka, the rebel group, Michel Djotodia called himself the president of the Central African Republic. In Djotodias tenure the Seleka terrorized Christians. On January 10, 2014 Djotodia stepped down. Since January 20, 2014 Catherine Samba-Panza is the president of the Central African Republic. http://www.conservapedia.com/Central_African_Republic

"Egypt ----After Mubarak has gone the Muslim Brotherhood was elected. The president was the Islamist Mohammed Morsi. The people protested against his dictatorship and on July 3, 2013 the military took power in Egypt and set Morsi down. Since then Adly Mansour is the president.

Since Uhuru Kenyatta came to power in 2013:

"Corruption is costing Kenyans their lives – no one is safe." http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/09/corruption-kenyans-fraud

Further links:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23231318 - rampant corruption getting worse

http://www.richestlifestyle.com/most-corrupt-countries-in-africa/

http://ayyaantuu.com/africa/the-aid-industry-endorses-human-rights-abuses-fuels-corruption-and-missed-the-ebola-crisis/

'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.

They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace. (Jeremiah 8/11)

And the LORD said to me: “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds." (Jeremiah 14/14) 

Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Because you have uttered falsehood and seen lying visions, therefore behold, I am against you, declares the Lord God. (Ezekiel 13/8) 

Here is a true "Thus Saith the Lord" prophecy which indicates that things will actually get worse, not better:  

See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.

“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24/4-14) 

Jonathan David's Involvement with Noah Musingku aka “King David Peii II”

 

Jonathan David prophesied over fraudster Noah Musingku aka “King David Peii II” the self-proclaimed "king" of the Twin Kingdoms of Papaala and Me’ekamui on Bougainville Island in the North Solomon Islands. This subject is a whole mess in itself worthy of a separate article, but briefly, Noah Musingku is widely disparaged by foreign press as being a con-man. Musingku who claims to be a Pentecostal Christian, operates from a jungle stronghold in southern Bougainville. He scammed thousands of people across the Pacific out of millions of dollars with his U-Vistract pyramid scheme which was created as a Christian Mission. In 2009 Musingku promised duped investors he would pay them in his own currency printed with pictures of himself and Jesus Christ, but this came to nothing. Musingku has compared his life and mission to that of Biblical "saviours" Noah, Moses and Jesus Christ.

Payout Prophesied by Doctor Jonathan David
By Michael Jagui

"The vast monetary and Kingdom government expansion activities of the U-V system, through-out the world has already been foretold by modern day prophets of God. The forthcoming payout was noised abroad in international media, but the Papua New Guinea media maintains it's silence, due to the black-ban placed on U-Vistract after its operations of the late 1990s. It attracted lot of flack, criticisms and even a court ruling declaring its operations illegal at that time. Despite this, God has not let it up as a passing event, but has announced through his prophets of the abundant wealth and resources it is going to bring to nations, Kingdoms, organizations and individuals around the world. World renowned prophet of the modern era, Doctor Jonathan David, of Malaysia foresaw and accounted in his "Prophetic Word for 2003-2004" (some notes he issues every year) that "There will be supernatural release of Wealth and Kingdom resources to advance the Kingdom Government' on earth. Few years earlier, at one of his conferences in 1999 in Malaysia, Doctor David, looked at the youthful Founder/Principal Director of the U-Vistract systems, Noah Musingku ( HM King Peii II), and prophesied directly to him that he was going to go through "hell on earth" to achieve what he was pioneering at that time. The Lord told Doctor David that, Noah, the present day, HM King Peii II, will experience many problems including threats, betrayals, intimidations, search and arrest warrants, court cases and even imprisonments for the sake of the U-Vistract activities. The prophet feared for his life and asked him what he was doing and whether he was able to complete it. HM King Peii II replied boldly that he was able to accomplish the task through the grace of God ­ and the trial payout which is the tip of the iceberg of greater abundance and wealth yet to be released, is the result of his bold confession and stand. The devil who was trying to stop the floodgates of abundance from opening upon God's people ­ has virtually given up trying, conceding defeat. Today, HM King Peii II stands tall as a powerful monetary Price and King in his own right, a vessel of God used to bring abundance and blessing to the whole earth. The 24 International Banks developed for operations under the U-Vistract system are ready and have started negotiating deals and covenants with nations, corporations and individuals around the world to lend and grant large sums of money in proportions they have never seen, heard of or handled in their lives. First beneficiaries with huge allocations in U-Vistracts first budget starting July this year, are nations where U-V governments and Chief Governors were appointed including United Kingdom (GBP25 billion), Fiji (FID35 billion), Solomon Islands (SBD70 billion), and Papua New Guinea (PNGK100 billion). With proper planning and stringent control in the use of these funds, the mentioned nations have potential to become modern metropolitan wonders ­ the start of the prophesied abundance and prosperity on the earth. Doctor David concluded his prophecy saying that God is releasing his Spirit of favor upon the righteous to rise with an entrepreneurial spirit and powerful wisdom to venture into the market place discovering new products, inventions, ideas and operation systems with cutting edge advantage in business competition, all the while increasing, multiplying and accelerating. U-Vistract with its investment skills and acquired abundant wealth ready for distribution is a powerful testimony and fulfillment of this prophecy, unmatched by any other organizations in the world. God showed Doctor David that from year 2003-2004 onwards Christians with Gods agenda and mandate for Kingdom advancement will acquire large properties, vast acres of land, numerous houses and abundant cash, to in turn use and distribute it to open up opportunities and bless others to come into their inheritance.
This is the start of what the Bible says about the righteous inheriting the whole earth including all the land, the gold, silver and cattle on a thousand hills. This is not a man's doing but God's and all the Glory and honour must go to God alone forever. pc
Honesty and truthfulness shall prevail, while liars and cheats are in danger, not only of a quick death but also of eternal destruction. pc"

Papala Chronicles Issue 14
"Department News"
Week Ending 16th September 2005

http://www.readbag.com/ibom-public-docos-issue-14

See also:

http://www.bougainville-copper.eu/noah-musingku.html

The 2010 youtube video below demonstrates Jonathan David putting himself in the place of Jesus Christ as mediator and administrator of the new "transfer of the spirit/transfer of grace" for his audience to carry it back to their churches and their nations. We must question whether a NEW "transfer of the Spirit" is mentioned anywhere in the scriptures. When we were born again we received the Holy Spirit who will lead us into all truth, so why would Christians need a NEW "transfer of the spirit"?  

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) 

Jonathan David: "You must devise a strategy to take them out - to bring them into their place of rest and inheritance ... nothing is going to hold God's people any more........we will deliver them........  it is time to receive tonight the power to deliver....."  

Far from devising any new strategy, God Himself has given us many verses to show us how to become effective and mature in our faith. 

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. (2 Peter 1/5-7)




Howard Conder's spiritual discernment does come into grave doubt when we consider that he has taken on board a personal prophecy from a man like Jonathan David. Frankly the self-aggrandisement necessary to view oneself a modern day Elijah is particularly ironic considering Conder's willingness to facilitate proven false teachers like Jesse Duplantis!

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. (Romans 12/3)

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)

Gordon Pettie And The Barlow Clowes Fraud:  http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/more-revelations-about-revelation-tv.html 


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

revelation tv - howard conder's verbal abuse against critics "demons, bullies and creeps"!!!

The way Howard Conder, founder of Revelation TV, writes about his opponents really is very nasty.  He refuses to address the real problem i.e. FALSE TEACHERS, and has resorted to name calling and abusive comments against his critics. These comments do not befit a true man of God.

The Foundation behind Revelation TV is currently under investigation by the Charity Commission for alleged Misuse of Funds - specifically that it is being used for private gain.
http://bewareofthewolves.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/revelation-tv-apostasy-and-occult-logo.html
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-charity-investigation-revelation-foundation

Picking up a couple of points from Howard Conder’s Facebook page:

4th December 2014

Howard Conder: “Here we go again... trust me, I have enough evidence of just how much some folk (or rather demons) hate Revelation TV.”

COMMENTS from Julian ???? a viewer of Revelation TV.  (See the link)
https://www.facebook.com/howard.conder/posts/393707730794127

Howard Conder: “Thank you Julian for not bowing to the demands of these bully boys. I wonder how many more people did these creeps write to ???”  Howard Conder is referring primariliy to Neville Stephens announcement/appeal for viewers to protest to RTV and withdraw their funding to them. 

30th November 2014

Howard Conder:  "what comes to mmd is the word God gave me through a prophet way back in 1999. It was from a 14 minute recording and one part of this word it said God would bring a confrontation of TRUTH through my ministry just like Elijah."

30 November 2014 at 22:19

Howard Conder: "You know what the proper scriptural procedure are is that such people should be brought together and those whom they accuse or find fault with, bring the matter before the elders who will weigh all matters and make a judgement. I am open to do this but will they ???"

30 November 2014 at 19:01 

27th November 2014

Howard Conder: "I have been thinking of inviting all those who hate us for any reason and who have written or complained to others about us either as individuals or as a charity (Revelation Foundation) and have voiced their concerns or made their accusations about us directly or via emails and texts they have sent in over the 12 years we have been broadcasting and also to include those who have complained to the Charity Commission and give them all an opportunity to voice their gripes directly to my face which I would also propose we do this `live´on TV .......... I wonder if they would have the guts to do that, I wonder ??? 
You never know, something good may come out of this and at least we can stop the rot, stop the gossiping, stop the malicious back biting and get on with the important things in Preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a perishing world. Souls need to be reached before the awesome and fearsome Day of the Lord . What did Jesus say to his disciples when they said ¨tell those over there to stop them preaching in your name and Christ said... leave them alone, if they are for me then they are not against (paraphrased)
Let me know and I will start to send out invitations. I like it already. Time for a Mount Carmel confrontation."

https://www.facebook.com/howard.conder  

RESPONSE

There are many people who have written or complained directly to RTV who would welcome an opportunity to voice their concerns "live on TV" and certainly "have the guts" to do so. Revelation TV are well known for totally ignoring direct communications from viewers expressing concerns about RTV's ungodly agenda. I emailed RTV several times with my concerns after the upset over Jacob Prasch’s decision not to continue with them - I was completely ignored! How is "the proper scriptural procedure" (Matthew 18/15-17) possible in these circumstances?  If RTV cannot even respond to direct questions and concerns from individuals, then it is extremely unlikely that they will be able to defend the indefensible "live on TV" i.e. the blatant false teachers they broadcast like Jesse Duplantis etc. If Conder wants a Mount Carmel Elijah style confrontation then he would need to be a true man of God like Elijah, and not a man who gives a platform to false teachers! Conder is completely delusional if he equates his ministry with that of the prophet Elijah!

Howard Conder talks about preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a perishing world. That would be the true gospel, not the rubbish promulgated by Duplantis, Sid Roth, Pat Robertson (The 700 Club) etc. which is no gospel at all! The REAL problem at RTV is the introduction of more and more FALSE TEACHERS. True Bible teachers have withdrawn from Revelation TV for very good reasons. The false teachers appearing on RTV promote doctrines of demons, but perversely Howard Conder has called true Bible teachers “demons, bullies and creeps”. 
 
Howard Conder also calls his critics "gossipers and liars" on Twitter: "God is in control and I am thrilled at how He is drawing out the gossipers and liars... Proof of their schemes are being revealed. Exciting."  https://twitter.com/HowardRTV/status/532642507352723456    

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5/20) 

The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.(Matthew 6/23-24)

If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. (1 John 1/16) 

Address the real problem Howard Conder and stop attacking true men of God!

UPDATE: The above links relating to Howard Conder's Facebook page are no longer available - I assume he has taken them down due to this article. The links have been copied and saved on my computer as a precaution!