{"id":2361,"date":"2016-10-17T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T04:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w3.sonofcarey.com\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2016-11-01T10:03:06","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T08:03:06","slug":"mark-6-they-ignore-the-great-themes-of-scripture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonofcarey.com\/?p=2361","title":{"rendered":"Mark #6: They Ignore the Great Themes of Scripture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some themes they do not talk about much.<\/p>\n

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  1. Christ\u2019s death for the sin of sinners<\/li>\n
  2. The next life: Future judgment in Heaven or Hell<\/li>\n
  3. Humility, repentance, and saving faith<\/li>\n
  4. The glory and beauty of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit<\/li>\n
  5. The law of God<\/li>\n
  6. The Second Coming of Christ<\/li>\n
  7. The marks of a false teacher<\/li>\n
  8. The Five Solas<\/li>\n
  9. Holiness, integrity, and character<\/li>\n
  10. Election, predestination, and God\u2019s sovereignty<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Basically, it is a move away from the great motifs of life and death, Heaven and Hell. At the same time, it is a move toward the lighter ideas of life: happiness, ease, simplicity, comfort, present day\u2014nothing that will leave the people heavy and concerned. A passage like Heb. 9:27-28 won\u2019t be the theme for any conferences.<\/p>\n

    And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes<\/em> judgment, 28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to<\/em> sin, to those who eagerly await Him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    In the place of these Biblical saving truths that occupied all the NT preachers, they have a list like this.<\/p>\n

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    1. Personal authority, power, and honor<\/li>\n
    2. The power of faith to get things<\/li>\n
    3. Personal dignity and worth<\/li>\n
    4. Freedom from every kind of discomfort<\/li>\n
    5. Healing from every kind of difficulty<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      In other words, heavy is out and light is in. God is out and “me” is in. Sin is out, and prosperity is in.<\/p>\n

      Identifying Prosperity Preachers
      \nMark #1: They Do Not Stay Long in a Single Verse
      \n<\/a>      Mark #2: They Are Intentionally Vague
      \n<\/a>      Mark #3: They Consistently Disobey Explicit Scriptural Teaching About Tongues<\/a>
      \n      Mark #4: They Prostitute the Old Testament <\/a>
      \n      Mark #5: They Assume Their Listeners Are All Born Again<\/a>
      \n      Mark #6: They Ignore the Great Themes of Scripture<\/a>
      \n      Mark #7: They Have an Aversion to Humility
      \n<\/a>      Mark #8: They Draw the Affections to Earth<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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