Apprising Ministries has been warning for years concerning the evil effects of the neo-liberal in the Emerging Churchaka the Emergent Church.
It’s an incontrovertible fact that right from its hatching in hell corruptContemplative Spirituality/Mysticism(CSM), such as that taught by Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mysticRichard Foster along with his spiritual twin and Southern Baptist ministerDallas Willard, was a core doctrine.
Spreading as a spiritual cancerthroughout apostatizing evangelicalism, we even see that it’s slithered all the way into the New Calvinst neo-reformed camp e.g. as in Acts 29 Network And Reformed Counter Reformation Spirituality? One of the fruits of CSM is a blurring of doctrinal lines, which is particularly dangerous in this time of postmodernism and growing spiritual blindness.
It’s also giving rise to a rebirth of Pietism; this isn’t surprising when you consider that CSM flowered in the antibiblical monastic traditions of apostate Roman Catholicism. As the evangelical fad of CSM expands there’s a decided charismania also developing, which is producing a syncretism where Word Faith heretics like Joel Osteen and T.D. Jakes are essentially considered mainstream now. With all of this has come more and more people claiming to have direct experience with God.
The end result is making the climate more condusive for things like Beth Moore Recommending “Jesus Calling” Book Claiming Direct Divine Revelation. This is the backdrop upon which to better see what’s happening as you watch the video clips to follow below from the Passion 2012 Conference. This conference has been going on in Atlanta, and was largely aimed at young adults and students.
Hosted by Louis Giglio, pastor of Passion City Church in Atlanta, Passion featured an interesting lineup of speakers such Francis Chan, Beth Moore and New Calvinist mentor John Piper. Not surpisingly the conference had a distinctive charismatic and even contemplative flair; e.g. prayer walking. After one session the crowd was urged to break into “love groups” and go out to pray and “take back the city of Atlanta.”
To read in full, please go to http://apprising.org/2012/01/06/beth-moore-and-john-piper-lead-lectio-divina-lite-at-passion-2012/
thanks for sending this and the other articles!!!! hope to read them all… i was just going to write and see if you knew anything about this and some of the people you mentioned. this is incredible…thanks so much..love sharon
Sadly, it has got to the stage where little surprises anymore.
No more is it if, its just when and who now, who’s next?
Come quickly Lord Jesus.
That is sad. There are so few true Shepherds. Yes, may the Lord come quickly. Amen.
I actually listened and watched the live feed of both John Piper and Beth Moore’s messages as my daughter was at the conference. Honestly, Beth Moore’s message was more compelling than Dr. Piper’s, which I was truly looking forward to hearing. He did a poor job of teaching Calvinism, and it went over most of the young people’s heads. At the same time, I didn’t hear one thing wrong in Beth Moore’s presentation.
She actually started her message saying that the leader had asked her to speak and had even assigned her the text to speak on.
Beth Moore is known for teaching and endorsing Contemplative Prayer. She is also known for claiming God gives her “messages” through various means. I cannot, in good conscience, endorse her nor can I endorse Dr. Piper who is known for endorsing other false teachers (Rick Warren among them). I do, however, appreciate you taking time to stop by and share your experience at the conference with us. God bless you.
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I was actually at passion and I have no clue what “Love groups” you are talking about. We did go to something called a community group and it was so we could talk about what the last speaker spoke about. It is true Piper is charasmatic however he belives the only way we hear God is through his word. Not through contemplative prayer, not through pietism, or other various things. Their are probably people who believe that who spoke, however wouldn’t it be best to take what is best from these mostly orthodox speakers instead of focusing on the worst.
Anna,
Thank you for picking this up. I appreciate it.
You’re welcome. Thanks for keeping us updated. It’s so important that we understand what is going on.
Thank you, Anna — and Ken Silva!
Not to offend anyone, but not only is this symptomatic of 17th century Lutheran/Moravian pietism in general but also of the Holiness movement which dates back to 18th century Methodism and advanced in the following century through the many Holiness denominations. Ultimately, this led to our current charismatic services and Pentecostal churches.
John Wesley borrowed heavily from Moravian pietists whose acquaintance he made on the journey from England to America. After his return to Europe, he even studied at their HQ in Herrnhut, Germany.
Although pietism has its most ancient beginnings in the earliest days of the Church, it was later revived when Germans and Scandinavians became disillusioned with ‘staid’ state churches and wanted something more.
I have been researching this subject for my own blog and what I have uncovered astounds me.
Today, however, I am sorry to read that Dr Piper has fallen for more pietistic holiness (Rick Warren being the first example), hallmarks of which include contemplative prayer, Quaker quietism (‘let go and let God’ — wait until you get a ‘sign’ of some sort), small groups, personal accountability, public confession, overt sentimentality, strong emotional worship, receiving ‘divine messages’ and personal testimony over doctrine (or the Bible).
Yet, these activities are everywhere. Even a number of Church of England vicars treat them — contemplative prayer, especially — as if they were the greatest thing since sliced bread.
If we stick with prayer, the Bible and a confessional faith, we cannot go wrong.
Dear Churchmouse,
Thank you for your comments. They are enlightening. I’ve been very blessed by your site. Keep up the good work. God bless you~
Anna
[...] A couple of weeks ago, news appeared in the blogosphere that the well-known Baptist pastor John Piper and the Roman Catholic Lectio Divina proponent Beth Moore appeared recently at the Passion 2012 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. (H/T: Anna Wood) [...]