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Ten years ago I was alerted to the current apostacy, when the "Toronto Blessing" overtook a congregation that I had previously attended in the Okanagan. Through the need to research it, to give answers to a friend that I had been discipling there, I came to the early conclusion that it was a terrible but temporary fad that was affecting Charismatic churches. But, in the intervening ten years I have come to see that rather than merely a (foolish and disgraceful) fad, it had become the catalyst for the launching of the apostate Church, with tentacles now reaching (behind the scenes) into even normally conservative churches in our own city of Abbotsford. So... who am I? I guess you might call me a reluctant watchman. I bring you this information not because I am a prophet or teacher, but because by the providence of God I have been made aware of a scheme of the evil one, and it behooves me to warn my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Saturday, March 03, 2007

12. The ACLN have replaced Ray Cymbaluk, Roland Balzer and Justyn Rees with Bev Peters (of Northview -showing that they afirm women in the ultimate position of leadership over men (IE. in a position of leadership over all the pastors in town) -showing complete contempt for the Scriptures.


Christoph Reiners (of Peace Lutheran Church) and Trevor Walters.

Trevor Walters would be the rector of the very charismatic St. Matthews Anglican church (the church where Todd Bentley got his start). And where they offer Taize Worship services (think Catholic mysticism), and are known for sponsoring conferences where soaking prayer (interpreted; literally lying around forcing yourself into some altered state of consciousness whereby you then experience being soaked by some mystical presence believed to be the "Spirit of God") and "prophetic" ministry are prominent.

The ACLN now has a web page, where under their links page they show no shame in listing Todd Bentley's Fresh Fire Ministries. http://www.acln.ca/links.php

and holding one of their interchurch unity services at St. Ann's Catholic Church http://www.acln.ca/events.php As if the Roman Catholic Church was no longer teaching salvation by faith plus works, or veneration of the "Virgin" Mary, or that Jesus is re-sacrificed in the Mass, etc. and was now a legitimate church that we could unite with without compromising the truth of the Gospel.

Then again, with the flimsy doctrinal statement on their page, just about anything would go wouldn't it? Tell me that a Jehovah's witness or a Mormon couldn't agree to that. Is Jesus God, or is He just a son of God as the Jehovah's witnesses believe Him to be?

We believe in the forgiveness of sins, HOW? Faith and indulgences? works? Absolution by the church? Knocking on doors? Bleeding?

We believe in the Holy Spirit? What do you believe about Him/it? Is it a force that Rodney Howard Browne can dispense to people like beer. Is it an electrical force like the Jehovah's witnesses believe?
I was reading on http://www.oldtruth.com/blog.cfm/id.2.pid.458 about how low doctrinal statements are going, and their low was Joel Osteens Church with only a 206 words in their doctrinal statement. Well, the ACLN beats them out with only 111.

That is the kind of a doctrinal statement that you put together when you don't want a UNITY that would be hindered by anything so divisive as Biblical TRUTH.

posted by A. Berean | 12:10 AM