SUPERNATURAL ELEMENT
The more spiritually discerning readers should be able to see that in order to gain acceptance with the masses, the World Church must of necessity have a supernatural element. Since the God of Heaven would never give His blessing to such a "witch-doctor's brew" as this, then the supernatural element will have to be supplied by Satan -- and it has been.
The supernatural element in this poisonous mixture is Spiritism. Yes! The once despised but now respectable cult of Spiritism will, I believe, be the deadliest element in Satan's brew of abominations to seduce Evangelical Christians.
Those of us who have been counselling in the area of the Occult have observed that evil spirits have been progressively extending their influence in the sphere of professing Christianity. The extension of influence on the part of evil spirits is in exact proportion to the diminishing emphasis on the absolute Authority of the Bible.
THE SNARE
Most tongues speaking people will of course readily agree that the Bible is the authoritative Word of God, yet many claim to have new and more timely revelations direct from the Spirit of God. But I would like to point out here, that it has been our experience that any revelations apart from the written Word can very easily be given by evil spirits, and herein lies the snare, because once we depart from the written Word, we are immediately launched on to the sea of uncertainty and are open to the influence of "deceiving spirits."
A SOLEMN WARNING
Now all thoughtful readers are going to realize that the material that has been set forth here has extremely serious ramifications. Because of this and knowing what I have observed through counselling tongues-speaking people, I urge all people now in churches where "speaking in tongues" is practiced, to GET OUT, because you are in DANGER! Find another fellowship somewhere that is free of spiritualistic phenomena. Even if you have to travel a long distance to attend, it will be well worth both the effort and expense.
To those NOT in tongues-speaking churches, I issue this word of warning. Because of the rapid spread of this phenomenon, there will eventually come a time when you will be confronted with this matter. [see previous blog comments.] You will be urged to seek this supposed "gift of tongues." Well-meaning but deceived people will pressure you to "let your mind go blank" so the Holy Spirit can speak through you. If you yield to this impulse and relinquish control of your mind, you will eventually discover as thousands are now finding, that it will not be the Holy Spirit that you come in contact with, but an evil spirit, impersonating Him and the end results can be devastating. It is my prayer that the Lord will give you much wisdom and enable you to avoid the deception that I have outlined here.
THE END RESULTS
After many years of counselling people who have been "slain in the spirit" or "spoken in tongues" or who have been "prayed over in tongues" or "laid hands upon," we have been forced to the conclusion that almost all have problems. These problems vary greatly. They include emotional, physical, mental, psychological, moral, social and of course spiritual problems. These problems have been directly caused by the people concerned coming into contact with demons. In a large proportion of cases, they have actually come under demonic control. What begins as a casual contact with demons through speaking in tongues, often progresses to "regular fellowship with demons."
The end result is, as could be expected, most of these people are, in the long term, devastated. They are lured into a supernatural bondage that can only be broken by supernatural means. A very high percentage want nothing more to do with Christianity or the Bible. The human wreckage resulting from this diabolical deception can now be found scattered all across the gray landscape of our society. Some, after having been hurt so badly, try to pick up the pieces and immerse themselves in worldly pleasure. Others crack under the pressure and are institutionalized. Many who come to us seeking help are so tormented by demons that they openly declare that if release cannot be found, then suicide is the only course of action left to them.
My prayer is that godly Pastors and Bible Teachers everywhere will not only "feed the flock of God" but faithfully warn the sheep not to go seeking ecstatic experiences outside what is clearly taught in Scripture.
If we wander from the path of clearly revealed truth, God will not save us from delusion.
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