Whether it be Calvary Chapel, AG, COG, or any denomination if you look at man you will be dissapointed. I have been to CC in Uganda and what I see happen is no surprise because the basis on which it has been founded is wrong (a man, the beliefs of this man, the lacking so-called Distinctives) for example: they display and sell books among other items in church on Sunday; they dont scrutinize the spiritual-state of people before accepting them into ministry (choir, hospitality,..) ; it doesnt seem clear how the books preached are chosen and also they trust to follow this practice rigidly without considering the Spirit of God to lead; they have recently dishonored offertory on Band nights in the church and turned it into fundraising and something farmiliar/ less significant; they have allowed so-called gospel artists and band players to come and hold concert-like activities in the churchtell people its free but that they should come with a healthy offertory to the Lord'; the authority of doctrine and its application in the life of a believer are not emphasized; it seems like anyone can just come in be they believer or unbeliever and end up in active ministry without the care to know who the person really is or if they are truly saved etc; its a pleasant and comfortable place but one that seems way far and way different from what the Bible teaches..the church as is portrayed in the Bible; they talk of movie nights in the church; come for guitar lessons; they dont seem to like rebuking carnality among members; fun fares; while the discipling is ignored; during evangelism a person is told to repeat the prayer of the evangelist and then they are told you are saved'; I love my friends in C.C but I will not be a follower of men (Chuck Smith and others) and neither will I be a partaker in the deeds of unrighteousness nor in the compromise of Gods Truth; I have shared these concerns with biblical evidence to some of the members even the pastor but the common response I have got were defence-mode or someone will agree they know what is happening but prefer to keep silent about it so of late I decided to leave and trust God to lead me to a church or bring me together with true believers I can fellowship with almost all the other churches left around are either cults or filled with false preachers and false doctrines. What did Eph 2:8 have to do with your comment? The day is coming when Constantinople and Rome will be reunited, one, holy, catholic and apostolic church.
Jack Hibbs - As For This House We Will Serve The Lord - Facebook Jack Hibbs, Dennis Prager, Tony Perkins, Brigitte Gabriel, Franklin Graham, Jack Graham, Harry Jackson, Paula White, Mike Huckabee, Dr. Robert Jeffress, Alveda King, Mike Lindell, Bob McEwen, Eric Metaxas, Star Parker, Damon Friedman, Jerry Boykin, Sammy Rodriguez, Dave Robbins, Don Stewart, Stephen Strang, Randall Terry, Irvin Baxter, & Jeff Manage Settings Im not OPC or CC but I know & love a bunch of brothers & sisters under each umbrella. Far better than a seminary education, these men were instructed by the king of instructors, the Lord of the seminaries, the God of the universe. It is actually possible to replace the truth of Gods Word with the false doctrine of man twisting scripture to fit his own needs which would make it a cult (which i find ironic because that is what you are accusing CC to be). Revelation 22. If you have any questions, suggestions or anything other, feel free to ask us, we do care about your concerns! The idea that we can not know truth, that it is not important or that it divides rather than unites is paramount to modern evangelicalism. The Declaration of Dependence - Part 2 (Romans 8:1-8) Welcome to sermons-online.org! You are absolutely right though, there are MANY things in scripture that is impossible to understand under a 19th century dispensational framework. In fact he takes a scriptural concept out of context. See Sean Feught exposed at the link for his NAR connections as Bill Johnson is his . The Declaration of Dependence - Part 2 (Romans 8:1-8) Welcome to sermons-online.org! January 15, 1958. First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brothers eye. I agree with the way Tommy said it.. CC, serving a designer Jesus and Quentins comment that these men love to be known. For there is no coercion with God. This is one reason I reject the idea of dispensationalism. I also bought into the vast books available from pastors. Ive very little to say about these organizations, but I am extremely worried about the Christians who attend. I totally agree with your comment. Before he was thirty, he established the fellowship in his house. If you know your brother is in need and you do not help him you are worse than an unbeliever. REAL LIFE with Jack Hibbs. This evolving revelation of Faith since the the Schism has both benefits and drawbacks one could argue. 3. 3. Even in non-human species. The Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, which is in Chino, has 7,000 adult members. CC does not have a doctrinal basis for its existence. Does? And since have not regretted it. John, its their choice as to what they hold true in their hearts. Most importantly, get involved in your church and live a Godly life everyday. I didnt say dogma, mind you. People dont know where you really stand Calvary Chapel has a sort of mystique about it. but one thing that really bothered me was the lack of respect for women. This series has made him even more popular in faraway states and countries. After a lot of prayer, my husband and I both felt like God was telling us it was time for us to leave and go back to the nazarene church. The church does not operate on one-person rule, or at least it should not. They were shocked and disheartened and they were very tearful, Hibbs said. Just because they teach chapter by chapter doesnt mean they are expounding on the whole word of God since I left them it was really hard to trust another church leadership. its important to be quick to listen but slow to speak and also to not love arguing for the sake of arguing but one should engage others respectfully and in a way as seeks to know rather than argue and to clarify rather than rant on and on. Amen. Perhaps this is your experience but to apply it to a group of churches of which I am sure you have only attended a small % is wrong. This wont solve much, though, because I certainly see your point that in this new evangelicalism theres little value gained by transitioning from a local church run by Moses and based on Moses personal doctrine to a local church run by a group of elders and based on a group of elders doctrine. This lack of confession is also carried about by churches that boast of reformation.. I really dont care what a particular church doesall I care about is what does it believe and teach about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Bible, Salvation, Sin, Repentance this is very important and the measure of truth and authority I trust is the Word of God alone. No sleeping required. Freedom is synonymous to the challenges of clearly getting a better understanding of Scripture and Doctrine. You point out the fact that Paul even criticized churches and people in scripture for their false doctrine. Very true in my experience. I didnt feel like he treated his wife with respect either and he would always give me a dirty look whenever I had the audacity to voice my opinion with my husband and yet when my husband told him we were leaving to go to the nazarene church, he tried to utilize my pull with my husband to get us to stay, but what he didnt count on was that it was a mutual decision. God does use them, in SPITE of the glaring doctrinal issues. The pastor is true man of God.
Creep of the Week: Jack Hibbs - The Georgia Voice WATCH: Pastor Jack Hibbs Talks Culture and the Church Tony Perkins and Jack Hibbs suggest that if there were more prayer in schools and courts, the riot on the Capitol might not have happened. According to various sources, the church serves so many people every week. The teacher at the time was a calvary chapel assistant pastor, who I felt was more credible with doctrine than the rest of cc head pastors elsewhere. To me he had authority issues, like all of us. It says in the epistle of Peter, that those who teach the word of God will have a stricter judgment when there time comes. We pray that you stay strong in the LORDs word and are so grateful that through these past two years we could listen to some solid messages. Do our Pastors sometimes say things that are not godly. You are demonstrating Calvary Chapels twisted view of it (see: http://www.modernpulpit.com/2010/09/25/calvary-chapel-distinctives-grace-upon-grace/) and making an excuse for sin. Ideologically, everyone was ultra-conservative very clonish, in other words.
Pastor Jack Hibbs - YouTube Jack Hibbs is best known as the pastor and founder of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills. During a July 11 sermon, Hibbs decided to own the evolutionist libs by giving a very well-researched lecture on elks doing it in order to prove that homosexuality is pretend. I believe that CCs time has past, that unless something is done in many areas, it will die out with Chuck Smith, leaving a legacy of having been instrumental in the changed lives of hippies and giving Southern California a new bumper sticker to display every summer for Harvest Crusade. Ive been a ccer for many years and have experienced both good and bad from various socal churches. And the heart of each one is what Jesus will be looking at. Nevertheless, I remain a devout Catholic because I obviously see the arguments for the truth of Catholicism as outweighing those of Orthodoxy. Second, for those of you (Larry & Mike) lookin for some specific examples, Ill give you 3: 1. 49, 50). In a consumer driven world it is sad that churches expect and encourage men to make a choice for a church based on externals (music, pep, relevance, simplicity, comedy, lax dress-code, youth, etc) rather than by what they believe the bible says. Calvary Chapel allows any Tom, Dick or Harry to call himself a pastor-teacher and use their name. Isnt this what life is about? Neil Nisperos has been a reporter covering everything from business to education, courts, politics, city government, features, arts and entertainment since 1999. I have been regularly attending a bible study (outside of church but with Calvary members) and have been asked to either not share my differences or ask questions that may challenge the Calvary way. Which is why I began this whole thing talking about porn on the internet. Youve demonstrated my point perfectly. The truth that we are sinners is painfully with us to humble and make us watchful; the more blessed truth that whosoever believeth on the Lord Jesus shall be saved, abides with us as our hope and joy. Hibbs' remarks came as part of the Prophecy Q&A event held at Calvery Chapel where the pastor was joined by Jan Markell, the director of Olive Tree Ministries . I have spent the last two months or so reviewing Chuck Smiths book, Calvary Chapel Distinctives on this blog. I think its just shameful the way you talk about godly pastors here. FTF (For The Few) Spite the fake news reports of only 1500 people being there, we saw nearly 3000 people at the capital steps yesterday and 7 pastors who showed up. Where would his soul spend eternity?. Unfortunately I am no longer willing to take what is told from the pulpit at face value.
Christian Radio - Free Online Christian Ministry Radio Broadcasts The first man was actually rather arrogant, relishing the supposed power that is mistakenly associated with being a pastor. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. But if evolution is true, then there would be no such thing as homosexuality, because over the last 400 trillion, billion, zillion, quadbillion, zillion, nillion, years, he says, the audience once again laughing at his hilarity, evolution would have washed that out.. Hibbs then launches into a kind of Christian Animal Planet episode to back this up. All you need to do is read your Bible mentality. There was one set of leadership where the pastor and board members recognized the embarrassing nature of the distinctives. I found a Calvary Chapel church plant and began attending there for the last few months before I got married and moved again. Lastly regarding the fact that there is no consensus on the birth control issue in Orthodoxy, it points out the error of the statement that Orthodoxy has not splintered or devolved into denominations. The devotion i read from Spurgeon the other day deals with all this banter quite nicely. We met and had contact with many CC pastors from other areas. Every church I attended had people who lacked biblical training, even after being pointed out they revert to wheres the love youre being divisive, etc, like here on this blog. 2Timothy 4:3-4 says the time will come and has come when people will not put up with sound doctrine but will go where their itching ears will be soothed. No narrow circle can contain our gracious sympathies, wide as the election of grace must be our communion of heart.