Believe right--that Jesus' finished work has paid for all the blessings you need--and see the power of God released into your life!
These are just four of the Facebook statuses for this month from Joseph Prince. Do you detect the theme? Can you see the leaven running through his theology? Not every season is a season of blessing. The last one is just beyond the pale. That Jesus died on the cross to "pay for all the blessings I need." Beloved, I understand that he tickles the ears. I understand that a lot of what he says is true. There is an underlying leaven however that is not of God. His approach to the Bible is to prove that he is right, not to hear what God has to say. Maybe you are far enough in your walk and maturity to be able to discern what is the unspoiled meat amongst the poison but somewhere out there people are choking on the bones. They think that they simply have to take their place as "the blessed." They think that the cross is about their material needs being met. They think that lukewarm Christians are not hypocritical Christians but rather those that mix the covenant of the law with the covenant of grace. When you think about these people think long and hard about the words Paul said to Timothy in our key verses. False teaching may be dismissed with a nod and a wink but in the end the salvation of the hearers is always at stake.
Reverend Anthony Wade - 11/19/13
