5 Serious Dangers Found in the Church Today
I hope you love the products and resources I recommend here at Foundational. It is possible that I get a commission and collect income from the links on this page. Click here for more info.
Have you ever been driving and come upon a road sign that said, “Danger Ahead: No access”?
Did you look down the road and think, “It doesn’t look that bad.” Then continue on? I made that mistake one time. The road eventually washed out and I had to back my way out.
Fortunately, I could back my way out.
I have read about some who were not so fortunate. We are facing similar situations in the church of Jesus Christ.
The Apostle Paul put up a warning sign in his second letter to the Church of Thessalonians.
The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 NKJV
The Apostle wrote a similar warning to his spiritual son Timothy.
“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron“(1Timothy 4:1-2 NKJV).
The danger for the church today is looking at the warning signs and saying, “It is not that bad.”
They do not recognize the extreme danger facing them because they do not love the truth.
So many in the church have been steeped in rationalism and relativism they no longer accept the absolute truth of the Word of God.
The fear of the Lord and the warnings of Scripture do not prick their heart because they do not love the truth. This leaves them extremely vulnerable to “strong delusion” and believing a lie.
How does one know if they believe a lie or if they are following deception?
They will drive the dangerous road believing they are perfectly safe because of the delusion. They will be totally unaware of the danger ahead.
Only when they will receive the rebuke of the Word of God and the correction of the Word of God will they become aware they are on a dangerous road.
A person must “receive the love of the truth” from the Holy Spirit if they are to avoid the dangers found in the Church today.
5 Dangers Found in the Church Today
1. The danger of excessive grace that does not call for holy living;
2. A positive gospel with emphasis upon the love and goodness of God but does not call to repentance of sin;
3. The danger of following prophetic words that do not call for accountability to the Word of God for verification and confirmation;
4. The danger of seeking revelation from angels;
5. The danger of going to the grave of a great man or woman of God to seek their anointing and to call it up from the grave.
These out of balance teachings are being followed by thousands in the Church; maybe it is out of spiritual naiveté or maybe because they are looking for the new and thrilling thing that is being taught.
All the while they are unaware they have ran past the “danger sign” of the Word of God.
The Apostle instructed Timothy:
But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:13-17 NKJV
Ask God to give you a heart to “love the truth.”
Study the Word of God and dig in the Word of God just as if you were digging for pure gold.
Indeed, you are!
More on this topic:
What Happens When the Church Chooses Deception
What Happens When the Church Rejects the Truth of God’s Word?
This Is What Happens When a Culture Rejects God’s Word
One Shocking Way Our Culture is Mocking God
4 Powerful Ways to Avoid Strong Delusion
How to Escape the Delusion in the Church
6 Things to Do When Your Church Is in Delusion
Three Ways to Spot Apostasy In a Church
What Happens When Pastors Compromise the Truth
How Christians Can Be a Powerful Light in a World of Darkness
Who Determines What is Truth?
Choosing to Believe a Lie
5 Serious Dangers Found in the Church Today
How This Culture of Deception is Leading To the Antichrist
How Should Christians Respond When the Church Moves New Age?
Moral Relativity Is Making the Church Irrelevant
Why the Church Must Not Accept Gender Dysphoria
Does the Church Have a Hearing Problem?
Beware of This Seductive Spirit in the Church
Moral Relativity Is Making the Church Irrelevant
When Foolishness Becomes Wisdom
The Authority of a Disciple of Jesus Christ
The Word of Truth That Will Set This Generation Free
Pastor Dean Sermon Archives Episode 10 – How a Christian Can Guard Their Heart
Pastor Dean Sermon Archives Episode 15 – Jesus’ Disciples Must Stand Fast in a Culture of Delusion
Pastor Dean Sermon Archives Episode 17 – Jesus Redeems a Fallen Culture
A Truth You Can Trust
Foundational U Podcast: Ep. 49 – Seducing Spirits and Doctrines of Demons
Foundational U Podcast: Ep. 50 – Characteristics of the Current Western Culture
Foundational U Podcast: Ep. 51 – Revealing the Real Cause of Violence and Crime
Foundational U Podcast: Ep. 52 – A Hidden Cause Impacting Our Culture
Foundational U Podcast: Ep. 53 – The Hidden Cause of Global Warming
Foundational U Podcast: Ep. 54 – When the Light of Truth Goes Out
Foundational U Podcast: Ep. 55 – What Now for the Disciple of Jesus Christ?
Does God Ever Get Offended? Part One
