Another Lie Via God-less TV

When Mike Bickle of IHOP speaks saints-don't listen.

Just happened to catch a snippet from an e-mail I got from "God TV" (that's a joke-it should be called God-less TV). These same people were the ones who broadcast Todd Bentley world wide to deceive thousands. http://www.god.tv/node/519

Photo shows Rory& Wendy Alec of God-less TV, with Mike Bickle at IHOP (International House of Prayer.)

He was telling all his large audience "Jesus will not come back until the church has shaken off the spirit of slumber, operates in the anointing of prayer and has a bridal identity"...now just where in scripture does he find that? While these things sound good, they are not truth, and we know a little leavens the whole lump. These teachings are so subtle, that the young and unlearned cannot distinguish truth from a lie.

He also states in this same video, "The center piece of what is on God's mind is to bring Heaven and Earth together." Oh really and just where do you get that from Mike Bickle?

Where in the Word of God, does Jesus say that He will not return until the "church" has made herself ready? Show us in the Word of God Mike Bickle where you find these two statements -you can't because they are not there.

Jesus said, "Behold I come as a thief"

Revelation 16:15

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Jesus said "Be ye ready for in an hour that ye think not the son of man cometh"

Matthew 24:43-44, 48-51

But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Jesus speaks of the wise and the foolish virgins...Hello Mike Bickle!

Matthew 25:1-13

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

2And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

9But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

11Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

12But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Many will say in that day "But Lord I did this in your name, and I taught that in your name "and He will say-I know you not, so beware Mike Bickle and all those who teach from your own hearts that which God has not spoken, and is not written, God will not hold him guiltless who teaches false hood to His people.

And saints beware who you listen to and follow, if it is not written, it is not of God. If what your taught cannot be found within the Word of God-trash it and fast, because a false Word will be burnt up, but the truth of the Word of God will stand for all eternity.

False Prophet Kim Clement-And My People Love To Have It So!

Jeremiah 5:25-31

Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.

26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;

31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Why do people want to run to men like Kim Clement, Dutch Sheets, Lou Engle, Peter Wagner, Cindy Jacobs and all the rest?

What is it in them, that desires to seek out these false prophets to give them a Word?

Is God not sufficient, is His Word not enough?

Ahhh...they all reaffirm for the people that their kingdoms are not going to come to an end, they won't have to give up their place in this world, they will take back the world, and subdue it. After all Jesus is not coming back for decades, not until we have subdued the earth on His behalf, Oh...I see!

Meditation As The Bible Teaches It

This blog has been inspired by a comment I received to a blog I did in September Titled

“Hinduism, Roman Catholicism, and The International House of Prayer.”

http://justtomakeyouthink.blogspot.com/2008/09/hindusim-roman-catholicsm-international.html

The following comments from an anonymous individual on that particular blog, have been edited.
Quote from anonymous:
“Contemplative prayer has been around before the institution of Hinduism. Mediation is a Christian discipline. Have you read “blank’s” book on Christian disciplines? End Quote

Contemplation: The act of considering with attention: Study, the act of regarding steadily, as in:

2nd Timothy 2: 15
15Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

We are to pray in the Spirit, (meaning the Holy Spirit) and pray with the understanding also (of His Word and His will.) One cannot pray in the Spirit however if one does not have of His Spirit. If one has not of His Spirit they are none of His.

Quote from anonymous :
These practices are are rich part of Christian practice which were forfeited then counterfeited by the Adversary.
A major Protestant who is discovering this is “Blank”. Look for his book. He is a PCA pastor. End Quote

I would strongly suggest that a child of God go to the Word of God when seeking to understand the Biblical meaning of meditation, not to some book a man has written on the subject.
To meditate in the Biblical sense of the word = means to ponder the truths of Gods Word.
Ponder = means to weigh in your mind, think about quietly, soberly and deeply. It means to reflect deeply and take to heart what the Word of the Lord is saying to you.
Meditate in the scriptural sense = means to think on the Word of God in your mind and study and memorize and hide it in your heart.

Psalm 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Quote from anonymous :
I was a sceptic of Christian spirituality (contemplatives)as I hold three degrees. By God's grace I see the power of apostolic prayer and intercession.
I was dry empty and made no impact with my knowledge, not I feel alive and and impact my community.
"May God make the light of His countenance shine on you." Sound mystical? (its found in Numbers 6).” End Quote

Numbers 6:22-27 is not intended to sound “mystical”.
It was a blessing that was to be bestowed upon the children of Israel by the priests of God. It was bestowing the favor of God upon them, as long as they walked in His commandments.
Psalms 31:16 also speaks of Gods favor being requested by His servant David. As is Psalms 67:1 in asking for God’s face to shine upon them they were seeking God’s favor upon them.

Galatians 1:6-9
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

Biblical meditation means that we are to focus our thoughts and bring our minds into subjection and reflect on what the scripture is saying. Also how we are to apply it to our lives that we might grow thereby. It’s about learning of God and about drawing closer to God, by bringing our minds into subjection to Him and His Word. This is all so that we may learn how to manifest the character and nature of Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior.

Meditation for the Christian is not about relaxation, it’s not about going to your happy place, as you chant some magic word in order to get your self worked into a mystical stupor or trance, before you can meditate upon the Word of Truth.

Neither is it about seeking a prayer partner from amongst the dead. It is forbidden of God, for the child of God to seek to the dead for anything. It is not about seeking God to manifest himself in bodily form before you.

Neither is it of any consequence what bodily position you take in prayer, it is not about us being comfortable, rather about us being humble and truthful before God.

Neither is it as some would have you to believe, to go into a place of your own minds creation or imagination. The Word of God tells us to cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against God.

Meditation of God’s Word is not intended to be some cultic out of body experience.

Psalm 119:97-104
O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

Precepts: A commandment issued by God to His children.

Jesus said if we love Him we will keep His commandments.

Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

God looks upon the heart, God knows the very thoughts and intents of our hearts.

He also knows that men's hearts are desperately wicked. We cannot trust our hearts we can only trust the written Word of God. We cannot trust every Spirit that comes along either, but we are to test the Spirits, to see they are of God.

1John 4:1-3

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

3And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

I would highly recommend against any child of God participating in any type of worldly meditation techniques lest they invite an ungodly spirit that they cannot rid themselves of.

Hindusim, Roman Catholicsm, International House Of Prayer

The Pope Receives the three fold mark representing the 3 Hindu gods

One of the major Hindu gods

Right: The Assisi Peace conference in the 1980's I believe. Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of Thyteira and Great Brittan, Pope John Paul and the Dalai Lama-ex-god king of Tibet.

What a mix!

Now we have Hinduism, Roman Catholicism and the charismatic International house of prayer more commonly known in these parts as IHOP..Just what do you think these three religious entities have in common? Well I'm gonna show you!

I have posted these old photos to demonstrate that back in the early 1990's I was involved with the pro-life movement here in Wichita. One day while on site at a local Abortion mill a young catholic friend of mine approached me and handed me some papers that she had just received that morning while attending a Catholic woman's auxiliary meeting she had attended at their Spiritual Life center. They were instruction sheets that she had been given by nuns who taught the lesson on prayer methods. These techniques had troubled my young friend, and rightly so, she said "This sounds like Hinduism". I had in my possession the news paper article on the Assisi peace conference with the photo, so the fact that the Roman Catholic church would embrace Hinduism did not surprise me, the fact that they were already, back in the 90's, teaching these techniques to their flock not a complete shock to me.

Prior to receiving these prayer instruction sheets from my friend, I had been given a Catholic Digest, by another friend. In this catholic digest (which i still have for research purposes) dated July 1993, is this article, "Reincarnation, Sacred Cows, and Karma". For the sake of keeping this blog short I am only going to quote one thing: quote "The 2nd Vatican council took a positive view of the potential spiritual resources of Hinduism"end quote

Now I am going to quote in part from the 2 prayer instruction sheets that came from that session with the nuns: quote from sheet #1

"Remember that the Holy Spirit wishes to use all of your faculties (parts of self) in prayer: Memory, Imagination, Will, Emotions, Thoughts, Distractions.

Pick a posture that makes you comfortable. Any will do, but you don't want to be distracted in prayer.

In some forms of prayer posture is very important, because it helps express who we are to God.

Take time at prayer

Pick a spot in the world of your imagination. Take a gospel scene, or create a special place of your own.

Fill out the spot with your imagination.

Picture Jesus, Mary or one of the saints.

Invite them to be with you.

Speak with your prayer partner, give your partner time to answer.

Accept that answer as the gift of the Holy Spirit if it bears fruit in your life.

Embrace or kiss or touch your friend. Use your imagination, your memory, all of your faculties.

Tell your partner goodbye let them know when you plan to come again." end of partial quote.

Its shocking I know saints of God but true, there is more, quote from Paper #2:

1. Find a sufficiently isolated place to pray so you will be alone.

2. Find a comfortable position

3. Sit for a min or so doing nothing but quieting yourself, just being still in Gods presence.

4. After a min or so enter more deeply into the very center of your being by taking a deep breath and as you inhale say to yourself "I am" and as you exhale say, "with God" Inhale "I am" exhale "in God" inhale "I am" exhale "For God". Then change to "God Is" exhale "with me" etc.

Do this until you experience oneness with God.

5. As you find yourself becoming totally absorbed in God and God in you, choose a single word like "God" or "Love" or "Praise" end of partial quote-

"Oh saints of God this is becoming a labor, this trash is from Satan"

continue quote:

6. When you become aware of distractions very gently return to your prayer word, let go of the balloons never strain your mind or imagination

7. Slowly pray the our father as an ending to your prayer of quiet..end quote

Now at the time I read all that rot, as i said I was shocked at the blatant use of Hindu prayer techniques upon the ignorant and susceptible people of the Roman Catholic church. The word of God tells us to cast down imaginations, but I am not going to go into these things here, now on to the IHOP connection. I came across this link today:http://kimolsen.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/ihop-openly-promotes-contemplative-prayervisualization/ I will now quote some of the phrases contained in this prayer instruction layout from

IHOP:

Method #1
Choose a short phrase in Scripture.
Begin slowly praying the Scripture in silence.
Focus your prayer toward the Spirit who lives inside you (John 7:38).
Remain on the phrase as long as you feel the Lord’s presence on it. Then move with Him, slowly praying through the passage phrase by phrase.

Method #2
Choose a short story in Scripture.
Read through the story several times silently.
Close your eyes and acknowledge the Spirit who lives in you.
Use your imagination to imagine yourself as one of the story characters or as an onlooker.
Play out the story in your mind applying all five of your senses.

Method #3
We call this “Beholding the Spirit Within.”
The goal is to search for and feel God’s presence inside you, not necessarily to gain more understanding in God’s Word as with the first two methods.
Begin by gently praying a short passage of Scripture in silence while focusing on the indwelling Spirit. The Scripture is used to quiet the clamoring of your soul and draw you to God. It is the connection point, the springboard into the spiritual realm.
Once you feel God’s presence, focus on it in a concentrated way.
You will be able to notice His presence now; He has always been there, but now your attention is on Him within you. The outward senses are quiet and your surface thoughts are gone. You are beginning to be consumed by the Spirit.
In this time, feel the freedom to stay quiet. Silently ask the Spirit to show you a vision, or slowly and silently say to Him, “I love You. I love You. I love You.”

Overcoming Distractions

Your mind will have to be trained in practical ways to not wander and think on other things. To overcome a wandering mind, simply begin thinking on the Scripture you have been meditating on, and focus your prayer to the Spirit within you. The Lord sees your heart as it searches for Him, and He is smiling upon you. You may become sleepy during prayer. To overcome, sit up straight instead of slouching and do not lie down. You can also begin speaking the Scripture you are meditating on under your breath until you feel the drowsiness subside, then return to the silent prayer.

Saints of God if it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck...Saints "Its a Duck"!!!

Oh and Saints of God please don't try these techniques at home, or you may end up with more than you bargained for. You may end up possessed of demons.