A Washington Post Response to Rick Warren

 No sooner did I post this article about Rick Warren and his false teachings, and his most recent assignment with the islamic community, I received what I consider a public disapproval response from the Washington Post's Robert Parham,executive editor of EthicsDaily.com and executive director of its parent organization, the Baptist Center for Ethics. I must remind and warn my readers at this time that because it says "baptist" on it does not necessarily make it Christian, as the falling away that the Jewish Apostle Paul wrote about in II Thessalonians 2:3 is already here and time is short.

I think it is good to have this public dialogue and perhaps now Mr. Parham himself will read the Holy Bible and discover the truth. Unfortunately, Mr. Parham, took Holy Scripture from my article out of context and circumvented my writing, which is his right, but not the "Christian thing to do."

• Mr. Parham writes:
  
  Unfortunately, too many evangelical leaders have forgotten Jesus great commandment. Jesus did not spell out prerequisites for doing right for one's neighbor. Jesus did not tell his followers that they had to agree with their neighbors about and the source of eternal salvation before they coulkd love their neighbor. Love for neighbor wasn't a doctrinal issue, it was a moral imperative..... American evangelicals seek the common good with American Muslims because it is the right thing to do.

Evidently, Mr. Parham has forgotten the dialogue, if he ever knew it to begin with, between Jesus and Peter after the resurrection of Jesus in John's Gospel, Chapter 21 when Jesus asked Peter three times if Peter loved Him and after Peter answered in the affirmative, Jesus immediately commanded  Peter to "feed my sheep.""

• John 21
  1After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
  2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
  3Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
  4But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
  5Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
  6And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.  They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
  7Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
  8And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
  9As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
  10Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
  11Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
  12Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine.  And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
  13Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
  14This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
  15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
  16He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
  17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
  18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkest whither thou wouldest; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
  19This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

I don't know where Mr. Parham has been,or what bible he reads, or even if he reads the Holy Bible, but if you love God and your neighbor as Jesus taught, you most certainly will share the greatest gift of all with him/her, whether muslim, hindu, catholic, Jewish, baptist, or any other institutional/denominational religion; Loving your neighbor will not save souls, sharing the Gospel of Christ will-- and that is salvation through repentence of sins by the blood of Jesus Christ and following Him only as Jesus commanded Peter and His original Apostles taught upfront, so your neighbor can spend eternity with God and you. All are in need of God's grace through the shed blood of Jesus Christ to cover their sins, without which there can be no eternal life with God. Afterall, Jesus taught in Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

When one has Christ, he will love the one true God and his neighbor as Jesus taught.  Jesus said after His Resurrection "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost". Matthew 28:19"  That's pretty clear to me, yet Mr. Parham apparently doesn't get it. 

Muslims in the Middle East, especially Iran, are leaving islam and have been receiving Jesus Christ as Lord in unprecendented numbers because some American pastor loved God and his neighbor so much, He gave him the Gospel of Christ, and it is Rick Warren's duty as a pastor to do the same, as it is mine, or any other person who calls himself/herself "Christian." "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God." Romans 8:12

It's time for Rick Warren to present the true Gospel of Christ to the islamic community July 4th weekend and stop tickling ears. If I were a betting person, I would bet Warren won't.

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