Jeremiah was a great reformer in Israel and has many lessons for the ongoing REFORMATION BATTLE that rages in our compromised and apostate era. Jeremiah called the people to repent of their ecumenical compromises and heretical methodologies in their worship and ministry. Jer 8:11 "For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying,'Peace, peace!' When there is no peace." The false prophets of Israel countered Jeremiah's message with a deceitful cry for peace, unity, tolerance, openness, creativity, and dialogue. We must stand with Jeremiah against the false prophets of cutting edge, pragmatic, ecumenical ministry in our day. The great figures of church history stand united against the pope, the Church of Rome, and the Gospel compromisers of our day. They would marvel indeed to visit evangelical denominations, fellowships, conferences, churches, and websites (including the FGBC website) full of praise for the pope and the Roman Catholic Church. Charles Spurgeon said, "False gods, attempts to represent the true God, and indeed, all material things which are worshipped, are so much filth upon the face of the earth, whether they be crosses, crucifixes, virgins, wafers, relics, or even the Pope himself. We are by far too mealy mouthed about these infamous abominations: God abhors them, and so should we. To renounce the glory of spiritual worship for outward pomp and show is the height of folly, and deserves to be treated as such." |
