Truth Matters-48

On today's Truth Matters with Dr. Cheryl Davis, she examines how pop culture has crept into the back door of the church, teaching doctrines and principles that are deceiving some believers. The apostle Paul warned of such deceptive teachings in 1 Timothy chapter 4, when he writes, teaching ungodly principles and a counterfeit gospel.

Here's Dr. Davis going into labor. In these last few months, I've been spending a lot of time with God in prayer and meditation and listening to other ministers and teachers about the events of the recent days. I watched a message on YouTube by Reverend J. Darryl Turner entitled, Is This the Beginning of Sorrows? He referenced the passage in Matthew 24, the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus is talking to the disciples about his second coming. The disciples asked Jesus in Matthew chapter 24, verse 3, Now, as he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? The disciples had heard Jesus discussing his second coming, and like all of us, they asked for a sign to be able to recognize the important event.

In verse 4, Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no one deceives you, for many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled, for all these things must come to pass.

But the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Reverend Turner stated that he believed we are in the beginning of sorrows.

I would like to examine this verse in the context of our nation currently and agree with Reverend Turner and that we are in the beginning of sorrows. In Matthew chapter 24 verse 4 and 5, Jesus tells the disciples to, Take heed that no one deceives you, for many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ and will deceive many. The church and the world has seen this over many years of men claiming to be the Messiah and establishing religious cults. However, that enemy seemed to be more external of the church rather than internal. What I mean is that large numbers did not fall away based on an earthly Messiah. The church seemed to hold fast to Jesus and that these earthly messiahs were not his second coming. Also, these religious cults did not line up with the Bible typically and less to self-sacrifice and death in a number of cases. However, it appears to me that the enemy has penetrated the church and it seems that the threat to deception is more internal. What I mean by that is that churches are leaving denominations and falling away over interpretation of the Bible. The Bible is still their source of truth, but they are not presenting the whole word of God. They are presenting a partial gospel truth.

Recently, I read an article released in February 2020 regarding Eken Assembly of God in Kyle, Texas. They have fully embraced inclusion of homosexuality within their church from the pew to the pulpit. Homosexual Christians can preach.

There is no such thing as a homosexual Christian. Eken Church referenced the Reformation Project, a source of material, and the church has chosen unity over uniformity. The Reformation Project is a group founded to enlighten and reform the modern day church to inclusion. Behind this is to turn a blind eye to sin and not follow the teachings of the Bible. In these changing times, there has been one message that has never changed, and that is the message in the Bible. Some have taught and twisted the context of Scripture, perverting it for their own selfish and diabolical purposes, but the truth in God's Word stands stronger than ever. Read it for yourself so that you may know and discern what is true, holy, and acceptable in the eyes of God.

Know the truth. If you are confused in what to believe in this modern culture, Dr. Davis would like to help you discover what is true and genuine. You can reach her by email at CherylDavis at ProjectTruthMatters.com. Write to her at P.O. Box 159, St. Paul's, North Carolina, 28384, or connect with her on Facebook at Truth Matters with Dr. Cheryl Davis. Truth Matters is a production of The Truth Project.