{"id":764,"date":"2008-01-31T17:29:59","date_gmt":"2008-01-31T22:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepropheticyears.com\/wordpress\/2008\/01\/31\/rick-warren-is-a-example-we-should-follow.html"},"modified":"2020-07-12T21:06:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T02:06:59","slug":"rick-warren-is-a-example-we-should-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepropheticyears.com\/wordpress\/rick-warren-is-a-example-we-should-follow.html","title":{"rendered":"Rick Warren is an example we should follow?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have not heard the clip the below statement links to since I do not have the bandwidth for <span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">videos. I have no doubt that what is said is true. Rick Warren has been consistent in not sharing the gospel to unbelievers and has indicated in many ways that he thinks God is pleased with everyone and all they need is to find their purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Seems to me Rick Warren claims to have Orthodox Christian beliefs to Christians but talks a Universal social gospel to everyone else. By the way, this is not the first time that Warren has had insults for Conservative Christians.I used to think Rick Warren was just a bit dumb and over his head but now I think Rick Warren is really a master of using postmodern moral relativism to his own advantage and certainly not to the advantage of the true gospel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">I have been following what\u00a0Rick Warren\u00a0says in public\u00a0since he wrote his &#8220;Purpose Driven Life&#8221; book and I simply cannot find anything\u00a0good to report. I am not alone in my criticism, there are many others that point out his message.\u00a0But I have to wonder why\u00a0so many Christian leaders in America\u00a0follow, promote\u00a0and emulate\u00a0his teachings.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"clear: left; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #ffffff; margin: 12px 0px; width: 100%; color: #333333; font-family: arial; border: 4px solid #e5e5e5;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"CM_CTB_Content_Wrap\" style=\"margin: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table style=\"font-size: 10px; background-image: url(http:\/\/clipmarks.com\/images\/source-bg.gif); margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; vertical-align: middle; color: #666666; line-height: 24px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dcdcdc; background-repeat: repeat-x; white-space: nowrap; height: 24px; background-color: #eeeeee;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">clipped from www.christianworldviewnetwork.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"padding-right: 8px; padding-left: 8px; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 4px 0px 8px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; border: medium none;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><!-- CLIPPED FROM: http:\/\/www.christianworldviewnetwork.com\/article.php\/3016\/ --><\/p>\n<table bgcolor=\"#cbdddb\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Rick Warren Wimps Out on Sharing The Gospel on a Secular TV Program But Instead Hurls Insults At Conservative Christians And Laughs At Humor That Mocks God While Pitching His Boo<\/strong>k<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;\">\n<table style=\"font-size: 11px; border-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; width: 107px; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width=\"107\" align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have not heard the clip the below statement links to since I do not have the bandwidth for videos. I have no doubt that what is said is true. 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