A Message from Pastor Scott Corbin

The Purpose Driven Life", the seeker-sensitive churches, "The Passion of the Christ",... and the list goes on. Who, especially those in "Christian circles", has not heard of these trends and fads in the church today? They supposedly are new ways to reach the lost, new ways to disciple believers, and great ways to grow the church.
But what message is really being sent out from these modern-day phenomenons?
The message must remain the same. It must be Christ and Him Crucified. It is not to be lost in the loud, contemporary music. Reverence for God is not to be lost in "come as you are" services with catchy themes and illustrated sermons. The message of "one mediator between God and man" must not be coupled with an unscriptural worship of Mary, portrayed across the movie screens of the world with all the hype that Hollywood has to offer.
But that is exactly what is happening today.
I'm sorry to say that many fine Christian people who really love the Lord and desire to do as He commands are being deceived by these very subtle plans of Satan that I have just mentioned. But what is wrong with these things, many would ask. What could possibly be wrong with bringing more people to church, or with giving something to the lost that will get them thinking in spiritual terms and asking questions?
Ask the Holy Spirit for discernment. And as you encounter the next big thing to come into the Church, whether it's a book, a CD, a movie, a doctrine, a program, or whatever, ask yourself the question, "Is Jesus Christ and what He did on the Cross presented as the only answer - that and that alone - to whatever problems man faces, especially the sin problem?" Is sin addressed? Is repentance demanded? Is the Cross upheld as the only way, minus the psychological encounters, the cell groups, and all the other foolishness that is rampant in the church world today?
How many major denominations, including the Baptists, Methodists, Church of God, Assemblies of God, etc., are leading their people into a lie by using the Purpose Driven program (or some derivative of it), or the G12 movement, or something else? How many are embracing whatever the Pope says today so that the lines, in most peoples' eyes, are drawn fainter and fainter between Catholicism and Protestantism?
God help us that we might see, and understand, and stand up for the right, no matter the cost.
Remember, Satan's deception is subtle, and his most dangerous moves are made in the realm of religion.
A message from Pastor Scott Corbin