Sad News About Charles Stanley’s In Touch Magazine

http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/?p=12341 ^ | July 25th, 2013 | Ligthouse Trails Editors

[jodyel]

This is very heartbreaking for me since God used Dr. Stanley's ministry greatly in my life in the early 90s. After I was grounded in the faith thru his teaching ministry, I then suffered severe health issues and did not keep up with In Touch as I had in the early days.

Many are falling away into this spiritual deception...formerly great men of God falling for this ecumenicism...Zacharias, Billy Graham...James Roberson. Now Stanley.

Very sad and lonely days indeed if even the elect are deceived just as Jesus said they would be in the last days. All the more reason for us to stand firm and pray for these men of God to be drawn back to their first love...Christ.

[jodyel]

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[Leaning Right]

I also have found great value in Dr. Stanley's ministry. My advice to you is to judge for yourself.

At this time I do not know if Lighthouse Trails is right or wrong about In Touch magazine. But I do know that I will decide for myself. I will not let Lighthouse Trails decide for me, or even influence me.

[GreyFriar]

thank you. You just made the link that I had forgotten from Philosophy class 45 years ago of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and “cosmic Christ/christ consciousness” 15 years ago, I use to be in a chat room where there was much talk of “Christ consciousness” but folks there who used it didn’t know the origin, and I didn’t track it down. But I knew there was something at odds with basic Christianity in it. I was neither impressed by Chardin or the ‘moral relativism’ that was becoming popular in the late 1960s.

[WKB]

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[jodyel]

Exactly right...be a Berean and search the Scriptures yourself guided by the Holy Spirit.

[Steve_Seattle]

I have not read McLaren, but all you need to know you can get from the cover of his books - an up-close picture of . . . McLaren. A liberal egomaniacal creep . . . the cover screams “Look at ME!!!”

[jodyel]

Def at odds with true Christianity but subtle enough for some not to question it.

Satan is a wonderful seducer, to be sure.

[jodyel]

I get the In Touch magazine every month and have that issue 8/2013 somewhere. Will have to find and see if that author appears.

I did go to the author’s website and did see Catholicism referenced there, so I am surprised Dr. Stanley would include his articles in the In Touch magazine.

http://jonathanwilsonhartgrove.com/

[jodyel]

Yes, I have not read his stuff either.

Scary that all this stuff is creeping into Christianity, but not surprising.

[Springfield Reformer]

Syncretism. The art of blending some poisonous deception into the life of the church as if it was just some compatible new way of thinking. That’s how Gnosticism wormed its way into the early church and that’s why John had such a vehemence against it when it first raised its ugly head.

[yarddog]

I know a guy who writes for In Touch, actually it is more like I know who he is and he knows who I am, but I do know he is a very liberal person. He attended a pretty conservative church but I think that is because his parents are there.

I guess there are some things you can write about without letting your liberal bias show through. Otherwise I don’s see how he got a job there.

[American Constitutionalist]

Jesus said, "And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened" (Matthew 24:22)

Except here means..... unless... otherwise...

Same chapter of Mathew Jesus Christ Yeshua Messiah says

24. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Jesus didn't say that the elect will be deceived, he said " IF it were possible "

There is the key word..... IF......
As in, could have, could have been.
The thing is ? Since Our Lord and Savior said it, that he him self will take the providence, the provision to protect his elect, his sheep.
I don't know about you ? but ? I get the sense of not being in a church, or follow any ministry or personality with a close following.
I do believe that God is calling his sheep out of the Whore of Babylon, or the false church.
Yes, I do listen to some sermons on TV but I don't follow or trust anyone with my soul.
Trust a dog more than a human.
Humans are not to be trusted.

[dragonblustar]

This is very heartbreaking for me since God used Dr. Stanley's ministry greatly in my life in the early 90s. After I was grounded in the faith thru his teaching ministry, I then suffered severe health issues and did not keep up with In Touch as I had in the early days.

Same here. I'm not a fan of his son though. It's heart breaking to see this happen.

[American Constitutionalist]

Remember the teaching Singleness teaching and craze in the late 80s early 90s ? teaching that it was better to remain single than to get married ?
They took what was St. Paul's own personal opinion and turned it into a dogmatic doctrine, but yet ? without comparing scripture with scripture.
Not counting that there is far more scripture that favors marriage than being single.
I think ? the feminists promoted that teaching and it crept into the church.

[Java4Jay]

The Charles Stanley Life Principles Bible is my favorite.

[Java4Jay]

John Hagee and Charles Stanly preach a good word

[BeadCounter]

I always get the Lighthouse people mixed up with the Watchtower magazine.

[bimboeruption]

Why did Stanley and his wife get divorced?

Just askin’.

[narses]

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