(On a side note before I did any research my first reaction to this post was: There is a God. Why? Because when you set yourself up to be the Holy Spirit for the Church, when you choose to be the arbitrator of what is right and what is wrong with Sinner and Saint, Bride and Church, Pastor and Teacher, then you better be a Prophet or Prophetess because you may be right some of the time, but there will be times you are wrong.
While I enjoy “parts” of Jan’s Ministry, I do see bitterness and mistakes made that has at times cost others the “cost” she details below.
Sometimes I have seen her comments correct, at times I have seen her as the new Tabloid Christianity using media as a pulpit and not accountable to the Scriptures that require us to acknowledge some with other gifts as valid.
Puritan I might have said rather than Pharasee because sometimes Jan is Correct.
But like the Salem Witch Trials, I have seen her very wrong and when she is, there is NO Repentance. # We all make mistakes Jan.)
In the Prophetic Perspective:
In the Book of Revelation, Jesus alone calls the Church to order. He commends and he corrects. He is the One walking in the midst of the Seven Lampstands, Not You, not me, Not Jan Markel, Not any human being.
WHY? Because as Jesus Said,
“Man looks on the Outward Things, God looks on the Heart” Jan has a good heart but just as lousy vision as I have when it comes to the heart, that is why we have a “MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY”. It is called the Word of God and it is YOUR guide by the power of the Holy Spirit and faith in a Personal and Living God to direct His People.
We don’t need critics, we need people who love the Lord their God with all Heart and Soul and Mind and Strength and so Love the World that they would lay down their life for the brethren.” When I see it, I acknowledge it, by the Fruit of What they are doing.
In this case, the Truth Hurts, but repentance is easy, while the details of the book may be wrong, or the facts of Jan’s “explanation” questionable, the point of matter is this: Let a Man examine Himself. NOT Let a Woman, A Man, a Ministry, or an Author Justify themself.
That is always my BIG RED FLAG.
The gospel is our goal. If Jan wants to push the Gospel as Hard as she pushes against those she dislikes, I am all for her. But when she wants to go to Salem and Have a Witch Trial, or as the Author of this Book wants to, I have no stake to tie anyone up to because I have to carry my own Cross.
Yes Modern Christianity has Tabloidism and SINsational like the World, but we have a Greater Focus to draw our attention and that is not the defense of our “reputation” but the realization that Jesus IS coming Soon.
That is our Focus and Our Perspective.
-the Prophetic Perspective
The New Pharisaical Bullies
Olive Tree MinistriesI have been called a lot of things but never a "bully" and never a "Pharisee." But since I am referenced in a sad new book, The New Pharisaism: How Spiritual Bullies Attack the Church," I felt I needed to respond to this pathetic attempt to call goodministries and leaders Pharisees just because they are contending for the faith in an apostate climate.About a decade ago a new kind of ministry came along as a a result of rising apostasy and false teaching. They were branded as "discernmentministries" and that is probably pretty accurate. Olive Tree Ministries started out with a pro-Israel slant as well as being an end-time watcher. Today we also find ourselves trying to defend the faith and encouraging discernment in the church (Luke 12:56; Proverbs 2:3).
"But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman's hand."
This book suggests that several national organizations, Web sites,newsletters, and radio broadcasts - including "Understanding the Times" radio - have turned their sights on the church and have attacked Christianleaders and other faithful believers. This so-called new "Pharisaism" demonstrates that very unbiblical practices are being introduced into some churches in America as a part of the apostasy of the last days. The author of the book and other critics suggest that we "bullies" have used this phenomenon for our own selfish gain and self-promoting agenda.What financial gain is there in standing for truth, naming names of false teachers, and losing a ton of financial contributors because we have touched their sacred cow?There is a cost in contending, and it can be in dollars and cents. It can sink a ministry or stunt its growth.I have to ask, "Since when did contending for the faith (Jude 3) become bullying?!"Those of us accused are simply believers who cherish the true Word of God. We would like to hear about God and the Bible with no additives and preservatives. We want to avoid the latest fads in the contemporary church that are entertainment-oriented and that try to keep up with the pop culture. We are not interested in church-growth efforts. But when we question the church's infatuation with the spirit of the age, we are called some pretty abysmal names.A few of the faith contenders Slabaugh singled out are Dave Hunt of Berean Call, Ray Yungen, Crosstalk Radio, Southwest Radio Church, ApprisingMinistries, and Olive Tree Ministries.Christian broadcaster Todd Wilkin says,
"Just as politicians and pundits play the race card or the gender card, the Pharisee card is used to discredit someone by implying that he is narrow, rigid, and unloving. Most often these days, the Pharisee card is played to portray a fellow Christian as a 'doctrinal purist,' resistant to change, and therefore, unconcerned for the lost."
Quite the contrary: We are just asking that the gospel preached to the lost be pure.Wilkin goes on to say,
"Jesus called Christians who demanded doctrinal purity 'disciples,' not 'Pharisees.' "
This ministry will continue speaking the inconvenient truth which will continue to get us labeled as unloving bullies and Pharisaical for years to come. I offer no apologies. How tragic that it is discernment ministries today that are seen as troublemakers and dividers when they are standing up for a true gospel and solid doctrine.The time is short. Telling the truth is more important than popularity contests right now. The Bible speaks of escalating apostasy in the last days so I ask a few more of you to join the ranks of contenders for the faith.
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