I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. (Galatians 1:6-9)

Is The Protestant Reformation Merely A Distant Memory?

Apprising Ministries has pointed out that, for those blessed by God with eyes which see, it’s painfully obvious there is a New Downgrade going on right now within mainstream evangelicalism, not unlike The Downgrade Controversy Charles Spurgeon dealt with many years ago.

However, because documenting this pathetic people-pleasing compromise is a large part a part of my labor in the Lord, I can tell you it’s very likely history will show that unlike Spurgeon’s time history will likely remember this gelatinous generation for it’s Downgrade No-Controversy.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear there’s a Charles Spurgeon on the horizon. Here’s a little example for you; as today Kay Warren, whose husband Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren captains the Southern Baptist flagship Saddleback Church, tweeted the following quote from Roman Catholic messed up mystic Teresa of Avila:

(Online source)

More indication of the growing infestation within the visible church of ne0-Gnostic corruption called Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) ala Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster, perpetrated within the mainstream of evangelicalism as supposed Spiritual Formation with an able assist from his spiritual twin SBC minister Dallas Willard.

Then Kay Warren would tweet the following from one who took her name from that same mystic nun:

(Online source)

There is some truth there, God is faithful to His children; but the critical issue is how those enslaved to apostate Roman Catholicism, as was the late Mother Teresa, would teach people how to put their trust in Him. Now before you play the “narrow-minded ODM” card, I suggest you pay attention to the following from The Myth of Mother Teresa by well-respected Christian blogger Tim Challies, who’s hardly considered a radical:

Upon examination, though, the Mother Teresa portrayed by the media and popularized in our culture is glorified (soon to be beatified) and almost deified. A close examination of her beliefs and the work she did shows that her legacy may be little more than fiction.

Mother Teresa, as goes without saying, was a devout Roman Catholic. As such, some of her beliefs would necessarily have to stand at odds with core Christian beliefs. This has not appeared to trouble many Christians who continue today, even in Protestant churches, to uphold her as a prime example of Christian virtue, love and self-sacrifice. Her devotion to Catholic theology is obvious in her speeches and writing…we get a glimpse of beliefs that contradict so many gospel truths.

We see a belief in transubstantiation (that the bread of communion actually becomes the body of Christ) and her belief that Christ is present in this bread. We also see her belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a mediator between God and ourselves (see Catholic Catechism, paragraph #969, #1172 and #494) and as such, plays a role in our salvation…we can only be left believing that she was more than a Catholic, but was a Universalist, believing essentially that all religion leads to the same God.

Time and again we see her expounding such universalist beliefs… A Simple Path is a compilation of the teachings and meditations of Mother Teresa. Labeled as a “unique spiritual guide” we would expect this book to contain unique insights into Scripture and into the Christian life by someone who is perceived as being a Christian spiritual giant. Instead,… Through the entire book there is never a hint that she relies on Christ alone for her salvation. Rather we read things like, “I’ve always said we should help a Hindu become a better Hindu, a Muslim become a better Muslim, a Catholic become a better Catholic” (Page 31).

Consider also the following quote from another source, “I love all religions. … If people become better Hindus, better Muslims, better Buddhists by our acts of love, then there is something else growing there.” Or in another place, “All is God — Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, etc., all have access to the same God.” We see, then, that Mother Teresa held beliefs that contradict many Biblical principles… What, then, is the importance of debunking the myth of Mother Teresa?

The answer is this. Pastors of Protestant churches around the world continue to speak of Mother Teresa in saintly terms. They hold her up as the ultimate example of self-sacrifice for the sake of the gospel. From the pulpits they discuss how she responded to Christ’s Great Commission to spread the gospel to all lands. The reality, though, is that if she preached at all, she preached a false religion. In so doing she provides us with an example not of a Christian responding to God’s call, but an example of deeds of charity and compassion completely separated from the Truth. (Online source)

Well, as I already showed you in Rick Warren, Mother Teresa, And “All You Need Is Love”, one of those “Pastors of Protestant churches around the world continue to speak of Mother Teresa in saintly terms” is Rick Warren himself. Note that in following tweet from Warren’s Purpose Driven Connection the late devout Roman Catholic mystic universalist Mother Teresa is put into the category #christian:

Apprising Ministries correspondent Jim Luppachino of Watcher’s Lamp first shared the tweet below from Warren in Rick Warren And Mother Teresa’s Interfaith Intersection:

(Online source)

The link takes us to Time magazine’s Special Commemorative hardcover book Mother Teresa: The Life and Works of a Modern Saint, with introduction by Rick Warren pictured above. You’ll see from his introduction that Rick Warren does indeed hold up Mother Teresa “as the ultimate example of self-sacrifice for the sake of the gospel” as Tim Challies just suggested above:

(Online source)

You can see in John Piper Interviews Rick Warren At Saddleback that Dr. Piper has decided to continue with his reconstruction of the ministry of Rick Warren. Apparently he’s become “appalled at the kinds of slanders” that have supposedly been leveled at Warren; and Piper is already on the record as having stated:

At root I think [Rick Warren] is theological and doctrinal and sound. (as cited Online source)

So I will ask again: Is This Doctrinal And Sound Dr. John Piper?

See also:

RICK WARREN, DR. DESTINY LAVERNE ADAMS, AND “APOSTLE” CHUCK PIERCE

SADDLEBACK CHURCH OF RICK WARREN USING ROB BELL TEACHINGS

RICK WARREN AND ROMAN CATHOLICS

RICK WARREN CORRECTS MARTIN LUTHER

SADDLEBACK CHURCH, RICK WARREN, AND SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES

THE DANIEL PLAN OF RICK WARREN ENCOURAGES UNBIBLICAL MEDITATION

RICK WARREN TEACHING THE LAW OF ATTRACTION?