More Questions About Break Forth Canada

       

More Questions About Break Forth Canada
Published November 27, 2009 by Pastor Adam Gislason
Great Adventure Ministries

A good friend of mine recently emailed me and posed this question about Joel Rosenberg speaking at the Break Forth Canada Conference that is being held January 29-31, 2010 in Edmonton, Alberta: “If Rosenberg can wake thousands up at this conference, wouldn’t that be a good thing?” It’s a good question, but in order to answer that question, we need to ask ourselves a couple of other really important questions:

First, is this a “Christian Conference?” I am not convinced that it is from the research that I have done on both Break Forth Canada and their line up of false teachers. If both Christian doctrine and false doctrine are being taught at an event that’s being advertised as a “Christian Conference,” then let’s be honest-it’s not really a “Christian Conference” is it? Rosenberg has advertised Break Forth on his blog as a “Powerful Christian Conference” and has encouraged his readers to “sign-up” and to “join us” for an “amazing weekend.” As they say at NASA-Houston, we have a problem. Rosenberg clearly does not understand the magnitude of what’s happening with false teaching in the church today from the language on his blog. He is uniting with false teachers (join us) and encouraging others (sign-up) for an “amazing weekend.”

(Click Here To Read Joel’s Blog Posted November 5, 2009)

In Romans 16:17-18, Paul writes, “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.” In Titus 3:10, Paul writes, “Warn a divisive person once and then warn him a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.” And in Ephesians 5:11, Paul writes, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.”

So in light of the Scriptures, I have some more questions: How is Rosenberg speaking at Break Forth marking and avoiding false teachers? How is Rosenberg speaking at Break Forth having nothing to do with false teachers? And how is Rosenberg speaking at Break Forth not fellowshipping with false teachers? Let’s be honest, He certainly won’t be exposing them at the conference from the language on his blog.

And even if these false teachers were not false teachers, but rather “brothers” in the Lord, the Scriptures are still clear. In 2 Thessalonians 3:6, Paul writes, “But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us.” In 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15, Paul writes, “And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle, note that person and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed. Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.”

I have to agree with this excerpt from a recent Lighthouse Trails Research Project article: “Even though Rosenberg’s rationale sounds credible on the surface and even though his message is valid, unless he specifically identifies and challenges what these other speakers are saying, he in essence gives credence by sharing a platform with them because his respectability will be implanted in the minds of the attendees. It is logical that because Rosenberg is respected and trusted, the others will be too because in people’s minds you don’t have heretics and proclaimers of the Gospel on the same bill in a non-debate scenario. In essence, it is the opposite of guilt by association; it is validity by association.”

The Lighthouse Trails Research Project article continues:

“As the New Spirituality becomes more widespread and acceptable, we’ll be seeing in the future many more of these dichotomies: the defenders of the faith sharing platforms with those who seek to radically change and alter the very Gospel these defenders are seeking to uphold. This is not the example that the Old Testament prophets or the New Testament disciples set. Most of them stood alone and often died alone because they would not compromise under any circumstances. Regarding those who teach or promote heresy, the apostle Paul writes strong words: “A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject” (Titus 3:10). According to Rosenberg’s rationale, it is OK for him to share a platform with false teachers because his message is so important. But doesn’t his desire to get his message out override the Scripture in Titus 3:10 (and other Scriptures as well)? We must strongly disagree with this reasoning. The end does not always justify the means, and in this case, the end is highly questionable. While Rosenberg says he is attending Break Forth to “defend Israel,” does he not realize that by giving credence to Emergent/New Spirituality speakers, he is abetting the emerging philosophy that sees NO prophetic importance in Israel? A flood of Christian leaders are turning their backs on Israel, directly or indirectly, merely by promoting the Emerging/Contemplative/New Spirituality. Mr. Rosenberg, defend Israel, yes, by all means, but first defend the Gospel.”

Other Related Articles

Lighthouse Trails Response To Joel Rosenberg Speaking At Break Forth
Joel Rosenberg’s Public Statement (Scroll To The Bottom of Page)
Lighthouse Trails Response To Joel Rosenberg’s Public Statement
Discerning The Break Forth Canada Conference (Great Adventure Ministries)
Take Heed-The Apostasy Bug Is About To Break Forth
False Teaching To Break Forth At Break Forth
What Other People Have To Say About Break Forth
Another Break Forth Response
_______________________________________________________________________________________

          Order The Truth War, Faith Undone & Out of India

Order The Truth War by John MacArthur: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception, Faith Undone by Roger Oakland: The Emerging Church-A New Reformation or an End-Time Deception & Out of India by Caryl Matrisciana: A True Story about the New Age Movement directly from Amazon.com by clicking on the book images below.

         
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Technorati Tags: discerning the break forth canada conference january 29-31 2010, break forth canada, www.breakforthcanada.com, joel rosenberg, joel rosenberg speaking at break forth conference january 29-31 2010, why is joel rosenberg speaking at the break forth canada conference january 29-31 2010, christians speaking at the break forth canada conference january 29-31 2010, should christians share the pulpit with false teachers at conferences, should christians share the pulpit with false teachers, false teaching last days, false teaching end times, false teachers last days, false teaching end times, jan markell understanding the times conference 2009, concerns about joel rosenberg speaking at the break forth canada confernce january 29-31 2010, why does joel rosenberg support george w. bush and john mccain who are in favor of dividing israel, dividing israel last days, dividing israel end times, are christians to mark and avoid false teachers, aren’t christians suppose to mark and avoid false teachers, should christians fellowship with false teachers, wolves in sheep’s clothing last days, wolves in sheep’s clothing end times, marking and avoiding those which cause divisions and offenses contrary to christian doctrine, william p. young break forth canada conference january 29-31 2010, leonard sweet, false teachers today, false teachers in the church today, false teachers in the church end times, false teachers in the church last days, emegent church break forth canada conference january 29-31 2010, emergent speakers at break forth canada conference january 29-31 2010, the emergent church attacking orthodox christianity, false teachings of the emergent church, false teachers in the emergent church, false teaching alive and well in the christian church today, joel rosenberg’s public statement regarding speaking at the break forth canada conference january 29-31 2010, joel rosenberg’s public statement break forth canada conference january 29-31 2010, more questions about break forth canada, break forth canada great adventure ministries, break forth canada conference great adventure ministries, pastor adam gislason break forth, pastor adam gislason break forth canada conference, is break forth canada a christian conference, break forth canada and false teachers, break forth canada and false teaching, marking and avoiding false teachers in the bible, warning a divisive person twice in the bible, having no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather expose them