"Who are you to judge?" rings loud and clear within the halls of Christendom today. Voiced by Christians and non-Christians alike, people often believe the politically correct, liberal view that Christians are not to judge others and must, by any means possible be tolerant and acceptable of others beliefs. But this is NOT however what The Word of God instructs us to do.

"We should make judgments based on the yardstick of righteousness as revealed in His Word. Judgments which look beyond mere appearance, judgments made with the right spirit. When Jesus said "Judge not, that you be not judged" [Matthew 7:1] He immediately shows what kind of judgement he is speaking of there. He obviously cannot mean that we must never make any kind of judgement at all, otherwise we would not be able to fulfil the exhortations of the Word in numerous places, such as being told never to let anyone deceive us. If only God can judge, then how will we be able to fulfil the Apostle John's command:

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world"

1 John 4:1

The judgements which the LORD forbids refers to a person who makes a judgement about another person when he himself is a practitioner of the very thing which he is judging in the other! That is hypocritical judgement, which is forbidden by the LORD. But the kind of judgement which builds up God's people, advising them of danger and outright falsehood is an absolute necessity." [Alan Morrison. Is It Right For Christians To Judge?]

If we as Christans do not begin to judge and punish evil within The Body as well as within our nation, instead of accepting all ideas and beliefs as equal, we will become a nation that welcomes same-sex marriage, polygamy, pedophilia, incest, euthanasia, sharia law and a host of moral aberrations that only the mind of evil man can conceive.

Why should we be shocked by the revelation that Marcus Lamb has admitted having an affair? Why should we be shocked to see Benny Hinn and Paula White strolling hand in hand on the streets of Italy or hear that Ray Boltz is now practicing homosexuality. Should it shock us that Carlton Pearson pastors a homosexual church? Why should we be shocked when we have, as Jan Markell says, "drunk the Kool-Aid" they have been serving for years, blindly swallowing and following, allowing them to live in ivory towers, never holding them accountable to speak truth while we ourselves have neglected to:

"Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15

The apostle John warned and exhorted Christians:

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." I John 4:1

When a pastor, preacher, televangelist, radio preachers, apostle or prophet places themselves above The Word of God, compromises on The Truth of the Word, thinks more highly of themselves than they ought - they are walking in sin. Compromise becomes easier and the voice of conscious less audible.

"For I say, through the grace given to me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith." Romans 12:3

Clearly, all Christians are called to judge righteously by using the Word of God as the plumb line for discerning truth from error.

There was a certain man, Simon, who had just become a believer, and after he had seen the gift of God that was given to the new believers he asked Peter and John if he could also have this gift of God by giving them money.

Peter answered Simon: "Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God." Acts 8:20

The Bible is clear, believers are led by the Holy Spirit, yet many preach before millions via television and radio claiming to be led by angels or through their contact with the dead spirits of Kathryn Kuhlman or Aimee Semple McPherson. Claiming error as truth, twisting the Word to conform it to their perverted theology, these "anointed of God" fleece the sheep both financially and spiritually making false claims they are incapable of satisfying, and the sheep encourage them by their lack of knowledge of the Word and their enthusiastic participation.

What must happen before the blind regain their sight, the deaf begin to hear and the church rises and truly becomes The Bride of Christ?

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32

Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston, along with Christian communities in Atlanta, Seattle, and Detroit, have initiated a series of sermons designed to produce an ecumenical reconciliation between Christianity and Islam. In addition to the sermons, the Sunday school lessons center on the inspired teachings of the Prophet Mohammad.

Qurans were placed in the pews next to the Bibles and a new term has been coined for this effort of tolerance - CHRISLAM.

While "dialogue" with Muslims sounds like the "Christian" thing to do, it furthers the problem while legitimizing the teachings of Mohammad. But whenever this "dialogue" is looked into, one learns that on the part of the Christians, there is no sharing of the gospel, or for that matter, any kind of biblical truth. Both sides say nice things about each other. Some Christian pastors then bring that into their pulpit because they are deceived/fooled/snowed into thinking that Muslims really want to like us and work with Christians. They will willingly work with any Christian they can fool, and these days there is no shortage of those willing to compromise the gospel.

Thus, the birth of Chrislam.

The communists have a term for such people who knowingly cooperate with their agenda: Useful idiots - a term used for those who are fooled into thinking progress is being made by cooperating with the enemy.

Scripture is clear about uniting with unbelievers:

Do not be bound together with unbelievers, for what partnership has righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness (2 Corinthians 6:14).

Should you come into your church this Sunday and find a Koran lying next to a Bible, flee as fast as you can. Your church has drunk the Kool-Aid and who knows what sorts of compromises will come next.

We CANNOT praise the teachings of Islam or recognize the religion as one of peace. We cannot go along to get along, tolerant false teachings and false teachers and call ourselves Christians.

[Special thanks to Jan Markell and Carly Matrisciana for their research and diligence to stand as watchmen on the wall].

"But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully." 2 Corinthians 11:2-3


We are living in difficult times - things are not always as they seem; especially within the Christian world. Many voices can be heard across the airways and in the pulpits. A few are speaking truth while others, the voice of deception rings loud and long. It is our responsibility as Christians to evaluate the character and conduct of others, including leaders within the church.

Discerning a distorted Jesus can be difficult at times but ask yourself a few simple questions:

1. Who is at the center of the ministry? Do they speak more about themselves than they do about Jesus?
2. Is the ministry marked by arrogance? It's ALL about "me".
3. Is the ministry stained with immorality? Is their sin in the camp?
4. Does the ministry show a love of money? Send me your seed and it will come back to you a thousand fold. [NO where in scripture is this taught].
5. Does the ministry attempt to manipulate the sheep?

The sheep are being fleeced due to a lack of knowledge due to laziness and gullibility. How will one be able to discern truth from error if the Word is never opened [study to show thyself approved] and one chooses to swallow and follow.

No Wonder our LORD calls us sheep.

"The effective fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." James 5:16

Effective fervent prayers are desperate prayers spoken through tears of pain and suffering from a heart broken with the weight of circumstances beyond our ability to understand or control.

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6

Learn His will, persist in prayer, pray in faith and pray in expectation.

"...ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea... James 1:6

and wait upon the LORD.

"They that wait for the LORD will gain new strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40:31

Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved.

"....guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called 'knowledge' which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith...

John MacArthur writes in The Truth War ~

'The gospel message is a clear, definitive, confident, authoritative proclamation that Jesus IS LORD, and that He gives eternal life, abundant life to all who will believe. We who truly know Christ and have received that gift of eternal life have also received a clear and definitive commission to deliver the gospel message boldly as His ambassadors.

But we are not merely ambassadors - we are soldiers, commissioned to wage war for the defense and dissemination of the truth.

We are ambassadors with a message of good news for people who walk in a land of darkness and dwell in the land of the shadow of death. And we are soldiers - charged with the pulling down of strongholds and casting down the lies and deception spawned by the forces of evil.

Our task as ambassadors is to bring good news - our mission as soldiers is to overthrow false ideas. Our warfare is not against flesh and blood and our duty as ambassadors does not permit us to compromise or align ourselves with any kind of human philosophies, religious deceit or falsehood. We are not called to wage war against people or to enter into diplomatic relations with anti-Christian ideas.

If these sound like difficult assignments - it is because they are.!.'

...Grace be with you." 2 Timothy 6:20-21

Pray said a small voice - PRAY.!.

The church thinks itself alive, but it is dead. Wake up church, wake up, strengthen what remains before it is too late. Get up church, get up, you are not finished - get busy, turn from your sin.

Pray for strength for the faithful, pray for encouragement, pray for the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Pray for Wisdom, pray for revelation of truth to come to the church, pray for the spirit of pride and arrogance to be broken and pray for forgiveness.

"IF My people who are called by My Name humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land."II Chronicles 7:14

Hold tightly to what you have - stand on the Promises of God - finish the race and PRAY.!.