5 FEBRUARY 2008
Addressing Discernment in the
Charismatic Movement
“Could it be that God is
using situations that have become public to wake up
His disciples to discern by the Spirit and not by
the newspaper?”
For a moment please forget any
names that are being addressed presently in the
"Charismatic movement." Is it possible that
there are some ministers in the Church who are not
“fallen,” but have been false from the
beginning? Could it be that God is using situations
that have become public to wake up His disciples to
discern by the Spirit and not by the newspaper? Not all
false ministers work in the occult or satanic churches.
The Bible warns that Satan will infiltrate the Church
with his ministers disguised as real ministers. They
will be very capable preachers who preach a lot of
truth but, if not from the beginning, will eventually
and gradually begin to sneak in the devil’s
leaven.
What is it that people are really
concerned about with those things that have become
public knowledge? Could it be that we are still missing
some things that God wants us to begin to see? Does He
want us to learn to see the smoke before we see the
fire? Does He want us to see the problem before there
is even smoke? Is He using these things to help mature
and make the bride of Christ more discerning?
Please do not be offended, but I
once heard a spiritual leader, a Charismatic leader,
teaching on the spirit of the Antichrist. He said that
the Charismatic movement was a prime candidate for the
manifestation of the spirit of the Antichrist. Among
other things, the leader said that the movement was
lawless (not governed properly), largely ignorant of
Scripture, and wild about spiritual gifts. He was
cautioning that the devil can take advantage of those
things. He added that he still believed that the
Charismatic movement was of God. There is a case for
everything that he said being proven true over the last
few years, but God in His mercy is wanting to correct
and mature all of His people, including those whom some
call “the wild and crazy Charismatics.”
(LOL-No offense intended.)
Not all Christians are gifted with
the gift of discernment. All can, however, grow in the
Word and have their senses trained to discern good and
evil. Could it be that either type of discernment would
have revealed that the people mentioned in this message
were off track and out from under the anointing of God
before things were made public? Was it necessary for
things to be made public before being recognized and
addressed, or could the problems have been addressed
before they were manifested publicly? Discernment of
the difference between false, carnal, immature, and
mature ministers is needed in all parts of the Church,
but especially in what is called the Charismatic
movement.
May God help us! May He correct
all parts of His Church and unify us in faith so that
we can be the salt of the earth and the light of the
world. Thanks for those who are loving and bold enough
to address publicly-known issues, but may we all grow
in having our senses trained to discern both good and
evil. May God raise up true prophets with discernment
to speak to the whole Church! May what man has called
the "Charismatic Movement" wake up and become
what God always intended. This is much bigger than what
is seen by the eye. All glory is to Jesus Christ!
_____________________________
Pastor Wayne Wilson
New Covenant Church of Jesus
Christ
3147 Klondike Road, SW, Conyers,
GA 30094 USA
770-760-1101
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