“The PEACE plan revolves around mobilizing a billion Christians in missions-essentially the entire Christian Church.”
Rick Warren was interviewed by Urbana.org in preparation for the Urbana 2006 conference, which will take place in late December. Urbana is an InterVarsity ministry. In the interview, Warren said that “To be a part of God’s purposes, we’re going to have to make a fundamental shift in the way we think about life– or five major mental shifts.” Warren explains that these “shifts” are:
1. A “shift from self-centeredness to God-centeredness.”
2. A shift “from local orientation to global orientation.”
3. A “shift “from temporal values-temporary values-to eternal ones.”
4. A “shifting our thinking from security to service.”
5. “The shift from comfort to sacrifice”
Warren says that the church has a great opportunity now to make a difference in the AIDS epidemic and “to silence skeptics.” Rick Warren has proven time and again that it is Rick’s way or no way. There is no room for opponents. He explains the plan:
“I believe we’re on the verge of a second Reformation in the church. 500 years ago we had the first Reformation. It was about beliefs. This one is going to be about behavior. It’s not about what the church knows, it’s about what the church does.”
We need to reattach the hands and the feet to the body of Christ. About 50 years ago the hands and the feet got cut off, and all that’s left is a mouth. Evangelicals in particular are known more for what we talk about than what we do. A lot of times we’re known more for what we’re against than what we’re for. I intend to change that. So this second Reformation will be about being the church in the world. Reformations don’t happen overnight. They take fifty years. I can give twenty years to it. But that’s probably all I’ve got left in my life, is another twenty years. The next generation will be the Reformation generation. My goal is to train them, to prepare them to finish the task.” Read entire interview.
Over 400,000 churches have done the Purpose Driven program. Isn’t it time for born-again pastors who were fooled into thinking Purpose Driven was biblical Christianity to step forward and speak up? Rick Warren’s new reformation is a dangerous trap of deception, and this global P.E.A.C.E. plan is a pied-piper that is going to lead a lot of people over the cliff.
“Who’s the man of peace in any village – or it might be a woman of peace – who has the most respect, they’re open and they’re influential? They don’t have to be a Christian. In fact, they could be a Muslim, but they’re open and they’re influential and you work with them to attack the five giants. And that’s going to bring the second Reformation.” —Rick Warren, May 2005, Pew Forum on Religion
“I am praying for a second reformation of the church that will focus more on deeds than words. The first Reformation was about beliefs. This one needs to be about behavior…. We’ve had a Reformation; what we need now is a transformation.” –Rick Warren, July 2005 at the Baptist World Alliance with Tony Campolo and Jimmy Carter ”
Warren said the deeds of a new reformation will require mobilizing Christians, multiplying churches, evangelizing the world and eradicating global problems.” —A World of Baptists By Greg Warner Associated Baptist Press
“I see absolutely zero reason in separating my fellowship from anybody,” he said. Noting he has theological differences with many of the diverse denominations that invite him to speak, Warren added, “That doesn’t stop me from fellowshipping with them.” When he heard of the SBC’s withdrawal, he added, “I thought, ‘This is silly! Why would we separate ourselves from brothers and sisters in the world?'”–Rick Warren at the Baptist World Alliance, Warren: Global Baptists ‘are all in this together’ By Trennis Henderson
“I have two goals in my life. One is a reformation of the church in America and the other is a return of civility to society when people who disagree can still get along and like each other even if they disagree.” Rick Warren on Larry King,12/2/05
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