praschanswers

Dear Lee,

Greetings in Jesus.

Our ministry MORIEL is not huge but it is fairly large with branches and missions in ten countries and over a dozen congregations plus the TV stuff etc. and I am advised that our website is one of the very largest in the Christian world in terms of both hits and unique visitors and our teaching ministry of DVD & CD recorded material is by any standard massive. We are not mega but by God's grace sizeable, and there are others like us supportive of your position.

For us however it is not about numbers or money, but from the orphanages we operate in Africa for dying AIDS babies to our support of Jewish and Arab congregations in Israel and the evangelistic outreaches to Mormons in Utah - it is only about Jesus. The same would be true of Dave Hunt's Berean Call, of Roger Oakland & Understand The Times, of John Mac Arthur, Philip Powell and various others. None of them is perfect, but all of them are scriptural.

There are indeed a number of churches and ministries around the planet representing a biblically based Evangelicism in an age of spiritual, moral, and doctrinal decline and apostasy. Yet it is the hype artists , con artists, and heretical false prophets that draw the most attention.

From fiasco to fiasco be it Toronto, Pensacola, Kansas City, or Lakeland it is always the same.

As a moderate Pentecostal/ Charismatic myself, I am disgusted at the discrediting of the church and its testimony by backslidden money preachers on TBN & the so called 'God Channel' (who have made 'Born Again' a household joke and a subject of ridicule in the eyes of the world we should be trying to reach), and the counterfeit revivals based on demonically influenced carnality, false doctrine, and false prophecy. Rick Joyner is by biblical definition a kingpin in this last days deception and treachery. He has once again demonstrated himself to be as unscrupulous as he is unbiblical. He and his ilk are among the very ones Jesus predictively warned would arise in the last days. Such men and women are instruments of seducing spirits.

I do not believe that you should lend any credence whatsever to Rick Joyner's antics nor pay any heed at all to his diatribes. He is a demonstrable false prophet and a promulgator of false doctrines. You are guilty of nothing more than telling and writing the truth and his arrogant notion that you should be doing a 'mea culpa' and expressing some apologetic regret to a morally reprobate Todd Bentley and to the gang of false teachers & false prophets surrounding him is an assertion too ludicrous and absurd to warrant any serious consideration.

I appreciate that as an editor of a widely distributed publication you find yourself in a precarious position not wanting to alienate those you are desiring to influence. Perhaps like Andrew Strom and Walid Shoebat you feel you can make a better impact for biblical truth by not making a high profile stand against these debaucherous movements so you can better assist those caught up in them. The viability of this approach may be indeed debatable but presently it is not the point, because in this case you seem to have drawn a clear line.

As you are without doubt aware there are those among us who believe you should have done this in such a strong and unambiguous manner long ago, but in any event you do appear to have done so now and I and certain others would much urge you in The Lord not to retreat.

Do not allow the devil or his 2 Corinthians 11 style agents inside the church to dissuade you. If you continue to maintain your position standing on the solid ground of biblical truth & righteousness you will have friends, and more crucially you will certainly have Jesus.

Stand your ground with Joyner and let the chips fall where they may and above all do not let this be the last time you sound a clear and unmistakable alarm to your readers.

Sincerely In Christ,

Jacob Prasch
(Moriel)/ www.moriel.org

Philippians 1:6