I just stayed up all night, after a deep sleep in the evening, learning about the recent so called Christian nutty stuff that has been going on for the past decade in the Church. The cultic practices that were easy to spot a few decades ago have really infiltrated the Church quite well this past decade. I had no idea.

I have been quite absent from the Contemporary Christian Music scene for a long time. It became a bit too… Well, the guys started sounding like whiney girls instead of men striving to know God in life. The women artists were becoming more… Well, Kick Ass so to speak. (Believe me, I have no problem with strong women. We need them. I know some men are more gentle and quiet than others. That is not what I am talking about.) So I just dumped the CCM scene and started listening more to Boston, Skynyrd, Metallica, Heart, etc… Well, at least the guys sounded like guys and the girls were girls. LOL. At least I didn’t have to guess where they were coming from.

Last night I stayed up learning about the New Apostolic Reformation, the Jesus Culture, Elevation Church, the School of Supernatural Ministry, Bethel Music and the more normal Joel Osteen / Hillsong United stuff that has its own sort of Name it Claim it old stuff of heretical views. I didn’t know this weird New Ageism stuff had infiltrated the Church so deeply. No wonder why every new Church doesn’t want to be called by a denominational name. It is easier to hide your unaccountability and or cult like behavior and beliefs when you aren’t associated with an identifier such as Washington Avenue (put denominational name here) Church.

I was reintroduced to the discussion by someone who was in this cult like group and noted some were claiming to be Reformational. I love historic Reformed Theology and respect the Councils and Creeds of the Church. Therefore I just assumed that these guys wanted to adhere to Biblical Christianity. But that was not the case. Seriously, I guess the Bible is becoming irrelevant and music and motivational gimmicks are the modern inspired text God has given us today. I just figured John Wimber and Peter Wagner had passed on. I guess not.

It seems it is getting easier to carry a Bible and not know or care about what is in it. Even if you are in the Pulpit. That is how nut job cults start while claiming to be Bible believing Christians. I listened to an Ordained Baptist Sermon, a round table of Ordained Presbyterian minister’s podcast , an Ex- New Ager podcaster Doreen Virtue interview someone from the movement, and a few others on the topic. I guess I have a lot to learn.

The times are changing. In reality, nothing is changing doctrinally. Just the same old heresies finding a new avenue to infiltrate the Church. Hymns were actually introduced for this purpose back in the time of the Early Church also. I love singing directly from the Psalter. It is all good unlike our uninspired Hymnody in the Church.