It seems incredible that these religious experts should ask, Who are You? He had given them every evidence that He is the Son of God, yet they had deliberately rejected the evidence. Also, you experience the Fathers pruning so that you will bear more fruit (John 15:2). Prepare for Easter with Bible Gateway Plus. 19:10-14; Hos. Be Joyful (Philippians): Even When Things Go Wrong, You Can Have Joy. Are the sermons notes available for this message, Comfort For a Believers Death. Warren W. Wiersbe died on May 2, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska, just a few weeks shy of his 90th birthday. 2) Because of the Promise Jesus Made John 14:1-6, "Let not your hearts be troubled. In Rom 15:13, The Message says, May the God of green hope fill you up with joy and in 1 Cor 6:9-10 it says that those who use and abuse the earth and everything in it, dont quality as citizens in Gods kingdom., The Message is pro-homosexual, playing right into the hands of those who teach that homosexuality is a natural condition that God can bless instead of a sin that needs to be repented of. 10:1). See Eph. I cant do so many of the things that successful men can do. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. The Christian dies in the Lord because he lives in the Lord (Rev. How frightfully awful to tamper and mess with the very words that God gave. There are actually three different vines found in Scripture. Wiersbes soteriological and sanctification teachings were a mishmash of Keswick theology and Calvinism. Ed Stetzer, interim teaching pastor at The Moody Church, noted that Wiersbe was one of evangelicalisms giants, but to the people of The Moody Church, he was their beloved pastor.. His Be commentary series covered most books of the Bible and has sold more than 4 million copies, according to series publishing company David C. Cook. In 1961, D. B. Eastep invited Wiersbe to join the staff of Calvary Baptist Church in Covington, Kentucky. The Gospel Coalition supports the church by providing resources that are trusted and timely, winsome and wise, and centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ. Wiersbe obviously had no objections to this false gospel as he penned a glowing endorsement for his book. Author of more than 150 books, Wiersbe was called to ministry at age 16 under the preaching of evangelist Billy Graham, according to The Gospel Coalition (TGC) website. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Justin Taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at Crossway. The Heresies of Warren Wiersbe Demand Exposure and Separation, Not Acceptance or Ignorance. From 1961 to 1971 he pastored Calvary Baptist Church of Covington, Kentucky south of Cincinnati, Ohio. 4. Wiersbe was committed to the practice of unBiblical ecumenicalism. People who disapprove of it, they'll probably just go to another church. 3:2; 4:17), he is teaching a false gospel (Gal. Warren W. Wiersbe is the Distinguished Professor of Preaching at Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, and is the author of more than 100 books. (preaching resource for 3/26/23, Lent 5) This post exegetes John chapter 11, providing context for the RCL's Gospel reading for 3/26/23 (Lent 5). I first heard Dr. Wiersbe at a Bible conference in Chattanooga, Tenn., in the early 1960s, said Jerry Vines, a former Southern Baptist Convention president and longtime friend of Wiersbes. In fact it represents a demonic spirit underlying that so-called ministry, something noted in majority evangelical churches. Jesus had already mentioned His leaving them , but the Jews had misunderstood what He said. Meanwhile he also started work on the BE series of exegetical commentaries, books that soon found a place on the shelf of every evangelical pastor. From 1971 to 1978, Wiersbe pastored Chicago's Moody Church, named for 19th century evangelist Dwight L. Moody. But there was poison in the pot due to his commitment to the ecumenical, rock & roll, New Evangelical philosophy. 2:21; Ezek. He received an excellent education from East Chicago schools, graduating from Washington High School. No person or organizations embracing such a large range of error and false teachers should be trusted, or entertained, or learned from or yoked together with. 5:25-33), and the sheep and the Shepherd (John 10). The command to preach the Word is the command to preach all of the Word, and the command to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints is the command to contend for all of it. When Wiersbe attended the seminary, he was chosen to become Central Baptist Church's pastor in 1951. We'll see that we can have comfort and assurance about what to expect beyond our lives here on earth because of what Christ has done. It is the most awful and horrendous perversion of Gods Word and in the greatest extreme of adding to or subtracting from Scripture (cg. 1:8-9). [4], Wiersbe married Betty Warren on June 20, 1953, and they had four children. This library contains more than 13,000 volumes. Later in life he would move to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he served as host of the Back to the Bible radio broadcast. 11:28-32). If Jesus committed suicide, then He would go to a place of judgment, and this, they reasoned, was why they could not follow Him. For Wiersbe, the promise of eternity became the motivation for his long ministry as a pastor, author, and radio speaker. Comfort for a Believer's Death - Warren Wiersbe's Heritage Bible Teaching. Jesus was teaching one main truththe fruitful life of the believerand we must not press the details too much. The Answer (Of Course) Is: It Depends! and to ght for His cause and kingdom. Warren Wendell Wiersbe was born May 16th, 1929 to Fred and Gladys (Forsberg) Wiersbe in East Chicago, IN. [3] Most of this information is available through Warren Wiersbe's autobiography Be Myself: Memoirs of a Bridgebuilder. Warren Wiersbe, an author and pastor credited with influencing thousands of preachers toward biblical exposition, died May 2. Thats both a lie and false repentance and thus a false gospel. Want to Read. Consider some quotes from The Message which was so heartily praised by Wiersbe: Being poor in spirit means to be at the end of your rope?! Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. When he invited her to sit closer to the rest of the crowd, the woman said, Young man, Ive been sitting in this same pew for 50 years., Vines recalled Wiersbes recounting of his response: Before I caught myself, I said, My, you must be terribly tired by now.. From September 1957 to 1961, Wiersbe served as Director of The Literature Division for Youth for Christ International. God is glorified by a bigger crop that is also a better crop. Jesus is God! What I heard him do with Scripture that day changed my preaching forever. In The Message this becomes the vapid and almost meaningless those who use and abuse each other, use and abuse sex. In 1 Tim 1:10, them that defile themselves with mankind is changed to the irresponsible, who defy all authority, riding roughshod over God, life, sex, truth, whatever.. He died on May 2, 2019, aged 89. all the volumes in the BE Bible Study Series. After leaving The Moody Church in 1978, Wiersbe continued his writing, radio and teaching ministries, serving at, among other institutions, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in suburban Chicago. Every passage that condemns homosexuality is tampered with in The Message. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (2 Cor 6:14-18), Naturally one would have to be of that mindset and belief to be pastoring a church of such standard, yea, and further, really the catalyst behind the heresies. We just knew we were made for each other.. 1. Because people are people and situations are situations. Wiersbe served at Moodyfrom 1971 to 1978, during which time he wrote forMoody Monthly,penning the Insight for the Pastor column, where he offered not only practical theology counsel but also wrote biographical sketches of noted figures in church history, which formed the basis for his booksListening to the Giants(1976) andWalking with the Giants(1980). Im not an athlete, Im not a mechanic. All Im doing is using what Hes given to me to teach people, and to give glory to the Lord Jesus Christ.. New International Version (NIV), Warren Wiersbe BE Bible Study Series Life and Death (8:21-30), Copyright Warren W. Wiersbe. Not even close. Our union with Christ is a living union, so we may bear fruit; a loving union, so that we may enjoy Him; and a lasting union, so that we need not be afraid. Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others. 5. He served for 10 years as General Director and Bible Teacher for Back to the Bible. - Warren Wiersbe 1 Good and Evil Let the trials of life make you a giant, not a midget. This pruning process is the most important part of the whole enterprise, and the people who do it must be carefully trained or they can destroy an entire crop. After attendingIndiana UniversityinIndianapolis for a year and then Roosevelt University in Chicago,Wiersbe enrolled at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Thats both a lie and false repentance and thus a false gospel. God wants both quantity and quality. We knew he was a fraud because he had a head. 12), the bride and the Bridegroom (Eph. Generously provided by. They were wasting their God-given opportunities by arguing with Him instead of trusting Him, and one day soon, their opportunities would end. If the branches could speak, they would confess that the pruning process hurts, but they would also rejoice that they will be able to produce more and better fruit. And what concord hath Christ with Belial? For one thing, when you are abiding in Christ you produce fruit (John 15:2). CHICAGO (BP) Warren Wiersbe, an author and pastor credited with influencing thousands of preachers toward biblical exposition, died May 2. The symbolism of the Vine and branches is similar to that of the Head and the body: we have a living relationship to Christ and belong to Him. At his ordination in 1951, he was asked what he thought about fundamental churches joining with liberal churches in evangelistic meetings. He replied, If God could use an unclean raven to feed Elijah, maybe He could even use a liberal (Be Myself, p. 86). If there is no fruit, the branch is worthless, and it is cast away and burned. Not only did he reject the critical doctrine of separation, which is intimately associated with salvation (2 Cor 6:14-18), he brashly encouraged others to disobey the same. His affection and attention are fixed heavenward. Phil Johnson, Executive Director of Grace to You, writes: The backbone of my library today consists of books he introduced me to. 21:33-46). 13:8, 23), but there is always fruit where there is life. Wed spend the first twenty minutes laughing over what happened the day before. Before his death, he and Betty had gifted their huge personal library to the Ohio-based Cedarville University. He was a lactose-intolerant milkman. [6], Last edited on 11 September 2022, at 02:35, "Laridian - Wiersbe Bible Commentary: New Testament". Whether this was true saving faith or not (see John 2:23-25), we cannot tell, but our Lords words to them would indicate that they knew what they were doing. Warren Wiersbe. Reflecting on his own ministry, Wiersbe once said according to TGC, Im not an athlete, Im not a mechanic. (1) The vine. He also preached regularly at the annual Pastors Conference hosted by First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla., where Vines was pastor. A machine can produce results, and so can a robot, but it takes a living organism to produce fruit. That is far from Biblical Christianity and once again proves he was nothing less than a wolf in sheeps clothing. This site uses cookies to provide you with more responsive and personalized service and to collect certain information about your use of the site. Left to itself, the branch might produce many clusters, but they will be inferior in quality. 15:28). forming a succession plan that was hastened by Easteps sudden death in 1962. Sometimes He simply uses the Word to convict and cleanse us. Wiersbe is perhaps best known for his series of 50 books in the "BE" series: Be Real, Be Rich, Be Obedient, Be Mature, Be Joyful, etc., and other theological works. His philosophy denies many important things concerning salvation and since repentance is an important component of the gospel (Ac. "I first heard Dr. Wiersbe at a Bible conference" in Chattanooga, Tenn., in the early 1960s, said Jerry Vines, a former Southern Baptist Convention president and longtime friend of Wiersbe's. . Dr. Warren Wiersbe on the steps of The Moody Church in 1975. Because the Father does love the Son, He has put all things into the Sons hand (John 3:35) and has revealed all things to the Son (John 5:20). The sooner we as believers discover that we are but branches, the better we will relate to the Lord, for we will know our own weakness and confess our need for His strength. Wiersbe was a heretic and a false teacher. Nowhere, does Scripture anywhere establish this alleged distinction. Not even close. It draws on various sources including The Bible Expository Commentary (Warren Wiersbe), The New Bible Commentary, The Parable of Joy (Michael Card) and The Gospel of John (F.F. God is glorified by a bigger crop that is also a better crop. Perhaps if people began to wash one another's feet, there might be more love and unity., Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Its nothing but Hocus Pocus., That is unsurprising since Peterson was a New Ager through and through. A chief danger of spending time with New Evangelical authors and ministries is . The Lord has plainly and emphatically instructed the born again believer to stand for doctrinal purity, to rebuke error, and separate from it (e.g., Rom 16:17; 1 Cor 15:33; 2 Cor 6:14-18; 11:4, 12-15; Gal 1:6-9; Eph 5:11: 1 Tim 1:3; 4:1; 6:3-5; 2 Tim 3:5-9; 4:3-4; 2 Jn 1:9-11; Ju 1:3; Rev 2:6; etc). 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