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WEF Official Calls for AI to Re-Write the Bible ‘Correctly’
The foundation of the Christian faith is that the information contained within the Bible is the Spirit-inspired, inerrant Word of God.
This means that the writings on creation, the flood and the life, death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ are all factual events, according to the Christian Bible.
Within those pages, in both the Old and New Testaments, are warnings about changing the Bible and the message contained within it (Deut. 4:2; Rev. 22:18-19).
Rick Warren, Southern Baptists and the Firestorm Over Women Pastors
Rick Warren is one of the most influential pastors in this country. His book “The Purpose Driven Life” is known as the best-selling nonfiction book of all time, with 50 million copies published. The congregation he has led for 42 years, Saddleback Church, has more than 30,000 members in 14 locations in southern California.
But Warren, who is 69, made lots of enemies last year when he ordained three women as staff pastors at Saddleback. The Southern Baptist Convention ousted the church in February of this year because the SBC maintains that the Bible forbids women to serve in pastoral positions. This week, when SBC delegates gather in New Orleans for their annual meeting, hardliners are likely to reinforce their stance against Saddleback.
“I publicly apologize to every good woman in my life, church and ministry that I failed to speak up for in my years of ignorance,” Warren said in a statement he posted on Twitter on June 10. “What grieves me is that I hindered them in obeying the Great Commission command (and Acts 2:17-18) that everyone is to teach in the church. I held them back from using the spiritual gifts and leadership skills that the Holy Spirit had sovereignly placed in them.”
Shawn Bolz: 3 Prophetic Words for the Rest of 2023
With these prophecies in mind, let’s continue to fuel our hope, knowing it’s not misplaced. No matter what comes our way, we can trust that God is working on our behalf.
He is molding us, refining us and guiding our lives according to His plan. We may not always see the whole picture, but we can trust that He’s piecing it all together for our good and His glory.
So, keep trusting in His process, even when you can’t see His plan. That is the faith journey, my friends. Keep pressing on, and until next time, stay hopeful.
God Is Taking You Out of a Holding Pattern
The Lord spoke to me and said, “Tell My people, ‘What you could not make happen in months, years and even decades, I will make happen in one day! Your cycle of failure has come to an end! The time of acceleration is here. Do not limit Me by your thinking. I am moving in unexpected ways, but you will see My explosive power. The church is coming out of a holding pattern. The spirit of delay is broken. It is time for your arrival.’”
Traveling frequently for ministry, I knew what it meant to be in a holding pattern. Experiencing it and defining it, though, is another matter. Let’s take a look at the formal definition of it. According to pilotinstitute.com, it is as follows: “A holding pattern is a maneuver in which an aircraft flies a racetrack-shaped pattern in a designated area. They are used to keep an aircraft in protected airspace while delaying its arrival at a later point along its route.”
My wife and I were on a flight into NYC when the pilot made the announcement that he had been instructed to stay in a holding pattern until further notice. As we were circling around the city, we spotted several famous landmarks and began excitedly taking pictures, but our excitement waned as a few minutes turned into a long delay. We could see our destination, but we couldn’t get there. We just kept going around and around. We were trapped in this repeating cycle.
Charlie Shamp: Chinese Clandestine Efforts Spark Intense ‘Cold War’
On Monday, an anonymous Biden administration official told the Associated Press that the Communist nation of China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since 2019 as part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence capabilities.
This is nothing new for prophet Charlie Shamp, who says the Lord showed him more than two years ago about the devious deeds of the Chinese government and how the relationship between China and the U.S. would deteriorate quickly.
From spy balloons over the country to the arrest of Chinese spies in New York City in April and now the discovery of the spy base in Cuba, the Chinese have thrust the U.S. into a “cold war” similar to that of when the Soviet Union and the U.S. were at odds and on the brink of a nuclear war at any moment.
