Dominionism: a Problem in Baptist churches.

I was in a good indpt Baptist church for many years, loved my church family, learned Gods Word, still have contact with folks in my old church but sadly had to move for economic reasons. My church went down the path of keeping to Gods Word, knowing one was to obey laws and pray for leaders {give unto ceasar} but not holding them up to a point where they didnt belong. My last pastor was a humble and good man who taught us always to look to God's Word and test any preacher by it. I followed his advice here.

I moved here, and walked out of a indp Baptist church that had been so infected by Dominionism I couldnt believe what was coming out of the preachers mouth.
I ended up walking out.

He preached Romans 13 but instead of adding the part about obeying God rather then men should same men order something against God's commandments, he preached "NO AUTHORITY IS TO BE QUESTIONED WHATSOEVER" and while on this powertrip he included himself and publically yelled at some church members for disobeying him over some matter I didnt know of being a newbie. Included a la Paul Crouch was a misinterpetation of "Touch not the Lord's Anointed" which he applied to himself and was really a warning against bodily harm against God's true prophets in the OT.

I almost wanted to raise my hand and say "If this was true Id still be Catholic because they claim absolute authority as well" but didnt. He went on to say it is sin to criticize any leader using the present administration, and that even if Hillary was to become president we wouldnt be allowed to criticize her as well.

Some folks out there have lost the plot and like Romanists desire the church marry the state, and that they both direct each other and the state FORCE everyone to be GOOD, instead of being saved and led by the Holy Spirit by the grace of God.

This sadly is way Satan is infecting inpt fundamentalist Baptist churches. I know it is already predominant in many of the lukewarmers.

http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin418.htm

 

Hey good argument and I agree. Things were allowed to go this bad because people did not pray or take responsibility.

 

Well I suppose he mixed the two together. He definitely gave a new meaning to authoritarianism. The lack of a humble nature really turned me off. My good last pastor was very humble. I know there can be both extremes. I left and didnt look back. Sadly this has put me in the place of being unable to find a good church so far, so this was a disappointment, I am praying to God to lead me to good Christian fellowship.

Every other Baptist church here has joined with Rick Warren/RCC or is like going to a mainline church--Emergent, modernism, Advent and all. I am not KJV-ONLY like Ruckman and pals but I do not want to be in a church with a corrupted Bible like the NIV along with self-help sermons that talk more about pop psych then they do any real preaching. {Check out www.pastors.com, I can tell they are buying all their sermons around here} . I have Christian friends online who are in that place who have to home church it. I follow Mark 9,Mar 9:40 "For he that is not against us is on our part."

I certainly do not think it is only indp Baptists going to heaven, but even with that the churches Ive seen have been so fallen away from scripture or united with Rome, what I know about Bible Prophecy is the only thing that explains why things are as bad as they are.

 

I bolded words Im answering.

Sure that is what may happen just a warning.

I believe one is to follow the laws, pay taxes etc, but if one is ordered to do something against God's commandments {lets say like take the mark} one is to refuse, and well if martyrship is the outcome, then we have been warned.

The problem is some seem to have made the govt their God, and that is scary and the type of folks who seek after a THEOCRACY, are almost like Catholics who had their Inquisitions to force people to be a certain religion or held to a certain morality {of course most govts enforce laws to protect folks from criminal behavior}, rather then realizing this comes about via conversion and the Holy Spirit.

The sad thing is you see evangelicals being played for fools. The republicans had them last time and now they are pushing" fight Aids", and Warrens P.E.A.C.E. plan and environmentalism to push them over to vote for HIllary. So manipulated. Warren even had Hillary over to do a speech even recently.

 

Sure not many are him but they are definitely buying sermons from him. One can tell when they see the same sermon series everywhere.

As for Dominionism, yeah this isnt something everyone is familar with but maybe this will help:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Theology

Pat Robertson is an example of a known "Reconstructionist".