Defeating the Grey Eyed Pessimism Monster

April 2nd, 2009

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[Kurt Michaelson]

When I learned that Pastor Frank Santora was implementing strategies from the Purpose Driven Church, I decided to leave the church. Before I could officially leave for good, we had a talk about it and in that convsersation he personally said to me that he would not water down the Gospel at all, in his sermons. He has not only watered it down in this message, the Gospel was explicitly diffused.

After hearing him say to the congregation, in the audio recording that Jesus came to save us from the Grey-Eyed Monster of Pessimissm, he preached a false gospel and completely portrayed Jesus as another type of savior to the congregation that day.

Paul said of anyone who preaced another gospel, "let him be accursed." (Galatians 1:8-9).

Sadly, when I left the church two and a half years ago, he had said to me that he was fully confident that he could stand before God on his day of Judgment and not regret or feel guilty of implementing these seeker-sensitive strategies. That was the greatest red flag I heard from him and his opposition to teaching the Scriptures in a thorough exegetical and hermeneutical manner that he is responsible to do, as a pastor for the congregation.

Rather than preaching biblically, he said he wanted to preach positive, uplifting practical help type sermons like Joel Osteen. The proof is audibly true from his lips in this recording.

[Brian of the Hill People]

Great episode!

I was relieved when you took the spin you did on the question of believers being educated beyond their obedience.

Not knowing fo certain where you were headed with that when you ran down this episode's subject matter at the beginning of the broadcast, I sort of locked up, thinking "oh, I'm in trouble."

See, from the very first day of salvation, I have been educated beyond my obedience. From the first time I learned the ten commandments, well, I was officially educated beyond my obedience. And whilst the Holy Spirit, in sanctifying me, has gracefully improved my obedience, it seems my God is more than capable of revealing yet more that I have done in thought, word, or deed that is disobedient. In fact, looking solely at my self (as we should not do), I feel dirtier than I ever did years ago despite the improvements God has worked in me.

Thank our almighty God that we are to look to Christ, not ourselves. If anything at all in salvation depended in even the most minute fraction on me, the verdict would undoubtedly be: FAIL.

I was glad that you hit on what biblical obedience truly is... perfect. Not "I almost always obey my God" but a perfect always and ever. Which, of course, no one does (excepting Christ). It sure is a wonderful gift to be found not with a righteousness of my own (if you could even call my sorry excuse for it righteousness) but covered with the righteousnss of Christ.