A historical accord was reached between the Papacy, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) on June 28th. The document called Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World gives recommendations for conduct as to how Christians are to evangelize those of other religions. The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has been working on the accord for several years. This is yet another attempt by the Vatican to reverse the Reformation. The document states that "changing one's religion is a decisive step that must be accompanied by sufficient time for adequate reflection and preparation." When a Catholic presents their "gospel", it is a call to membership into the Catholic Church, where salvation is received through participation in the sacraments. There is usually a year-long process of conversion that culminates in Catholic baptism. The papacy teaches that assurance of salvation is anathema, because justification is a process that does not end until after death and purification in purgatory. 

The joint agreement to evangelize non-Christian religions assumes that the Papacy and liberal churches know and embrace the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. As with the all past ecumenical documents, this one employs the deceptive practice of minimizing or ignoring critical differences in theology such as "Justification", "Conversion," and "the 

Gospel." Each term has a different meaning to each organization.  You can read the unity accord here.

This DVD will make you aware of the great strides the Vatican is making to convince evangelicals that the Reformation was a mistake. It's most effective tool has been the creation of unity accords for the purpose of bringing all separated brethren back home to Rome. Prior to Vatican II in 1965, all Protestants were called "heretics", but now we are called separated brethren who do not have the fullness of salvation. Learn how you can contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints and stand firm on the 5 solas of the Reformation.  Order here.

Many of you have asked for my thoughts on the Piper-Warren interview. It appeared that the main objective of the interview was to address the criticisms that have been levied against both men. Piper has been criticized for inviting Rick Warren to speak at his conferences while Warren has been criticized for his ecumenical, inclusive gospel. Piper said there was only ONE major problem that he noted in Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life, yet his incomplete, truncated, perversion of the Gospel on page 58 was not the problem he noted. Warren's "gospel" was followed by his unbiblical method for conversion. He wrote that all you must do is "whisper the prayer that will change your eternity." There was no call for anyone to repent and follow Jesus in faith. There was no mention of the resurrection of Christ or the righteousness, God's righteousness requires for entrance into heaven. Tragically, Rick Warren's book has been responsible for planting countless tares in the church. Many now believe they are Christians because they said a prayer while embracing another gospel. When given the chance to correct his incomplete "gospel", Warren chose not to do so. I would like to know why Piper did not address this most important issue. 

Phil Johnson provides a biblical perspective on the interview. You can listen to it here. 

Brent Kjos provides an excellent response to the Purpose-Driven Deception on a Global Scale. You can see it here.

Mike has sent Tim Staples, the Director of Apologetics and Evangelization at Catholic Answers, his first volley in the debate on The Eternal Security of Believers. The debate will include 5 exchanges of 350 words each from Mike and Tim Staples and will be published by Catholic Answers in This Rock Magazine when it is completed.  

Dear Mike,

Keith, 

Everyone who has access to the Bible will be held responsible and accountable for what it says. There will be no excuse! Every mouth will be stopped. You will not be able to plead ignorance or blame others for deceiving you with a misinterpretation of Scripture. The Lord Jesus declared, "Thy Word is truth!" (John 17:3). Everyone on the side of truth listens to Him, not to counterfeit apostles and popes who steal the Lord's titles. Only the Word of God has the power to set you free from religious deception ((John 8:31-32). I pray you will heed this warning and begin abiding in God's Word.

Dr. Mark Hitchcock and Mr. Hank Hanegraaff engaged in a hotly contested debate on the date the Book of Revelation was written. The debate took place at the annual Pre-Trib Study Group meeting in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Hitchcock presented a strong biblical argument for the AD 95 date while Mr. Hanegraaff's response for the AD 65 date was weak and full of holes. Hanegraaff, who is a preterist, requires an AD 65 date or his view of Revelation is rendered impossible. Watch the debate here.