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Are You “Being Led Away with the Error of theWicked” to the New Age Ark of Oneness?
by Tamara Hartzell
~ February 2008 ~
“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.” (Matthew 24:4-5)“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostlesof Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Thereforeit is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness;whose end shall be according to their works.” (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it wasneedful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares,who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.”(Jude 1:3-4)“For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not  sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to drawaway disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.” (Acts 20:29-31)“Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being ledaway with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.” (2 Peter 3:17)
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“His [Christ’s] coming is largely dependent, as we shall later see, upon the establishing of right human relations. This the church has hindered down the centuries, and has not helpedbecause of its fanatical zeal to make ‘Christians’ of all peoples and not followers of the Christ.It has emphasized theological doctrine, and not love and loving understanding as Christexemplified it.”
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“The functioning of the Law of Loving Understanding … will eventuate later in thedevelopment of a worldwide international spirit, in the recognition of one universal faith inGod and in humanity also as the major expression of divinity upon the planet.”
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“It is here that the Church, as usually understood, meets its major challenge. Is it spiritualenough to let go of theology and become truly human? Is it interested enough to widen itshorizon and recognize as truly Christian all who demonstrate the Christ spirit, whether theybe Hindu, Mohammedan, or Buddhist, whether they are labeled by any name other thanthat of orthodox Christian?”
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“Everyone fanatically clinging to an idea isolating him from the universal axiom–“There isno Religion higher than Truth”–will find himself separated like a rotten plank from the newark called Humanity.”
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Preface
There is a new world emerging that will affect all kindreds, tongues, and nations. This new worldstands against the truth, against the Lord Jesus Christ, and against God. Its rise is coming about in thepower and authority and deception of the god of this world (angel of light), who will easily lure thespiritually-prepared masses into worshipping him and his Coming One. In fact, the advancing ways
 
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and teachings of this new world and its Emerging One Church are already being planted firmly in thefaith and behavior of people today. So successful is this advance that even people in today’sChristianity are already being deceived into worshipping the counterfeit “God” and the counterfeit“Christ” of this new world.Sadly, this isn’t as difficult of a task as you might think. A long process of incrementally replacing theChristian faith with relativism in today’s Christianity is merely coming to the end. In today’s pursuitof world-pleasing cultural correctness and interfaith unity, this process has picked up tremendousspeed, which, in turn, is greatly facilitating the rise of the new world. The only defense against the wiles of the devil and his fallen spirit realm is the armor of God, which is the Christian faith, which isbeing replaced with the relativism of the new world. It is a strengthening spiral of deception.
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Put on thewhole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil 
. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in theevil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with
truth
, and having on the breastplate of 
righteousness
; and your feet shod with the preparation of 
the gospel of peace
; above all, taking the shield of 
 faith
, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of 
 salvation
,and the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God
: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.” (Ephesians 6:10-18)
People in Christianity today are falling for the wiles of the devil, including his counterfeit “God” andcounterfeit “Christ,” because they are neglecting, disregarding, avoiding, rejecting, rebuffing, oroutright casting aside and discarding the armor of God. Desiring the new world themselves, they arelaying down the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, and waving the white flag of surrenderto the advancing interfaith forces of Oneness.Those who surrender are being spiritually prepared to board the nearly-completed Ark of Onenessthat is to take humanity into the new world. This spiritual Ark is being built as a vessel of “peace” and“safety” for all who choose to belong to this new world. Those who are making this choice arereplacing God’s “outdated” and “irrelevant” armor with stylish culturally-correct clothes hand tailoredby the god of this world to be far more comfortable and pleasurable to wear on their spiritual journeyto his new world.
•relativism is replacing truth•worldliness is replacing righteousness•the New Gospel of peace with the world through Oneness is replacing the original Gospelof peace with God through the Lord Jesus Christ•the New Spirituality is replacing the true faith that comes from the Word of God•the unity in diversity of Oneness is replacing the salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ•unity-seeking dialogue and spiritual experiences are replacing the Word of God
Instead of “stand[ing] against the wiles of the devil,” people are standing against the truth of God andthe Lord Jesus Christ. Without the full armor of God, people in today’s Christianity have become sodefenseless against our spiritual enemy that the devil is easily beguiling them into believing that his wiles are the works of God, that his relativism is the truth of God, that his New Gospel is the trueGospel, that his New Spirituality is “authentic faith,” that his counterfeit “God” is the true God, andthat his counterfeit “Christ” is the true Christ.Do
you
know the difference? Are you
 sure
? What is the
 source
of your faith? The source of your faith
 
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is revealed by your attire. Are you wearing the armor of God or clothing designed for the new world?
Preparing for the Emerging One Church of the New World: Separating
Christ-follower 
 from
Christian
 Are you a Christian or a Christ-follower? Believe it or not, there is a world of difference in the NewSpirituality that is replacing the Christian faith in today’s Christianity. On the surface,
Christ-follower 
may seem to be a more accurate term than
Christian
since Christians are followers of Christ. But youcan’t always judge a book by its cover. When the New Spirituality’s transformation to
Christ-follower 
has been accomplished, the difference between the two will be as significant as the difference betweendark and light, or the broad way and the narrow way. This subtle separating of terms is beingimplemented in preparation for the Emerging One Church of the new world, for which
Christian
istoo narrow and exclusive.
Christian
clearly says that followers of Christ are in the Christian faith (trueChristianity), but
Christ-follower 
inclusively allows for followers of Christ to be in any religion. Accordingly, Christians are people of 
the
faith, clearly set forth in the Word of God, but Christ-followers will be people of faith—that is,
any
faith or religion. Christians believe that the right doctrineand theology—in other words, the right faith—are essential for salvation, but Christ-followers willbelieve that doctrine and theology are irrelevant because what you
do
is more important than whatyou
believe
. Christians believe there is only
one
truth, clearly set forth in God’s Word of truth, butChrist-followers will believe there is truth in
every
religion.Inevitably, with unity at all costs becoming the foundation of the world and churches,
Christian
isalready becoming a brand of shame. In the emerging new world,
Christian
says that you areintolerant, divisive, religiously bigoted, judgmental, and legalistic. In other words,
Christian
says to the world that you believe when God says there is only one way to God and none other that God actuallymeans it. The world never has tolerated this faith very well.
Christ-follower 
, on the other hand, will become a badge of honor. In the emerging new world,
Christ- follower 
will say that you are undogmatic, unifiable, open-minded, accommodating, and flexible. Inother words,
Christ-follower 
 will say to the world that you believe God is inclusive of those whose wayto God is different than the way given to us in His Word. It will say that you are tolerant of the otherreligions in the world and that you believe they can be just as right as Christianity. The world willtolerate this faith, or spirituality, just fine. Why wouldn’t it?
 The New Spirituality of the Emerging One Church
If the New Spirituality’s emerging transformation to Christ-follower describes you and your beliefs,then no doubt many, if not all, of the following New Spirituality beliefs will ring true with you,especially if you can identify with the Emerging Church movement.
“‘T
HERE IS NO
R 
ELIGION
H
IGHER 
T
HAN
--T
RUTH
.’… [Truth] must be underlying every world-religion … Therefore, that a portion of truth, great or small, is found in every religious andphilosophical system …”
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“[E]very man should be free to worship God in his own way.… His own God-illumined mind will search for truth and he will interpret it for himself. The day of theology is over and thatof a living truth is with us.”
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It is “the pride of mind which sees its way and its interpretations to be correct and true, andothers’ false and wrong.”
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“The teaching of Christ is not obsolete and out of date. It needs only to be rescued from theinterpretations of the theologies of the past …”
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“Christ's major task was the establishing of God's kingdom upon earth. He showed us the way in which humanity could enter that kingdom … the way is found in service to our fellowmen …
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