Rick Warren believes that if all faiths “cooperate” with one another, they will be able to erradicate societal ills. Although Warren says he has no desire for open dialogue with other religions, what he obviously doesn’t realize is that reaching out and working together with them to combat global problems is the same as yoking with them.
Warren’s man-centered gospel is a blight on the church. He disregards God’s call for separation, and seeks to enlist the help and support of false religions in an attempt to cure the world of such things as spiritual emptiness (which only Jesus can do), corrupt leadership, poverty, disease and illiteracy. After all, these are the things which are spiritually destroying man, not a pesky little thing called original sin. Warren is effectively striving, through man’s devices, to solve these problems instead of looking to God.
God’s Word is abundantly clear when it says: “Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14.) Can there truly be harmony and cooperation with pagan and false religions? As 2 Corinthians 6:15-16 says, “Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.”
Since the people who practice false religions are really serving demons God demands that we not be bound together with unbelievers.
2 Corinthians 10:18-22:
18 Look at the nation Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar?
19 What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons.
21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?
There can be no cooperation with false religions in order to cure the world’s ills. How blasphemous. Only Jesus Christ can save, establish and preserve… not mormons, not muslims, not Buddhists, not atheists, not anyone else. Warren should know that God’s Word says, “”Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord. “AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you. ”And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,” Says the Lord Almighty.” (2 Corinthians 6:17-18.)
God’s Word isn’t vague concerning issues like this. There is a biblical command for separation. Warren’s arrogance and flippant disregard for truth shows the heretical state he is in. Judging by and with God’s Word is righteous judgment, and it clearly convicts Warren. If Warren truly wanted to save or cure societal problems, he would go out into the world preaching the cross of Christ, he would be proclaiming Jesus and Him crucified. This is the only thing that will bring people any hope.
California mega-church pastor Rick Warren says Christians should not be reticent to work with Mormons, Muslims, Buddhists, and even atheists to cure societal problems.
In conjunction with the presidential forum he is hosting next month at Saddleback Church, Pastor Rick Warren will convene an interfaith meeting for 30 Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders “to discuss cooperation for the common good of all Americans.” Source.
