General Synod vice president Carol Bechtel introduced Richard Mouw, as "a prominent Reformed theologian and president of Fuller Theological Seminary. "
It said:
Mouw spoke to synod delegates Saturday evening on what it means to be both Reformed and missional. "It is so important for us as Reformed Christians who follow a restless Savior, a restless God, to be restless in following God in being missional," he said.
"I love the Reformed confessions," he added. "There is a sovereign God; human beings are incapable of saving themselves; and salvation is by grace alone."
He said Reformed Christians need to guard against the tendency in today's culture to affirm a finite God, to preach a gospel of self-salvation.
Since when is God "restless"? Restless is defined as:
1: lacking or denying rest : uneasy 2: continuously moving : unquiet
Unquiet: 1 : not quiet : agitated, turbulent
This isn't the God of peace, the God of rest.
Php 4:6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Php 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Php 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Php 4:9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me--practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Rom 15:33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen. Rom 15:33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Rom 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
1Th 5:23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Heb 13:20 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
Heb 4:9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10 for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. 11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.
Isa 32:17 And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. 18 My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
2Co 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2Co 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
The article went on to say, "He referred several times to Heidelberg Catechism Q&A #1: "What is your only comfort in life and in death? That I am not my own, but belong--body and soul, in life and in death--to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. "
This isn't surprising whatsoever to me, as Reformers are very man-centered people who'd much rather quote a catechism or confession or a famous professor rather than Scripture. Its empty words of man's opinion, but it seems that most consider, in the words of a friend, Scripture as the milk and theologians as the meat.
It is no wonder, then, that Mouw has a low view of God and a high view of man. No wonder he thinks its up to men to persuade others to ...well I don't know what. He's infamous for apologizing to the Mormons on behalf of Evangelicals. That was the same meeting Ravi Zacharius preached in the Mormon pulpit and Michael Card sang songs of worship. It was named, "An Evening of Friendship."
There he said: "Indeed, let me state it bluntly to the LDS folks here this evening: we have sinned against you. The God of the Scriptures makes it clear that it is a terrible thing to bear false witness against our neighbors, and we have been guilty of that sort of transgression in things we have said about you. We have told you what you believe without making a sincere effort first of all to ask you what you believe. "
Richard Mouw is an impediment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who, is NOT the brother of Satan, a created being, but rather is Eternally God the Son, the Second Person in the Trinity. There is no common ground between the two camps. It seems Mouw doesn't understand the fundamentals of The Faith.
Increasingly and at a rapid pace, this passage is becoming the war-cry of true believers to men such as Mouw who are false teachers:
2Co 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2Co 6:15 What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?
2Co 6:16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
2Co 6:17 Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,
Considering his views on Mormons, one must wonder to whom would Mouw advocate being "missional"? If he's not willing to tell the Mormons they are liars and deceivers because they say Jesus is merely a created being, and that they have a false gospel, ie, they have damnable doctrines of demons, then he won't tell anyone their need of the Truth. Then again, he can't give what he doesn't have.
Gal 1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--
Gal 1:7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
Gal 1:8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
Gal 1:9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
Gal 1:10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
So much for being "missional". And more than that, God is not restless. He is Sovereignly in control of all His creation. He's not behind schedule, impatient, uneasy, or troubled. Such a painting of God is a lie. In fact Scripture says He knows the end from the beginning and He is working all things to the conformity of His will and purpose. His timing is always perfect because HE is perfect. Then again, Mouw's god reflects the gods of false religions, if not at the very least the Open Theist god if not the Mormon one.
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