RICK WARREN, STEPHEN SIZER, AND STEVE FURTICK FREE FALL INTO APOSTASY

STEVE FURTICK & ELEVATION CHURCH FREE FALL INTO APOSTASY
TIMELINE
(in reverse order)

“When Does a Church Cross into a Cult?” (February 21, 2014)
http://standupforthetruth.com/2014/02/church-cross-cult/
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“Furtick Becoming a Cult Leader” Chris Rosebrough February 2, 2014
http://www.fightingforthefaith.com/2014/02/speak-up-speak-loud-speak-out.html
Radio broadcast:
[audio src="http://004f597.netsolhost.com/fftf/F4F022014.mp3" /]

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“Steven Furtick and Elevation Church’s Playbook for ‘Spontaneous Baptisms’” – Chris Rosebrough, 2/20/14 – Issues, Etc.
http://issuesetc.org/2014/02/20/2-steven-furtick-and-elevation-churchs-playbook-for-spontaneous-baptisms-chris-rosebrough-22014/(about 35 minutes in)
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“INDOCTRINATING CHILDREN INTO THE CULT OF STEVEN FURTICK” (February 19, 2014)

“http://apprising.org/2014/02/19/indoctrinating-children-into-the-cult-of-steven-furtick/

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Pastor Steven Furtick’s “House from Heaven” (February 18, 2014)
http://herescope.blogspot.com/2014/02/god-and-greed.html
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“Furtick & Noble Want Your Tithe” (November 5, 2013)

http://www.holybibleprophecy.org/2013/11/05/furtick-noble-tithe/

(note Rick Warren alliance and Furtick speaking at Saddleback Church link)
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“Steven Furtick Debuts on Trinity Broadcasting Network Amid Financial Concerns” (February 12, 2014):
http://apprising.org/2014/02/12/steven-furtick-debuts-on-trinity-broadcasting-network-amid-financial-concerns/

“Pastor Steven Furtick’s ‘House from Heaven’” (February 18, 2014)
http://herescope.blogspot.com/

Furtick’s Heretical “Church”
“FURTICK’S HERETICAL ‘CHURCH'” April 8, 2012
Worldview Weekend radio broadcast
http://worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid=8259
Furtick’s Heretical “Church”

“FURTICK STAY HOME” (August 20, 2011)
http://www.discernthetime.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=25145

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“PERVERTING SCRIPTURE” (January 2, 2012)

http://www.discernthetime.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=29725

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“WE CAN WORK IT OUT:” Is Steven Furtick Qualified to Have this Conversation (January 25, 2012)

http://www.donotbesurprised.com/2012/01/we-can-work-it-out-is-steven-furtick.html

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“STEVEN FURTICK PERFORMER WANNABE?” (May 11, 2011)

http://www.discernthetime.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=18835

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Steve Furticks’ Elevation Church Confidentiality Covenant Agreement

Click to access Confidentiality%20Agreement%20Form.%20pdf.pdf

EXPOSE:
http://fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.com/2013/04/hey-haters-analysis-of-steven-furticks.html

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“TITHING IS NOT A CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE”

Film Documentary

BY DR. RUSSELL KELLY:

Dr. Kelley earned his Phd on Tithing. This documentary does not name Steve Furtick, but it still applies to him)

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MORE RESOURCES:

STEVEN FURTICK
http://carm.org/steven-furtick

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STEVEN FURTICK/ELEVATION CHURCH (SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION) EXPOSED FACEBOOK AND VICTIM’S BLOG
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steven-Furtick-Exposed/276178349163904

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President of Publishers Weekly denies that they ever published Rick Warren’s boast that his Purpose Driven Life book is

“the bestselling non-fiction hardback book in history” September 20, 2013
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/is-rick-warrens-claim-that-his-book-is-the-best-selling-non-fiction-hardback-book-in-history-true/

RICK WARREN, ZONDERVAN, HARPER:

“BESTSELLING NON-FICTION HARDBACK BOOK IN HISTORY” (Publishers Weekly), the Purpose Driven Life has sold over 32 million copies“

SOURCE: http://www.purposedriven.com/books/pdlbook/#purpose & http://media.zondervan.com/images/product/original/9780310329060.JPG

THE FACTS:

THE BIBLE: 6 BILLION +

(SOURCE: GIDEON)

A COLLECTION OF QUOTATIONS FROM CHINESE CHAIRMAN MAO ZEDONG: 6.5 billion copies

QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO (THE LITTLE RED BOOK) Chinese, 1964, 800-900 million copies worldwide.

THE KORAN (Q’URAN): 800 million copies sold

XINHUA DICTIONARY: sold over 400 million copies

CHAIRMAN MAO’S POEMS: 400 million copies

BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER: 300 million

FOXE’S BOOK OF MARTYRS: 150 million

SCOUTING FOR BOYS: 150 million

THE BOOK OF MORMON: sold 120 million.

THE GREAT CONTROVERSY: ELLEN G. WHITE: 100 million

THE TRUTH THAT LEADS TO ETERNAL LIFE: 107 million

STEPS TO CHRIST: ELLEN G. WHITE: 60 million

BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST: sold 50 million

(Published by Harper. You would think they would know that 50 million is greater than 32 million since both Ben-Hur and

Purpose-Driven Life are under Harper (now Harper/Collins Publishing)

WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY: 24-100 million

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SOURCES:

http://crunkish.com/top-ten-bestselling-books-of-all-time/

http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/09/03/the-15-biggest-bestsellers-ever-after-the-bible/

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/literature/21-best-sellers.htm

http://publishingperspectives.com/2010/09/top-25-bestselling-books-of-all-time/

http://www.greatcontroversyad.com/The%20Great%20Hope%20Exposed.htm

http://www.cs.uni.edu/~campbell/gened/webster.html

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Isn’t 50 million, 4-8 hundred million, and a billion, more than 32 million?

I have requested specific proof of page number, date, year of publication in Publishers Week for verification from Zondervan and Harper/Collins of the statement on Rick Warren’s site that Purpose Driven Life is the “Best Selling Non-Fiction Hardback Book in History”. NONE was provided.

George W. Slowik, President of Publishers Weekly:

“I’ve checked our site which includes all of our content from about 1995.

Also touched base with our religion editors and there is no finding of a

quote like that…We don’t generally use the term hardback.” September 30, 2013 11:33:08 PM EDT

WARNINGS FROM SCRIPTURE:

“But God forbid that I should glory , save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14

“I am the way, the TRUTH, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Jesus Christ, John 14:6

“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:…A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.” Proverbs 6:16,18

“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8

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AND HERE IS ANOTHER VERIFIABLY FALSE PUBLISHED STATEMENT BY RICK WARREN THAT HIS BOOK IS THE MOST TRANSLATED BOOK IN HISTORY.

re Rick Warren at World Economic Forum…I just revisited the videtape of that conference…

“My Islamic brother from Italy”…”It became the best-selling book…in English in a world history..it’s, next the Bible, the best selling book. And It’s the most translated book next to the Bible in over a hundred languages.”
Rick Warren, at World Economic Forum, “Faith and Modernization” Panel, January 28, 2008, Davos, Switzerland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGytW4yh0C8 at 1hour 9 minutes in to 1 hour 11 minutes.
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1:53-2:05 minute mark
Church of Tares – Purpose Driven Life, Seeker Sensitive

Purpose Driven Life book is not even listed on the list of the most translated books in English (language origin) on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_literary_works_by_number_of_translations (sort by language)

Warren made this claim in 2008. In 2013 he posts that his PDL Book is translated in 85 languages:
http://www.saddlebackresources.com/new-purpose-driven-life-book

Note that there are 7 books listed which are translated from English with number of translations greater than 85 that Warren boasted in 2008.

James Sundquist
Director
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com