How Do You Open a Lock?.... Bible Study Methods with Rick

Another of Rick Warrens's books is titled, " Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods: Twelve Ways You Can Unlock God's Word"

It says.

"Written by America's pastor, Rick Warren, (Who's idea was that to put on this book? ) Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods will help you develop a customized approach (that is, your own approach.") to studying, understanding, and applying the Bible.

IT is an older book that he likes to mention to people, hoping they will want to learn his methods of Bible Study of course.  Amazing,.  He wants people to believe that there are somehow  TWELVE ways YOU can do this?  TWELVE! 

This is the kind of outrageous statement that Rick likest if you think about it, it can make you wonder. "If it is locked, why is there not simply a way to open it?  (like with a  "key.")  What other methods might there be, what might you use to open up a door... to "God's Word"

Does it get you thinking? 

The product description reads:

"Learn how to study the Bible the way Rick Warren does. With simple, step-by-step instructions, America's pastor guides you through twelve different approaches to studying God's Word for yourself. Doing so will help you fulfill the third purpose of The Purpose-Driven® Life: becoming more and more like Jesus

How does Rick Warren Study the Bible?  For the first twenty five years of his minitry he didn;t know God Said anything about having "compassion in the poor!"

And, really? is Rick Warren REALLY "America's pastor? "  No.

This is false advertising right there. There is no ONE PERSON who resides over, speaks for or represents all the churches in America, even though Mr. Rick Warren has attempted to put himself in that position... and many people talk him up that way and have let him do exactly that, (except, of course, ... well, MAYBE.... the Roman Catholic pope!)  

You don't have to study the Bible to know what it says, you hear it, you read it, you listen.  You can study it od course, but's it is not something you must do to believe in JEsus, the One God sent.  But here we see Mr. Warren, makes the study of it seem quite complicated.. after all it is locked... and you have to be able to find the way in..... using one of his "TWELVE methods" 

Yes, it is true, the reason that  Rick Warren has made such a claim to fame is merely the slick marketing of his purpose driven ideas...to the Church.  It's always in his revealing of "secrets" to the itching ears of God's little unsuspecting sheep. 

Rick Warren partners  with the world, and with world leaders to change the church, establish a new paradigmn of seeing things for those who can be moved, but Christians know the church is built on Christ, not purpose.  They also know that humbly bowing down before the Lord Jesus, is the very thing avoided by Rick Warren as he attempts to make us like him and train us all to serve the world... instead of make us Jesus' subject and serve Him.

Christians  know too that if it were possible, even the elect would be decieved, so they stand, on the rock  immovable, they stand strong on the word of God.  Christians know, what they know, because they know what has been revealed by JEsus Christ... That HE is God.

 Christians know that God is the one who has given to mankind the key to "Unlock His Word,"  and it's not revealed by man, not even a man named Rick.

Freedom from the bondages of sin and death, do not come from being able to understand all that is in the Bible, or from doing bible study just like Rick, being as smart as he would have us think he is, nor does it come from learning how to properly live and do all the things that Jesus did.  It comes simply by hearing the gospel truth about Jesus Christ, how he came to earth just as God promised, and how through his death he took upon himself all our sin, and how, now, through faith in him and through his death and resurrection we will be given the promise of eternal life, and a new perspective on life again.  It comes from  hearing the good news of Jesus Christ and repenting and believing on the Savior, Jesus, the one whom God sent to save the world/

Jesus said,

"Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven."

 2 Corinthians 4:3----

Therefore seeing we have this ministry,  as we have received mercy, we faint not;

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully;  but by manifestation of the truth  commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God..

But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,  lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God,  should shine unto them.

For we preach not ourselves,  but Christ Jesus the Lord;  and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.