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Ecumenical Roots of
the Four Movements
Ecumenical Jews,
Evangelicals, Charismatics & Catholics Together
Introduction:
The
Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism (LCJE)
2
Thessalonians 2:3
-
Let
no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not
come, except there come a falling away first, and that man
of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
From
March 13-15, 2000 the Lausanne
Consultation on Jewish Evangelism (LCJE) 1
of North
America was held in Atlanta, Georgia. The LCJE
originated in the The
Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization (LCWE) 2, an
international movement that was formed for the purpose of
uniting Christian churches to evangelize the
world before the year A.D. 2000. A requirement for
membership in the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism
is agreement with the Lausanne Covenant.
The
Lausanne
Covenant 3
is a document that was written and signed
by 1,972 out of 2,300 of those in attendance of the 1974
Lausanne Congress. Discrepancy on the actual number of
signers is found on another page of their website, which
states all 2,300 attendees signed the Covenant. The
1974 Lausanne Congress included Protestant and Catholic
leaders from 150 nations, who attended by the invitation of
the committee headed by Billy
Graham
"The
Lausanne Story"4 reports that the Covenant was
responsible for the formation of the Lausanne Consultation
on Jewish Evangelism.
"OWNERSHIP
The
Committee has never regarded itself as the Custodian of
the Covenant. This was given freely to the world and
allowed to make its own way.
- The
Covenant has been translated locally into more than 20
languages.
- It
has been adopted by hundreds of churches and
parachurch agencies as their basis of operations and
cooperation.
- It
has led to formations of a number of national and
regional movements in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa,
North America and Latin America. It has
stimulated movements such as the Lausanne Consultation
on Jewish Evangelism (LCJE) and the Chinese
Coordinating Committee for World Evangelization (CCCOWE).
- It
has been the basis for international consultations on
more than 30 subjects, many of whose findings are
published in Lausanne Occasional Papers.
All of
this has meant that people worked at its concepts and made
them their own locally. The Covenant has become a catalyst
for many cooperative movements, mostly ad hoc and short
term and non-competitive with others."
The
LCJE in return has facilitated expansion of the global
Lausanne Movement.
"The
Covenant has been translated locally into more than 20
languages. It has been adopted by hundreds of churches and
parachurch agencies as their basis of operations and
cooperation. It has led to formations of a number of
national and regional movements in Europe, Asia,
Australia, Africa, North America and Latin America.
It has stimulated movements such as the Lausanne
Consultation on Jewish Evangelism (LCJE) and the Chinese
Coordinating Committee for World Evangelization (CCCOWE)."
The Global
Consultation on World Evangelism (GCOWE)
Jay
Gary was Program
Director for the Lausanne Movement and organized the 1989
Global Consultation on World Evangelism (GCOWE) through
A.D. 2000 and Beyond, which launched the A.D. 2000 Movement.
During GCOWE, the Latin American delegation submitted a
written statement expressing strong objections to the
inclusion of Roman Catholic clergy as conference participants:
"The
religious political force of the Roman Catholic Church is
using all means available and is in fact the most fierce
opponent of all evangelistic efforts on our part. .
.Cooperating with Catholics goes beyond our historical and
biblical commitment." 5
In 1991, Jay
Gary created the Bimillennial Global Interaction Network,
jointly led by Paul Guest of the World Association for
Celebrating the Year 2000, and Robert Muller, former
Assistant Secretary-General of the U. N. Robert Muller
is also a Spiritualist and author of The Birth Of A
Global Civilization and the World Core Curriculum, a
program which is used globally to indoctrinate children as
World Citizens and first and foremost have them partake of
mysticism and pantheism.
The Star Of
2000, written in 1994 by Jay Gary, received published
endorsements from evangelical leaders such as
Bill Bright,
President of Campus Crusade for Christ, and Dr. Paul
Cedar, President of the Evangelical Free Church.
Paul Cedar is also Executive Chairman of the
International Lausanne Committee and Chairman of Mission
America.6
Following the link next to Dr. Cedar on
the International Lausanne Committee [ 7]
takes one to the U.S. Lausanne Committee [Mission America
Facilitation Committee]. Here the history of the
ecumenical movement is described in a manner which brings to
the forefront the involvement of Evangelical Protestantism
in their move into the arms of the One World Religion.
"In
December of 1995, some 160 evangelical leaders from
throughout the United States gathered in Lisle, Illinois at
the invitation of Dr. Billy Graham, Dr. Bill Bright and
other Christian leaders. This significant meeting inspired
the beginning of The
Lighthouse Movement.8
The
meeting, based on the 1974 Lausanne
Covenant 9
continued a commitment to carry the Christian
Gospel to all corners of the world and represented a renewal
of the Covenant by these Christian leaders. The leaders
committed themselves to joining together to accomplish the
goal of praying for and introducing Christ to every person
in America by year-end 2000.
In
cooperation with the AD2000
& Beyond Movement 10, the
National
Association of Evangelicals 11
and the Lausanne Movement,
they organized under the banner of Mission America, a
unified coalition of churches, denominations, parachurch
ministries and ministry networks working together--calling
their initiative Celebrate Jesus 2000--to mobilize the
church to pray for, care for and lovingly share Christ with
every person in America by year-end 2000.
With
the vision of Celebrate Jesus 2000, in January 1999, the
coalition launched the Lighthouse strategy knows as The
Lighthouse Movement to accomplish this goal.
BACKGROUND
In
July 1974, the International Congress on World
Evangelization held a pinnacle gathering in Lausanne,
Switzerland. The 10-day event, focusing on the theme of
"Let the Earth Hear His Voice," brought together
more than 2,400 evangelical leaders from 150 nations and
ignited a passion and renewed commitment to carry the
Christian Gospel to all corners of the world.
By
the close of this unprecedented meeting, the Lausanne
Covenant, a 3,000-word document had been written and
signed by 1,972 of the attendees. It affirmed 15 points
including the Purpose of God, Authority and Power of the
Bible, Christian Social Responsibility, the Urgency of the
Evangelistic Task and the Return of Christ.
The
document's final paragraph called each one to "enter
into a solemn covenant with God and with each other to pray,
to plan and to work together for the evangelization of the
whole world." For many, this would be uncharted
territory. Some had never worked with people outside their
own denominations or language groups.
Dr.
Billy Graham, serving as the honorary chairman of the
congress, urged everyone in the audience to go from Lausanne
and "do the work of an evangelist." He called for
rededication and total commitment to the task ahead. In
1975, the U.S. Lausanne Committee formed as a part of the
International Lausanne Movement.
For
15 years, those touched at the Lausanne conference worked to
implement the principles and challenges set forth by the
conference's dynamic leadership.
In
1989, Lausanne II, the second International Congress on
World Evangelization convened by the Lausanne Committee in
Manila, Philippines, became yet another place for
inspiration and unity. Christian leaders from 150 nations
were brought together again, and were commissioned to take
the "spirit of Lausanne" back to their nations -
with renewed vigor - as the millennium drew to a close.
Following
Lausanne II, the Lord impressed upon American Church leaders
to respond to the urgency of the "Great
Commission" and the task of evangelism in a new era. As
a prayerful response to the Manila Conference, the AD2000
& Beyond Movement formed in 1990. The AD2000 &
Beyond Movement convened a national consultation in Phoenix,
Arizona and introduced the concept of citywide strategies
for the United States.
In
1993, the U.S. Lausanne Committee convened a Prayer Summit
in Portland, Oregon attracting some 300 Christian leaders.
The committee adopted the basic agenda of the AD2000 &
Beyond Movement for the remainder of the 20th Century.
Mission
America was officially launched and established an office in
Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1996 and began promoting the
national evangelism initiative Celebrate
Jesus 2000. 12
Mission American began a radio program to
highlight evangelism/outreach efforts in America and the
ministry efforts of the Coalition members. The Coalition
also established an Internet presence to encourage
communication among coalition members and the entire
Christian community.
In
1997 the Mission America Facilitation Committee called on
Coalition members and staff to focus more intentionally on
Celebrate Jesus 2000 with the goal of "praying for and
sharing Christ with every person in America by year-end
2000." The Mission America coalition grew during 1997
and 1998 to more than 300 national leaders.
In
1999 Mission
America launched The
Lighthouse Movement, calling Christians to establish
their homes, churches and businesses as Lighthouses to pray
for, care for and share Christ with every person in America
by year-end 2000. Mission America continues to grow, now
some 400 national Christian leaders, representing more than
80 denominations (representing some 200,000 local churches),
over 300 parachurch ministries and 58 ministry
networks."
Jews,
Evangelicals, Charismatics & Catholics Together
In
1993, Paul Cedar put his signature to the document, Evangelicals
and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third
Millennium. This document has opened the doorway to set
aside Scriptural foundations for Evangelical Christians
and unite with Roman Catholicism to evangelize the world by
2000 A.D. It also opened the doorway to work with all who
claim to belong to Christ, whether Biblically sound or not.
The ECT Document stated: "Evangelicals and Catholics are
brothers and sisters in Christ" and "existing
divisions that obscure the one Christ and hinder the one
mission of the Church" were confessed as "sins
against the unity that Christ intends for all his
disciples." For Further review of Signers SEE: Evangelicals
and Catholics Together.
This ecumenical strategy
is now being proposed by the LCJE, supposedly for
the sake of Jewish evangelism. "To join [LCJE] you
need to agree to the Lausanne Covenant. . ."
The Chairman of the LCJE International, Tuvya
Zaretsky 13, is the Chief of Station of
Jews
for Jesus in Los Angeles 14
and also holds a position on
the International
Lausanne Committee.
15 The Lausanne Committee for World
Evangelism website identifies past speakers for the LCJE to
have included:
"Speakers
at our conferences have included Louis Goldberg, Arnold Fruchtenbaum,
Moishe Rosen, Art Glasser, Dan Juster, Stuart Dauermann,
Mitch Glaser, Susan Perlman, Michael Schiffman, Paul
Cedar, and others."
-
Art
Glasser 22- 1970 -
Joined missions faculty of Fuller Theological Seminary in
Pasadena, California
1971-1980 - Dean of the School of World Mission at
Fuller Theological Seminary
1972, 1980 - Attended the meeting of the World
Council of Church's Commission of World Mission
and Evangelism
1974 - Attended the International Congress
on World Evangelization in Lausanne, Switzerland
-
Stuart
Dauermann 23-
Congregational Leader of Ahavat Zion Messianic
Synagogue in Beverly Hills, California, Chairman of
the Theology Committee for the Union of Messianic
Jewish Congregations, and President of Hashivenu
24,
"an organization promoting spiritual maturity and
Jewish authenticity in the Messianic movement." Doctoral
student at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he also
teaches. Hashivenu is located on the campus of
Fuller Theological Seminary.
Conference
speakers for the March, 2000 LCJE included some of the
past speakers:
Dr
Kai Kjaer-Hansen [Dir. LCJE International],
Tuvya
Zaretsky, Pres. LCJE International, Jews for Jesus [Los
Angeles],
Jim
Sibley [Southern Baptist Convention],
Susan
Perlman [Jews for Jesus, San Francisco],
Mitch
Glaser [Chosen People Ministries],
Louis
Goldberg [Jews for Jesus, NY],
Barry
Leventhal [Southern Theological Seminary],
Boaz
Johnson [Tsemach Institute],
Art
Glasser [Fuller Theological Seminary],
Fred
Klett [Dir. CHAIM Ministries],
Josef
Koelner [Temple Aron Kodesh],
Russ
Resnik [President, Union of Messianic Jewish
Congregations].
Hashivenu
is located on the campus of Fuller Theological
Seminary. As
will be seen it plays an important role in the development of
the Messianic, Judaism and the ecumenical movement. The
Core Principles of Hashivenu include: http://hashivenu.org
1.
Messianic Judaism is a Judaism, and not a cosmetically
altered "Jewish-style" version of what is extant
in the wider Christian community.
2. G-d's
particular relationship with Israel is expressed in the
Torah, G-d's unique covenant with the Jewish people.
3. Yeshua is the fullness of Torah.
4. The Jewish people are "us" not
"them."
5. The richness of the rabbinic tradition is a valuable
part of our heritage as Jewish people.
"The
board of Hashivenu includes Mark Kinzer, Paul Saal, Martin
Thuna, Rich Nichol, Bob Chenoweth, and Reb Meir. . ."
In
association with Hashivenu, The magazine, Boundaries [ www.boundaries.org
] is published by Paul Saal, who is also on the Steering
Committee of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations and
on the Board of Hashivenu. In the current issue of Boundaries,
Saal laments the fact that Messianic Jews are in danger of
losing their Jewish identity.
A New
Perspective on a Changing Jewish World
But will your children be Jewish?
by Paul
L. Saal
"As
we approach the 21st century this is a question that most
serious-minded Jews are asking one another. The statistics
are clear, though the general population is increasing,
worldwide Jewry is on a decline, and nowhere more so than in
the United States. In a culture that guarantees what you
want, when you want it, Judaism is but one more choice on
the religious smorgasbord. Why be weighed down then by the
schmaltz of tradition, observance and expectations, when the
new practices of universal faith are so trim, utilitarian
and easy to digest. Will your children be Jewish? For
Messianic Jews this question resonates even louder."
Hashivenu's
"Favorite Links" include: Messianic
Jewish Alliance of America [MJAA]
In
1999, LCJE held its sixth international conference from August
12-17, at Hofstra University on Long Island, NY. The 130
participants from around the world produced a statement 25
which defined Messianic believers as "Jewish" rather
than Christian:
"Those
of us who are Jewish share in the challenges confronting our
people and stand with them in the need to strengthen and
preserve our God-given identity. We also recognize that our
faith in Yeshua is seen by many as a threat to Jewish
identity and survival. Yet we believe that the core of
Jewish identity is tied to a purpose and a divine calling
that is fulfilled only in Yeshua--to be reconciled to God
and to be a light to the nations for his glory. We therefore
reject the commonly held view that Jews who believe in Jesus
are no longer Jewish. . .Those of us who are Gentiles affirm
that Jews who believe in Yeshua do not forfeit their Jewish
identity. . .As Jews and Gentiles united by faith in Yeshua,
we recognize the right of Jewish believers in Yeshua to
maintain a recognizable Jewish identity. . ."
Paul's
letters rebuked the false teaching that converts to Jesus
Christ must retain their Jewish identity and traditions:
Romans
2:28-29 "For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly;
neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is
that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter;
whose praise is not of men, but of God."
"For
as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on
Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek. . ." Gal. 3:28
"Therefore
if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things
are passed away; behold all things become new."
II Cor. 5:17
The LCJE's
insistence on maintaining "a recognizable Jewish
identity" reminded us of Pope John Paul's insistence that
unity with Evangelicals did not imply there would be any
relinquishment of his absolute authority over all of
Christendom:
"Pope
John Paul II said yesterday that he is willing to seek
agreement with other Christian denominations on the future
role of the papacy. The pope made his offer in a 115-page
encyclical, 'That They All May Be One,' which is dedicated
to the search for unity among Christian churches that split
from each other during the past thousand years. . .The pope
made clear he would not accept a symbolic papacy without
teeth and that Rome would have to hold the primary place
among Christians. He also said a pope should have the
authority to make infallible declarations regarding the
basic tenets of faith." [San Francisco Chronicle, 5/31/95]
Considering
the present commitment of Evangelicals to "unity
in diversity" with Messianic and Orthodox Jews, the
Roman Catholic Church, Pentecostals and Charismatics as well,
and that none have intentions of relinquishing their
religious traditions, it appears that true Christians would
have to make some radical compromises of their Scriptural
principles in order to achieve the desired unity. For
more on this issue please see From>
Hebrew
Roots/Hebraic Roots/Messianic >
From
The
Spreading Hebrew Roots
Series > Toward
Jerusalem Council II
; The
Ecumenical Toward Jerusalem Council II ; PK,
MJAA, UMJC & Toward Jerusalem Council II
Can
this be the reason Paul exhorted the beleaguered Galatians to
"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ
hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of
bondage." Gal. 5:1
Many
Evangelical, Pentecostal, Charismatic and Catholics and other
ecumenically minded leaders are members of the
Council for National Policy, the 500+ member
organization which plans the strategy of the Christian
Right in the United States. Profiles of CNP founders and
past/present officers and members reveals that nearly ALL are
affiliated with such organizations as the Knights of Malta,
the Council on Foreign Relations, the Unification Church of
Sun Myung Moon, the Church of Scientology, Freemasonry,
CIA-Nazi, the Church Universal & Triumphant, the Klu Klux
Klan, Templeton Foundation, and other cults and
organizations. This will perhaps explain the ease with
which many are seduced into embracing false doctrine and
the One World Religion. They don't really belong to Jesus
Christ.
John
10: 26-30
-
"But
ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said
unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and
they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and
they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them
out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater
than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my
Father's hand. I and my Father are one."
The
following articles will expand on the global ecumenical
movement including the Hebrew Roots/Messianic movements, their
connections and roots. They will include
discussion of what Dean Cozzens called the Four Waves --1.The
Pentecostal Movement 2.The Faith-Healing Movement
3.The Charismatic Movement 4.The Hebrew Movement, and
will reveal how each are inter-connected and appear to be the
way that 2 Thessalonians 2:3 will be fulfilled.
2
Thessalonians 2:3
-
"Let
no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not
come, except there come a falling away first, and that man
of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;"
Next
Section:
Ecumenical
Jews, Evangelicals, Charismatics & Catholics Together
Footnotes
1.http://www.gospelcom.net/lcwe/items/lcje/descrip.html
2.http://www.gospelcom.net/lcwe
3.http://www.gospelcom.net/lcwe/covenant.html
4.http://www.gospelcom.net/lcwe/story.html
5. Jay Gary, The Countdown Has
Begun: The Story of the Global Consultation on A.D. 2000,
p.11.
6.http://www.missionamerica.org/
7.U.S.A.> http://www.gospelcom.net/lcwe/items/usamafcom/toc.htm
8.http://www.lighthousemovement.com/
9.http://www.gospelcom.net/lcwe/covenant.html
10.http://www.ad2000.org/
11.http://www.nae.net/
12.http://www.missionamerica.org/cj2000.html
13.http://www.jewsforjesus.org/about/branches/la.htm
14.http://www.jewsforjesus.org/about/branches/la.htm
15.http://www.gospelcom.net/lcwe/index.html
16.http://www.gospelcom.net/lcwe
17. http://www.missionamerica.org/
18.http://www.jewsforjesus.org/calendar/bios/MRosen.htm
19.http://www.jewsforjesus.org
20.http://members.aol.com/SuperSu1/
21.http://www.ariel.org/index.html
22.gopher://gopher.wheaton.edu/00/Wheaton_Archives/BGC/Guides/Coll/421/3-histba.txt
23.gopher://gopher.wheaton.edu/00/Wheaton_Archives/BGC/Guides/Coll/421/3-histba.txt
24.http://hashivenu.org
25.http://www.gospelcom.net/lcwe/statements/lcje.htm
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