1:6-9). Warren W. Wiersbe died on May 2, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska, just a few weeks shy of his 90th birthday. Life and Death . By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. Gods Word forbids it. Wiersbes autobiography ends with a slanderous mischaracterization of biblical separation and, In a personal letter many years back, David Cloud asked him how he could be associated with a publication like, some of us need to take off our gloves and pick up a towel. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (2 Cor 6:14-18), Naturally one would have to be of that mindset and belief to be pastoring a church of such standard, yea, and further, really the catalyst behind the heresies. First came Byways of Blessing (1961), an adult devotional; then two more books in 1962, A Guidebook for Teens and Teens Triumphant. Yikes. He was already well known to the Chicago churchand to the MBI community. Wiersbe responded, I wanted to go to school and get some Bible training and then preach the gospel. Johnson responded: Young man, find the one thing you do that God blesses, and stick with it! Thats both a lie and false repentance and thus a false gospel. He dodged the question as the typical neo-evangelical compromiser and shouldve never been ordained. His Sunday sermons were broadcast as theCalvary Hour on a local Cincinnati radio station. No, but there are special evidences that appear, and they are unmistakably clear. Jesus had already mentioned His leaving them , but the Jews had misunderstood what He said. The Bible teaches that we are to test all teachings (1 Jn 4:1, 6; Ac 17:11; 1 Th 5:21), expose those teachings that are false (Eph 5:11), confront and rebuke false teachers (Ti 1:9,13), and then separate from those who persist in false teaching (Rom. A member of the body cut off from the body would die. Copyright 2023 The Baptist Courier. As branches in the Vine, we have the privilege of abiding and the responsibility of bearing fruit. Even a Roman soldier, beholding the events at Golgotha would confess, Truly this man was the Son of God (Mark 15:39). This library contains more than 13,000 volumes. But it was his faithful preaching of Gods Word that helped The Moody Church BE a church God called them to be. A golden vine adorned Herods temple. [1] [5] Before his death, Wiersbe and his wife Betty gifted their massive personal library of over 13,000 volumes to Cedarville University in Ohio. 3:10; 1 Tim. Many are at the end of their rope but they are not broken or poor of spirit before God. 2:21; Ezek. From 1984 to 1990 he served as general director of Back to the Bible. I cant do so many of the things that successful men can do. The church grew from a church seating a congregation of eight hundred to build a new church seating of two thousand. Warren Wiersbe, an author and pastor credited with influencing thousands of preachers toward biblical exposition, died May 2. Wiersbe was a heretic and a false teacher. We either walk in the light and have eternal life, or walk in the darkness and experience eternal death. The Bible commands separation and exposure of all false teachers and heretics and compromisers and thats my point here. 5:4). [3] Most of this information is available through Warren Wiersbe's autobiography Be Myself: Memoirs of a Bridgebuilder. Naturally one would have to be of that mindset and belief to be pastoring a church of such standard, yea, and further, really the catalyst behind the heresies. 1:9-11), "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. (Eph 5:12), Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. Between August 1979 and March 1982, he wrote bi-weekly for Christianity Today as "Eutychus X". The lips of the righteous feed many (Prov. The Answer (Of Course) Is: It Depends! When you learn the joy and theprivilege of Bible study, you dont haveto be paid to do it. Because the Father does love the Son, He has put all things into the Sons hand (John 3:35) and has revealed all things to the Son (John 5:20). Wiersbe accepted Christ as his . When Wiersbe attended the seminary, he was chosen to become Central Baptist Church's pastor in 1951. His preaching and writing are deep enough to make a Ph.D. professor think and practical enough to help a Sunday School teacher struggling with a passage of Scripture. If the branches could speak, they would confess that the pruning process hurts, but they would also rejoice that they will be able to produce more and better fruit. Bruce). Rev 22:18-19). Even our good works, our service, grow out of our abiding life (Col. 1:10). 4. Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others. Wiersbe endorsed and loved the exceedingly blasphemous perversion of the Bible called The Message. 24:44-48; Mk 1:1-6; 6:12; Matt. 1) Because of the Price Jesus Paid 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10, "For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. In 1971 he received a call from the famedMoody Memorial Church in Chicago, succeeding George Sweeting, who became the president of Moody Bible Institute. God had to deal with the nation Israel and chasten it, but even that did not produce lasting results. In 1997, he wrote an autobiography entitledBe Myself: The Autobiography of a Bridge Builder. But I can read and study and think and teach. Warren Wiersbe was the director of Back to the Bible for five years, retiring in mid-1990. Keep us alive with three square meals. Scripture is actually quite clear that professing Christians that dont separate from heresies and heretics (which are mostly dangerous unregenerate and ungodly sinners, even wolves in sheeps clothing), are professing only, nominal, merely Christian by name: 3. The points below cover some of the more important reasons why one should not read or endorse Warren Wiersbe but rather warn about this man who by all appearances was a false teacher and wolf in sheeps clothing. The staff at Moody Church quickly discovered Wiersbes sense of humor. He also experiences joy (John 15:11). My early childhood was one of difficulty. Together they had four childrentwo boys (David and Robert) and two girls (Carolyn and Judy). For Wiersbe, the promise of eternity became the motivation for his long ministry as a pastor, author, and radio speaker. 5:25-33), and the sheep and the Shepherd (John 10). The greatest judgment God could bring to a believer would be to let him alone, let him have his own way. What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? God asked (Isa. What that fruit is, we will discuss later. Dr. Wiersbe authored more than 80 books, including the best-selling forming a succession plan that was hastened by Easteps sudden death in 1962. I cant do so many of the things that successful men can do. Love, joy, and peace are the first three fruits of the Spirit named in Galatians 5:22-23. Lets not forget that this man and his Bible were highly endorsed by Wiersbe. Warren Wendell Wiersbe May 16, 1929 - May 2, 2019 Warren Wendell Wiersbe was born May 16 th, 1929 to Fred and Gladys (Forsberg) Wiersbe in East Chicago, IN. He sparked my interest in Lloyd-Jones, the Puritans, and preachingamong other things.. 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"I first heard Dr. Wiersbe at a Bible conference" in Chattanooga, Tenn., in the early 1960s, said Jerry Vines, a former Southern Baptist Convention president and longtime friend of Wiersbe's. The more we abide in Christ, the more fruit we bear, and the more fruit we bear, the more the Father has to prune us so that the quality keeps up with the quantity. Roach D. Warren Wiersbe, one of evangelicalisms giants, dies. That is unsurprising since Peterson was a New Ager through and through. Heaven and Earth, spirit and matter, the invisible and the visible worlds form a unity to which we are intimately linked (quoted from Warren Smith, Deceived on Purpose: The New Age Implications of the Purpose-Driven Church, 2004). But worse, he is actually giving credence to apostates which is so far removed from true Christianity (2 Cor 6:14-18), one can only conclude he was one in similitude. We are not producing fruit to please ourselves but to serve others. Prepare for Easter with Bible Gateway Plus. Salvation is a matter of life or death. Wiersbe is perhaps best known for his series of 50 books in the "BE" series: Be Real, Be Rich, Be Obedient, Be Mature, Be Joyful, etc., and other theological works. Is there a special feeling? Wiersbe's death was announced by his grandson Dan Jacobsen last Thursday, with Jacobson referring to his grandfather as "a bridge builder." With less of you there is more of God and his rule., Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God., Youre blessed when you get your inside world, your mind and heart, put right. In Rom 15:13, The Message says, May the God of green hope fill you up with joy and in 1 Cor 6:9-10 it says that those who use and abuse the earth and everything in it, dont quality as citizens in Gods kingdom., The Message is pro-homosexual, playing right into the hands of those who teach that homosexuality is a natural condition that God can bless instead of a sin that needs to be repented of. Would Wiersbe fill the pulpit, and pray about becoming a candidate? During those years he became a popular YFC speaker, which led to a full-time position with Youth for Christ International in Wheaton. But I can read and study and think and teach. During the same time frame between 1978 and 1982, Wiersbe taught practical theology classes at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois and wrote the course material and taught "Imagination and the Quest for Biblical Preaching", a Doctor of Ministry course at Trinity and Dallas Seminary. 2) Because of the Promise Jesus Made John 14:1-6, "Let not your hearts be troubled. In the course of the move, Mrs. Wiersbe told the real estate agent, We are looking for a library with a house attached. Their house would eventually have the entire basement devoted to Warrens collection of more than 10,000 books. Yet we must still live each day soberly, realizing that we are mortal and that death may come to us at any time. Beloved for his biblical insight and practical teaching, he was called one of the greatest Bible expositors of our generation by the late Billy Graham. 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