THIS IS JUST 3.5 MINUTES AND IS VERY BOLD ON PIPER'S PART - !

http://worldviewtimes.com/article.php/articleid-4518/Brannon-Howse/John-Piper

Defining a Cult...read from this link...

http://www.wfial.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=artGeneral.article_1

There are many individual powerful practices which characterize the methods of deception employed by false teachers, but the twisting of Scripture is universal among them.
Few, if any, people go into a cult or aberrant religious movement by reading the Bible alone, so they must have some help from false teachers. These false teachers must come to terms with the authority of Scripture. They deal deceptively with this issue in several ways.

Read more...

http://www.watchman.org/cults/cultwist.htm

Easy Read: http://bible-prophecy-today.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-recognize-false-prophet.html

BRIEF ARTICLE: http://www.worldviewtimes.com/article.php/articleid-4827/Brannon-Howse/Eric-Barger

QUOTES FROM EMERGENT CHURCH LEADERS

A watchman is someone who is committed to being alert and awake, ever ready to warn of approaching danger. He has clear eyes focused on the enemy's advances and stands at his post, poised to sound the alarm and warn the people he serves.

The 21st century has come! With its arrival, comes a general feeling that we, as the church, are in the final hours of history before the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As we look out upon the vast ocean of humanity, we see a world largely lost in sin and in desperate need of this Savior we are (or should be) in such earnest expectation to see. Indeed, the world can be a savage place and we are eyewitnesses to this generation's increased ungodliness. False teachings and demonic wisdom abound within and without the church. Delusion and confusion are spreading far and wide. There's never been a more crucial time for working and moving in the ministry of the "watchman"!

ENTIRE ARTICLE: http://www.erwm.com/WatchmanArise1.htm

FIRST, THE DEFINITION OF NEW AGE: http://www.watchman.org/profile/nwagmpro.htm

7 TEACHINGS
ENTIRE ARTICLE: http://www.jeremiahproject.com/prophecy/newage01.html

(1) Jesus was not and is not the only Christ, nor is He God.

(2) "God" is impersonal, cosmic, a God of energy forces.

(3) Man is himself God, for he consists of and is the creator of "the forces." Man already exercises the powers inherent in his divinity and needs only to awaken to this fact.

(4) Man should seek and accept spiritual instruction and direction directly from the spirit world.

(5) All religions and religious teachings lead to the same goal. All are equally of merit.

(6) The "ancient wisdom" of Babylon, Egypt,a nd Greece - not the Bible - is the basis of all truth.
(7) Sin and evil do not exist. Peace and love are the ultimate realities.

A Spiritual Walk for the Christian? NO WAY! (article)
Labyrinths (Myticism, Part 4) (article)
Ancient Labyrinths are Re-Emerging
Walking Away from Christ: Labyrinths in the Episcopal Church (article)
Labyrinths...Oh My! (video)

Labyrinth Locator

If you can't build one, you can order a portable labyrinth! Oh My!

Caution on Mark Driscoll!!! Are you really sure he's "good" for you as a teacher/leader? Really certain? http://thoughtsactions.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/john-macarthur-on-mark-driscoll/ PART 2: http://defendingcontending.com/2009/04/17/john-macarthur-on-mark-driscoll-part-2/

Mysticism - Part 1
Mysticism - Part 2
Mysticism - Part 3
Mysticism - Part 4
Mysticism - Part 5

CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY:

A belief system that uses ancient mystical practices to induce altered states of consciousness (the silence) and is rooted in mysticism and the occult but often wrapped in Christian terminology. The premise of contemplative spirituality is pantheistic (God is all) and panentheistic (God is in all). Common terms used for this movement are "spiritual formation," "the silence," "the stillness," "ancient-wisdom," "spiritual disciplines," and many others.
Recognize these "inside" terms used by contemplatives:

Labyrinths
Enneagrams
Prayer Stations
Breath Prayers
Jesus Candles
The Jesus Prayer
Lectio Divina
Taize
Palms Up, Palms Down
Yoga
The Silence
Sacred Space
Ancient Prayer Practices
A Thin Place
Divine Mystery
Spiritual Direction

Ignation Contemplation
Contemplative
Centering
Centering prayer
Prayer of the Heart
Dark night of the soul
Practicing the Presence
Divine Center
Inner light
Mantra
Awareness of Being
Slow Prayer
Being in the Present Moment
Beyond Words
Spiritual Disciplines
Spiritual Formation
SPIRITUAL FORMATION:

A movement that has provided a platform and a channel through which contemplatiave prayer is entering the church. Find spiritual formation being used, and in nearly every case, you will find contemplative spirituality. In fact, contemplative spirituality is the heartbeat of the spiritual formation movement.