![]() IHOP and Bethel are, by biblical definition, not Christian organizations and certainly not Christian churches. Demonstrably false prophecy that the head of IHOP, Mike Bickle, has publicly rejoiced in (He estimates that 80% of IHOP’s “prophecies” are false.) And that’s just the tip of our metaphorical ice berg when it comes to the NAR. ![]() Not, “It’s a secondary theological issue we can agree to disagree on.” Heresy. Not, “They just have a more expressive, contemporary style of worship,”. Why is this important? Because Bethel “Church” in Redding, California, and IHOP are, functionally, ground zero for the New Apostolic Reformation heresy. Prior to joining Bethel, he spent eight years as a worship leader with the International House of Prayer ( IHOP). And Cory Asbury is a “worship leader, songwriter and pastor” with the Bethel Music Collective. You see, Reckless Love was produced by Bethel Music. And the ship is taking on water.įocusing on the word “reckless” missed the point – at least the big picture point. It was all a very interesting and helpful discussion, but, to some degree, it was a rearranging of deck chairs on the Titanic. And then Cory Asbury’s explanation of the song came to light and did further injury to his doctrinal cause. “Reckless” was defended as an appropriate lyric. ![]() “Relentless” was suggested as an alternative lyric. Such was the case recently when Christian social media was up in arms (and rightly so) about Cory Asbury’s worship song Reckless Love, and whether or not churches should use it in their worship services. Discussion centered around the use of the word “reckless” to describe God’s love for us and whether or not that was a semantically and theologically appropriate adjective. There’s a lot of stupidity, but there’s also a lot that can be learned from various trending issues. Social media is a strange universe to live in.
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