Humor is based on contradiction, seeing the other side of a situation. The key word is abide; it is used eleven times in John 15:1-11 (continue in John 15:9 and remain in John 15:11). 6:3-5; 2 Jn. As a seminary student, he was ordained in 1951 and began serving as pastor of Central Baptist Church, a blue-collar, 150-member neighborhood church in East Chicago. In this series we want to highlight the ministry of Warren Wiersbe. His most popular positions included pastoring the Moody Church in Chicago (19711978) and director of Back to the Bible radio ministry and editor of Christianity Today (1978-1982). Wiersbes philosophy was the lighten up, be positive, dont be so strict, be more tolerant, have a broader tent of associations. This is doing more than any other one thing to build an apostate church, which is the majority churches of our day. - Warren Wiersbe 1 God In contrast to the believer, the ungodly are not like trees but are like chaff. Dr. Wiersbe is author of more than 80 books, including the best-selling BE series. Jesus boldly made several claims to deity (John 8:26). Wiersbe obviously had no objections to this false gospel as he penned a glowing endorsement for his book. It also tells me that he was likely never a truly saved Christian but merely one by name, since no one is getting saved without true repentance. People regularly mention him, his preaching and his influence in their lives. (preaching resource for 3/26/23, Lent 5) This post exegetes John chapter 11, providing context for the RCL's Gospel reading for 3/26/23 (Lent 5). He continued to write for Moody Monthly and had just started a new column, Insights for the Pastor. The monthly feature continued to run during the years Wiersbe served at The Moody Church. A member of the body cut off from the body would die. Jesus made two more stupendous claims: Not only was He sent by the Father, but the Father was with Him because He always did what pleased the Father (John 8:29). This was the message Peter preached at Pentecost (Acts 2), not only the death of Jesus but also His resurrection and exaltation to glory. 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 Wiersbes. CHICAGO (BP) Warren Wiersbe, an author and pastor credited with influencing thousands of preachers toward biblical exposition, died May 2. Popular pastor and author, Dr. Wiersbe was also Bible Teacher at Back to the Bible through much of the 1980s. They did not understand! by. We'll see that we can have comfort and assurance about what to expect beyond our lives here on earth because of what Christ has done. This is a beautiful, wonderful gift from God. Not the baseball field but the library. Comfort for a Believer's Death - Warren Wiersbe's Heritage Bible Teaching. 6:22). By submitting this form, you consent to receive promotional and other communications from the Moody Bible Institute. They thought He was planning to kill Himself! 13:15). Life and Death . Dr. Warren Wiersbe. Its not a coincidence that all four of these men were associated with the heretical Dallas Seminary, a bastion for Keswick theology, all similar in belief consisting of the same unscriptural gospel (not only preaching a false repentance but even aggressively opposing true repentance as turning from sin and self) and perversion of Scripture, so that they created two classes of repentance: "justification repentance and sanctification repentance. The former apparently did not involve turning away from sins, while "sanctification repentance" (during the Christian life) apparently did. There is no place in the Bible that even remotely teaches repentance in such a manner. Later Wiersbe said. A local Cincinnati radio stations broadcast his Sunday sermons as the Calvary Hour. His Sunday During his tenure the church grew from a capacity of 800 people to one that could hold 2,000 worshipers. A true branch, united with the vine, will always bear fruit. You may not see it, you may not know it. Be Joyful (Philippians): Even When Things Go Wrong, You Can Have Joy. Left to itself, the branch might produce many clusters, but they will be inferior in quality. There is [for believers] a sin unto death (1 John 5:16). 1:9-11), lest in the end, we are disqualified for service (2 Tim. Meanwhile he also started work on the BE series of exegetical commentaries, books that soon found a place on the shelf of every evangelical pastor. (3) The vinedresser. 1:13). all the volumes in the BE Bible Study Series. Start FREE. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Believers are branches in the vine of heaven, but the unsaved are branches in the vine of the earth. The unsaved depend on this world for their sustenance and satisfaction, while believers depend on Jesus Christ. How does the Father prune us? Warren Wendall Wiersbe (May 16, 1929 - May 2, 2019), was an evangelical pastor, Bible teacher, conference speaker and a prolific writer of Christian literature and theological works. 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. While in seminary he became pastor of Central Baptist Church in East Chicago, serving until 1957. For Wiersbe, the promise of eternity became the motivation for his long ministry as a pastor, author, and radio speaker. Warren W. Wiersbe is the Distinguished Professor of Preaching at Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, and is the author of more than 100 books. 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. In fact, the vinedresser will even cut away whole bunches of grapes so that the rest of the crop will be of higher quality. Warren Ray Wiebe. Eugene Peterson, translator of The Message, was a universalist who recommended the ungodly heretic Rob Bells book Love Wins, which says that hell is in this life and most men will eventually be saved. It would be in His death, burial, resurrection, and ascension that Jesus would be revealed to the Jewish nation. 15). But it was his faithful preaching of Gods Word that helped The Moody Church BE a church God called them to be. He has ministered in churches and conferences in Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and the United States. 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. He died on May 2, 2019, aged 89. Not even close. 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. or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? As branches in the Vine, we have the privilege of abiding and the responsibility of bearing fruit. Greenwood Memorial Park. From 1980 to 1992, he went to work for the Back to the Bible radio broadcast and succeeded Theodore Epp as general director the last six years of his time there. The branch cannot produce its own life; it must draw that life from the vine. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. We are not producing fruit to please ourselves but to serve others. The vines I saw in the Holy Land were large and strong, and it was next to impossible for anyone to break off a mature branch without injuring the vine itself. "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. Author of more than 150 books, Wiersbe was called to ministry at age 16 under the preaching of evangelist Billy Graham, according to The Gospel Coalition (TGC) website. If you continue without changing your settings, you agree to our use of cookies. It is His chief characteristic, the angels singing Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty around the clock. What happens when you die? Ed Stetzer, interim teaching pastor at The Moody Church, noted that Weirsbe was one of evangelicalisms giants, but to the people of The Moody Church, he was their beloved pastor.. (4) The fruit. He served for 10 years as General Director and Bible Teacher for Back to the Bible. 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, Our Father in heaven, Reveal who you are. The second half doesnt even make sense and has zero relevance to what the Greek Scriptures say. The Gospel Coalition supports the church by providing resources that are trusted and timely, winsome and wise, and centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ. Three Harms that Come from Redefining Marriage, The Scandal of the American Evangelical Intellectual, A Simple Way to Help One Million Christians in the Global South Get a Copy of Their Own Bible. This is a beautiful, wonderful gift from God. Of itself, a branch is weak and useless. All Im doing is using what hes given to me to teach people, and to give glory to the Lord Jesus Christ. The Christian dies in the Lord because he lives in the Lord (Rev. It draws on various sources including The Bible Expository Commentary (Warren Wiersbe), The New Bible Commentary, The Parable of Joy (Michael Card) and The Gospel of John (F.F. BRNow.org. He served for ten years as General Director and Bible Teacher for Back to the Bible. Your heavenly Father is never nearer to you than when He is pruning you. During his time in Chicago, Wiersbe also served asboard chairman for the Slavic Gospel Association. Warren Wiersbe, an author and pastor credited with influencing thousands of preachers toward biblical exposition, died May 2. Dr. Wiersbe is author of more than 80 books, including the best-selling "BE" series. What that fruit is, we will discuss later. After leaving The Moody Church in 1978, Wiersbe continued his writing, radio and teaching ministries, serving at, among other institutions, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in suburban Chicago. Wiersbe embraced and promoted a false gospel that included false teachings on the Holy Spirit and repentance. The Message is much more like a New Age channeling than a true Bible translation. The lips of the righteous feed many (Prov. Left to itself, the branch might produce many clusters, but they will be inferior in quality. Wiersbe transgressed and did not abide in the doctrine of Christ for many reasons including the ones noted above. 6. For one thing, when you are abiding in Christ you produce fruit (John 15:2). 24:44-48; Mk 1:1-6; 6:12; Matt. But it was his faithful preaching of Gods Word that helped The Moody Church BE a church God called them to be. People who live in their sins and reject the Savior must die in their sins. Just before his 16th birthday in May 1945, Wiersbe attended a Youth for Christ rally where a 26 year old Billy Graham preached the Gospel. Dr. Wiersbe is author of more than 80 books, including the best-selling "BE" series. He was 89. The true believer has no issue with this and loves to fight the good fight of faith, but not false teachers who serve their belly and not the Lord Jesus Christ. Warren Wiersbe, pastor and author of the popular 'Be' expositional Bible commentaries, has died aged 89. Clear rating. He quickly learned to liven up Sunday school lessons with magic tricks as object lessons (not the cards! he would say). Wes Ward Named as New Head of Moody Radio, Dr. John Perkins with wise words to the church on race. A machine can produce results, and so can a robot, but it takes a living organism to produce fruit. . You can change your cookie settings through your browser. The fruit of the Spirit (Gal. Wiersbe would become one of the magazines most prolific writers200 articles during a 40-year span. The command to preach the Word is the command to preach all of the Word, and the command to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints is the command to contend for all of it. It means to keep in fellowship with Christ so that His life can work in and through us to produce fruit. This pruning process is the most important part of the whole enterprise, and the people who do it must be carefully trained or they can destroy an entire crop. His philosophy denies many important things concerning salvation and since repentance is an important component of the gospel (Ac. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. From 1961 to 1971 he pastored Calvary Baptist Church of Covington, Kentucky south of Cincinnati, Ohio. We knew he was a fraud because he had a head. When Wiersbe attended the seminary, he was chosen to become Central Baptist Church's pastor in 1951. Reflecting on his own ministry, Wiersbe once said according to TGC, Im not an athlete, Im not a mechanic. See ourPrivacy Policyfor more information. Suicide was an abhorrent thing to a Jew, for the Jews were taught to honor all life. At that time, the steel town of East Chicago was the most industrialized city in the United States. 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Dr. Wiersbe authored more than 80 books, including the best-selling "BE" series. The Answer (Of Course) Is: It Depends! Jesus prayed that the love with which thou hast loved me may be in them [the disciples and believers today] (John 17:26). (2) The branches. So I spent my early days in the library. He is the true Vine, that is, the original of which all other vines are a copy. As Christians, we do not live on substitutes! Whether this was true saving faith or not (see John 2:23-25), we cannot tell, but our Lords words to them would indicate that they knew what they were doing. None of this should come as surprise considering this man also edited the extremely heretical and unBiblical Christianity Today publication. The heretical teaching on unbelief is intricately tied to Keswick theology, which makes the same claims, and is found plentiful in Wiersbes commentary and radio show. Once you have begun to cultivate this deeper communion with Christ, you have no desire to return to the shallow life of the careless Christian. New International Version (NIV), Warren Wiersbe BE Bible Study Series Life and Death (8:21-30), Copyright Warren W. Wiersbe. Warren Wendell Wiersbe was born May 16th, 1929 to Fred and Gladys (Forsberg) Wiersbe in East Chicago, IN. We are a part of the harvest (John 4:35-38). Like Lewis Sperry Chafer, Charles Ryrie and Zane Hodges before himall very vocal voices and proponents of Keswick theologyWiersbe is similarly confused over the true gospel. There will be fruitmore fruitmuch fruit. W arren Wiersbe (1929-2019) was an influential Bible teacher and a prolific writer who published 150 books, including the popular "Be" series of commentaries that has sold more than 4 million copies. This must be transcendental, because it doesnt make any non-transcendental sense. A change of mind repentance is a false repentance, exposed here, and that means Ryrie was a false teacher propagating a false gospel, like Wiersbe. Wiersbe accepted Christ as his . When our Lord used this image, He was not introducing something new; it was familiar to every Jew. What does it mean to abide? [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. 13:8, 23), but there is always fruit where there is life. He served for ten years as General Director and Bible Teacher for Back to the Bible. David Roach is chief national correspondent for Baptist Press. 5:22-23) is the kind of Christian character that glorifies God and makes Christ real to others. Yet we must still live each day soberly, realizing that we are mortal and that death may come to us at any time. B ible teacher, pastor, and preacher Warren Wiersbe died Thursday at age 89, leaving an impressive legacy of teaching, preaching, and mentoring countless pastors. Want to Read. He is, perhaps, best known for his Be series, a series of 50 books from Be Real to Be Joyful, Stetzer, executive director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, said via email. In The Message this becomes the vapid and almost meaningless those who use and abuse each other, use and abuse sex. In 1 Tim 1:10, them that defile themselves with mankind is changed to the irresponsible, who defy all authority, riding roughshod over God, life, sex, truth, whatever.. A Look at the Church of England, The Burning Question from Asbury Isnt About Asbury, Life and Books and Everything: American History and the Historians Task with Wilfred McClay. Wiersbes autobiography ends with a slanderous mischaracterization of biblical separation and not a word of warning about the worldliness and apostasy that is spreading everywhere in his world of ungodly evangelicalism today including in his world. The vine of the earth will be cut down and destroyed when Jesus Christ returns. We are lifting up pastor Wiersbes family in prayer at this time and rejoicing in the blessed hope that believers share together.. 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. This is awful and clearly a translational-paraphrase.. Generously provided by. A chief danger of spending time with New Evangelical authors and ministries is . get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! See Eph. Wiersbe does not understand Gods Word, since God is a God of separation. 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. As we grow in holiness and obedience, we are bearing fruit (Rom. Dr. Warren Wiersbe once described Heaven as not only a destination, but also a motivation. In a personal letter many years back, David Cloud asked him how he could be associated with a publication like Christianity Today that promoted all sorts of heresies and heretics, including the evangelical Catholic error. Warren W. Wiersbe is a well known international Bible conference teacher with a heart for missions and is a former pastor of Moody Church in Chicago. In an interview late in life, he reflected on his lack of physical strength growing up and how the Lord was preparing him for something different. Eileen - I have sent you an e-mail with information on how to get the transcripts. Birth. His impact is still felt at The Moody Church and it will be for decades to come. His ministry to pastors continued as he spoke at Moody Founders Week, Pastors Conference, and numerous campus events. He published his first article for Moody Monthly magazine in 1956, about Bible study methods, and seemed to outline his ongoing writing philosophy. Warren Wiersbe. 26. [6], Last edited on 11 September 2022, at 02:35, "Laridian - Wiersbe Bible Commentary: New Testament". A few years later, the president of Youth for Christ, Torrey Johnson, asked him what he wanted to do with his life. He could never say with the apostle Paul, I have fought a good fight, because he didnt believe in the fight. (His grandson Don Jacobsen explains the bridge-building metaphor here.). In light of this, consider the following quotations from Petersons The Message. 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