John 14:6

I have recently come across a group of folks on Twitter calling themselves the “Outlaw Preachers”. A rather interesting name, given the connotations of the word “outlaw”. But I’m coming to find out that the name fits.

For those who aren’t aware of this group, they are a collection of self-described preachers who are into taking a “new look” or have a “different take” on God, His Grand Plan, His Will, and His Messiah, and just about everything else about Christianity. As you might expect, they also seem to have a diminishing view of Sola Scriptura – the belief that God’s Revelation to Mankind is found in the Holy Bible alone and that it is our sole spiritual authority.

These “preachers” are the new stormtroopers on what has been rightly described by others in the actual Christian community as the “War on Evangelical Christianity”. They are aiding — and in some cases taking the lead — in the insidious attempt to morph traditional Christianity into Emergent Christianity – a faith that is to be nothing but collection of gray areas which allows one to fully explore their inner self and to see God in new and enlightening ways.

Because, you see, the Bible and traditional “Church” just isn’t doing it for these folks. Apparently, God taking the time to put His Words to parchment isn’t all that important in these modern times.

As you might expect, these new means of exploration rarely have a thing to do with the Christ of Holy Scripture, redemption, repentance of sins, Man’s fallen, craven nature, or the very real location known as Hell.

For the most part, the “outlaws” I have “twitted” with come across as arrogant, self-absorbed, instantly defensive, and in one particular case, terribly deficient in language comprehension. Below is a recent twitter conversation between myself and an individual calling themselves tragic_pizza:

My initial foray into the ecumenical wasteland – 2 Timothy 3:16-17 – Scripture is the Risen Christ’s revelation to ALL OF US. Read it, believe it, follow it. ALL OF IT #outlawpreachers

tragic_pizza’s reply – @j146 So you go to church on Saturday, do you? #outlawpreachers

@tragic_pizza No, I read the Bible and believe EVERY WORD GOD HAS SAID. I don’t just pick and choose Col 2:16 #outlawpreachers

t_p’s reply – @j146 If that’s true, you worship on Saturday, never eat pork or shellfish, never wear clothing of 2 different fabrics. I could go on…

@tragic_pizza Have U bothered to read the NT? We are free in Christ. #outlawpreachers not modern day prophets. God doesn’t change. Repent.

t_p’s reply – @j146 Oh! I see! Only ****some*** of the Bible is valid. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

@tragic_pizza Context. U seem to have issues w/ it. RU reading the replies? RU a Judaizer? Read Gal., Col. & Rom..1-liners prove nothing.

As you can clearly see, not much of these conversation really makes a lot of sense. But it actually serves tragic_pizza quite well. Notice how Mr/Mrs/Ms tragic_pizza never bothers to answer or address anything I’m twitting? He/she successfully avoids answering and instead is able to stay on the offense (the safe abode of the desperate or befuddled). It’s hard to answer questions when you spend all your time citing Moses!

Unfortunately, this is a pretty typical case. You could actually make a pretty solid argument that this person is not even reading the responses, and is, instead, just throwing out the tired old “Are you following the Laws of Moses” sideshow to deflect from the real truths.

For the record, Colossians 2:16 reads:

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]:

That’s a pretty good explanation to tragic_pizza’s rather baffling response to my noting of 2 Timothy 3:16-17. But it is very telling at the same time. Why would one’s response to Scripture clearly defending Sola Scriptura incite such a response?

All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. — 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Because tragic_pizza, like most of these “outlaw preachers”, have to decimate The Holy Bible as the only Word of God and diminish — if not outright destroy — its sole authority to further their own agendas, perceptions, and doctrines. They desire to scratch as many itching ears as possible, all under the guise of God’s Love and Grace.

Now, in the interest of fairness, I don’t know if tragic_pizza is calling him or herself a preacher or not. I can only hope and pray they are not. I’ve met many others over the years who are always looking for ways to justify that which God has called sin. Almost to a person, they use the “Laws of Moses” defense when questioned or challenged.

I’m convinced most of these so-called preachers are not preachers at all. They’re just the latest in a long line of people who have no use for the actual Words of God, and are instead, more concerned with their own words, and in turn, the god they have crafted after their own image.

God bless and keep you all.

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