LIBERTY UNIVERSITY TAKING STUDENTS ON “SPIRITUAL JOURNEY” WITH CONTEMPLATIVE EMERGENT LEADER RICHARD FOSTER
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LTRJ Note: For 18 years, Lighthouse Trails has been warning about the contemplative prayer movement and its role in creating an “emergent” “progressive” church. Part of our investigative research scope has included Christian universities and seminaries, a majority of which now promote contemplative spirituality. Liberty University, one of the largest Christian universities in the U.S., has been on the contemplative/emergent path for many years. We take this matter extremely serious because the “fruit” of contemplative prayer in a person’s life is the formation of a “new” spiritual outlook that resembles more of a New Age thought (interspirituality and panentheism) than a biblical one. As for contemplative pioneer, Richard Foster, please read our article/booklet “A Serious Look at Richard Foster’s “School” of Contemplative Praye.” and make sure your children and grandchildren are not being influenced by a deceived school.
Dear Lighthouse Trails:
I have a grandchild at Liberty University, so I occasionally view their convocation meetings.
As I was viewing LU’s Wednesday eve’s (9/2/2020) gathering of thousands of LU students, the pastor who was addressing those students announced that they will be embarking upon a five-week spiritual journey based on Richard Foster’s book, Celebration of Discipline.
I’m an angry and sad Grandpa . . . thousands of young people will be duped by theologians who should know better.
Here is the vid. The pastor lays out the need for God’s people to “go deeper” with God. He then introduces Foster’s book and LU’s five-week journey. Also, he tells his audience they will be experiencing prayer labyrinths and prayer stations.
Begin listening at 1:06:00, and end at 1:17 58.
https://www.facebook.com/LibertyOSD/videos/850357718829726/?vh=e&extid=KqIgjYayCgBbzm1W&d=n
Michael
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