The decision by President-Elect Obama to have Rick Warren conduct the invocation at his Inauguration has been controversial because of his stands on homosexuality and abortion. But as I was pondering this decision, my concern is for Rick Warren. Is there a danger for him as he becomes more and more mainstream? I think of a pure mountain stream as it travels and is diluted into a river. In his effort to appeal to Obama, will he start to dilute the message of Jesus Christ and the gospel? What about the verse in 1 Corinthians that says that bad company corrupts good character (15:33)?
That is why I entitled this entry the seduction of Rick Warren. In his desire to make an impact, he will be tempted to leave out the hard stuff: that there is one God in three persons, that Jesus is the only way, that there are moral absolutes and that the Bible is the complete inerrant word of God. Pray for Pastor Rick that he can rise above those who have succumbed to the seduction of the evil one.
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So what did you think of his prayer?
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