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. Copyright 2023 The Baptist Courier. Warren W. Wiersbe died on May 2, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska, just a few weeks shy of his 90th birthday. Peterson was a big promoter of Roman Catholic contemplative mysticism and did not believe that homosexuality is a sin. You dont have to be pushed at doing it,and scolded. 6:22). [1], Wiersbe was born on May 16, 1929, in East Chicago, Indiana, the youngest of four children of Fred and Gladys Wiersbe, and attended Washington High School in East Chicago, where he became a committed Christian at a Youth for Christ rally there in 1945. Warren Wiersbe Hebrews As recognized, adventure as well as experience approximately lesson, amusement, as competently as pact can be gotten by just . In an act of wonderful grace, God transplanted Israel into Canaan and gave the nation every possible benefit. How frightfully awful to tamper and mess with the very words that God gave. But worse, he is actually giving credence to apostates which is so far removed from true Christianity (2 Cor 6:14-18), one can only conclude he was one in similitude. When he invited her to sit closer to the rest of the crowd, the woman said, Young man, Ive been sitting in this same pew for 50 years., Vines recalled Wiersbes recounting of his response: Before I caught myself, I said, My, you must be terribly tired by now.'. . 588 quotes from Warren W. Wiersbe: 'Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.', 'God doesn't bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing.', and 'The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.' Would Wiersbe fill the pulpit, and pray about becoming a candidate? But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. It is not surprising that Peterson told Religion News Service on July 12, 2017, that he did not believe that homosexuality is sinful. From 1984 to 1990 he served as general director of Back to the Bible. A member of the body cut off from the body would die. The vinedresser is in charge of caring for the vines, and Jesus said that this is the work of His Father. Warren W. Wiersbe is best known as a Bible teacher, author, and conference speaker. ), Throughout his ministry, Warren Wiersbe described himself as a bridge builder, a reference to his homiletical method of moving from the world of the Bible to the world of today so that we could get to the other side of glory in Jesus. As explained by his grandson, Dan Jacobson, His preferred tools were words, his blueprints were the Scriptures, and his workspace was a self-assembled library.. Reflecting on his own ministry, Wiersbe once said according to TGC, Im not an athlete, Im not a mechanic. 3:2; 4:17), he is teaching a false gospel (Gal. His Sunday sermons were broadcast as theCalvary Hour on a local Cincinnati radio station. [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. 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. Itsa marvelous, glorious privilege. "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. Not every branch bears a bumper crop, just as not every field has a bumper harvest (Matt. 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. Our Lords reply may be expressed, I am exactly what I said! In other words, Why should I teach you new things, or give you new proof, when you have not honestly considered the witness I have already given?. Left to itself, the branch might produce many clusters, but they will be inferior in quality. Later in life he would move to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he served as host of the Back to the Bible radio broadcast. The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics helps Christians show unbelievers the truth, goodness, and beauty of the gospel as the only hope that fulfills our deepest longings. He claimed to be sent by God, and He claimed to have heard from God the things that He taught. The issue is not whether God can use a liberal in some way (God uses unsaved people all the time for His purposes); the issue is whether it is right according to Gods Word for a Bible believer to yoke together in ministry with an ungodly unbeliever, and the answer is a resounding no! 12), the bride and the Bridegroom (Eph. Many are at the end of their rope but they are not broken or poor of spirit before God. 5:1-7; Jer. Jesus was returning to His Father in heaven, and nobody can go there who has not trusted the Savior. Wiersbe responded, I wanted to go to school and get some Bible training and then preach the gospel. Johnson responded: Young man, find the one thing you do that God blesses, and stick with it! Warren W. Wiersbe died on May 2, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska, just a few weeks shy of his 90th birthday. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! But Wiersbes commitment to a corrupted gospel, corrupted fellowship (ecumenicalism), corrupted Bibles, corrupted doctrine and corrupted worship demands exposure and separation. San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA Show Map. [1] After graduation, he studied at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Roosevelt University, and graduated in 1953 from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. So we're in a transition and I think it's a transition for the best, for the good., Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. 1. A contributing editor to Baker Book House, he wrote books beginning in the 1950s under several publishing house labels; completing more than 150books including the popular "BE" series of commentaries on every book of the Bible which has sold over four million copies. The Answer (Of Course) Is: It Depends! "Warren Wiersbe, 'the pastor's pastor,' dies at 89", "Personal Library Of One Of America's Foremost Bible Teachers Coming To Cedarville", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warren_W._Wiersbe&oldid=1109652610, With the Word: the chapter by chapter Bible Handbook (1991), Be Decisive: Taking a Stand for the Truth-Jeremiah (1995), This page was last edited on 11 September 2022, at 02:35. Nowhere, does Scripture anywhere establish this alleged distinction. Our union with Christ is a living union, so we may bear fruit; a loving union, so that we may enjoy Him; and a lasting union, so that we need not be afraid. From the time he was saved in 1945 at a Youth for Christ event where Billy Graham was preaching, Warren Wiersbe was a man of the Word. Omar Bradley. When he invited her to sit closer to the rest of the crowd, the woman said, Young man, Ive been sitting in this same pew for 50 years., Vines recalled Wiersbes recounting of his response: Before I caught myself, I said, My, you must be terribly tired by now.. Part of Dr. The staff at Moody Church quickly discovered Wiersbes sense of humor. 1:13). He served for ten years as General Director and Bible Teacher for Back to the Bible. And what can you expect afterward? Death. Phil Johnson, Executive Director of Grace to You, writes: The backbone of my library today consists of books he introduced me to. He was 89. In one of the churches I pastored, we would have our staff meeting on Monday morning. 1:8-9). Of itself, a branch is weak and useless. Ours was a very fragile plant, and it was easy to break off a branch. Humor is based on contradiction, seeing the other side of a situation. Join us to study God's Word with our daily devotional! Greenwood Memorial Park. 1:9-11), "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. (Eph 5:12), Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 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. It also involves obeying Him because we love Him (John 15:9-10). While in seminary he became pastor of Central Baptist Church in East Chicago, serving until 1957. After Dr. Epp's death, Wiersbe became the General Director and Bible Teacher. See Eph. Warren Wiersbe is a well known international Bible conference teacher with a heart for missions and is a former pastor of Moody Church in Chicago. He said He would judge, and judgment (to the Jews) belonged only to God. 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. The vinedresser prunes the branches in two ways: He cuts away dead wood that can breed disease and insects, and he cuts away living tissue so that the life of the vine will not be so dissipated that the quality of the crop will be jeopardized. But others will know that youre walkingin the light. This is more of a personal testimony, he said, because I want to share these blessings with you, rather than write some scholarly essay, which I am sure I could not do anyway.. (The word translated purge in John 15:2 is the same as clean in John 13:10. Burial. I remember the Sunday morning at Moody Church when John the Baptist came in. Through his lessons,. I do not believe our Lord is teaching here that true believers can lose their salvation, for this would contradict what He taught in John 6:37 and 10:27-30. 1) Because of the Price Jesus Paid 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10, "For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. Dr. Wiersbe is author of more than 80 books, including the best-selling "BE" series. Wiersbe married Betty Warren on June 20, 1953, and they had four children. The theologian, who authored more than 150 books, passed away on the evening of 2 May. Back to the Bible has identified itself with a wide range of false teachings and false teachers. Yikes. 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. All Im doing is using what hes given to me to teach people, and to give glory to the Lord Jesus Christ. We are a part of the harvest (John 4:35-38). 1:10-11), or even worse than that, God chastises us with sickness and/or death (Heb 12:5-11; 1 Cor. They thought He was planning to kill Himself! We just knew we were made for each other.. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Among his contacts with Southern Baptists, Wiersbe spoke at the SBC Pastors Conference in 1977, when Vines served as president. It is the most awful and horrendous perversion of Gods Word and in the greatest extreme of adding to or subtracting from Scripture (cg. Wed spend the first twenty minutes laughing over what happened the day before. Sometimes He simply uses the Word to convict and cleanse us. - Warren Wiersbe 1 Good and Evil Let the trials of life make you a giant, not a midget. 5:25-33), and the sheep and the Shepherd (John 10). These words from Ministering to the Mourning offer a fitting tribute to his own ministry: We who are in Christ know that if He returns before our time comes to die, we shall be privileged to follow Him home. Around that time, Wiersbe later wrote,I had developed an insatiable appetite for the Word of God, and I wanted to study and understand the Bible more than anything else in all the world. He began acquiring and using his first books: the Scofield Reference Bible, Strongs Concordance, Crudens Concordance, Smiths Bible Dictionary,The Christian Workers Commentary by James M. Gray,Notes on the Pentateuchby C. H. MacIntosh, using tools from a dispensational perspective. His Be commentary series covered most books of the Bible and has sold more than 4 million copies, according to series publishing company David C. Cook. (1929 - 2019) Warren Wendel Wiersbe was born on May 16, 1929, the third and youngest child of Fred and Gladys Anna Wiersbe, in East Chicago, Indiana. Not because of my family, although being the baby of the family is not easy. He could never say with the apostle Paul, I have fought a good fight, because he didnt believe in the fight. [6] Bibliography [ edit] 52 workable junior high programs, with Ted W. Engstrom (1960) All Im doing is using what Hes given to me to teach people, and to give glory to the Lord Jesus Christ.. This is a beautiful, wonderful gift from God. You can follow him on Twitter. While pastoring in Chicago, Wiersbe served on the board of Slavic Gospel Association (SGA) from 1971 to 1983, ten of those years he served as chairman of the board. This abiding relationship is natural to the branch and the vine, but it must be cultivated in the Christian life. Several of Wiersbes extended family are Moody alums, including a son, David Wiersbe76; grandson Dan Jacobsen09 and his wife, Kristin (Shirk) Jacobsen09; and great-nephew Ryan Smith, a current student. Warren and Betty Wiersbe remained at the church for 10 years, until they were surprised by a phone call from The Moody Church. Refresh and try again. He was unscripturally associated and yoked with extreme heretics and apostates such as Christianity Today (where he was even one time editor and regular contributor from 1978-82, a publication guilty of such things as promoting theological liberals and "evangelical Catholics" as true Christians, a publication absolutely loaded repeatedly and thoroughly with heresies and heretics), preached at Billy Grahams Cove, was a staff evangelist with the extremely ecumenical and heretical organization Youth for Christ from 1957-61 (which has long partnered with the Roman Catholic Church and has had Catholics on staff), a board member of the extremely heretical National Religious Broadcasters, preached at Willow Creek Community Church, Wiersbe has warm fellowship with Catholics, liberals, and other apostates. In a precocious turn of events, the young Wiersbe was already a published author, having written a book of card tricks for the L. L. Ireland Magic Co. of Chicago. When you learn the joy and theprivilege of Bible study, you dont haveto be paid to do it. Of this seriously perverted book that calls itself a Bible, he amazingly said: Wow. Loving Jesus with a Living and Undying Love, For Those Who Do, and Do Not, Celebrate Lent. Billy Graham calls him "one of the greatest Bible expositors of our generation." Interestingly, Warren's earliest works had nothing to do with scriptural interpretation. He blogs at Between Two Worlds and Evangelical History. and to fight for His cause and kingdom. BTTB was very much "anti-Lordship" and for "easy-believism" which isnt surprising at all considering Wiersbes own alleged testimony of faith. I cant do so many of the things that successful men can do. Thats both a lie and false repentance and thus a false gospel. The Lord has plainly and emphatically instructed the born again believer to stand for doctrinal purity, to rebuke error, and separate from it (e.g., Rom 16:17; 1 Cor 15:33; 2 Cor 6:14-18; 11:4, 12-15; Gal 1:6-9; Eph 5:11: 1 Tim 1:3; 4:1; 6:3-5; 2 Tim 3:5-9; 4:3-4; 2 Jn 1:9-11; Ju 1:3; Rev 2:6; etc). 2:20-21), or worse yet, we are identified with the false teachings and the false teachers themselves (2 Jn. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (2 Cor 6:14-18), Naturally one would have to be of that mindset and belief to be pastoring a church of such standard, yea, and further, really the catalyst behind the heresies. Warren W. Wiersbe is the Distinguished Professor of Preaching at Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, and is the author of more than 100 books. He served for ten years as General Director and Bible Teacher for Back to the Bible. The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. In 1971 he received a call from the famedMoody Memorial Church in Chicago, succeeding George Sweeting, who became the president of Moody Bible Institute. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases on Amazon.com. That is far from Biblical Christianity and once again proves he was nothing less than a wolf in sheeps clothing. Warren Wiersbe was the director of Back to the Bible for five years, retiring in mid-1990. He also inherited George Sweetings role as host of the popular Songs in the Night radio broadcast, produced by Moody Radios Bob Neff and distributed on Moodys growing network of radio stations. Wiersbe endorsed and loved the exceedingly blasphemous perversion of the Bible called The Message. In the book. Because we love Him, we keep His commandments, and as we keep His commandments, we abide in His love and experience it in a deeper way. The Heresies of Warren Wiersbe Demand Exposure and Separation, Not Acceptance or Ignorance. It is He who purges or prunes the branches so they will produce more fruit. Many of the images of Christ and the believer given in Scripture emphasize this important concept of union and communion: the body and its members (1 Cor. 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. Only North Americans seem to believe that they always should, may, and actually can choose somebody with whom to share their blessings . The amazing thing is believers today can experience personally that same love! Wiersbe accepted Christ as his . He was 89. 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. He enjoyed radio ministry and was effective at crafting the message to fit the medium. When Wiersbe attended the seminary, he was chosen to become Central Baptist Church's pastor in 1951. People regularly mention him, his preaching and his influence in their lives. The Message is much more like a New Age channeling than a true Bible translation. The shepherd brings the sheep into the flock, but the sheep must follow the shepherd in order to have protection and provision. At the time, it hurts when He removes something precious from us, but as the spiritual crop is produced, we see that the Father knew what He was doing. He was the youngest of four siblings. or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 3:20-21). Wiersbe traced his conversion to May 1945 during high school sophomore. by. 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. In 1980 the Wiersbes moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he became Bible teacher at Back to the Bible Radio Ministries. and to ght for His cause and kingdom. Humility and humor were among the hallmarks of Wiersbes ministry, Vines said. If you continue without changing your settings, you agree to our use of cookies. Wiersbe obviously had no objections to this false gospel as he penned a glowing endorsement for his book. It is unwise to build a theological doctrine on a parable or allegory. Prepare for Easter with Bible Gateway Plus. He changed me from a topical preacher to a text-driven preacher.. 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. He pastored the Moody Church in Chicago (19711978) and succeeded Theodore Epp as director of the Back to the Bible radio ministry. We either receive salvation by grace or experience condemnation under Gods law. Warren Wendall Wiersbe (May 16, 1929 May 2, 2019) was an American Christian clergyman, Bible teacher, conference speaker and a prolific writer of Christian literature and theological works. 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. The Bible teaches that we are to test all teachings (1 Jn 4:1, 6; Ac 17:11; 1 Th 5:21), expose those teachings that are false (Eph 5:11), confront and rebuke false teachers (Ti 1:9,13), and then separate from those who persist in false teaching (Rom. He was 89. New International Version (NIV), Warren Wiersbe BE Bible Study Series 1. [2], While attending the seminary, he was ordained as pastor of Central Baptist Church in 1951 and served until 1957. 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. BranchesWe Must Abide (15:1-11), Copyright Warren W. Wiersbe. He once said of marriage: Getting a wife is something like being saved. (3) The vinedresser. The Father loved the Son before the foundation of the world (John 17:24); He loved the Son when the Son died on the cross (John 10:17). Site by Mere. None of this should come as surprise considering this man also edited the extremely heretical and unBiblical. He died on May 2, 2019, aged 89. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. (Rom 16:17-18). Its a privilege. This is the evil and diabolical ecumenical principle of limiting the message for the sake of a broader tent of ministry, and there is zero authority in Scripture for such a thing. There are actually three different vines found in Scripture. The present Vine is our Lord Jesus Christ, and of course, the vine includes the branches. Even our good works, our service, grow out of our abiding life (Col. 1:10). Is there a special feeling? God reveals His truth to the babes and not to the wise and prudent (Luke 10:21). His impact is still felt at The Moody Church and it will be for decades to come. The Message is an environmental hocus pocus Bible, as well. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Gal. Wiersbe would become one of the magazines most prolific writers200 articles during a 40-year span. Sometimes He cuts away the dead wood that might cause trouble, but often He cuts off the living tissue that is robbing you of spiritual vigor. Naturally one would have to be of that mindset and belief to be pastoring a church of such standard, yea, and further, really the catalyst behind the heresies. Listen to freely downloadable audio sermons by the speaker Warren Wiersbe in mp3 format. Later Wiersbe said. How did the religious leaders respond to these clear affirmations of deity? Warren Ray Wiebe. Help train Christians to boldly share the good news of Jesus Christ in a way that clearly communicates to this secular age. Accessed 7 May 2019. Both of my brothers were very athletic, very mechanical, my father was quite mechanical and I was that 65 pound weakling that Charles Atlas used to talk about in his advertising. This is the Gentile world system ripening for Gods judgment. 20:21, 24; Lk. Wiersbes soteriological and sanctification teachings were a mishmash of Keswick theology and Calvinism. But I can read and study and think and teach. 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. He also taught courses on preaching at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary. Just invest little mature to right to use this on-line declaration Warren Wiersbe Hebrews Commentary as capably as evaluation them wherever you are now. Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others. They did not understand! Eileen - I have sent you an e-mail with information on how to get the transcripts. Summary of progress and ongoing work by Moodys Title IX Office. 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. 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. 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.. During the same time frame between 1978 and 1982, Wiersbe taught practical theology classes at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois and wrote the course material and taught "Imagination and the Quest for Biblical Preaching", a Doctor of Ministry course at Trinity and Dallas Seminary. A machine can produce results, and so can a robot, but it takes a living organism to produce fruit. [3] Most of this information is available through Warren Wiersbe's autobiography Be Myself: Memoirs of a Bridgebuilder. Wiersbe was committed to rock & roll music and the neo-evangelical unBiblical philosophy. It seems incredible that these religious experts should ask, Who are You? He had given them every evidence that He is the Son of God, yet they had deliberately rejected the evidence. During that time he wrote a bi-weekly column for Christianity Today. The marriage creates the union, but it takes daily love and devotion to maintain the communion. Thats both a lie and false repentance and thus a false gospel. We may not enjoy it, but we need it. "He was a longtime, cherished friend of Moody Bible Institute, a faithful servant of the Word, and a pastor to younger pastors like me," said Dr. Mark Jobe, president of Moody Bible Institute. 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). Do Humans Have Free Will? But the vine produced wild grapes! 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