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What is the Positive Preaching Movement?
• NOT simply preaching sermons with a positive message
• It is a philosophy – emphasize the positive, eliminate negative (sin, etc.)
What is the Positive Preaching Movement?
• Origins include:– Mary Baker Eddy – positive healing (Church of Christ Scientist)
– Dale Carnegie (business)– Norman Vincent Peale– Robert Schuler, Osteen, etc.
What is the Positive Preaching Movement?
• Very successful movement• Accords with direction of society• Current climate in religion• Appeals to demands of
congregation• More inclusive, less judgmental
What is the Positive Preaching Movement?
• It is often the elimination of ALL negative preaching
• Elimination of preaching on CERTAIN subjects! HERE is our concern!
• Doesn’t happen overnight!
Problems with ALL Positive Preaching
It is unscriptural • We must preach ALL of God’s
word!• Acts 20:27 whole counsel• 2 Tim. 3:16-17• Psalm 119:160, 19:9
Problems with ALL Positive Preaching
It seeks to please men• Galatians 1:10• Matt. 5:11-12• Luke 6:24, “woe to you when men speak well of you.”
Problems with ALL Positive Preaching
Based on selfish motives• Often about health and wealth.
Soothes materialistic attitudes and even immoral behavior
• 2 Timothy 4:3-4• Jeremiah 5:30-31• Isaiah 30:9-10
Problems with ALL Positive Preaching
Deceives• Gives a false sense of security
• Ezekiel 13:7-10• 2 Peter 2:18-19• Ezek. 3:17-21 the
responsibility of a prophet
Problems with ALL Positive Preaching
Leads to Ignorance• Part of the story left out
• Hosea 4:6• We need warnings about
apostasy, hell-fire, sin, repentance, etc.
Problems with ALL Positive Preaching
Can Lead to Apostasy• False teachers are predators
Romans 16:18• If truth is never taught on
certain subjects, how can brethren prepare to combat error? 1 John 4:1
Problems with ALL Positive Preaching
Weakens Purity of the Church• We NEED lessons on morality
and godly behavior!!!
•1 Thess. 5:21-22 – What is a “form of evil”?
Problems with ALL Positive Preaching
It leads to tolerance• Often a result of desire for
unity at any cost
• Rev. 2:20, 2:14-16
Problems with ALL Positive Preaching
It leads to intolerance• But only those who question
their motives and movement!
• 1 Kings 22:8-13
Problems with ALL Positive Preaching
It leads souls to hell!• The ultimate tragedy
• John 5:29• 2 Thess. 1:8
Ultimately, all Preaching is Positive Preaching
•2 Tim. 4:2Is this 2/3 negative, 1/3 positive? No! It is preaching what is needed WHEN it is needed! With goal of producing a positive result!