James Sundquist has written an incredible parable based on Martin Neimoeller‘s 1945 poem:

A PARABLE OF THE PURPOSE DRIVEN CHURCH

by James Sundquist

PURPOSE DRIVEN CHRISTIANITY....A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT UNTO MAN, OR WHO‘S END IS DESTRUCTION?

“First they came for “resisters“ and “pillars“ of Brunswick Reformed Church, Brunswick, Ohio because they opposed Purpose Driven Life and Church, but I didn‘t speak up because I was not a member of Reformed Church of American (RCA) denomination.

Then they came after a lady who was an elder lady in the faith who had been with the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas since 1956 by shouting her down with spiritual euthanasia and aggressive mean-spirited behavior, and the intimidation of seven attorneys, because she opposed them turning their landmark Criswell Center into a Purpose Driven entertainment center. But I did not speak up because I was not a widow.

Then they held a trial for two families at Valley Baptist Church in Lakeland, Minnesota, but I didn‘t speak up because I was not a member of the General Baptist Convention.

Then they came after 165 members of Gardendale Baptist Church, Corpus Christi, Texas and ran them out of the church, but I didn‘t speak up because I wasn‘t a Southern Baptist.

Then a brother did finally speak up and tried to warn Eugene Christian Fellowship because they had gone Purpose Driven, but they threatened legal action and told him to stop spamming them. But I did not speak up for fear of being accused of spamming or being sued by a church.

Then a news reporter for a large Christian radio network sounded the alarm on His Holy Hill of this clear and present danger. They ran the story, but received more gnashing of teeth from callers then they had ever had, so they censored this story from their Agape Press print media news service.

Then still another brother on another Christian radio ministry broadcast testimonies of Christians thrown out of their churches across the country, but the network threatened to remove his show from the air, if another broadcast was ever made that said anything bad about Rick Warren. But I did not speak up because I had friends and family who were either employed by an organization that promoted Purpose Driven Church, or were in Purpose Driven Church, and I did not want to lose those relationships.

Then they came after a large group of members at New Hope Church in Bend, Oregon. But I didn‘t speak up because I wasn‘t a member of The Evangelical Church denomination or the National Association of Evangelicals.

Then they came after a carpenter and his wife at Calvary Community Church in Phoenix, Arizona with the police and a sheriff and escorted him out of the church and off of the grounds for trying to expose the deeds of darkness and the teachings of Rick Warren, telling him that if he returned, he would be arrested. But I didn‘t speak up because I wasn‘t a member of the Calvary Chapel denomination.

Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me, because every church in the nation had become Purpose Driven and part of his Global PEACE Plan.“

Compiled and Adapted by James Sundquist

Based on Rev. Martin Neimoeller‘s Poem below written in 1945

(c)2005 Rock Salt Publishing Used by Permission

“In Germany, the Nazis first came for the Communists, and I didn‘t speak up because I wasn‘t a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I didn‘t speak up because I wasn‘t a Jew.

Then they came for the trade unionists, but I didn‘t speak up because I wasn‘t a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Catholics, but I didn‘t speak up because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me.“

(Rev. Martin Neimoeller, German Lutheran Pastor. Rev. Neimoeller was arrested by the Gestapo for opposing Hitler and was sent to Dachau in 1938. He was freed by Allied forces in 1945.)

“Spiritual Euthanasia“ Footnotes:

1. Pastor Dave Hawk, Brunswick Reformed Church, Brunswick, Ohio website: www.b-r-c.org Incidents occurred with Susan Anderson April-June 2001. Testimony reconfirmed by email from Susan Anderson 3/11/2005.

2. Confirmed by the testimony of Betty Erwin on Southwest Radio Church archived broadcast: March 1, 2005, see and hear at: www.swrc.com/broadcasts/2005/march.htm and by 11/07, 11/11, 11/24, 2004 and 1/6 2005 letters by Betty Erwin to Mr. & Mrs. Brunson and another former pastor at Dallas First Baptist Church, and telephone interview March 2005.

3. Pastor Rev. Timothy S Magnuson, Valley Baptist Church in Lakeland, Minnesota. Tel 651-436-5278.

Verified by letters from church and the families of Keith Thompson and Charles Thompson.

Centered around October 22, 2002

4. Pastor Micah Davison, Gardendale Baptist Church, Corpus Christi, Texas. Gardendale Baptist Church

5633 S Staples St., Corpus Christi, TX 78411-4646 Phone: (361) 991-0285. Website: www.gardendale.org/

165 members ousted on July 21, 2004:

Source: www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=18997, and Corpus Christi Times: Margaret Neu Information Services Editor, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, P. O. Box 9136, Corpus Christi, TX 78469 neum@caller.com 361-886-4312

Testimonies of ousted members Piedad Ymbert, B.J. Moore, Grady Jackson, available on September 2004 archived realaudio files on Southwest Radio Church at swrc.com, archived, September 2004 at: www.swrc.com/broadcasts/2003/september.htm, and letters, Rick Hudson emails and telephone interviews, September/October 2004.

Sundquist, James. Who‘s Driving the Purpose Driven Church? Bible Belt Publishing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 2004. pp. 193-194. Website: www.swrc.com and www.abrahamic-faith.com/False-Teachers.html

5. Pastor Gary Clark, Eugene Christian Fellowship, 89780 N. Game Farm Rd., Eugene, OR 97408 541-344-3380. Website: www.ecf.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=7605

Confirmed in letters from and correspondence with Eugene Christian Fellowship leaders: Tim Reich, Executive Pastor Jonathan Hatmaker, Discovery 301 Class (SHAPE), Mark Harpham, November 11-19, 2004

6. American Family Radio News, 107 Parkgate Dr. Tupelo, MS 38801. (662) 844-8888 Radio news segment ran February 15, 2005. www.afr.net

7. Source: Regarding Watchman on the Wall radio show....Prophetic Observer, February and March Issues, Southwest Radio Church. Southwest Radio Church, PO Box 100, Bethany, OK 73008 WATS Line: 800-652-1144, Local Phone: 405-789-1222, FAX: 405-787-2589, Email: info@swrc.com

8. Sr. Pastor Randy Myers, New Hope Church, 20080 Pinebrook Blvd., Bend, Oregon 97702. Tel (541)389-3436 20080. Website: www.newhopeonline.net Correspondence with Pastors Josh Conn (2/03/2005-2/23/2005 and William Vermillion, The Evangelical Church denomination, an NAE affiliate: 2/26/2005-3/12/2005

9. Pastor Mark Martin, Calvary Community Church, 12612 N. Black Canyon Hwy.,Phoenix, Arizona 85029. Tel. Phone: (602) 973-4768. Toll Free: (888) 970-3030. Email Address: calvary@calvaryphx.com. Website: www.netministries.org/see/churches.exe/ch19442

Testimony of Bear Frankson based on events since July 2004. Taped interview: 2/18/2005.

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Also available at: www.letusreason.org/Current61.htm

Should you be interested in my book, you can now see an excerpt and many reviews of my book Who‘s Driving the Purpose Driven Church? at amazon.com which is published by Southwest Radio Church and available there too at swrc.com

If so inspired, you are most welcome to post excerpts from my book on your site and/or repost my “Spiritual Euthanasia“ parable.

Kindest regards in Christ our Savior,

James Sundquist Director Rock Salt Publishing

www.abrahamic-faith.com/False-Teachers.html

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