‘Mysticism’ infecting Nazarene beliefs
Russ Jones – OneNewsNow

A ministry based in Massachusetts is voicing its concern about the so-called [LT does not understand why some of the media calls the emerging church "so-called] ”emergent church” movement’s growing influence on the Nazarene denomination.

The InterMountain Christian News reports that roughly 10,000 Nazarenes in the United States and Canada have left the denomination over the past four years. Manny Silva, director of Stand for Truth Ministries, says research shows that unbiblical ideology is rampant throughout the denomination.

“There is mysticism coming into the denomination — a lot of mystical practices, including the use of pagan prayer labyrinths. There is the teaching of open theism and process theology in the university,” Silva reports. “The underlying problem that is going on in the Church of Nazarene, most of us believe, is the denial that the holy scriptures are the inherent, infallible Word of God.” Click here to read more.

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