I recently stepped out of leadership. I used to be a Jehovahs Witness and when I was told I should not talk about my old religion, I HAD no idea it was coming to this day. We love our Bible and Gods Word but without real discussion our study is in vain. Bible Study Fellowship has a four-step approach to Bible study: 1) Students are encouraged to answer daily lesson questions from Scripture. I just started attending the BSF and hope to experience more of God with no pressure to study but a hunger for more. WebAnswer (1 of 6): Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) and Salvation by Works That they teach faith and works are necessary for salvation, perhaps unawares is concerning. Sacrificing a the real issues at had for a small good-but-not-the-point point. I havent seen a prayer package. If you dont like new directions in rules or format of BSF, wellyou may just have to adjust. The lessons/lectures have been dumbed down, and most standards have been tossed out to accommodate anyone who can manage to show up. I used to go to BSF and found I could not speak against peoples false religions and Catholicism, if people think it was biblical being in BSF, they have been deceived. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; I also learned from reading Miss Johnson's biography, Created for Commitment (p. 224), that her aim from the beginning was to establish an ecumenical Bible study. 1 2 3. I DO like the shaving 30 minutes off of our time. He is the founder and director of Light for the Last Days and provides well-written, well-researched articles and materials regarding Israel and the last days. Dear Linda, True Christians are not allowed to associate with the false teachers. Excellent I have been wary of this group for a long time. When I did discover who they were and what they believed I recognised the errancy of this organisation. God provides! As a foundational mindset kick-start to the study, eBook A Faithful Legacy, co-authored by Stephen R. Graves and Susan C. Rowan, was sent to Bible Study Fellowship class members and leadership in July 2018. Miss Audrey Wetherell Johnson (BSF founder) would be heartbroken to see what has become of Bible Study Fellowship, how it has drifted, at first subtly, and now drastically from the foundation of Truth upon which the Lord used her to build it. This last Tuesday we had fellowship lunch after the lesson; during our lunch Catholicism subject came out, I explained that Catholicism is paganism; immediately they reject my comment and told me that is being judgmental. And now the letter from Linda, the BSF leader who just resigned: I thought you might want to read this and alert your readers. If we want to stay right with God we must keep his Word there is no going away from this without the risk of losing our relationship with God. God states in 1 Corinthians chapter 6: Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Precept does not require a membership. Where do you suggest someone go from here? 1 2 3. I totally disagree. Church discipline is commanded by holy God. God states in 1 Corinthians chapter 6: Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Came back this year in CA, after a three-year hiatus, have since moved to WA state and just discovered yesterday from a new friend at my new church this website and the words that pinpoint my cant put my finger on my uncomfortable with BSF. These are doctrinal issues, whether BSF sees them as such or not, and from a biblical standpoint these members need to be taught that praying to Mary and baptism for the dead are unscriptural and sinful. The watered down lessons are; watered down and the tone of the personal questions is akin to the arm chair psycho bangle of many of the feel good churches led by, yes the big name mega churches: Rick Warren and Joel. As for our experience in a major city, people know BSF to be one of the most rigorous and organized Bible Studies out there bringing people various mainline Christian denominations to study deeply over a moderated study with definitive doctrinal teaching. The departure from truth has become most evident starting with the training of leadership last year, and now with this very overt, in writing proclamation of BSFs new direction to all registered members. How do they go about it. Praise the Lord!!! Teaching Calvin doc. This year we. Is it through the existing group leaders observation on their members and call them up to see if they want to take up the role as a new group leader. That would mean God took Bach his gift back from His elected one, Your email address will not be published. People did their homework and kept quiet until they really had something biblical to say. Today, Im serving as one of 40,000 BSF leaders, what a joy and privilege!!. It was founded in 1959 by Audrey Wetherell Johnson, a British evangelist to China. Eternal security is the Gospel. However, please keep it positive criticism. I agree, with the observation, and feel sad because BSF had been a hold out resisting the relevancy move, holding true to accuracy in Gods word. Dont walk away, stay there and be the person that the Lord wants you to be, right where you are. 
I have attended BSF for over 20 yearsand this year will be my last. But, according to what Ive been told, BSF will not correct peoples false doctrine in order to remain open to people of all Christian faiths. They do not teach you to be discerning, its all about bottoms on seats. I have a group of friends/sisters in Christ, five of us, the four of them have attended BSF for many years, I met them three years ago and they have been inviting me to sign up, I tried to attend last year 2021/2022 but just did a couple of days, I found the questions too shallow. The entire Bible boldly exposes false beliefs including idol worship. With community, the required unity and inter-dependence of parts are minimized or ignored. As for my friend, I can no longer continue having much fellowship with her because of this. The Apostle Paul warned all men and women God has given His Word to the Church to protect from the grave errors that can be spread through misinformation: weeds are the result, not You cant speak if you havent done your homework, really? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators (those not pure in all relationships. I resigned from BSF in December 2018. Week after week, I have the honor to witness God restoring broken marriages, smashing down idols and growing humility and maturity of Christ in the lives of the ladies thru BSF studies. . The post Twitter Officially Joined the Censorship Regime When It Silenced Trans Day of Vengeance Reporting appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. Ironic, someone help this woman remove the plank in her eye! And grace is for those who love the LORD Jesus Christ of the Bible in sincerityEphesians 6:24. The NT never refers to it as a community. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. People of the Promised Land apparently will not be about God, but the great men (leaders) of the Bible. God has been sidelined. But Gods plan perfect. With working at Bible Study Fellowship, it is great training to teach me about management the right way and teaching other businesses how to thrive. I absolute agree with your comments. Through prayer, God will provide the solutions. The next week tge leaders from headquarters cand and closed our class because we were rude. Concerns from this publication include, but are not limited to: Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. And Paul wrote the Corinthian epistles or letters because evil was reported to him by godly believers who caredthings reported commonly among you. (1 Corinthians chapter 5:1) Evil is to be reported, judged and removed. I think the change is good to reach more people, I dont think the Word is dumbed down. I like the not calling on women so often. BSF draws a large crowd at our church. They are the simplest questions possible and the third question for every day is a so what do you think question. Through prayer, God will provide the solutions. While we do not doubt that there are some good BSF teachers who are devoted to the Lord and His Word, the fact remains that top BSF leadership has headed in the emergent direction. The post Tony Pearce: Is Israel Heading for Civil War? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. Thank you for this insight on Bible Study Fellowship. Will research more. So far in the study of ppl, Ive not come across any man- centric inclinations. We had 1 year of prayer and had 70 women to be able to start the class. God moved me from an argumentative, idolatrous, prideful person to one who desire Christs righteousness and meanness. Dear Jo, I am grateful you have been saved. Then to receive the Prayer package that following summer and one thing we were to prayOpen my eyes to see that there is no sacred secular divide. Who were they praying to? *The books concluding statement: If we live well now, well leave behind something worth remembering, emphasizing the books recurring point that believers should be driven to leave a legacy on this earth. They have become consumer-driven, compromising Truth in an effort to woo the U-40 (under 40) crowd to join BSF. (Purpose-driven life?) She read your article but became furious with me for sending it to her. Dr. Kevin Mannoias church planting system (Century 21 Church Planting), is nothing less than the strategy of the Antichrist to transform Bible based Christian churches into apostate churches void of the true gospel message, churches that have been adapted to please the tastes of the worldly in order to draw them in. She was a formidable leader. Co-incidentally, we received a second letter last week from another BSF member who shared similar concerns. Another good christian organization going the way OF BABYLON. Is it enough/possible to reform a local group? They walk in newness of life. Last year, 3 ladies in my group came to accept Jesus as their personal saviour. Ive been a Christian all of my life and and believe me, every Christian organisation has weaknesses. It is also more than likely being set up to be duped by the FALSE christ the anti-christ who will promise world community peace, harmony and social justice for all. If Christians walk in the Spirit, they walk according to holy righteousness and keep themselves unpolluted by the flesh, devil and cultural-pleasing ways which never calls anything sin. A friend of mine named Elizabeth has allowed me to share her open letter to her BSF leadership, after attending a leader training for the 2019-2020 season. We are to test and judge: Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test (which includes judging) the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1) The book of Jude warns believers not to allow licentiousness (removal of Gods holy laws for innocent and pure living) into the church. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. When I saw that Rick Warren had a part in writing materials for BSF, I immediately knew I couldnt join. They have forgotten their first love, the Word of God. thank you for this post!!!! Thank you for this insight on Bible Study Fellowship. Can you provide the chapter and subheading and perhaps the beginning of the paragraph to which you are referring (on your page 244)? CBS has some great studies that can be purchased from Amazon with instructions matching the old BSF method for leading the group in the back of the books. Bible Study Fellowship International (BSF), appears to be shifting toward a new paradigm once again. By Tony PearceLight for the Last Days Israels opposition has held [Read more] As for our experience in a major city, people know BSF to be one of the most rigorous and organized Bible Studies out there bringing people various mainline Christian denominations to study deeply over a moderated study with definitive doctrinal teaching. This may help Bible Study Fellowship and leaders spread the Good News to many more. 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I have attended BSF for over 20 yearsand this year will be my last. But, according to what Ive been told, BSF will not correct peoples false doctrine in order to remain open to people of all Christian faiths. They do not teach you to be discerning, its all about bottoms on seats. I have a group of friends/sisters in Christ, five of us, the four of them have attended BSF for many years, I met them three years ago and they have been inviting me to sign up, I tried to attend last year 2021/2022 but just did a couple of days, I found the questions too shallow. The entire Bible boldly exposes false beliefs including idol worship. With community, the required unity and inter-dependence of parts are minimized or ignored. As for my friend, I can no longer continue having much fellowship with her because of this. The Apostle Paul warned all men and women God has given His Word to the Church to protect from the grave errors that can be spread through misinformation: weeds are the result, not You cant speak if you havent done your homework, really? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators (those not pure in all relationships. I resigned from BSF in December 2018. Week after week, I have the honor to witness God restoring broken marriages, smashing down idols and growing humility and maturity of Christ in the lives of the ladies thru BSF studies. . The post Twitter Officially Joined the Censorship Regime When It Silenced Trans Day of Vengeance Reporting appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. Ironic, someone help this woman remove the plank in her eye! And grace is for those who love the LORD Jesus Christ of the Bible in sincerityEphesians 6:24. The NT never refers to it as a community. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. People of the Promised Land apparently will not be about God, but the great men (leaders) of the Bible. God has been sidelined. But Gods plan perfect. With working at Bible Study Fellowship, it is great training to teach me about management the right way and teaching other businesses how to thrive. I absolute agree with your comments. Through prayer, God will provide the solutions. The next week tge leaders from headquarters cand and closed our class because we were rude. Concerns from this publication include, but are not limited to: Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. And Paul wrote the Corinthian epistles or letters because evil was reported to him by godly believers who caredthings reported commonly among you. (1 Corinthians chapter 5:1) Evil is to be reported, judged and removed. I think the change is good to reach more people, I dont think the Word is dumbed down. I like the not calling on women so often. BSF draws a large crowd at our church. They are the simplest questions possible and the third question for every day is a so what do you think question. Through prayer, God will provide the solutions. While we do not doubt that there are some good BSF teachers who are devoted to the Lord and His Word, the fact remains that top BSF leadership has headed in the emergent direction. The post Tony Pearce: Is Israel Heading for Civil War? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. Thank you for this insight on Bible Study Fellowship. Will research more. So far in the study of ppl, Ive not come across any man- centric inclinations. We had 1 year of prayer and had 70 women to be able to start the class. God moved me from an argumentative, idolatrous, prideful person to one who desire Christs righteousness and meanness. Dear Jo, I am grateful you have been saved. Then to receive the Prayer package that following summer and one thing we were to prayOpen my eyes to see that there is no sacred secular divide. Who were they praying to? *The books concluding statement: If we live well now, well leave behind something worth remembering, emphasizing the books recurring point that believers should be driven to leave a legacy on this earth. They have become consumer-driven, compromising Truth in an effort to woo the U-40 (under 40) crowd to join BSF. (Purpose-driven life?) She read your article but became furious with me for sending it to her. Dr. Kevin Mannoias church planting system (Century 21 Church Planting), is nothing less than the strategy of the Antichrist to transform Bible based Christian churches into apostate churches void of the true gospel message, churches that have been adapted to please the tastes of the worldly in order to draw them in. She was a formidable leader. Co-incidentally, we received a second letter last week from another BSF member who shared similar concerns. Another good christian organization going the way OF BABYLON. Is it enough/possible to reform a local group? They walk in newness of life. Last year, 3 ladies in my group came to accept Jesus as their personal saviour. Ive been a Christian all of my life and and believe me, every Christian organisation has weaknesses. It is also more than likely being set up to be duped by the FALSE christ the anti-christ who will promise world community peace, harmony and social justice for all. If Christians walk in the Spirit, they walk according to holy righteousness and keep themselves unpolluted by the flesh, devil and cultural-pleasing ways which never calls anything sin. A friend of mine named Elizabeth has allowed me to share her open letter to her BSF leadership, after attending a leader training for the 2019-2020 season. We are to test and judge: Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test (which includes judging) the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1) The book of Jude warns believers not to allow licentiousness (removal of Gods holy laws for innocent and pure living) into the church. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. When I saw that Rick Warren had a part in writing materials for BSF, I immediately knew I couldnt join. They have forgotten their first love, the Word of God. thank you for this post!!!! Thank you for this insight on Bible Study Fellowship. Can you provide the chapter and subheading and perhaps the beginning of the paragraph to which you are referring (on your page 244)? CBS has some great studies that can be purchased from Amazon with instructions matching the old BSF method for leading the group in the back of the books. Bible Study Fellowship International (BSF), appears to be shifting toward a new paradigm once again. By Tony PearceLight for the Last Days Israels opposition has held [Read more] As for our experience in a major city, people know BSF to be one of the most rigorous and organized Bible Studies out there bringing people various mainline Christian denominations to study deeply over a moderated study with definitive doctrinal teaching. This may help Bible Study Fellowship and leaders spread the Good News to many more. Update From Kevin Reeves It is only the marriage bed for life that is undefiled), nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Every Tuesday I come into the church to be trained as well as to train the Children's Leaders on teaching that Thursday. The old approach served its purpose and it is high time it changes to meet the new generation where it hurts. We believe people discover their true purpose and identity by knowing God through His Word. 2) Attendees meet to discuss their insights in a discussion group. that drive the tone of socialism and liberalism downward to the attendee. I was expecting more discussion of the word however, Im going to give it more time than one day. We do NOT believe you can lose your Salvation! My life revolved around church, things about our precious Saviour and BSF. 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