Deceived on Purpose: The New Age Implications of the Purpose Driven Church: The New Age Implications of the Purpose-Driven Life

by Warren B. Smith

Everything has to be proven by the Word of God. Not everything is “destiny.” Not everything is “meant to be.” There is a Deceiver.

within you and all around you. On page 88 of his book The Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom, Benjamin Creme explained Maitreya’s “new world religion.” He described the same “immanent” aspect of God that Rick Warren was conveying with his New Century Version of Ephesians 4:6: But eventually a new world religion will be inaugurated which will be a fusion and synthesis of the approach of the East and the approach of the West. The Christ will bring together, not simply Christianity and Buddhism, but the concept of God transcendent—outside of His creation—and also the concept of God immanent in all creation—in man and all creation. Renowned occult teacher and New Age Theosophist Alice A. Bailey also described how a new world religion will be based on this “immanent” aspect of God. Emphasizing the word “fresh,

example, Benjamin Creme, as previously mentioned, has tried to convince us that Jesus is not the Christ but rather a disciple of Maitreya “the Christ.” He explained that in the

“overshadow” and work through him after he was baptized. He was, and still is, a Disciple of the Christ and made the great sacrifice of giving up His body for the use of the Christ. By the occult process of overshadowing, the Christ, Maitreya, took over and worked through the body of Jesus from the Baptism onwards.32 Creme explained that when Maitreya reveals himself as “Christ,” he will be joined by “twelve Masters of Wisdom” who help him do his work in the world. Creme has stated that “Jesus” will be one of these “Masters” returning with Maitreya. But according to Creme, this “Jesus” is not the Lord and he is not the Christ—he is a “Master” and a “Master” only. Creme claims that Maitreya is the Lord and Christ. Creme has explained that the “Master Jesus” will be serving the “Lord Maitreya” by assuming the throne of St. Peter in Rome and heading up “the Christian Church.” This “Master Jesus”—obviously a false Jesus—will be in charge of a new reformation. It will be his job to “reform the Christian churches.” The Master Jesus is going to reform the Christian churches.33 He will seek to transform the Christian Churches, in so far as they are flexible enough to respond correctly to the new reality which the return of the Christ and the Masters will create.34 Sadly, many of the newer Bible translations and paraphrases used by Rick Warren have often dropped the words “Lord” and “Christ” from Jesus’ title and have substituted the word “Master.” This obviously plays directly int...

world—and particularly Christians—that Jesus is not the Lord Jesus Christ but si...