AWANA'S DANGEROUS DIRECTION.
A Friday Church News Notes, May 10, 2002 (David W. Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, 866-295-4143, fbns@wayoflife.org)
The following is from Calvary Contender, May 1, 2001:
"Awana recently sent a letter from its president to churches who currently use Awana. The biggest changes are once again in the doctrinal statement. Awana claims it is going back to its roots, but this is really a step toward further compromise. In a recent long discourse with an Awana official, a Kansas pastor wrote the following: '…
My problem is with the deceit of chartering American Baptist Churches despite the clear statements prohibiting it, and now the removing of key parts of the doctrinal statement that clearly speak against false doctrine and trends such as the charismatic movement, and the policy change.
Its statement formerly said churches who used Awana were not to be "affiliated with" the NCC/WCC at all. Then they weakened it to "not be supportive of."' Now this more recent change is to drop the policy on this completely, and opens the door for charismatic/Pentecostal and liberal churches to be affiliated with Awana. The Awana official, in an e-mail to the Kansas pastor, noted specifically that the Assemblies of God and all American Baptist Churches now would be free to use Awana.
The Kansas pastor adds: 'In this latest change, AWANA HAS DROPPED ITS POLICY OF SELECTING CHURCHES COMPLETELY. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO NOW IS SAY YOU AGREE TO TEACH THE MATERIALS AS THEY ARE GIVEN.' He said Awana's philosophy, and that of many other organizations and churches that formerly stood for the truth, is to downplay doctrine so that more people can be reached for the gospel. The Bible clearly condemns that philosophy ['end justifies the means']."
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