At the Code Orange Revival non-Revival, Modalist Heretic T.D. Jakes tickled ears and stated the following:
[God] paid the ultimate price, that He might express the value of you by dying on the cross to give you eternal life. Never let any devil in hell make you think that you’re not valuable. Not based on the mistakes you made, or the things you did, or the circumstances of your birth. Not based on your economy, not based on your intellect, your education, or anything like that. Any time you doubt your worth, you tell the enemy ‘I must be valuable because Jesus died for me’. He died for me. I must be somebody, or He wouldn’t have died for me. No matter what I did, no matter what I’ve been through, no matter what mistakes I’ve made, I’ve got to be valuable because He’s shed His blood for me.
Touch your neighbor and say, ‘I am somebody’.
I am somebody only because Jesus paid a price to recognize my worth. I will never doubt my worth again.
No, Jesus died for you for God’s glory, to His honor. Read Ephesians 1- for each spiritual blessing that God gives us as a result of salvation, it is
to the praise of his glorious grace,(vs. 6)
to the praise of his glory.(vs. 12)
to the praise of his glory.(vs. 14)
We get the benefit, He gets the praise, the honor, and the glory. It is all for Him. It is not because we are valuable, or good. It is despite the fact that we have no value. It is as though we are a piece of dung on the sidewalk and God, to His glory, makes us into a flawless diamond. We bring nothing to the table- no value whatsoever. Yet God, to the praise of His glory, chooses us anyway.
If you are in Christ, you have value, but it is an alien value. It has been given you by God, for His glory. Now you have worth because you are in Christ- God has given you worth and value. It is not because you were good, it is because God is good.
The following is a message that can be taken as a response to the message Bishop modalist heretic T.D. Jakes gave at the Code Orange Anti-Revival. It may not be as delivered well, it is not meant to be compelling or entertaining, but it is the Word of God.
Notes are found here
An excellent review of the sermon ear-tickling pep-talk Bishop modalist heretic TD Jakes gave go here
Thank you for picking this up, John – much appreciated. Your points here are spot-on and apposite.
Peace and grace.
The whole Code Orange/Elephant Room/The Gospel Coalition controversy has become utter chaos. This is what happens when people don’t take stands until it is too late. The line keeps getting pushed farther and farther.
My head is just spinning with every new development. The great delusion is surely upon us. Wow.