Archive for November 11th, 2008
Today Ardith seems to have widened out a bit and leads her followers to a “Global Vision”. She tells them they “are responsible for the world in one way or another.” However ,one might wonder if it is just another ploy to keep her followers in line . Laying on them “the responsibility for the conditions of the world”, is another way for her to say, “Look away from yourself and serve.” Her statement today “In God’s economy there is no such thing as a problem”, when describing the lives of people who are hungry, needy, ill, discouraged, elderly and dying, abandoned orphans, and there being a need to help them , doesn’t make any sense. In Heaven there are no problems, here on earth the world is groaning, and full of woe.
There is an old saying, “Charity begins at home.” At the Anchor Mission Fellowship Church time and time again people desert their loved ones to go to the mission field. This is not to say there is no need, or calling for missionaries or true leaders to rise to the occasion , to leave all and go where the need in great, of course there is The Great Commission. However when people break up marriages and divide children from parents to go to the “mission field” with another woman or man to obey the “Great Commission” there is something very wrong and there is little if any fruit from these fiasco’s.
Bill Keef wanted to go to Russia for missions.His family stood in his way. His wife did not want to go there with their 4 children (so Ardith Keef says) so Ardith Keef counseled the woman , and then all hell broke loose and the family was destroyed and Ardith Keef married the man. Turns out he probably has visited Russia 3 times in 14 years for short 1 week visits. Once he got all the way to NY and was afraid to fly. The church over there has broken up. The false leaders here were responsible ,and even put the pastor’s young family out of their home. This is horrible fruit, and the fruit of one person’s narrow minded, tunnel vision.
I love the meaning of Tunnel Vision when likened to the AMF Fiasco.: “Loss of peripheral vision, with retention of central vision resulting in a constricted circular tunnel-like field of vision. Patients can only see objects from within a certain field.”
Causes of Tunnel Vision: “Blood loss to the brain , Contaminated air” Tunnel vision is also described as “an extremely narrow point of view resulting from concentration on only one aspect of a subject or situation.” Wikipedia and the Online Dictionary
When one person controls and determines all of the group doctrines, teachings, thoughts, intentions, interpretation of scripture, hymns sung, books read, blatantly or by manipulation there is bound to be a serious case of Tunnel Vision in the whole church. It wouldn’t be quite so serious if whole famiies were not abused, broken up, and churches divided and individuals whom Christ died for , harmed spiritually and emotionally. Some of the innocent people who have suffered from the Anchor Church Tunnel Vision syndrome, continue to be affected greatly , and are still in severe pain.
Fathers and mothers need to take care of their children and the marriage God has given them first. The Word of God says “A man who doesn’t take care of his own family is worse than a man without faith.” 1Tim 5:8 The marriage bond is sacred to God. It is a covenant that God holds you to. In fact if one divorces without the proper grounds , he or she commits adultery when remarrying. When a leader has been married 5 or 6 times and three times to Christians who are still alive, this person is a false leader according to God’s word. They are certainly not appointed by God in the capacity of overseer of any kind. 1Tim 3:2 When a charismatic leader who is narrowminded tells you it’s God’s will to leave your mate and children to enter the mission field, beware! The enemy has control. The fruit will become manifest and it will not be pretty!
The Tunnel Vision here spoken of is revealed to come from one person’s concentration on one subject, Power and Control over others at any cost! To these kinds of leaders and their poor duped followers, I can only say as does Ardith Keef today, “The Lover of your soul wants to lead you into freedom and delight.” All things are possible with Him.