In this article, the author identifies the problems of spiritual coldness (indifference) and worldliness (materialism) as great concern in our contemporary church. A more heinous and more subtle problem for believers is the global influence of liberalism in the major theological centres, historical mainline churches and para-church organizations. Instead of the much needed spiritual revival, it is the storm of liberalism that is sweeping across the globe.
Even though the origin of liberalism is attributed to the Polish-German unregenerate and heretic theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) many heretical theologians and philosophers before and after him have contributed to its development. Liberalism (also called modernism and neo-orthodoxy) is a heretical and apostate movement that applies the atheistic and humanistic philosophies and theories of evolution, deism, pantheism, rationalism, modernism, secular science, historical criticism and existentialism to the interpretation of the Bible (cf. Cloud, 1997:178-183). Lane (1984:183) correctly states: “Liberalism is a thorough-going adaptation of Christian theology to the modern world. Liberals are prepared to sacrifice many elements of traditional Christian orthodoxy in their search for contemporary relevance”. Liberal theologians and unregenerate Christians gladly accept the anti-Christian and humanistic thinking of unbelieving philosophers like Darwin, Hegel, Kant and Marx, who desired to dethrone God and place man in his place, and radically reinterpret the Christian faith, Scriptures and Biblical events to suit their apostate, humanistic desires and unbelief.
JOBI’s task, through its education and training programs, is not only to organize leadership and missions conferences, provide courses towards the certificate, diploma and degree (in near future) qualifications, but more importantly, to also help raise an alarm for believers to contend earnestly for their faith which was once delivered to the saints (Jude v. 3); and to identify the strategies of Satan and his agents, and warn and arm believers with the equipment suitable for spiritual warfare, for victorious living, and for acceptable ministry before God.. 