Avoid Greg Laurie and Harvest America

Greg Laurie and Harvest America should be avoided. That assertion is based on a simple premise. The Bible’s warnings about deception are to be taken seriously. Safe and sound people don’t point God’s sheep in dangerous directions. Greg Laurie and Harvest America have not proven to be safe and sound because they point God’s sheep in dangerous directions.

We’re warned in scripture about a level of deception that is so convincing, it could deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

Matthew 24:24
24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

Mark 13:22
22 for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show [a]signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

That is a serious warning, indicating we must keep our eyes open, because deception can look like it’s really true, when in reality it is very false.

Deception that is 100% dark, can look like it’s 100% light.

2 Corinthians 11:14
14 No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

Greg Laurie and Harvest America have pointed people to at least two dangerous ministries. He has pointed to the ministries of Jentezen Franklin, and Robert Morris.

If you go to the endorsement page of Harvest America, you’ll see he has accepted and promoted the endorsements of Jentezen Franklin and Robert Morris.

Laurie is giving them credibility by accepting and promoting their endorsement. The assumption is that these are two safe people to do ministry with. This is much different than sharing a stage at a conference, or getting a friendly backstage picture taken with them. This is beyond that level of guilt by association.

Laurie is overtly and in your face saying he values their recommendation. You don’t tend to value things you think aren’t worthy of a certain level of trust. These two are not worthy of any level of Christian trust or credibility.

Robert Morris and his church promote the word of faith heresy. In this Facebook post from Gateway Church you’ll see them speaking provision over people and declaring that things will change.

This is all based on the word of faith idea that our words can create results and change reality. Robert Morris also peddles books that have the prosperity overtone.

Jentezen Franklin peddles in the deceptive and dangerous prosperity gospel. Source

He wants to change your poverty mentality. You have to believe His promises and confess that it is God’s will for you to prosper. Your faith will set you free from fear of financial failure.

I am so glad I worship the living God who wants me to prosper. He gave all things to us to enjoy in Christ. The difference between living in prosperity and living in poverty is a choice.

Sin is a choice. Sin brings poverty, low living, addictions, and destroyed lives. Living under a financial curse of sin is a choice. If you choose not to give, not to work, not to be responsible for the prosperity God wants to give to His children, you will bring a curse of poverty to your life.

Jentezen Franklin approves of and promotes the false ministry of Joel Osteen. Source

Laurie’s acceptance and promotion of their recommendations, indicates he trusts them and their ministries and does not view them as dangerous. To suggest that he doesn’t trust them and doesn’t view them as safe would be ridiculous. Who accepts and promotes recommendations from people they don’t trust or don’t view as safe?

Laurie is pointing people in the direction of dangerous wolves. This is what makes Greg Laurie and Harvest America dangerous and not worthy of your trust. Safe and sound people don’t point God’s sheep in dangerous directions.

This is more than a matter of Christian brothers disagreeing over different doctrines. The doctrines Franklin and Morris hold are dangerous. These men are wolves exploiting and feeding upon God’s sheep in the name of Jesus, and Greg Laurie is openly pointing the sheep to them. How can you trust a ministry or preacher who would point sheep to the wolves?

You may think this is all fine because they trumpet the name of Jesus and speak of saving souls. Again, remember those verses warning us about how truthful real deception looks?

Yes flying the name of Jesus and talking about revival looks really true and full of light, But you need to look closer to see the true deception behind it all. The deception behind it all is pointing people to ministries that promise a worldly prosperity, and the idea that your words have the creative power of God.

We are not to walk in unity with false teachers, instead we are called to avoid them. Attempting to walk with them in the name of unity means you’ve failed to take the Bible’s warnings about deception and avoiding false teachers seriously.

Romans 16:17-18
17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

If you’re serious about following the Bible, then you’ll be serious about avoiding these types of people and ministries.

###Addition. Posted 10-19-2020###

Some people are failing to notice the difference between being endorsed by a heretic, and overtly accepting the endorsement and promoting the endorsement from a heretic. Yes, if the case was made that Greg Laurie is to be avoided because a heretic endorses him, that would be an absolutely absurd case to make. Laurie is doing so much more than being endorsed by a heretic from a distance. 

He is lending his credibility to them, by posting his endorsement from them on his website. This gives the impression that these are safe and sound people. He is pointing the sheep in the direction of wolves.

Greg Laurie may have teaching that is within the acceptable realm of orthodoxy. Once he starts pointing the sheep in the direction of wolves, his direction pointing becomes part of his teaching.

Some people need to slow down, and think through important distinctions, because there are some important distinctions being made in this entry.

It would be absurd to automatically call for the avoidance of Greg Laurie if he happened to speak at the same event as a heretic. It would be absurd if he happened to take a back stage picture with a heretic and call for the avoidance of him because of that alone.

What Laurie has done is so much more than any of that. And these two aren’t just people who believe different things, they are two people who believe different things that are deceptive, dangerous, demonic, and take advantage of the poor, sick, and suffering.