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Shocking Events At Going to Mt. Zion School of Ministry? Be Warned! In 1998 my son concluded two years at Mount Zion School of Ministry and received a two-year diploma. While he was attending, I definitely felt something was odd but couldn't put my finger on the problem. Problem? What could possibly be wrong? Dave Wilkerson is the sponsor and founder of Mt. Zion School of Ministry! We sent our son with utter confidence and trust. Unfortunately, we had no inkling of what was truly happening at Mt. Zion.What Happened at Mt. Zion School of Ministry? The administration of Mt. Zion was putting forward perverse New Age Theology. These teachings undermined:
Rather than being built up with sound Biblical doctrine, Mt. Zion students were lead into a mystical world of monkish introspection and scourging of their inner selves. They were taught that only through a long process of breaking and or physical (sickness) can a believer be properly equipped for ministry. Personal sorrow and suffering were depicted as the only means to attain holiness and full unity or fellowship with Christ.2 Ultimately, students were informed through their chapel devotional guide that every human affection must completely be removed and destroyed as a sacrifice to God. When this work is achieved inner sorrow and suffering will supposedly vanish away!3 I later discovered that Dave Wilkerson also puts forward SOME of these ideas in his book Hungry For More of Jesus.4 NOTICE : Not every teacher at Mt. Zion promoted the above Theology. Nonetheless, every student was exposed to and strongly inseminated with these above doctrines. When my son gave a talk about "victory in Jesus" his message was disallowed and another had to be submitted.Implementing Truth? -- Oh Dear! These bazaar teachings at Mt. Zion were clearly exemplified when my son initiated, with some faculty resistance, a love offering to pay for a fellow student's emergency tooth extraction. This student was suffering with two seriously decayed teeth and did not have the resources to pay a dentist. A week or so after the collection was gathered the students were informed that it was a sin to interfere with God's dealings. The students were told, that by giving help, we hinder the suffering that God has willed and thus, a needed lesson will not be learned! Reader, please remember that the above approach to suffering is a fundamental tenant of many heathen religions but not Evangelical Christianity. It was certainly not consistent with our past image of David Wilkerson and his ministry! Nevertheless, this was not an isolated case at Zion. The prayer of faith was not part of the Zion experience. Rather, when a student sought for healing prayer, suffering in body and soul were magnified as God's tools for our betterment. Prayer was only offered after an extended talk that explained that God might be doing something through this physical problem. If this troubles you and sounds unbelievable than check below and read our book review of Dave's Hungry for More of Jesus. Polluted Wells We have told you the good news and from here things get much worse. At Mt. Zion School of Ministry President Catherine Logan stayed the course upon two books. First, the Bible (good! very good!) and secondly, the writings and spirituality of Hannah Hurnard. In David Wilkerson's Bibleless graduation speech he twice stated that Catherine was no Theologian but explained that she was deeply spiritual. What Dave failed to say or perhaps realize was that Catherine stands toe to toe with Hannah Hurnard in both message and spirit. In my son's first year President Catherine used Hannah's Hinds' Feet on High Places as the chapel devotional guide. We discovered that Hannah's writings were not just another book at Zion but were described by Catherine as "inspired by the Holy Spirit." Hannah's book Mountains of Spices was also used the text in a class during my son's second year. Unfortunately, the Hinds' Feet message was not restricted to chapel during one year but was made a part of all that President Catherine emphasized and imparted.The Spawn of Satan So, who is Hannah Hurnard and what exactly does she teach? By the end of her life, Hannah Hurnard established herself as an extreme heretic of the first order, who, put forward a smorgasbord of extreme New Age Theology including, open rejection of the Gospel, Hyper Necromancy, Universalism, Pantheism, Reincarnation, and much more. Her final book The Inner Man, is only available though New Age book suppliers. My Christian bookstore could not trade with these sources. Nevertheless, Hannah's Hinds' Feet remains very high on the Christian, best sellers book list. Having a "flowers and spice" approach, Hinds' Feet simply appears to be another "girl thing" book. Actually, Hinds' Feet contains some very hurtful Theology but you must read carefully and listen to what is being said, rather than what is being felt. Remember that every feeling must bow to the Word of God! Hannah's fall from the truth was no fall at all. A malevolent spirit controlled her before she ever started writing. In her first book Hind's Feet she introduces several extreme New Age teachings but dresses them in flowers, nature, lovely animals and a idealistic romance with the Shepherd. She wrote of a long journey to the High Places or Kingdom of Love. In her last book The Inner Man she confirms that this climb to the High Places depicts our exodus from Physical consciousness to inner "mysticism" or soul world awareness. She says that this process of passing from one world to the other is called dyeing to self and is only achieved through our personal sorrow and suffering. In Eagles' Wings Hannah contradicts the Fundamental Gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus and the repentance of sin. Hannah's brand of spirituality is only achieved through personal sorrow and suffering. Conversely, we know that if our personal sacrifice could save us than the shepherd might just as well be Buddha and if Christ's blood brings our Salvation than nothing else will suffice! Remember, the method of salvation that we preach is just as important as the name that we follow! There are many false Christs in every century. Far, Far, Far Out! Talking to the Dead In Hannah's The Inner Man she declares that our awakening to the unseen world is a wonderful liberation. She says that we are then free to travel about in the spirit and to congregate with other kindred spirits. We are also told that we may converse with the dead in spite of Scripture's prohibition, because, she said that Jesus has approved this practice and he acts as the medium between the dead and the living. Hannah asserts entering this mystical world awakens us to new inner powers. She says that our mind cannot only read thoughts but our mind can alter the physical world around us. Through positive thinking Hannah ascribes powers to us that belong only to God in heaven. All of this occurs after we have earned the high places via sorry and suffering. (Note that my son recounts one occasion when the President of Mt. Zion described her communication with a departed loved one.) Consider how that all of these Satanic teaching began with a supposed righteous journey up to the Kingdom of Love. Was this an innocent journey or one of the great deceptions of the 20th Century? The end of the matter has not yet been told. How many well meaning Christians are drinking from Hannah's well and in the process are drinking from a cup of demonic deception? How many are seeking holiness through their own sacrifices rather than Christ's Cross and are thus trusting in an anti-Cross? How many place their inner revelations above the Scripture and by so doing are following another Christ? May God save us! Will he find faith when he comes? Certainly some of the New Age ideas that we have catalogued above were not taught at Mt. Zion but whenever we find such extreme deception we must not fail to heed the warning bells and look more carefully for connected dangers. We have reviewed some of Hannah's writing below. Hinds' Feet, Mountains of Spice, and Dave's, Hungry for More of Jesus were books used at Mt. Zion. These books have serious problems that we will cite. However, some earnest believers will maintain that the teachings found there are just fine. For those in doubt we recommend a look at Hannah's extreme New Age writings. In these books we are given the full and sinister meaning of Hannah's most popular books. New Age Teachings and Book Reviews Exploring Hannah's Heresy A Book Review of, Hinds' Feet, --Hannah HurnardA Book Review of, Mountains of Spices, --Hannah HurnardA Book Review of, Hungry for More of Jesus, -- Dave Wilkerson. In Hungry for More of Jesus, David puts forward Hannah's Quaker-like Theology of personal suffering unto inner purification.Hannah Moves Into the New Age and Beyond! A Book Review of, Eagles' Wings, --Hannah Hurnard - Incredible!Citation of Eagles' Wings, Chapter 8 -- Hannah's heresy in full bloom!A Book Review of, The Inner Man, --Hannah Hurnard - Unthinkable!What others are saying about Hannah's heresy. http://www.pfo.org/high-pla.htm http://withchrist.org/MJS/falsefare.htm Shall I Attend Mt. Zion School of Ministry? Well, if you are considering attending Mt. Zion School of Ministry you now have something to pray about.
I might suggest a visit but in our experience visitors have not generally been welcome. Apparently, the leaders of Mt. Zion fear that Hannah's Theology might be exposed. B oo00!!!!Touch Not the Lord's Anointed! I know that some will shutter because they believe that I have touched the Lord's anointed. Yes, I take that thought very seriously! I remember that King David's heart smote him for simply cutting off Saul's skirt. Do you think I am smiling? No, I am not. Yet, I place God's Word above all men, reputations, and all experiences and presumed anointing. "And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:" Acts 17:30 I refuse to remain silent while Satan attacks the cream of future Pentecostal ministry! They are the true anointed ones of this generation. No celebrity can be allowed to sabotage the message of salvation or the truth of the Baptism in the Holy Ghost as God's enduement for service! When you are sick, do you want a minister with "sympathy"5 or Holy Ghost power? Be careful about who prays for your healing. They might believe that your sickness is a blessing from God! You won't find much faith or power in their empty hands. You might even hear a little voice murmur, "Welcome to the high places of SORROW AND SUFFERING." NOTICE : I contacted Dave Wilkerson twice and informed him about Hannah Hurnard and her abominable heresies. I thought Dave would want to explore the documentation that I had gathered. I believed Dave would do something to distance his school from such shame! Finally, Dave responded but strongly denied that Hannah Hurnard's writings were the weighty influence that my son had observed and as you can see is documented by his report card.Now, after two years Dave has written me to say that for the past two years Hannah's writings have been put aside. I cannot debate his word other than to inwardly doubt because, he also previously denied the strong influence that Hannah's teachings then held. I was later (2001) contacted by a new student that was about to leave for Mt. Zion and told that Hinds' Feet was still listed on the curriculum. The student would not send me a copy of this document.With or without Hannah's books we do know that President Catherine propagated Hannah's doctrines. Consider that she then asserted to the students that the Holy Ghost had inspired Hinds' Feet! Unless she has undergone a miraculous reeducation she must certainly still be teaching the monastic-like doctrines of Hannah Hurnard. Alas, it appears from reading Dave's writings that he has left his Pentecostal base and has moved on into the dead or modern form of Neo-Reformed Theology. Unfortunately, Dave is not alone in his exodus. In the 1960s I personally participated in Dave Wilkerson's ministries by being placed in charge of a weekly reform school ministry that Teen Challenge had initiated. Furthermore, I later worked a few evenings at the Lost Coin with Dave's dear sainted mother. I also distributed his Cross and Switchblade book on the streets and drove teens to his meetings where I was a personal altar worker. I am an Ordained Pentecostal Pastor, former children's evangelist, teen minister, and missionary to Honduras. I love the Word of God more than life and Jesus most of all. I am aware of the broad support that Dave Wilkerson enjoys. Nevertheless, I must fulfill my commission to warn those who stray and those who will be hurt. Hannah Hurnard's doctrine is certainly being taught at Mt. Zion. Think of the harm that this deceptive spirit will bring to future generations! Foot Notes:
Page by Rev. Jim Thorpe who's son attended Zion.
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Suppressed Evidence,
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