It is difficult to sometime understand exactly how so many of Rick Warren's critics can call him a liar, a New Ager, a deceiver, a false teacher, a heretic, a compromiser, and all manner of other horrific things when he so often has taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ and offered to the lost the Good News of Christianity.

The following sound clips taken from a February 2008 service demonstrate beyond a shadow of doubt that Rick Warren is nothing more than a dyed-in-the-wool, Southern Baptist who preaches/teaches the classic doctrines of Christianity. Using a down-to-earth approach, he reaches out to those who are lost and dying in need of a Savior. And to Warren, that Savior is Jesus Christ alone, who died on the cross for our sins, so that those who believe in Him, could have everlasting life as a free gift of grace.

(Note: For many more additional statements by Rick Warren dealing the cross, sin, hell, and repentance, see my article Saddleback Church: The Cross, Sin, and Hell.

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Until you make Jesus Christ "The Lord" of your life, you are at war with God.
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The sinful nature is hostile to God. It never has and never will obey God's laws.
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Selfishness and sinfulness
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All have sinned . . . .
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All have sinned, no one is just, we deceive ourselves if we say we have no sin . . . .
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The heart is deceitful . . . .
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God is God —you're not.
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God says what is right and wrong.
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Making peace with God through Christ's death.
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God reaches out to us through the cross.
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We are justified by faith.
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We are justified through Jesus Christ.
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We are declared righteous because of Jesus Christ.
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Christ was punished for us, and we are reconciled to God.
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Jesus Says: "It is finished."
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Rick Warren leads a Sinners Prayer
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