I was first really exposed to Church History through the work of Chris Hill in an audio recording entitles "Repentance Unto Life." This audio teaching blew me away with how pointed it was and how much it made sense. It pierced right through much of what I believes and I found myself naked before God. I had to either suppress what I was learning due to its implications or dive in deeper. I chose to dive in deeper.
The work of Chris Hill led me to the work of Mike DeSarion. I found Mike's lectures very refreshing and clear. I sought out and spoke with Mike and would often communicate with him. This led me to forsaking sin for the light turned on in regards to what I had to do and that I had previously not been doing it. Ever since then I have been devouring the Bible, Church History and I have also dug deep into a lot of theology. I have read Calvin, Wesley, Finney and many others and can see many problems with their work as well as see how these problems originated.
I do approve of Mike DeSario's teachings. He is teaching people that they have to forsake their rebellion to God, yield, and be born again through the washing of regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
I differ in some regards to what he teaches on some subjects but it is negligible where it matters.
I have a lot of his videos on my Youtube channel because I saved them from Google Videos before Google Video was discontinued. I thought their content was significant enough to be preserved and thus I put them on Youtube. I also saved this video from Google Video which I think is one of the best presentations of the Gospel I have ever seen in my life...
[video=youtube;9eL57nAm9Lo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eL57nAm9Lo[/video]
This man has put on sackcloth and ashes and is appealing from the heart to a lost and deceived generation of people that they come to a knowledge of the truth. He is akin to a Jeremiah or Isaiah in my opinion. He may not be giving a revelation of prophecy like those men but he is giving a call to repentance. He is a man of God and ought not be ignored.
This video would have been lost forever I suspect if I had not ripped it from Google Video when I did. I thank God I did so.
The reason Mike DeSario associates people who uphold OSAS with child molesters is because of the child molestation question which was sent out to hundreds and probably even thousands of pastors. I have sent the same question to hundreds of pastors myself.
The question is...
"Does a child molester have to stop molesting children BEFORE God will forgive them."
The responses received from pastors is generally an emphatic NO THEY DO NOT.
Stopping any particular sin is not the issue, you see, the issue is whether one trusts in the provision provided by Penal Substitution, ie. Jesus was punished as a substitute for the sinner thus expiating the wrath of God (making it not due any more, the fine is paid in full) and Jesus also obeyed as a substitute for the sinner where his obedience is credited to the believer.
Thus a pedophile can still be actively engaged in his vile deeds but be saved at the same time because salvation is not of works. It is all God you see. If the child molester is genuinely saved then he will be convicted about his filthy deeds and "desire" to not do it although the actual cessation is really up in the air. He may stop, he may continue.
In other words a Gospel message is preached where people are saved IN sin instead of saved FROM sin.
I am not aware of any phone call Mike made to Hank Hanegraff and unless one was a first hand witness to such a call or the recording or one can produce it now then it is gossip to be using such a thing to demean Mike.
Mike's website used to have the following audio clips from Hank on it though...
Hank Hanegraaff, Believers must Confess Sins that are already Forgiven
Hank Hanegraaff, Jesus exchanges His Perfection for your imperfection
Hank Hanegraaff, OSAS is an expression of God
Hank Hanegraaff, were Positionally Righteous, but Practically we still Sin
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Outrageous Audio Clips with the
The amazon account they were stored on was deleted by another unfortunately so they are lost.
A belief in OSAS disconnects "deeds" from salvation. Thus it necessitates salvation being "abstract" in order to account for manifest rebellion to God (like child molestation or theft). Penal Substitution is the perfect solution for an abstract view of salvation.
OSAS is premised on ancient gnosticism mixed with a Jesus flavour. That is the truth.