stand against s.o.a.r. teachings

We join the PCEC (Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches) on its stand against the SOAR (School of Apostolic Revival) or SALT (School of Apostolic Leadership Training). It is hereby endorsed, the PCEC stand to Resident Pastors/ Church Leaders for them to close their churches, homes and their lives from the said teachings, with the prayer that love and mercy be afforded to those brethren, hoping that in due time they are to repent and renounce their teachings.

Here are some of the Teachings of the SOAR that run diametrically opposed to the truth of the Holy Scriptures.		But the Bible says:
On the Bible	The Bible is not the final revelation of God, but he continues to reveal Himself to people especially to prophets. The Bible is only a comics.
On Church:	The Church as Christ's Bride will eventually become God with a capital "G" herself. Using such passages such as Rev. 21:2; Jer. 7:18; 11:16-29; Eph. 5:22-32; Lev. 19:19; II Cor. 6:14; etc., to "prove" that God hates intermarriages but approves of marrying one's own "kind" and because Christ being God will be married to the Church as His Bride she has to become God herself. As their teaching asserts: "God's partner should also be God". This is what they refer to as "Divine Romance".
On Man	Their teaching on the Church consequently reveals their view of man. If the Church, which is composed of men and women, can become God in the future, it follows that man (or at least those who belong to the Church) will not remain human forever but will evolve to become God himself. This is not unlike the teaching of Mormonism. That's why, proponents and followers of this teaching now greet each other with, "Good morning Jesus," or "How's the God of Davao?" What blasphemy! To further complicate their teaching on man, they claim that the king of Tyre in Ezk. 28, Lucifer in Isa. 14 and Adam are one and the same.
On Heaven and the Rapture	Heaven is not a place outside of us because it is IN us.We are that heaven. God is in His eternal dwelling. Passages like Heb. 11:8-10, 13-16; Jn. 14:2,3 are used to buttress this assertion. Citing Mat. 24:35, they further claim, literally, that "heaven" will pass awa. There is neither a Rapture nor a Second Coming because Christ is already in us. As SOAR emphatically declares, "The coming of the Lord is not the blessed hope- it is a blessed fact (Acts 1:11). My expectation is not that He will come again, but rather I will be like him when He does." This is contradictory at the very least because SOAR denies His second coming and yet affirms it at the same time.
On Salvation*
On Riches*
On Spiritual Warfare*

Analyzing the above teachings, we arrived at the following critical observations: 1. The SOAR doctrines are a mixture of biblical and non-biblical truths where passages are taken out of context; 2. Conclusions are based on illogical progression and absence of logical sequences is apparent.

Therefore, in response to these findings based on SOAR teachings materials we have acquired and the personal accounts of those who attended their seminars and /or have been taught in their churches by pastors associated with their group, we, the national leaders of PCEC, call upon all believers nationwide not to host or participate in any of the seminars/ activities sponsored by SOAR. Furthermore, we enjoin you to circulate this statement for the caution and information of the entire body of Christ in the country.

Source: Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches Exdcutive Committee, Oct 2001.
* Additional information gathered by the staff of this site.