Who and What Are Christian Watch?

A Brief Guide to the Purpose, Scope and Activities of Christian Watch.

First of all you may ask why do we need Christian Watch? Are there not enough organisations doing various good works for Christianity? Are we not duplicating what they are doing?

In the next few pages we explain why there is a need for Christian Watch and how we operate.

It is a plain fact that the Protestant Reformed faith is under threat as never before from various sources including atheism, Romanism and Islam.

Sadly, many ministers choose to take a neutral stance on virtually every subject so that they do not offend others or jeopardise their own position. The Lord Jesus Christ did not preach to please all His hearers and neither did His disciples. We pray that some of these ministers may be really converted, as was Paul of Tarsus, enabling them to be faithful preachers of the gospel.

How many times have we heard prayers offered, bemoaning the state of our nation? Why is the church NOT active today? Why is the church NOT taking the gospel out to the people in the streets? Why is the church NOT opposing the evil in their communities? Why is the church NOT providing more practical support for the brethren across the world who ARE doing the Lord’s work and being IMPRISONED for it?

Does your heart burn to do something in the Lord’s service? Do you desire to stand unashamedly for the Lord’s cause and for the gospel, but no leadership is given? Well this is where Christian Watch comes in. Like-minded men and women across the nation, and in many parts of the world, are gathering together with a desire to serve the Lord.

Christian Watch is concerned about the state of our nation. In Britain we now have all manner of evils being permitted and promoted by our government, including devil worship and paganism. As Christians it is our duty to contend against ungodly legislation. Here in Britain we can work in concert with organisations, such as the Christian Institute.

But, a lot more can be done, with the Lord’s help, by the establishment of Local Contact Groups. By these means we have the ideal facility for swift lobbying and local action, plus the means of promoting the Word of God.

We contend for the Protestant reformed Christian faith which is in accordance with the Aims of Christian Watch and our Statement of Faith, as summarised by the following: -

	To be a bulwark against further declension from the old paths.
	To adhere to the boundaries as laid down by the word of God alone and defined by the great Protestant Confessions of Faith.
	To seek adherence to the AV1611 bible as being the most accurate translation of the scriptures into the English language.
	To expose the failings of modern bible translations and their link with the spiritual declension in so many churches today.
	To lobby in support of other true Christians who are under persecution and to act in support of other organisations and ministries who are specifically working in the areas concerned.
	To appropriately lobby when national governments threaten Christian freedom or biblical standards of morality by the introduction of ungodly legislation.
	To lobby against 'wolves in sheep's clothing' such as ministers of local churches who openly support godless lifestyles as being acceptable.
	To expose dangerous teachings such as the Alpha Course and the 'manifestations' of the Toronto 'blessing'.
	To expose the 'big names' in neo-evangelicalism who embrace Roman Catholic doctrines and who promote the false theory of evolution, for example. This would include those who have signed up to the Evangelical Alliance and Catholics Together.
	To expose the dangers of the 'Churches Together' movement and point out how the heretical bible - the 'Nearly Good News' has been promoted as being 'good' by the Archbishop of Canterbury and some other church leaders.
	To be a Watchman is to give a warning cry at the erosion of our Christian liberties wherever this may occur. Some examples are:  1 In the United Kingdom we are under threat from a godless European Union promoted strongly by the Roman Catholic hierarchy. Also, from humanist-socialist fascism which is evident in our national government, the media and in education. 2 In Nigeria, Protestants are under threat from militant Islamic expansion and persecution as well as false Christianity prompted by Reinhardt Bhonke and his mass hysteria 'crusades'.  3 In the USA and a number of other countries preachers are under threat by wicked legislation designed to prevent Christians publicly preaching the gospel.

Christian Watch began as a movement confined to the British Isles but has now, with the Lord’s help, gained members and colleagues in many nations, including Nigeria, Singapore, Uganda, Malta, Zimbabwe, USA and Russia.

Some condemn us for getting involved in politics, which we consider to be a misguided observation. God has ordained and put in place all powers and authorities and we have at the present time the rulers we deserve, because of our rejection of Biblical truths and standards.

However, the people of God always have a duty to stand up for righteous issues in godless nations. Our first duty is to our God. Where a government, a people or a law is against the Word of God, we have a duty to make this fact known. Did not John the Baptist get into trouble for pointing out the evil of Herod taking his brother's wife? All the prophets spoke out in their day and many were persecuted for it.

We do not seek to exalt our name or our organisation, but we trust the Lord to guide us and prosper what we endeavour to do for the spiritual good of our nation and to help and support those in other countries who share our concerns for the honour and glory of our God, who we desire to serve.

We are thankful for so many Members who are actively supporting our work in a variety of ways. It is a privilege to be able to assist, even in some small way, in the Lord’s service and those who for various reasons are not able to provide tangible support, we trust will support us with their prayers. We rely upon the Lord alone and are thankful for all who He constrains to join us in this work. Daniel was a lone voice on the night of Belshazzar's feast - but Daniel was true to the Lord and despite his position did not attend this feast. Elijah was the lone prophet of God against the 450 prophets of Baal. Jeremiah was a lone voice, and was persecuted for his stand for the Lord. Gideon went on trusting in the Lord as his army was reduced from many thousands to a mere three hundred. Did the Lord God fail any of them? No and He never will fail those who put their trust in Him.

Our final example is our Lord Jesus Christ who was hounded and harried by the Pharisees who constantly tried to trick him, accusing him of various things. Eventually, by inciting the rabble, they called for His crucifixion. They thought they had won, but proved that God is supreme. The testimony of our Lord's resurrection, together with the witness of so many Christian martyrs in the last two thousand years, confirms this fact.

‘Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to stand alone’ is the cry!

Christian Watch endeavours to be active in defending the reformed Protestant faith and in keeping its Members informed of unscriptural national and international developments. It also provides some spiritual material for the benefit and encouragement of Members who experience a famine of the ministry of the Word of God in their areas.

Praise the LORD, the Lord God of Sabaoth!

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