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Great Discernment
Tools!
When The Ends AND The Means
Are Unjustifiable
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
"... we ought to see clearly that the
end DOES justify the means. What else possible could
justify the means? If the method I am using
accomplishes the goal I am aiming at, it is for that
reason a good method. If, on the other hand, my
method is not accomplishing the goal, how can I be
justified in continuing to use it?"
(C. Peter Wagner, "Your Church Can Grow - Seven Vital
Signs Of A Healthy Church", 1976, pg. 137. - emphasis in
original)
Way
back in 1976 C. Peter Wagner had already expressed a
foundation of sand upon which his entire "apostolic" kingdom
is built. To back up his notions, he and his friends
such as John
Wimber, Paul
Cain and many others began to
get the cart before the horse. They tried to create
revival where there was none with unbiblical and even
heretical ideas. They imported occult ideas from false
religions into the churches, such as "slain
in the spirit" and called the
results "revival". The means they used were the
counterfeit revivals of the Word
Of Faith Movement, the Vineyard
movement, the Toronto
"Blessing", the Brownsville
"Outpouring" and on down the
line to latest Todd
Bentley "Lakeland Revival". The proof that
the means have all been unjustifiable is in the
unjustifiable ends. Lakeland has now come to an
apparent abrupt end due to false healing and dead raising
claims, many false teachings, a false "transferable"
anointing, and sexual misconduct. You can read about
these things in our Todd
Bentley section. Yet the
leadership of the New
Apostolic Reformation has not
even been slowed by yet another bad end brought about by the
self-destruction of the means. In the latest
ElijahList the false prophets are prophesying even greater
revivals to come.
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The
Handkerchief Phenomenon
Addendum
to “A Whole Lot Of Wishful Thinking These Days”
by
Sandy Simpson
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article.
There
is a new phenomenon especially among some island churches
where handkerchiefs are being handed around a congregation
claiming that they have an anointing that can cause people
to be healed and other miraculous things happen to them. The
problem with this idea is especially evident in two things:
(1) that this can and is being considered by many to be
Christian magic and (2) that it is being taught as being
something that should be a normal part of the Christian
experience. It is taught that if you have faith you
will believe in touching the handkerchief that you will be
healed, freed from demons, or get a special anointing.
But faith is not proven by signs and wonders.
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Baha’i
& YWAM's "Indigenous People's Movement" (IPM)
by
Sandy Simpson
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article.
This
chart should be of grave interest to those in YWAM and
those supporting YWAM and its agenda with the IPM or
"First Nations" movement led by people like Daniel Kikawa
(Perpetuated
In Righteousness),
Don Richardson (Eternity
in Their Hearts:Startling Evidence of Belief in the One
True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World),
John Dawson (Taking
Our Cities for God: How to Break Spiritual Strongholds),
Richard Twiss (One
Church, Many Tribes : Following Jesus the Way God Made You),
Terry LeBlanc (Creating
Christian Indians: Native Clergy in the Presbyterian
Church)
and many others. You will notice a very close
comparison in this chart between false religion and
so-called "Christian" leaders. Please read what YWAM, The
Emerging Chuch,
the WCGP and
others are teaching that are almost exactly what the
Baha'i teach.
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Three
Fallacies Of Third Wave Spiritual Warfare Teachings
by Sandy
Simpson
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article.
When so-called Christians employ Biblical
pagan methods to rid themselves of demons, they end up
giving the enemy an opportunity to deceive them and a
foothold in their lives. When Israel disobeyed the
Lord's command to come down to Jerusalem and worship Him
in the temple under the Law, and instead chose to set up
altars in the high places, the result was that they ended
up worshiping demons. They thought they were
worshiping God, but ended up worshiping Baal and
Ashtoreth. You cannot live a life glorifying to the
Lord unless you obey Him.
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The Duties of Christian
Leadership
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Christians, and especially Christian leadership,
are called to be salt and light in a dark world.
Matt. 5:13-16 "You are the salt of the
earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can
it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything,
except to be thrown out and trampled by men. "You are
the light of the world. A city on
a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp
and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand,
and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same
way, let your light shine before men, that they may see
your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
When the Lord tells us to be salt and light, He
states both the positive and the negative. That is the
way with all Scripture. We can’t just take the
positive and be done with the subject. We have to
consider all the ramifications of being salt and
light. Salt is used to season food and make it taste
good. It was and still is used as a
preservative. In the same way Christians are to be
salt in the world. Without the witness of Christ,
without standing for the truth, life is ultimately tasteless
and rotten. Anyone here who was a sinner for any
length of time without the Savior knows what I am talking
about. But the flip side is that salt can lose its
saltiness. Christians can lose their saltiness by
diluting the Gospel message to the point where it is
useless. Let me give you an example of a washed out
Gospel often preached in churches today.
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Smack Dab in the Middle of the Apostasy
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Christianity Today ran the following article:
'Antichrist'
No More: Evangelicals Praise Pope
Most are unreserved in their
praise on political, social,
and even theological matters,
but critique of papacy remains.
Compiled by Ted Olsen,
04/05/2005 04:30 p.m.
Among the names mentioned, who praise the Pope in
this article, were "Evangelical" leaders such as: Evangelical
Episcopalian Fred Barnes; Wheaton College's Mark Noll;
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod President Gerald B.
Kieschnick; National Association of Evangelicals President
Ted Haggard; Focus on the Family President James Dobson;
Charles Colson who organized the evangelical side of the
Evangelicals and Catholics Together; Paige Patterson,
President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary;
Presbyterian Church in America Pastor-brothers David and
Tim Bayly; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President
Al Mohler; Dallas Theological Seminary President Mark
Bailey; Credenda Agenda Editor Douglas Wilson; and
Evangelical Alliance, the United Kingdom's version of the
stateside National Association of Evangelicals.
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Marriage
A
Biblical Illustration Of Our Faith Commitment To Jesus
Christ For Salvation
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Marriage as a metaphor for our
relationship to Jesus Christ.
Marriage is used as a metaphor for our
relationship to God many times in the Bible. Let's
look at the picture God wants His people to see about
their relationship to Him, and His relationship to them.
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The New Powerless
Gospel
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
TI have been
challenged lately to think again about what the Gospel
message is all about. This has come as a result of
hearing what I considerto be, at the very least, "gospel
lite" and at the most no gospel at all being presented by a
number of neo-evangelicals, Third Wavers and
outrightheretics. The interesting thing is that many
seem to be preaching the same message. What is
most intriguing is that false teachers like Benny Hinn,
ecumenicals, and even some preachers I would considerto be
orthodox in their theology are preaching a "gospel" that is
very similar.The question is: Is this new gospel message
really the Gospel at all?
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Leviathan
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
This creature that existed, and may yet
exist, is used as a description of the might and power
of the enemy.
Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD will
punish Leviathan the
fleeing serpent, With His
fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the
twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in
the sea. (NASB)
Speaking of the “day of the
Lord”, when the Lord comes back again to rule and judge
the earth, Isaiah says that the Lord will punish Leviathan
the dragon. Satan is
likened to leviathan, a serpent, and he is said to live in
the sea.
Revelation 13:1 And the dragon stood on the
sand of the seashore. Then I
saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten
horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten
diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous
names. (NASB)
Again the dragon comes out of
the sea, which is symbolic of the nations of the world,
but perhaps is also tied to a literal meaning. He
has multiple heads which are symbolic of the heads of the
nations of the end times, but he is also said to have
multiple heads before the symbolism of the nations of the
revived Babylon come into being, as recorded in Ps. 74:14
and Job.
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Pre
Millennial and Post Millennial Doctrines Do Not Mix
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Many Christians today (having allowed themselves to be
diapraxed by false teachers on TV, in books, in seminars
and on tape) have begun to accept a mixture of Pre Mil and
Post Mil doctrines. Many claim they still hold to a
Pre Trib Rapture (or another Pre Mil scenario) and at the
same time would claim that Christians are in a great end
times revival, that "Transformation" is taking place all
over the world, and that our mandate is to retake dominion
over the whole world including its businesses, social
agendas and political arenas (a Post Mil scenario).
But what many "Christians" today do not realize is: the
mixture they have accepted is oxymoronic.
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New Age
& Eastern Mysticism in the Churches
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
There are two kingdoms being taught in many
churches today. Teaching about one of the kingdoms is on
the decline while the other is being promoted all over the
place. I am warning Christians that they need to
check out who is using the word "kingdom", the books they
have been reading and recommend on building "the kingdom",
the people they have been hanging out with at conferences,
and what they mean by "the kingdom".
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"He Was A
Murderer From The Beginning"
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
John 8:44 You belong
to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your
father’s desires. He was a murderer
from the beginning,
not holding
to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he
lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar
and the father of lies.
Revelation 21:8 But the
cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the
murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice
magic arts, the idolaters
and all
liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of
burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Revelation 22:15 Outside are
the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually
immoral, the murderers,
the idolaters and
everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
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Exposing
the "I Am God" Blasphemers
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
There are so many people who claim to be
Christians today, claiming that they are God.
Not just a “little god” but God Almighty.
I hate to tell them but there is only one God/man who
could ever claim that and His name is Jesus Christ.
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Why False Teachers Have So Many Followers
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
1 John
4:4-6 You, dear children, are from God and have
overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater
than the one who is in the world. They
are from the world and therefore speak from the
viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.
We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever
is not from God does not listen to us. This
is how we recognize the Spirit {Or spirit} of truth and
the spirit of falsehood.
The reason why false teachers, who deny one or more of
the core doctrines of the Faith, gain so many followers
is that they are saying what the world wants to
hear. They organize their churches so that they
cater to unbelievers, and once non Christians come in
they are fed a diet devoid of the essential nutrition of
the Gospel and sound doctrine. False teachers
conduct surveys to see what non-believers are looking
for in a "church" and then provide those things.
False teachers claim they are bringing people into the
Kingdom when in fact they are bringing them out of the
world and back into the world, the only difference now
being that they are spending their money in support of
some apostate leader and/or group.
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False
Apostles
of the New
Apostolic Reformation
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The NAR proponents claim to be
foundational Apostles to the modern church. This claim
is exactly what Paul warned the Church about regarding false
apostles. The term "false apostles" is used only once
in the Bible in 2 Cor. 11:13. False apostles are
identified as those who claim they are equal with
the the foundational Apostles. The NAR proponents go
even further! They claim to be GREATER than
the original Apostles.
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Jude Study
6 DVD Series
(DVD 1) Jude Lesson 1 - Verses 1-4
(DVD 2) Jude Lesson 2 - Verses 5-10
(DVD 3) Jude Lesson 3 - Verse 11
(DVD 4) Jude Lesson 4 - Verses 12-15
(DVD 5) Jude Lesson 5 - Verses 16-19
(DVD 6) Jude Lesson 6 - Verses 20-25
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Jude 1:1-2 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ
and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who
are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. Jude was the
brother of Jesus Christ. But it is significant that he
calls himself the brother of James. Jude wants everyone to
know that, though he is a half-brother of Jesus Christ
through his mother Mary, he considers himself to be a
servant of Jesus. I’m sure there were those who tried to
idolize him for being the brother of Jesus Christ. If he
had the character of some of the current large crop of
false teachers, he would have written “Jude, the brother
of Jesus Christ.” I’m sure if some of these modern
heretics could trace their roots back to Christ, they
would use that information to get support for themselves
and power over people. But Jude does just the opposite. He
calls himself the servant of Jesus Christ. He is
addressing this letter to those who have been called, and
who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ.
So he is addressing this letter to Christians. God has
called every true believer.
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A Word of Encouragement from Paul
Run the Race, Win the Prize
by Sandy
Simpson
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article.
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await
a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the
power that enables him to bring everything under his
control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will
be like his glorious body. Jesus Christ is coming
again. We are citizens of heaven, not this earth,
and Jesus will come to take us to our homeland. So
true believers eagerly await His coming, unlike those who
oppose the cross of Christ who think they must take
dominion over the earth or laugh at the idea of the
Rapture. There are many of them today. We know
that when Jesus comes, by His power, He will bring
everything under His control. We are not called to
do that as the Church. Jesus will do that when He
comes, and when He comes we will be changed and receive
our everlasting bodies that will never wear out.
1 Cor. 15:51-57 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not
all sleep, but we will all be changed in a flash, in the
twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet
will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we
will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself
with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
When the perishable has been clothed with the
imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the
saying that is written will come true: "Death has been
swallowed up in victory." "Where, O death, is your
victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of
death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks
be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
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Entertainment-style
Christianity
vs. Interactive-style Christianity
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Today,
in
a majority of churches, we see the result of the
seeker-friendly,"purpose-driven", church growth,
Third Wave, New Apostolic Reformation methods and
teachings and their product I am
calling"Entertainment-style Christianity" (ESC).
But ESC churches are not only missing out on the
cutting edge of true Christianity, but areheading down
the road to apostasy.
True
biblical
Christianity is "interactive". Those in ESC are
taughtto be spectators at mega-church entertainment
events. They are not taught the Bible but rather
to be enamored with the oratoricalskills of the
preacher, and to not dare question anything that is
shoved down the throats of the "laity" by the ruling
"anointed"elite. They are treated to a circus
atmosphere including wild CCM music with people
flailing around and acting like they are on drugs,
topreachers who tell endless stories about themselves
and joke about everything while actually making
profundity mundane, to hula dancing,to banners and
marching in the church and around it, to the blowing
of shofars, to slain in the spirit and wild
manifestations. Theirsears are tickled by guest
speakers who make up sermons out of their own
imaginations instead of the written Word. They
are entertainedwith gold dust, gold fillings, "angel"
feathers, "angel" footprints, drunk in the spirit
antics, and during these displays they can go outand
get a latte and a snack at the church snack bar.
They come into these mega churches and leave without
being personally challengedother than with tired
worldly psychology, and without anyone being able to
find out what they are doing in their private
lives. A smallpercentage attend "cell groups"
where they are diapraxed into consensus instead of
challenged to be Bereans and think and act
forthemselves. They live like the world during
the week, then come to church where the world is not
only welcomed but accommodated.
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Saturate 2020 adherants are those who are
drunk and think they can save the planet
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Commentators
seem to think that this section of Habakkuk was
addressing the Ceasars and
their drunken desire for power. Seems
these two things often go together.
Those
who love drunk in the spirit are no exception. They
are trying to get others to share in their debauchery
and the false hope of an end-times worldwide revival,
currently through the Saturate 2020 events. Though
these were two of the heretical distinctives of
the New Order of the Latter Rain, these ideas are
nothing new. The
righteous continue to live by faith, while the proud
boast in their drunken state.
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A Warning about Saturate 2020
by Sandy Simpson & Marco
Quintana
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article.
Saturate 2020 is another in a long line of
Latter Rain revivals which do not meet the criteria of a
Biblical revival at all (Acts 3:19). The
Toronto “Blessing” and Brownsville “Revival” both came
into towns all over the world with the promise that people
were getting saved and nothing weird was going on at their
meetings. This was always a lie as the true
Gospel was not preached but instead people were invited
forward to have hands laid on them in order to transfer an
impartation. Meanwhile false doctrines were
laid down in order to get people involved in churches like
Bethel Church in Redding, CA. We are warned in
Scripture about this.
Galatians
2:4 But it was because of the false
brethren secretly brought in, who had sneaked in
to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ
Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage.
2
Peter 2:1 But false prophets also arose
among the people, just as there will also be false
teachers among you, who will
secretly introduce destructive heresies, even
denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift
destruction upon themselves.
The fact that some formerly Biblical churches have joined
this circus is a testament to their lack of teaching
discernment. Some of these denominations were
warned repeatedly about the Latter Rain, Word of Faith and
the New Apostolic Reformation yet they apparently wanted
to remain “willfully ignorant”. The people
advertised as being involved with this latest “revival”
are almost all associated with Bethel in some way and
promoters of what they teach. This is not a true
Biblical revival but rather a revival of the occult and
New Age among Christians. This meeting is
actually hurting the cause of Christ and will not have any
real beneficial effect on the culture of California, which
has turned decidedly evil for
decades. These Dominionists
will not be saving the planet, but are rather setting
people up for the coming antichrist. Nor will
they rid the world of coronavirus, but rather likely add
to it.
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Should Biblical Churches Be
Christocentric?
by Sandy Simpson
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Should biblical Christian churches be
Christ-centered (Christocentric)? Should the doctrines
of the Father (Patriology) and the Holy Spirit (Pnematology)
also be equally emphasized? Can a church be
Patriocentric or Pnemacentric and be biblical?
The answer to these questions are quite simple
from a biblical perspective. There have been charges
leveled at some movements such as the Pietist Movement in
Germany and other movements that they place too much
emphasis on Christ to the exclusion of the Father and the
Holy Spirit. This may be true to a certain
degree. The doctrines of the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit must be taught with equal emphasis so that Christians
will know what they believe.
But should a church be Patriocentric or
Pnemacentric? No. For instance, there are far
too many churches today, having been influenced by
hyper-Pentecostalism and the Latter Rain, that are
Pnemacentric. They spend most of their time focusing
on the Holy Spirit to the exclusion of preaching the Gospel
while, in fact, they don't even have a biblical doctrine of
the Holy Spirit. I believe that because classic
Evangelicals, to a certain degree, dropped the ball in
defining the Person and role of the Holy Spirit it gave an
opening to Third Wavers to step in with their erroneous
ideas of Pnematology.
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The
Letter to Laodicea
Is
a Warning to the TRUE Church Today
by Sandy Simpson
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Rev.
3:14-22 And unto the angel of the church of the
Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the
faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation
of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor
hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou
art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee
out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and
increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and
knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and
poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me
gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and
white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the
shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine
eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I
love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and
repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any
man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that
overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne,
even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father
in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Much has been made of this passage, using it to point
out what is happening today in the apostate churches
around the world. It is true that they believe
they are rich in spiritual things when they are very
poor. It can be applied in one sense to the Word
of Faith movement.
It is true that the "River" movement of Latter Rain
teachings do think they are hot when actually they are
cold.
But this letter to the end times
church of Laodicea is actually talking to biblical
Christians who are born again. The apostate
movements of the Latter
Rain, Third
Wave, Toronto
"Blessing", Vineyard, Brownsville
"Outpouring", Word
of Faith, New
Apostolic Reformation, World
Gathering on Indigenous People, Manifest
Sons of God, Seeker
Friendly, Church
Growth, Emerging
Church and many others have
already had their lampstands removed (Rev. 2:5) because of
their apostasy and have already been spit out of the
Lord's mouth (Rev. 3:16). We can know this because
of what the Bible says about those who teach false
doctrines (1 Tim. 6:3-5, 2 Tim. 4:3) and make false
prophecies (1 John 4:1). These false churches, false
movements and false brethren (Gal. 2:4) are already under
the judgment of the warnings of the seven
letters, as all but two of the original first
century churches are today (only the two who Jesus did not
warn still survive today). Therefore the letters
to the churches apply to those
churches who have not had their lampstands removed and
been spit out of the mouth of God because of heresy and
false prophesy. So the warning to the true biblical
churches today remains. Why is this warning
significant to us?
It
is significant because, by in large, it is the
true
Church today that has allowed the movements mentioned
above to infiltrate and take over the agenda for what is
called "Christianity" today.
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The
Overseer
A Study Of Titus 1:6-11
by Sandy Simpson
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In
Titus 1:6-11 Paul tells Titus to appoint
"overseers" in the churches. The word
"overseer" is episkopos in
Greek
and means bishop, curator, superintendent,
guardian, watchman. Overseers are to be
shepherds to the sheep, watchmen, guardians.
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Jesus
Cares for You
by Sandy Simpson
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n this article.
Read
Passage: John 6:1-15
The
story
of the feeding of the 5000 is found in all the gospels of
Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. When something is repeated
in the Bible it means that it is important and is
something we must try to understand. There is often a
deeper meaning in sentences or stories that are repeated.
In
this same story repeated in Mark 6:34 it says:
"When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had
compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a
shepherd. So he began teaching them many things."
One of the main things that Jesus is... is compassionate.
He cares for His people. He was compassionate then and He
is still compassionate today. Jesus came and saw the needs
of the people. So He did two things. He met their physical
need of hunger for bread, and He also met their spiritual
hunger for the bread of life. As Jesus told us in John ...
He is the bread of life. The Bible, the Word of God, being
the word of the Father and the Son, is also the bread of
life. Jesus is the living example of the Word as it
also says in John "The Word was made flesh and lived among
us".
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General
Jerry Boykin and his ties to The Knights of Malta and Rick
Joyner
compiled by Sandy Simpson
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article.
This
paper
exposes what General Boykin has been doing in Calvary
Chapels and his associations.
He
is Grand Chancellor of the
Vatican's Jesuitical "Knights of Malta", an
ecumenical society under the leadership of Rome where
Catholics, Protestants and a plethora of others unite in
what cannot be a unity of the Faith.
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Two
Lessons from Jonah
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
We just finished as study in the book of Jonah in
our Bible study groups. As we studied through that
true story I became aware of an application for Church
leaders today.
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What Does The Bible Teach About "Synergy"?
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Synergy is also a concept being adapted and taught
today as a major tenet of the Third Wave, New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) movement. Dutch Sheets was one of
the first to introduce this concept to that movement back in
the National School of the Prophets - Mobilizing the
Prophetic Office Conference at Ted Haggard's New Life Church
in Colorado Springs, CO on May 12, 2002.
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Upgrade
Your Old Hymns For The New Paradigm!
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
HUMOR: Time for a rewrite of the old
hymns. In this day and age of Third Wave revival
movements and Word-Faith dominion, the old hymns just
aren't cutting it anymore. Not only are they old
fashioned musically, but the lyrics are, for the most
part, particularly depressing. They talk of sin, death,
repentance, the cross, the blood of Jesus and a whole host
of other disgusting subjects. There are also too
many lyrics in them, frankly, which takes away from the
"worship" atmosphere. Repetitiveness is what we need, not
dead doctrinal concepts. The old hymns are just too
biblical. Give us a beat to move our feet, not concepts to
move our hearts and minds!
Here is a list of some hymns that could be
"upgraded" to meet the criteria of the Third Wave,
Word-Faith, Latter Rain, Manifest Sons Of God, New
Apostolic Reformation. This list is by no means
complete. If you don't recognize the hymns mentioned
perhaps it would be worth your time to go back and read
them, then compare what they say to the new doctrines.
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Almost
Saved
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
“To be almost saved is to be totally
lost.” – Adrian Rogers
There are many so-called
“Christians” today who are clearly “almost saved” by their
testimonies and/or actions.But to be
“almost saved” is to be completely lost.A
person who is drowning and almost saved drowns.A
woman who is almost pregnant is not pregnant.King Agrippa
said, “You are almost persuading me to be a Christian
(Acts 26:28)” but being almost persuaded is not enough to
be saved.
The word “almost” means “very nearly”, “not
quite.” In light of this we may conclude that to come
close to the target, or “almost” hit it, means to
completely miss the mark. (Shalem
Evangelical Church Bush Hall Yard Gap, St. Michael)
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"Silence
the noise of your songs"
by Sandy Simpson, 5/26/19
Amos 5:21-27 “I hate, I reject your
festivals, nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies.
“Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your
grain offerings, I will not accept them; and I will not even
look at the peace offerings of your fatlings. “Take away
from Me the noise of your songs; I will not even listen to
the sound of your harps. “But let justice roll down like
waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Did
you present Me with sacrifices and grain offerings in the
wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel? You also
carried along Sikkuth your king and Kiyyun, your images, the
star of your gods which you made for yourselves. Therefore,
I will make you go into exile beyond Damascus,” says the
Lord, whose name is the God of hosts. When I first reread
this passage in Amos, a few things struck me. First of
all the Lord is bringing judgment on Israel for carrying on
religious ceremony without true dedication to the
Lord. They sing songs and present their offerings
while harboring idols. I was reminded of how the Lord
must view the heretical apostate mega church celebrations of
today. There is a lot of pomp and circumstance, yet
little or no obedience to the Word of God. The Lord
does not look favorably upon worship of that type, no matter
the hype, no matter the noise, no matter the show. He
actually “hates” it.
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How To Find A Good Church
by Sandy Simpson, 2003
Here’s how to find a good church. What
you need to find is a church that not only has orthodox
doctrinal statements but teaches, both explicitly and
implicitly, in line with the core doctrines of the
Faith. These are Bible-believing Christ-centered
churches that are balanced in their theology. Be sure
to test all churches before you become involved. It is
acceptable to get involved with a house church or Bible
study as long as there is someone who has the gift of
teaching there to lead the study of God’s Word.
Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking our own
assembling together, as is the habit of some, but
encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day
drawing near.
The Christian life is not one to be lived
alone. Trust me; I have sympathy for those who have
been spiritually injured by false churches, false prophets,
false teachers and false apostles. It is often a long
road back from the diaprax of heresy. But to undo the
brainwashing you will need help, especially from those who
are already ahead of you on your journey back. The
first century church was known for the following:
Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting
themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to
the breaking of bread and to prayer.
This is a good gauge to tell if you are
involved in an effective assembly of believers, no matter
how small. Remember that the first century churches
were in homes. In my experience smaller churches are
much better at doing the above and more. Avoid mega
churches.
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This book was written by my mother and is
about my family's experience as missionaries in
Micronesia. Juanita went to be with the Lord in August
of 2018. This book has been a blessing to many people
around the world and I want to share it with you. - Sandy
Simpson
This is the story of a young woman who goes to
the ends of the Earth with her pastor husband and two
small children. While describing the hardships of
living in a remote village on a remote Pacific Island
in the 60's, it also gives us a vision of the joy the
family experienced as well. The heart of the book is
the story of how the author survives the death of her
husband and goes on to serve God and the Micronesian
people in her own right.This book reveals a
woman of great faith and courage. In addition, the book
is well written and a pleasure to read.Having
met the author, I will add that there are thousands of
people throughout Micronesia who love her and who have
benefited by her faithfulness and commitment over the
years. Read the book and get to know this wonderful
woman. Review by Richard
D.
Shewman on Amazon.
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Deliverance!
A Biblical Guide To
Freedom from "Another Spirit"
The Possible
Consequence of the Unbiblical Practice of "Slain In the
Spirit"
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The cases are legion. Let's look at
John (a pseudonym) as one case in thousands that I read
through the years in the emails sent to my site.
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A Short History of
Dominionism
by Sandy Simpson
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In order to understand where the modern fusion
called “Dominioism” comes
from, I want to first give you definitions of Kingdom
Now, Dominionism
and Reconstructionism.
Dominionism
is sparsely defined as follows:
“Dominion Theology (also known as Dominionism) is a group of
Christian political ideologies that seek to institute
a nation governed by Christians based on their
personal understandings of biblical law. Extents of
rule and ways of achieving governing authority are
varied. For example, Dominion Theology can
include theonomy, but
does not necessarily involve advocating Mosaic law as
the basis of government. The label is applied
primarily toward groups of Protestants in the United
States.” [1]
It is more closely defined this way:
“Dominionism, or
Christian Dominionism
is a term coined by social scientists and popularized
by journalists to refer to a subset of American
Christianity that is conservative, politically active,
and believes that Christians should, and eventually
will, take control of the government. The term is
sometimes used as a “catch-all” by bloggers to
describe any politically active Christian, but not
every conservative, politically minded Christian is
a Dominionist.
Christian Dominionists
believe that God desires Christians to rise to power
through civil systems so that His Word might then
govern the nation. The belief that “America is a
Christian nation” is sometimes called “soft dominionism”; the idea that
God wants only Christians to hold government office
and run the country according to biblical law is
called “hard dominionism.” [2]
“Hard Dominioism”
as it is called in the above definition, is what C.
Peter Wagner (deceased) of the New Apostolic Reformation
(a term he coined) have been advocating, following the
teachings of the New Order of the Latter Rain and
Reformed Theology “Reconstructionism”.
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Maturity Training
by Sandy Simpson
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Heb. 5:14 But solid food
is for the MATURE, who by constant use have trained
themselves to distinguish good from evil.
At the core of
maturity in Christ is the issue of training to be able
to distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong.
But in today’s churches this issue has not only been
downplayed, but actually swept aside.
I run a website and
get hundreds of emails every week. Since the website
deals with apologetics against false teachers and
false prophets, about half the email I receive is
blasting me for even bringing up the issue. These
emails are from “Christians” who claim I am not
“anointed”, don’t understand the work of the Holy
Spirit, etc. I am forced to remind them of Hebrews 5
and Ephesians 4 and the biblical definition of
maturity in Christ. Maturity is not defined as
following dynamic speakers, running after people who
claim the ability to perform signs and wonders, those
with wealth, charismatic teachers with large numbers
of followers, those with name recognition, and
prophets who make wild prophecies. It is defined
simply as training ourselves to know the difference
between good and evil.
Where do
Christians get solid food? From voices in their heads,
intuition, imaginations, flights of fancy, signs,
wonders? No. Solid food is consumed by feeding on the
meat of the written Word of God.
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Bill Johnson Quotes
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
In
this article, I will detail some false ideas, especially
from Johnson’s books.
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The Use of Invective
in Apologetics
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
This article is about the use of invective
while attempting to do apologetics or teaching
discernment. Invective is defined as a noun:
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language ie. "he let
out a stream of invective". I admit to using invective
at times in the past. My goal is to stop that practice
and focus on the facts, not attack an individual’s ability
to comprehend.
In the case of Christians, the first thing to
consider when doing apologetics is our mandate to reconcile
people to Christ, no matter who they are.
2 Cor. 5:18-21 Now all these things are
from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and
gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God
was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not
counting their trespasses against them, and He has
committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore, we
are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an
appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be
reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin
on our behalf so that we might become the righteousness of
God in Him.
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Ten Questions
For those who Claim the "Supreme Beings" of the Nations
are the True God
by Sandy Simpson
This booklet is taken from this
article!
I have some questions for those of the
World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People (WCGIP)
adherents such as Don Richardson, Daniel Kikawa,
Richard Twiss (deceased),
Terry LeBlanc, Danny Lehman, Aloha KeAkua, YWAM as well as many in the
Emergent Church (EC) ... the questions arise from their
claim that the "supreme beings" of the nations are all the
True God, YHWH, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
You can read more on this subject in our book "Idolatry In Their Hearts" or in the WCGIP
section of my site.
My main
question for them is this: When did ANY of the Patriarchs
and Prophets in the Old Testament and the Apostles or
Jesus Christ in the New Testament EVER claim that the
"supreme beings" of the nations were Elohim/YHWH,
the one True God? Let's look at some examples in the
form of questions and you can check out the source links
as well.
10 Questions
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Real Revival
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Acts 3:19 Therefore repent and
return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in
order that times of refreshing may come from the
presence of the Lord;
There has been so much hype of "revival" in
our modern day that it is easy to forget the true biblical
criteria and definition of revival. Revival cannot be
brought about by signs and wonders or "laying" on of hands
to transfer apostolic or prophetic "anointings". In fact
there is no such thing in the Bible.The Biblical criterion
for revival has, as a precondition, repentance. The word
"refreshing" is also defined as "revive".
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Peter Popoff
Back to his old tricks!
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I received a letter from Peter Popoff. This
infamous televangelist, in the past, was found to be
guilty of wearing an earpiece so that his accomplices in
his sound booth could feed him personal information on
people in his audience while he was claiming to get
personal messages directly from God. This letter
proves that, not only is he back as a regular on TV, he
is also back to his old tricks.
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Occult Practices in
the Churches
How the occult has been fully
integrated into many Christian lives and fellowships
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The Bible is quite clear about occult
practices.Neither Israel nor the
Church is to have anything to do with the way the world
tries to gain secret knowledge.The
Gnostics were and are known for promoting new revelation
that is either loosely tied to Scripture taken out ofcontext or not
at all.The Israelites seeking
information from the dead or in omens were judged harshly
by the Lord who had warned them numerous times to stay
away from that stuff.
Yet due to the influences of
heretical teachers in the New Apostolic Reformation, Word
of Faith, Emergent Church, and
the New Age many have been successful in getting lots of
churches and denominations into occult practices that have
been thinly disguised as “Christian"? Many
of those who follow these people, I’m sure, have
no idea how far they have strayed into the occult.
First I want to give the
dictionary definitions and then Biblical warnings against
these practices.Then I will give
examples in the churches taken mainly from the ElijahList e-newsletter.
List of Practices Detestable To God
Deuteronomy 18:9-12 “When you
enter the land which the Lord your God gives you, you
shall not learn to imitate the detestable things of
those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone
who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire,
one who uses divination, one who practices
witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a
sorcerer, or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or
a spiritist, or one
who calls up the dead. For whoever does these
things is detestable to the Lord; and
because of these detestable things
the Lord your God will drive them out before you.
Isaiah
8:19 When they say to you, “Consult
the mediums and the spiritists
who whisper and mutter," should not a peopleconsult their God?Should they consult the dead on behalf of
the living?
Using
the
above list from Deuteronomy and Isaiah, let’s take a
look at each individual practice.
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New
Important Book!
Dominionism!
How Unbiblical Action Can Change
The Churches
by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp & Sandy
Simpson
Preface
By Sandy Simpson
The title and cover art of this work are a
play off of the book by C. Peter Wagner entitled
“"Dominion! How Kingdom Action Can Change The
World". In contrast to this specious claim we have
titled this book “Dominionism! How Unbiblical Action Can
Change The Churches". We think that is far more in
keeping with what we will present in this series of
articles and essays on the subject of Kingdom
Now/Dominionism.
Indeed, many churches have already been
changed by accepting the false teachings that constitute
Dominionism. This started decades ago under Reformed
Reconstrucionism and Latter Rain theology, but even before
that in the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). The attempt
of Constantine to protect Christians from being
persecuted, since he claimed he had become one of them,
turned out to begin a journey in syncretism and
Dominion. It wasn’t long before corrupt church
officials began to try to seize power all over Europe and
beyond as the “Holy Roman Empire". The Reformation
itself was a reaction to the lengths to which the RCC had
gone to take control over the Scriptures, the nations, the
kingdoms, and the people for financial gain. They
sold indulgences, promising those who came up with enough
money a much shorter time in Purgatory. Those same
ploys are being used today on what has been loosely called
“Christian television" by the sale of trinkets and
promises of healing, financial gain and even salvation.
These ideas all coalesce in
Dominionism. If it were true that the Church needs
to take over the planet, then we would be seeing the
unstoppable plans of God’s physical Kingdom
unfolding. But we do not. All we see are
failed prophecies, empty edicts and declarations coming
from false apostles and false prophets. They love to
fool Christians with talk of the “kingdom" when it is
clear they are talking about a different “kingdom"; a
Kingdom Now not a Kingdom come. Jesus taught us to
pray: “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it
is in heaven". The implication is that we are to be
about building His spiritual Kingdom while praying for and
expecting His physical Kingdom to come. The only way
we can do that is to continue in the Great Commission till
He comes, not attempt to rule where God has not given the
Church the authority to rule. Jesus will do that
when He returns. If we go off on the tangent the
Dominionists want us to go, we will not only miss out on
the blessings of His Kingdom to come, but may well be
deserving of judgment.
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Seeds, Soil & Fruit
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Bad seeds from a bad tree yield bad fruit.
Matt. 13:38-39 The field is the
world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the
kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and
the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is
the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Matthew 7:17 Likewise every good tree
bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
Original sin is the bad seed in
everyone. We all start with a bad seed.
Jer. 17:9 The heart is deceitful
above all things and beyond cure. Who can
understand it?
Rom. 3:23 for all have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God,
Rom. 5:12 Therefore, just as sin
entered the world through one man, and death through sin,
and in this way death came to all men, because all
sinned
We need to have the bad seed destroyed and
replaced with good seed.
Gal. 5:24 Those who belong to Christ
Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its
passions and desires.
Rom. 6:6 For we know that our old
self was crucified with him so that the body of sin
might be done away with, that we should no longer be
slaves to sin
1 Pet. 1:23 For you have been born
again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,
through the living and enduring word of God.
The good seed is the Word, the Gospel.
Luke 8:11 "This is the meaning of
the parable: The seed is the word of God.
1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God
will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in
him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been
born of God.
Bad seeds are from the enemy and are full of
false doctrine and a false gospel.
Matt. 13:38-39 The field is the
world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the
kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and
the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest
is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
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Will the Real Blasphemers Please
Stand Up?
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
This subject is one so serious that I do it
with great fear and trepidation. Nonetheless, because I get
so many e-mails accusing me and other Bereans of blasphemy,
among other serious charges, I felt it was necessary to
clear up some issues on this topic. Because of my stand for
the truth of God's Word juxtaposed against all the false
teaching that is going on today, I think it is important to
do a quick study on what blasphemy is actually all about
from a biblical standpoint. There are many references
to blasphemy in the Bible and from them we can find out how
and why that term was used.
You will see that the word "blasphemy" in the
Scriptures is the very definition of what the false teachers
and false prophets are doing today!
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"Glitter Christians"
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Glitter Christians.
This is a name I came up with for people
attending and teaching at Oral Roberts University in the
70s. Even back then I had come to realize that their
way of representing Christianity was not in line with the
Scriptures. At that time I didn’t know that Oral
Roberts was carrying on the Word of Faith traditions of New
Thought practitioners such as Kenneth Hagin, Kenneth
Copeland, Essex Kenyan, Norman Vincent Peale, Robert
Schuler, and many other false teachers of the time.
Though I didn’t know anything about Word of Faith or New
Thought then I knew that the way they were representing
Christianity was just not right somehow. Their desire
to portray Christians as rich, beautiful, healthy, perfect,
and virtually sinless (holiness) went directly against the
example of Jesus, the Apostles and the early church.
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The articles below are now also
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Perfect
travel listening material!
"Transformed By The Renewing
Of Your Mind" (Rom. 12:2)
Studies in worldview.
By Sandy Simpson
(1) "They
Will
Believe The Lie"
(2) Satan,
The
First Postmodernist
(3) A
Tale Of Two Kingdoms
(4) One
Of
Satan's Final Masquerades
(5) Nightmarchers
And
UFOs On The Big Island
(6) The
Missionaries
Brought A Foreign God
(7) Monotheism
In
Ancient Cultures
(8) The
History
Of The Knowledge And Worship Of God
(9) Replacement
Theology
On Steroids
(10) Catholic
Syncretism
(11) The
Gospel Entrusted To The Saints
(12) The
Responsibilities Of A Good Shepherd
(13) "...
and all liars"
(14) Four
Books
That The Enemy Has Used To Corrupt Christianity
(15) Glitter
Christians
(16) Is
It Possible To Believe In Jesus ... And NOT Be Saved?
(17) Testing
The
Spirits
Studies in Worldview MP3 CD
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Screwtape Legacy
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The book by C.S. Lewis called "Screwtape
Letters" was a clever idea in exposing a number of tactics
of the enemy. Those principles are still at work today
in many churches. Following is a list of some of the
things the enemy wants to see in churches and Christians in
order to bring them down.
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Bradford Pear Christianity
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I was driving along and noticing that spring
has sprung here in North Carolina. One of the first trees to
bloom is the Bradford Pear. I began to notice how that tree
has proliferated almost everywhere and then my wife looked
up the information on this tree on the web. As she began to
read the facts about this tree and its proliferation I began
to see an allegorical parallel to what is going on in much
of Christendom. But before I get into what the Bradford Pear
can show us about the churches, I need to present the facts
about the tree.
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The Lord's Prayer, Our Prayer
by Sandy Simpson
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Matt.
6:9-13 This, then, is how you should pray: "Our
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom
come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."
This model prayer
that Jesus taught the disciples to pray contains many
important precepts. It should probably be called "The
Disciple's Prayer". It starts with a very important
concept in the first verse.
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The Fallacious Arguments of
Neo-Universalists
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The new Universalists are not as vocal
about their Universalism ideas but are far more deadly to
the Church as they are not rejected like classic
Universalists were decades ago. The new
Universalists would include Emerging Church leaders like
Brian McLaren, Leonard Sweet, Spencer Burke, Alan Jones
and others like Wycliffe, Society of Biblical
Literature, World Christian Gathering of Indigenous
Peoples, Richard Twiss, Daniel Kikawa, Terry LeBlanc, Rick
Warren, Henry Nowen, YWAM, Tony Campolo, Robert Schuller,
George Otis Jr., and even Billy Graham.
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The future of apologetics and
discernment ministries
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I admit that I am very
skeptical about the future of discernment and apologetics
ministries. I don't see the next generation coming up to
replace those who have stood for the truth for so long.
Fortunately many apologists have gone to be with the Lord
but who will replace them? I don't see replacements coming
up who will take the place of those who have been fighting
the fight the years. I run a web site where I collect
articles and materials from all over the world and present
them in a sort of Reader's Digest format so that people can
come to one place to get the latest information on heresies
in the churches as well as research past ones. What I've
seen in the last couple of years is that the production of
regular materials is declining to the point where it's
becoming difficult to find one article for my site to post
every day. Of course I write my own articles but don't have
enough time to write an article on a daily basis. I am very
concerned because of the tsunami of false ideas from the
enemy in the churches. At the same time, unfortunately, I
see a lot of younger people who don't even recognize anymore
that something is wrong.
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Church History & The Core
Doctrines
by Sandy Simpson
This 4-DVD set is a combination of a condensed
study on Church History and the Discernment Toolkit series
which deals with the core doctrines of the Church and how to
use them to discern error. The Church History DVD takes
a different approach to Church History in that it does not
celebrate the Catholic Church but rather exposes it as false
Christianity. It covers World religions, false
Christianity and finally a study of the true remnant Church
through history following the story of the many martyrs who
stood up for true Biblical faith.
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The "Weight of Glory"
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light
affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a
far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; (KJV)
This is both an incredible source of hope
for Christians who are downtrodden, and a source of
escalating heresy in many churches.It is critical that we
understand what Paul was talking about when he wrote the
phrase “weight of glory�?.Jacob Prasch has repeated this
phrase in his teachings over the years … “A text, out of
context, in isolation from co-text is always a pre-text."A
huge problem today is that individuals and movements tend
to yank verses out of their context and build a cult of
heresy around them.This is called eisegesis or plugging
your own ideas into the Scriptures instead of exegesis,
gaining understanding and interpretation of the Bible by
studying it in context and in the scope of the whole
written Word.
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Did God Put "Eternity In Their
Hearts"
or "The World In Their Hearts"?
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
In the introduction to Mike Oppenheimer's
and my book "Idolatry In Thier Hearts" I exposed the fact
that Don Richardson pulled the phrase "Eternity In Thier
Hearts" to use as his book title from it's context in Ecc.
3:11. He did this to support his thesis, which
actually contradicts the second part of that verse, where
it states that man cannot fathom what God has done.
Richardson, rather, sets forth what has become the
foundation for the false teachings of the WCGIP, YWAM, a
number of Bible translation societies and the Emerging
Church ... the propostion that men from Gentile cultures
have always been seeking God and that Gentile cultures
were already worshipping the true God before missionaries
came with the Gospel.
But as I further investigated this verse I
found that Richardson even ignored the true meaning of the
FIRST half of the verse in favor of a few translations
that use the phrase "eternity in their hearts".
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Christians who “turn away�?
by Sandy Simpson
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Jeremiah 3:10-11 And yet for all this
her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with
her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. And the LORD
said unto me, “The backsliding Israel hath justified herself
more than treacherous Judah.�? (KJV) Israel had turned away
from the Lord and had gone after the gods of Canaan, namely
Baal and Asherah. Because Israel had
prostituted herself with false gods in worshipping the
polytheistic gods that started at Babel, God had declared He
was divorcing Israel and would send them into exile until
they again returned to the true God. But Judah prided itself
in doing what God had commended as they had Jerusalem and
the Temple. They disdained Israel for setting up
altars to Baal and Asherah poles on high hills. Yet
God was not fooled by Judah’s pretence. In the KJV it
says they were not worshipping God with their whole heart
but “feignedly�?.
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Prophets for profit
by Sandy Simpson
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2 Cor. 2:17 Unlike so many, we do not
peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in
Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent
from God.
There are many false teachers on TV these
days who peddle the word of God for profit. They make
promises of healing that do not come true by claiming if
they are given a financial gift the person will receive
healing and riches. When what they promised does not
happen the person is blamed that they did not have enough
faith. This often destroys the faith of people who fall into
the traps of these snake oil salesmen. I have no
problem with people charging for their materials if they
cost to be produced, even though it is hoped that when a
person cannot afford to pay for books and DVDs they will
receive them free of charge. But the charges levied on
people for conferences and speaking engagements is often
excessive. A minister of God can ask for support and
deserves it if they are being diligent in their study and
proclamation of the Word. But experiences and feelings
often come with a price today and that is not right.
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"Mistake" or "Sin"?
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Today we often hear the word "mistake"
coming from pulpits, and especially in defense of false
teaching and false prophesy. "Cut him some
slack! He just made some mistakes". "We all
make mistakes, so don't judge lest you be judged."
We even hear the word "mistakes" being substituted for the
word "sin" in many presentations of what I have termed
"Gospel Lite" today. So is it proper to substitute the
word "mistake" for the word "sin"? We'll look at the
problem of one word "mistakenly" being used for the
other.
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Holy Ghost IGNORED!
by Sandy Simpson
This 3-DVD set is a message based on this
movie review.
"Holy Ghost Reborn" is the second film in
the "Holy Ghost" series released by Bethel Church in
Redding, CA. Tim Wirth and I reviewed the first
"Holy Ghost" film and that review is freely available on
YouTube here:
Holy
Ghost
Movie Expos"
Reviewed
by
Tim Wirth & Sandy Simpson
A
Simply Agape Project Production
I am sorry to say this but Bethel is
clearly a cult of Christianity holding to most of the
teachings of the Latter Rain and Word of Faith. They
have demonstrated repeatedly a manipulative atmosphere
targeting young people in particular while preaching rank
heresy. This new film is a continuation of those
false teachings and practices. I pray for the young
people in that church that they will come to know Jesus
Christ as their Savior and thus come to know the true Holy
Spirit.
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Holy
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IGNORED! Part 4 - Addendum with Tim Wirth & Sandy
Simpson
This "Holy Ghost IGNORED! Part 4 - Addendum is
part of a 3-DVD series by Sandy Simpson reviewing the film
"Holy Ghost Reborn". This addendum features a number of
false teachings of Bethel Church in Redding, CA that I was
not able to include in the 3-Part series. Get
the whole thing! It is very important to see what has
become the "new" Christianity.
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Servant Authority
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The world system has always been a "top down"
structure, starting at the apex of the pyramid and going
down to the bottom. In kingdoms we have the king at the top,
then the princes, common people, slaves. In a democracy we
have the President at the top, the VP, the Sec. of State on
down to the citizens. In business we have the CEO at the
top, upper management, lower management, office workers and
the janitors. Unfortunately, sometime in the third
century, the church started to have a top down structure.
This is also when the church began to be in error. The
church of Rome began to have a "top down" structure that
started with the pope, then cardinals, then bishops, then
priests, then the people. Well, what about that? Eph
4:11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to
be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors
and teachers, This all sounds like a "top down"
structure. But the problem is that people have not seen an
important fact about these gifts of the Spirit -- man looks
at function and title, God looks at aim and goal! Read
on. Eph. 4:12 to prepare God's people for works
of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.
These are not gifts given for title or to give people job
descriptions. They are given because there are people out
there who need our help! The church needed the Apostles.
They were the ones who were the foundation of the church.
They were the ones who saw Jesus in the flesh and were
taught by Him personally. They wrote the New Testament
Scriptures. Though the gifts of apostle and prophet are
different today than in biblical times, the gift of
evangelism, pastoring, teaching and others are still the
same. A person who is an evangelist does not just have a
title so he can rule over people. The reason that he has the
gift to be an evangelist is so that he can tell others the
good news. Why do we have pastors? Are they supposed to rule
the church and get everyone to support them and bow to their
demands? No. They are to serve the church by helping people
to come to a fuller knowledge of Jesus Christ, to equip the
saints to become more like Jesus every day.
The true structure of Christianity is
symbolized as an inverted pyramid!
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Overtake you like a thief
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
1 Thessalonians 5:4 But you, brethren, are
not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a
thief; How serious will it be for a person to be overtaken
in �that day� like a thief overtakes a household when he
slips in and steals? Will it just be a surprise for
those who claim to be Christians who will get a slap on
the wrist by the Lord but still proceed to heaven?
Will they simply lose rewards but still gain the ultimate
reward? What is this darkness that the brethren are
not in? 1 Thessalonians 5:3-5 While they are
saying, �Peace and safety!� then destruction will come
upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman
with child, and they will not escape. But you,
brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake
you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and
sons of day. We are not of night or of
darkness;
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Generic and Specific
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
In my article �Blasphemizing
the
Bible� I give a number of examples of how a lot of
modern Bible translation societies are putting the names of
�supreme beings� in the Bible in the place of God or YHWH.
In this article I'm going to examine two of the excuses they
make for making those substitutions in the Bible in many
hundreds of different languages today.
(1) They claim that God has many different
names and therefore they think they are justified in putting
the names of various gods of various cultures in Bibles, as
long as they are considered �supreme beings�.
(2) The second excuse they give is that the
names of the �gods� they are placing in the Bible are
generic terms for God, like the words �God�, �Theos�, �Dios�
and �Elohim�. By generic I mean a word that can be used for
any deity whether of the one true God or other false gods
who claim to be God.
I will go through both of these excuses and
show that they are both unbiblical, therefore the Bibles
they have translated with names of other gods in them, or
names they claim are generic, prove that they have
�blasphemized� those Bibles.
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The Ugly Side of
Diaprax
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
There has been a concerted effort by the
false teachers from many movements inside the church such as
Word of Faith, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)/Latter Rain,
World Gathering on Indigenous People and Emerging Church
among others to diaprax people into thinking that the church
has been ineffective until they came along with their new
and improved ideas on how to take over the world. This
is always a feature of the Hegelian Dialectical process put
into action by praxis, thus diaprax. In order to form
a new paradigm or worldview the leadership of these
movements must vilify orthodox Biblical Christianity.
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Deluded!
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
There are so many "Christian" leaders out
there that teach delusional teachings. These teaching
are dangerous and can lead a person to shipwreck their
faith.
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Healer?
Heal Thyself!
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
A good subtitle for this article might be
"Practice What You Preach!" There is no doubt that God
can and does heal people today. But the false
doctrines of the Word-Faith Movement about "declaring"
healing, "name-it-and-claim-it", etc. have been proven to be
lies by the very people who sell this deceit. If you
don't know about where these famous "faith healers" go when
they need healing, you may be surprised. Why couldn't
they heal themselves when they purported to be able to heal
others by virtue of their superior faith? What
happened to the extraordinary faith they claimed to have,
enough faith to heal and be healed? Since they are the
ones who taught that all you have to do is claim the healing
that is in the Atonement (Is. 53:5) why did they not do
so? Don't their deaths prove that what they were
preaching was a lie and pragmatic witchcraft rather than
biblical relality?
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God�s Attitude toward the �Supreme
Beings� of the Nations
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
It is quite clear from Scripture that YHWH
does NOT consider the �supreme beings� of the nations to be
Himself, the One True God. This is in opposition to
the teachings of Don Richardson, Daniel Kikawa, Richard
Twiss and many others promoting the World Christian
Gathering of Indigenous People movement, Emergent Church and
Liberal theologies. I have proven this time and time
again in my articles on the subject but I am going to
consolidate the information from the Bible in this article
by studying the false gods named in the Bible. I am
sure I will not be able to cover every instance of supreme
beings mentioned in the Bible but I (1) want to deal with
some of the major ones (2) show you where they are found in
the Word, and (3) prove that they were the �supreme beings�
of those nations named by the patriarchs, prophets and
Apostles and that they were not monotheistic gods but
polytheistic in the tradition of Babel where the false
religion of polytheism first took root through the worship
of Nimrod and Semiramis.
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You need to "nip it in the bud"!
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I am writing this article to address a
subject that I have often observed. It is the fact
that if you do not get the leaven out of your church the
leaven will become the leadership.The Bible teaches quite
clearly that if you let the leaven in you will leaven the
whole lump.
Galatians 5:9 A little leaven
leavens the whole lump of dough.
We see this often in the case of
many �Christian� movements that have allowed a small error
to exist in their churches and have not dealt with those
issues. It then ends up metastasizing into worse and
worse problems as time goes by.
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The New Panentheistic "God" Of
Christendom
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Now, I bet you read the title of this article
and thought I had misspelled the word "pantheism".
Just so that those of you who write to me advising me of
words I have misspelled in articles (and I do often) I want
to tell you that I am using the term "panentheism" as coined
by Karl C. F. Krause. You can read more about this
word and concept in an excellent book called "A
Time Of Departing" by Ray Yungen.
There is a new "God" being promoted in the
Third Wave, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and Word of
Faith movements whose teachers are regularly seen on TBN,
Daystar, SkyAngel, CBN and other "Christian" TV
networks. Some of those teachers even have, what would
be considered, a fairly typical statement of faith or
doctrinal statement they endorse. But by what they
teach they end up promoting a false unbiblical view of God,
especially through their actions and experiences. The
whole phenomenon of "slain in the spirit" and all the antics
that go with it are brainwashing an entire generation of
Christians to put their faith in another Jesus, another
Spirit, another Gospel. This new "Jesus" and "Holy
Spirit" is clearly pantheistic or panentheistic in
nature. Though some of these teachers would claim to
be believing in the God who is One God in Three Persons, by
what they teach they deny the very revealed character of God
from Scripture.
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What Should I Say?
by Sandy Simpson
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booklet.
How do you answer an invitation to attend a
meeting where you know nothing about the speaker or what
will be done there? What happens if they want to announce
the meeting at your church and invite everyone? What do you
say to a person who tells you that you don�t have the Holy
Spirit even though you are a Christian? What should you do
if you think something is wrong, or your conscience is
bothering you about something that was said or done?
The answer?
Go to the Scriptures!
The Bible has all the answers to your
questions. This little booklet is an attempt to deal with a
few of the typical statements you will hear from people who
have become involved in the Third Wave revival movement. By
�Third Wave� I am referring to teachers, �prophets� and any
meeting associated with the Toronto �Blessing�, Brownsville
Assemblies of God, Rodney Howard-Browne, Benny Hinn, Kenneth
Copeland, Rod Parsley, Marilyn Hickey, Joyce Meyers, Bethel
Church, Lakeland and many others who appear on the Trinity
Broadcasting Network and the 700 Club on TV.
Hopefully the statements and answers in this
booklet will set you off on an investigation of your own in
the Word. If you need help, and you have access to the
Internet, you can visit my web site called �Deception In The
Church� that deals with these issues and has the articles
mentioned in this booklet.
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Luring People To Destruction
By The Unscrupulous Use Of The
"Gospel" Message
by Sandy Simpson
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Phil. 1:14-18
Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have
been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously
and fearlessly. It is true that some preach Christ out
of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The
latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the
defense of the gospel. The former preach Christ out of
selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can
stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does
it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether
from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because
of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
If you see what I see in this passage, this
argument cannot be used for people like Benny Hinn, Kenneth
Copeland and the hundreds, even thousands of Third Wave
ministers today who are not merely envious and self
ambitious, but are also teaching outright false doctrine.
Paul was not talking about heretics in this statement, but
"brothers in the Lord" who preach the Gospel with wrong
motives. Third Wave teachers not only have wrong motives,
they also have the wrong message. This argument cannot
be used for people like Hinn, even if they manage to preach
enough of the "Gospel" for people to come to a saving
knowledge of the Lord, because they are also teaching and
practicing heresy.
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One of Satan�s Final Masquerades
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no
wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of
light.
Satan often disguises himself with the
purpose of deceiving people. One way in which I
believe he is putting on a masquerade is by appearing as
�Mary� to millions of people worldwide.
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Attack Of The Enemy
On The Churches
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
So much heresy is entering the churches these
days. As you would suspect, sometimes it is due to a
pastor attending a conference or reading a book and becoming
diapraxed with unbiblical ideas. He then starts to
weave those ideas into his messages and begins to invite
speakers to the church who expound on those ideas.
Then when confronted by someone in the church who has
reservations about the new stuff being taught, they are told
to not talk about it and just go along with the
program. If that person does not they are ostracized,
slander behind their back, and often told to leave (which is
what they should do in any case).
But my observation is that it is not only the
pastor who causes unbiblical changes to influence a
church. Often the pastor is blissfully unaware of
influences coming into his church. They often come in
through (1) the worship team (2) women�s groups (3)
bookstore (4) children�s programs (5) interdenominational
prayer efforts and (6) relief and mission
organizations. If unchecked this type of infiltration
is much more subtle and can become deeply rooted.
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Marks Of False Religion
by Sandy Simpson
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Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes
you captive through philosophy and empty deception,
according to the tradition of men, according to the
elementary principles of the world, rather than according to
Christ.
In context Paul is especially addressing,
though perhaps not to the exclusion of other false religion,
what had become the false religion of the Pharisees and
Jewish leadership. There were many Jewish so-called
�Christians� making the rounds among the fledgling early
churches who were trying to get the Gentiles to come under
the Law from which Christ had purchased their freedom.
John Gill states this case well in his commentary.
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Universalism in the World
has Permeated the Church
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The current fad of interfaith solidarity
and unity is simply a thin guise of inclusivism,
Universalism and pluralism.
Universalism is defined by Dictionary.com
as: The doctrine that emphasizes the universal fatherhood
of God and the final salvation of all souls. (Source)
Universalism is a religion and theology that generally
holds all persons and creatures are related to God or the
divine and will be reconciled to God. (Source)
Pluralism is defined as: The doctrine that
reality is composed of many ultimate substances. �
The belief that no single explanatory system or view of
reality can account for all the phenomena of life.
(American Heritage Dictionary, (Source)
Inclusivism is: "Inclusivism posits that
even though the work of Christ is the only means of
salvation, it does not follow that explicit knowledge of
Christ is necessary in order for one to be saved. In
contrast to pluralism, inclusivism agrees with exclusivism
in affirming the particularity of salvation in Jesus
Christ. But unlike exclusivism, inclusivism holds that an
implicit faith response to general revelation can be
salvific. God expects from man a response proportional to
the light given. Saving faith is not characterized so much
by its cognitive content as it is by its reverent
quality." (Ken Keathley, None Dare Call It Treason:
Is an Inclusivist a Paul Revere or a Benedict Arnold? (Ken
Keathley, Assistant Professor of Theology and Philosophy
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, (Source)
We deal with these old heresies brought
forward to modernity, these ideas that all men have have a
relationship with God that will cause them to be able to
avoid judgement in our book on the teachings of the World
Gathering on Indigenous People movement called �Idolatry
In Their Hearts�. The idea that all men who
worship a �god� are worshipping the true God, YHWH, has
bubbled up to the very top of our societies and religions,
and even Christendoom, and should sound a warning alarm to
true Biblical Christianity. Instead, as usual in our
day, most Christians are asleep at the wheel while
Universalists claim that you can pray to a �god� like
Allah and be praying to the true Trinue God, YHWH. I also
dealt with the fact that Allah is not YHWH, both in our
book and in the article �Is Allah
The Same As YHWH?�.
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What We Need Is A Reverse Paradigm
Shift!
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I'm going to warn you now. I am going
to let you in on some information tonight that is going to
radically change your world view. You are likely going
to experience the beginnings of a reverse paradigm shift and
after tonight there will be no way to go back the way you
came. You will be faced with choices that you may
never have known you had. You will be faced with a new
way of looking at things that is going to cause you to
rethink everything that is being taught in the Emerging
Latter Rain churches. It is going to be radical
because the basis for this message doesn't come from Jesus
Christ visiting my room last night bodily, but from His holy
written Word. So buckle down your seat belts, you're
likely in for a bumpy ride!
Matt. 7:15-23 "Watch
out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep�s
clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their
fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from
thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good
tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A
good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot
bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit
is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit
you will recognize them. "Not everyone who says to me,
�Lord, Lord,� will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only
he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many
will say to me on that day, �Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons
and perform many miracles?� Then I will tell them plainly,
�I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!�
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False Teachers Revisited
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I often receive requests to present updated
false teachings and false prophecies by the myriad of
heretics out there. We do try to keep up with all the
latest. But I have to remind people that those we have
exposed as false on our site have not repented of what they
have already done in the past, which is why they are still
on our site. So what they are doing now has no
relevance as to whether or not they are now to be considered
a true Biblical teacher. If and when they repent, that
is renounce their false teachings and false prophecies, make
restitution to those they have deceived, and begin to teach
sound Biblical doctrine we will give you that
information. As of now NONE of the people we have
exposed have repented of their Latter Rain, Word of Faith
teachings, heretical practices or their false
prophecies. But in the interest of helping you to
respond to a person who inquires by saying: "Those articles
are old and you need newer materials" well, here is some
newer stuff you can add to the pile. For you and me
this really makes no difference, but for those who are
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Testing The Spirits
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Sometimes I really wonder why someone who
claims to be a Bible believing pastor, for instance, refuses
to listen to the truth. It frankly boggles my
mind. I don't know if it is as a result of the
postmodern paradigm or just that they have no love of the
truth left. I don't know how that can happen in a
truly regenerate person. You would think that the Holy
Spirit would confirm the truth to them, first in their
conscience, and finally through the written Word. But
these days it is a miracle if it gets that far. I
don't know if their conscience has been so seared that they
don't hear the Spirit or if they just don't want to know the
truth because then they would be responsible for it. I
know that I cannot know their motives or the reasons why
they reject truth and refuse to talk about false teaching,
but I do know one thing: we are called as true believers to
test the spirits. We must do this even if the result
is not to our liking or befuddles us as to the reasons.
1 John 4:1 Dear
friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits
to see whether they are from God, because many false
prophets have gone out into the world.
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Questions for Those Who Claim the
"Supreme Beings"
Of the Nations Are the True God
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I have some questions for those of the World
Christian Gathering of Indigenous People (WCGIP) adherents
such as Don Richardson, Daniel Kikawa, Richard Twiss
(deceased), Terry LeBlanc, Danny Lehman, Aloha Ke Akua, YWAM
as well as many in the Emergent Church (EC) ... the
questions arise from their claim that the "supreme beings"
of the nations are all the True God, YHWH, the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. You can read more on this
subject in our book "Idolatry
In
Their Hearts" or in the WCGIP
section of my site. My main question for them is this: When
did ANY of the Patriarchs and Prophets in the Old Testament
and the Apostles or Jesus Christ in the New Testament EVER
claim that the "supreme beings" of the nations were
Elohim/YHWH, the one True God? Let's look at some
examples in the form of questions and you can check out the
source links as well.
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How To Discern, Test & Judge
Rightly
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
In running a web
site with thousands of articles, 1-2 million hits per
month from all over the world, and hundreds of e-mails per
week, I have come to realize, with time, that there is a
terrible problem in Christendom today. The problem stems
from an existential subjective view of the world that has
filtered into the church from secular society, but also
from the teachings of heretical wolves who have taught an
entire generation of churchgoers completely unbiblical
methods of discernment or to get rid of any discernment
altogether.
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We need a firm foundation to weather
the storm of false ideas
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto
them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power
of God. (KJV)
Matthew 7:24 "Therefore everyone who hears
these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a
wise man who built his house on the rock.
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the
Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent
word!
� 1787 Joseph Funk & Robert Keene
A house built on the rock will stand.
The Rock is God and in particular, Jesus Christ.
Therefore His written Word is the teachings of the His Holy
Spirit and a Rock we can depend on. Anyone who wants
to prove anything theologically, historically,
scientifically or anything else needs to start with correct
information. If you start with a faulty foundation, as
you build your arguments, they begin to fall apart because
they are not supported in God"s truth. If you want to
build on a firm foundation, you need to start the process by
a careful study of God"s Word in context of the verse and
according to the whole counsel of God"s Word. The
Bible is the best commentary on the Bible.
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Karma (by any other name)
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
According to Wikipedia:
"Karma means action, work or deed; it also
refers to the principle of causality where intent and
actions of an individual influence the future of that
individual. Good intent and good deed contribute to
good karma and future happiness, while bad intent and bad
deed contribute to bad karma and future suffering.
Karma is closely associated with the idea of rebirth in
some schools of Asian religions. In these schools,
karma in the present affects one's future in the current
life, as well as the nature and quality of future lives -
or, one's samsara. With origins in ancient India, it is a
key concept in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism,
Taoism, Shintoism, Ching Hai and others."(emphasis mine)
Mirram-Webster defines it this way:
the force created by a person's actions
that is believed in Hinduism and Buddhism to determine
what that person's next life will be like: the force
created by a person's actions that some people believe
causes good or bad things to happen to that person
Given the definitions of "karma" above, this
same idea, usually without the reincarnation aspect in
Christian circles, has been taught for decades in New
Thought movements such as the Positive Thinking/Positive
Confession teachings of Norman Vincent Peale & Robert
Schuller, the Word of Faith ideas of Essex Kenyan, Kenneth
Hagin, Kenneth
Copeland and Benny
Hinn, the mixture of Eastern Mysticism and
Christianity by Korean false teachers such as the "force of
faith" Paul
Yongii
Cho, and newer renditions and fusions by people like Joel
Osteen, Joseph
Prince, T.D.
Jakes (recently agreeing with Oprah Winfrey who
teaches karma on her WHO network), and others such as Ernest
Angley, John
Bevere, Markus
Bishop, Juanita
Bynum, Morris
Cerullo, Kim
Clement, Paul
Crouch, Creflo
Dollar, Jesse
Duplantis, Marilyn
Hickey, Brian
Houston, Rodney
Howard-Browne, Larry
Huch, Bishop
Eddie
L. Long, Clarence
McClendon, Joyce
Meyer, Myles
Munroe, Steve
Munsey, Mike
Murdock, Rod
Parsley, Peter
Popoff, Fred Price, Oral
Roberts, R.W.
Shambach, Robert Schuller, Karl
Strader, Robert
Tilton, Paula
White, Ed
Young and many others.
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His Name, The Only Name
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Zechariah 14:9 NIV The LORD will be king
over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD,
and his name the only name.
The reason I wrote this article
based on Zech 14:9 is that I was reminded of how many
so-called Christians, who are influential in the churches,
are promoting the worship of God in the names of other gods.
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Replacement Theology On Steroids
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
So, as you can see, the root of this
teaching is that Israel no longer holds the distinction of
being the tree from which the Root of David (Jesus-Rev.
5:5, 22:16) came. They are no longer the "natural
branches" (Israel-Rom. 11:21) on to which Gentile
Christianity (the wild shoots-Rom. 11:17 or wild
branches-Rom. 11:24) are grafted in (Rom. 11:17-24).
According to Replacement Theology, Christianity has now
become its own branch apart from Israel (the natural
branch) that produced the Root and all the promises of the
Bible to Israel have been taken away from them and given
to the Gentile Church. This is why you hear so many
false teachers taking verses out of context from the Old
Testament and willy-nilly applying them to the Gentile
Church. This methodology has been going on for
decades in liberal churches and has been popularized by
many false teachers on TV. But the fact is that
Replacement Theology is utter false doctrine. It
denies promises made to Israel, some of which have already
been fulfilled and some which are yet to come to fruition.
But when you add the fact that the Inclusivist WCGIP
proponents are now saying that God planted hundreds of
different trees, cultures all over the world, that are not
connected to the natural branch, tree and Root, you have
what can only be termed Replacement Theology on steroids!
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Those Who Do Not Lead Christians to
Maturity
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The Scriptural definition of maturity is to
learn to discern truth from error so that the Christian will
no longer be double minded, blown about by every wind of
teaching and by the schemes of crafty people. But the
problem today is that so few Christian teachers are feeding
their flock's solid food. They are serving up milk
and, because of that, people are starving. Yet they often
don't even know they have been on a starvation diet.
Amos 8:11 "The days are coming," declares the Sovereign
Lord, "when I will send a famine through the land -
not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine
of hearing the words of the Lord."
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"... and all liars"
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Lying is a problem for all people (Ps.
116:11). We are all sinners (Rom. 3:23). Those
of us who are Christians are "sinners saved by grace" (Eph.
2:8) indwelt by the Holy Spirit in our "new self" (Col.
3:10). But we still live in our "old self" which we must
"put off" (Eph. 4:20-25) by taking up our cross daily and
following Christ (Luke 9:23). The difference between
unbelievers and those who are truly born again is that
believers no longer "practice sin" (1 John 3:9, see my Bible
study on 1 John!) They have the indwelling Holy Spirit
(Rom. 8:11) who convicts them when they lie (John 16:8).
True believers then repent (1 John 1:9) and go on to
"practice righteousness" (1 John 2:29) with the Lord's
help. The unregenerate, the false brothers, or those
who have fallen away (Gal. 5:4, Mark 4:17), practice
lying. They practice a lifestyle of lying because
their consciences are seared (1 Tim. 4:2) and the Holy
Spirit, when convicting them, cannot break through the
hardness of their unrepentant hearts (Eph. 4:17-19, Heb.
3:13).
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Four Books That the Enemy Has Used
To Corrupt Christianity
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
The four books that have changed the church
by giving an introduction to the false teachings of the New
Apostolic/Latter Rain (NAR), the Emerging
Church/Contemplative/Catholic Mysticism (EC), pragmatic
Church Growth (CG) methodologies of C. Peter Wagner, Robert
Schuller and Peter Drucker, and the teachings of the World
Christian Gathering on Indigenous People (WCGIP) are as
follows:
Surprised by the Power of the Spirit by Jack
Deer, Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, Purpose
Driven Church by Rick Warren & Etnerity In Their Hearts
by Don Richardson.
These four books were widely read by
Christians from virtually every denominational background
before their ramifications and the movements they would
spawn were known. They lay error alongside truth so
were considered not to be a threat to churches.
Therefore these books then became part of the consciousness
of many Christians and churches, thereby laying the basis
for the introduction of the modern day false teachings of
the NAR, EC, CG and WCGIP that have become part of the
landscape of Christendom today.
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Night Marchers and UFOs on the Big
Island
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
With the resurgence of the old religion of
Hawaii and the continual invocation of Pel� and other
"deities" for years in the secular culture and even in
churches with regards to worshipping 'Io, is it any wonder
that those beings are beginning to manifest again?
In a story called "Night
Marchers" on the Kawaihae site and in a YouTube
video on the same subject, eyewitnesses claim all
kinds of sightings that they think are the warriors,
ancestors and demi-gods of Hawaii coming back.
Interestingly the
first
book the Hawaiian Heritage site recommends in its
"Suggested Reading" list is "Perpetuated
in
Righteousness" by Daniel Kikawa that we reviewed in
our book "Idolatry
In
Their Hearts" by Sandy Simpson and Mike
Oppenheimer. Since Kikawa claims that 'Io is the True God
and one that the Hawaiians worshipped in secret, we have
to wonder if Kikawa also thinks 'Io is showing up in these
night marches? Since YWAM, Aloha Ke Akua and Hilo New Hope
participated in worshipping 'Io at the "edge of
Hale-ma'uma'u Crater" it sounds like they have all been
inviting the old "gods" to return to Hawaii.
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"They Will Believe
The Lie"
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I am doing a Bible study right now on what I
would call "renewing our minds". It is based on this
verse:
Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern
of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's
will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.
The only way to renew our minds is to believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ, confess our sins, and be saved,
then to study the written Word and allow the indwelling Holy
Spirit to teach us. Our minds are corrupted by virtue
of the sin nature and what we have learned in life because
our filters are off. I gave an illustration of straining
coconut to make coconut milk. If you use a 1 inch
screen everything will pass through. Even if you use a
quarter inch screen you will get mostly coconut meat in your
milk. You have to use a fine screen in order to
separate the milk from the leftover. Our filters are
off and the first thing God begins to do is correct our
worldview, because if your worldview is off you will not
understand God's reality. We need to learn to see
things from His perspective. This is why I started
this study by going back to an original problem.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 The coming of the
lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He
will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and
wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that
wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish
because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that
they will believe the lie and so that all will be
condemned who have not believed the truth but have
delighted in wickedness.
This has always been an interesting passage
to me for a few different reasons. What is "the lie"
that is talked about here in verse 9 and 11? What are
the ways that "wickedness deceives those who are perishing"
and how long has this been going on or does this only begin
to happen at the coming of the lawless one? In what
way does "the lie" cause those who do not believe the truth
to "delight in wickedness"?
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The First Nations Movement
Deceiving The Nations!
4-DVD Series
Critical
Missiological Issue!
The "Indigenous People's" (IPM) or "First
Nations" movement is an unbiblical movement teaching
heresies and doctrines of demons. It is being spread
worldwide by YWAM, Don Richardson, John Dawson, Richard
Twiss, Terry LeBlanc, Daniel Kikawa and many other
adherents. The IPM or World Christian Gathering On
Indigenous People is full of the false teachings of the
Third Wave, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Word-Faith,
Dominionism, Latter Rain and many other false theological
systems. But it does have it's own distinctives that
are driven by the works of Daniel Kikawa, Richard Twiss, and
Don Richardson in particular. They are teaching
Christians to "redeem" their cultures by worshipping their
former gods, pretending they are YHWH.
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The First Nations
Movement 4-DVD Set
The First Nations
Movement DVD 1
(1) Perpetuating Nations' Myths - Mike
Oppenheimer
(2) 11 Reasons To Reject This Movement, Part
1 - Sandy Simpson
The First Nations
Movement DVD 2
(1) The Fingerprints Of God? - Mike
Oppenheimer
(2) 11 Reasons To Reject This Movement, Part
2 - Sandy Simpson
The First Nations
Movement DVD 3
(1) The New Indigenous "Christian" Religion -
Sandy Simpson
(2) Did God Put Eternity In Their Hearts? -
Sandy Simpson
(3) The Missionaries Brought A Foreign God -
Sandy Simpson
(4) Catholic Syncretism - Sandy Simpson
The First Nations
Movement DVD 4
(1) "Monotheism" In Ancient Cultures - Sandy
Simpson
(2) The History Of The Knowledge Of God -
Sandy Simpson
"Christians" Who Try To Poke Holes
In Sola Scriptura
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article: "Christians" Who Try To Poke
Holes In Sola Scriptura
There are a number of the leadership of
the Emerging Church (EC) who do not believe that the Bible
is the highest authority for the Christian faith.
Most do not believe that the Bible is inerrant in the
original manuscripts and many do not acknowledge that the
Bible is our highest revelation. Yet this is a core
doctrine over which true believers and false brethren must
separate. Those who try to poke holes in Sola Scriptura
make excuses like (1) we need to reinterpret the Bible
through the lens of postmodern culture and religion (2)
the Bible never uses the words "Sola Scriptura" therefore
it is not a Biblical concept (3) there is new revelation
for the church through the Holy Spirit apart from what is
written and the precepts of the Bible and (4) the Bible
just doesn't address our postmodern situation therefore we
cannot rely on it for the truth and answers for our
problems today. I will prove that all the above
arguments, and more, from EC leaders and others is exactly
what they are teaching. I will give you quotes from
their teachings, videos and books. The postmodern church
and its "movements" are abandoning Sola Scriptura in their
rush to be like the Roman Catholic Church, which takes its
authority from a mix of Scripture and tradition.
"As a result the Church, to whom the
transmission and interpretation of Revelation is
entrusted, "does not derive her certainty about all
revealed truths from the holy Scriptures alone. Both
Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored with
EQUAL sentiments of devotion and reverence." (Roman
Catholic Catechism, Given October 11, 1992, the thirtieth
anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican
Ecumenical Council, in the fourteenth year of my
Pontificate. Page 31).
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The Question Of Dominion
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article: The Question Of Dominion.
I am writing this article as an apologetic
against the Third Wave, Latter Rain, Word of Faith and
Reformed Theology teachings that the Church is to rise up
and take over the systems of government, businesses and
every other aspect of life. "See, the problem is, is that
Satan has had too much of his way in our society because
he has a government! And the only way to overthrow a
government is with a government. It won't happen
otherwise. So therefore the government of the church
has to get into place in the extended church just like we
do have it very well in place, we haven't reached our goal
yet ..." (Transcript of C. Peter Wagner, Arise
Prophetic Conference, Gateway Church, San Jose, CA,
10-10-2004) Wagner has substituted the "government of the
church" for the coming government of Jesus Christ in the
Millennial Kingdom. Wagner is "Kingdom Now" while
the Bible teaches "Kingdom Come". What I wanted to do with
this article is put the issue of dominion to rest by
studying the definition the Bible gives to dominion and
ruling authority. When we look at the subject we can
easily ascertain what is going on today and what God
requires of the Church.
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Shepherd Or Hireling?
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on the article: "Shepherd
Or
Hireling?"
The Bible lays out the definitions of both
an overseer (under shepherd) and a hireling. John
10:11-13 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd
giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling,
and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth
the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and
the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The
hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not
for the sheep. (KJV) 1 Tim. 3:1-3 Here
is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being
an overseer, he desires a noble task. Now the overseer
must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife,
temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able
to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but
gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. (NIV)
Titus 1:7-13 Since an overseer is entrusted with
God's work, he must be blameless, not overbearing, not
quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not
pursuing dishonest gain. Rather he must be hospitable, one
who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright,
holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly to the
trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can
encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who
oppose it. For there are many rebellious people, mere
talkers and deceivers, especially those of the
circumcision group. They must be silenced, because they
are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought
not to teach - and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are
always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons." This testimony
is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will
be sound in the faith. (NIV) A hireling does not really
care about being a watchman, but is more concerned with
protecting his reputation, position and income. A
true watchman will guard the flock against wolves from
within (Acts 20:30) and without (Acts 20:29) no matter the
cost to his reputation, position or income. Following is a
little quiz you can take to see if you are a true Biblical
under shepherd as a leader in your church, are becoming a
hireling, or are one now.
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Testing Music In The Church
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on these articles:
Testing
Music
In The Church, Testing
Music
In The Church-Part 2, and Worship
Song
Ratings.
Too many churches today are allowing music
to be used in their services that is not glorifying to the
Lord and can actually be a hindrance to the teaching of
sound doctrine. Pastors and leaders should be using their
leadership role to test what is being played and sung in
their churches. Though some are quick to test preaching
and teaching from their pulpits, many ignore the music
being used in the same services. This is a tragic mistake.
Music is a powerful medium. It is something that effects
deeply the body, mind and emotions. It is a proven fact
that music often stays with a person far longer than what
is taught or preached. Songs roam around in our heads,
especially if the melody appeals to us. What is often
overlooked is the serious impression music makes on
people, and the teaching they are getting over and over
again as they allow the song to repeat in their minds and
on their lips. Music teaches things much more subtly yet
sometimes far more effectively. That's why the lyrical
content of music in the church, as well as its effect on
the spiritual lives of those who perform and listen,
should be vigorously examined by the leaders of the
church. This is a 2-DVD set.
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Examine Yourselves & Hold On!
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on the articles "Examine Yourself To See If
You Are In The Faith" and "Hold
On!"
2 Cor. 13:5 Examine yourselves
to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.
Do you not realise that Christ Jesus is in
you - unless, of course, you fail the test?
People who call themselves followers of
Christ or "Christians" and claim they are born again must
believe certain things. If they do not then they fail
the test of faith. They can claim they are born again
all they want and "once saved, always saved" but if they
fail the test of faith there is no eternal security.
Only God knows who will be saved, from beginning to end,
because of His foreknowledge and omniscience (Rom. 8:29, 1
Pet. 1:2). God did not make an arbitrary judgment
about who would be saved and who would not. His Spirit
is given to those He foreknew, when convicted of sin by His
Holy Spirit, would choose to believe and commit themselves
to Jesus Christ. We are not God and we do not have His
omniscience. Therefore, according to Paul, we must be
sure our belief system is in the right place once our eyes
have been opened to the Truth. I am not saying we do
not have assurance of salvation, but our assurance comes not
only because of His Atonement and promises of salvation but
from our continuing in the Faith, which is always the
Biblical criteria. Those who would be Bible teachers must
teach according to the whole counsel of God's Word.
Let me be clear. There is only one way to salvation.
That is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ
alone. I will deal with a few of those issues
following, but it is important to recognize that being saved
is not just a matter of believing that Jesus lived, or that
He was a man, or simply giving mental ascent to His
existence in whatever form.
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"Blasphemizing" The Bible
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I am going to go over an article I wrote back
in 2006 in preparation for the book I wrote with Mike
Oppenheimer called 'Idolatry in Their Hearts'. This
book is an apologetic against the false teachings of the
World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People movement, the
Emerging Church and the New Apostolic Reformation which got
their ideas from the book "Eternity in Their Hearts" by Don
Richardson. At the time that book came out no one
really saw the dangerous ideas Richardson was
promoting. All they would have had to do was look at
the two subtitles of that book to understand the
implications. The first subtitle in the 1981 edition
read: The Untold Story of Christianity among Folk Religions
of Ancient People. Those who read this book found some
interesting cross-cultural ideas but apparently missed the
false premise of the book starting with the subtitle. How
could Christianity be "among folk religions" where the
Gospel had not been preached (Rom. 10:14-15)? At that time
Christians who read the book were apparently satisfied that,
though there was some questionable material present, it made
for an interesting discussion on how to do cross-cultural
ministry. The subtitle it has today, which was first
published in 1984, is as follows: Startling Evidence of
Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures
Throughout the World. This should have been a red flag
for many Christians but then, who reads subtitles? But
how could the "One True God" be known to Gentiles who did
"not know God".
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Resources For Pastors
including
"Good English Bible Translations"
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
I was talking with a pastor after a Wednesday
night service and he mentioned that I said I had done an
article comparing English Bible translations. He
called me up later and asked me to come back and present the
contents of that article I sent out in about 2002 to my
mailing list for the Pacific Waves Newsletter which,
unfortunately, I can no longer afford to publish and
mail. However an archive of past issues of that
newsletter can be found here.
In that article I detailed a number of good and bad
resources for pastors including Bible translations,
concordances, commentaries, Bible dictionaries, etc. I
present an edited version of part of that article on this
DVD, particularly dealing with English Translations of the
Bible. Translation is a very detailed endeavor and
should only be undertaken by those with a proper education
in that subject and a sound doctrinal background. I
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Articles exposing the Third Wave and Emerging
Church connections with Rome and other articles on the
false teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
(1) Holding
Hands
With The Pope by Ernest D. Pickering, Th.D. ,
1995
The current evangelical ecumenical craze is bringing together the
Catholic Church and some Protestant church groups. This new
ecumenicalism is part of the Toronto/Brownsville movement.
"Have Bible-believers been in error for centuries in refusing to
recognize the Roman Catholic Church as a part of the true Church
of Christ? Did the martyrs of old die in vain as they protested
the false teachings of the "mother of harlots", and were burned
at the stake for their efforts? Were Hugh Latimer, John Knox,
and Martin Luther simpletons who failed to recognize the
marvelous benefits of ecumenism and who, instead, boldly
attacked the multiplied errors of Rome?" On Charismatics:
"It is interesting that, in reporting the signing of the
ecumenical document, the National and International Religion
Report commented: 'What brought the two communities together to
this point, some signers said, are the experiences of
worshipping together in the charismatic movement . . . . This is
but another evidence of the impetus toward ecumenism which has
been generated by the modern charismatic movement. Charismatics
find common ground in their shared experience and see no
doctrinal impediment to full cooperation with one another.
Charismatics seem to be able to span the widest theological gulf
with no problem whatsoever."
(2) The
Truth
About Roman Catholicism by H. Reynolds, Foundation
Magazine, Vol. XIII, Issue 1, 1995
"Is the Roman Catholic Church the one true Church? Are its
past and present teachings and practices Scriptural? How has
the Roman Catholic Church changed through the centuries? How
much has it changed in our lifetime? Have these changes been
basic or superficial? Where is the Roman Catholic Church
headed?"
(3) Part
One:
Foundations For Apostasy: 1950-1985 by Ed Tarkowski,
1996
"According to John MacArthur's "The Charismatics": "In 1960,
Pentecostalism spilled over denominational lines when
Episcopal rector Dennis Bennet experienced what he believed
was the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the gift of tongues.
After that, as John Sherrill put it, "THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING
DOWN." The Charismatic movement spread into mainline
denominations such as Episcopalian, Methodist, Presbyterian,
Baptist, and Lutheran."
(4) Charismatic
And
Evangelical Leaders Meet With The Pope by David W.
Cloud, 1996
Here's the magazine article about the meeting with the Pope in
1995. "Charismatic Pat Robertson (Christian Broadcasting
Network), Chuck Colson (Prison Fellowship Ministries), Don
Argue (president, National Association of Evangelicals), and
Bill Bright (Campus Crusade for Christ) were among the
religious leaders who met with Pope John Paul II during the
Pope's visit to New York City, October 7, 1995."
(5) The
"Evangelicals and Catholics Together" Document commentary
by Tim Barbaho, 1996
"A formal declaration boldly documents the Evangelical and
Catholic commitment to work together to evangelize and bring
about social reform in the world. The
Evangelicals
and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third
Millennium has, in effect, laid the groundwork for
Evangelicals to set aside their distinctive doctrines and
unite with the Catholic Church and other religions which are
coming together by 2000 A.D."
(6) Charisma
Magazine
Promotes Catholic-Protestant Unity by David W.
Cloud, 1996
"The Charismatic movement is one of the most effective glues
holding the last-days ecumenical movement together."
(7) Pope
Says
Mary "Collaborated In The Work Of Salvation" by
David W. Cloud, 1997
"At his general audience in St. Peter's Square on April 9,
Pope John Paul II said that Mary uniquely collaborated in the
work of salvation. According to the Vatican Information
Service, April 9, 1997, the pope stated that 'in union with
Christ and yielding to Him, She collaborated to obtain the
grace of salvation for all humanity." Also, see a short
synopsis of David Cloud's book "The
World
Council Of Churches" on the connection between Roman
Catholicism and pagan religions.
(8) Is
It
The Same Spirit? by Moreno Dal Bello, 1996
"The Roman Catholic Charismatic Renewal is growing at a rapid
pace. All around the world Roman Catholics are experiencing
the charismatic's second baptism known as the 'baptism of the
Holy Spirit.' Many are also being 'slain in the spirit' and
are Speaking in 'tongues'. The Roman Catholic priesthood has
embraced the 'charismatic experience' which has received the
Pope's official blessing. But what does this all mean?"
Although this article is from a KJV-only perspective, which I do
not entirely subscribe to, it points out the fact that if
Catholics and Protestants can both be "slain in the spirit',
what is to prevent any other religion from sharing in this
experience. And the answer is -- none. They are already
experiencing it. Is this then the Holy Spirit or the great
apostacy?
(9) Promise
Keepers
Changes Doctrinal Statement To Appease Catholics by
David W. Cloud, 1997
"When Promise Keepers first published its brief statement of
faith, it did not include the phrase "by faith alone." It was
added because of the outcry of those who protested that the
absence of this phrase leaves room for false gospels which mix
grace and works, faith and sacraments. You see, false
gospelers do not deny that salvation is by faith and by grace.
What they deny is that it is by grace ALONE through faith
ALONE without works and sacraments of any sort. Now we see
that Promise Keepers has again modified its statement to
remove "by faith alone" to please the Catholic leaders with
whom they are fellowshipping. Promise Keepers vice president,
Paul Edwards, tells us that PK's doctrinal statement is
"dynamic" and "open to change." This is typical of those with
an ecumenical agenda. They claim that sound doctrine is
precious to them, but in practice they are incredibly flexible
and nonchalant about the most foundational of doctrines."
(10) Catholic
Mariology Cult Gaining Wide Support UPI & The
Times, UK, 1997
"The Catholic Mariology cult is gaining wider support to have
the pope and the Catholic Church declare Mary to be
co-redemptrix (co-redeemer) with Christ."
(11)
Inside the Catholic Catechism
by Robert T. Weaver, 1996
"There are 2865 catechisms of the Catholic Church. All
catechism references will be taken from the Catechism of the
Catholic Church, Image, Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
For the sake of time, I cannot cover all catechisms. However,
I do want to cover, what I believe are, major doctrinal
heresies according to the Word of God. I will give the
catechism number, the catechism, and the page number
referenced. I will then list Bible verses that repudiate the
teachings of the catechism."
(12) Promise
Keepers Woos Catholics by Jim Kirksey, Denver Post
Staff Writer, 1998
"Bill McCartney and his Promise Keepers were embraced by the
Denver Catholic Archdiocese ... at a gathering of more than
250 men, and a handful of women, at the John Paul II Center in
south Denver. "
(14) From
Peter
To Pope John Paul II by Catholic Information Center
on Internet, 1998
Now, if this AVI. movie file doesn't prove direct succession of
apostolic authoirity from Peter to the current pope, I don't
know what does! "This [CICI] is Very, Very Great !!" said
Pope John Paul II at the demonstration of the Catholic
Information Center on Internet on October 7, 1995 by James S.
Mulholland, Jr., Founder and President of CICI." By
the way, this is on the OFFICIAL
Catholic site at www.catholic.com, believe it or not. Kind
of says it all. Notice how the nose grows longer. Is
it just me or is that a sign? You will need to touch the
picture with your mouse cursor to activate the morph. It
took me awhile to figure that one out. Kind of confusing
like Vatican II!
(15) Pope
John Paul II Receives A Mark In His Forehead By A Pagan
Shiva Priestess by Cutting
Edge Ministries, 1998
"We received some very shocking, but revealing, information
about Pope John Paul II from a sister Christian organization,
"Former Catholics For Christ". In their newsletter, dated
Jan/Feb/Mar, 1998, they reveal that Pope John Paul II allowed
a Shiva priestess to create the traditional Shiva mark on his
forehead. Note: We do not agree with all the
conclusions in this article, but we present this information as
proof that the Vatican and the Pope continue to steadily move
toward total interfaith globalism, and that the Roman Catholic
Church is spiritually bankrupt from the top down.
(16) Pope
John Paul II - Vatican II and the "Bent Cross" by Cutting
Edge Ministries, 1998
"Please notice the Crucifix that Pope John Paul II is holding
up to the people, at left. Study it closely, and you will
realize that it is not a Traditional Crucifix, as we show
below. Rather, this Crucifix is known as a "Bent Cross". But,
what does that mean?" Note: We do not agree with all
the conclusions on this page but the implications of the use of
the "bent cross" indicate that the veneer of Christianity at the
Vatican is wearing thin.
(17) Pagan
Practices
Married To The Church Of Rome
by Fair Dinkum Newsletter, 1998
"The nature of the Catholic faith is such that nothing can be
added to it, nothing taken away. Either it is held in its
entirety or it is rejected totally. This is the Catholic Faith
which, unless a man believes faithfully and firmly, he cannot
be saved" (Pope Benedict XV). The Church that never changes
has been in a constant state of change since is inception in
the third century."
(18) Evangelical
Leaders Participate In Papal Mass by David Cloud,
1998
"Pat Robertson and Bill Bright participated in a papal mass
in New York's Central Park during John Paul II's October visit
to the United States. According to the Religious News Service,
Pat Robertson marched at the head of an ecumenical procession
(which included Bright) to the papal altar and was seated with
Protestant, Orthodox and other Christian leaders. Robertson is
the Charismatic head of the 700 Club and Bright is the head of
Campus Crusade for Christ."
(19) Do
Catholics
And Evangelicals Now Agree? by John Ankerberg With
Dr. John MacArthur, Dr. R.C. Sproul, Dr. D. James Kennedy,
1999
"Video exploration of the topic of the ECT document. A
video tape series is available here."
(20) A
Review of and Response to "Evangelicals and Catholics
Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium"
by James White, Director, Alpha and Omega Ministries,
1999
"The framers of ECT have done a disservice, first and
foremost to the gospel of Christ, and secondarily to their
communities. We call upon such men as Charles Colson, Richard
Land, Larry Lewis, Richard Mouw, John White, and especially
J.I. Packer, to rethink their position, and withdraw their
support from a document that can do nothing more than cause
confusion and "give aid and comfort to the enemies of the
cause of Christ."
(22) Faiths
Heal Ancient Rift Over Faith - Catholics, Lutherans End
Doctrinal Dispute by Charles Trueheart, Washington
Post Foreign Service, 11/1/99
The "Joint Declaration On The Doctrine Of Justification" was,
today, nailed to his church door by Cardinal Willliam H. Keeler,
thereby allegedly ending the Reformation that Martin Luther died
to support. I dare say, if Luther could, he would be
rolling over in his grave at the sight of this apostasy.
Fortunately, though 61.5 million Lutherans agreed to the accord,
about 3 million rejected it. You can read the Missouri
Synod's "The
Joint
Lutheran/Roman Catholic Declaration on Justification: A
Response" and see for yourself their good reasons for not
signing this document. Read the full LCMS position paper here.
Keep
in mind that it is a .pdf file and will take a long time to
download.
(23) The
Roman
Catholic-Lutheran "Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of
Justification": A Denial of the Gospel and the Righteousness
of Christ by Richard M. Bennett, 1999
"There have been numerous, alarming attempts over the past
five years to declare Roman Catholics as "brothers and sisters
in Christ" during the dialogue between Evangelicals and the
Roman Catholic Church. Now something more sinister and
authoritative has taken place. "The Joint Declaration on the
Doctrine of Justification" (JD), an official doctrinal
statement jointly authored by representatives of the Roman
Catholic Church (RCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF),
has been signed on October 31st, 1999, as a joint confessional
agreement. On the 482nd anniversary of Martin Luther's pivotal
posting of the yet unanswered "95 theses" that ignited the
Protestant Reformation, the RCC and LWF vividly confirmed
their position of the serious apostasy--to which ecumenism
with Rome inevitably leads. The Lutherans of LWF have now
embraced the doctrine of the Council of Trent, and in so doing
have officially and formally denied the Gospel and the
righteousness of Christ."
(24) The
Condition
Of The 21st Century Church by Mike Genrdon,
01/00
"What do you see as the greatest problem facing the church
today? This question was asked of me after I delivered a
message in Clearwater, Florida several months ago. Without
hesitation I said: "There appears to be a lack of discernment
among church leaders and an increasing tolerance of doctrinal
error and immorality within the body of Christ." The
church has become worldly, irrelevant and ignorant of biblical
truth. Seldom is the Word of God used to correct and reprove
for training in righteousness. Large numbers of lost people
are coming to church to be entertained."
(25) The
Web Of Ecumenism: Charismatic/Catholic Connections
by Jerry Moser, The Raden Report, 4/7/00
Catholics and Third Wavers get together for "Celebrate Jesus
2000". Speakers include people such as Thomas Trask the
AoG General Secretary; John Kilpatrick and Steve Hill of
Brownsville AoG; Pat Robertson of 700 Club; John Arnott of TACF
(Toronto "Blessing"); and Fr. Michael Scanlan of Francisan
University. This is sure to bring a heavy dose of the
paranormal and occult teachings and practices of the Third Wave
into more Catholic circles. The sad part of this is that
few Catholics have been taught to discern the false teaching,
false prophesy and false anointing of this movement, let alone
the true gospel message. Heresy upon heresy!
(26) Pat
Robertson
& Rome by David W. Cloud, The Raden Report,
Fundamental Baptist Information Service, 5/30/00
"Pat Robertson, founder of the 700 Club and Regent
University, is an ardent ecumenicist who has long worked and
fellowshipped with Romanists. He exemplifies what is happening
widely in Evangelical-Charismatic circles today." Disclaimer:
This is a Fundamentalist Baptist perspective. We do not
endorse some of their other views on issues like KJV-Only.
(27)
Roman
Catholicism by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones,
1899-1981
The Roman Catholic system is shown to be apostate
doctrinally. If that is the case, why are Evangelicals,
Pentecostals and other Protestants joining with Rome?
(28) The
Pope
Identifies Himself As The "Sweet Christ On Earth" by
David W. Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, 6/1/00
Pope John Paul II, in a 1996 "Apostolic Exhortation,"
encouraged Catholics to reverence the papacy as the "sweet
Christ on earth." An Independant Baptist
perspective.
(29) Tracing
Rome's
Steps Into Apostasy by Evangelist Mike Gendron,
Proclaiming The Gospel, July/August Newsletter, Feature
Article
"As we witness the great apostasy enveloping the world, it is
both discouraging and encouraging. Yes it is indeed
discouraging to see so many being deceived and falling away
from the true faith. However, it is also encouraging because
we know these things must take place before the Lord Jesus
returns in glory (2 Thes 2:3). Let us be faithful to the one
who has called us out of darkness into the glorious light of
His Son!"
(30) Pope
To Consecrate New Millennium To Mary as reported by
Bible Prophesy Research (BPR), 2000
"Pope John Paul II will conduct an act of dedicating the new
millennium to Mary, the Vatican has announced. According to
The Immaculate Heart Messenger, a major Catholic magazine, the
consecration will take place on October 7th, 2000, on the
occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary."
(31) Devil
Defeats The Pope In Vatican Exorcism Battle by
Bruce Johnston in Rome, The Electronic Telegraph,
9/11/00
"The Pope carried out an impromptu exorcism on a teenage girl
after she began "screaming insults in a cavernous voice"
during an audience in the Vatican City, it emerged at the
weekend. Despite the Pope's efforts and those of
his chief "Satan-buster", Fr Gabriele Amorth, the girl
remained "possessed"."
(32) Proof That
Mary Was A Sinner, Was In Need Of A Savior, Had More Than
Four Children, And Is Not Mediatrix by Neil
Rivalland, 9/00
A quick answer to the RCC that has deified Mary.
(33) Mary
Who? by Dave Hunt, The Berean Call, 10/00
"Although mankind is being drawn into every kind of spiritual
deception in the last days before the return of Jesus, it is
especially sad that the real mother of Jesus, the remarkable
"handmaid of the Lord" (Lk 1:38), is so terribly
misrepresented, thereby drawing millions away from her Son."
(34) The
True God Of Catholicism: The God Of Fortresses by
Virginia Galli, And "He" Shall Honor The God Of
Fortresses, taken from Prophesy In The News
The man of sin, the antichrist, will be a worshipper of "a god
of fortresses" (Da. 11:38). This "god" is the female deity under
many names, but in particular Astarte "god of the tower".
The foremost worshipper of female deities today is the Catholic
church, whose pope is about to deify Mary, calling her the
"coredemptrix with Christ". I believe it may be wise to
keep our eyes on the next pope, who at this writing may be a
Jew, who may also be the one to negotiate a peace agreement
between Isrrael and the Arab countries since Rome is seeking to
mediate that conflict. "The antichrist�s god will be the god
of the fortress. Throughout history, the leading example of
the fortress god is none other than Ishtar / Ashtoreth /
Astarte, also known in certain contemporary circles as
"Ashtar."
(35) Mary:
Mother
... and Savior? by Jan Jarboe Russell, New York
Times News Service, 1/6/01
"The world of today is in desperate need of a mother,"
whispered Prof. Mark Miravalle as he sat behind his desk at
Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, carefully
fingering a string of rosary beads. Half a world away, inside
the Vatican, yet another enormous box arrived filled with
petitions asking Pope John Paul II to exercise his absolute
power to proclaim a new and highly debated dogma: that the
Virgin Mary is a co-redeemer with Jesus and cooperates
fully with her son in the redemption of mankind."
(36) Catholic
Charismatics
- My Testimony by Bill,
Azusa@aol.com, 5/01
"My testimony of working with the Catholic Charismatics."
(37) Pope
Entrusts "Whole Church" To Mary by THE
CALVARY CONTENDER, VOL. XVIII NO. 13 July 1, 2001
"On June 3, Pope John Paul II entrusted "the whole Church" to
the intercession of Mary and "placed in her hands the
expectations of peace and justice of the world." He called her
the "queen of heaven." Here's another story called "John
Paul
II Entrust Peace Of World To The Virgin Mary".
(38) Roman
Catholicism Compared To Biblical Christianity by
Barbara Wilhelm, 9/01
"The purpose of this paper was simply to make the truth
known. The love that will be needed to share it can come only
from prayerful time with the Lord. He has a deep burden for
those caught in the web of the Catholic Church. As we pray He
will share that burden with us that we may share His love and
truth with them."
(39) Evangelicals
And
Catholics: The Next Generation? by T.A. McMahon,
The Berean Call, June 2002
Simply shocking!
(40) Mother
Of
Harlots? by Joseph Chambers, Paw Creek Ministries,
7/02
It is amazing to study the ancient Babylon religions, such as
the Mother goddess, pagan rituals, and other dark ideas, and
then see them repeated in the Mystery Babylon of Rome.
The likeness is undeniable.
(41) A
Marriage From Hell by Joseph Chambers, Paw Creek
Ministries, 7/02
The joining of Catholics and Protestants is a clear
indication of ultimate apostasy. Religious organizations,
denominations, churches, and individuals are presently rushing
to outdo each other in preparation for this unity.
(42) Catholicism
&
Islam - Ties The Bind
by T.A. McMahon, The Berean Call, November 2002
Roman Catholicism recognizes Allah as the God of the Bible.
In 1985, Pope John Paul II declared to an enraptured audience
of thousands of Muslim youths, "Christians and Muslims, we
have many things in common as believers and as human
beings....We believe in the same God, the one and only God,
the living God...." But how is that possible?
(43) The
Spirit
of Roman Catholicism - What Lies Behind the Modern
Public Image? by Mary Ann Collins (A
Former Catholic Nun), Catholic Concerns, February 2002
How has the Roman Catholic Church behaved when it was in a
position of power and therefore was able to do what it really
wanted to do? The answers may surprise you. They surprised
me.
(44) But
I
Say Unto Thee ... by Jackie Alnor, June
2003
Here�s a sample of how Jesus would correct the so-called
"infallible" Roman Sanhedrin if they had spiritual ears to
hear and eyes to see.
(45) Come
Out
Of A False Church by Bible Prophesy And
Rapture Report, 4/04
There comes a time when a person has to leave a false church
after they are saved. This false church can be Roman
Catholicism, Mormonism, JW, or any number of liberal churches
that deny foundations of the Christian faith. To
stay inside as a 'witness' just isn't possible. One cannot
grow and mature in a false church. Also a person gives
indirect approval to the false doctrines in that church by
attending such a place. Only by obeying God and coming out
will a statement be made and a Godly influence given!
(46) Indifference
or
Ignorance: The Practice of Idolatry Within the Church
by Richard Bennett and Randall Paquette
Praise for Mel Gibson�s �The Passion of
the Christ,� has resounded from pulpit to pew. It is evident
that there are many Christians who, without reservation, are
prepared to accept movies about �Christ�, even one in the
Catholic tradition. The question therefore that must be
asked is this: in the light of Scripture, is their position
defendable or do they fall under the condemnation of
Almighty God?
(47) Queen
Of
Rome, Queen Of Islam, Queen Of All! by Roger
Oakland, Understanding The Times, 1/05
She appears as a living, breathing,
three-dimensional lady enveloped in exquisite light.
Visionaries and seers describe a beautiful, young woman
glowing in radiant splendor. Seers, while describing her as
brilliant to behold and arrayed with every splendor, admit
that the "Queen of Heaven" transcends human
description.
(48) Mary
for
Protestants? A New Look at an Old Question by
Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, 3/18/05
Should Mary be venerated by
Protestants? That question frames the March 21, 2005 cover
story for TIME magazine. David Van Biema has written an
expansive and insightful report on contemporary developments
among Protestants--developments that may influence some
evangelicals.
(49) Smack
Dab In The Middle Of The Apostasy - "Evangelicals"
Fawn Over The Pope At His Death by Sandy Simpson,
4/7/05
The Roman Catholic Church, headed by the popes, have long
taught against at least two of the "central doctrines of the
Christian Faith". That "Evangelical" leaders would endorse the
pope, glorify him, say he is a saint, and laud him to the
world is a testament of just how far into apostasy the
Evangelical churches have fallen.
(50) Who
is the Vicar of Christ? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 4/12/05
Richard Bennett asks the question we all need to
answer.
(51) The
Roman Catholic Issue of Interfaith by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 4/12/05
How has the evangelical church become agreeable for
interfaith.
(52) Catholic
Doctrines
Comparison Chart
A helpful (.pdf) comparison chart of some false teachings of
Catholicism and a historical timeline as to when they started.
(53) The
Alignment
of New Evangelicals with Apostasy by Richard
Bennett, 1/06
The first and second National
Evangelical Anglican Conferences that met at Keele and
Nottingham in the UK in 1967 and 1977, respectively, were
primed to launch and further the new policy of Anglican
Evangelicals towards ecumenism. There was a now desire on
the part of New Evangelicals to be united with ritualistic
Anglicans, who were essentially Roman Catholic in belief and
practice; and liberals who believed in a fallible Bible.
Leading Evangelicals, such as John Stott and J.I. Packer,
endorsed the statements from these. John Stott, who chaired
the first conference at Keele, made clear that the
conference was accepting not only Anglo-Catholics and
liberals, but Roman Catholics also: �All who confess the
Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the
Scriptures and therefore seek together to fulfill their
common calling to the glory of one God, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit have a right to be treated as Christians, and it is
on this basis that we wish to talk with them.�6
(54) Reformation
Rejection by Dave Hunt, The Berean Call, 2/06
Shamefully, double-crossing
Evangelicals have reversed the Reformation, railroading
believers back to the reign of Rome.
(55) Vatican,
WCC
Churches And Other Religions Work On Consensual Conversion
Plan by BeliefNet, Associated Press, 2006
ATHENS, Greece - The Vatican and the
world's largest alliance of Christian churches plan to seek
a common code for religious conversions, a leader of the
effort said Wednesday. The groups also will open contacts
with Islam and other faiths to study ways to avoid
conflicts.
(56) A
Different Gospel Cannot Be The Same Gospel by Ken
Silva, Apprising Ministries, 6/5/06
Now can you see the deadly deception
that far too many evangelical leaders themselves have been
falling for? The Purpose Driven Church, as the logical
outgrowth of the sinner sensitive Church Growth Movement,
the Emergent Church embodying the Gnostic new
evangelicalism, and the Word Faith Church for those obsessed
with material gain, a little something for everyone in these
major cogs within the ECoD. But don�t these poor misguided
fools remember that God the Holy Spirit clearly warns the
true Christian not to be yoked together with unbelievers
like the long apostate Church of Rome?
(57) Catholicism
And
Christianity: The Differences Between Them by
Barbara Wilhelm, 9/4/06
The Bible says, �You shall know the
truth and the truth shall set you free.� With all my heart I
want to see those who are Catholic set free. That is the
reason I have written this report. Catholics need to know
the truth of real salvation and we Christians need to know
the truth about Catholicism that we may witness to them
meaningfully so that they may know the true love of Jesus
and have eternal life. And eternal life is exactly what is
at stake as this comparison reveals.
(58) Explaining
The
Heresy Of Catholicism (23-296) by John MacArthur,
Grace To You Ministries, 11/06
A series of articles on some of the
heresies of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Exposing
the
Idolatry of Mary Worship: An Overview (90-314) (Selected
Scriptures)
- Exposing
the
Idolatry of Mary Worship: Catholic Dogma, Pt. 1 (90-315)
(Selected Scriptures)
- Exposing
the
Idolatry of Mary Worship: Catholic Dogma, Pt. 2 (90-316)
(Selected Scriptures)
- Exposing
the
Idolatry of Mary Worship: What the Bible Says (90-317)
(Selected Scriptures)
- Explaining
the
Heresy of the Catholic Mass, Pt. 1 (90-318) (Selected
Scriptures)
- Explaining
the
Heresy of the Catholic Mass, Pt. 2 (90-319) (Selected
Scriptures)
- The
Pope
and the Papacy (90-291) (Selected Scriptures)
- The
Scandal
of the Catholic Priesthood (80-264) (Selected
Scriptures)
(59) Pope
Hailed
For Praying Toward Mecca by Reuters, 12/2/06
Pope Benedict has wound up a visit to Turkey amid praise from
the local press for visiting Istanbul's Blue Mosque and praying
towards Mecca "like Muslims"
(60) Vatican:
Pope's
Prayer In Mosque Is A 'New Horizon' In Interfaith by
Roger Oakland, Understanding The Times, 12/06
Pope Benedict XVI's moment of prayer at Istanbul's Blue
Mosque last week has opened up a "new horizon in
interreligious dialogue" according to a top Italian Roman
Catholic cleric, Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia. "For the first
time a Pope appealed to God in a Mosque. Not even Pope John
Paul II did it in the Damascus Mosque," Paglia said referring
to the 2001 visit to Syria by Benedict's predecessor.
(61) Why
Evangelicals
Are Returning To Rome by Bob DeWaay, Critical Issues
Commentary, March/April 2008
The February 2008 edition of Christianity Today ran a cover
story about evangelicals looking to the ancient Roman Catholic
Church in order to find beliefs and practices.1 What was
shocking about the article was that both the author of the
article and the senior managing editor of CT claim that this
trip back to Rome is a good thing. Says Mark Galli the editor,
�While the ancient church has captivated the evangelical
imagination for some time, it hasn�t been until recently that
it�s become an accepted fixture of the evangelical landscape.
And this is for the good.�2 Chris Armstrong, the author of the
article who promotes the trip back to the ancient church,
claims
that because the movement is led by such persons as �Dallas
Willard, Richard Foster, and living and practicing monks and
nuns,� that therefore, �they are receiving good guidance on
this road from wise teachers.� This he claims shows that,
�Christ is guiding the process.�3
(62) Mixing
Catholicism
with Non-Christian Religions by Mary Ann Collins (A
Former Catholic Nun), August 2008
In October, 1986, Pope John Paul II convened and led a
multi-faith service at Assisi, Italy. Leaders of non-Christian
religions participated and publicly prayed to their gods.
Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, animists, and Zoroastrians
participated in this service. So did an Orthodox patriarch and
some Protestant leaders.[1]
(63) Roman
Catholicism
Through the Lens of Scripture by Mike Gendron,
Dallas Seminary, 9/08
Mike's last message at Dallas Theological Seminary. A
video message.
(64) Catholic
Concerns
- Where Does the Road to Rome Lead? by Mary Ann
Collins, a former Catholic nun, 12/20/08
(65) A
Study Of Mary From A Biblical Perspective by Neil Rivalland, updated 3/8/09
Recently I discovered more evidence in
the Scriptures of the Roman Catholic Church's unbiblical
acknowledgement of Mary, so what I have done is rewritten
the article with this new discovery found in Luke 11:27-28.
As you read that passage of Scripture you will see how
relevant it is to our acknowledgement of the word of God and
Jesus Christ.
(66) Refashioning
God by The Berean Call, 7/31/09
The erroneous Catholic ideas about Jesus (that a piece of
bread is changed into the body and blood of Jesus in the
Eucharist, that He did not pay the full penalty for our sins,
etc.,) may not seem too surprising to evangelicals because, as
most know, the Church of Rome doesn't strictly adhere to the
Bible.
(67) In
the
Midst of Deceit by Randall Paquette, 10/09
The choice for a Catholic is simple; throw yourself upon the
mercy of the merciful God, and believe His Word, and trust in
Christ alone to save your soul, or continue in the labyrinth
of deceit that is Catholicism. �Thine habitation is in the
midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith
the Lord.�
(68) The
Messiah & The Cross Part 1: Common Misunderstandings
by The Berean Call, 10/14/09
The Messiah simply said to Jews and Gentiles, "Follow Me," an
invitation that may be accepted or rejected. The Bible ends
with this gracious offer, "Whosoever will may come." The
Messiah, who came to the world through Israel, forces nothing
upon anyone. One is free to choose hell or heaven. Jesus paid
the penalty for all of mankind's sin, but this payment is
effective only for those who believe and receive His sacrifice
on their behalf. Tragically, most Jews still remain resistant
to the salvation that God offers through the promised
Messiah.
(69) Further
Thoughts
on the Manhattan Declaration and a Response to Frank
Beckwith by James White, 11/25/09
Of course, one of the main questions I have received since
posting my thoughts (and referring to those of John MacArthur)
has to do with Dr. Mohler's defense of his signing the
document. It has never been my intention to excite that
spectrum of folks who exist on the fringes of meaningful
apologetics who are constantly looking for a new conflict, a
new battle. Yes, I had read Dr. Mohler's comments on why he
signed the document prior to writing my article. I appreciate
his position, but I beg to differ.
(70) Exchanging Religion
for an Eternal Relationship with God by Mike
Gendron, Proclaiming The Gospel Newsletter, Vol. 19 No. 1
In closing, we must take the same approach Jesus did by
refuting religious error and opposing those who spread it.
Religion can never save anyone, in fact it cuts them off from
God and the saving power of the Gospel (Rom. 1:16; 4:2-8). Let
us exhort those who are enslaved to their worthless and
empty religions to become privileged slaves of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
(71) The
Vatican's
troubles are spiritual by Jackie Alnor, Christianity
& the Media Examiner, 4/3/10
If the Roman Catholic Church would get back to the Bible and
require a married clergy, abolish the hierarchy, and urge
Catholics to confess their sins directly to God, this scandal
would soon come to an end. No longer would priests get to hide
behind the confessional as a cover-up for their sins or a tool
for recruiting others.
(72) The
Marian
Apparitions by Andrew Mayfield, April 10th
2010
Because of what is happening at the present day Marian
apparitions must be addressed in the light of Biblical truth.
This is done proficiently and with sensitivity by Andrew
Mayfield in a new article.
(73) Catholicism
Versus
the Bible: A Former Nun Looks at the Evidence by
Mary Ann Collins, 8/27/10
I recently published a book titled "Catholicism Versus the
Bible: A Former Nun Looks at the Evidence." The book is
now available at Amazon.com.
(74) Changing
Worldviews by Mary Ann Collins, 9/4/10
The worldview of Christians should be based on the Bible and
on our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. However, we
live in a world that offers a vast diversity of beliefs and
values that clash with Christianity. Those views are
continually bombarding us through television, newspapers,
magazines, movies, books, games, and secular education.
(75) Religious
statue
falls and breaks in Catholic church on YouTube,
9/12/10
1Sa 5:4 But the following morning when they rose, there
was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of
the LORD! His head and hands had been broken off and were
lying on the threshold; only his body remained.
1Sa 12:21 Do not turn away after useless idols. They
can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are
useless.
Ps 106:36 They worshipped their idols, which became a
snare to them.
Isa 42:8 "I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not
give my glory to another or my praise to idols.
Isa 45:16 All the makers of idols will be put to shame
and disgraced; they will go off into disgrace together.
Jer 32:34 They set up their abominable idols in the
house that bears my Name and defiled it.
1Jo 5:21 Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.
(76) Roman
Catholicism
and the art of equivocation by Matt Slick, CARM,
10/4/10
Roman Catholic theologians are masters of equivocation,
especially when it comes to Mary. With equivocation they
have managed to develop doctrines that have absolutely no
basis in scripture.
(77) Evangelizing
Catholics by Mike Gendron, 12/20/10
Listen to this two part audio message on how to effectively
evangelize Catholics. Listen to Part
1 & Part
2.
(78) Sorcery
in the Roman Catholic Church by Matt Slick, CARM,
12/29/10
Sorcery is the manipulation of the spiritual realm (or occult
natural laws) through rituals and words to obtain a specific
result in the physical world. When a certain formula is
performed and a certain result is automatically achieved, that
is sorcery. Some call it magic. In the Roman Catholic church
there are certain rituals where doing a specific formula has a
specific result. Following are three quotes from official
Roman Catholic Sources that demonstrate a type of sorcery.
(79) Our
Lady
of Perpetual Secrets - A tragic, real-life example of the
hazards of a Dominionist elite by Pastor Jeffrey
Whittaker, 1/21/11
When embarking on any meaningful study of the perils of
Dominionism creeping into and polluting the true Biblical
Gospel of Jesus Christ, one must give sufficient attention and
energy to the Mother of all Church/State abusers, The Roman
Catholic Church. Whether it be the countless treaties made
with European Monarchs and Dictators throughout history, or
her ongoing design to re-assimilate all existing religious
bodies back into �Mother�s� open arms via modern ecumenism,
the blurring of lines and contempt for public accountability
is still her modus operandi.
(80) On
Theosis,
Or Divinization - What does it mean to be �partakers of the
divine nature�? by Pastor Larry DeBruyn,
2/26/11
If biblical precedent exists for attaining unto divinity,
�The only biblical text which seems to bear directly on
deification is II Peter 1:4, where the destiny of Christian
believers is described as becoming �partakers of the divine
nature�.�[1] So the question becomes, does Peter�s reference
to partaking of the divine nature support the teaching that in
this life a Christian can become deified; that a Christian, as
defined by the Orthodox Church, can become subjected to �God�s
full and perfect penetration . . . in which [state of being]
the operations and energies of human nature cease, having been
replaced by the Divine Operations and Energies.�[2] On the
face of it, Peter appears to be teaching the possibility of
personal divinization, but upon a deeper investigation of the
text, he is not.
(81) Are
Catholics
Deceived? by Mike Gendron, 7/21/11
Who will you trust? Many people disregard Jeremiah�s
advice and put their trust in religious leaders. Catholics
believe that the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church accurately
teach what Jesus and His Word reveal. This can be a fatal
mistake. Those who disregard the objective truth of the Bible
and rely only on the subjective teachings of men leave
themselves open to deception. We know God would never deceive
anyone because He wants all people to be saved and come to a
knowledge of the truth (l Timothy 2:3). He gave us His Word so
we could know, understand and believe the truth (John 17:17).
(82) Another
Hole
in the Wall by Roger Oakland, 9/14/11
Are you willing to test all things, especially the
spiritual leaders whom you have considered great men of God?
Have you begun to notice a difference in what they stand for
now? Is your pastor departing from the Scriptures to become
part of a political Dominionist plan? Is he working together
with leaders of Rome and other false religions? Or does he say
nothing at all about these things and tell his congregation,
�All is well.� Jesus is coming soon! Why not be about your
Father�s business and reach out to those who are lost with the
gospel according to the Scriptures? Take the time and look
through the hole in the wall just like Ezekiel did. It will be
very revealing.
(83) 95
Specious
Lies of Rome by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
11/13/1
Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to the door of the Wittenburg
church, thus launching the great Reformation of Protestantism.
Much of what the Reformers fought and died for is being tossed
out the window by voices in New Evangelicalism calling for
ecumenism with Rome. In honor of Luther I've updated his
complaints to reflect the de-evolution of the Church of Rome
today. She (the Mother Church) no longer has the power to
torture and kill her opponents, so I can safely lay it all out
here. Would welcome comments of those who think it needs to be
tweaked - better examples of lies can replace any of
these.
(84) The
Pope�s
New Evangelization Program: Bishop Ricken, Greg Laurie and
Calvary Chapel by Roger Oakland, 12/8/11
One of the main goals we have at Understand The Times is to
analyze the news in light of insights found in the Word of God.
With regard to Bible prophecy, we should be very aware that
doctrines of demons are taking place as part of the great
falling away.[1] Even those who have been known for teaching the
Word of God can will be misled as they get caught up in this
Last Days apostasy. Recently an article caught my
attention with regard to Rome�s New Evangelization program. This
program, put into place by Pope John Paul II, is still being
promoted by Pope Benedict XVI in order to bring people to the
Roman Catholic Eucharistic Jesus through a variety of
plans.
(85) Roman
Catholicism:
A Different Gospel The Condones Idolatry by Cecil
Andrews, Take Heed Ministries, 12/16/11
The Gospel saves us from idolatry and tells us to repent.
Anybody in scripture that got saved turned from idolatry and
in the case of the Corinthians seriously admonished if they
continued to eat meat sacrificed to idols. The Roman Catholic
Church teaches a doctrine called �transubstantiation�. This
means that when the priest prays over the bread and wine in
the Roman Catholic Mass the bread and wine, though still
looking accidentally like bread and wine, actually change
substance and become the very body and blood of Jesus.
(86) Roman
Catholic
Apologists by The Berean Beacon, 12/18/11
A page exposing the false arguments of RCC apologists.
(87) The
Roman
Catholic Church Is The Masterpeice Of Satan And The Quenn Of
Iniquity by Charles Spurgoen, 1/2/12
A perfect reformation they could not work, and the remnant of
the rubbish is now our plague and hindrance. Everywhere the
much rubbish is being diligently cast upon the pile by the
emissaries of the Evil One, and we can scarcely get to the
foundations to build again the gold and silver and precious
stones which God commits to us with which to build up His own
house. Alas, there is very, very much rubbish!
(88) Beware
of
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing by Mike Gendron,
2/7/12
According to Webster?s Dictionary "deceive" means "to lead
astray or to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or
invalid." Could it be the church has not only lost its ability
to discern truth from error but also to discern wolves from
sheep? Consider Brennan Manning, an inactive Roman Catholic
priest, who has some obvious characteristics of a "wolf," yet
goes mostly undetected.
(89) Vatican�s
twisted
priorities / Op-ed: instead of focusing on decline of Arab
Christianity, Catholic Church chooses to demonize Israel
at Understanding The Times, 3/25/12
In a special interview with Die Tagespost last week, Latin
Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, named by Pope Benedict to
represent the Vatican in the Jewish State, declared that
�Israel's existence as such has nothing to do with the Bible.�
He then compared Christians� condition in today�s Jerusalem
with Jesus� Passion: �We Christians never forget that even our
Lord himself suffered and was mocked in Jerusalem.�
(90) Cardinal
Pell
Says Adam and Eve Didn't Exist by The Berean Call,
4/20/12
In comments that may shock some staunch Catholics, Cardinal
George Pell has described the biblical story of Adam and Eve
as a myth. He appeared alongside renowned evolutionary
biologist and atheist, Professor Richard Dawkins, on the ABC's
Q&A program last night. Cardinal Pell said the existence
of Adam and Eve was not a matter of science but rather a
mythological account. "It's a very sophisticated mythology to
try to explain the evil and the suffering in the world," he
said. "It's a religious story told for religious purposes."
According to Genesis, God created Adam and Eve as the first
man and woman and all people are descended from them. Cardinal
Pell's explosive comments came after he was questioned about
evolution.
(91) Catholic
Mysticism
and the Emerging Church by Richard Bennett,
5/29/12
Mysticism attempts to gain ultimate knowledge of God by a
direct experience that bypasses the mind. Catholic mysticism
working together with the Emerging Church, needs to be
reexamined. Old-time mystics such as Loyola, Teresa of Avila,
and John of the Cross need to be examined again along with
modern so-called evangelical mystics such as Richard Foster.
All of this, and more, is accomplished in this professional
presentation along with graphic inserts of persons and events.
An analysis is also made of Phyllis Tickle who has surfaced as
a formidable leader of this toxic movement. The fall from
power of Tony Jones, a former leading light of the movement,
is also documented. As we reexamine this topic we notice that
show has been viewed more than 13,800 times on You-Tube alone.
As you watch and listen to this distinctive DVD, we encourage
you to make it known by forwarding its URL to others. YouTube
video.
(92) Cecil
Andrews Debates Jesuit Priest at The Berean Call,
5/31/12
TBC: Friend of the ministry, Cecil Andrews, on May 15, 2012
debated a Jesuit priest on the subject of 'Mary' and the
program is now available to watch on you tube. Cecil notes
that many �Christians have emailed me to say how much they
appreciated what was said during the debate as I simply but
clearly set before the priest the truth of God's Word.�
"Mariology: Who Is Mary According to Scripture?" was broadcast
on May 15th. Representing the evangelical Christian position
was Cecil Andrews, founder of Take Heed Ministries. Supporting
the Roman Catholic position was Jesuit Priest Keith McMillan.
Cecil Andrews presents the evangelical Christian position
while Keith McMillan presents the Roman Catholic position.
(93) From
Darkness
To Light Host: Jim Scneider Guest: Mike Gendron, VCY
America, 7/14/12
Mike Gendron is the Founder and Director of Proclaiming the
Gospel Ministry. Mike was born into a devout Roman Catholic
family where he was taught early on that the Catholic Church
is the one true church. He went on to teach high school
Catholic doctrine but eventually he would realize that the
zeal he had for his religion wasn�t based upon biblical
knowledge. The journey toward that realization began one
morning when he was reading in the Dallas Morning News that a
man was coming to town to give a 3 day seminar discussing the
evidence for the Christian faith. The man that was
giving the conference was Christian apologist, Josh McDowell.
Mike left the conference knowing he had to read the Bible,
something that is discouraged in the Catholic religion as
Catholics are told it�s too complex, therefore answers must
come from the priests. Mike�s study of the Bible made him
realize that God�s plan of salvation is diametrically opposed
to the Catholic plan. What did Mike do next? How
did the things taught to Mike in Catholicism differ from what
he was learning from Scripture? Join Mike as he presents the
answers to these questions and also shares his passion to not
only reach Catholics with the truth but to also equip the
saints to reach out to them as well.
(94) The
Biblical
Uncovering of the Pope and the Papacy by Richard
Bennett, Berean Beacon, 8/26/12
None, but the Lord God, could have described beforehand,
office of the Pope and Papacy.Man could never have anticipated
the Papacy only God foretells it. That a power claiming to act
for God, to be "as God," in the midst of the Christian Church,
flouting His truth and mocking His own Holiness, defies
imagination. Yes a fraudulent sacramental system and false
pretenses have ruled the world for ages from the very same
seven-hilled city where the pagan Roman Empire once ruled by
military force. None the less we trust the Lord of Grace to
save many precious Catholics from this system. All the powers
of darkness and apostasy cannot shake the Lord God's power and
promises, "For by grace are you saved through faith; and that
not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest
any man should boast." We pray for and expect a display of His
love power and grace as this DVD is viewed, to His glory and
for the salvation of souls. If you personally are touched by
it, please let us know.
(95) The
Mindset
of Catholicism Permeating Evangelicalism by
Former Catholic Priest Richard Bennett, The Berean Beacon,
11/4/12
In this DVD, Richard Bennett highlights the Catholic Church�s
official teaching that people are spiritually wounded and need
restoration, rather than being spiritually dead in trespasses
and sins and in need of conviction and conversion. Richard
shows how this same mindset has become the basis of the
so-called gospel message in the New Evangelical movement and
its churches. The claiming of �new birth� by water baptism in
the Reformed Federal Vision movement is exposed. Likewise, an
alleged �new birth,� by making a self-initiated decision to
receive Christ as Savior, is also revealed. The Catholic
mindset of propagating images of Christ is now accepted in New
Evangelical churches in pictures of Christ, Sunday school
materials, and DVDs. This is shown to be the most dangerous of
the Catholic mindsets to pervade Christian circles. Kindly
make the DVD known to others by forwarding its URL. Thank you.
(96) James
Robison:
The Lord wants Protestants and Catholics to unite as one
by Sue at Suze Blog, 11/12/12
James Robinson sounds like the new spokesperson for
Catholicism on his TV broadcast show Life Today. Robinson
praised Fox News Contributor Fr. Jonathan Morris, claiming the
Lord was upon him and we should listen to him. James and Betty
Robinson promotes merger of evangelicals and Roman Catholics.
(97) Catholic,
Protestant
Churches Sign Historic Baptism Agreement by Roger
Oakland, 1/31/13
The pathway towards unification with Rome is becoming more
and more apparent to those who can see the coming One World
Religion with headquarters in Rome. Unfortunately, while this
is taking place, there are fewer who are willing to point out
this sign of the End Times and warn the sheep. For example,
those who follow leaders, many of them who follow the Purpose
Driven model promoted by Rick Warren, claim that "it is better
to be known for what you are for than what you are against."
In doing so, they close their eyes to the signs that reveal
Bible prophecy is underway and become part of the deception
that is underway.
(98) Is
Submission
to the Pope Necessary for Salvation? by Jason
Hauser, 2/1/13
"We declare, say, define, and pronounce that it is absolutely
necessary for the salvation of every human creature to be
subject to the Roman Pontiff." -Pope Boniface VIII
(99) Repentance
vs
Penance by Jason Hauser, 2/4/13
The Roman Catholic sacrament of penance is rooted in a
mistranslation of the Greek word metanoia. Properly
translated, metanoia means to repent which is to change one's
mind and is demonstrated by a change in one's actions.
(100) "The
Coming
One World Religion" and "Tell Catholics the Truth" DVD
by Mike Gendron, Proclaiming The Gospel Ministries, 3/1/13
Video presentations by Mike Gendron, with PowerPoint, are now
available on DVD. Each DVD contains two presentations.
Discover the most effective way to witness to Catholics by
using the most trustworthy authority for truth. Also discover
how the Vatican�s strategy for a one-world religion is taking
place without any resistance from the Body of Christ.
(101) Can
a
Priest Forgive Sins? by Jason Hauser, 3/12/13
How tragic that priests have have gone so far as to believe
that they have authority to forgive sins as mediators between
God and man, the position of Christ alone (1 Tim 2:5) and give
a false hope to those who are without Christ. Catholics must
turn from trusting in their religion to save and forgive them
and recognize that salvation and complete right standing is
found in Christ alone (Acts 4:12).
(102) Jesus
With
A Twist by Roger Oakland, 3/21/13
Everyone knows that the Catholic Church believes in an
orthodox biblical historical Jesus, born of a virgin in
Bethlehem, the Son of God, the Jesus who died on a cross and
was raised from the dead. How can anyone dare suggest this is
not the true Jesus who can save us from our sins? However, the
Catholic Church teaches that salvation was not completed by
Jesus� death on the cross. They believe each Mass is a
bloodless sacrifice that requires a Catholic priest.
(103) Are
Roman
Catholics still under the Law and therefore lost? by
Matt Slick, CARM, 3/22/13
To be under the Law means that a person is subject to the Law
and its judgments. Roman Catholicism teaches that its
members are obligated to keep the Law in order to be
saved. Therefore, the Roman Catholic Church keeps its
members "under the Law."
(104) Catholicism�Christian?
Or
Cultic? by Dave Hunt, The Berean Call, June
1991
The evangelical church today is being seduced as never in its
history. It faces a danger so grave that, although we have
discussed this problem before, it must be addressed again with
new insight and vigor. If evangelicals succumb to the
seduction, as they increasingly are doing, then their gospel
witness will be submerged in confusion and could eventually be
lost�a tragic and new dimension to the apostasy from which the
church and the world will never recover. Most astonishing and
alarming is the fact that (with few exceptions) evangelical
leaders and even the major cult watchers refuse to acknowledge
this threat. We are therefore compelled to address the subject
once again with renewed concern.
(105) The
Fatal
Mistake of Misinterpretation by Mike Gendron,
4/16/13
The Word of God and the word of popes are at direct odds with
each other concerning the salvation of souls. It is impossible
for one to be obedient to both the Roman church and the Bible,
just as it is impossible to follow both the pope and Jesus.
The pope is an impostor who steals the coveted title reserved
for Christ alone. Jesus, who poured out His precious blood to
redeem the Church, is the only Head.
(106) Is
Pope
Francis Laying The Groundwork For A One World Religion?
by Michael Snyder, 4/16/13
Does Pope Francis intend to help the global elite achieve
their goal of uniting all of the religions of the world under
a single banner? Will he be instrumental in establishing
a single global religion for the glorious �new age� that the
global elite believe is coming?
(107) Apparitions
of
Mary by Mike Gendron, 5/6/13
I am always amazed to hear of people traveling hundreds of
miles and spending thousands of dollars to seek a message from
an apparition of Mary when they can open their Bible and
receive a message from Christ right where they are. Over 7
million Catholics make pilgrimages every year to the sites of
Fatima, Lourdes, Medjugorje and other places where Mary has
reportedly appeared. Marian apparitions and their messages
play an integral part of worship in Roman Catholicism.
Consider just one of the ungodly messages from a Fatima
apparition that clearly diverts people away from worship of
the triune God: "God is giving two last remedies to the world,
these are the Holy Rosary and the Devotion to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary...the two means to save the world are prayer and
sacrifice....devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, our
Most Holy Mother consists in considering her as the seat of
mercy, of goodness of pardon and of the certain door by which
we are to enter Heaven... plead for peace from the Immaculate
Heart of Mary, for the Lord has confided the peace of the
world to her."
(108) God
Gives
Grace to the Humble by Jason Hauser, 5/9/13
Catholics often attempt to discredit the testimonies of
former Catholics who come to saving faith by claiming "you
must not have been properly catechized" or "clearly you were
never much of a Catholic." This is said in response to the new
believer humbly reflecting on past sin in their life from
which they were saved. Often the Lord brings such people very
low before they have clarity or He uses another individual to
speak biblical truth into their lives that reveals a
disconnect. Such humility is necessary for one to understand
and receive the grace of Christ (Jas 4:6). In contrast, the
religious man is convinced he is already right before God.
(109) The
Papacy's
Claim to have the Authority of the Apostle Peter (MP3)
by Richard Bennett, 5/12/13
For most Catholics, the authority of the Pope as derived from
Peter is the main cornerstone of their faith. For
others, it is the lifesaver to fall back on when all else
fails. The Lord clearly stated that upon His divinity as
�the Son of the living God,�and His role as the Messiah He is,
in fact, the Rock on which His Church is built.
Nonetheless, the Papacy declares its Church to be founded on
the Apostle Peter alone. This is the lynchpin of Roman
Catholicism. In this audio, Pastor W. J. Mencarow, along
with Richard Bennett, clearly documents the historical facts
behind the Papal power pretensions.
(110) The
Road
to Rome: The New Evangelization Plan to Win Back �the Lost
Brethren� by Roger Oakland, 6/11/13
The New Evangelization [is] a program currently being
promoted by the Catholic Church and designed to win the world
to Christ�the Eucharistic Christ.
(111) "The
Coming
One World Religion" DVD by Mike Gendron,
7/2/13
Discover the most effective way to witness to Catholics by
using the most trustworthy authority for truth. Also discover
how the Vatican�s strategy for a one-world religion is taking
place without any resistance from the Body of Christ.
(112) The
Beginning
of Roman Catholicism: What is Roman Catholicism and where
did it originate? (Booklet) by Jacob Prasch,
7/19/13
Table of Contents: Babylon and Rome�Historical Backtround:
Pagan Rome�The New Covenant vs. Replacement Theology�State
Religions: Old and New�Augustinian Theology�The Errors of
Ignatius of Antioch�Pagan Emperors/Catholic
Popes�Recontextualization vs. Redefinition�Influences of
Gnosticism�Sempre Aidin: Always the Same�The Effects of Greek
Dualism�Undermining the Humanity of Christ: The Root of Mary
Worship�The Middle Ages�The Rock: Peter or Christ?�The Origin
of the Papacy�The Dark Ages: Catholicism's Gift to
Europe�Aristotelianism & Humanism Are Born From the
Renaissance�The Counter-Reformation and Further Corruption�The
Council of Trent: The Final Insult�The Goals of Modern-Day
Roman Catholicism
(113) The
Mystery
of Roman Catholicism by Mike Gendron, 8/21/13
The false religious system of the end times that will worship
a false Christ is described as a "mystery" in Revelation 17:5.
It is called "Babylon the great" the mother of prostitutes who
is drunk with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. There are
many descriptions given by the apostle John that indict Roman
Catholicism, such as being clothed in purple and scarlet and
adorned with gold and jewels, holding a golden cup full of
abominations and committing sexual immorality. However, the
description that may be the most compelling is that she is a
"mystery". As I researched the Catechism of the Catholic
Church for the word "mystery," I discovered the word appears
235 times. This did not surprise me because I remember how
priests would always respond to any question they could not
answer with, "It's a mystery." Following are some of the
teachings within Roman Catholicism that are called a mystery.
Each one nullifies, opposes or contradicts the Word of God.
Paragraph numbers are in parenthesis.
(114) Pope
Francis
Rejects God's Word Again by Mike Gendron,
9/12/13
The pope said there is no such thing as an "absolute truth"
if that means a truth can stand by itself "without any
relationship." This postmodern pope is echoing the emerging
church and contemplative spirituality - a theology that the
devil is using to rebuild the tower of Babel under the papacy.
The pope's remark is so deceptive because there is absolute
truth and it is found in Christ and His Word. Jesus said, "I
am the truth" and "thy Word is truth" (John 14:6; 17:17). The
Lord Jesus came to testify to the truth and everyone who is of
the truth listens to Him (John 18:37). Clearly, the pope is
not abiding in the Word of Christ and he remains in bondage to
religious deception (John 8:31-32).
(115) Pope
Francis
assures atheists: You don�t have to believe in God to go to
heaven by The Berean Call, 9/19/13
In comments likely to enhance his progressive reputation,
Pope Francis has written a long, open letter to the founder of
La Repubblica newspaper, Eugenio Scalfari, stating that
non-believers would be forgiven by God if they followed their
consciences.
(116) The
Pope's
Surprise - Not Really, It Was Inevitable by Jacob
Prasch, 9/23/13
To any saved Christian with an ounce of discernment and Holy
Spirit illuminated scriptural insight, once the Vatican and
the papacy abrogated the historicity of the Genesis creation
narrative more than 15 years ago and began to cave in on the
issue of Darwinism, it was only a matter of time before the
Church of Rome compromised on moral issues such as abortion
and homosexuality.
(117) Roman
Catholic
Church's authority to interpret scripture violates scripture
by Matt Slick, CARM, 10/2/13
The Roman Catholic Church is telling us that when it comes to
faith, morals, and doctrine, Christians are not allowed to
interpret Scripture in contradiction to how the Roman Catholic
Church interprets it. This means there is no way for Catholics
to know if the Roman Catholic Church is false, because they
are obligated to never contradict the RCC when examining
Scripture.
(118) Pope
Francis
to consecrate the world to Immaculate Heart of Mary
by Catholic Herald, 10/9/13
Pope Francis will consecrate the world to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary on October 13. The consecration will take place
as part of a pilgrimage that will bring thousands of members
of groups promoting Marian piety to the Vatican.
(119) The
New
Evangelization From Rome Or Finding the True Jesus Christ
(Booklet) by Roger Oakland, 11/4/13
Are you willing to risk the chance of putting Jesus to an
open shame by rejecting the biblical plan of salvation for the
Eucharistic Christ? Keep in mind that Jesus was crucified once
for sins. He shed His blood on the Cross one time for all. The
sacrifice has been made. Our sins have been paid in full.
(120) Pope
Francis
Prays for the Dead by Mike Gendron, 11/5/13
Pope Francis visited a cemetery in Rome last Friday in
observance of the Roman Catholic holiday All Saints' Day to
pray for the dead and bless the graves of the departed. He
celebrated the blasphemous representation of the Eucharistic
Christ during mass and ask the dead saints to pray for those
who remain alive. "The saints who stand before the face of the
Lord, pray for us, for this our city, and for the whole world,
that everywhere the peace of Christ may shine brightly," he
said. "He is our peace and eternal life."
(121) Messages
From
Heaven (DVD) by The Berean Call, 11/7/13
A biblical examination of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary
and other supernatural activity in the end times. Reports of
paranormal and supernatural activity are on the rise
worldwide. For instance, tens of millions visit apparition
sites hoping to encounter the Virgin Mary. Many believe that
these increasing manifestations signal the advent of a new era
on earth. Thousands of messages from the apparition of Mary
indicate that we are entering a critical moment in world
history - cataclysmic changes may soon occur. Those who follow
the apparitions believe Mary has come to turn us back to God,
while others insist that these events are either fabrications
or the working of Satan. Does the Bible anticipate
apparitions, signs and wonders in the last days? Does the Word
of God reveal the origin of these phenomena? How might the
apparition of Mary and other paranormal events transform the
world in the third millennium?
(122) The
Catholic
Church Continues Drawing In the �Lost Brethren� Through
Eucharistic Adoration by Lighthouse Trails,
11/8/13
For a number of years now, Lighthouse Trails author Roger
Oakland has been warning the body of Christ about the Catholic
Church�s �new evangelization� program, which is basically an
effort to bring the �lost brethren� (Protestants) into the
Catholic church. Roger has been stating all along that to do
this the Papacy is using what they call �Eucharistic
adoration.� The article below from the Vatican news agency is
another current example of the reality of this happening.
(123) James
Robison:
The Lord wants Protestants and Catholics to unite as one
by Lighthouse Trails, 12/12/13
James Robinson sounds like the new spokesperson for
Catholicism on his TV broadcast show Life Today. Robinson
praised Fox News Contributor Fr. Jonathan Morris, claiming the
Lord was upon him and we should listen to him. James and Betty
Robinson promotes merger of evangelicals and Roman Catholics.
(124) An Irishman
cuts out the Middle Man (Video) by Berean Beacon,
12/30/13
In November 2010, Richard Bennett met John Callan, a Catholic
man from Ireland. Richard explained to him our tract, �Are you
right with God?� John told him that it all made great sense.
He then returned to Ireland and after many telephone calls and
emails he was truly saved. Then in November 2013, John desired
that he be interviewed for a video on his conversion. When
Richard asked John just how he had believed on the Lord Jesus
Christ for salvation. John simply replied, �I got rid of the
Middle Man.� Our video entails a fascinating interview. We
request that you forward its URL http://youtu.be/LgK0VESR4YA
to your family and friends.
(125) Catechism Of
The Catholic Church Citation List by Matt Slick,
CARM, 1/30/14
(126) One of Satan�s Final
Masquerades by Sandy Simpson, 2/22/14
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself
masquerades as an angel of light. Satan often disguises
himself with the purpose of deceiving people. One way in
which I believe he is putting on a masquerade is by appearing
as �Mary� to millions of people worldwide
(127) The
Unification
of Hyper-charismatics and the Catholic Church by
Roger Oakland, 3/5/14
The following news item and video clip reveals how far the
ecumenical movement has gone and how close we are to the
unification of Rome with �Charismatic evangelicals� and
eventually all religions. This is something that Understand
The Times has been predicting for some years as the present
Pope Francis and the last two Popes, Pope Benedict and Pope
John Paul have been active in promoting the New
Evangelization.
(128) Calvary
Chapel�s
Brian Broderson & Don Stewart Give Pastor�s Perspective
Counsel That Roman Catholic Confirmation Is Not Harmful
by Spiritual Research Network, 3/14/13
In this particular program, Brian Broderson
and Don Stewart gave disturbing counsel.
Both were in full agreement with each other as the audio and
transcript and video show. Some good counsel was first given
to direct an individual (and wife) to not force their teenage
daughter to do something spiritually that she didn�t want to
do. But then, bad �counsel� was given to the same concerned
and confused parent, regarding Roman Catholic Confirmation not
being harmful. Even though Broderson clearly
clarified that such a ceremony
would include the participant (teenager) saying,
�Yes, I want to be a Roman Catholic,�
Broderson and Stewart were in agreement that it would not be
harmful.
(129) Protestants
Who
Don�t Unite With Catholics are Guilty of �Spiritual Racism�
by John Lanagan, 4/12/14
LTRP Note: In March, we posted �The Unification of
Hyper-Charismatics and the Catholic Church,� an article by
Roger Oakland, discussing the recent hearty endorsement
Kenneth Copeland gave the Catholic church via his public
meeting with �evangelist� for the Catholic church, Anglican
Tony Palmer (who claims Pope Francis is his mentor). John
Lanagan is now presenting further evidence of this ecumenical
uniting taking place under the guise of Christian brotherhood.
If you are not sure why the Catholic church is NOT biblical
Christianity, please do the homework. We offer countless
articles and resources on this subject. Underneath the video
below, you can see some of those. Things are moving very
quickly right now. Bible-believing Christians watching this
video will sense an urgency as we are called racists who are
standing in the way of spiritual progress. The stage is being
set for persecution on those who do not take the road to Rome.
(130) Question:
Roman
Catholic apologists such as Gerry Matatics, Scott Hahn, and
Karl Keating claim that the apostles� oral teaching was as
authoritative as Scripture, that it was passed down through
history as �tradition,� that the Catholic Church has been
its careful guardian and that evangelicals lack a full
understanding of God�s truth because they reject tradition.
How do you respond? by The Berean Call, 5/1/14
Response: Not every word the apostles spoke was
inspired of God. Catholics don�t even claim that for the
popes, alleged successors of Peter. Moreover, without a
written record, no one could be certain even 100 years later,
let alone today, that orally transmitted teaching had been
passed down accurately. Obviously, we must have an infallible
written record, which is why the Holy Spirit inspired the
apostles to write the New Testament. We are assured that
all Scripture is inspired of God. No such
assurance is given for tradition . In fact, the opposite
is implied.
(131) Why
the
Catholic (and Emerging Church) �Eucharist� Does Not Line Up
With Scripture by Roger Oakland, 5/26/14
The Catholic Church teaches that once a Catholic priest
has consecrated the wafer of bread during Communion, the wafer
turns into the literal and real body, blood, soul, and
divinity of Jesus Christ.1 Therefore, the Communion Host is no
longer bread but Jesus, under the appearance of bread and is
therefore worthy of adoration and worship.
(132) Canonizing
Forbidden
Texts & Visions - Part 1: Secrets of Fatima & Marian
Apparitions by Herescope, 5/28/14
One of the most egregious earmarks of the Postmodern Prophecy
Paradigm (PPP) evangelical leadership�indicative of each tenet
of their exotic new eschatological teachings�is their tectonic
shift away from Sola Scriptura. We have repeatedly addressed
concerns about the PPP leaders' (�quantum collaborators�) use
of extra-biblical illumination in their outlandish endtime
scenarios.
(133) The
Bondage
of Religious Deception by The Berean Call,
5/28/14
Many former Catholics have looked back on their experience of
participating in the weekly Sacrifice of the Mass as a "prison
sentence." It was something they were forced to attend to
avoid the penalty of a mortal sin. Others remember it as a
mindless ritual of standing, sitting, kneeling and reciting
responses as the priest performed his religious duties. All
Catholics are obligated by the laws of their church to attend
church every week: "On Sundays and other holy days of
obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass"
(Catechism of the Catholic Church [CCC], para. 2180). With
this law so explicit and demanding, the question begs an
answer: Why is participation so compulsory for Catholics? The
answers are complex and controversial.
(134) Pope:
"Don't
Proselytize to be Happy" by Mike Gendron,
9/1/14
In an interview published by the Argentine Weekly "Viva", the
pope listed his Top 10 Secrets for Happiness. One of them was
quite shocking in view of the Great Commission given to the
church by our Lord Jesus Christ. Pope Francis disagrees with
the true Head of the Church in saying that we should not
proselytize. He said we should respect others' beliefs because
"the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which
paralyzes." The word "proselytize" means to try to convert
somebody to a religious faith. The pope said "the church grows
by attraction, not proselytizing."
(135) Roman
Catholicism today: Semper Idem Always the Same? by
Mike Oppenheimer, 9/12/14
What are the official teachings of the Roman Catholic church,
what do they believe and practice? Scripture and tradition,
Salvation, sacramentalism, Mary devotion, the Eucharist, are
discussed from the Bibles perspective. We look at the
interfaith movement started by the Pope's and the new
ecumenical revival that the Pope Francis has brought to
Charismatics and Pentecostals through compromised teachers. We
look at the message Video and commentary are made on the
recent Popes emissary to evangelical Charismatics who have
purposely ignored what they once knew as false teachers
mislead them into acceptance of this religious system. This
DVD has some shocking clips about what Roman Catholics
believe, i.e. on the eucharist (they believe is the hope of
the world) and how it will save people in their new
evangelization. What evangelicals endorse their new
evangelization. Catholics are on a mission to gain the
church�s trust and accept them as fellow Christians, or, to
join back to the church that they call the mistress of them
all. Catholics are on a mission to gain the Evangelical/
protestant church's trust to accept them as fellow Christians,
or, to join their church that they call the mistress of them
all. Can it be proven that they are a church that promotes a
false Christianity, can one find salvation and the true gospel
in the message of their church? This is all covered in the 2
DVD set that is nearly 2 hours long.
(136) The
Papacy
Of The Roman Catholic Church by Ken Silva,
9/28/14
It�s vital for you to understand that the Roman Catholic
Church sees its Pope as the head of all Christian churches
everywhere; and this regardless whether they would be
considered Roman Catholic or Protestant. Again, from Vatican I
Session 4, it now becomes clear beyond any reasonable doubt
that the Church of Rome is telling us this office of Pope is
not simply a designation within their own communion. On the
contrary�we are specifically being told in no uncertain terms
that this office, the Bishop of Rome, i.e. the Roman
Pontiff�or the Pope�is truly intended for the entire Christian
community. The Roman Catholic Church decrees that their
Pontiff is the final and absolute authority within all of
Christendom and that his role was forever instituted when.
(137) Where
Would
We Be Without the Reformation? by Mike Gendron,
9/30/14
Today, there are many evangelicals who think the Reformation
was a mistake or unnecessary, and now we need to tear down the
walls of separation and seek unity with Catholics. These
evangelicals have been seduced by Rome's strategy to reverse
the Reformation and bring "separated brethren" back home to
holy mother, the church. In my Keynote message: Evangelicals
and Catholics: Reversing the Reformation, Rome's bewitching
strategy to unite all of Christianity is laid bare. More than
ever we need to enlist in the Lord's army and earnestly
contend for the faith against the growing apostasy within the
evangelical church.
(138) The
Conversion
of Protestants to Catholicism Through the Eucharist
by Roger Oakland, 10/15/14
More and more Protestants are testifying they are being drawn
to the Catholic Church, especially through the Eucharist. Some
say they have encountered the presence of Christ in a new and
exciting way. One such person is Presbyterian pastor Steven
Muse. Muse is one of the contributing authors of Mary the
Mother of All: Protestant Perspectives and Experiences of
Medjugorje. According to Muse, his visit to Medjugorje was
life changing, especially after he encountered the Eucharistic
Christ.
(139) Pope's
Address
to Fraternity of Charismatic Communities at
Understand The Times, 11/5/14
Here is a translation of the Pope�s address today to members
of the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities
and Fellowships, on the occasion of their 16thInternational
Conference on the theme: �Charismatic Praise and Adoration for
a New Evangelization� (Rome, October 30-November 2,
2014).
(140) Our
Communion is NOT a Eucharist? by Mike Oppenheimer,
11/8/14
We are watching certain evangelicals accept the Roman
Catholic teaching of the Eucharist which the Roman catholic
church claims is changed into the actual body and blood and
deity of Jesus by the priest. Why is this not true?
Read Part 1 - Our
Communion is NOT a Eucharist? & Part
2 - The mystery of God manifested as man, or God becoming
bread?
(141) Pope Francis
States That The Roman Catholic Church No Longer Teaches
Creationism by Sandy Simpson, 11/15/14
The new pope claims that evolution does not contradict the
Bible in an address to the Vatican Pontifical Academy for
Sciences.
(142) Christ
Cathedral
Receives $20M From Anonymous Donor; Catholic Diocese to
Renovate Former Crystal Cathedral at Understand The
Times, 12/8/14
A California Roman Catholic diocese that owns the property
that once was the Crystal Cathedral has received a $20 million
donation for its renovation work. The Roman Catholic Diocese
of Orange announced that an anonymous donor gave $20 million
to aid the estimated $113 million renovation of the former
Crystal Cathedral. In a statement made by the donor and
released by the Diocese of Orange, the person said, "I hope
this gift will inspire other donors in our community to give
as well. "I am blessed to offer my faithful and financial
support to the diocese's efforts to restore and renovate the
campus and make its vision for the Christ Cathedral a
reality." For decades, the Orange County located Crystal
Cathedral was the notable megachurch headed by the Rev. Robert
Schuller and his family. However, financial scandals and
in-fighting led to Crystal Cathedral Ministries filing for
bankruptcy and eventually being compelled to sell their iconic
property. In February 2012, the Catholic Diocese of Orange
purchased the building and grounds, renaming the sanctuary
Christ Cathedral.
(143) Bowing
the
Knee to Rome by T.A. McMahon, 2/24/25
We live in strange times. When I became a born-again believer
nearly four decades ago following thirty years as a Roman
Catholic, not one non-Catholic Christian chided me for leaving
the Church of Rome. In those days it was fairly obvious to
evangelicals that the teachings and practices of Roman
Catholicism were at odds with the teachings of the Bible. Yes,
there were a few things, at least superficially, that
Catholics and Bible-believing Christians held in common. The
virgin birth of Christ, which involved the conception of Jesus
by the Holy Spirit, is one example. Yet, regarding Christ�s
miraculous birth, the Catholic Church added to the virgin Mary
the dogmas of her Immaculate Conception, i.e., her having been
conceived without sin, and her perpetual virginity. Although
those extra-biblical teachings are serious errors, they do not
directly contradict the gospel that is essential for
salvation.
(144) Who
is
your Holy Father? by Richard Bennett, 3/26/15
Under the title of "Holy Father" Pope Francis is due to visit
the USA in September 2015. Thus, we ask the question, �Who
truly is your Holy Father?� A Christian�s relationship with
the Holy Father is crucial. Thus, Jesus Christ prayed, Holy
Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given
me, that they may be one, as we are.� Only those who have been
placed in Christ Jesus by God�s grace alone have the right and
privilege to call Holy God their Father. Nevertheless, the
Vatican both teaches a different gospel and, on its website,
claims a successive chain of 266 �holy fathers,� or popes,
from St. Peter to Pope Francis.
(145) Do
Catholics
Possess Life Eternal? (MP3) by Richard Bennett and
W. J. Mencarow, 4/9/15
In this message W. J. Mencarow and I with great sensitivity
answer this question. Because I remember the grip that
Catholicism had on my own soul for 48 years I speak with
affection for Catholics. Yet while we analyze official
Catholic teachings in the light of biblical faith an
irrefutable conclusion is reached. Catholics who listen to
this message may indeed be thankful that we have delicately
pinpointed issues, of which they had been apprehensive for a
long time. Some Evangelicals also may be thankful that we have
exposed the false ecumenical movements such as �Evangelicals
and Catholics Together� and �Christian Churches Together.�
Kindly make this MP3 known to your family and friends.
(146) Roman
Catholicism
today: Semper Idem Always the Same? (DVD) by Mike
Oppenheimer, 6/18/15
This is an important DVD on what is now taking place in
ecumenism. What are the official teachings of the Roman
Catholic church, what do they believe and practice? Scripture
and tradition, Salvation, sacramentalism, Mariology, Mary
devotion, the Eucharist, are discussed from the Bibles
perspective. We look at the interfaith movement started by the
Pope's and the new ecumenical revival that the Pope Francis
has brought to Charismatics and Pentecostals through
compromised teachers like Kenneth Copeland, James Robison,
Rick Warren, Joel Osteen and Beth Moore are active
participants in this ecumenical endeavor. Commentary is made
on the recent Pope's emissary to evangelical Charismatics who
have purposely ignored what they once knew as false teachers
mislead them into acceptance of this religious system. We look
at the message Video delivered by the Pope to word faith
adherents.. This DVD has Catholic testimonies and explanations
heard on the Eucharist, some shocking clips about what Roman
Catholics believe, i.e. on the Eucharist (they believe is the
hope of the world) and how it will save people in their new
evangelization. . What evangelicals endorse their new
evangelization. Catholics are on a mission to gain the
church�s trust and accept them as fellow Christians, or, to
join back to the church that they call the mistress of them
all. Can it be proven that they are a church that promotes a
false Christianity. Can one find salvation and the true gospel
in the message of their church? A good video to sit down and
watch with your Catholic friends and family to ask and answer
questions. This is all covered in the 2 DVD set that is about
2 hours long.
(147) Rick
Warren
Will Speak At Papal Mass In Philadelphia by Marsha
West, 7/5/15
Southern Baptist pastor Rick Warren will be a part of the
ecumenical and interfaith gathering this September where Pope
Francis himself is expected to appear. In the Catholic Herald
piece we learn that the most important thing that can happen
at the week long congress is conversion so that �families can
become a force of change for good.� Obviously the conversion
they�re referring to is placing their faith in Roman
Catholicism. So it�s doubtful that the purveyor of pragmatism,
Rick Warren, will share the true gospel of Jesus Christ during
his speech, as that would certainly be viewed as divisive. But
we shall see. The Catholic Herald�s report begins: More than
1.5 million people are expected for the Mass with Pope Francis
in Philadelphia this September, said organisers of the next
World Meeting of Families. A high-level delegation from
Philadelphia, led by Archbishop Charles J Chaput, was in Rome
as of Monday to meet Vatican officials, review some of the
planning and promote the week-long congress.
(148) Letter
to
the Editor: My Former Teacher, Scott Hahn�A Convert and
Prominent �Evangelist� of the Catholic Church at
Lighthouse Trails, 7/27/15
The person being discussed in this Letter to the Editor �
Scott Hahn � is a convert from Protestantism to Catholicism,
and today, he is one of the most prominent and outspoken
Catholic �evangelists� on the scene, working to convert
Protestants and evangelical Christians to Roman Catholicism.
Roger Oakland discusses Hahn in his book "Another Jesus: the
eucharistic christ and the new evangelization."
(149) For
Pope
Francis, Mary's greatness comes down to this one virtue
at Understand The Times, 8/29/15
On the feast of the Assumption of Mary, Pope Francis said
that faith is the defining virture of her greatness and that
the mysterious way she was taken into heaven is a
foreshadowing of what awaits each of us. Dogmatically defined
in 1950, the assumption of the Virgin Mary's body into heaven
is celebrated Aug. 15 every year, and is one of the most
important Marian feast days in the Catholic Church. Francis
pointed to the famous canticle Mary uttered in response,
called the "Magnificat," in which she praises God for the
marvelous deeds he has done both in her own life and
throughout history. In this prayer Mary expresses her joy,
because she is fully aware of what all the great works in her
life at that point mean, namely that through her the Lord will
accomplish the salvation her people have long been waiting
for, the Pope said.The prayer also shows us the full meaning
of Mary's life, he added, explaining that "if the mercy of the
Lord is the engine of her story (then) she who bore the Lord
of life (could not be touched by) the corruption of the tomb."
(150) Are
You
Right With God? by The Berean Beacon, 9/15/15
If you are a Catholic, can you say without a doubt that you
are right with God at this very moment? Perhaps you are
thinking, �Well, I�m following the teachings of the Church on
how to be right with God.� Then would you agree that those
beliefs should match God�s written Word, the Bible? Perhaps
your answer is �No� or �I�m not sure.� Wouldn�t you like to
know for peace of mind, now and for eternity?
(151) �Contemplative
Spirituality
� the Source of the Catholic Church�s Expansion� by
Ray Yungen, 9/24/15
I had always been confused as to the real nature of this
advance in the Catholic church. Was this just the work of a
few mavericks and renegades, or did the church hierarchy
sanction this practice? My concerns were affirmed when I read
in an interview that the mystical prayer movement not only had
the approval of the highest echelons of Catholicism but also
was, in fact, the source of its expansion.
(152) Much
ado
about the Pope at Crossroads, 9/26/15
Roman Catholicism�s leader is in Washington, DC. Traffic is
snarled. The media is in an uproar. The town is taken by Pope
Francis, the socialist pope who has said that allah and God
(YHVH) are the same. Scratching your head on that one? It�s
true. On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, Pope Francis welcomed an
ecumenical group of religious leaders who attended his
inauguration. He said, �I greet and thank cordially all of
you, dear friends belonging to other religious traditions;
firstly the Muslims, who worship the one living and merciful
God, and call upon Him in prayer. I really appreciate your
presence, and in it I see a tangible sign of the wish to grow
in reciprocal trust and in cooperation for the common good of
humanity.�
So the Pope prays to the same god as do Muslims.
(153) Pope
Francis
in the USA, Acclaim or Disdain? by Richard Bennett,
10/14/15
As you study the facts of the case, decide if there should be
Acclaim or Distain for Pope Francis while in the USA? In
the article below, we give you the documented facts of the
visit and of the Roman Church itself, which the Pope is meant
to lead. Kindly forward the article to others and if
possible have it posted on the Internet.
(154) Pope
Francis
venerates Immaculate Conception statue in Rome at
Understand The Times, 12/12/15
Pope Francis venerated the statue of the Immaculate
Conception in Rome�s Piazza di Spagna, continuing the
tradition set by his predecessors in the late 1900s. The event
began with the reading from the book of Revelation, which
describes �a woman, clothed with the sun, with the moon
beneath her feet, and around her head a crown of twelve
stars.� (Rev. 12:1). The Pope then recited a prayer to Our
Lady, made on behalf on all those living in Rome. �Today, here
in the heart of Rome, we hear the voice of our mother who
calls everyone toward that Door, which represents Christ,� the
prayer reads. �You say to all: 'Come, confident approach;
revenue and receive the gift of Mercy; do not be afraid, do
not be ashamed: Father is waiting for you with open arms to
give you his forgiveness and welcome in her home.'� This
prayer was followed by the chanting of the Litany to Mary.
(155) Ask
Mary's
help if illness makes it hard to trust God's mercy, Pope
Francis advises at Understand The Times,
2/2/16
While the experience of illness can certainly test our faith,
for Pope Francis it is an opportunity to entrust ourselves to
the tenderness and mercy of Christ, which Mary, his mother,
shows us how to do. The theme for the day, �Entrusting Oneself
to the Merciful Jesus like Mary: �Do whatever he tells you,��
is especially fitting for the Jubilee of Mercy, the Pope said.
Due to the fact that the main festivities will be held in the
places that Christ lived and carried out his ministry,
including many miracles, Francis said he decided to center his
message for the day on the Gospel account of the wedding feast
of Cana, where Christ performed his first miracle through the
intervention of his mother. With Mary's attentiveness and
personal involvement with the newlywed couple in mind, as well
as her and docile attitude toward her son, the Pope asked what
the scene can teach us about the World Day of the Sick.
(156) Catholic
Author
Raises Two Million to Get Souls Out of Purgatory at
The Berean Call, 3/30/16
Author Susan Tassone�s passion is to get people out of
purgatory. Since the Roman Catholic Church accepts money for
Masses said for the dead, Ms. Tassone urges people to hand
their last will and testaments over to the Roman Church to get
people out of the burning fires of purgatory.
(157) Humans
Become
God? Yes, It�s Catholic Theology at Understand the
Times, 5/19/16
Amazing. "Protestants" and "Roman Catholics" have fallen for
Satan's lie. The serpent said that man could be God, didn't
he? Read Genesis 3.
(158) Countering
The
Counter Reformation by Roger Oakland, 7/9/16
The counter reformation is a termed used to describe efforts
by the Roman Catholic Church to thwart the reformation.
(159) Why
Catholics
And Muslims Alike Come To Pray At This Shrine To Mary
at Understand the Times, 7/29/16
During the month of May, Catholics around the world honor the
Virgin Mary in a practice dating back to the 13th century. But
at one shrine to Mary in Harissa, Lebanon, it isn�t just
Catholics coming to pray. The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon
has drawn Muslim visitors since it opened in 1908, said the
shrine�s rector, Father Younen Obeid, in a recent video
produced by Catholic News Service. They come as tourists, but
also to pray and participate in Christian ceremonies at the
site. �All of [the Muslim visitors] have big respect for
Mary,� Obeid said.
(160) - Who
is
'the Black Madonna' and why is she so important? at
Understand the Times, 7/31/16
How can someone believe the Bible and say they are Christian
and "venerate" an image? Isn't that Babylonian?
(161) Vatican
scraps
plans to rid itself of corruption at Trinity
Foundation, 9/17/16
When cardinals elected Pope Francis in 2013, he was given a
mandate to eliminate cronyism, inefficiency and corruption in
the Vatican. The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 7 that
Pope Francis has trimmed the powers of Cardinal George Pell,
who was charged with cleaning up the city-state�s muddled
accounts, in a setback for broader overhaul of Vatican
bureaucracy. Late last year, Pell hired PricewaterhouseCoopers
to undertake a comprehensive audit of the Vatican�s finances.
Accounting at the Vatican has never followed unified policies,
according to the WSJ article. Annual reports aren�t released,
different departments use different accounting principles,
data are inconsistent and not comparable. Before Cardinal
Pell�s appointment, a panel of cardinals charged with economic
oversight met just twice a year. Budgets didn�t exist, and
expenditures weren�t itemized. Already Pell had found about
$1.6 billion �tucked away� off the books. Other officials, led
by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State, known as
the pope�s prime minister, let Pell know the audit wouldn�t
fly. In June, the Vatican announced it had been scrapped, and
soon many of Cardinal Pell�s wide-ranging powers were handed
to others.
(162) Christ
Cathedral,
Formerly Crystal Cathedral, to Unveil Virtual Tour of $72
Million Renovation at Understand the Times, 9/27/16
Comment from UTT: The bankruptcy of Robert Schuller's Christ
Cathedral has been a major boom to the Roman Catholic Diocese
of Orange County who has now take over the property and
redecorated. One would wonder, where the Catholic Church would
be able to come up with such a large sum of money when they
have had to pay so much for the sexual mishandling of priests
who have abused so many children? Christian Post: What will
the 35-acre campus of Christ Cathedral look like after its
redesign is complete? The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange,
which bought the structure, formerly known as the Crystal
Cathedral, in 2012, is unveiling a virtual preview of the
multimillion-dollar renovation for the public on Sunday. As
the diocese celebrates its 40th anniversary Sunday in an event
to be attended by about 10,000 Catholic faithfuls, it will
offer a virtual tour of the $72 million renovation of the
glass sanctuary in Garden Grove in California which was
originally built by the Rev. Robert H. Schuller.
(163) Remembering
the
Children: 46 Claims Filed in 2 months to Catholic Priest
Abuse Victims Program at Lighthouse Trails, 12/5/16
LTRP Note: This news story is another reminder that untold
numbers of children have been and continue to be sexually
abused (and not just in the Catholic Church) around the world.
It’s an epidemic that still remains hushed in many cases
today. Let us not forget that the power of sexual abuse lies
in its secrecy. May we, as Bible-believing Christians, do our
part to protect children. If you have never read Seducers
Among Our Children by Investigative Sergeant Patrick Crough,
we highly recommend it. Crough, a Lighthouse Trails author, is
a devoted believer in Christ and a defender of children. His
book is a vital resource in knowing how to protect children
from sexual abuse. "And whosoever shall offend one of these
little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a
millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into
the sea." Mark 9:42
(164) Should
Protestants
Pay More Attention To Mary? And What's The Immaculate
Conception Anyway? at Understand The Times, 12/16/16
Comment from UTT: Read this article. If you cannot see
Jesuit-speak written all over it, then you are already a
product of the seduction towards Rome and do not know it. It
is only a matter of time when Mary statues will be in Rick
Warren style churches to make those from a Catholic background
feel welcome.
(165) Vatican
calls
for ‘central World Bank’ and ‘global authority’ at
Understand the Times, 1/6/17
The Vatican has called for the establishment of a “global
public authority�? and a “central world bank�? to rule over
financial institutions that have become outdated and often
ineffective in controlling the masses.
(166) Warning:
Deception
Targets Young and Old Alike! (Audio) Host: Jim
Schneider, Guest: Mike Gendron, 2/22/17
As this Crosstalk moved along, Mike addressed the following:
--What about the verses in Luke that give special honor to
Mary?
--The storybook called, 'Mary's Messages'.
--Was the Catholic faith handed down by Jesus?
--Was is meant by the term, 'Co-Redemptix'?
--Is Mary the new 'Eve' in the same way Jesus is the new
'Adam'?
--Does the Bible in any way communicate that Mary had a
sinless nature or is co-redeemer with Christ?
(167) Queen
of
Rome, Queen of Islam, Queen of All: The Marian Apparitions
plan to unite all religions Under the Roman Catholic Church
by Chris Lawson, 3/16/17
While the title of this book may seem presumptuous, as we
continue to document, it will become clear that the Queen of
Heaven is truly gathering a massive, global following from
ever religion and race. The many books on Marian apparitions
express that there is a growing consensus that the world is
looking for a heavenly Mother -- one who is tender, merciful,
and non-judgmental, with the power and influence to solve our
problems. Global peace, unity, and tolerance are repeatedly
heralded by the Queen of Peace -- as she is often called. This
is a common reason for the Marian apparition's universal
appeal. The Lady and Mother of All Nations -- a title she
ascribed to herself at a popular apparition site -- presents
herself as kind and approachable, while at the same time
claiming heavenly access and authority. In addition to
maternal charm, the apparitions draw millions due to the
numerous reported signs, wonders, and miracles. The testimony
of pilgrims to a physical or emotional healing has proven
irresistible to people from all walks of life. This
combination of qualities that the apparitions put forth -- a
caring Mother, a powerful intercessor, a bridge-builder, and a
miracle worker -- has proved successful in bringing together
multitudes who would not normally associate. In these
difficult days, when our global problems seem insurmountable,
a growing number are turning to the Queen of All as perhaps
the world's best advocate.
(168) Vatican
approves
special Fatima feast day for the Traditional Latin Mass
at Understand the Times, 4/6/17
If you want to read about how Christianity can be distorted
into a form of idolatry, then this article will provide the
evidence. Nowhere in the Bible is there a place for Mary
worship, nor for messages from spirit beings to replace the
authority of scripture.
(169) A
Story of Death to Life: From Catholicism to Christianity
by Barbara, 9/27/17
For over two years, I daily read this book called The Bible—
devoured would be a more apt expression—and then the Lord led
me to take a course on Catholic doctrine from a Catholic
institution. Now, I could view Catholic doctrine through the
lens of truth. (As the years went on, I read additional
Catholic-produced books including the official Catholic
Catechism, approximately 800 pages long). How amazed I was to
discover what my former church believed! As an example, as a
former devout believer in Mary, I had been told according to
the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception that Mary herself
was born sinless. That would mean she didn’t need a Savior.
Yet she herself proclaimed in the Bible that she did
(170) Simple
Answers
(Book) by Ray Yungen, 10/16/17
The evangelical church is at a crucial point in its history.
There are many voices crying out for a dramatic change in the
way evangelicals have traditionally viewed Catholicism; these
voices are taking the church in a radically different
direction, one that fits in with Bible prophecy. In 1991, an
ex-Catholic pointed out that many Catholics had been leaving
the Catholic Church over the previous forty years. The reason
for this: Catholics were receiving simple answers from
evangelicals regarding salvation. Today, the need for simple
answers has reemerged as we are witnessing a reversal where
evangelicals are looking to the Catholic Church for guidance
on Christian living and spirituality. Much of this is because
the precepts of the Gospel are either minimized or forgotten.
It is not just a fluke or an aberration that the evangelical
churches and the Catholic Church are coming into alignment
with each other. The Catholic Church is taking a softer view
of the evangelical church, and the evangelical church is
starting to downplay the traditional and significant
differences that have kept it at bay with the Roman Catholic
Church. Simple Answers is a presentation of the facts
regarding salvation according to the Gospel in contrast to the
teachings of the Catholic Church.
(171) Another
Mary?
(Audio) at VCY America, Host: Jim Schneider, Guest:
Mike Gendron, 2/2/18
Mike Gendron is the founder and director of Proclaiming the
Gospel Ministry. Mike was a devout Roman Catholic for 34 years
and was taught to rely upon the authority of the church above
all else. He faithfully followed the priests, the sacraments
and depended on his good woks for salvation. Mike began
searching the Scriptures and was amazed to find that what he
read in Scripture contradicted the teaching and tradition of
the church he had been a part of for so long. He trusted Jesus
as his Savior and now the Bible has become his sole authority
in all matters of faith. Recently Pope Francis made a visit to
Chile where he placed a golden crown on the head of a statue
of Mary. Why does Mike feel this is a concern? He said that it
focuses attention away from Jesus. He referenced II
Corinthians 11:3 where Paul reminds readers about the serpent
that beguiled Eve, and how through such subtlety, people's
minds can be led astray from the simplicity that is in Christ.
(172) Pope
Francis:
Where Mary is, ‘the devil does not enter’ at
Understand the Times, 2/7/18
At Mass in the Basilica of St. Mary Major Sunday, Pope
Francis said that when we go through difficult times or have
problems or worries, Mary is our shield, guarding our faith
and protecting us from evil. “Where the Madonna is at home the
devil does not enter; where there is the Mother disturbance
does not prevail, fear does not win,�? the Pope said Jan. 28.
“Who of us does not need this, who of us is not sometimes
upset or restless? How often the heart is a stormy sea, where
the waves of problems overlap, and the winds of worry do not
cease to blow! Mary is the sure ark in the midst of the
flood.�? Check out my article called "One
of
Satan's Final Masquerades", or better yet, the DVD.
(173) Holy
Cross
Theology Professor Says Jesus Was a ‘Drag King’ with ‘Queer
Desires’ at Drudge Report, 3/30/18
ACT Note: This article is for informational purposes. The
theology program at the Jesuit-run College of the Holy Cross
has taken on a new tone ever since the school appointed a
gender-obsessed Chair of New Testament Studies who claims
Jesus was a “drag king,�? a new article contends. Writing for
The Fenwick Review, Elinor Reilly of the Holy Cross class of
2018 argues in a March 26 article that Professor Tat-Siong
Benny Liew’s “unconventional readings of Scripture�? have
brought “a new theological perspective to Holy Cross.�?
Letting the facts speak for themselves, Ms. Reilly suggests
that “the centrality of sex and gender to his way of thinking
about the New Testament�? significantly colors the way that
Professor Liew presents Jesus Christ to students at the
Catholic College.
(174) ‘When
is
an Idol is not an Idol?’ by Jackie Alnor, 4/22/18
So to answer my question, ‘When is an Idol is not an Idol?’
When it is not used in the commission of religious devotion.
When Jesus said, “if I be lifted up, I will draw all men to
Myself,�? he sure wasn’t talking about a crucifix containing
‘another Jesus’ or a painted piece of cement from
Norway. We as Bible believers look forward to seeing Him
face-to-face – only then will we see the true Jesus.
Maranatha!!
(175) Did
Hell
Disappear? by Herescope, 5/31/18
The Wall Street Journal wrote last week that “Italian
journalist Eugenio Scalfari, a friend and frequent interviewer
of the pope, reported that the pontiff had denied the
existence of hell.�? Sinners who die without achieving eternal
salvation “are not punished,�? the pope said, according to an
article by Mr. Scalfari in the Itlaian newspaper La
Repubblica. “There is no hell; there is the disappearance of
sinful souls.�?[1] Predictably the Vatican would
later release a statement that partially denied the report,
but also “stopped short of a specific denial.�?[2] This clever
dialectic maneuver is a perfect example of two steps forward,
one step back. Now the issue of hell is on the table and up
for debate, once again illustrating how the Pope Francis has
“shaken up perceptions of Catholic doctrine.�?[3] The
Pope is merely following in the steps of other theologians and
leaders who have professed orthodoxy out of one side of their
mouth while teaching new doctrine.[4]
(176) Purgatory
— A Place of Torment for Dying Catholics to Anticipate
by Jackie Alnor, 6/23/18
Purgatory: a cruel invention of the Roman Catholic Church – A
false dogma that lays a heavy burden on every Catholic.
They hold men captive to a system that claims the keys to
heaven. They create a mythical place where all forgiven people
go that has the same fiery torments as hell except souls can
be sprung after they are purified for an indeterminate period
of time. It could be days, weeks, years, centuries, or
millennia. The soul’s only hope is that their surviving loved
ones offer enough rosaries and masses in their name to shorten
their stay. Jesus condemned the Pharisees for just such things
– “They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders�?
— Matt 23:4a
(177) “Cardinal
Theodore McCarrick, Facing Sexual Abuse Reports, Resigns
From the College of Cardinals�? at Lighthouse
Trails, 7/28/18
For nearly sixteen years, Lighthouse Trails has been
publishing resources related to child sexual abuse. Some may
ask, how is that related to the Gospel? We believe pedophilia
is part of what we call the death religion (really Satan’s
“religion�?) which includes: abortion, evolution,
homosexuality, meditation/mysticism, antisemitism,
pornography, and child sexual abuse). The Gospel offers
eternal life through Jesus Christ; our adversary offers
eternal death through his schemes to harm, maim, and kill.
(178) ‘They
Hid It All’: Catholic Priests Abused 1,000 Children in
Pennsylvania, Grand Jury Report Says at Lighthouse
Trails, 8/15/18
LTRJ Note: Children are particularly vulnerable to sexual
abuse and molestation by people who are in some type of
authority and trust in their lives. Make sure your church is a
safe place for all children who attend. Detective sergeant
Patrick Crough, author of Seducers Among Our Children, has
given his life to defend children and fight against child
exploitation.
(179) Entertaining
Devils Unawares by Jackie Alnor, 8/18/18
The Bible instructs us to be kind to strangers because we
could be entertaining angels unawares. But the flip side to
that is that we could be entertaining fallen angels unawares.
Nowhere in church history is that more evident than in the
Roman Catholic Church.
(180) Pope
in Knock: I Am Happy to Be in Mary’s Home at
Understand the Times, 8/29/18
Comment from UTT: Another example of a "Mary" centered
Christianity occurred when Pope Francis visited Ireland. Where
in the Bible do we find justification for praying to a statue?
“I’m happy to be here with you. I am happy to be with you in
Mary’s home.�? On the second day of his Aug. 25-26, 2018,
visit to Ireland for the occasion of the World Meeting of
Families, Pope Francis stressed this during his Angelus
address which he gave in the northwestern town of Knock. Knock
is a beloved pilgrimage site for the Irish. In 1979, Pope St
John Paul II visited the site, located in the Irish County of
Mayo, for the centenary of the Marian and Eucharistic
apparition that took place there. The apparition was witnessed
by 15 people independently and verified by the Church.
(181) “Pope
Francis: Families An Eloquent Sign of God’s Dream�?
by Christopher Wells, 9/4/18
LTRP Note: Recently, we released a booklet/article by Warren
B. Smith titled God’s
Dream: Satan’s Ultimate Scheme. If you did not have a
chance to read it yet, we urge you to do so soon. The news
story below (released this week by Vatican News) is yet
another example of how the world’s religious leaders are
seeking to bring about “God’s Dream�? into the world. When you
begin to understand what “God’s Dream�? is really all about
(i.e., God’s dream for man to realize his divinity and
oneness), you will see the urgency in this. This term is
showing up more and more in evangelical circles as Warren
Smith points out. Just last week, yet another instance where
we learned of an evangelical mega-church pastor using the
term: Pastor Doug Sauder, the lead pastor at Calvary Chapel
Fort Lauderdale (the former church of Bob Coy), wrote a
sub-section in his book The One Factor: How One Changes
Everything titled “God’s Dream.�? And there are many other
evangelicals pastors, authors, and leaders now using the term,
whether they understand the full implication or not. As you
can surmise from the following quote by New Ager Neale Donald
Walsch, there will be no place for the Cross in “God’s Dream�?
because man will believe that he himself is God. As Walsch
also said (and many now believe), “the era of the single
savior is over.�?1 God’s “dream,�? if you please, is that we
will all one day be completely realized [as “God�?].2—Neale
Donald Walsch
(182) “Metamorphosis
of the Universal Church in Our Time�? by Jackie
Alnor, 9/28/18
The sleeping giant in Rome has awakened. She has been in
hibernation for the past 400 years, but it appears she is
making a come-back – her final curtain is at hand. She is
making herself ready.
(183) Pope
Francis: Address to G20 Interfaith Forum at
Understand the Times, 9/29/18
Comment from UTT: Pope Francis makes another appeal for
religions of the world to work together. He calls for a
"universal family" to resolve global problems. This is in
keeping with the Pope's previous declaration that all
religions worship the same God.
(184) “Metamorphosis
of the Universal Church in Our Time�? by Jackie
Alnor, 10/21/18
I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of
names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. The
woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold
and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden
cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her
fornication. — Revelation 17:3b-4 The sleeping giant in Rome
has awakened. She has been in hibernation for the past 400
years, but it appears she is making a come-back – her final
curtain is at hand. She is making herself ready. She has no
patience for any whom oppose her authority – she cannot be
questioned while she sits as a queen in her temple in the
Eternal City. She claims she holds the keys to the kingdom and
whatever she decrees, the God in Heaven must endorse, be it
right or wrong. After all, she rules over the kings of the
Earth in His stead and has the assistance of the Queen of
Heaven.
(185) “Metamorphosis
of the Universal Church in Our Time�? – Part 1 by
Jackie Alnor, 11/16/18
"I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of
names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. The
woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold
and precious stones and pearls,
having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and
the filthiness of her fornication." — Revelation 17:3b-4The
sleeping giant in Rome has awakened. She has been in
hibernation for the past 400 years, but it appears she is
making a come-back – her final curtain is at hand. She is
making herself ready. She has no patience for any whom oppose
her authority – she cannot be questioned while she sits as a
queen in her temple in the Eternal City. She claims she holds
the keys to the kingdom and whatever she decrees, the God in
Heaven must endorse, be it right or wrong. After all, she
rules over the kings of the Earth in His stead and has the
assistance of the Queen of Heaven. The Fourth Lateran Council
declares: “The Roman Church, as the mother and mistress of all
the faithful, by the will of Christ holds primacy of
jurisdiction over all other Churches.�? This is quoted in an
‘Encyclical Letter’ of Pope Leo XIII on ‘The Unity of the
Church’ he wrote in 1896. In this letter he refers to the
Catholic Church in the feminine gender and declared that she
is to ‘rule the nations.’ He concluded: “Let such as these
take counsel with themselves, and realize that they can in no
way be counted among the children of God, unless they take
Christ Jesus as their Brother, and at the same time the Church
as their Mother.�? Read Part
1, Part
2 & Part
3.
(186) Learning
From Rome by Ray Yungen, 11/21/18
From a theological viewpoint, there now exist two branches
(so to speak) of the Catholic Church—the traditional (as
defended by someone like Karl Keating in his book Catholicism
and Fundamentalism) and the progressive or contemplative*
element (as exemplified by Thomas Merton and Henri Nouwen).1
And while these two branches (or movements) can be seen at
times as contradictory to each other, there are many Catholics
who straddle both sides of the fence. At least in part, this
is because the Eucharist, which is the essence or focal point
of traditional Catholicism, also has a mystical element that
appeals to the meditating or New Age Catholic. In summary, the
traditional Catholic Church emphasizes sin and how to avoid it
with the Mass. It places the emphasis on Mary, the sacraments,
and purgatory. Although that branch of the Catholic Church is
running strong, ever increasingly, it is the contemplative
branch that defines Roman Catholicism. This newer
“progressive�? branch emphasizes mysticism, panentheism, and
interspirituality, which will help propel the apostate church
into a new-world order.
(187) Liberation
Theology Infused in Western Thinking by Berean
Beacon, 3/19/19
Latin American liberation theology has for the most part been
a movement identified with the Roman Catholic Church. It
is in fact just the tip of the iceberg; the principles that it
proclaims have affected western society. Much of the
present welfare societies in the USA and in Europe are just
different expressions of the same Catholic mentality seen in
official statements of the Vatican.[1] The Politics of
guilt and shame permeate our society. The Catholic
Priests, Leonardo Boff and Clodovis Boff, in Introducing
Liberation Theology give a sample taste of what is proposed by
Liberation theology.
(188) “Metamorphosis
of the Universal Church in Our Time” by Jackie
Alnor, The Christian Sentinel, 7/6/19
The sleeping giant in Rome has awakened. She has been in
hibernation for the past 400 years, but it appears she is
making a come-back – her final curtain is at hand. She is
making herself ready. She has no patience for any whom oppose
her authority – she cannot be questioned while she sits as a
queen in her temple in the Eternal City. She claims she holds
the keys to the kingdom and whatever she decrees, the God in
Heaven must endorse, be it right or wrong. After all, she
rules over the kings of the Earth in His stead and has the
assistance of the Queen of Heaven. The Fourth Lateran Council
declares: “The Roman Church, as the mother and mistress of all
the faithful, by the will of Christ holds primacy of
jurisdiction over all other Churches.” This is quoted in an
‘Encyclical Letter’ of Pope Leo XIII on ‘The Unity of the
Church’ he wrote in 1896. In this letter he refers to the
Catholic Church in the feminine gender and declared that she
is to ‘rule the nations.’ Read Part
1, Part
2 & Part
3.
(189) Reformation
and Papal Inquisition (Video) by Richard Benett,
6/1/19
Richard Bennett give a historical account of the birth of the
Roman Catholic Church, it’s establishment and growth using a
forged document (the Donation of Constantine) and the eventual
creation of the Catholic inquisition to eliminate bible
believers.
(190) My
Journey Out of Catholicism by David Dombrowski,
7/19/19
As I am writing these things, I am amazed to think how
quickly the years have gone by. These events that seem like
yesterday began over twenty-five years ago. And through all
these years, I have never publically shared the story about
the community. But there is a reason why I felt compelled to
share it now. When the community was deciding to become
Catholic, they were very excited because they felt that they
were pioneers in going back to the mother church. They felt
confident that many others would eventually follow their
example. Today, I see that this is beginning to happen in
large numbers. The community shared with some of their friends
that they had grown spiritually as far as the Protestant
church could take them, and if they were going to grow
anymore, they would have to become Catholic. It is the same
thing that is happening today. Many Protestant leaders are now
standing up and proclaiming that we need to glean from the
teachings and practices of the Catholic church. Particularly
appealing to them is contemplative prayer or mysticism and the
spiritual disciplines. There is no doubt in my mind that
contemplative spirituality is a bridge, bringing Protestants
“back” to the Catholic church. The emerging church movement is
equally a bridge toward Catholicism, and the Purpose Driven
movement has had a role in this as well.
(191) Letter
to the Editor: Interest in Contemplative Catholic
Monasteries Increasing at Lighthouse Trails, 8/17/19
I wanted to thank you for all your wonderful work rooting out
false Christianity. I have followed your website and blog for
12 years and have been so blessed. Just wanted to forward some
pertinent information regarding Catholicism and the increase
of their number at these end times. I am not Catholic, but I
subscribe to several news outlets that keep me informed of
news regarding abortion, euthanasia, LGBTQ, and the like; one
of those sites is LifeSite News. They are conservative
Catholics, but they do a good job in keeping tabs on the news
on many fronts. I ignore their Catholic stories, but this one
[see below] I think you will understand as a mark and sign of
the Catholic Church’s pervasive influx of error. You may
already know about it, but it fulfills much of what Roger
Oakland speaks about, as well as many of your other authors.
God bless you and all that you do in equipping the saints.
(192) Questions
for Catholics (Tract)
by James Jacob Prasch, 10/1/19
Dear Friend, let us reason from the Scriptures together: Come
now, let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins
be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be
red like crimson, they shall be as wool (Isaiah 1:18).
For all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16). You can get
this tract here.
(193) Ravi
Zacharias and Roman Catholicism at Texas A&M, Veritas
Forum by Matt Slick, 10/23/2019
Dr. Ravi Zacharias has done a great deal of good work for the
Christian faith. he is eloquent, intelligent, and
well-informed. However, it appears his understanding of Roman
Catholicism as is compared to biblical theology is very
weak. On March 19, 2014, Dr. Ravi Zacharias was at Texas
A&M's Veritas Forum. a video excerpt of that time can be
found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=CisY1QTgEis&t=.
(194) Pope
Francis/Vatican Launch eRosary to Help Bring About “World
Peace” at Lighthouse Trails, 12/15/19
In October of this year, Pope Francis and the Vatican launched
the “eRosary” app with the hopes of drawing in more young
people to pray the rosary.
(195) A
Closer Look At Catholicism (Video) by Mike
Gendron, 2/1/20
(196) Transformation Complete:
Non-Catholic Christians Took Paradigm Shift by
Jackie Alnor, 2/24/20
Biola University – Uses a
textbook, Handbook of Christian Apologetics, written by a
Catholic, Peter Kreeft. “Kreeft states, an ‘explicit knowledge
of the incarnate Jesus is not necessary for salvation.’ In his
book, Ecumenical Jihad, he states that he had an out-of-body
experience, during which he saw Muhammad, Buddha, Confucius,
and other pagans in heaven worshiping at the feet of Mary. She
(not Jesus) is the unifying force in heaven.[xxii] As
“Evangelical” schools, such as Wheaton, Baylor, Biola, Azusa,
Messiah, Regent University, Dallas Seminary, etc. hired
Jesuit-trained theologians and philosophers, they changed from
their original Bible-centered education to a new curriculum
that was based on Catholic Natural theology, Law, philosophy,
and apologetics.[xxiii]
(197) Gaia Goes to Church: The Revival
of an Ancient Pagan Goddess by Herescope, 3/7/20
A new morality is forming
based on an old spirituality. Presidential candidate Bernie
Sanders described the environmental crisis as a “moral
imperative” during a Democrat Party presidential debate. The
recent Amazon Synod of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church
invoked Pachamama, a “Mother Earth” goddess, as Pope Francis
considers adding a new sin, an “ecological sin.”[4] Gaia, an
ancient fertility goddess, has provided a spiritual metaphor
for climate change since the late 1980s. Climate change is a
scientific issue. Climate change has also always been a
political issue. The first generation of open advocates for a
New World Order seized upon the climate as a perfect crisis to
revolutionize the world’s governance systems. So how could
masses of population be persuaded to radically transform their
lives? An ancient spiritual myth was revived – Gaia. Gaia
could function as a generic goddess, adaptable to major world
religions as a “metaphor,” a “framing story” that could impel
people to sacrifice freedom for a higher purpose — a religious
cause — to save Gaia, the earth re-conceived as a sacred deity
... Read Part
1 - Gaia Goes to Church: The Revival of an Ancient Pagan
Goddess and Part
2 - Queen of HEAVEN ~ EARTH Goddess: Gaia & the
Catholic Mary
(198) Abp Viganò asks bishops, priests
to pray Exorcism ‘against Satan’ on Holy Saturday
by LifeSite, 4/9/20
(ACT Note: This article is linked for information. We are
not endorsing this site. This is another in a long line of
apostates claiming to be ridding the world of coronavirus.
But prayers to an angel and mass exocisms will not cure the
Catholic church of its problems, nor will it magically rid the
Vatican of Covdid-19.) April
9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – On October 13, 1884, Leo XIII had a
terrible vision of the assault of the powers of Hell against
Holy Mother Church, and ordered the prayer to Saint Michael
the Archangel to be said at the end of Mass. He also composed
an Act of Exorcism and ordered it to be inserted into the
Roman Ritual, and explicitly mentioned what he had seen: “The
Church, the Spouse of the Immaculate Lamb, has been filled
with bitterness and inebriated with poison by her crafty
enemies, who have laid impious hands on her most sacred
possessions. In the place where the See of Holy Peter and the
Chair of Truth has been set up as the light of the world, they
have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the
iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the
sheep may be scattered.” In these modern times of terrible
tribulation, when the pandemic has deprived Catholics of Holy
Mass and the Sacraments, the Evil One has gone into a frenzy
and multiplied his attacks to tempt souls into sin. These
blessed days of Holy Week, which used to be the ideal time to
go to Confession to prepare ourselves for our Easter
Communion, now see us locked inside our houses, but they
cannot stop us praying to Our Lord.
(199) US, Canadian Conferences of
Catholic Bishops ‘Consecrate’ Nations to Mary, Ask Her to
Intercede Amid Pandemic by Heather Clark, 5/5/20
WASHINGTON (Christian News
Network) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops have joined together
to “consecrate” their nations to the care of Mary on May 1 and
to ask that she intercede to Jesus during the COVID pandemic.
Evangelicals believe that such practices are unbiblical as the
Bible states that there is one mediator between God and man.
(200) Homosexuals
‘Have a Right to a Family’: ‘Francis’ Becomes First ‘Pope’
to Support Same-Sex Civil Unions by Heather Clark,
10/26/20
ROME — In a documentary released in Rome on Wednesday, Roman
Catholic leader Jorge Bergoglio, also known as “Pope Francis,”
says that he believes homosexuals have a “right to a family”
and that he supports civil unions as a legal covering.
“Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. They are
children of God and have a right to a family,” he states in
the movie “Francesco” by Evgeny Afineevsky, which premiered at
the Rome Film Festival. “Nobody should be thrown out or be
made miserable over it.” “What we have to create is a civil
union law. That way they are legally covered,” the Vatican
head continues. “I stood up for that.” According to the
Catholic News Agency and Reuters, the documentary also tells
the story of Bergoglio encouraging a man in a homosexual
relationship to raise his three adopted children in a parish
church. Andrea Rubera had given Bergoglio a letter after
attending mass and received a phone call days later telling
him that the correspondence was “beautiful.”
(201) ‘Pope
Francis’ Claims: ‘For The Entire Course Of Her Life, Mary
Was Free From Any Stain Of Sin’ posted by Marsha
West, 12/15/20
“The uncontaminated beauty of our mother is incomparable, but
at the same time, it attracts us, Let us entrust ourselves to
her and say ‘no’ to sin and ‘yes’ to grace once and for all.”
(Heather Clark – Christian News) In one of the feasts
and celebrations marked on the Roman Catholic liturgical
calendar leading up to Christmas, Catholics around the world
observed the Feast of Immaculate Conception on Tuesday, a day
in which those who follow the religion commemorate their
belief that Mary was conceived in her mother’s womb without
original sin. The doctrine has been deemed unbiblical and
rejected by evangelicals.
(202) Pope
Francis: Another “Great Flood” Is Coming by Ken Ham,
3/12/21
The Roman pontiff warns the world another “great flood” is
coming, “perhaps due” to climate change while ignoring the
clear teaching of God’s Word. Do we have to worry that another
flood of biblical proportions is on its way? Well, according
to a recent interview, Pope Francis thinks so. Now, we take
what any person says and hold it up to the ultimate authority:
the Word of God. And God’s Word is clear: there will never be
another flood like the flood of Genesis chapters 6–8 (more on
that below). But if God’s Word is clear, why does Pope Francis
suggest another “great flood” might happen?
(203) Pope
Appoints Open Homosexual To Pontifical Commission For The
Protection Of Minors at CRN, 4/5/21
(David McLoone – LifeSiteNews) Pope Francis appointed
Juan Carlos Cruz, an openly homosexual man, to the Pontifical
Commission for the Protection of Minors on Wednesday. Cruz is
himself a victim of clerical sexual abuse. According to the
2004 John Jay Report on the nature and scope of clerical
sexual abuse of minors, “The results of our study indicated
that of all victims whose gender was reported, … 81% were male
and 19% were female.” In other words, it seems that sexual
abuse committed by members of the priesthood is overwhelmingly
homosexual in nature. However, Margaret Smith, a John Jay
College of Criminal Justice researcher, cautioned, “At
this point, we do not find a connection between homosexual
identity and an increased likelihood of sexual abuse.” Karen
Terry, another researcher, argued, “Someone can commit sexual
acts that might be of a homosexual nature but not have a
homosexual identity.”
(204) Popery
of shame: Adventures of Heresy in the last days Pope[s]
by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/9/21
The unhealthy, unspiritual, unbiblical teachings of the Pope
who runs the Roman Church of Catholicism. The Pope is elected
by his bishops, not by the people in the Church, nor is he
appointed by the former Pope. So I do not see how they can
justify him being a successor of Peter when he is voted in, by
an election of bishops. The bible does not teach such a
process of election. It was Pope John Paul II who laid out the
new policy of the Roman Catholic Church in their modern era. “
This necessary discernment does not hinder interreligious
dialogue. In fact, for many years meetings with the various
monastic communities of other religions, marked by cordial
friendship, are opening ways for the mutual sharing of other
spiritual riches “with regard to prayer and contemplation,
faith and ways of searching for God or the Absolute”…the
action of Christ and his Spirit is already mysteriously
present in all who live sincerely according to their religious
convictions …” (Pope John Paul II, Thirteenth Catechesis).
(205) Pope
Calls For ‘Ecological Spirituality’ To Care For ‘Mother
Earth’ by Protestia, 5/29/21
Like some grotesque morphing of Roman Catholicism, the New
Apostolic Reformation’s Seven-Mountain Mandate, and the
Democrats’ Green New Deal, Francis reveals that there are
seven sectors of the church that need to be pulling together.
These are “parishes and dioceses – schools and universities –
hospitals – businesses and farms – organizations, groups and
movements – religious institutes.” The capitalism-hating,
socialism-loving Vicar of the Roman Catholic Church has come
up with a seven-year plan to greenify the world and heal
“Mother Earth” on account of the “wounds that we cause by our
predatory attitude, which makes us feel that we are masters of
the planet and its resources,” in order to “inaugurate a
lifestyle and a society that is finally eco-sustainable.”
(206) Christian
Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church
at Lighthouse Trails, 7/6/21
It is not just a fluke or an aberration that the evangelical
churches and the Catholic Church are coming into alignment
with each other. The Catholic Church is taking a softer
approach to the evangelical church, and the evangelical church
is starting to downplay the traditional and significant
differences that have kept it at bay with the Roman Catholic
Church. While church history has witnessed martyrs who would
not bend on doctrinal issues concerning salvation, today, we
are witnessing a paradigm shift from an emphasis on biblical
doctrine to the experiential and the mystical. The consensus
is becoming that it’s not so important what we believe anymore
but what we do—namely that we need to experience God and get
along with everyone. And this is where the Catholic Church
comes in as it promotes oneness (a unifying of all religious
traditions under the umbrella of the Catholic Church) and a
vast array of religious practices stemming back to the Church
fathers to satisfy the draw to the experiential. The following
examples illustrate how this changing landscape is occurring—
(207) Revoice
2021 Conference To Feature Roman Catholic Lesbian Speaker
by Protestia, 8/15/21
Once again, Revoice is upon us, and once again, their speaker
list is suspect. Along with a plethora of gay, lesbian, and
transgendered speakers, many who openly insist on using
he/him, she/her/, they/them personal pronouns in their bios,
we see that Revoice has brought back openly lesbian and Roman
Catholic speaker Eve Tushnet to give a message. Revoice,
you’ll recall, suffered a teeth-shattering,
cartilage-crushing, skull-splintering blow to the satanic
scourge when the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) voted at
their 2021 General Conference 1438-417 to adopt Overture 23,
which states in full: "Officers in the Presbyterian Church in
America must be above reproach in their walk and Christlike in
their character. Those who profess an identity (such as,
but not limited to, ‘gay Christian,’ ‘same-sex attracted
Christian,’ ‘homosexual Christian,’ or like terms) that
undermines or contradicts their identity as new creations in
Christ, either by denying the sinfulness of fallen desires
(such as, but not limited to, same-sex attraction), or by
denying the reality and hope of progressive sanctification, or
by failing to pursue Spirit-empowered victory over their
sinful temptations, inclinations, and actions are not
qualified for ordained office."
(208) Prominent
Catholic ‘Bible Scholar’ Argues The Bible Is Pro-Homosexual
by The Dissenter, 9/10/22
Back in June during “gay pride month,” Martin encouraged
Catholics to celebrate this atrocity stating that “for the
religious person,” gay pride month is “a reminder that LGBTQ
people are beloved children of God.” Recently, James Martin, a
prominent pro-homosexual Roman Catholic priest, was assigned
by Pope Francis to a major position with the Vatican. That
position is a five-year term as a consultor for the Vatican’s
Dicastery for Communication.
(209) Catholic
Medical School Pushes Hormone Therapy For Minors by
Amber Athey – The Spectator, 10/20/22
“Reitman suggests treating children suffering from gender
dysphoria by using puberty blocking drugs, which will prevent
them from developing “unwanted secondary gender/sex
characteristics” — for example, breast development in
females or penile and testicle growth in males.” Georgetown
University’s School of Medicine is teaching its students to
administer puberty blockers and hormone therapy to minors, an
investigation by The Spectator reveals.
(210) My
Journey Out of Catholicism (Booklet) by David
Dombrowski, 1/13/23
Over the years, I have encountered many Christians who
wonder, “What’s wrong with being Catholic? After all, they
believe in the Cross; they believe Jesus is the Son of God. It
can’t be all that bad.” If you are a Christian who has
wondered about these things, this special testimonial report
is for you.
(211) More
Than 150 Priests, Others In Baltimore Archdiocese Abused
Over 600 Kids, Maryland AG Report Says by CBS News,
4/8/23
“In some cases, victims ended up reporting abuse to priests
who were abusive themselves, prosecutors wrote.” More than 150
Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of
Baltimore sexually abused more than 600 children over the past
80 years, according to a state report released Wednesday that
accused church officials of decades of cover-ups. The report,
issued by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, paints a
damning picture of the archdiocese, which is the oldest Roman
Catholic diocese in the country and spans much of Maryland.
(212) “Ailing
Pope Francis Hurries to Bolster His Progressive Legacy”
by Lighthouse Trails, 7/27/23
Within a month of Pope Francis’ election, the United Nations
was hailing him as a spiritual leader of the world, and by
June of that year, his sympathies and defense toward
homosexuals and gay marriage began to surface. 1, 2, 3 By Fall
of that first year, his goal to “win back the lost brethren”
(the Protestants) under the guise of “unity” also came to
light. In November, we posted an article titled “The Catholic
Church Continues Drawing In the ‘Lost Brethren’ Through
Eucharistic Adoration.”
(213) Catholic
Church Updates Dogma To Include Co-Habiting Homosexual
Couples As ‘Conforming To The Faith’ by The
Dissenter, 11/10/23
In an unsurprising move of apostasy, the Roman Catholic
Church, which has completely abandoned the Scriptures in favor
of Papal authority, is now allowing “transgender” people to
find refuge within its walls. This startling development
echoes the fall of mainstream Protestant denominations that
have long since taken a 180-degree turn from anything
resembling Christianity, indulging in the carnality of culture
rather than the truth of the Bible. In an era where the
boundaries of biblical morality are being relentlessly tested,
these religious institutions have completely failed the test
of faithfulness.
(214) Buddha
& Jesus Are ‘Great Healers’? More Blasphemy From The
Pope As Rome And Buddhist Join Forces by Magdalene
Henah, 11/17/23
The Vatican continues leaving a trail of bad theology and
ecumenism in its wake, with The Dicastery for Interreligious
Dialogue releasing a joint statement with the Mahama Kut
Buddhist University, Chinese Buddhist Order of Sangha in
Thailand, and others, on a recently held Buddhist-Christian
Colloquium. As Buddhists and Christians, we see the Buddha and
Jesus as Great Healers. The Buddha pointed to greed and Jesus
to sin as the cause of suffering. On many levels, Jesus and
the Buddha proposed love and compassion as medicine to drive
out the darkness in the human heart and the world. Nourished
by their respective spiritual teachings, Buddhists and
Christians, for thousands of years, have adopted compassionate
ways of living to address the suffering of life.
(215) Sorry
Catholics, Mary Has No Role In Salvation, And Believing
Otherwise Is Spiritual Suicide by The Dissenter,
12/7/23
“The concept of Mary as a distributor of grace or an
intercessor with Christ finds no footing anywhere in the
Scriptures. The role of Mary, as presented in the Bible, is
one of humble obedience and servitude to God’s plan. She is a
blessed figure, chosen to bear Jesus Christ, the God-Man, in
the mystery of the hypostatic union—the union of Christ’s
divine and human natures. Her role was uniquely important but
not salvific.” Throughout the entirety of Christian history,
few figures have been as venerated and as controversial as
Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her ascension to a position of
near-divine stature within Roman Catholicism is a story
steeped in centuries of tradition, theological evolution, and
a departure from the biblical narrative.
(216) The
Roman Pope Embraces A Heretical Universalist View Of Hell
And Eternity by The Dissenter, 1/18/24
The Roman Catholic pope recently made remarks that
demonstrate that the Catholic Church is as committed to sound
doctrine as a mirage is to offering water in the desert. As
reported by “Libero Quotidiano,” his words represent a
profound deviation from Christian orthodoxy—even that of the
Roman Catholic Church. His personal belief in an ’empty hell’
nudges perilously close to the edges of universalism. This
notion, while masked in the garb of compassion, raises serious
theological red flags.
(217) Thirty
Major Roman Catholic Errors (Video) at Moriel
Ministries, 3/8/24
This video reiterates the many errors we have been teaching
about for years now. Please have a look and share with
others if you think it will be useful. While we do agree
with this video, please understand that we advise caution and
discernment as we do not agree with other things he does.
(218) Pelagian
Pope Francis Says People Are ‘All Fundamentally Good’ +’The
Heart Itself Is Good’ by Protestia, 5/22/24
Francis insists that “people are fundamentally good” and that
while there are some rogues and sinners, “the heart itself is
good.” Pope Francis continues to let little bits of the
antichrist spirit he has inside of him shine through, sharing
a host of unbiblical and unorthodox teachings during a rare
interview with 60 Minutes, including claiming that human
beings are fundamentally good and criticizing American bishops
concerned about his progressive shift as “suicidal.”
(219) Vatican
Unveils Nativity Scene Featuring Baby Jesus Swaddled In A
Keffiyeh by Protestia, 12/9/24
Weeks after Pope Francis called for an investigation into
whether or not Israel was committing genocide in the Middle
East, the Vatican has unveiled a new nativity scene featuring
Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, a type and pattern of scarf used by
Palestinians as a national symbol. While there is no such
thing as a ‘good’ pope, Francis has been particularly noxious
and vexatious, doing things like affirming the faith of Joe
Biden and saying he would never refuse him communion because
the President’s love for abortion is between him and God.
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