"... 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 asJohn
Wimber,Paul
Cainand 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 theWord Of Faith
Movement, theVineyard
movement, theToronto
"Blessing", theBrownsville
"Outpouring"and on
down the line to latestTodd
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
ourTodd
Bentleysection. Yet
the leadership of theNew
Apostolic Reformationhas
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.
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.
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 whatYWAM,The
Emerging Chuch, theWCGPand
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
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
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
'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
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.
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
This
creature that existed, and may yet exist, is used
as a description of themightand
power of the enemy.
Isaiah
27:1In
that day theLORDwill
punishLeviathanthe
fleeing serpent,WithHis fierce and
great and mighty sword, EvenLeviathanthe
twisted serpent; And He will kill thedragonwholivesin
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
13:1Andthe 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 hornswereten
diadems, and on his headswereblasphemous
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.
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.
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".
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.
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; butwhoever 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.
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 areequalwith
the the foundational Apostles. The NAR
proponents go even further! They claim to beGREATERthan
the original Apostles.
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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from Paul
Run the Race, Win the Prize by
Sandy Simpson
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.
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.
Commentators
seem to think that this section of Habakkuk was
addressing theCeasarsand
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 hereticaldistinctivesof
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.
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.
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
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
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 theWord of Faithmovement.
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 theLatter
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
Churchand 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 theseven 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 theletters to the
churchesapply 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 isthe
true
Church today that has allowed the movements
mentioned above to infiltrate and take over the
agenda for what is called "Christianity" today.
In
Titus 1:6-11 Paul tells Titus to
appoint "overseers" in the
churches. The word "overseer"
isepiskoposin
Greek
and means bishop, curator,
superintendent, guardian, watchman.
Overseers are to be shepherds to the
sheep, watchmen, guardians.
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Cares for You by Sandy Simpson
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".
This paper exposes
what General Boykin has been doing in Calvary
Chapels and his associations.
He
isGrand 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.
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
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.
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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“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)
"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.
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
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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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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
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
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
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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Nations are the True God
by Sandy Simpson
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
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Revival by Sandy Simpson
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
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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Practices in the Churches How the occult has been
fully integrated into many Christian lives and
fellowships by Sandy Simpson
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 8:19When they say to you, “Consult the
mediums and the spiritists
who whisper and mutter,�? should not a
peopleconsult their God?Should theyconsultthe dead on behalf
of the living?
Using the above list from Deuteronomy
and Isaiah, let’s take a look at each individual
practice.
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
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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.
The Fallacious Arguments of
Neo-Universalists by Sandy Simpson
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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.
The future of apologetics
and discernment ministries by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
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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Their Hearts" or "The World In Their
Hearts"? by Sandy Simpson
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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�?.
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.
"Mistake" or "Sin"? by Sandy Simpson
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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.
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:
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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Ghost
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.
Servant Authority by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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!
"Overtake you like a thief" by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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;
Generic and Specific by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
The Ugly Side of Diaprax by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
Deluded! by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
Healer? Heal Thyself! by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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?
God"s Attitude toward the
"Supreme Beings" of the Nations by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
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.
You need to "nip it in the
bud"! by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
The New Panentheistic "God"
Of Christendom by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
What Should I Say? by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
Luring People To Destruction By The Unscrupulous Use Of
The "Gospel" Message by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
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.
One of Satan"s Final
Masquerades by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
Attack Of The Enemy On The Churches by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
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.
Marks Of False Religion by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
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.
Universalism in the
World has Permeated the Church by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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?".
What We Need Is A Reverse
Paradigm Shift! by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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!"
False Teachers Revisited by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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 living in
deception perhaps it might demolish one of their
arguments against the truth.
Testing The Spirits by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
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.
Questions for Those Who
Claim the "Supreme Beings" Of the Nations Are the True
God by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on 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 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.
How To Discern, Test &
Judge Rightly by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
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.
Karma (by any other name) by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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
His Name, The Only Name by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
Replacement Theology On
Steroids by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
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!
Those Who Do Not Lead
Christians to Maturity by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
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."
"... and all liars" by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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).
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.
Night Marchers and UFOs on
the Big Island by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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.
"They Will Believe The Lie" by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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"?
Updated! 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 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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Updated DVD! 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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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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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
This DVD is a message based on this 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
read a few books on that subject and it helped me
understand the complexities involved. Hebrew
is a rich language so it is hard to distill one
Hebrew word down to one English word. Greek is
a very technical language and it is also not easy to
translate. This is why it is imperative to use
the good English translations out there for
comparison along with a good concordance and Bible
dictionary.
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A TALE OF TWO KINGDOMS Kingdom Now or Kingdom
Come? by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this 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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BIBLES STUDIES IN
DISCERNMENT by Sandy
Simpson
Bible studies in Galatians,
Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, 1 John, 2 John,
3 John and Jude with a focus on applying timeless
discernment priciples to our modern times.
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BIBLES STUDIES IN
DISCERNMENT Companion
CD! by Sandy
Simpson
Contains the PDF text to the book
BIBLE STUDIES IN DISCERNMENT plus extra studies by
Sandy & Juanita Simpson covering many issues of
apologetics and discernment.
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A Whole Lot Of Wishful
Thinking These Days! by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD series is a teaching based on
this article.
In this DVD series I want to
detail a number of beliefs people have these days
that have no basis in Scripture. I am going
to roam all over the map, so to speak, and try to
give fairly short answers on a number of topics
and also give you useful links to articles that
will help you deal with any particular
issue. It is truly amazing how many false
ideas people cling to without giving a thought to
what the Bible has to say on the subject.
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Signs Of Apostasy In The
Churches In The End Times by Sandy
Simpson
This 2-DVD series is a teaching based
on this article.
There are many signs of the great
Apostasy, or falling away (2 Thes. 2:3) indicating
we are living in the end times (Mt. 24:
3-14) I am going to go through some
indications of the Apostasy in the churches as a
follow up to the signs of the times in the world.
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The Responsibilities of a Good Shepherd by Sandy
Simpson
This CD is a message based on this
article.
Emerging Church CD &
Free DVD All the
links to resources and articles we have on the
Emerging Church on one CD. by Sandy
Simpson
(The Emerging Church only is
downloadable!)
When you
purchase the "Resource Tools - Emerging Church" CD
for $10. plus s/h you will also receive a
brand new free DVD called "The Emerging Church"
that features Gary Gilley, Ray Yungen, Joanna
Michaelson, Mike Oppenheimer and Sandy Simpson.
From Church To Emerging
Church DVD Series by Sandy
Simpson
The issue of the Emerging Church and
it's introduction into many churches and mission
organizations has reached a critical point.
Many do not undersand what is being leavened into
churches by the EC leadership. Many would be shocked
to know their belief systems involve Universalism,
New Age, defense of postmodernism, Interfaithism,
and many other false doctrines. In order to
reach out to this generation the EC leadership is
proposing a whole new "map" to deal with what they
perceive is a lack of understanding on the part of
the churches on how to communicate. EC
proponants believe the "scripture" for today is
evolving and must change in order to reach
postmoderns.
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Idolatry In Their Hearts Landmark
Book! by Sandy
Simpson & Mike Oppenheimer
Does having eternity in your heart
mean that you know God and are His child? Could
Gentile cultures understand the Gospel from the
stars? Did God create man's cultures? Has God always
been in the process of redeeming cultures from the
time of Babel by placing in them a true revelation
of Himself? Is there the worship of YHWH in all
cultures and religions through the names of supreme
beings? Have all cultures always had a way to
make things right between them and God? These
questions and many more are answered in this book
that addresses the false teachings of The New
Apostolic Reformation regarding missiological
methods as being carried out by many agencies
including the World Christian Gathering on
Indigenous People, YWAM, and many Bible societies.
The New Apostolic
Reformation - What is it and where is it going? Every
Pastor Needs This! by Bill
Randles, Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Jacob Prasch, Mike
Oppenheimer, Orrel Steinkamp, Gary Gilley, Dave
Hunt, Sandy Simpson and others.
This is a 6-DVD
expose of the NAR and it's leadership
of C. Peter Wagner, Cindy Jacobs, Chuck Peirce,
Dutch Sheets, Bill Hamon, Jack Deere and others.
Lessons In Forgiveness Great Study! by Sandy
Simpson Through the
years I have been presented with many
opportunities to forgive. Sometimes the
situation was so severe that it took me some
time to forgive and start the process of healing
for myself, and eventually for others. I learned
that a Christian needs to forgive other people
even if they have not repented of their sins.
That can be really hard if we let it be hard.
But if we give our burdens over to the Lord, He
will carry them and that frees us up to treat
other people with love, compassion, and be in
the right frame of mind and heart to set them up
for reconciliation with Jesus Christ. That does
not mean we tolerate their sin. We simply
forgive them for what they have done to us,
whether perceived or real, and move on to
looking for ways to redeem them. We can then
present to them the "truth in love" even when we
have to rebuke them.
by Sandy
Simpson was written
to help believers to realize the absolute
necessity of growing to maturity in Christ. Many
churches are urging Christians to push aside
discernment in favor of experience. It is our
hope that this book will inspire many believers
to fight the good fight, finish the race, and
keep the faith (2 Tim. 4:7).
The New Apostolic
Reformation - What is it and where is it going? Companion Book! by Sandy
Simpson is now available in book form. This
is the DVD script plus commentary by Sandy
Simpson. The commentary of the DVD series is not
in the book, but there are many more quotes
available than in the video series. Good
reference material. Also available on
CD-ROM.
Letters To The Church Timely! by Sandy
Simpson is a fitting manual for the
Revelation Christian. All the precepts are in the
seven letters in Revelation 1:9 - 3:22 to help us
keep the faith, stay in sound doctrine, and reach
out to those who are perishing. I hope and pray
that this book will help
the reader to be an "overcomer".
DISCERNMENT TOOLKIT Demolish Arguments! by Sandy
Simpson Want to be able to see your way
through to clear biblical discernment? Want a set
of tools that will allow you to disciple your
loved ones so they will stand firm in the Faith?
Want to sort out many of the false arguments and
teachings that have invaded the churches? Then DISCERNMENT TOOLKIT book is for you!
DISCERNMENT TOOLKIT DVD Study Series! by Sandy
Simpson is taken from the book but includes
a lot of footage of false teachers and false
prophets. It covers the core doctrines, how we can
use them to test, and examples on the DVD that can
be paused for discussion. Also includes a
teacher guide and links to resources on the
web. This 3-DVD series is available now!
SPIRIT OF TRUTH OR SPIRIT
OF ERROR? Important Video
Information On Benny Hinn! by Sandy
Simpson, Mike Oppenheimer & Jacob Prasch
features tons of
video showing the teachings and prophecies of
Benny Hinn. This is a proven tool to keep
people away from heresy.
THE EMPTY PULPIT Highly Recommended! by Mike
Oppenheimer What is Christianity? What
significance does the cross have? Are there
teachings that can wreck our faith? We live in an
age unlike any other in the history of man. To
follow the Lord among the unique challenges we
must understand Scripture and live by it.
Available for $20- includes shipping.
Apologetics Coordination Team HIGHLY recommends this
book. It deals with many crucial issues for
the Church today.
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Articles about
false prophets, false teachers, false apostles
other "snake oil salesmen", and movements that
are going away from Scriptural principles. This
section holds a wide variety of articles on
personalities and movements. Some teach
unbiblical doctrines, some teach heresy. Some
are false prophets. Some are all of the above.
Please read the articles before you just go off
angry. If you don't like us naming names,
perhaps you would benefit from reading a letter that explains
our criteria for discernment. This page is
provided so that you can be a Berean yourself!
Read this devotional thought,
written around a half century ago, for the reason we
should continue to say today "to the word and to the
testimony"! "But there were false prophets
also among the people, even as there shall be false
teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable
heresies ..." 2 Pet. 2:1
(2)False
Prophecyby Dean & Laura VanDruff,
1996 "As spiritual adultery increases in the church, false
prophets will flourish as highly sought after
speakers, and as Christians accept more of these false
teachings indiscriminately, many will fall away,
believing in a phony "faith". Since we have been
warned, it might be wise to seek insight into how to
discern false prophecy - what are false prophets
likely to say? What are they like?"
(3)The Kansas City Prophetsby
Bob Hunter, 1995
An expose' of the Kansas City Prophets including Paul
Cain, Bob Jones, John Paul Jackson and other false
prophets. Their prophesies catapulted the Toronto
"Blessing" and subsequent Pensacola "Outpouring" into
existence. These men are revered as prophets by these
movements who view themselves as Joel's Army.
(4)False Prophetsby Dr.
Kenneth Johnson, 1994 "When a false prophet is caught he will say �OK. But
I�ve repented and the LORD has restored me to the
office of the prophet or �The Prophetic�. You have to
obey me again now.� This is why the LORD said you
shall never be afraid of (listen to) him again. Yes,
the LORD will forgive him if he repents. He may become
a fine Bible teacher. The LORD is merciful, so that
you will not be constantly fooled by false prophets,
Because He will never use him in that way again. "
(5)John Kilpatrick Of Brownsville
AOG, Pensacola, FL Is Now OFFICIALLY A False
Prophet!
July 4, 1997 has come and gone and
Hank Hanegraaff is still alive and his ministry is
doing fine. Here
is how Hanegraaff responded to this ugly false
prophecy. Brothers and sisters in Christ -- now is the
time to decide. For those of you attending Brownsville
"Outpouring" meetings in Pensacola ... are you going
to continue to willingly sit under the teaching and
prophecy of this man in this church or allow people
under your accountability to do so? Is the Assemblies
of God going to take scripturally appropriate action
in this matter? Here is their official response when
asked recently to comment on the Pensacola
"Outpouring" in a letter from
Thomas E. Trask, General Superintendant of the
Assmeblies Of God. What about the rest of the false
teaching and prophecy of this "counterfeit" revival
movement? Check out my compilation of quotes in an
article called "By Your Words" - Quotes From Third
Wave Leaders" for just a small dose of the false
teaching from the leaders of this movement. It's time
to take a stand on this matter, fellow Christians!
Time to be counted. No more wishy-washy "well, there
are good and bad things in this movement but it's
basically good" or "I'd rather see the devil and flesh
manifested in church than nothing discernable
happening at all". This is not an issue that can be
"balanced" away by a good old American sense of "fair
play". We as Christians are to hold to the objective
truth of God's Word, or else we cannot call ourselves
Christians. It's time for the true body of Christ to
be heard on this matter. Where is the outcry? Where is
the indignation that this man has dared to make false
prophesies about the demise of a fellow Christian and
attribute them to a conversation he had with God
Almighty? Has the Christian community been silenced in
fear of being labeled "mockers" by Steve Hill in his
book "The God Mockers" when, in fact, all Christians
should hold to and defend sound doctrine as did the
Bereans when they tested what was being taught to
them? Where is the disgust at the fact that Kilpatrick
made a deceitful apology denying that he prophesied
and published it all over the Internet? Where is the
outrage that he now continues to spread false stories
in his church about Hank Hanegraaff? Where is the ire
of God's people when this man dared to presume to
order God around by speaking false "proclamations"
"into God's ears"? What is your response, people of
God? We had better start cleaning house before
thousands of children and youth are exposed to the
ugly manifestations, deceitful testimonies, false
teaching and false prophecy of this "counterfeit"
revival movement!
(6) Benny Hinn and Necromancy (Talking
to the Dead) by Joseph R. Chambers,
1997
Benny Hinn "stated clearly that he had seen saints
("dead saints") and that they talked to him, gave him
instructions, and told him they were praying for him.
This is clearly necromancy or communication with the
dead. He went further to state that his necromancy was
Biblically supported by Jesus Christ�s experience on
the Mount of Transfiguration when Moses and Elijah
talked to the Lord."
(7) Kenneth
Hagin by Rev. Robert S. Liichow, 1997
"Literally hundreds of thousands of people are being
influenced by this man's heretical teachings, which
are now being propagated by his son and grandson and
thousands of Rhema graduates in thousands of Rhema
churches around the world. Brother Hagin has
duplicated himself thousands of times over and his
error is widespread. "
(8) Marilyn
Hickey by Rev. Robert S. Liichow, 1997
"From her school (and these others) a new generation
of Word of Faith ministries is being grown, with more
and more error and heresy. Remember heresy does not
get better, it does not improve with age, like a fine
wine. It continues to drift further and further into
darkness. The only way heresy is stopped in the Church
is by godly people standing up for the truth and being
willing to swim upstream against what is popular. I
pray you are I will be some of these people."
(9) Benny
Hinn by Rev. Robert S. Liichow, 1997 "Consider his teachings extremely dangerous to your
spiritual health (and do not let him lay his hands on
you)."
(10) The Challenging Counterfeit - A
Study Of Spiritualism by Raphael Gasson,The
Assemblies Of God Publishing House, Copywrite 1996
This is a book about Spiritualism and Spiritism by a man
who was miraculously saved out of that movement. This is
the last chapter of this book. Notice the parallels to
what is going on in the Third Wave, counterfeit revival
movement of today -- in the Toronto �Blessing� and
Pensacola �Outpouring� churches and leaders that have
received �the anointing�. It appears that the enemy has
not changes his tactics too much, only that today they
are being evidenced in churches that formerly considered
themselves to be doctrinally sound. Connections to
Spiritualism/Spiritism have been documented in the faith
healers of this same time period of the early 1900s,
such as William Branham
and Kathryn Kuhlman. Other
more recent individuals have been linked to necromancy
such as Benny Hinn. The same
techniques and manifestations are also now present in
the counterfeit revival, including Indian-style
chanting, visions where dead �Christians� appear and
give advice, and ugly degrading "manifestations" of the
�spirit�. Test the spirits and judge for yourself where
this �new revelation� and �anointing� is coming from.
This is an old book and may be out of print. However, it
is still listed with the Library Of Congress and the new
publisher is Logos International of Plainfield, NJ,
1979. Notice the original publisher was the Assemblies
of God Publishing House. Ironic, in view of the
Brownsville A/G in Pensacola, FL."
(12) TBN
Replies to Charge of Death Threat by Bob
Hunter, 1997 "In response to numerous
inquiries, Trinity Broadcasting is sending out a
standard reply to the charge that Paul Crouch issued
a death threat against the enemies of TBN. However,
did they address the issue, or avoid it by set up a
strawman argument? The text of their reply,
including a gif file of a standard reply, is
included, along with my comments."
(13) Michael
Brown's
False Prophecy by Bob Hunter & Debra
Bouey, 1998 "One of the foremost
theologians and spokemen for the Messianic Jewish
Congregation (MJC) has informed us of an
embarrassing prophecy given by Dr. Brown. Given the
international nature of his ministry, this spokesman
wishes to remain anonymous, but reader inquiries
related to any cited material will be forwarded to
him and he will reply privately with the inquirer."
(14) The
Final Quest: A Review and Critique by Eric
S. Weiss, 1998 "On balance, however, I think
that there is more in this book (by Rick Joyner)
that readers should be warned against than
encouraged to accept, and I believe that the
objections and concerns I express here can be
sufficiently documented from the book (and from
Scripture, where appropriate) so that my criticisms
won't seem unwarranted or unreasonable. Since I am
primarily writing about what I perceive to be
problems or errors, much here will be negative. As
I've mentioned, the Christian buying public is
already saying many good things about this book. The
reader will have to decide if such positive
acceptance is warranted."
(15) Kenneth
Hagin and the Spirit of the Serpent by
Joseph R. Chambers, D.D., 1998 "The final chapter of Mr. Hagin
is being written even as I write this article. Our video
by this title tells the whole truth. The serpent
spirit has grown in his teaching and methods until I
believe the real source is being made manifest. He
just conducted a Kenneth Hagin Holy Ghost meeting in
Chesterfield, MO. The meeting was held from October
12th to October 24th. On the third night he began to
manifest this spirit with his tongue sticking out
and wiggling like a serpent�s tongue. He also began
to hiss. On Thursday night, as he began to hiss,
many of the people began to slither down out of
their seats feet first. Some of the people would
hiss back at him. The emotional response of the
audience is indescribable. Kenneth Hagin and many of
the people became insanely "drunk." (This link at:
http://www.pawcreek.org/monthly.htm is no longer
active, but you can order the video from the link
above.)
(16) How
can
we discern false teachers? by Biblical
Studies Foundation, 1998 "There are many godless guides
who would lead us to the wide gate and the way which
leads to destruction. These false teachers are not
only blind themselves, but they lead others to
destruction with them. It is the Lord Who will
pronounce the final verdict and Who will sentence
the false prophets to everlasting torment."
(17) Televangelist
Investigations
- Corruption in Televangelism and Paganism in the
American ChurchA speech presented
Sept. 23, 1994, at the Philadelphia Conference on
Cults, the Occult and the Word Faith Movement, by Ole
Anthony The lives and messages of the
televangelists reveal a progressively straying path
toward paganism. But God has allowed them to come to
prominence so the church can see the reflection of
itself in them, and repent.
(18) Questions
And
Answers: The Televangelist Investigationsby Ole Anthony Paul calls for us to "Prove all
things; hold fast to that which is good. Abstain
from all appearance of evil" (I Thes. 5:21,22). The
Christian message should be able to withstand any
scrutiny. Believers are called to "try the spirits,
whether they are of God, because many false prophets
are gone out into the world" (I John 4:1). The TV
evangelists have barged into our living rooms with
their broadcasts and turned the spotlight on
themselves. They have demanded attention, so we're
giving it to them.
(19) What
Benefit Is The "Prophetic Movement"? by
Inner-City Christian Discernment Ministry, 1998
Ask yourself the following
questions (or ask a prophet if you know one):
Has any restored prophet brought any divine insight
into serious theological issues which have divided
the Church? NO. Has any restored prophet brought
unity to the Body of Christ due to their insights?
NO. Has any restored prophet ever foretold anything
of great consequence to the Church or community
(warning of terrorist bombings, stock market
crashes,assassinations, etc.)? NO. Has any restored
prophet been called upon to locate criminals, or
locate missing children, or to solve crimes?
NO. Why Not?
(20) Kenneth
Hagin
- False Prophet by Rev. Robert S. Liichow,
1998 "Mr. Hagin has long been touted as a prophet by many
within the charismatic movement for years.
Without a doubt, all people within the Word of Faith
Movement look to Mr. Hagin as a genuine prophet of
God. The facts seem to indicate otherwise!
Here are three examples of Hagin's prophetic ability -
all of which failed to come to pass."
(21) Sick Healers? by Rev. Robert
S. Liichow, 1998 "Probably the saddest "cut" of all is the FACT that
the majority of what the Word of Faith/Prophetic
Movement charismaniacs teach does not even work in
their own sorry lives. I do not deny that the Lord our
God is a Healer - - - but He does so according to His
sovereign will. We, His children DO NOT command
healing to "be."
(22) Teach Healing? by Rev.
Robert S. Liichow, 1998 "Got this in the mail a little while back and I
thought it would be interesting for people to see that
these folks at Toronto believe they can teach you how
to heal the sick. This is nothing new, because
the "Happy Hunters" have been holding How to Heal the
Sick Seminars for many many years. In fact, my
wife and I attended one in Ohio, and got to work
directly with the Hunters. Can't you see the Apostle
Paul holding a healing seminar in Ephesus (I
can't)."
(23) Was
Kenneth Copeland A False Prophet? by Cross +
Word, 1998
In an article entitled "My Word Of Faith Testimony"
Cross + Word gives documented facts that Kenneth
Copeland gave a false prophecy in Britain in June
1983.
(24) Kenneth
Hagin
- Another Failed Prophecy by Contenders,
1999 "Another Failed Prophecy! Kenneth Hagin Prophecy For
October In July Kenneth Hagin issued a prophecy which
indicates that the great revival everyone has been
waiting for will begin in October after "that which
has hindered shall be taken out of the way." Does this
mean the removal of the critics, the rapture of the
church, the "cleansing" that New Agers have spoken of?
You decide."
(25) The Kansas City Prophets
excerpted from "Heaven Can't Wait" by William M. Alnor,
1996 "They
are leading people astray."
(26) A Mark
Of False Teachers: Twisting The Scriptures
by The Watchman Expositor, 1995 "The
apostle Peter wrote describing Paul's epistles,
"...in which are some things hard to be
understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as
they do also the other scriptures, unto their
own destruction" (2 Peter 3:16). There are many
individual powerful practices which characterize
the methods of deception employed by false
teachers, but the twisting of Scripture is
universal among them."
(27) Beware
The
New Prophets an extract from the book by
Bill Randles, 1999
Influential
'prophets' in the US are claiming to be an end-time
super-army for the Lord. But their 'prophesies' are
often wrong. Pentecostal
pastor Bill Randles investigates . . . "One
consistent characteristic of the new prophets is
their insistence that the New Testament prophets
do not have to be subjected to the tests of
Deuteronomy (13.1-3 and 18.22)." You can
order this book here.
(28) Jack Deere's Doctrinal Demise
by Mr Alan Howe, 1997 "This Paper does not constitute a
critique of Dr. Deere's book. Rather, it
is the setting forth of the author's doctrinal
demise, primarily in his own words."
(29) Religious Psychics &
The Charismatic New Waveby Joseph
Chambers, 1999 "In many congregations Biblical truth
has been treated lightly while social and
emotional matters have demanded attention. This
closing hour does not allow for such
carelessness neither does it allow a light
treatment of the "spirit of discernment." Those
who do not have a firm and conscious hold on
Biblical values and Biblical truth will not be
able to survive." Part 1 & Part 2.
(30) Trinity
Broadcasting
Network Teachersby The Contenders,
1999 "The Word-Faith movement is far more
dangerous than any of the cults because they
have infiltrated the church and leave the distinct impression with
the secular world that their brand of
"Christianity" truly represents Christianity.1
In truth, it represents the worst teachings ever
to go under the name "Christian." It is
unfortunate that Christian leaders are so afraid
of Paul Crouch that they won't stand up to him,
but continue to broadcast their programs on TBN
or commend TBN's work. If you are a TBN
supporter who thinks people like myself are
causing division, read what these people say
carefully, then ask yourself, "What would a non-Christian
think if TBN was his first introduction to
Christianity and he heard this stuff?" On
October 29th, 1999, on a CNN Chat session, Matt
Crouch told me that doctrine was not important."
(31) How
Do
We Discern False Teachers?by Biblical
Studies Foundation, 1999 "Matthew 7:13-23 - False prophets are
particularly dangerous because they appear to be
genuine. They seemingly have the credentials of
authority. What are these credentials? Jesus
calls them �sheep�s clothing� (verse 15). The
outward forms would incline one to believe these
false prophets to be reliable guides. They may
wear a distinctive garb which sets them apart as
leaders. They may have the title
�reverend.� They may be men who hold positions
of religious leadership. They may well have
graduated from a divinity school. Indeed, they
might even be seminary professors. Judging on
the basis of external indications we might
wrongly assume them to be reliable guides, but
we must not evaluate them on such external
evidence."
(32) False
Leadersby L. Eve Engelbrite, Cult
Awareness Information Center, 1997 "Non-Christian false leaders can be
divided into secular (EST, humanism, communism,
etc.; example Herod in Acts 12:21-23), and
religious (Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism,
spiritualism, etc.). False leaders who were
previously Christian can be divided into the
morally apostate (1 John 3:4-10) and the theologically
apostate (1 John 2:18-27)."
(33) P.S.
-
Beware Of False Prophetsby Paul Becker, A
Voice In The Wilderness, 2000
Taken from Romans 16. "These who
-claim- to be "uniting" everybody are actually
the ones -CAUSING- the "divisions". What
"division" is this? Dividing people AWAY FROM
God's Word. Away from God's Doctrine. Doctrine
is what brings "unity" to Believers. (1Cor1:10)
So when they throw God's Doctrine out the
window, they are dividing God's people."
(34) Anti-Spirits
And
False Teachingby Shirley Ann Miller from
the book, "Anti-Spirits and False Teaching" and
Lampholder Ezine series on "Mind Control "Lampholder
Publications "God gave every person on the face of
the Earth "a mind." When you suppress or suspend
the thought process you essentially disconnect
the "whole" person. God made mankind to interact
with Him by a renewal of mind (the soul),
spirit, and body. When God speaks to us through
His Holy Spirit, He speaks through our spirit to
the mind, but the mind (upon being renewed in
the Spirit) confirms the Holy Spirit promptings
and aligns with the Word of God. The
supernatural receives "spiritual" messages that
manifest themselves from the spiritual realm
into the physical through "the senses and the
passive mind." If you disconnect your thought
process, you open yourself to receive whatever
supernatural, spiritual manifestations happen to
be manifesting their presence at the time, and
by opening yourself up to anything but the Holy
Spirit, you WILL find yourself dealing with
"other spirits." Remember: Always
investigate the source and test the spirits
"...to see whether they are of God...(1 John
4:1). As the anti-spirits plot in the air and
work on earth against God, believers must
continually fight back with spiritual
power through prayer and intercession."
(35) Get Ready For
T.D. Jakes: The Velcro Bishop With Another Gospel
by G. Richard Fisher, Personal Freedom Outreach, Vol 17,
No 2, 1997 "We must choose � the stakes are
enormous � and eternal. Put away the Jakes
materials and revisit the Bible. It will tell
you the truth minus the velcro."
(36) Testing
The Fruit Of Charisma's Heroes
by Jackie Alnor, 2000 "Charisma
Magazine's 25th Anniversary edition looks at the
legacy of those who have graced its covers. The
list is a Who's Who of people who have brought shame
to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This self-tribute
is the biggest compilation of evidence against the
charismatic renewal ever put to paper. Stephen
Strang (founding editor) and Lee Grady
(editor-in-chief) have unknowingly demonstrated what a
miserable lack of accountability exists in their
ranks. Here's some brief quotes that speak from
themselves as seen in this new issue of Charisma
displaying the cacophony of scoundrels, heretics,
and rotten churched role-models ..."
(37) They
Weave The Spider's Web by C. H.
Spurgeon, Morning And Evening, August 8 "See the spider's
web, and behold in it a most suggestive picture of the
hypocrite's religion. It is meant to catch his
prey..."
(38) Colin
Dye
Unmasked by Dr. Siam Bhayro, Vanguard
Magazine, Issues 6 & 12 "It is certain that Colin Dye is a
great fan of Roberts Liardon, who is in turn a
tremendous devotee of his namesake Oral Roberts
and numerous other heretics. What is also
apparent is that with these men come their false
teaching and bizarre behaviours, and that Dye
has deliberately chosen to associate himself
with, and indeed build upon, these ideas and
experiences, as will be shown in future articles
on the subject." Read Part
1 and Part
2.
(39) A Few Interesting Storiescompiledby Sandy Simpson, 9/00 "I have heard a few fascinating accounts lately
involving some Third Wave false teachers."
(42) Healer? Heal Thyself!
by Sandy Simpson, 11/14/00 "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. Do the math. Be a
Berean. Learn to discern!"
(43) Truth Or Consequences by
Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 6, No. 1,
1/01 "Whether it be recognized or not, there is a huge
integrity problem in the church today regarding who
speaks for God."
(45) Where Are The Faith
Healers Now? by Sandy Simpson, 10/01 "In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. one
question begs to be answered. Where are the
faith healers now? Are they hiding?"
(46) Where
Were
You? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason,
12/10/01 "No miracle worker or healer showed up in NY when
they were needed, why?"
(47) Biblical Divine Healing
Versus Other Types Of Healing by Sandy
Simpson, 1/25/02 "There are basically five types of healing in the
world today. Biblical Divine, Natural,
Medicinal/Medical, Psychological, and
Paranormal/Demonic healing. This paper is an
attempt to study these various types of healings, to
identify their characteristics, to show their biblical
support, and then to make comparisons with some of the
healing claims of televangelists like Benny Hinn and
others."
(48) Study In Jude by
Sandy Simpson, 5/14/03
This six part series is an in depth study of Jude and
how his warnings and admonitions to the Church are even
more crucial today.
(50) False
Teachers:
Wolves In Sheep's Clothing by Todd Uebeles,
2003 All throughout the New Testament, right up until the
end of Revelation, Christians are warned about false
teachers, people who will introduce heresies in Christ's
Church, wolves that devour the weak. Who are these false
teachers and what are the heresies they will introduce?
(51) The Trial Of Spirits -
Both In Teachers And HearersWherein
Is Held Forth The Clear Discovery, And Certain
Downfall, Of The Carnal And Anti Christian Clergy Of
These Nations, Testified from the Word of
God, to the University in Cambridge, by William Dell,
Minister of the Gospel, and Master of Gonvil and Caius
College, In Cambridge, London, Printed in 1666,
Philadelphia, Reprinted by Benjamin Franklin and D. Hall
in 1760 This section, from the above booklet printed by
Benjamin Franklin, serves as a history lesson on false
prophets and false teachers that we need to heed
today. Why take to heart William Dell and his
exegesis of the Word of God? Because what he
described is EXACTLY what we are seeing today being
played out on TBN, CBN, the NAE, and in the New
Apostolic Reformation by a whole host of false
apostles, prophets and teachers.
(54) Attacking Men
Of God? by Bud Press, Christianity, com,
1/04 As one who has been involved in an apologetics
ministry for years, it sickens me, and I'm sure my
colleagues, to be accused of "attacking" the most
dangerous and prolific false prophets and false
teachers of our day, especially when clear-cut,
easy-to-comprehend documentation is provided.
(57) "But
they have a good doctrinal statement!" by
Sandy Simpson, 2/26/05 Why do people have discernment about the FACT of
eggs, yet apparently so few have discernment about the
FACTS of the Bible?
(58) David
Jeremiah
Proposes "Major Paradigm Shift" For His Church
by Lighthouse Trails Research, 9/18/06 If you attended Shadow Mountain Community Church this
weekend, then according to an email we received, you
would have heard the second part of Pastor David
Jeremiah's series called Journey with Jesus. But the
title of this series is a bit misleading - Jeremiah
isn't just talking about Jesus; he is discussing a
book called The Barbarian Way. The book is written by
Erwin McManus, who is pastor of Mosaic Church in
California.
(60) The
Pursuit
of Power by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
5/19/07 There is a new kind of seeker today � not a seeker of
truth, but a seeker of power. Churches are encouraged
to be "seeker-sensitive" to those who are looking for
something supernatural and there is a plethora of
false teachers who are quite willing to give them what
their itching ears want to hear and what their scaly
eyes want to see.
(61) �Carlton
Pearson's
Hell on Earth� by Michael C. Gaudiosi - The
Noble Berean, Volume Twenty Three � August 2007 HELL IS RIGHT HERE ON EARTH! This is the claim of
Bishop Carlton Pearson, a minister who had so much
influence in the world of TV evangelism. He was once a
rising star on TBN, and someone whom Oral Roberts
himself took under his own wing! All this changed
after Pearson had, what he called, a �revelation� from
God about hell, and after he started to preach this
revelation, things took a turn for the worse. What was
this �new revelation�?
(62) Soothsayers
And
Charlatans - It Must Be The Last Days by Ray
Gano, 2008 What these soothsayers and charlatans are doing is
wrong. Those who follow them are being deceived by
Satan and need to seek forgiveness. Those who endorse,
promote and are involved (TBN) with these soothsayers
and charlatans are partakers of the same evil deeds in
leading people to hell knowingly or unknowingly. They
as well will be held accountable to God for choosing
to serve Satan in this manner. They too need to seek
God's forgiveness of their sins and stop serving Satan
in this manner.
(63) The
False
Prophets compiled by Eastern Regional Watch,
9/08
Because of Internet these is a massive amount of
information about false Christian prophets and many can
read about it all.
(64) Patricia
King
Exposed - The Blue Flame by First Plumbline
Apologetics, 9/19/08 Patricia King's understanding of Biblical Texts is
very poor and also Patricia King dose speak contrary
to the teachings of Paul.
(65) Three
Fatal
Errors Common Among False Teachers by Mike
Gendron, Proclaiming the Gospel, 9/08, PDF Since we are now living in the age of religious
tolerance and ecumenical unity, there are some people
who will immediately call this article unloving and
divisive. Others will ask, "What right do you have to
judge another religion?" The answer is given in
Scripture. All God-fearing people are called to make
right judgments, judgments that have already been
established by the objective principles of God's Word John 7:24).
There may be nothing more important than warning
people who are being deceived about their eternal
destiny. If we do not lovingly confront them with
God's Gospel, they may never know how to escape the
eternal fire of God's punishment. Clearly, the most
unloving thing we can do is to ignore them and let
them continue down the road to destruction. For this
reason, I am always willing to offend people with the offense and
exclusivity of the Gospel in the hopes that God may
grant some of them repentance leading to a knowledge
of the truth 2 Tim. 2: 25). Let us look at three fatal
errors of false prophets and how to handle them.
(67) United
Pentecostal
Oneness at Christian Research Service,
3/09
A page of articles on UPC and Oneness
Pentecostalism.
(68) "He's
No
Sinner, He's a False Prophet" by Walk With
The Word, 4/09 Matthew 18:15-20 This, my friends, is one of the most
misquoted, misused passages of Scripture in the New
Testament. And it�s driving me crazy. This is the
favorite passage of choice by the false prophets and
false teachers among the church and because the sheep
have so little understanding of Scripture, they go
right along with its gross misrepresentation, often
repeating the ill-conceived interpretation offered.
(69) Three
Common
Errors of False Teachers by Mike Gendron,
Proclaiming The Gospel, 6/30/09 Since we are now living in the age of religious
tolerance and ecumenical unity, there are some people
who will immediately call this article unloving and
divisive. Others will ask, "What right do you have to
judge another religion?" The answer is given in
Scripture. All God-fearing people are called to make
right judgments, judgments that have already been
established by the objective principles of God's Word
(John 7:24). There may be nothing more important than
warning people who are being deceived about their
eternal destiny. If we do not lovingly confront them
with God's Gospel, they may never know how to escape
the eternal fire of God's punishment. Clearly, the
most unloving thing we can do is to ignore them and
let them continue down the road to destruction. For
this reason, I am always willing to offend people with
the offense and exclusivity of the Gospel
in the hopes that God may grant some of them
repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth (2 Tim.
2: 25). Let us look at three fatal errors of false
prophets and how to handle them.
(70) False
Teachers ... REVISITED! by Sandy Simpson.
ACT, 9/03/09 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 living in deception
perhaps it might demolish one of their arguments
against the truth. I will only deal with quotes from
2007 through 2009 in this article. I will not go
into detailed analysis of these newer quotes in order
to save space, but will present a short comment and
link you elsewhere for the detailed report, if there
is one.
(71) "X-Men"
by Pastor Larry DeBruyn, 9/24/09 So it's truly a sad day when we see those professing
to know God believing and behaving as if they do not.
So it's significant to note that the divine judgment
was to begin in the sanctuary and then work its way
out through Jerusalem and the rest of the entire
nation (Compare 1 Peter 4:17.). This order of judgment
compelled Paul to command the congregation at Rome:
"Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause
divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which
ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are
such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own
belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the
hearts of the simple" (Romans 16:17-18, KJV). But if
we are to engage in such marking, we ought to be
reminded that the accompanying emotion ought to be one
of grief. Yet we ought also to be reminded that in the
end those who refuse to mark false teachers may not be
marked by the Lord to be spared divine judgment.
(72) God
is
Light by Pastor Bill Randles, Believers In
Grace Ministries, 9/23/09 - Read Part
1 & Part
2. John�s first epistle was written to restore the true
knowledge of God, to Christians whose faith had been
undermined by an early form of Gnosticism. A �Gnostic�
is a Christian who claims a special, mystical
knowledge of God, which is unique to conventional
Christians. Gnostics re-define what it means to know
God, what prayer is, how revelation is received, who
God is, what it means to be spiritual, etc. The effect
is that so-called �normal� Christians began to doubt
their own knowledge and experience of God.
(73) Frustrated
with
False Teachers? by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, 10/28/09 Indeed, the shall and will is here and now, and
"Christian" bookstores lead the pack in the promotion
and sale of doctrines of demons, authored by heretical
wigglers who have turned their backs on God to seek
fortune and fame.
(74) Making
God�s
People Trust in a Lie� by Pastor Bill
Randles, 4/21/10 It is happening all over again. In the church, as in
the last days of Judah, immediately preceding the
devastation of the Babylonian captivity and the
destruction of the temple, Christians are
being inoculated to conviction and
preparedness by the soothing Words of false prophets
like Hananiah.
(75) Points
to
Ponder - Todd Bentley, Benny Hinn, Rick Joyner, and
False Teachers by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, 6/10/10 By their own doing, false teachers are plagued with
contradictions, which is a natural consequence to
being double-minded. Gradually, false teachers tell
their stories and, at the same time, teach their
followers to believe in their dreams, visions, and
revelations--despite the Biblical warnings. And
because many modern-day false prophets and false
teachers claim to see "Jesus" and have direct, verbal
communication with God, their words are slowly phased
in as the word of God, while God's inspired written
words are phased out. As such, so-called "new
revelations from God" spewed from the mouths of false
teachers today are likely to change into something
totally different tomorrow. Indeed, contradictions and
double-mindedness go hand in hand, both of which
should prompt red flags of discernment.
(76) E.
Bernard
Jordan: Prophets Prophesying Falsely by
Chrystal, Slaughter Of The Sheep, 6/19/10 I shake my head when I think that people actually
believe men like Jordan speak for God. They�re
setting the bar pretty low, wouldn�t you say?
(77) Get
a
Prayer Cloth Soaked with Oil from Joshua Mills� Feet
by Chrystal, Slaughter of the Sheep, 7/7/10 "Mills says that while he was preaching, oil began to
flow from his hands and feet." What does Joshua
Mills and others within the Prophetic Movement have to
do to convince people they are not of God?
(78) Tele-Evangelist
Lifestyles:
Lifestyles of The Rich and Infamous, Also Called
Fleecing The Flock by Carol Brooks, In Plain
Sight, 2010 If you happen to be among those who think Christian
leaders are entitled to obscene amounts of money,
visit the GFA (Gospel For Asia) page, read the article
then order their free book Revolution In World
Missions (No �love gift� asked for). Then, in view of
millions who have never heard of Jesus, imagine how
many souls an organization like GFA could save with
money wasted on antiques, jets, jewelry, fancy cars,
wardrobes and watches. Finally decide whether you want
to help Benny Hinn buy another Rolex, or help a
missionary get a megaphone, some Bibles, a bicycle, a
warm coat or even a pair of shoes, all of which are
desperately needed. Contrast this with Marilyn Hickey
Ministries that, not so long ago, asked if you would
�Love to mix travel with ministry?� Then list four
points under the heading �Are YOU ready to�. Point 1
says �Enjoy 5-star hotels in Jakarta and Bali�. Point
4 says �Distribute tracts, food, and clothing to the
needy in the slums of Jakarta?� Huh?
(79) Minister
or
Sinister?- How to know when your church has become a
cultby Preacher Bureau of Investigations,
11/5/10 Everything is about CONTROL. The main tools
used to control members are INTIMIDATION and
MANIPULATION. The intimidation and manipulation
are very subtle and disguised with a false sense of
love and concern. It�s all a strategic
COURTSHIP. Most people come to church with a
NEED. The need can be physical, emotional,
financial, social, or spiritual. Having that need puts
a person in a very vulnerable state of mind and they
are searching for fulfillment of the need.
CULT PASTORS are searching for vulnerable people that
they can control and manipulate.
(80) Harold Camping
Strikes (Out) Again! by Sandy Simpson,
12/5/10 Imagine my shock when I heard that Harold Camping was
up to his former tricks in predicting, using some kind
of fancy numerology, that Jesus Christ will return on
May 21, 2011. I quickly thought about how I
would cancel my plane reservations to speak at a
discernment conference. I mean, if Jesus is
coming back then there will no longer be a need to
expose false teachers because they will have met their
demise along with their leader. But then I
realized, Camping is himself a false teacher and so I
thought I would write this article to use on my
speaking trip since I will be talking about his second
failed prediction then.
(81) May
21,
2011 and the Harold Camping Cult "Prophecy"
by Justin Edwards, 1/5/10 The world is not lacking in its number of cults who
have attempted to set dates for the return of Christ
or the end of the world. Whether drinking poisoned
kool-aid to join the passing comet gods or merely
predicting dates for TEOTWAWKI
(the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it), obviously these
have failed miserably - and for good, biblical reason.
Despite the clear truth of Scripture on these matters,
false prophets such as Harold Camping and his Family
Radio cult continue to set dates for the end of all
things.
(83) Portrait
of
a False Prophet by Sharon Lindbloom,
1/16/11 During an email exchange a Latter-day Saint wrote,
"You have continually said that the 'LDS' church is
led by a false prophet. Do you even have the slightest
idea who the prophet is right now? His name is Gordon
B. Hinckley, and HE IS A PROPHET OF GOD. You can't
even sit there and tell me that he is leading anyone
astray -- he is a man of integrity beyond your
comprehension." I have encountered this sort of
assertion many times. People seem to think that a
false prophet would have horns and bad teeth; that he
would be easily recognizable as evil. They think that
if someone is attractive or calls people to do "good"
things, he must represent the one true God. But what
does the Bible say?
(84) Rick
Wiles
and the devastation of America in 2010: a muddied
cup of prophecy by End Time Delusion,
1/20/11 "Last 3 months of 2010 will be brutal for America.
The storm that will hit in the last 3 months of the
year will not destroy America but it will stagger and
stun the nation. There will be a great disruption in
the nations commerce, communications, transportations
and supply lines that will impact America for years.
Tell my people to use the first 6 months of 2010 to
prepare for the last 3 months. A year of bloodshed ,
violence, terror and fear"�..my comment: I am unaware
of any such event having occurred in the U.S in 2010.
Also, what was especially brutal about the last 3
months of the year, that wasn�t in play during the
first 9 months?
(86) News
About
The Harold Camping "End Of The World" Caravan
by Daily Mail Reporter, Mail Online, 3/9/11 Most people like to push thoughts about the end of
the world to the back of their minds, hoping that the
apocalypse, if it ever comes, will be a long way off. But for one group of not-so happy campers, doomsday
is a lot sooner...May 21 to be precise. According to
the predictions of the Family Radio ministry, on that
date a massive earthquake will shake the world apart,
littering the ground with 'many dead bodies'.
(87) 3/12/11 -False
Teachers
Among You by Alistair Begg, 3/12/11 - Read Part
1 & Part
2. The Bible warns against false teachers but it�s easy
to assume heresy was only an issue for the 1st century
church. Alistair Begg puts the ancient issue of false
teachers into contemporary perspective.
(88) Lunacy
Strikes
Again - Harold Camping�s Family Radio Is At It Once
More by Jacob Prasch, 5/14/11 Not for the first time, false teacher and proven
false prophet Harold Camping and his frolicking band
of religious lunatics and �Family Radio� devotees are
discrediting the Body of Christ with absurd doctrines
and false predictions. The date-setting for the return
of Christ forbidden by Jesus, hatred of all other
churches and ministries aside from their own, the
hideous old crank cum heretical false prophet they
have for a guru and the absurd doctrines of this
cultic and pathetic deceived brood of supposed
scripture-believing Christians of some warped
description resembles the Jehovah�s Witnesses and the
World Wide Church of God of the late conniver Herbert
W. Armstrong.
(89) Will
This
Ship of Fools Sink May 22? by Jan Markell,
May 17, 2011 Harold Camping is making a laughing stock of
Christians who believe in premillenial, dispensational
eschatology with his warning that the world ends
Saturday, May 21. What will the aftermath of this
unscriptural prophecy look like?
(90) Oops,
I did it again by Mike Oppenheimer,
5/18/11 The spread of Harold Camping's false mathematical
prophecy.
(91) Another
False
Doomsday Predictions To Discredit Christians
by David Bay, Cutting Edge Ministries, May 19,
2011 Preacher Harold Camping is at it again, setting a
specific date that the Rapture is going to occur. His
advertising is warning people that the End of the
World, the Rapture of the Church, is going to occur
May 21, 2011! Jesus told us 2,000 years ago to
watch out for false religious leaders and their
prophecies at the End of the Age.
(92) Harold
Camping�s
Claim of Judgment Day May 21st Host: Vic
Eliason, VCY America, 5/19/11 This Crosstalk looks at the reasons for Camping�s
prediction that Judgment Day is coming up this
Saturday, May 21st. This prediction, based upon
Camping�s personal numerology, is bringing disgrace to
the name of Christ as atheists and others in the
public arena are mocking the general idea that one day
Christ will return.
(93) Harold
Camping
Exposed as a False Prophet - Again! by
Spiritual Research Network, 5/21/11 Harold Camping, who years ago predicted Judgment Day
to be in September 1994, has once again predicted the
end of the world. This time Harold Camping has
said that Judgment Day will be on May 21, 2011.
May 21, 2011 is now here and Harold Camping is proved
to be a false prophet again! Actually, today is
the official confirmation date for Harold Camping to
be a twice-over false prophet.
(94) The
May
21 Fallout�by Bill Randles, Believers In
Grace, 5/21/11 I believe that May 21, 2011 will prove to have been a
watershed day for millions of people, regardless of
the fact that Jesus didn�t come back to rapture His
flock, and commence the judgment of the earth, as
predicted by Harold Camping. Evidently the
calculations of the self-confessed life long Bible
student, and civil engineer didn�t quite add up. I
hope you don�t think I am being facetious about it,
because there is nothing humorous in this at all. In
fact, I have no doubt that though things didn�t work
out as some anticipated, many lives will never be the
same again because of the fallout from this spiritual
fiasco. The impact for many will stretch into
eternity.
(95) The
Latest:
Harold Camping Predicts A New Date by Ken
Silva, 5/24/11 It seems, rather than humbly admitting his error,
Camping now speculates he �misinterpreted the Bible�
and rather than May 21st beginning �the end of the
world� supposedly we�re to believe that it was
actually �the spiritual beginning of the physical end�
not too unlike the eschatology of the non-Christian
cult of the Jehovah�s Witnesses. Camping is quoted as
dreaming: �Were not changing a date at all;
we�re just learning that we have to be a little more
spiritual about this,� he said in a rambling 90-minute
radio broadcast that was part sermon, part press
conference. �But on Oct. 21, the world will be
destroyed. It won�t be five months of destruction. It
will come at once.�
(96) Doomsday
Datesetters
2012 by Gaylene Goodroad, Herescope,
6/14/11 Not since Y2K has there been such a global frenzy
over predicted massive and universal doom. This time,
the fever pitch is considerably higher due to the
number of ancient and modern prophecies, prophets, and
phenomena guiding the way�all pointing to the year
2012.
(97) 'Rapture'
real aftermath: Beheadings, shootings, mass graves -
'Families don't know if missing loved ones are dead,
arrested or hiding in jungle' by Bob Unruh,
WND, 7/14/11 The executive director of a ministry that works with
the persecuted church in the northern reaches of
Vietnam says he's outraged that a "prophecy" by an
American preacher apparently cost the lives of many
tribal Hmong people who believed it. The prediction by
Harold Camping, 89, of Oakland, Calif.-based Family
Radio, was that Jesus Christ would return to Earth to
"rapture" his followers to heaven on May 21.
Camping said mankind had run out of time, and the
Creator of the universe would arrive on that Saturday.
(98) Faith
Healers
and Dealers by Pastor Larry DeBruyn,
7/15/11 Look at it like this: a particular evangelist claims
to possess power from God to heal people. Then, we
ask, why doesn�t he go to public hospitals or physical
rehab facilities and call the sick and the lame out of
their beds? If the pretend healer did, can you imagine
the amazement that would fall over all the
nurses, doctors, workers and other patients? So why
don�t the charismatic healers leave the friendly
confines of planned meetings in rented auditoriums and
go to the hospitals? Why don�t they just do it? Maybe
they don�t do it because they can�t. And if they
can�t, when in fact they put on airs they can, then
they are liars. But if like Peter they really can but
won�t, then �these healers� are cruel. So their
failure to heal in public places like hospitals
strikes at the heart of their credibility. By failing
to go to hospitals and heal, are they violating their
�hypocritical� oath. In either case, they stand
exposed as either liars or loveless.
(100) Tolerating
Spiritual Leaven by Matt Slick, CARM,
8/4/11 We have televangelists who boldly proclaim to
millions that we are little gods. There is the
name-it-and- claim it �prosperity� teachers who say
that the crucifixion of Christ bought us health and
wealth and we need to do claim what is rightfully
ours. We are taught that churches must change their
appearance and message in order to attract unbelievers
-- all the while compromising the gospel. The error of
universalism, that all people will be saved, is
creeping in little by little and gaining
converts.
(101) It's
Time
For Christian Leaders To Test False Teachers
by Marsha West, 8/29/11 I�ve written several articles voicing concern over
the Christian Right (CR) uniting with leaders in the
New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) for the purpose of
fighting the culture war. Other Christian bloggers are
concerned as well and have been asking valid
questions, such as why the CR chooses to involve
themselves with these fringe groups. As of this date
we�re still in the dark. So I�ll toss out the question
again: Why do Christian leaders, pastors, and
luminaries choose to unite with what Jesus referred to
as �ravenous wolves�?
(102) Speaking
Without
the Authority by End Time Delusion,
9/1/11 �Jesus said there will come men who will speak
claiming their authority is from me��..There will come
men who will speak in my Name. They are going to come
and say I�m speaking to you in my Name��..they will
prophesy and preach. ��.But when I meet them I will
say �leave me I never knew you workers of iniquity.�
Why? Because they use His authority and His name,
because the power was in Jesus� name, or Jesus�
authority, not in them���And they�re gonna fragment
and divide the Church because you won�t test them�..
Well, it�s about time we test them ��..You test them
by Scripture. Then if your fidelity is the Scripture,
and your allegiance is the Scripture, you reject them!
��When you take your eyes off Scripture as the
criterion for authority and you place it on experience
and on people, and on revelations, and on messages
that allegedly come from God, you are set up for
deception, you�re made for it���� - Dr. Walter Martin,
from his 1988 Warning To the Church��..
(103) �Family
Radio
Founder Harold Camping Repents, Apologizes for False
Teachings� by Nicola Menzi, Christian Post,
10/31/11 With his speech sounding somewhat slurred and
labored, Family Radio Stations Inc. founder and
chairman Harold Camping sought to address in a recent
message why Christ failed to return on Oct. 21 as the
Bible teacher had predicted. Camping confessed, after
decades of falsely misleading his followers, that he
was wrong and regrets his misdeeds.
(105) Bad
Shepherds
- an Examination in Light of Scripture by
Mishel McCumber, Deception Bytes, 2/23/12 Recently, I became aware of scripture verses in
Jeremiah I had previously been unaware of.
Immediately, I was stuck by how accurately the verses
portrayed the characteristics of the apostate
shepherds, teachers, and prophets we are seeing in the
church today. It drove me to pull out other
scriptures to see if I could get an overall picture of
what GOD considers to be a bad (or false)shepherd. I
should not have found it surprising that God so
accurately described over two thousand years ago,
those I would run across in my trek through the
wilderness of false doctrine; but I did. This is in no
way a comprehensive list and if you find other
scriptures that address these false shepherds,
teachers, pastors, teachers and prophets, I would be
grateful if you pass them along. I have first
given a list of characteristics then backed them up
with scripture, adding a short personal
commentary.
(106) Prophets,
Not
Profits by Al Lewis, Wall Street Journal,
4/23/12 God does not want you to be rich. Every so often, he
raises up a prophet to teach wayward profiteers about
the sacrifice he demands. Ephren W. Taylor II, who
called himself "the Social Capitalist," may be one
such prophet. This son of a preacherman sold
investment schemes at megachurches from Bishop Eddie
Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near
Atlanta to Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston.
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently
charged Mr. Taylor with running a Ponzi scheme. His
victims are now congregating in a class-action
lawsuit. (Read more about Mr. Taylor on my blog,
tellittoal.com.) "There's more fraud in the name of
God than anything else," says Ole Anthony, president
of the Trinity Foundation, which has been
investigating religious fraud since 1987.
(107) The
Museum of Idolatry at A Little Leaven,
5/1/12 The Museum of Idolatry is the worlds largest
collection of artifacts of apostasy. We have over 1500
exhibits and we're adding new exhibits regularly. If
this is your first time visiting please feel free to
grab a beverage and take your time wandering through
the museum. This site provides a front row seat for
the Great Apostasy that is sweeping through the
"Christian" Church.
(108) Evil
Men and Imposters Grow Worse and Deceive by
Heidi Swander, 5/12/12 I�ve been memorizing the tiny book of Jude in the
last few weeks. It is amazing to me to think of Jesus�
brother writing to first century Christians and
saying, �For certain men have crept in unnoticed . . .
ungodly men who turn the grace of our God into
lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus
Christ,� (v. 4). It�s amazing because it sounds like
the DVD I�ve just previewed; a new and timely video
entitled, The Submerging Church: How the Emerging
Church is Drawing Multitudes Away from Biblical
Christianity. What we�re observing in the 21st century
was already prevalent at the inception of the church.
(109) Claiming
to
Know the Mind of God � Rick Wiles and Trunews
by Endtime Deception, 6/4/12 The amount of fraud, deception, and manipulation
which takes place in the church today under the
pretence that it is the work of the Holy Spirit, is
truly staggering. The gifts of the spirit are being
counterfeited. Outright lies are peddled from internet
ministries in their broadcasts and dressed up as
special revelation from God. The gift of prophecy, a
thing of excellence in its uncorrupted state, is being
degraded into a morass of dream interpretation. The
gospel and the risen Christ take a back seat to
showmanship in this circus of vanity and puffery, as
the ministers responsible seek the prophetic glory for
themselves and their ministries.
(110) Are
False Teachers Above Scrutiny?by Bud
Press, 7/13/12 False teachers are notorious for avoiding comments in
public forums that call into question their heresies,
false prophecies, and blasphemies. To stay on their
"good side," their followers must behave themselves,
walk on pins and needles, and refrain from making
waves. The same applies to Christians who encounter
false teachers, because if what is said is viewed as
"negative" or confrontational, false teachers will not
hesitate to smack the delete button on their
keyboards, and even block Christians from posting
additional comments.
(111) Maurice
Sklar
Strikes the Mother Lode In False Prophecy by
Endtime Delusion, 9/14/12 The wave of false prophets that has swarmed over the
internet for the past decade or so has produced some
very prolific practitioners, but probably none more so
than Dr. Maurice Sklar.
(112) Faith-healer
sought
medical care while recommending against same for
teen by Bob Fowler, Knox News, 1/7/13
He was the "spiritual father" of a 15-year-old girl,
terminally ill with cancer, who had convinced the
girl's mother to rely on faith instead of medicine to
try to heal her. But when it came to his own cancer
and pneumonia, Ariel Ben Sherman was treated in a
hospital in South Carolina, records show.
(113) When
Dreams
Overtake Scripture In Authority: Neo-Pentecostalism
and Its Dangerous Effects by Endtime
Delusion, 3/12/13
This week I saw the lamentable new article posted by
Nathan Leal of Watchmans Cry, called �Alert Warning
Number 6 � A Prophetic Dream� dated March 8, 2013. (Source)
It brings to the fore a very sad state of affairs in the
church today. It marks out new territory in the rapid
expansion and spread of apostasy, especially in online
Christian ministries.
(114) Contemporary
Christian
Divination: The False Claims and Practices of
Christian Mystics by Bob DeWaay, 2007
Those today who are evangelical Christians, who know
God through the gospel, yet dabble in the practices of
the pagans, are spiritual �sons of Jeroboam.� They
are, like Jeroboam, very creative in making
Christianity relevant to the current culture. The
problem is not Western rationalism as the contemporary
mystics all claim. They are fighting an obsolete
battle. The prevailing culture in America is very much
�spiritual.� They claim the need for mystical
experience to fight against modernity when they are in
a post-modern culture that has embraced the East. The
danger today is not that people think that the
material realm is all there is, it is that they think
they can contact the spiritual realm their own way.
They are practicing divination.
(116) Seven
Marks
of a False Teacher at The Berean Call,
7/24/13 No one enriches hell more than false teachers. No one
finds greater joy in drawing people away from truth
and leading them into error. False teachers have been
present in every era of human history�.While their
circumstances may change, their methods remain
consistent. Here are seven marks of false teachers.
(117) The
Ultimate
Falsehood excerpted from Dave Hunt's book
"Countdown to the Second Coming.", 8/1/13 Somewhere at this very moment on Planet Earth, the
Antichrist is almost certainly alive�biding his time,
awaiting his cue. Banal sensationalism? Far from it!
That likelihood is based upon a sober evaluation of
current events in relation to Bible prophecy. Already
a mature man, the Antichrist is perhaps active in
politics and might even be an admired world leader. Or
he could be the head of a multinational corporation, a
little-known international banker of great wealth and
behind-the-scenes influence, a sports hero�or he might
arise suddenly from total anonymity. Somewhere he is
being meticulously groomed, though as yet he probably
has no more inkling than do those who encounter him
daily of the ultimate role for which Satan is
preparing him and will, one momentous day, utterly
possess him.
(118) Wolf
In Sheep�s Clothing: 5 Tips to Identify One
by Forgotten Word Ministries, 1/8/14 Have you ever heard the saying �a wolf in sheep�s
clothing�? I have heard it a couple of places.
First, many years ago I heard one of Aesop�s Fables
which talked about a wolf that put on a sheep skin so
that he could fool the shepherd into believing he was
a lamb. Then when the shepherd locked the flock
behind the gate at night the wolf thought he was
clear to eat all the sheep he wanted. To his surprise
the shepherd returned to the flock that night to
gather meat for the next day. The wolf in sheep�s
clothing was killed as one of the sheep. You see the
saying �wolf in sheep�s clothing� simply means someone
who is pretending to be something they are not. Years
later I heard this concept in another place �The
Bible. Jesus warns against wolves in sheep�s
clothing: � � Beware of false prophets, who come to
you in sheep�s clothing but in-wardly are ravenous
wolves.� Mathew 7:15 Following are five tips on
how you can identify a wolf in sheep�s clothing; a
false prophet.
(119) Christians
Eating
Grass? by Conrad Mbewe, 1/12/14 As we read about this week�s Christians eating grass,
may we be caused to do more than claiming that we are
not doing anything that crazy. Let us examine
ourselves to see if we have inadvertently opened a
door through which another Lesego Daniel might sneak
in and with time bring disrepute to the Lord�s name
under the banner of evangelicalism. Believe me, �Sola
Scriptura� is the only bolt that totally locks out
such self-deluded impostors (such as Pastor Lesego
Daniel of Rabonni Centre Ministries.) �To the law and
to the testimony! If they do not speak according to
this word, they have no light of dawn� (Isaiah 8:20).
(121) James
Robison
To Pope Francis �In Christ We Are Brothers�
by Ken Silva, 5/7/14 James: Pope Francis, let me just say to you that I
see Jesus in you; and in Christ we are brothers, we
are family. Thank you for speaking the language of
love that all may come to know him and love him and
love one another.
(122) Is
Your
Favorite Preacher a False Prophet? by
Forgotten Word, 6/25/14 One One of the most amazing facts of religious life
is that although masses of humanity are following
spiritual leaders, few people seem to believe that
False Prophets actually exist. Today, billions of
people worship God in one manner or another. Never
have there been more religious people on the face of
the earth, never more worshipers of God�and never more
False Prophets and their followers.
(123) Mark
Driscoll Kicked Out Of His Own Organization
by Sandy Simpson, 8/18/14 Driscoll was kicked out of the Acts 29 Network church
planting group, his own organization, for his �ungodly
behavior�. �Seattle megachurch pastor Mark
Driscoll has been removed from a church-planting
network of more than 500 churches he helped found
after a pattern of �ungodly and disqualifying
behavior.� (Religion News Service, by Sarah Pulliam
Balley, Huffington Post, 8/9/14) His behavior is
not the only problem with this guy. Check out
his false teachings and behavior over the years.
(124) Heavenly
Untruths by Mike Oppenheimer, 2/13/15
Boy recants of going to Heaven.
(126) Wells
Without
Water - The Disastrous Effects of False Teachers
by Matthew Henry Commentary on 2 Peter, 8/7/15
In all ages of the church, and under all dispensations,
when God sends true prophets, the devil sends some to
seduce and deceive, false prophets in the Old Testament,
and false Christs, false apostles, and seducing
teachers, in the New. "These are wells without water,
clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist
of darkness is reserved for ever." (2 Peter 2:17) The
Apostle (Simon Peter) proceeds to a further description
of seducing teachers, whom he sets forth as wells, or
fountains, without water.
(127) Deluded! by
Sandy Simpson, 10/25/15
So many "Christian" teachers today are deluded.
They teach stuff that any person with even a smattering
of Bible knowledge will recognize as ridiculous.
(128) Controversial
Megachurch
Pastor Mark Driscoll Finds a New Flock at
Understand The Times, 2/27/16 There�s a new church coming to Phoenix, Arizona.
According to its website, the pastor, Mark Driscoll,
is a �Jesus-following, mission-leading,
church-serving, people-loving, Bible-preaching
pastor...grateful to be a nobody trying to tell
everybody about Somebody.� Though there�s no mention
of it on The Trinity Church�s shiny new website,
Driscoll built and presided over Seattle�s
controversial Mars Hill Church, and he is one of the
most famous and disruptive figures in the history of
the evangelical mega-church movement. But as
Driscoll�s star rose, he was dogged by allegations
from church members and pastors as well as from
outsiders�of bullying and spiritual abuse, misogyny
and homophobia, plagiarism, and misuse of church
funds, just to name a few. In 2014, after being asked
to submit to a reconciliation plan proposed by the
church board he organized, Driscoll quit.
(129) On
Heels
of Mark Driscoll�s New Church Opening, Seattle Times
Reports: �Racketeering suit claims Mark Driscoll
misused Mars Hill donor dollars� at
Lighthouse Trails, 3/2/16 Mark Driscoll may have moved on to a new city and a
new church, but he faces the sharpest demand yet to
account for his actions at Mars Hill Church. On
Monday, four former Mars Hill members filed a civil
racketeering lawsuit against Driscoll, charging that
the once swaggering pastor fraudulently used thousands
if not millions of dollars raised by the church, which
once boasted 15 branches in five states with 13,000
visitors on Sundays.
(131) Pastor
talks
to 'God' on the phone during church service
by The Citizen, 5/22/17 ‘I actually have a direct line which I can call Him
on and get instructions on how to proceed,’ he has
been quoted as saying. Pastor Paul Sanyangore of
Victory World International has claimed to have a
direct phone number to heaven, after a video of him
talking on the phone during a church service emerged.
In the video, the pastor can be seen holding his
cellphone and responding to God’s questions, he
claims. He calls a woman from the crowd, and as she
kneels down, he then starts receiving instructions
from “heaven�?. “Hello, is this heaven? I have a woman
here, what do you have to say about her? Oh … I should
ask her who is Sibo,�? he asks “heaven�?. The woman
then responds telling him who the said person is.
“What else Papa God? What else? God is telling me to
ask you why is it He’s showing me a heart?�?
(132) TGIF-False Prophets, Signs
& Wonders by Wes Mason, 5/25/17 God gave Israel very strict commands regarding the
dangers of false prophets. If someone says thus saith
the Lord and it does not come to pass they are NOT a
prophet. It’s easy to ignore this person and
everything they say. Yet sadly there are still masses
of people who follow after false prophets and teachers
both then and now. Many today have a long history of
such bogus claims. In spite of overwhelming evidence
of their errors and lies, they still have followers.
May the Lord open the eyes of their heart to know his
truth.
(133) Does
The
Last Reformation Get Back to the Book of Acts?
by Elliot Nesch, 6/17/17 Torben Sondergaard says, "It's time to back to what
we read in the Book of Acts." However, some of the
Last Reformation movement's emphasized interpretations
of baptism, speaking in tongues, signs and wonders,
and casting out devils are at variance with the Book
of Acts, rather than returning to the Book of Acts.
Even more important than what they choose to promote
within the movement is what The Last Reformation fails
to mention or emphasize.
(134) False
Prophets
and Teachers: Wolves Among Us by Ed Lane,
10/4/17 God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
(1John 1:5b) Take heed therefore that the light which
is in thee be not darkness. (Luke 11:35) . . . In Acts
20:29-35, Paul warned the Ephesians elders, as he was
preparing to leave them for what he knew would be the
last time, that, after his departure, ravenous wolves
would come in among them, not sparing the flock. Even
from amongst the brethren, evil men would arise
speaking perverse things in order to draw disciples
away from the truth of Jesus Christ, and toward
themselves. Paul was so concerned about these
false teachers that he reminded them that he had been
warning them, with tears, about these deceivers for 3
years. He then commended the elders to God and to the
word, and pointed out that he was not greedy and
coveted no man’s possessions …but simply labored to
teach them all things about Jesus. And here we are
2,000 years later, and the ravenous wolves…are here.
It seems that only a few believers have taken the time
to truly, deeply, exhaustively study the scriptures
for themselves. Most believers only know a few
familiar passages, such as those focused on by their
pastor, their mentor, or their family. All of us need
to know for ourselves exactly what the unchanging,
everlasting word of God says in full. The scriptures
truly are the voice of God to his people, and, as Paul
says, they are living and active and sharper than any
two-edged sword, judging the thoughts and attitudes of
the heart (Hebrews 4:12).
(135) Are
you
easy prey for false prophets? by Holly
Pivec, 2/3/18 The following post was first published on my blog on
August 23, 2013. With the rise of men and women
calling themselves prophets, many people need to hear
its warning more than ever. The Bible is clear: false
prophets are wolves that devour unsuspecting sheep.
Jesus said: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you
in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous
wolves.�? (Matthew 7:15) And the apostle Paul had this
to say about false teachers. “I know that after my
departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not
sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will
arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the
disciples after them.�? (Acts 20:29-30). Despite these
clear warnings from an apostle and even Jesus himself,
many people are still naive to the threat. So, my
question for you is, “Are you easy prey for false
prophets?�?
(138) North
Point
Community Church Senior Pastor Andy Stanley has
stated that Christians need to "unhitch" the Old
Testament from their faith at Forgotten Word
Ministries, 5/12/18 In the final part of a recent sermon series, Stanley
explained that while he believes that the Old
Testament is "divinely inspired," it should not be
"the go-to source regarding any behavior in the
church." To justify this, Stanley preached last month
about Acts 15, which described how the early church
decided that Gentile converts did not need to strictly
observe Jewish law to become Christians. "[First
century] Church leaders unhitched the church from the
worldview, value system, and regulations of the Jewish
scriptures," said Stanley. (ACT Note: The apostles
preached the Gospel using the Old Testament and the
New Testament is a commentary on the Old. Though
in the New Covenant Christians are freed from trying
to be saved by the Law, nonetheless the law of Christ,
which is love, is accomplished by the Holy Spirit
writing the Law on our hearts. We then fulfill
the law by being born again and loving the Lord and
our neighbor as ourselves.) Days before giving the
third Aftermath sermon, Stanley preached at the Orange
Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, using Acts 15, as
well as John 17, to argue that church unity was more
important than "theological correctness." (ACT
Note: Stanley has obviously been reading the chorus of
false teachers who value "experience" over
"doctrine". But if your doctrine is not right,
your experience won't be either.)
(139) Making
God’s People Trust in a Lie… by Bill
Randles, 10/14/18 It is happening all over again. In the church, as in
the last days of Judah, immediately preceding the
devastation of the Babylonian captivity and the
destruction of the temple, Christians are
being inoculated to conviction and
preparedness by the soothing Words of false prophets
like Hananiah.
(140) Top
Ten False Teachers You’ll Find in Evangelical
Churches by Jeff Maples, 3/31/19 False teachers are everywhere — they’re a dime a
dozen. The Bible tells us that in the last days, many
false prophets will arise and mislead many (Matthew
24:11Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)), and
we see this taking place right before our eyes. In
fact, you can hardly swing a dead cat without hitting
a false teacher. Just turn on TBN, you’ll see endless
amounts of them. But another, more nefarious kind of
false teacher is the one that lurks in otherwise
common Evangelical churches. These are the ones that
are more difficult to notice. For certain people have
crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for
this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the
grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only
Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
(141) False Prophets: Their
Shameless, Insidious Conspiracy by Tom
Hill, 3/2/20 False prophets
developed a conspiracy with the priests and the
princes of Israel. In his God-given message to Israel,
Ezekiel identified the source of their sin. “And the
word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, say
unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor
rained upon in the day of indignation. There is a
conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof…”
(Ezekiel 22.25) Several false prophets joined together
and led Israel into sin. These fraudulent leaders
formed a conspiracy against God. In their treason,
they agreed and performed together evil acts and led
Israel to follow their wicked designs. Because of
their sin, God withheld rain from them in judgment,
the beginning of God's wrath against them.
(142) Excerpt from the Berean
Call, originally published, October 1991
at The Christian Sentinel, 8/18/20 Critics have long
leveled the charge of “divisive” and “negative”
against those who would warn the church of unbiblical
teachings and practices. I prayerfully consider such
accusations, for my heart echoes the same concern. I
long just to preach the gospel and to put behind me
the controversy that has become such an unwelcome part
of my life. Yet in preaching the pure gospel one must
carefully distinguish it from the clever counterfeits
all around. How negligent it would be not to warn the
sheep of poisoned pastures and false shepherds who
promote lies in the name of truth. Yet the odds are
staggering… The flesh faints with weariness and
frustration. Then why persist in a task so lonely and
burdensome? Yes, why this burning passion?
(143) How
do we tell if someone is a false prophet? by
Mike Oppenheimer, 11/2/20 Among the many topics found in Jeremiah’s book, we
see a battle of a true prophet against the abundance
of false ones in the land that had misled the majority
of people. Jeremiah 23:14: “ Also I have seen a
horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem…They also
strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one
turns back from his wickedness ...” Vv.20-22: “ The
anger of the LORD will not turn back against these
false prophets until he has performed and carried out
the purposes of His heart. In the latter days you will
understand it perfectly. I have not sent these
prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet
they prophesied. But if they had stood in My counsel,
and had caused My people to hear My words, then they
would have turned them from their evil way and from
the evil of their doings .” Jeremiah saw this take
place with Israel but today many in the Church are in
denial of deception affecting the Church in any way.
They are denying Jesus’ own words, that deception
would take place through false teachers and prophets
inside the Church at the end of the age (Matthew
24:4-5, 11, 24). We are in the latter days; do we
understand it perfectly? Daniel wrote of these days "
Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but
the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked
shall understand, but the wise shall understand ”
(12:10) We are told the beginning of knowledge and
wisdom is to fear God (Prov.1:7; 9:10) If someone
makes the claim they are a prophet, and sets up a
framework that we are to listen to them (their words)
as a or THE prophet, and say that if we do not listen
to them we are disobedient to God. That is often a
telltale sign something is not right. If they put
pressure on the people to believe their words like
they believe the Bibles words than you can be assured
they are a false prophet and teacher.
(144) Naming
Names of False—Teachers, Prophets, Apostles, and
Christs (Video) by Chris Lawson, 11/13/20 In this teaching session, Chris Lawson of
SpiritualResearchNetwork.org speaks about 'Naming
Names of False—Teachers, Prophets, Apostles, and
Christs.' —From beginning to end, God warns in His
Word—the Holy Bible—about spiritual deception. False
teachers, false prophets, false apostles, and even
false Christs, are warned about in Scripture. Many
times God names them by name. Always, His purpose of
warning about them and calling them by name is because
He loves humans and wants to protect people from
spiritual deception. In our day and age, it seems most
church leaders are afraid even to mention the names of
famous personalities who are false teachers within the
Church. The reason that spiritual deception and abuse
are running rampant today is that the bulk of church
leaders are either too ill-equipped to recognize it,
too selfish to do something about it, or too afraid to
speak out against it. When the world looks at the
Church and mocks and pokes fun at it because of the
outlandish heresies being flocked to by untold
millions of people, something is seriously beyond
wrong. May God strengthen more men, women, and young
people to have the courage, to tell the truth like it
is. We must stand up for the truth as it is in
Scripture, and do so graciously but with a firm and
resolute conviction for sound doctrine.
(145) How
do we tell if someone is a false prophet? by
Mike Oppenheimer, 1/8/21 Among the many topics found in Jeremiah’s book, we
see a battle of a true prophet against the abundance
of false ones in the land that had misled the majority
of people. Jeremiah 23:14: “ Also I have seen a
horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem…They also
strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one
turns back from his wickedness ...” Vv.20-22: “ The
anger of the LORD will not turn back against these
false prophets until he has performed and carried out
the purposes of His heart. In the latter days you will
understand it perfectly. I have not sent these
prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet
they prophesied. But if they had stood in My counsel,
and had caused My people to hear My words, then they
would have turned them from their evil way and from
the evil of their doings .” Jeremiah saw this take
place with Israel but today many in the Church are in
denial of deception affecting the Church in any way.
They are denying Jesus’ own words, that deception
would take place through false teachers and prophets
inside the Church at the end of the age (Matthew
24:4-5, 11, 24). We are in the latter days; do we
understand it perfectly? Daniel wrote of these days "
Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but
the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked
shall understand, but the wise shall understand ”
(12:10) We are told the beginning of knowledge and
wisdom is to fear God (Prov.1:7; 9:10) If someone
makes the claim they are a prophet, and sets up a
framework that we are to listen to them (their words)
as a or THE prophet, and say that if we do not listen
to them we are disobedient to God. That is often a
telltale sign something is not right. If they put
pressure on the people to believe their words like
they believe the Bibles words than you can be assured
they are a false prophet and teacher.
(146) The
Deep Things of God by Mike Ratliff, 1/11/21 6 Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature;
a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers
of this age, who are passing away; 7 but we speak
God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God
predestined before the ages to our glory; 8 the wisdom
which none of the rulers of this age has understood;
for if they had understood it they would not have
crucified the Lord of glory; 9 but just as it is
written,“THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT
HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN,
ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.” 10
For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for
the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of
God. 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 (NASB) I’m sure the
title of this post struck some of you in a way hard to
explain. When I first started this study, I could not
help but think back on an investigation I did many
years ago into some false teachings by a man who
claimed that his ministry was based entirely “in the
deep things of God.”…. That mysterious statement
seemed to be used by him as a smokescreen to hide the
fact that he was teaching rank heresy and that heresy
was claimed by him to be coming to him as a direct
revelation from God. Well, if that were true then it
would indeed be “the deep things of God,” but what he
was teaching was very shallow spiritually and really
called for people to become submissive to him as a
prophet based on one thing; he said so. This is not
what the depths of God (the deeps things of God) are.
Let us take a closer look.
(147) False
Prophets Prophesying Falsely by Don &
Joy Venoit, Midwest Christian Outreach, 2/2/21 “Claiming to be speaking for God Himself, these
prophecies were made by Pat Robertson, Paula
White-Cain, Kris Vallotton, Mark Taylor, Kat Kerr,
Marcus Rogers, Kevin Zadai, Greg Locke, Taribo West,
Denise Goulet, Curt Landry, and others. Jeremiah
Johnson went so far as to say his prophecy was 100%
sure, yet for some reason his video recently vanished
from the Internet.” (Don & Joy Venoit – Midwest
Christian Outreach) It’s one strike and you are
out for false prophets. No redo. No “oops.” God said
in His word to give ‘em a “T” or give ‘em an “F” –
mark them True or False. It is said that the late
Walter Martin claimed God spends more time in
Scripture on false prophets, false teachers, and evil
shepherds than He does on all of the sexual sins
combined…. We haven’t done a personal accounting, but
we suspect that is true. False prophets are dangerous
to the spiritual lives, and in some cases the physical
lives of those who follow them, and in some cases,
innocent bystanders. In 2007 we wrote “Beware of False
Prophets” to look at some of the biblical passages
given to God’s people to enable them to judge between
true and false prophets.
(148) Martyn
Lloyd-Jones: Never Accomodate False Teaching
by The Word like Fire, 2/6/21 “Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of
Christ” does not mean that you accommodate yourself to
wrong teaching and doctrine, that you say nothing when
falsehood is being propagated. No! For that is a
denial of all the New Testament. Not only that, it is
a denial of some of the most glorious epochs and eras
in the Christian Church. –D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Life
in the Spirit in Marriage, Home & Work: An
Exposition of Ephesians 5:18-6:9, pg. 67-68 Is the
visible church accepting wrong teaching and doctrine?
Do we remain silent when false teaching occurs? Beware
of Jesus Calling, The Bible Project, the Enneagram,
Alcoholics Anonymous, contemplative prayer, Bill
Johnson’s Bethel Church, The Message “Bible,” The
Passion Translation “Bible,” New Apostolic
Reformation, Critical Race Theory, Progressive (Social
Justice) Christianity, and so much more. (You probably
know that the red print means you can link to
information about any of these subjects)… “I know that
after my departure savage wolves will come in among
you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own
selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to
draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be on
the alert, remembering that night and day for a period
of three years I did not cease to admonish each one
with tears.” (Acts 20: 29-31)
(149) Truth
or Consequences by Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2001 In our market driven spiritual economy, where truth
too often is what seems to work, fill pews, sells
books, often enhancing anointed celebrities, if you
dare to blow the whistle of biblical integrity you
will not win any popularity contests. Paul seems
to have been one of those peace-breaking censorious
"whistle blowing" heresy hunters. Why he even
went so far as to pronounce the anathema on those who
had a different view of circumcision. But, he
wasn't building an empire or selling a book. He
was determined that if pleasing God meant being
discredited by man (the Corinthian church) he would
gladly bear that burden.
(150) Nashville
Church: “The Bible Isn’t the Word of God” by
Ken Ham, 3/5/21 And we think the world’s a problem! What do I mean?
Well, a self-professed “progressive Christian” church
in Nashville, Tennessee, recently shared a graphic
that recapped a message, “What is Progressive
Christianity?” I’ll show you the graphic below, but
here’s the shocking text they included as an
introduction to the graphic: “As Progressive
Christians, we’re open to the tensions and
inconsistencies in the Bible. We know that it can’t
live up to impossible, modern standards. We strive to
more clearly articulate what Scripture is and isn’t.”
... What this church believes about Scripture is
nothing short of heretical—it’s simply not what
Scripture says about itself.
(151) Andy
Stanley’s Modern Marcionism at Christian
Research Network, 3/29/21 None of this classic Christian perspective, sadly, is
on display in Atlanta pastor Andy Stanley’s recent
sermon on the place of the Old Testament in the life
of contemporary Christians. Expositing the scene of
the apostolic roundtable in Acts 15, Stanley declares,
“Here’s what the Jerusalem Council was saying to the
Gentiles: ‘You are not accountable to the Ten
Commandments.’” Part of a threefold sermon series
titled “Aftermath,” Stanley’s sermon went viral after
the Christian Post website ran a story about it on
Wednesday with the headline, “Christians Must
‘Unhitch’ Old Testament from Their Faith, Stanley
Says.” Stanley’s motive is straightforwardly
evangelistic. He wants to convince those who have lost
or are in the process of losing their faith that the
difficulties they may have with the perceived violence
and legalism of the Old Testament need not prevent
them from coming to Jesus. Alas, most of the 39-minute
talk can really only be described as an elaborate and
educated flirtation with the old Christian heresy of
Marcionism—the belief that the Old Testament is not
authoritative in matters of Christian doctrine and
morals.
(152) False
Assumptions – The Consequences Of False Teaching
by Rick Becker, Famine In The Land, 4/11/21 We live in an age where the gospel is hardly
recognizable in the visible church. The proliferation
of false teachers and false doctrines have produced
hordes of false converts, and sadly, thousands of
ignorant believers who are deceived in certain areas.
In this post, we’ll examine a few of the false
assumptions held by many in the visible church. The
false teachings of the New Apostolic Reformation, Word
of Faith and Prosperity Gospel have contributed to
these false assumptions. 1. The assumption that God
exists to change your circumstances, make you happy,
and give you your best life now.
(153)Wayne
Grudem, Mark Driscoll, Michael Brown Sign Joint
Statement Affirming False Prophets at
CRN, 5/5/21 “After rejecting the idea that modern-day
prophecy is on the “same level” as biblical
prophecy–as though God’s revelation is somehow
less authoritative today than it was in biblical
times–the statement goes on to contradict God’s
standard for prophets. One of the most
contradictory affirmations in this statement reads
as follows:” In a recent statement by the
charismatic sub-Christian sect of professing
Christendom titled the Prophetic Standards
Statement, well-known Evangelical theologian,
Wayne Grudem joined a host of false prophets
affirming that those who prophesy falsely are not
actually false prophets.
(154) Why
can’t we agree or unite with “today’s
prophets?” A rebuttal to their recent
statement. by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/10/21 Recently a document was released by a group of modern
prophets called a “PROPHETIC STANDARDS STATEMENT,”
beginning with “ At a time when there are many
questions in the Body concerning the gift of prophecy
and the ministry of the prophet,… Their “ purpose is
to help provide scriptural guidelines for the
operation of the gift of prophecy and the functioning
of the ministry of the prophet…” You too can join and
sign to affirm their statement, so far they have 396
signatures. (5/4/21) Their numbers may yet reach in
the thousands. As Jesus did warn Woe to you when all
men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the
false prophets .” (Luke 6:26) Some names are familiar
false prophets (and teachers), as they have past
records that cannot be washed away. Others are new,
and still others have reversed their position on
prophets to agree with the collective statement.
Still, some names are unusually missing, we wait to
see if they will be added. The signers all deserve to
be on this list. In fact it’s about time we see some
unity and transparency from them. I can think of many
others that can be added to this list who love the
praise of man for their pseudo gift (Jn.12:13).
Read Part
1, Part 2 & Part
3.
(155) Fake
Prophets - Part 1: The White Lab Coats by
Herescope, 7/21/21 Christians tend to think of FALSE prophets in terms
of purveyors of heretical religious doctrine within
the Church only. We also recognize false prophets in
cults, the occult and the New Age Movement. But for
the past half century we have also witnessed the rise
of false prophets coming from seemingly secular
paradigms in society such as Progressivism, Humanism,
and Postmodernism. But these worldviews come with
their own belief systems, codes of ethics, and
behavioral norms. In other words, these ungodly
systems promote a DIFFERENT spirituality based on
FALSE theses which are not biblical Truth. In our
lifetimes we have watched as advocates of these
worldviews use their platforms of influence to
proselytize their dogma. The extent to which these
false prophets have entered the Church is a concern we
have often warned about. We are warning once again,
but this time in a different context.
(156) Popular
Pastor Max Lucado Has Taken A Sharp Turn To The Left
at CRN, 8/2/21 Lucado preached a heretical view of the Holy
Spirit…referring to the Holy Spirit as a female,
referring to Him as “the mother heart of God.” In
previous years, Max Lucado, pastor of Oak Hills Church
in San Antonio, TX, has always been thought of as a
fairly orthodox teacher with a few issues, including a
watered-down view of sin and the gospel. Lucado has
always been soft on these issues, but in the last few
years, he has taken a sharp turn to the left and is
embracing a form of spirituality that attempts to
bridge the gap between biblical Christianity and
progressivism.
(157) Exposed!
‘Apostle’ Kathryn Krick And ‘Exorcist’ Bob Larson
Use Same Crisis Actor To Act ‘Demon-Possessed’
by Protestia, 8/7/21 Two well-known charismatic exorcists have been
exposed using the same woman to film multiple demon
possession scenes, according to some great
investigative work by Brother John Elving. Kathryn
Krick is fast becoming one of the most well-known and
popular charismatic huckster apostles, accumulating
over 900,000 followers on TikTok and 8.5 million
views, with her other socials adding tens of thousands
of more followers and fans.
(158) Embittered
Jen Hatmaker Reveals She Is All-Consumed With Bad
Theology And Grumps That People Call Her A ‘Heretic’
at CRN, 8/8/21 "Like if somehow you make it through the gates, God
is gonna sit there and recite to you all the things
you missed, all the things you got wrong, all the
chances you squandered. And all your failures, and
then reluctantly, God, he would let us in, because he
had to, because Jesus. Right? Because Jesus somehow
made it okay, and so God had to finally let in these
wayward kids that he can barely stand. That’s how it
felt." Jen Hatmaker the popular
I’m-pretending-to-be-a-Christian-but-I’m-actually-a-pagan
mommy-blogger and podcaster that is quickly climbing
the ranks from “Gadfly False Teacher” to
“Arch-Heretic,” has continued to out herself as a
vessel of inhabitation for shifty-eyed swine who’d
rather not go off a cliff, this time as she reflects
on her spiritual transition from jewel to Jezebel.
(159) Consequences
of Apostasy by Mike Gendron, 8/10/21 Four years ago Hank Hanegraaff, known as the Bible
Answer Man, was chrismated into the Orthodox Church.
According to Orthodox teachings, Chrismation is the
mystery by which a person is granted the gift of the
Holy Spirit through the anointing of Holy Chrism. How
could a man who spent so many years helping Christians
identify various counterfeits now make the most
foolish decision to join a counterfeit form of
Christianity? Like its former protagonist, the
Catholic Church, the Orthodox also teach a false and
fatal gospel of salvation by sacraments and works.
They are both to be accursed for teaching a gospel
contrary to the Gospel of Christ (Gal. 1:6-9). The
Orthodox people do not believe or proclaim the
one-time, all-sufficient, unrepeatable sacrifice of
the Lord Jesus Christ for the finished work of
redemption. Instead, their priests continue to offer
what they believe is the physical body and blood of
Jesus Christ everyday on an altar. This Eucharistic
sin-offering not only blasphemes Christ, but also
rejects His victory cry, "It is finished" (John
19:30). By continuing their sacerdotal priesthood, the
Orthodox also reject Jesus as the one mediator between
God and man (1 Tim. 2:5). In the Orthodox Church
forgiveness of sin and salvation can only come through
its priests and its sacraments. Throughout the New
Testament, we are warned that there will be false
converts, false teachers, and apostates in the church.
We cannot judge anyone's heart, but we must be fruit
inspectors (Mat. 7:15-20). Only God knows if
Hanegraaff is a true or a false convert. However, it
is inconceivable that a true Christian would exchange
a relationship with the One Mediator for a religion
that offers ungodly mediators. Hanegraaff's departure
is not unprecedented. "They went out from us, but they
were not really of us; for if they had been of us,
they would have remained with us; but they went out,
so that it would be shown that they all are not of us"
(1 John 2:19). The last days will be marked by
widespread deception and growing apostasy. We are
living in a church age where many people are choosing
to follow persuasive personalities rather than the
Lord Jesus Christ and His Word. These undiscerning
people need to be warned that there are eternal
consequences for those who follow the teachings of men
without testing them with the supreme authority of
God's Word. The only way false teachers can succeed is
when professing Christians put up with them (2 Cor.
11:4). May God give us the courage and boldness to
contend earnestly for the faith that was signed,
sealed, and delivered 2000 years ago (Jude 3).
(160) New
TGC Podcast Is A Masterclass In Gospel Distortion
at CRN, 8/19/21 “The gospel is not simply the term used to reference
the good news of what Christ has done and the biblical
truths that surround this magnificent, saving work.
Instead, the “gospel” is a separate, malleable,
conceptual entity that does things on its own (often
subverting the teachings of the Bible) and is a tool
to be used to accomplish the goals of popular culture
and anti-Christian worldviews.” On their new podcast
You’re Not Crazy, Koran-promoting pastor Ray Ortlund
and “I’m deeply sexually attracted to men but I’m not
gay” Sam Allberry fill the first episode with a
masterclass of scripture twisting, Gospel
redefinition, and wedge their unholy foot very firmly
in the back door of the church with their promotion of
so-called Gospel Culture.
(161) Like
Father, Like Son? Allegations Surface Against Father
Of Accused Oregon Megachurch Pastor by
Rebecca Hopkins, 9/5/21 Jon Courson would make prophecies and predictions,
often at New Year’s Eve. Even though these didn’t pan
out, Courson wouldn’t apologize. “That’s how these
guys operate. They don’t have to give an explanation.
No one ever really holds them accountable for really
bad things they say.” [And do) Ben Courson, pastor of
an Oregon megachurch, recently stepped down amid
allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct. Now,
witnesses have come forward with allegations that
Ben’s father, Jon Courson—founder of Applegate
Christian Fellowship near Medford, Oregon—had an
inappropriate relationship with a woman in the 1980s.
(162) A
Pandemic in Christendom by Ken Ham, 12/22/21 Calling out evangelical compromise in the church that
questions the existence of a literal Adam, the virgin
birth of Jesus, and the truthfulness of the Bible. As
we started the year with the theme, “Waking up the
Church,” I want to end the year with some shocking
quotes that one would think would help wake up the
church! Consider this question: are you totally sure
of the virgin birth? Did you know one well-known
academic in the Christian world is only “reasonably
confident” that Jesus was born of a virgin? This same
person rejects a literal Adam and Eve, that Adam was
made from dust, that Eve was made from Adam, that
there was a literal tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, a literal fruit, and a literal serpent. He also
says it’s not important to insist on the inerrancy of
Scripture! Oh, and yes, this person believes in
millions of years and evolutionary ideas. Yet he is
considered by many to be in the mainstream of
evangelical Christianity! Would you consider this
person to be in the mainstream of evangelical
orthodoxy?
(163) BioLogos:
House of Heresy & False Teaching by
Calvin Smith, 2/2/22 Preamble: Why All Christians Should Read This Article
Regarding the False Teachers at BioLogos "If Jesus as
a finite human being erred from time to time, there is
no reason at all to suppose that
Moses, Paul, John wrote Scripture without error."
—BioLogos contributor Kenton Sparks "[E]ven though the
Bible assumes a certain way of looking at the cosmos,
from a scientific point of view the Bible is wrong."
—BioLogos contributor Peter Enns "First, the
incarnation is not primarily about the cross. God does
not send Jesus to die. God does not require Jesus’
death in order to forgive humanity’s sin. I argue that
God did not will the cross . . . Christ’s death was
not part of God’s divine plan." —BioLogos contributor
Joseph Bankard
(164) Seeking
signs wonders, miracles and prophetic utterances
shows a lack of faith by Mike Oppenheimer,
2/3/22 We are told to seek his (God the sons) righteousness
and not to seek signs. He called those who did a
wicked, evil generation. So why is a good portion of
the church disobeying this today? Because… we have two
choices in this. 1) they do not care what the Bible
actually says, or 2) they don’t know what the Bible
say because they have been taught incorrectly. They
listen to men over them, men who have an agenda and do
not know the Scripture accurately. They focus on
certain Scriptures and lift the Scripture out of
context to conform it to what they want it to be,
usually for self adulation. What is their agenda, let
me give a few obvious points. Power, control,
prominence and the last objective, and not the least –
money. Yeah, its mostly money. Every spiritual gift
often has the end result to give the person exercising
it money. while it costs money to proclaim the gospel
in other lands money is often used to better the
living of the person that is supposed to be doing the
work of the Lord without charge.
(165) Tim
Keller Compares Pro-LBTQ Pro-Abortion ‘Christian’
Scientist, Francis Collins, To The Prophet Daniel
at CRN, 3/11/22 Evangelical elitists have been up-in-arms the last
few days over a report by Daily Wire author, Meg
Basham, who reported on leaked audio that NIH
director, Francis Collins laughed and smirked at the
prospect that people will be forced to take the
COVID-19 vaccine at the threat of losing their job
over it. For Collins, a man who claims to be a
Christian and has been lauded by Big Eva types like
Russell Moore and Ed Stetzer as a Christian scientist
hero, he certainly appeared to be giddy at the notion
that people may be placed in a position where they are
forced to violate their conscience.
(166) The
New Evangelical Latitudinarians, Emptying
Christianity Of All Meaning by Ed Dingess,
3/21/22 From the very beginning, the church has had to
preserve its integrity and purity by protecting and
fencing its membership. Jesus said that many would
come in his name and make claims to faith falsely.
Paul told the Ephesian elders that ravenous wolves
would arise even from among them who would not spare
the flock of God. Peter warned that just like false
prophets arose among ancient Israel, so too, false
teachers would appear from among the ranks of the
visible church. Jude also warned that men have crept
in unnoticed, men who were long ago marked out for
this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace
of God into licentiousness.
(167) A
modern understanding of false teaching being
introduced by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/23/22 False doctrines spread like virus (the Bible explains
it as leaven). We can be inoculated to be immune to
these virus’. The only way is by knowing the truth,
the Scripture to distinguish what is error. These
doctrines can be introduced by stealth or openly, even
by force. If done by the later they must be met by
equal reaction and open exposure, not just a warning.
The most extreme example is that false teaching is
like a poison introduced into the body system that
will affect the health of the body. The longer it
circulates the harder it is to purge and cure. The
problem we see occurring today is that many Scriptures
are taught out of context which does remove it from
the framework it was written in. Then we are taught
portions of truth. We cannot understand the details
correctly without grasping the whole matter in context
first. Christianity is about the heart, the life of an
individual being changed, conformed to the likeness of
Christ. It is not a promise for success in life,
becoming affluent or living the life you desire (like
Joel Osteen teaches, your best life now). You may
encounter more hardship than you ever had before you
became a follower of Christ. Phil 3:10-11 Paul writes
“that I may know Him and the power of His
resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings,
being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may
attain to the resurrection from the dead.”
(168) Once
Again, I Ask Andy Stanley To Resign by
Grayson Gilbert – Patheos, 3/24/22 “It is one thing for an ignorant Christian who is not
in a position of teaching authority to hold these
views. It is an entirely different one for a pastor to
hold these views. Pastors are entrusted with the
oracles of God. They are to unfold the text, model a
life in submission to that text, and call others to do
the same. Their job is to accurately handle the Word
of truth. If a man can’t do that in the pulpit, he has
no business occupying one.” A number of years ago, I
wrote a blog post asking Andy Stanley to step down
from ministry. The reason for this was fairly
straightforward, in that while he would not deny the
virgin birth, he made statements suggesting that the
Christian faith doesn’t hinge off of the account of
the virgin birth. This is false.
(169) Updated! The
Numerous concerns on what Michael Heiser teaches
by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/4/22 Many in the church have taken notice of this man’s
teaching on elohim (Gn.1:26) as a council of gods. It
important to examine the teachiing to see if what he
is saying is ‘Biblically accurate.’ Michael Heiser, is
the Executive Director of the School of Ministry at
Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Florida. He earned
his PhD in Hebrew Bible and Semitic languages (from
University of Wisconsin-Madison) (with a minor in
Classical studies) 2004. He says he holds an MA in
ancient history and Hebrew studies from the University
of Pennsylvania (major fields: Ancient Israel and
Egyptology). He was scholar-in-residence at Faithlife
Corporation who create tools for logos until 2019. He
is the coeditor ofOld Testament Greek Pseudepigrapha
with Morphology and Semitic Inscriptions: Analyzed
Texts and English Translations, and is said to do
translation work in roughly a dozen ancient languages,
including Biblical Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, Egyptian
hieroglyphs, and Ugaritic cuneiform. He is also said
to specialize in Israelite religion (especially
Israel’s divine council ), contextualizing biblical
theology with Israelite and ancient Near Eastern
religion, Jewish binitarianism, biblical languages,
ancient Semitic languages, textual criticism,
comparative philology, and Second Temple period Jewish
literature. Underline mine Having this said, I would
add that it is ‘whom one learns from’ that actually
matters. Degrees may be valid only in this respect.
Madison is known for being a liberal college .
Heiser’s Hebrew pronunciations fall short from what
one would expect from being this educated. Shema
(“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one”
Deut. 6:4; JPS Tanakh) This is not how the Hebrew is
pronounced, it is sh’ma, no ‘e’. Heiser does express
certain truths in his writings as he has you journey
with him to be introduced to his new interpretations.
There are a few points of doctrine that can be agreed
upon, however his new hermeneutic philosophy (or
principal) has led him to conclusions on certain
doctrines that cannot be supported by Scripture no
matter how much he insists they are, they are
egregious. One cannot use one’s own interpretations to
prove that their interpretations are correct. Let me
begin by saying, it takes longer to correct error than
to teach error. I’m going to focus on what he calls
insights, which are actually ‘outsites’ of doctrine.
He asks the listener[s] to enter into his ‘new
revelations’ by his new interpretations he has
constructed (more like ways of confusion). The more I
read of his proofs the more concerned I was. Read
p.1a
The MANY concerns on what Michael Heiser teaches - Is
the elohim a council of gods?, p.1b
gods or God- are there missing triune explanations in
the Old Testament?, p.2a
the other Elohim, Psalm 82 Heiser’s sons of god (Divine
Council) interpretations, p.2b
Michael Heiser’s paradigm shift on Psalm 82-The
revelation controversy of Michael Heiser, p.2c
Ps.82 says what Mr. Heiser?, p.2d
Jesus quoting Ps.82 to men, p.3
What is Deut. 32:8-9 mean in context, p.3b
a serious interpretative flaw, p.4
Ugarit and the pagan nations and Israel Gods theocracy,
p.5
The divine council and the nations- Questions or
answers?, p.6
Elohim Deity and the elohim divine council, p.7
the many other interpretations by Michael Heiser & Overview
on Michael Heiser
(170) Tiktok
Pastor Declares ‘Jesus Isn’t The Only Way To
Salvation’ by Jeffrey Walton – Juicy
Ecumenism, 4/5/22 Robertson’s tutelage as a self-styled “public
theologian” seems light years from evangelical
Christianity: Jesus isn’t the only way to salvation.
Hell doesn’t exist. He doesn’t know “what happened
after the crucifixion”. Jesus isn’t the only way to
salvation, insists TikTok pastor Brandan Robertson,
whose progressive preaching on the Chinese-owned and
video-focused social networking service has reached
millions.
(171) Perry
Stone Under Investigation By Tennessee Bureau Of
Investigation, Report Claims by Anugrah
Kumar – Christian Post, 4/6/22 Two years after being accused of sexual misconduct by
several women, televangelist and Bible teacher Perry
Stone is under investigation by the Tennessee Bureau
of Investigation, according to a report. The Tennessee
Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has a list of at least
nine alleged victims and has interviewed at least five
people, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports.
(172) What
Is God’s Purpose In Allowing False Teachers To
Flourish? by Dissenter, 4/15/22 “Scripture also teaches that those who are truly
saved do not depart from the faith (1 Cor. 15:1-2).
Preaching a false gospel would certainly be a
departure from the faith. The Bible refers to saved
people as “believers” (Acts 5:14; 1 Tim. 4:12). But if
you are teaching and/or believing something contrary
to the truth, how can you be a believer?” Have you
ever slummed through a sermon by a preacher like
Steven Furtick or Andy Stanley? Have you ever really
just sat and listened to them preach? It’s easy to be
drawn into the charismatic mood changing,
emotionally-driven style of speech or worship.
(173) The
Children Of Men: Understanding The Human Origins Of
Heresy by Ed Dingess, 4/16/22 “The church should be no less busy today
contradicting and stopping the mouths of heretics as
it was from its beginning. Instead, many in the church
have adopted the tactics and strategies of the world.
They begin by labeling people who are concerned with
doctrinal truth as unkind and mean-spirited and overly
critical of others. Perhaps some would accuse them of
being intellectual bullies. This kind of name-calling
and classification is used to manipulate people’s
behavior.” Lately, I have been focusing my blog posts
on the subject of heresy. I am convinced that American
Christians, for the most part, have completely lost
touch with the true nature of heresy. This is due in
no small part to ignorant pastors who, for the last 30
years have been bellowing out from the pulpit that
doctrine doesn’t matter.
(174) Jen
Hatmaker Awakens Her Mind To The ‘Mystery’ Of ‘The
Feminine Divine’ by Protestia, 5/2/22 Jen Hatmaker, the popular
I’m-pretending-to-be-a-Christian-but-I’m-actually-a-pagan
mommy-blogger and podcaster that is quickly climbing
the ranks from “Gadfly False Teacher” to
“Arch-Heretic,” has continued to out herself as a
vessel of inhabitation for shifty-eyed swine who’d
rather not go off a cliff, reflecting on her spiritual
transition from jewel to Jezebel and as she awakens
herself to the mystery of “The Feminine Divine.” Last
time we caught up with her, she was celebrating
homosexuality, and being pro-transgender.
(175) The
beast, mark and number of the beast revealed
according to a popular modern Gnostic writer, Joe
Kovacs by Mike Oppenheimer, 10/12/22
WND (world net daily) advertises this view, and book on
their website. https://youtu.be/PKBSg3PTXnM The article
states, 'There's no reason to fear, we shouldn't fear
anything as believers' I agree that we should not fear
this. However I must say that I fear for those who
listen to his FALSE teaching they are promoting.
“Finally emerging: The beast, mark and number of the
beast revealed” “For thousands of years, millions of
Christians have been intrigued by mysterious Scriptures
discussing the beast, the number of the beast, and mark
of the beast." But what do these cryptic terms really
mean? “Now, clear answers are finally breaking through
thick clouds of speculation and misunderstanding, as a
popular Bible television show probed the matter in
depth.” I agree there is much speculation and
misunderstanding, and what Kovac is saying brings even
more misunderstanding. He promotes himself, insinuating
that few if any have come close to clarity on this topic
until his interview on "Shabbat Night Live" . Joe
Kovacs, author of the new bestseller, "Reaching God
Speed: Unlocking the Secret Broadcast Revealing the
Mystery of Everything" will tell you what has eluded so
many throughout church history. His teaching does not
help clarify it but adds further confusion, as this man
does not know what he speaks of. Listen to him “ shed
the light of truth on what Scripture means by the beast
and everything associated with it to Host Scott Laird,
(who was filling in for Michael Rood).
(176) Andy
Stanley Says There’s No ‘Clear Divine Standard’ Of
God Revealed To Mankind by Protestis,
11/3/22 “The fact that Jesus didn’t believe that good people
go to heaven, that doesn’t necessarily make it true.
That’s just what He taught. And that’s what he said,
and clearly, it’s what he believed.” North Point
Community Church ‘impastor’ Andy Stanley continued his
wretched job of unhitching the church from all the
scriptures by offering a curious take on the
perspicuity of scripture, claiming there’s no
“universally defined standard” and there’s no “clear
divine standard” that’s been revealed to mankind of
what ‘good is.’
(177) A
New False Prophet Is Gaining Popularity Among Us,
His Name Is Dr. Kevin M. Young by The
Dissenter, 12/11/22 “Young has also argued that if your pastor doesn’t
regularly go see a pagan psychotherapist, you should
leave that church.” Not to be confused with Dr. Kevin
DeYoung, Dr. Kevin M. Young, a Twitter personality,
has exposed himself as an enemy of God and
Christianity. For years, he has been using his
education and position of influence to undermine the
very foundations of Christianity and promote his own
heretical beliefs.
(178) Andy
Stanley Denies Hebrews 4:12, “Don’t Say ‘The Bible
Says’” by Protestia, 1/17/23 North Point Community Church ‘impastor’ Andy Stanley
continued his wretched job of unhitching the church
from all the scriptures by claiming that appealing to
pagans who want to “restart their faith” with the
authority of scripture is not a good tactic, and that
saying “the Bible says” is “not an adequate starting
point or returning point for many adults.” You’ll
recall that Stanley previously said that it doesn’t
matter if the bible is true, so long as it’s ‘mostly
reliable, and that the “foundation of our faith is not
the whole bible.
(179) Hank
Hannegraff’s denial of the rapture being the
resurrection by Mike Oppenheimer, 1/23/23 Many know him for refuting the word faith movement
(others did the research and he produced the book
which soured him into fame.) Hank Hannegraff is found
correcting Benny Hinn about the catching up is nearly
upon us (meaning the rapture). Certainly everyone
should question Hinn on anything he teaches,
especially. But what Hank says should be questioned by
Scripture as well. Hank comments, is this an idea
taught in the history of the church. the answer to
this is fairly recent, He says no, “it is a 19th
century idea.” Actually Hank is wrong, it is a
doctrine and it has been taught throughout the
churches history along with the timing of the
resurrection, and what is disturbing is that he knows
this. But as a preterist he cannot face it. He knows
there are three distinct timings for this event.
Hanegraff seems to disagree with not one, but them
all. He says The revelational rapture theories being
peddled by the benny hinns of this world taught us
that God has two distinct people with 2 distinct plans
and two distinct destinies.” Well let me clue you in
Mr. Hannegraff - he does have distinct plans for the
church and for Israel; they are not the same. Israel
is to go through the Tribulation to repent and be
saved as a nation (Zech.12:10), the Bible does not
have this future of testing for the church.
(180) What
Does Andy Stanley Believe About Homosexuality?
by Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web, 1/26/23 “This past week, a viral video leaked out of Andy
Stanley’s 2022 DRIVE Conference in which Andy Stanley
praised the superior faith of “gay Christians” stating
that they had more faith to keep returning to a place
that has historically “mistreated” homosexuals and
might not “accept” them.” Andy Stanley achieved a
reputation and perhaps pioneered the stereotype of a
prominent megachurch pastor who avoids preaching about
hot button issues. So, unsurprisingly there does not
appear to be a go-to resource on Andy Stanley’s views,
and his father, Charles Stanley, is not an indication
of Andy’s theology on any given issue. So where does
Andy Stanley stand on an issue he seldom talks about?
(181) Two
Pastors Drop Major Bombshell Allegations Against
Andy Stanley After Attending Private Q&A
by Protestia, 1/28/23 “Earlier today, Andy Stanely and his PR team deleted
the sermon from their website, after getting heat for
saying gays have more faith than straight Christians
and for criticizing so-called “clobber” verses.”
Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be
heard in the light, and what you have whispered in
private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
Luke 12:3 On Sept 19, 2019, Andy Stanley participated
in a private dinner with several pastors in Gilbert,
Arizona. Stanley was in town for a conference and
after it ended, local clergy joined him for a Q &
A that was not live-streamed and was closed to the
public.
(182) Is
If:Gathering’s Jennie Allen A False Teacher?
by Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web, 2/9/23 Jennie Allen is the founder of the IF:Gathering, a
female focused conference which that began in 2014.
She is also the host of the Made For This podcast. She
has been a frequent speaker at churches and
conferences. The IF:Gathering conference has invited
all sorts of problematic teachers, put mildly. In
2022, the IF:Gathering hosted woke activist Justin
Giboney; the vacuous Sadie Robertson Huff; Bianca
Olthoff best known for reading Cardi B into Scripture;
female foursquare pastor Hosanna Wong; false teacher
Francis Chan; Matt Chandler; Jonathan Pokluda;
Christine Caine, and more.[1] In 2021, some additional
names include David Platt; John Mark Comer; woke
author Trillia Newbell; prosperity preacher Mike Todd;
race hustler LaTasha Morrison, and more. It appears,
2021 had an emphasis on Social Justice. [2]
(183) Andy
Stanley’s Church Celebrates Coming Out Of
Transgender Intern Who Worked At Student Camps
by The Dissenter, 2/12/23 “We’ve discovered at least one “transgender” person
who came out on their Instagram page giving himself
self-praise for taking thousands of pills, having
surgeries, and more to deceive himself and others into
believing that he is a female. Here are the posts…” In
case you’ve missed it, there’s a big kerfuffle going
on over at Andy Stanley’s Northpoint Ministries and
its various massive campuses. Apparently, Andy Stanley
is a lot more pro-LGBTQ than folks thought. For the
last several weeks, he’s been all over the headlines
after a sermon of his resurfaced where he basically
said that homosexual people who love Jesus have more
faith than most Christians. I know, it sounds crazy,
but it’s true.
(184) Lonnie
Frisbee: The Sad Story of a Hippie Preacher
by Warren Cole Smith, MinistryWatch, 3/1/23 Lonnie Frisbee is a name mostly lost to history, but
he could be one of the most influential persons in the
modern evangelical movement. There’s no doubt
that he is the man who put the “freak” in “Jesus
Freak.” And in his life we see some of the best
and worst of evangelicalism. And in the way
evangelical leaders dealt with him we see a pattern of
cover-up that extends even to today.
(185) The
Bible Project’s Tim Mackie Says Jesus Practiced
Eastern Mysticism, Beware Of This Dangerous False
Teacher by The Dissenter, 3/15/23 “It’s like it’s soul level. It’s being level
consciousness. And somehow, when you’re in that
vulnerable state, human beings are open to reality in
a way that we are fully guarded against when we’re in
our ego-conscious moments.” We’ve written previously
on the highly popular Bible Project which is operated
by Tim Mackie. Despite the increasing popularity in
his YouTube short clips explaining passages and books
of the Bible, Mackie takes a theologically liberal
approach to Scripture and much of his explanatory
videos include bad or even blatantly false teachings.
(186) Listen
To This Bizarre Story About How Greg Laurie Was
Converted By A Practicing Homosexual by The
Dissenter, 3/27/23 “Watch this bizarre story about how Greg Laurie was
converted by Lonnie Frisbee.” Greg Laurie is an
American author, evangelist, and senior pastor of
Harvest Christian Fellowship, a megachurch located in
Riverside, California. He was born on December 10,
1952, in Long Beach, California, and according to his
own testimony, he became a Christian in 1970 at the
age of 17 during the Jesus Revolution involving weird
charismatics and, apparently, a practicing homosexual.
Laurie has been married to his wife, Cathe, since
1974.
(187) Andy
Stanley Says His Father’s Dying Words To Him Were ‘I
Couldn’t Be Prouder Of You’ by The
Dissenter, 4/23/23 Andy Stanley, a clearly-defined and well-exposed
false teacher, has faced a well-deserved backlash from
conservative Christians for his unorthodox and
aberrant teachings on such things as biblical
interpretation, theology, and the role of the church.
His approach, which is to be “seeker-sensitive”,
focuses on luring non-believers to church over
teaching biblical truth, diluting the gospel to cater
to the goats. Stanley is dismissive of traditional
orthodox doctrine and teachings and disregards the
authority of the Bible while pushing his own personal
beliefs as gospel.
(188) Prominent
Christian Influencer Says Belief In Trinity Is A
Non-Essential Issue by Protestia, 4/27/23 “Mark Driscoll and James MacDonald were
co-conspirators in the Great Evangelical Coverup that
gave the prosperity-preaching heretic the
respectability of orthodoxy that was trumpeted all
across the evangelical landscape, from The Christian
Post to Christianity Today.” Former megachurch pastor
and current church-growth guru Tim Ross has claimed
the belief in the Trinity is a non-essential issue and
that Trinity-deniers have a “fidelity to Jesus
Christ.”
(189) Two
Very Problematic Andy Stanley Sermons by Ken
Ham, 5/2/23 Stanley’s teaching in that clip is a prime example of
what has happened in much of the church. He makes it
very clear that Christians can accept evolution and
say God used it to create. In fact, he’s adamant
Christians must accept this. In another sermon he
gave, he said when it comes to science and the Bible,
“science must win.” But what he’s really saying by
embracing evolution is that God used death, suffering,
disease, and violence over millions of years to bring
man into existence. And that God calls all this death
and disease “very good,” as he describes everything he
created this way (Genesis 1:31). But the Bible says
death is the consequence for sin—it’s an “enemy,” an
intruder into God’s once “very good” creation.
(190) Greg
Laurie Says Practicing Homosexual Deathbed Prophecy
Has Come To Pass In New Movie at CRN, 5/3/23 “What’s most astonishing about this is that Greg
Laurie believes that an unrepentant practicing
homosexual is actually receiving direct, divine
revelation from God, and more importantly, that he
believes that an unrepentant sinner is going to lead a
preaching revival in this world.” The recently
released film “Jesus Revolution,” based on Greg
Laurie’s book of the same name, has gained significant
attention. Notably, it is being endorsed by
influential figures within the Evangelical community,
including former Southern Baptist president James
Merritt and former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.
(191) Ken
Ham Rebukes Andy Stanley For His Affirmation Of
Evolution by The Dissenter, 5/21/23 The following rebuke was written by Ken Ham in a post
on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/aigkenham/status/1646103363073847296
Watch the short video clip attached of Andy Stanley.
He is a teacher with a large flock in Georgia. How
should we respond to what he is teaching in this clip?
God’s Word has a severe warning for those of us who
are teachers. God instructs us that teachers/leaders
are going to be a problem.
(192) The
Accolades Given To Tim Keller Reveals An Alarming
Trend Within Evangelicalism at CRN, 5/24/23 Treading carefully not to seem as though we revel in
the death of another human being—we don’t—we do feel
as though enough time has passed to pour water on the
fire surrounding the idolatry of a man who was ashamed
of the gospel. Tim Keller was an influential pastor
and author, but he was also a divisive figure who
dramatically overstepped the bounds of traditional
biblical teaching. His ministry, centered at Redeemer
Presbyterian Church in New York City, was
characterized by a troubling emphasis on social
justice, a concept deeply entangled with contemporary
political ideologies and far removed from the true
Gospel message.
(193) The
Unsettling Exodus: Why Evangelicals Are Turning From
The Scriptures at CRN, 5/26/23 “As Christians, our primary allegiance is to God and
His Word, regardless of how countercultural or
unpopular that may be. The Scriptures are not mere
optional extras or decorative embellishments to the
Christian faith, but its vital heartbeat, the only
means by which we know and love Christ.” In the vast
and varied expanse of the religious landscape, a
disquieting trend has emerged in the Evangelical
world: an unsettling departure from the bedrock of
their faith, the Scriptures. Through the lens of this
unsettling narrative, Andy Stanley, a renowned
evangelical pastor, emerges as a notable example.
Known for his controversial ideas, Stanley propounds
teachings that send tremors across the theological
divide, implying a shift away from scriptural
fidelity.
(194) The
Troubling Legacy Of Tim Keller by David
Morrill, 6/2/23 “Over the course of Keller’s career, he perfected a
unique brand of winsome compromise, which resulted in
magically retaining his orthodox street cred even as
he promoted Darwinian Evolution along with BioLogos,
chronicled the neo-Marxist origins of his theology in
his books…and regularly peddled a Christianized
version of the kind of mind-mushing rhetorical
confusion that would have made Saul Alinsky blush.” It
is not unloving nor hypocritical to say that we are
praying for comfort for Tim Keller’s family and
church, and at the same time striving for clarity and
open discussion regarding his teaching, which will
endure in his absence. Those who reflexively claim it
is unloving or inappropriate to criticize him in the
wake of his passing are content to let doctrinal
clarity be subjugated to personality and
“respectability.” We are not.
(195) Five
Biblical Ways To Spot A False Prophet at
CRN, 7/8/23 “Our devotion belongs solely to the God who loved us
enough to send His Son to bridge the chasm of sin and
reunite us with Himself. No prophecy, sign, or wonder
is worth abandoning our relationship with Him.” In an
age where confusion often masks the truth, believers
must remain vigilant. Our spiritual home, the modern
church, finds itself facing an unseen threat from
within. False prophets have slipped quietly into our
congregations, pretending to shepherd us in faith, but
their true intent is to lead us astray.
(196) From
High Places to Heresy: Evaluating the Writings of
Hannah Hurnard by G. Richard Fisher, PFO,
7/16/23 Hannah Hurnard, the author of the Christian classic,
Hinds Feet on High Places, was a beloved allegorical
story of redemption. Unfortunately, after writing this
book (which was her first book) Hannah Hurnard went on
to write numerous other books that sell in Christian
bookstores today. Tragically, after her first book,
she took a terrible theological dive and ended up with
strong universalistic and panentheistic beliefs. The
following article written in 1996 by G. Richard Fisher
of Personal Freedom Outreach documents what happened
to Hannah Hurnard.
(197) Witchcraft
Sparkle For The Liberal Church by Peter
Jones – truthXchange, 7/17/23 “The outside world needs to know that this is
heretical Christianity, and that since the earliest
times, the Church has confessed the Apostles’ Creed as
the essence of the Christian faith, based on the
eye-witness testimony of the original apostles and the
teaching of Jesus.” The Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America, a conglomeration of Lutheran denominations,
had over five million members when it was launched in
1988, joining three independent Lutheran confessions
with nearly 10,000 congregations and 65 synods. But
now, in spite of the word “Evangelical,” this union is
in decline.
(198) Isaiah
Saldivar Leads Mass Deliverance To Remove Demons
That ‘Got Passed Down To You In The Womb’ at
CRN, 7/19/23 “Every ancestral spirit. Every spirit that got passed
down to you in the womb from your mom or your dad, I
command every ancestral spirit that’s been there since
the womb, Loose them! There it is. Come out in Jesus’
name!” Deliverance minister Isaiah Saldivar, who is
quickly becoming one of the prominent and visible
representations of the charismatic right on account of
a rapidly growing social media presence, continues to
teach weird and wonky things to justify his raison
d’être.
(199) Why
We Must Confront False Teachers No Matter How
Outlandish And Absurd They Are by The
Dissenter, 8/7/23 “…we recall the compelling example of Elijah’s
encounter with the prophets of Baal. With righteous
indignation and confident trust in the God of Israel,
Elijah could have ignored them and left them to their
own devices. Instead, he mocked these false prophets.
He did not ignore them, he engaged and confronted
them. His stand against this evil is a clear
illustration of how these modern-day Pharisees—false
teachers, progressive Christians, social justice
activists—must be faced. Their mouths must be
stopped…” In a world feverishly engaged in an
unrestrained pursuit of “progress,” the demarcation
line between secular culture and shallow, cultural
Christianity is not merely fading—it is being
intentionally obliterated. To be clear, the line
between the pagan culture and true, biblical
Christianity, will always be clear and the world will
continue to push those who hold to the unchangeable
truths of God’s word further away. Even as the world
continues to shun us, we must acknowledge that we’re
not entirely immune to the wave of deception that’s
assaulting us from every direction. We have to fight.
(200) The
Man Centered Gospel Vs The God Centered Gospel
by Mike Ratliff, 8/16/23 ... so much more Jesus also has become the guarantee
of a better covenant. 23 And the former priests, on
the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they
were prevented by death from continuing, 24 but Jesus,
on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds
His priesthood permanently. 25 Therefore He is able
also to save forever those who draw near to God
through Him, since He always lives to make
intercession for them. (Hebrews 7:22–25 Legacy
Standard Bible) Back in 2005-2006 as God was working
to root me out of my old church as the leadership
there was attempting to convert it to a Purpose
Driven/Seeker Sensitive Church, I became involved in
the discussion forum at the old Slice of Laodicea
Blog.
(201) 5
Ways To Tell If Your Church’s Worship Music Is
Man-Centered by The Dissenter, 8/17/23 “True worship, as described in the Scriptures, is a
response to Jesus being revealed to us by God the
Father. It is not contingent on musical skill,
technological prowess, or atmospheric effects. When we
look at the worship of God by the angels and His
people in the Bible, we see a focus on the character,
works, and promises of God….” In the modern age, it’s
not uncommon to find churches falling into a pattern
of cheesy, shallow worship music. The superficiality
of these songs often reveals much about the theology
in the church itself. When a church preaches and a
congregation subscribes to shallow theology, a low
view of the sovereignty of God, and a high view of
self, the music produced inevitably mirrors these
beliefs.
(202) A
NEW Christianity by Mike Oppenheimer,
8/18/23 The trend in the music industry of homosexual
Christian music.
(203) September
3rd statement on Andy Wood by Jacob Prasch,
9/8/23 It brings me no joy or blessing to issue this
statement. On behalf of Moriel and on my own behalf, I
would once again reaffirm our absolute conviction that
the extreme hyper-dispensationalist Andy Wood is a
very dangerous False Teacher. We regard him as a
Deceiver who should be recognized as such. Serious
false dogma similar to that of Andy Woods is also
propagated by other figures such as Lee Brainard.
While we speak only for ourselves, we do note that
Joel Richardson & FAI, and others, are likewise
sounding an alarm concerning Andy Woods. They are
likewise correct to do so. Among other false
doctrines, Andy Woods' contextual distortion that
those 'asleep in Christ' refer to "morally asleep
Christians" (effectively those who are unrepentant
backsliders) are still having the divine assurance of
being raptured is pseudo-exegetical lunacy.
(204) Apollo
Quiboloy, The Newest Son of God Imposter by
Mike Oppenheimer, 10/2/23
The man Apollo Quiboloy is a self-proclaimed Son of
god, replacing Jesus, (The Messiah of the World). That
salvation now, can only come through him, and him
alone, his followers worship him and have what appears
to be, a sworn allegiance to him. Read Part 1
and Part 2.
(205) Andy
Stanley Tells ‘Unconditional Conference’ Attendees
He Refuses To Say ‘Homosexuality Is A Sin’
by Protestia, 10/6/23
Stanley says that sort of response- ‘homosexuality is
a sin’- works fine until your child comes out to you
and “suddenly it’s irrelevant. And before long you
realize this sentence doesn’t even make sense.” Andy
Stanley joined Debbie Causey for the second main
session of the Unconditional conference. Causey is a
pastor and the long-time Care Director at North Point
Community Church. She is a board member of Renovus, an
LGBTQ activist group led by her and other
gay-affirming leaders within North Point Church.
(206) Like
Her Father, Tony Evans, Priscilla Shirer Preaches
Trinitarian Heresy From The Pulpit by The
Dissenter, 10/11/23
“If you can’t get the Trinity right, you have no
business in a pulpit. Mangling this essential doctrine
isn’t just a minor error—it’s a failure to accurately
represent the God of the Bible.” Tony Evans, a
prominent Evangelical pastor with close ties to the
Southern Baptist Convention, has been on a roll lately
with aberrant theology and false teachings. Evans, who
has now partnered with former Southern Baptist
Convention president, Ed Litton, to push a social
welfare agenda, holds to the Pelagian heresy denying
the doctrine of original sin.
(207) Shawn
Bolz And Christine Caine: An Unholy Alliance Of
Divination And Fortune-Telling by The
Dissenter, 10/27/23
“The absence of accountability in Bolz’s ministry
forms a stark contrast to the communal discernment
encouraged in traditional Christian settings. The
autonomy with which Bolz operates mirrors the
unaccountable and often elusive practices of
witchcraft.” In the realm of charismatic Christian
ministry, Shawn Bolz is a name that often comes
adorned with an aura of divine insight. He claims a
direct line to God and a prophetic vision that unveils
the formerly unrevealed. His proclaimed ability to
peer into the mysteries of individual lives and divine
will has earned him a seat among modern-day
“Christian” oracles.
(208) Gavin
Ortland Leaving Church To Become Full-Time Theology
Youtuber. May God Help Us All by Protestia,
11/3/23
Gavin Ortland is both doing the world a favor and
cursing it, announcing on X that he’s leaving the
pastorate to become a full-time theology YouTuber.
Ortland, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church of
Ojai, California, is the perfect mix of David French,
TGC ethos, and Christianity Today talking points. He
revealed that he’s merging his Truth Unites ministry,
which has 41,000 subscribers and exists to “promote
gospel assurance through theological depth,” with his
father’s Renewal Ministries.
(209) Prominent
Pastor Who Vocally Opposes Andy Stanley For LGBTQ
Views Proudly Platforms Pro-LGBTQ TPUSA by
The Dissenter, 11/4/23
“Being that Visconti is so vocally opposed to Stanley
and his false teachings, to the point that he has
completely written him off as a wolf in sheep’s
clothing (and he is absolutely right about this), this
is what makes it so difficult to understand why he
could, from the same pulpit, promote Charlie Kirk from
Turning Point USA (TPUSA).”
(210) “Pastrix”
Claims Eve Made the Right Choice, So We Must Trust
Women Who Choose Abortion by Ken Ham,
11/12/23
Yesterday we looked at a blasphemous message preached
by a Presbyterian “pastrix,” Rebecca Todd Peters, in
which she claims that God lied to Adam and Eve in the
garden of Eden. Yes, she accused God of lying, honored
Satan (the serpent) as essentially being the “good
guy” who told the truth, and elevated Eve as
humanity’s hero who whisked in moral agency. But as I
said in yesterday’s post, the message somehow manages
to get even worse than all that! Peters now ties all
of this blasphemy together into a defense for
something heinous—the killing of unborn children in
their mothers’ wombs. Reportedly she, as a member of
the Clergy Advocacy Board of Planned Parenthood, the
Vice President of the Society of Christian Ethics
(now, there’s a misnomer), and a mother who has killed
two of her children via abortion, was asked to speak
at that “church” in Minnesota “to give a sermon on the
virtues of abortion and its biblical justification.”
(211) Perry
Noble’s New Church Reaches Megachurch Status,
Announces A Second Church Franchise In Greenville
by Protestia, 12/3/23 “He was also widely known for several minor scandals,
such as playing AC/DC’s ‘Highway to Hell’ for their
Easter service, being rebuked by his denomination for
bad theology when he called the 10 commandments “10
promises,” and to a lesser extent being the foil to
reformed folk and discernment bloggers alike when he
rebuked congregation members in his church who said
they wanted to go “deeper” and dismissed them as
“jackasses.” Disgraced pastor Perry Noble has achieved
what many thought impossible, starting a new church
and growing it into a megachurch less than five years
after being unceremoniously expelled from his old
haunts, with plans for an expansion campus in the
works.
(212) Commentary:
What Do Hitler, Alice Bailey, and Replacement
Theology Adherents Have in Common? by Philip
Gray, 12/13/23 What do Hitler, Alice Bailey, and Replacement
Theology adherents have in common? Basically, the
answer to that question is that in all three cases,
they reject the Jews as God’s chosen people. Those who
embrace Replacement Theology probably don’t realize
that the thinking behind Replacement Theology is some
of the thinking behind occultist Alice Bailey as well
as Hitler when it comes to the Jews. Now we are not
saying that people who adhere to Replacement Theology
would want to kill the Jews as Hitler did; but
Replacement Theology adherents need to understand that
behind this view of the Jews lies a far more sinister
aspect. Satan hates the Jews (partly because he knows
God will use them in the culmination of things in the
last days to end Satan’s days). That view of the Jews
can start “innocently” by saying the Jews and Israel
are no longer significant with regard to Bible
prophecy. But it is not a far step from that thinking
to anti-Semitism. Let’s just take a brief look at
Alice Bailey and then Adolph Hitler and see what they
thought about the Jews.
(213) Why
We Follow False Prophets: False Prophets Are Masters
Of Disguise by The Dissenter, 12/30/23 “Do false Christian prophets exist today? Yes! The
technological advances of our day make it easy for
evil men and women to broadcast their false messages.”
You’ve seen them. They appear everywhere promoting the
latest health solution, money-making plan, or the
“newest scoop” on popular people, complete with
anonymous sources. These flim flam artists fool
multitudes of gullible folks every day. Which one just
caught you? The one on television with the hot air
cooker? The one at the mall with the sharpest knives
that cut the toughest foods like a hot knife through
warm butter? Or the one that guaranteed retirement
income that will last a lifetime, without any risk?
(214) No,
Tim Keller Was Correctly Understood By His Followers
by Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Horse, 1/3/24
“The Kellerites correctly understood his message.
Theistic evolution, Side B theology, and Social
Justice were all part of Keller’s ministry. Stop
pretending otherwise.” Lately, there seems to be a
debate about the legacy of Tim Keller. Evangelical
Dark Web had Tim Keller’s death at #4 on our stories
of the year, despite The Gospel Coalition having it at
#8. The debate over legacy is exactly why the story
was so important.
(215) Preston
Sprinkle Hosts Webinar On Why We Need More
Homosexual And Queer ‘Christian Leaders’ by
The Dissenter, 1/5/24 “Before you jump to conclusions and try to argue that
he’s simply trying to promote a biblical sexual ethic
among people who “struggle” with this temptation,
let’s…pause for a moment and apply that logic to other
situations. What if we promote [sinners like]
pedophiles, or thieves, or the greedy, or people who
can’t mortify any other sin into church leadership?
Would we say we needed more drunkards in church
leadership?” Preston Sprinkle, one of the original
advisory board members of Revoice, the “gay Christian”
movement within Evangelical churches, has been
instrumental in shifting the church’s doctrinal stance
on homosexuality and other aberrant sexualities.
(216) When
'The Way' is not the Way by Mike
Oppenheimer, 1/29/24 Victor P. Wierwille died in 1985 after nearly 40-plus
years of teaching a different Christianity with a
completely different Jesus than Scripture. The Way
continues to offer his wrong and heretical teachings.
Many have been influenced by Wierwille’s writings; he
is the main influence on many who deny the biblical
identity of Christ. We also find ‘the Way’ trying to
renew themselves through the web, which is why we have
produced this article. Under Wiewille, they supposedly
had 100,000 members at the height of their popularity.
Once abundantly found in all 50 states and in over 45
foreign countries. They are actively and continually
recruiting even though their numbers have diminished.
Today’s estimates are at most 20,000; however, most
see only 2,000 members left. Read Part 1
& Part
2.
(217) Jonathan
Merritt Announces Gay Grooming Children’s Book
by Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web, 2/10/24 Jonathan Merritt is the homosexual son of James
Merritt, the former president of the Southern Baptist
Convention. In 2021, James Merritt endorsed the
preaching of his openly homosexual son at a mainline
church in New York. The preaching that James Merritt
called “brilliant and faithful to the gospel and the
second coming” was trite, new-age, and contained a
false gospel. This issue ultimately forced James
Merritt to pre-emptively resign from joining the
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary staff. But
James Merritt made a comeback in 2023 where he led the
charge on the floor of the Annual Southern Baptist
Convention to fight for a procedural move to protect
female pastors in the SBC. Now his son is promoting
his homo-grooming book for small children, titled, My
Gungle and Me.
(218) NT
Wright’s Terrible Answer to “Help! Science Is
Pushing Me Toward Atheism” by Ken Ham,
2/17/24 “Help! Questions of science and evolution are pushing
me to the brink of atheism. How can I be a Christian
and make sense of modern questions that defy God’s
existence?” This is a question New Testament scholar
NT Wright received and answered recently in his “Ask
NT Wright Anything” column. And the answer Dr. Wright
gave was . . . well, terrible—but it’s consistent with
his compromise of God’s Word because he accepts man’s
false evolutionary beliefs! The second half of his
answer was about praying through our doubts and asking
God to speak to us through his Word (which is good
advice) but consider the first part of his answer:
Sometimes the family or church we grew up in may have
included teaching on all sorts of things – like
creation and evolution – which it is helpful to
revisit later in life. The trick is to discover which
things are non-negotiable and which things aren’t.
Taking evolution, we have to distinguish between
‘biological evolution’, which seems to me a
scientifically validated reality, and ‘evolutionism’,
which is a way of looking at the world as though God
doesn’t exist. Biological evolution needn’t disturb a
faith in God as the good and wise creator. Questions
such as these, then, need to be thought through
without fear. Dr. Wright’s answer to this person’s
doubts about evolution, science, and God is basically,
“God used evolution—just don’t look at the world as
though God doesn’t exist.” But, as the struggling
inquirer who wrote him has probably noticed (hence the
struggle!), evolution and the Bible’s account of
history are incompatible.
(219) Preston
Sprinkle Promotes Heresies That Lead People Away
From True Repentance And Faith, And Straight To Hell
by The Dissenter, 2/23/24 The Scriptures speak directly to sexual behaviors and
desires, consistently identifying them as sin when
they fall outside the God-ordained bounds of marriage
between a man and a woman (Genesis 2:24; Matthew
19:4-6, ESV). To suggest that the Bible accommodates
an identity founded on homosexual preference or
“orientation” is to misrepresent its teachings.”
Preston Sprinkle, one of the original advisory board
members of Revoice, the “gay Christian” movement
within Evangelical churches, has been instrumental in
shifting the church’s doctrinal stance on
homosexuality and other aberrant sexualities.
(220) The
Ever-Increasing Seduction Of False Teachers In Our
Postmodern Fallen World by The Dissenter,
3/1/24 This moral compromise does not merely lead
individuals astray—it erodes the very foundations of
the church, remaking it from a guardian of light and
truth in a dark world into a mirror of the world’s own
quagmire of sin and despair. The call to holiness, a
defining mark of the Christian’s life, is overshadowed
by a pursuit of personal happiness and cultural
approval, betraying the gospel and the One who called
us to follow Him, no matter the cost.” In the verdant
beauty of Eden, where humanity first walked with God,
the serpent’s whisper, “Did God really say…?” marked
the inception of humanity’s tragic fall. This ancient
deception mirrors a modern crisis, as the world, and
the vast majority of the professing Church, reels
under the seduction of false teachers.
(221) Popular
Social Media False Teacher Twists The Parable Of The
Good Samaritan To Re-Interpret The Gospel by
The Dissenter, 3/5/24 “As the Bride of Christ, we are called to guard the
truth with a holy fervor, proclaiming the undiluted
Gospel with the unshakeable conviction that comes from
knowing it is the very power of God unto salvation. It
is only through the unaltered Gospel that we can truly
know the fullness of mercy that leads to eternal
life.” Self-styled theologians, always cloaked in a
facade of benevolence, are purveying a gospel that is
a rude departure from the sound, uncompromising truths
of Scripture. They twist the words of the Bible to
advance a secular agenda, often under the guise of
social justice, repackaging the gospel to suit modern
sensibilities and political correctness.
(222) Sean
Mcdowell Defends He Gets Us Campaign by Ray
Fava – Evangelical Dark Web, 3/7/24
“When asked about the cost and how the He Gets Us
Campaign only focuses on the humanity of Christ and
nothing else, Stetzer explains that the campaign is
“pre-evangelism.” He emphasizes that they exist only
to start a conversation about who Jesus is…” The He
Gets Us Campaign spent millions of dollars on woke
Super Bowl ads that essentially paint Christians as
the bad guys. The frivolity of this expenditure was
made even more devastating when a Christian YouTuber
fixed the commercial they ran to make a compelling
gospel narrative where none could be found in any of
the He Gets Us commercials.
(223) John
Piper Says Our Love For Jesus Is ‘Erotic To The Core’
by The Dissenter, 3/13/24
“The question that I continue to see popping up around
the Shepherd’s Conference and other conferences is
“why is John Piper even there?” It is a good question,
indeed. It’s like Tim Keller—he is elevated to the
status of “great thinker” and “superb theologian”
when, in reality, so much of what they say is reduced
to mere sophistry and casuistry.” You may remember
last year when The Dissenter published an article
denouncing the deeply erotic and nearly pornographic
nature in which a TGC author, Joshua Butler, described
Christ’s relationship to the Church.
(224) The
Gospel Coalition Publishes A False, Christless
Gospel Using Only Taylor Swift Lyrics by The
Dissenter, 3/16/24 In a bizarre modern trend, Evangelicals have taken a
peculiar fascination with pop idols, Taylor Swift
being the most recent glaring example. Whether it be
Christianity Today’s assertion that Taylor Swift
“brings Christians together,” churches finding pop
stars like these more attractive than Jesus, or even
the Museum of the Bible promoting her at their events,
this bewildering obsession marks an extreme departure
from the Church’s mission and calling. Elevating such
pop idols to a platform that rivals, in many cases,
even Jesus Himself not only dilutes but perverts
essence of Christianity but ventures into the
extremely bizarre, attempting to marry the sacred with
the profane in a union that seems more suited for
tabloid sensationalism than theological reflection.
(225) Jenny
Weaver: Discerning Her ‘Ministry’ by
Elizabeth Prata – The End Time, 3/22/24 “In 2018 Jenny Weaver started an online mentoring
group of about 50 people. She calls it CORE. By 2022
it exploded in popularity as ‘God’ broke out revival.
The curriculum of this now vast training college of
14,000 adherents includes live lessons which are ‘Holy
Spirit-led’ and on Mondays students learn “deliverance
& spiritual warfare training”. To begin with, who
is Jenny Weaver? Weaver has 212,000 followers on
Instagram, 167,000 on Facebook, 149,000 subscribers on
Youtube. Her events sell out to masses. She became
known as Jenny Weaver Worships because she is at root,
a musician. She sings the scriptures.
(226) Sid
Roth Guest While Preaching In Africa, A Crow In A
Tree ‘Shapeshifted’ Into A Man And Fell To The
Ground by The Dissenter, 3/25/24 Not only does this man think highly and very
presumptuous of himself…”When I got up…the heavens
opened,” and “I got up to speak,” and “I took
authority.” Not only are these claims just absurdly
stupid, there’s absolutely no mention of God or
Christ. The Bible tells us that in the last days,
deception will not just be a part-time job for the
adversary but more like a booming industry, with
falsehoods so tailor-made they’d give bespoke
tailoring a run for its money….
(227) The
Prophets ‘prophesy’ or ‘prophelie’: The blabber
mouth prophets of our day by Mike
Oppenheimer, 4/8/24 These so called prophets of the modern day prophetic
movement are everywhere, aggressively visiting
churches. On you tube and have their websites telling
you what the Lord said day after day, week after week.
There is an invasion of new false prophets promoting
the Latter Rain teachings within the church. A false
end times view that is disarming the church for what
is soon to take place. The more menacing the world
gets, the more the governments are aggressive on its
citizens, the more of a reaction we hear from the
false prophets, as their dreams and visions become
intensified. There is no topic that these prophets do
not speak of. God is speaking clearly concerning ‘a
new season’ through their dreams or their visions.
Using their own imagination, and flawed beliefs of the
Bible they claim God is telling them what will happen
each year, in the year 2023, in the year 2024 ad
nuseum. They deliver the prophetic word for the US and
for other nations each new year. A now word, or fresh
(rhema) word, that describes what God is doing. He is
doing this, and he is doing that! Is he doing any of
this? When past statements are examined we see their
failures mount up more than their accuracies. And, it
is acceptable for a prophet to be wrong, extremely
wrong, fully wrong. Except now when you are wrong you
are considered right! Light is traded for darkness and
darkness is now light.
(228) Prophecy
For Sale: ‘Prophets’ Mimic Psychics, Charging Up To
$555 For Phone Call by Barry Bowen – The
Trinity Foundation, 4/13/24 “We deliver authentic and accurate insights for every
situation from the mind of God directly to your ears.”
2,700 years ago, the Prophet Micah warned that
“prophets tell fortunes for money.” (Micah 3:11 NIV)
The business of prophecy selling still continues in
2024. Panganai Java, the flamboyant Zimbabwe-born but
Maryland-based preacher, better known as Prophet
Passion Java, finances his lavish lifestyle by
preaching the prosperity gospel and charging his
followers $555 for phone calls.
(229) False
Teacher: Jonathan Cahn by The Dissenter,
4/19/24 “In his book, The Oracle: The Jubilean Mysteries
Revealed, Cahn suggests that he alone possesses the
knowledge to unlock ancient secrets supposedly
pointing to modern figures and events, including
insinuations that Donald Trump is mentioned in the
Bible.” It is appropriate that we continue to warn
Christians about the dangerous teachings of Jonathan
Cahn, who positions himself as a modern-day prophet
and decoder of biblical mysteries. Despite numerous
bold predictions about economic collapses and national
disasters, Cahn has yet to provide a prophecy that has
come true, demonstrating the falsehood of his claims.
(240) Craig
Groeschel’s Life Church Introducing New
Age/Contemplative Practices to Tens of Millions
Through Its YouVersion Bible App at
Lighthouse Trails, 4/23/24
I began researching Life Church a couple of years ago
when some of the guest speakers were from the Word of
Faith camp. The likes of Steven Furtick and Mike Todd
(pastor of Transformational Church) were given
the pulpit. I have loved my church and the good
I thought it was doing. But my pastor came out
of a very liberal denomination and went to a very
liberal seminary. What could I expect? I
wrote the staff who are responsible for the content
and authors of the YouVersion Bible app. They
just said that the YouVersion Bible app was downloaded
around the world in many different cultures and they
looked at devotionals with “A broad Christian
lens.” Probably means as long as they are called
Christian, then it’s OK. I looked up the
YouVersion Bible app on your site and didn’t see
anything on it. Not much on Life.church or our pastor
either. Maybe it’s time to put some focus on
this widely downloaded app for its devotional heresies
and false teachers.
(241) The
Many Words of the false prophets by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/6/24 1 Peter 3:10-11 “Let him refrain his tongue from
evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn
away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and
pursue it.” Prov. 10:19 “In the multitude of words sin
is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is
wise.” Those who constantly talk and elicit your
attention (men and women) by saying they have a
prophecy or a dream, or a word from the Lord. Ps.
73:8-9 “ They speak loftily. They set their mouth
against the heavens, And their tongue walks through
the earth.” They prophesy over this country and that
country, this city and that city. There is no end to
their telling you what will take place in the future,
they have vision, a dream and a fresh word, it is
constant, like a running faucet “For in the multitude
of dreams and many words there is also vanity.’ (Eccl
5:7) Are you continually running to hear what they
have to say, do you look at the Word that is actually
from God, that is truth, that would give you awareness
at what your ears hear, that would expose the
unfruitful work of darkness? Do you care for your
spiritual life, your soul?
(242) Christian
Reconnaissance by Maria Kneas, 5/14/24 Spiritual warfare is increasing. The spiritual
atmosphere keeps getting darker. And in the world
around us, we are seeing more and more evil—shameless,
in-your-face evil that we never could have imagined a
few years ago—rampant delusion and insanity—and
widespread lawlessness that keeps increasing. As
Christians, we need to do two kinds of reconnaissance
in order to protect ourselves and our loved ones and
to be able to be effective in doing practical things
to resist this evil.
(243) Is
Failed Hillsong NYC Pastor, Carl Lentz, About To
Start A New Church? by The Dissenter,
5/30/24 ” It appears that Lentz is setting the stage for a
comeback—possibly a new “church” of some sort.”
In 2021, infamous Hillsong NYC pastor, Carl Lentz, was
fired after he admitted that allegations of a sexual
affair with an Islamic woman were true. Since then,
Hillsong founder and CEO, Brian Houston, has been
embroiled in his own controversies as sex scandal
after sex scandal has repeatedly plagued Hillsong
Church and the organization’s image had become
increasingly tarnished.
(244) Priscilla
Shirer, Max Lucado, And T. D. Jakes: Betraying The
Gospel? by Marcia Montenegro – Christian
Answers for the New Age, 6/7/24 “Whatever words Shirer and Lucado express in this
Easter message that sound biblical are rendered hollow
by the association with modalist T. D. Jakes. It is
against Scripture to treat a false teacher like Jakes
as though he is a brother in Christ, and to appear to
be in theological agreement with him. Teachers are
held to a higher standard; therefore, it is only
biblical to warn about Shirer and Lucado because they
are not trustworthy teachers. They either do not have
discernment, or they fail to exercise it, or they have
no issues with modalism.” Popular speaker and
Bible teacher Priscilla Shirer and writer and Pastor
Max Lucado joined with modalist T. D. Jakes of The
Potter’s House two years ago in bringing an Easter
message. This is not the first time that either Shirer
or Lucado have associated with Jakes in ministry.
Lucado has done several positive interviews of Jakes
and Shirer’s associations with Jakes are too numerous
to list.
(245) Research:
Naming Names Of Apostates And False Teachers
by CRN, 6/16/24 CRN has compiled a list of professing Christians to
keep an eye on. The list contains churches, movements,
organizations, groups, pseudo-Christian cults,
heretics, apostates, false teachers, “frauds, phonies
and money-grubbing religious quacks” that you’ll want
to mark and avoid as per Romans 16:17-18 which says: I
appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who
cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the
doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For
such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their
own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they
deceive the hearts of the naive.
(246) Breaking!
New Leaked Transcripts Show Cindy Clemishire
Discussing Her Abuse With Robert Morris+ ‘I Am Not
Trying To Blackmail You’ by Protestia,
6/29/24 Cindy Clemishire reportedly asked disgraced Gateway
Church pastor Robert Morris for $2 million to prevent
her from going public with accusations of his
molestation of her as a child. According to a new
report from NBC News, a former member of Gateway’s IT
department provided the news organization with
transcripts from a previously unreported September
2005 phone call between Clemishire and Robert and
Cindy Morris, with the three discussing her
molestation and what ought to be done about it.
(247) Andy
Stanley, Referring To Himself As ‘Theologically
Conservative,’ Defends Rick Warren Against The SBC
by The Dissenter, 7/3/24 “Trying to make it sound like the only reason Rick
Warren ordained women to the pastorate was for “tax
benefits,” he then goes on to start his diatribe
against Southern Baptists and defense of Warren…” As
we’ve reported here at The Dissenter many times over
the years, Andy Stanley, the liberal, LGBTQ-affirming,
Scripture-twisting false pastor extraordinaire, has
once again proven that theological acrobatics and
doctrinal contortionism are alive and well in modern
evangelicalism.
(248) Why
we can’t Unite with “today’s prophets?”: An
apologetic from the prophets for the prophets
by Mike Oppenhjeimer, 7/11/24 A document was released by a group of modern prophets
who issued a “PROPHETIC STANDARDS STATEMENT,”
beginning with, “At a time when there are many
questions in the Body concerning the gift of prophecy
and the ministry of the prophet,…Their “ purpose is to
help provide scriptural guidelines for the operation
of the gift of prophecy and the functioning of the
ministry of the prophet…” You too can join and sign to
affirm their statement, which they have 396
signatures. (5/4/21). Their numbers now reach over a
thousands, as of 7/24 there are 1,062 signatures. As
Jesus did warn “Woe to you when all men speak well of
you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets.”
(Luke 6:26) While their statement of ‘we believe’ on
the surface can be acceptable, what they say on paper
and how they practice it are two very different
matters. And this where the concern manifests. As many
who claim to bebelieve in a triune God show in
practice they do not when it comes to the actions and
control of the Holy Spirit. Some names are familiar
false prophets (and teachers), as they have past
records that cannot be washed away. Others are new,
and still others have reversed their position on
modern prophets to agree with their collective
statement. Still, some names are unusually missing, we
wait to see if they will be added.
https://propheticstandards.com/ The signers all
deserve to be on this published list. In fact, it’s
about time we see some transparency from them.
However, I can think of many others that can be added
to this list who love the praise of man for their
pseudo-gift of prophecy (Jn.12:13).
(249) Cut
To The Chase: Four Reasons To Avoid Lori Alexander
Of Godlywomanhood by Elizabeth Prata – The
End Time, 7/12/24 Yes, Lori Alexander is a heretic. Here’s why. Today I
look at 4 reasons not to follow Lori Alexander, half
of the duo behind godlywomanhood/ The Transformed
Wife. 1. Lori Disbelieves in Original Sin In a post
now scrubbed but saved in the Internet Archive (see
link ‘Source’), Lori wrote in 2016: “Your children are
born in the flesh. It’s not sinful yet since they
haven’t sinned, just as Adam’s flesh wasn’t sinful
before he sinned“.
(250) No,
This ‘Prophet’ Did Not Prophesy The Trump
Assassination Attempt by Protestia, 7/16/24 Biggs makes it sound like the bullet will bust his
eardrum because it misses his head. Instead, we see
the bullet actually hit him, with no indication that
his eardrum is burst. Biggs claims that in this
moment, Trump fell to his knees and was “worshiping
the lord” and was “radically born again.” There is a
video going around of a man ‘prophesying in great
detail’ about the assassination attempt on Trump’s
life, but this is not something we should marvel at.
Instead, this whole video is nonsense.
(251) Immanuel
Church: A Wretched Hive Of Big Eva Villainy
by Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web, 8/9/24 Certain churches thrive on celebrity culture. We see
that after the fall of Robert Morris, Gateway Church
turned to celebrity pastors to fill the vacancy and
stem the reported loss of membership. And so they
turned to Max Lucado to lend his credibility to their
cause. This is far more common in charismatic
megachurch culture than it is in a more Reformed and
complementarian tradition. It is seldom to come across
a church that trades in celebrity to boost its
influence as much as Immanuel Church in Nashville,
Tennessee. Nashville is already a prestigious city in
Evangelicalism, with few others able to compete on the
same level.
(252) How
To Identify A False Teacher by Robb
Brunansky – The Cripplegate, 9/3/24 “The first warning in the New Testament against false
teachers comes from Jesus. Jesus describes false
teachers as those “who come to God’s people in sheep’s
clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves” (Matt
7:15). Our Lord highlights the deceptive nature of
false teachers, also known as false prophets…the first
step to identifying false teachers is to recognize
that false teachers look like sheep. These wolves do
not come among the sheep of God’s pasture openly, but
they put on the appearance of being part of the
flock.” The New Testament is replete with warnings to
God’s people to beware of false teachers. We see
throughout Scripture that false teachers are
deceptive. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 11:13 that
false teachers disguise themselves as apostles of
Christ to accomplish their deceptive work. He goes on
to say in verses 14-15 that they are servants of the
devil, but they disguise themselves as servants of
righteousness.
(253) Fugitive
preacher wanted by FBI arrested in Philippines after
fraught standoff between police and supporters
by Catherine Nicholls, Amarachi Orie and Kathleen
Magramo, CNN, 9/9/24 A 2021 US indictment accused the 74-year-old preacher
and his alleged accomplices of running a sex
trafficking ring that coerced girls and young women to
have sex with him under threats of “eternal damnation”
for nearly 15 years. Quiboloy has denied all the
charges against him. (ACT Note: Quiboloy is featured
on our DVD called "Exposing the “I Am God”
Blasphemers". The DVD Script is available here:
https://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/iamgod.html
(254) Why
Robert Morris Is A False Teacher by Ray Fava
– Evangelical Darb Web, 10/1/24 Robert Morris was the long-time pastor of Gateway
Church. Currently, Max Lucado is the interim pastor of
Gateway while they transition to find new leadership.
Gateway Church boasted 100k attendance. Gateway Church
is a typical charismatic, egalitarian, multicampus
megachurch.” Pastor Robert Morris is the founding
senior pastor of Gateway Church, a megachurch based in
Dallas, Texas. He was born on July 29, 1961, in
Houston, Texas. Growing up in a Christian family,
Morris came to faith at the age of 15. He attended
college at East Texas State University (now Texas
A&M University-Commerce) but did not complete his
degree. Instead, he felt called to enter full-time
ministry.
(255) Robert
Morris, Gateway Church Sued Over Financial Fraud
by CRN, 10/7/24
“…Robert Morris and Tom Lane promised on multiple
occasions that if the congregation is not happy with
the use of its money, it can get the money back.”
Gateway Church boasted an attendance of 100k, making
it the largest megachurch in the United States.
However, it became known that its pastor, Robert
Morris, was a confessed child molester who jumped
right back into ministry after a brief hiatus, only to
found Gateway Church and never tell anyone. Max Lucado
has since been brought on to preach and stem the
bleeding.
(256) Andy
Stanley Says You Can Deny The Vast Majority Of
Scripture And Still Be A Christian by The
Dissenter, 10/21/24
“The sheer arrogance of it all is mind-boggling. Who
does Stanley think he is to redefine Christianity?
He’s not the first to try this, of course—liberal
theologians have been doing it for centuries. But
Stanley is particularly dangerous because he comes
from a respected evangelical background, yet he is
leading people down the exact same path that others
have followed into heresy. It’s the same old liberal
poison, dressed up in new packaging.” Andy Stanley,
the son of famed late pastor Charles Stanley, has once
again taken the liberty of redefining Christianity on
his own terms. In his latest sermon, he laid out a
scandalous proposition … Christians, he suggests, need
only believe in two miracles—the creation of the
universe and the resurrection of Jesus. Just two.
That’s it. Forget the rest.
(257) Chaos
At Daystar Television Network Amid Terminations, Sex
Abuse Scandals, And Heresy Galore by
Protestia, 11/26/24
“Since its founding, Daystar has platformed the who’s
who of prosperity heretics and false teachers,
including Joyce Meyer, Sid Roth, Joel Osteen, Joseph
Prince, Jentezen Franklin, TD Jakes, Andrew Womack,
Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Jim Bakker, and Paula
White.” Days ago, it was announced that Jonathan Lamb,
the son of Daystar Television Network founders Marcus
and Joni Lamb, had been fired from the global
Christian network giant. According to Daystar, Lamb
was terminated as head of the network’s cafe,
facilities, and distribution department for failing to
meet his performance improvement plan. Notably, one of
the points of this plan included:
(258) Shawn
Bolz’s False Prophecy Leads Woman To Marry An
Abusive Strangler? by Protestia, 12/23/24
Prominent charismatic “prophet” Shawn Bolz is accused
of using personal information derived from Facebook to
put a woman in harm’s way by “prophesying” that she
marry a man who tried to kill her. Bolz is the poster
child for false prophecies, a man whose prophetic
predictions have proven less accurate than a drunken
meteorologist. He falsely prophesied about the end of
COVID-19 back on February 28, 2020, before there were
any deaths in the United States and only 2800 deaths
worldwide, saying:
(259) Sean
Mcdowell Promotes Feminist David And Bathsheba
Narrative by Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark
Web, 12/24/24
“Sean McDowell compromises Scripture by allowing a
woman to teach and nuance functionally 2 Samuel 11 to
legitimize feminist standpoint epistemology regarding
Bathsheba’s role in the story. It is not the first
compromise he has made and will unlikely be the last.”
Within the realm of Christian apologetics, there are
numerous figures that have built up followings via
apologetics but when it comes to more polemical issues
within the church, they are severely compromised. One
such example is Sean McDowell, the son of Josh
McDowell, who runs a large YouTube channel while also
being a teacher at the liberal Biola University.
(260) Gavin
Ortlund Completely Collapses On Roman Catholicism
by Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web, 1/7/25
Over the Christmas season, Gavin Ortlund decided to
fully abandon the Reformation, and that’s no
exaggeration. Once considered to be a premier
Protestant apologist with a focus on countering Roman
Catholic claims, Ortlund has lately descended into
theological liberalism and far left political views.
Now, he is completely undermining his entire
apologetic ministry with a video he published called,
“Are Catholics Christians? Why Protestants Can Say
YES.” Gavin does so by making a three-part argument.
Ortlund starts off his video by claiming that the view
of Catholics being Christians is the historic
Protestant view. He does so by pulling various quotes
from the reformers as well as some post-Reformation
theologians. To be frank, it’s very dangerous to frame
an argument this way ...
(261) Multiple
Tv Personalities/ Shows Leave Daystar Network Amid
Ongoing Scandal by Protestia, 1/8/25
aystar Television Network continues to enjoy the
fallout from their ongoing scandal, with several shows
announcing they are departing or slinking off in
silence. In late November of 2024, Laura-Lynn Tyler
Thompson announced she and her show Laura-Lynn Live at
the Eagle’s Nest were parting ways, which was quickly
followed by Baruch Korman of Love Israel. Since
then, others have parted, including arch-heretic Jesse
Duplantis, prominent false teachers Hank and Brenda
Kunneman, and the false prophet Lance Wallnau. Jack
Graham of Powerpoint Ministries has also left. [David
Jeremiah has not left].
(263) A
Rebuttal To Kevin Deyoung’s Non-Confrontational
Christianity by The Dissenter, 3/7/25
“We cannot accept this cowardly theology. The role of
the pastor is not merely to exegete texts in a vacuum
but to apply them with force against the strongholds
of the age. That is the entire point—to demonstrate
the power of the gospel against a backdrop of
darkness. The gospel is the power to save, and what
better way to demonstrate it than to wield that sword
against such darkness?” History has never suffered a
shortage of theologians who chose comfort over
confrontation, accommodation over courage. In the
courts of corrupt kings and the halls of dead and
decaying empires, there were always those willing to
drape cowardice in the language of wisdom, caution,
and nuance.
(264) Blood
Moons: Prophets Who Persist in Prophesying Falsely
(Reprise) by Marsha West – Christian
Research Network, 3/11/25
The Blood Moon theory has always been nothing more
than baseless speculation by the likes of Cahn, Hagee,
Biltz, plus a whole host of others. False prophets
also come to us via YouTube channels, both men and
women, some of whom attract a large number of
subscribers and visitors. These people seemingly have
a lot of time on their hands as they sit and gaze into
a computer screen, theorizing when the Rapture and/or
Christ’s Second Coming will occur. Some of these
“prophets” are brazen enough to set dates. So – my
question is, why didn’t the Lord Jesus return during
the Blood Moon of 2015, as the prophets predicted He
would?
(265) False
Teacher Of The Day: Kathryn Krick by The
Dissenter, 3/23/25
“I was actually called to be an apostle of Jesus
Christ… to reach the nations, and God was going to do
many miracles through me”. Forget seminary or
pastoral training – all it took was one grandiose
prophecy from a globe-trotting miracle man and voilà,
Apostle Kathryn was born. While we here at The
Dissenter along with other discernment ministries have
been sounding the alarm on her for some time, any
False Teacher of the Day series would be woefully
incomplete without a full expose on “Apostle” Kathryn
Krick. After all, this self-styled
prophetess-turned-faith healer has amassed a massive
following and stirred up no small amount of
controversy.
(266) Destructive
Heresies And Doctrines by Mike Ratliff,
3/25/25
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. 2 Peter 2:1 (LSB) False
professors and false prophets have one thing in
common. They are convinced that the ‘religious
paradigm’ they love, cherish, follow, and proclaim is
true. Of course, they come to this conclusion through
what some of them refer to as their ‘thinkology.’ In
other words, what makes it true in their hearts is
their own acceptance of it.
(267) Mike
Adams - an unhealthy Bible teacher by Mike
Oppenheimer, 3/27/25
He is publisher of NaturalNews.com. His passion is no
longer limited to medicine, now his focus is on the
bible. He says he felt a strong pull to study the
Bible, from which he started his own church called
‘Natural Abundance Church.’ I do not see any previous
preparation, he just went right into teaching
scripture without being grounded in the core doctrines
of the faith; and it shows. And this is where I need
to speak on as he builds this new territory, that is
not based upon knowledge of the Scriptures but mixing
the new age spiritual beliefs and practices with the
bible. His Bible teaching is hardly recognizable as
Christian.
(268) Leaked
LGBTQ Training Video From Andy Stanley’s Church
Reveals Shocking Instructions by Protestia,
3/29/25
A leaked small group training video from North Point
Community Church shows a church ministry director
instructing small group leaders to use affirming
language with transgender tweens and teens, advising
them to use their new names and personal pronouns
because if everyone else in that child’s life is
affirming them, “we cannot be the last place a (trans)
student feels comfortable.” Britt Kitchen is the
multi-campus director for Transit. In this
environment, middle school students (6th–8th grades)
“gather to explore their relationship with Christ and
others” through the use of “games, music, teaching,
and guided small group discussi.
(269) Cotton
Candy Faith: How Popular Women’s Bible Teachers Are
Leading Many Astray by The Dissenter, 4/9/25
“They were marketed as relatable, down-to-earth, and
winsome—code, of course, for doctrinally neutered,
emotionally indulgent, and conveniently soft on
everything that matters. Their rise wasn’t organic. It
was orchestrated. If Christian publishing were a
dating app, these lady-preachers were the
algorithm-approved matches for a generation of women
who think discernment is a spiritual gift for mean
people.” It’s been said that if you want to see the
theological temperature of the modern American church,
you don’t go to the pulpit—you go to the fellowship
hall, where a circle of women sit cradling
pastel-covered workbooks with Beth Moore’s name
stamped across the front like a branding iron. The
giggles are warm, the tears are real, the coffee is
mediocre, and the doctrine is nowhere to be found.
(270) The
New Age teachings of Mike Adams (overview)
by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/27/25
Mike Adams who is known to many as ‘the Health
Ranger,’ is popular and used on many alternative
health and news sites, and Christian websites. He says
he has been feeling a strong pull to study the Bible,
to the degree that he has started his own church and
is preaching his own unique, unbiblical
interpretations. He apparently did not prepare as
other called pastors do to teach the Word accurately.
He went into ministry without being grounded in the
core doctrines; and it shows. Adams has no statement
of faith on his Natural Abundance church website.
Under articles, none are found (as of 4/2025). We need
to understand that Mike Adams is teaching the Bible
with a new age view, an open interpretation using a
combination of other spiritual concepts; both
traditional and untraditional. This will become
apparent as we look into the quotes from his sermons.
Some sermons are filled with these teachings, others
are more subtle. He does have a constant underlying
theme, that life is a simulation. Yes, much like the
movie The Matrix, he speaks of being red pilled to
escape it. “spiritual power through the teachings of
Christ and how Christ is like super red pill.”(028
Mark 5-6 God infused us all with healing MIRACLES.)
While Adams speaks of himself as being a Christian and
teaches the Bible (not from it, but of it, by his own
personal perspective). I see there is something else
operating in his interpretations that has formed his
worldview. Clearly, it is not Christianity in the
Bible. The majority of His beliefs on Jesus,
salvation, and the world are not what Christians
throughout history have believed from the Scripture. Read
Part 1.
Part 2
& Part
3.
(271) Aba
Al-Sadiq Abdullah Hashem Comprehensive Exposé: The
Viral Self-Proclaimed Mahdi and Jesus Is a False
Teacher by UK Apologetics Library, 5/2/25
In recent weeks, social media has witnessed the rise
of a man going viral on platforms like TikTok and
Facebook Reels, claiming to be both the awaited Imam
Mahdi of Islam and the returning Jesus Christ. He
asserts he is from the bloodline of Prophet Muhammad
and demands obedience from the world, especially the
West, under threat of divine punishment. These claims
are not only theologically heretical but spiritually
dangerous. This article offers a comprehensive exposé
of this individual from Islamic, Christian, and
logical standpoints.
(272) False
Teacher Of The Day: Delman Coates by The
Dissenter, 5/20/25
“The real tragedy isn’t that Coates is just wrong—it’s
that he’s confidently, proudly, and unforgivably
wrong, leading these people down a path of spiritual
ruin.” Delman Coates, the senior pastor of Mt. Ennon
Baptist Church, recently delivered a sermon that could
only be described as theological arson. Coates didn’t
just bend the truth—he violently assaulted it, dragged
it into a dark alley, and left it bleeding. He
essentially raped the text of Scripture to accommodate
his progressive ideology.
(273) Progressive
Christianity Watch: Preaching Anything But The
Gospel by Chris Queen – PJ Media, 5/22/25
Welcome back to another tour of the craziness that is
progressive Christianity. Sometimes, I approach these
columns with a theme in mind, but that wasn’t my plan
this week. It wasn’t until I finished compiling these
examples that I realized that there was a theme, and
it’s that progressive churches will preach anything
but the gospel. Let’s start with a doozy. My friend
and colleague Sarah Anderson sent me a post on X
featuring a woman pastor (shocker) with sort of a
mohawk (bonus) spouting a bunch of left-wing clichés
that start with “I’m a pastor…”
(274) When
Pastors Fall: Grieving For Men, Not The Church
by Drew Von Nieda – Servants of Grace, 5/23/225
“Celebrity culture turns shepherds into performers and
pulpits into stages. When influence is prioritized
over intimacy with Christ, ministry becomes a brand
instead of a calling.” There is a kind of sorrow that
does not arise from fear or fragility—but from
reverence. It’s not a sorrow for the Church
herself—for Christ has promised that the gates of hell
will not prevail against her (Matthew 16:18).Rather,
it is a sorrow for the men who once stood behind
pulpits, who were once voices of conviction at
conferences and shepherds of flocks—and who have now
fallen.
(275) N.T.
Wright Dances Around Transgenderism, Refuses To Call
Trans Listener To Repent by The Dissenter,
5/29/25 “The tragic irony is that N.T. Wright has spent years
fighting off caricatures of his theology from more
conservative critics, insisting that he holds to the
core doctrines of the faith. But when the moment comes
to draw a line—to stand on truth, to call a man a man
and sin a sin—he turns into a theological fog machine,
obscuring everything with sentimental platitudes and
academic evasion.” In a recent episode of his podcast,
Ask N.T. Wright Anything, Wright was asked by a
self-described trans-identified woman—who now lives as
a man and has undergone surgeries including a
hysterectomy—whether her current lifestyle is sinful,
and how the Bible might speak to her situation.
According to The Christian Post, Wright responded not
with clarity, but with the kind of theological oatmeal
that tries to nourish everyone and ends up feeding no
one.
(276) The
Gospel According To Jordan Peterson by Jonah
Heuer – TruthScript, 5/31/25
“The damage that Peterson has done has been to
allegorize and relativize Christ and the Bible into
oblivion in the minds of many of his listeners. If you
watch Peterson’s lectures and read his books without a
pre-existing grounding in Scripture, you would walk
away thinking that the Bible is a remarkable
collection of stories that provide spiritual and
psychological insights into how to live a virtuous,
happy life. What you will not hear is the gospel.”
Canadian psychologist, professor, author, and speaker
Jordan Peterson has nudged many people to the right
over the past decade. While the forces of the
progressive left have been preaching a message of
despair, obsolescence, and surrender to personal vice
and self-loathing, especially young men, Peterson has
encouraged the men on the receiving end of that
spiritual onslaught to shake off the shackles of
despair and stagnancy in favor of accepting greater
responsibility for their own happiness and success.
(277) N.T.
Wright Says “Adam” And “Eve” Were ‘Primal Pair Of
Hominids’ Living Among Other Hominids When ‘Some
Strange Force’ Called Them by Protestia,
6/6/25
Famed New Testament scholar N.T. Wright shared more
about his long-standing position on the early chapters
of Genesis, offering that not only is it poetry that
is not to be taken literally, but that “Adam” and
“Eve” were simply a primal pair of hominids (a type of
primates that first appeared 5-7 million years ago)
living among other hominids when “some strange force
or power” called to be a part of “the human” project.
We recently wrote about Wright after he suggested
abortion may be a tragic yet best allowable option in
cases of rape, incest, or for the mental health of the
mother who can’t deal with a child with physical and
mental deformities, and after he offered that belief
in the bodily resurrection of Christ is not necessary
to be a Christian.
(278) Theologian
N. T. Wright’s Atrocious Take on Abortion by
Ken Ham, 6/10/25 About five years ago, I blogged about a song with the
refrain, “Oh, I believe in Genesis,” performed by two
scholars: theologian N. T. Wright and scientist
Francis Collins, neither of whom actually believe
Genesis. Produced by the pro-evolution organization
BioLogos (which exists to convince Christians to
abandon a historical Genesis), the song made clear
that they’re both ardent evolutionists who simply tack
God onto the process. So I can’t say I was surprised
when I saw a recent headline about N. T. Wright! Dr.
Wright was asked a question about abortion on his Ask
NT Wright Anything podcast (I wrote last year about
the terrible answer he gave on that program to a
question about science and the Bible). And his answer
was biblically and theologically atrocious! But that’s
not surprising because I find that when a person
compromises Genesis with outside beliefs (like
evolution/millions of years), it has a detrimental
effect on other areas such as we see here regarding
his answer on abortion.
(279) UPDATED!
The New Age teachings of Mike Adams by Mike
Oppenheimer, 4/27/25
Mike Adams who is known to many as ‘the Health
Ranger,’ is popular and used on many alternative
health and news sites, and Christian websites. He says
he has been feeling a strong pull to study the Bible,
to the degree that he has started his own church and
is preaching his own unique, unbiblical
interpretations. He apparently did not prepare as
other called pastors do to teach the Word accurately.
He went into ministry without being grounded in the
core doctrines; and it shows. Adams has no statement
of faith on his Natural Abundance church website.
Under articles, none are found (as of 4/2025). We need
to understand that Mike Adams is teaching the Bible
with a new age view, an open interpretation using a
combination of other spiritual concepts; both
traditional and untraditional. This will become
apparent as we look into the quotes from his sermons.
Some sermons are filled with these teachings, others
are more subtle. He does have a constant underlying
theme, that life is a simulation. Yes, much like the
movie The Matrix, he speaks of being red pilled to
escape it. “spiritual power through the teachings of
Christ and how Christ is like super red pill.”(028
Mark 5-6 God infused us all with healing MIRACLES.)
While Adams speaks of himself as being a Christian and
teaches the Bible (not from it, but of it, by his own
personal perspective). I see there is something else
operating in his interpretations that has formed his
worldview. Clearly, it is not Christianity in the
Bible. The majority of His beliefs on Jesus,
salvation, and the world are not what Christians
throughout history have believed from the Scripture. Read
Part 1.
Part 2,
Part
3,Part 4,
Part 5,
Part 6,
Part 7
& Part 8.
(280) William
Lane Craig Enters the Realm of Open Theism, Paints
Blasphemous Picture of God Subservient to Time
by The Dissenter, 7/25/25 This is not just a theological misfire—it’s a
full-scale doctrinal demolition. This is Open Theism
in its purest, most uncut form, wrapped in a lab coat
and served with a smug grin. Craig has essentially
looked the God of Scripture in the face and said,
“You’re not actually omniscient—you’re just
up-to-date.” It takes a certain kind of brainpower to
stumble headfirst into heresy while thinking you’ve
just unlocked the deepest philosophical vault in
heaven. But that’s exactly what William Lane Craig
does with his recent theological gymnastics. Craig is
so smart, he’s stupid—literally, because this one’s a
doozy.
(281) The
Rise of Technocratic Religion by Donovan
Riley – The Ragged Word, 7/28/25
“We were never called to relevance. We were always
called to risk. The Church was born in the heat of
Pentecost, not the glow of stage lights. She was fed
by martyrs, not marketers. Built on prophets, not
brand managers….She is a holy mess. A muddy,
blood-stained bride. And she is glorious because her
Lord is glorious.” In the age of platforms and
protocols, the Church is tempted to forget she has a
soul. Power is shifting. Not to kings or parliaments.
Not to priests or poets. But to the unelected minds
behind code and control. Men and women who do not
govern with swords or ballots, but with data,
dashboards, and the soft leash of convenience. They
are the new stewards of power. They are software
architects, corporate planners, and perception
managers. Their domain is behavioral design. Their
creed is efficiency. Their liturgy is optimization.
Their sacrament is control. And the great danger is
this: many churches have already begun to kneel.
(282) John
Mark Comer Denies Penal Substitutionary Atonement
by Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web, 8/13/25
John Mark Comer was leading a Portland megachurch
called Solid Rock, which experienced tremendous
growth. Amidst the growth, he became burnt out and
Solid Rock dissolved as a megachurch, choosing for
each franchise to become an independent church. John
Mark Comer chose to pastor the Bridgetown location,
which was not the largest. But then he got burnt out
as a pastor and is now a motivational speaker and
author. Nevertheless, despite having questionable
theology as it relates to theological liberalism,
Comer has had a continued presence in Evangelicalism
with various content collaborations such as Sadie
Robertson Huff’s podcast. A recent Instagram post of
John Mark Comer went viral for staunch opposition to
penal substitutionary atonement (PSA).
(283) Surprise,
Jen Hatmaker Completely Denounces Church, Says She
May Never Go Back by The Dissenter, 9/4/25
“The apostle John makes it clear: “They went out from
us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of
us, they would have continued with us” (1 John 2:19).”
To abandon the bride of Christ is not a side path in
the Christian life—it is to abandon Christ Himself.
There is no way around this truth. You cannot sever
yourself from His people and pretend to cling to His
Person. The bride and the Bridegroom are inseparably
joined. Reject one, and you reject the other. For
years, Jen Hatmaker has been on a slow, steady march
toward this very point. The warning signs were always
there. She was once paraded as a darling of
Evangelical women’s ministries, a bestselling author,
published by the SBC’s publishing arm, Lifeway, a
podcaster, even a brief HGTV star. Yet beneath the
bright veneer, compromise grew like mold.
(284) Dustin
Nemos: When nearly everything said is wrong, when
false information is presented as truth by
Mike Oppenheimer, 9/7/25
There are certain groups of people who claim that no
Jew today are Israelites, Hebrews; who are the people
of the covenant. That none of these are God’s
people returning to Israel since they officially
became a state in 1948. What this shows is their
ignorance, and even unbelief of the Scripture. Having
their hearts darkened they speak all kinds of
blasphemies about God's Word and his people. God said
he would call his people back to their land in the
latter days, and his people are now returning to
Israel. There are dozens of Scriptures on God bringing
his people back into the land but they insist this is
not taking place, they deny the Word. Christianity is
directly connected to its Hebrew (Jewish) heritage.
When this is denied you cannot understand the Bible.
Mr. Dustin Nemos (of QAnon fame) uses the Word but
disagrees with nearly everything in the Word. Because
of his Unbiblical interpretation, he ends up agreeing
with the enemies of the Word; those found in the
cults, i.e. Jehovah Witnesses, occultists, and the new
agers. He is not just against the Jews but Christians
also; especially if they have love Israel. The apostle
Paul, (who is not accepted by many of these
spokesmen), writes of a time in the latter days when
there would be those who deny the Word and apostatize.
By their lack of understanding, they do not see
themselves as the fulfillment. If you have chosen to
be against Israel you have chosen to be on the wrong
side of history, you are fighting against God who is
at work fulfilling His prophecies. And more
importantly, the blessings and curses of Genesis 12
that are still in effect. Guess which one you get?
Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3 & Part
4.
Neil Anderson
(1) Demons,
Demons, Where Are The Demons? The Unchanged And
Unchanging Neil Anderson by G. Richard
Fisher, PFO, 2/16/13 Criticizing the teachings of popular author Neil
Anderson might seem a risky task. After all, his books
are advertised in Charisma and The Marketplace
(formerly The Bookstore Journal) and endorsed by the
likes of Bill Bright, Chuck Swindoll, Kay Arthur and
Trinity Broadcasting Network favorite, Jack
Hayford. His teachings focus on liberation from
bondage�bondage from sin and the power of the devil,
subjects any Christian ought to be familiar with. But
a closer look reveals teachings that have far more in
common with extremist Charismatic movements than with
the Bible. The bondage that Anderson promises
deliverance from is not simply from the power of sin
but from demons�some of them originating with
long-dead ancestors�who indwell believers.
(2) Neil
Anderson
and Freedom In Christ Ministries: A General Critique
by Elliot Miller, 1998 Through his influential ministry, Freedom in Christ,
Neil T. Anderson brings his so-called captive-freeing
message on sanctification and spiritual warfare to
Christians worldwide. Although some of his teachings
are helpful, many others would be more aptly described
as bondage making than as bondage breaking.
(3) Steak
And
Arsenic: A Review of Neil Anderson�s Victory
Over the Darkness by Pastor Steven J.
Cole, 2/16/13 Reading Neil Anderson�s Victory Over the Darkness
[Regal Books, 1990, 245 pp.] is like eating steak
laced with arsenic. The steak tastes great and makes
up the major portion, but the arsenic, imbedded
throughout, will kill you.
(1) William
M.
Branham by Rev. Robert S. Liichow, 1997 "Apart
from the fact that almost everything he said or taught
publicly is available in one form of another there is
a more lasting and damaging legacy left behind.
Branham was responsible in a great part for the
formation of what came to be known as the New Order of
the Latter Rain. Branham believed in the distributing
of spiritual gifts by the laying on of hands, he
believed in restored prophets and apostles. He was the
vanguard of many more to come who will operate in this
end-time glory and power."
(3) Apostate
Occult
Oneness Prophets: The Evil Of William Branham
& The Manifest Sons Of God
Copyright � 1997 Zenith Harris Merrill "William Branham, the "father" of the Manifest Sons
of God" theology, and much of the Charismatic
movement, which has inspired the Citi-Church,
Universal DAWN movement and C. Peter Wagner's
Spiritual Mapping of today, was empowered by Satan. C.
Peter Wagner, in his book, Engaging the Enemy,
attributes much of his information on "Territorial
Spirits" to practising Witchdoctors and former
Satanists, rather than God's Word. William Branham was
Baptist, until his wife died in childbirth, and he had
"angelic" visitors who told him it was because he
needed to be teaching and preaching "Oneness," instead
of the Trinity. He then joined a Oneness Pentecostal
church and taught nothing else for the rest of his
life. He believed in what the early Church Fathers
called the error of Modalism, also known as
Monarchianism and Sabellianism: that Jesus is all
there ever was of God - He says that God "always had
skin on him," but that Jesus sometimes functioned
either as the Father or as the Holy Spirit, instead of
Himself. Branham taught that God could only function
as one at a time, much like an actor playing one role
and then another. Where did he ever get such an idea?
Everything he believed was from "his" angel of light."
(4) William
Branham's
Beliefs by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 12/10/01 Updated! What
he said and taught.
(5) Was
Branham Elijah? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 4/04 ...and the 7th angel in revelation and the angel to
the Church of Laodicea?
(8) The
Life, Teachings and Legacy of William Branham
by Mike Oppenheimer, 8/18/12 One cannot understand the modern miracle revivals or
healing crusades of Benny Hinn, Rodney Browne
(laughter), Toronto, Brownsville, or Todd Bentley
without referring to the healing revivals of the
40�s-50�s.that were steered and popularized by William
Branham. Nearly all the practices of today's apostles,
Prophets, healers, faith ministries, are being copied.
Visits by angels and the Lord Jesus, words of
knowledge (telling people where people live and
secrets of their lives), new revelations were all part
of William Branham�s ministry operation. One can trace
portions of the revivals in our modern era back
to him. The Latter Rain teachings began by Branham and
spread to so many. Branham believed he was born with a
personal angel that was a gift. But he did not think
of it as such until he was converted and went to
church. This gave him an answer to a disembodied voice
(spirit) that accompanied him from birth and
instructed him through life, telling him future events
and diagnosing peoples diseases. The video is filled
with audio and video on crucial teachings of Branham
(and others that admire him) that show that his angel
was in charge of the supernatural taking place.
Understanding Branham's ministry in the 40'sand 50's
is key to our day. Once we know about Branham we can
identify the strange teachings and practices taking
place from the new apostles and prophets trying to
bring their mystical (Latter Rain) revival in the
church today. (you can read our articles on
Branham in the Latter rain section). DVD is one hour
and 15 minutes long.
(9) William
Branham
- False Prophet by Forgotten Word
Ministries, 9/7/12 I have decided to write this article on William
Branham for 2 reasons and that is this: William
Branham�s influence on the church today is nothing but
a vile attack on the True Body of Christ. This article
will also serve as a reference to some articles that I
will be writing soon on some supposed �men of God� aka
�Prophets� in South Africa � who claim that they have
William Branham�s Mantle. Any �pastor� who says that
William Branham was truly a man of God or says they
have anything from William Branham (mantle, angel,
follows his teachings, etc) should be avoided like the
plague.
(10) The
Serpent seed - Teaching "from the Serpent"
by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/23/13 One of the most deceptive doctrines that has
slithered into the church is the serpent seed
teaching. First popularized by William Branham and
currently held by Arnold Murray of the Shepherds
Chapel and his followers that have adjusted some of
its meanings. Read Part 1
& Part
2.
(11) A
Challenge to Message Believers concerning William
Branham by Forgotten Word Ministries,
9/25/13 While some view William Branham's healing ministry
and his gift with the word of knowledge as proof that
he was a prophet, this is not the Biblical test. There
are numerous prophecies on this website that were made
by William Branham in advance but were not fulfilled.
This creates a clear problem with Deuteronomy
18:20-22. One would think that those that believe him
to be a prophet would have numerous examples of
publicly available prophecies that were later clearly
fulfilled. Sadly, this is not the case.
(12) The
Hidden
Truth About William Branham and His Message
by Chad Creamer, 3/31/14 Breaking away was very difficult, to the point where
some even contemplated suicide. It is only through the
Grace of God that we have come out of the great
deception and looked to Jesus Christ as our only means
of Salvation. There are still many scars, the pain of
having family members still trapped in the cult and
the loss of childhood friends. I hope I have helped
shed some light on this movement that has bound
millions of people in its grip. I trust that God will
raise more valiant soldiers who will enter the battle
and shine the Light of Truth to all people. Deception
has many forms; Branhamism is just one of them.
(13) See,
we told you he was a prophet! Really?
by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/23/15 When God gives a vision it is connected to what he is
or is going to do among his people, and it is to
prophesy. It�s not like a psychic vision of disaster
or of the future that has nothing to do with Israel,
the church. William Branham said he experienced a
series of 7 visions in 1933; this was the fourth one
in the series. The Lord Jesus spoke to me and said
that the coming of the Lord was drawing nigh, but that
before He came, seven major events would transpire. I
wrote them all down and that morning I gave forth the
revelation of the Lord. One Sunday morning about seven
o'clock it happened. And It said, "Then there would
come to pass that they'd invent a car that they didn't
need a steering wheel in it; it'd be controlled by
some kind of a power." They got it now. They got it
now, a magnetic power, radar control. They don't
even... Just set your radar to where you're going, it
takes you yourself; you don't have to steer it.
(Ephesian Church age Jefferson Indiana 131 - 183, 60 -
1205) Branham had received a message but from
whom is the question? This was not a vision form the
Lord because of how vague it is, besides its
inaccuracy. Not to mention this was encased with 6
other visions Branham had. Seven Major events were
revealed to him in a vision before he was to preach in
a Masonic hall. What was he doing in a Masonic Hall is
a good question to ask, as Masons hold Christ in
disrepute.
(14) How
creation of the universe and man began according to
William Branham by Mike Oppenheimer, 6/10/17
“Deity's in man. The very God that stood back there
on the mythical platform of the eternities, and rolled
worlds off of His hands, and created these things give
you the privilege to be His son, and you're a part of
Him. And God dwells in mankind, and man himself is
Deity�? (51-0729A, The Resurrection of Lazarus,
National Guard Armory, Erie, PA) So all of mankind had
God in them, including Adam and that deity is the Holy
Spirit according to Branham. Think about the
ramifications for these teachings. Branham’s
teaching were not only bringing confusion but were a
conundrum. Nearly everything he said not only
contradicted the Bible, it contradicted what else he
said at other times. None of this is Bible teaching
but he used Scripture distorting it to convince people
this is what the Bible teaches. There are dozens and
dozens of topics, core doctrines that Branham opposed
and replaced. So when you hear the name Branham as
someone who did healings and miracles (which he
attributed to his unknown angel), remember this. If
one cannot get Genesis correct they certainly will not
have other doctrines correct! And if they have this
kind of false teachings divorced from the bible how
does the Lord use the them, especially in such a
powerful way as claimed?
(15) Every
picture tells a story by Mike Oppenheimer,
10/20/17 By now anyone interested in the history of
Pentecostalism and the supernatural have seen the
famous picture of a light Branham claimed was the
Pillar of fire that followed him all his life.
(16) PRE
ORDER: PDF book on William Branham - A Man and His
angel by Mike Oppenheimer, 11/23/18 In the history of modern healing ministries one
person stands out more than any other, William
Branham. Over fifty years after his death there are
few men that continue to influence the Church and
today’s modern healing ministries. Branham’s influence
is more extensive today than in his day when he was
alive. William Branham is the main influence for the
Latter Rain movement in the late 1940’s that infected
so many Pentecostals. He left us the legacy of the
healing revivals and signs and wonders, he is also one
of the primary sources of the “river�? that is flowing
today that is the resurgence of the Latter Rain
movement. Many are satisfied with his exhibition of
words of knowledge and miraculous power without
knowing what he really believed. Branham vehemently
denied the Trinity and adopted his own unique
modalistic view from the Oneness Pentecostals. Revived
heresies in the early church (modalism, adoptionism)
that were dealt with at the beginning were introduced.
He claimed Jesus never said He was the Son of God, nor
Jewish, nor that Jesus was truly human. He believed
the prophets were all gods. He taught that God in all
ages had skin on him - even before the incarnation.
That it was the Angel of the Lord whom he assumed was
Jesus teaching and leading Branham to have visions
and do miracles. He believed from his
experience[s] that he was the forerunner, Elijah the
prophet, the prophet as the 7th angel to the church
Branham taught that Eve's sin in the Garden of Eden
(Genesis 3) was a sexual sin,with the serpent, who is
Satan. That Cain was the offspring of their illicit
affair (known as the serpent seed doctrine). He
believed in three Bibles; the Scripture, the Zodiac
and the pyramids, built by Enoch with atomic power
were all revelations of God, Branham was deep into
mysticism, and used metaphysical resources, Gnosticism
to explain the Bible This book addresses the
preexistence of man, word faith theology, dominionism
of the Garden, manifest sons of God teaching, man is
god. Errors on the nature of God, The logos was made,
and man was made by the logos in heaven before coming
to earth. What you will find in this book is that so
many of the errors Branham taught and practiced are
adopted and have become the errors in the church
today.
(17) After
Thoughts on William Branham by Mike
Oppenheimer, 1/13/19 Finally finishing the book that began as a project
many years ago. I can say I have a better grasp than I
did before, but no one can define and explain his
statements or teaching and practices fully because of
who he was. And I certainly do not mean to imply him
as the prophet, the 7th messenger to the church. For
he was lost in mysticism. I easily recognized the
mysticism and occultism that I was familiar with
before I became a believer reading a few of his
pamphlets and books in the late 80’s which made me
first aware of his influence. He is one of the first,
and may be the most prolific new age prophet. Branham
had a new age message that was couched in Christian
terms and practices. He was not interpreting nor
teaching the Bible the way it was written.
(18) Four
Tales of the supernatural from William Branham (DVD)
by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/8/19 This DVD covers 4 supernatural events in William
Branham’s life. He had many supernatural experiences
such as a cross of light saving him in his shed, but
there are 4 specific events that shaped his
ministry, that he is famous for: 1. His birth: where
a circular halo came into his room at dawn, at his
birth. 2. His Commission to be Elijah: when
baptizing a bright light suddenly appeared over his
head and he heard a voice speak, “As John the
Baptist was sent to forerun the first coming of
Jesus Christ, so are you sent to forerun His second
coming!” 3. Years later he claimed he was visited by
The Angel of the Lord who came to commissioned him
his gift: a man came out of a light telling him “As
the prophet Moses was given two gifts, signs to
vindicate his ministry, so will you be given two.”
4. His revelation to be the 7th angel of the church.
His teaching on 7 messengers to the 7 ages in church
history. 7 angels came to him and had him open the 7
seals. Everyone of these stories has flaws and
questionable and contradictory biblical
correlations, these are all refuted. This
Video takes you through by PP and audio quotes
showing what Branham actually taught on these
matters. This should take away anyone's doubt that
Branham was a false teacher of the word.
(19) The confused last days
prophet by Mike Oppenheimer, 2/4/20 The Bible is clear
that Eve was deceived and Adam sinned willfully, but
they both sinned, being disobedient. Both had the same
effect and judgment on them. They became ashamed, they
knew their nakedness and were removed from the Garden
they lived in. At times Branham would agree with
the Bible. “Adam sinned willfully. See? See, Eve was
actually deceived.” (55-0227A, The Position Of A
Believer In Christ, Shriner Temple, Phoenix,
AZ) Over all Branham did not
agree with the bible and taught the opposite. “Eve did
not sin. Adam sinned. That's right. Not Eve, Adam
sinned. See? Not Eve, she was the one who did the act,
but Adam done the sinning. The woman was deceived. The
Bible said she was deceived" ...“Now, remember, Eve
did not sin. Adam sinned. That's right. Not Eve, Adam
sinned.” (56-1209A, God Making His Promise, Brooklyn
Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, NY) Branham made a large
point of Eve not sinning but instead was only
deceived. But he could not hold the line and said just
as many times that Eve did sin.
(20) The Serpent seed, a
teaching "from the Serpent" by Mike
Oppenheimer, 3/19/20 One of the most
deceptive doctrines that has slithered into the church
is the serpent seed teaching. First popularized by
William Branham and currently held by Arnold Murray of
the shepherds chapel and his followers that have
adjusted some of its meanings. William Branham - "But
it was a sex act. ... The serpent was an upright
handsome creature. He was, in fact, `the missing link’
that science even in their unspiritual wisdom, can see
is missing `between man and monkey.’ ... Satan used
this creature to get himself into the Human race.”
(Was it an Apple? (Lima, Oh: Bible Believers of Lima).
We are told that eating of fruit is a sexual sin,
adultery on Eve’s part with the devil. One would think
this departure from Scripture would be an obvious
scheme of the Devil, but for many who are blinded by
this teaching it is not. William Branham may not have
been the first to preach the serpent seed doctrine,
but he has become known as one of the major proponents
of this doctrine in our modern times. Now that he is
gone Murray holds onto this dishonor. Read Part
1-The Serpent seed, a teaching "from the Serpent",
Pt.2
Is Cain, the Devil's seed?Pt.3
Some Serpent seed refutes & Pt.4
The Serpent in the garden.
(21) William Branham's Occult
connections: The Zodiac and the pyramids before the
Bible are equal to the Bible by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/12/20 William Branham taught
dozens of times that “ God wrote three Bibles: one,
the Zodiac, one in the pyramids, one on paper. Now,
He's writing His first, the Zodiac. It starts off with
a virgin, ends up with Leo the lion: Jesus' first
coming and His second coming. (53-0509, The Pillar Of
Fire, Bible Hour Tabernacle, Jonesboro, AR) The Zodiac
and the pyramids, predate any written Scripture. This
was not something Branham had come up with at the end
of his life; as far back as 1953 Branham taught the
message in the stars as equal to the Bible and the
pyramid as equal to the Bible, it was all as perfect
as the word. The Zodiac and the Egyptian pyramids were
equal to the Scriptures in the revelation of God’s
Word. (William M. Branham, Adoption (Jeffersonville,
IN: Spoken Word Publications), pp. 31,104 The first
Bible that man ever looked to was the stars, the
zodiac. And it's a perfect... just... It dovetailed
with this Bible here…. He write it on up, the cancer
age, and everything down through ” (53-0729, Questions
And Answers On Genesis, Branham Tabernacle,
Jeffersonville, IN)
(22) Copycats
of heresy by Mike Oppenheimer, 1/4/21
We all know that new revelation is shared among the
word faith teachers. What many do not know is that
the Latter Rain teachers (many who are word faith)
of our day copied William Branham, whom they look to
as their spiritual idol and mentor. It is said that
copying is a best form of flattery – in this case it
is a form of heresy. We see this consistently among
themselves, copying each other’s words and
mannerisms. What you will find is that nearly all
unanimously endorse, and follow William Branham, the
greatest false teacher of our time. Read Part 1
& Part
2.
(23) Perry
Stone openly endorses William Branham, the great
false teacher /prophet by Mike Oppenheimer,
5/11/21
Perry Stone speaks of a very significant and
important video he has produced. What is it? It is
about William Branham’s 7 vision prophecy that
Branham supposedly received in 1933. He tells us to
watch all of it, “ Number 7 the 7th thing I will
tell you. On this video is probably the most
significant, number 6 and 7 actually match and
you’re going hear something that I have taught for
20 years .” He then says when Hillary was running
for president he was sharing Branham’s 1933 vision “
asking the question could she be the person to
fulfill it?” This means that Perry Stone is a
subscriber to Branham’s teachings and that makes him
unsafe for a number of reasons. First: Does Stone
know Branham not only denied the Trinity but cursed
it? He did this with a “thus saith the Lord.” Is not
the nature of God to be taught accurately? Second:
To endorse this false prophet / teacher shows he
lacks discernment. He goes on to say, “ Now with
Harris being Vice president I see a great
possibility of this being fulfilled .” Perry then
describes Branham as a man “ well known that had a
tremendous gift God had given him.”… I have met
numerous pastors who have experiences this man’s
ministry and said it was the most amazing thing they
ever saw. For those who knew him they loved him and
they knew he was an absolute man of God who never
missed his words of wisdom, words of knowledge,
prophecies or if he said he had a vision. He
reiterates “those who knew him say he never missed
it EVER!” “Is that possible? It is possible through
fasting and praying and seeking God, yes. This was a
gift from God.” Does Stone not know that this was a
gift at Branham’s birth that operated throughout his
life before he claimed to be converted? Read
Part
1 & Part
2.
(24) Four
Tales of the supernatural from William Branham (DVD)
by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/27/24
This DVD covers 4 supernatural events that shaped
William Branham’s life. He had many counterfeit
supernatural experiences such as a cross of light
saving him in his shed, but there are 4 specific
events that shaped his ministry which he is famous
for: 1. His birth: where a circular halo came into
his room at dawn, at his birth. 2. His Commission to
be Elijah: when baptizing a bright light
suddenly appeared over his head and he heard a voice
speak, “As John the Baptist was sent to forerun the
first coming of Jesus Christ, so are you sent to
forerun His second coming!” 3. Years later he
claimed he was visited by The Angel of the Lord who
came to commissioned him his gift: a man came out of
a light telling him “As the prophet Moses was given
two gifts, signs to vindicate his ministry, so will
you be given two.” 4. His revelation to be the 7th
angel of the church. His teaching on 7 messengers to
the 7 ages in church history. 7 angels came to him
and had him open the 7 seals. Everyone of these
stories has flaws and questionable and contradictory
biblical correlations, these are all refuted.
This Video takes you through by PP and audio quotes
showing what Branham actually taught on these
matters. This should take away anyone's doubt that
Branham was a false teacher of the Word.
(25) Was
William Branham a Mason, a grand Occultist?
by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/18/24
In June of 1933 when Branham conducted his services
in the Masonic hall on Meigs avenue, this is where
he claims to have received the consecutive 7 visions
of major events before Christ returns. Afterwards,
He continued to speak in other Masonic temple and
halls. Numerous times he expressed thanks to them
and asked God to bless them.
(26) Was
William Branham a Mason, a grand Occultist?
by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/25/24
In June of 1933 when Branham conducted his services
in the Masonic hall on Meigs avenue, this is where
he claims to have received the consecutive 7 visions
of major events before Christ returns. Afterwards,
He continued to speak in other Masonic temple and
halls. Numerous times he expressed thanks to them
and asked God to bless them. “I'm the only one of my
family, in my father's, or my mother's people, or
also my wife's people have…?… into the Masons,
Shriners,or…?… in their organizations. And may God
bless them, is my prayer, that they will, every one…
Every one…” (Branham, 55-0220A - The Second Coming)
He spoke highly of the Masons helping him when he
needed medical help as a boy. But He never once
spoke against this cult group for what they actually
believe, instead he made it to be fellowship club.
Why would Masons help young Branham unless either he
or someone in his family belonged?
Paul Cain
(1) Rick Joyner, Paul Cain, Knights Of
Malta, And Saddam Hussein by Paw Creek Ministries, 1998 Something breathtaking is happening among key
Charismatics (Third Wavers) like Rick Joyner and Paul
Cain. Rick Joyner recently announced that he was
knighted by the Knights Of Malta. Apparently,
Paul Cain had already been knighted or was knighted at
the same time. For a follow-up on this story, check this out!
Paul Cain, a prophetic
legend and a living bridge to William Branham and the
Latter Rain of the 50's, has now been revealed to be
an alcoholic and a practicing homosexual. Ironically,
this disclosure came at the hands of his fellow
prophets who had elevated him to a super prophet
status and who themselves endeavored to attain the
lofty prophetic mantle of Cain himself.
Tony
Campolo
(1) Tony Campolo - Interfaith ...
Here We Come! by Andy Neckar, CNV News
Service, 1999 "On a recent edition of CNN's Crossfire, Tony Campolo
refused to say Jesus is the only way to heaven. The
panel was discussing events at the Southern Baptist
Convention in Atlanta. Campolo would not answer the
question directly but said, "The Apostle Paul says
that there are people who have light that is not
Christian light, and they will be judged on that
basis."
(2) Tony
Campolo:
A Dangerous Man by David W. Cloud, Christian
News & Views, 1992 Beware of Tony Campolo. He is an enemy of fundamental
Bible Christianity. The kingdom of God is not a
Campolo-type of party.
(3) Tony
Campolo by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 9/2/04 Change agent in the church or biblical teacher?
(5) Tony
Campolo - Shedding Light or Spreading Leaven?
by Cecil Andrews, Take Heed Ministries, 2006 May this booklet alert us to be good Bereans and to
test Mr Campolo's strange teachings against the Word
of God which the Lord declared to be "truth" (John
17v17)
(6) Tony
Campolo:
Advanced Fence-Straddling And Denying The
Exclusivity Of The Gospelby Ken Silva,
Apprising Ministries, 2/1/07 Don Retson, a reporter for the Edmonton Journal, asks
Emergent Evangelical Prophet Tony Campolo a straight
forward question in the January 27, 2007 edition: Q. Do you believe non-Christians can go to heaven? A. That's a good question to ask because the way we
stand is we contend that trusting in Jesus is the way
to heaven. However, we do not know who Jesus will
bring into the kingdom and who He will not. We are
very very careful about pronouncing judgment on
anybody. We leave judgment in the hands of God and we
are saying Jesus is the way. We preach Jesus, but we
have no way of knowing to whom the grace of God is
extended. (Online source)
(7) Open
Letter
To Tony Campolo by Drew Dyck,
New Man Magazine, 10/07/07 But I found myself shaking my head after reading the
rest of the interview, especially after seeing your
comments about Muslims and homosexuality. You seemed
to suggest that Muslims might obtain salvation apart
from belief in Christ.
(8) Fake
Evangelism by Upholding The Truth,
11/16/07 According to Tony Campolo the best way to really be
filled with "Christ" is to get everything out of your
mind through centering prayer. Is he Catholic, mystic,
Quaker, new ager?
(9) Tony
Campolo;
False Teacher by Truth Watch NZ,
1/3/13 This mixture of biblically based confessions and
unbiblical teaching make Campolo a prime example of
the like-warmness that disgusts Jesus (Revelation
3:14-22). It makes him a dangerous man for
the undiscerning. He has clearly fashioned a God
made in his image to satisfy some personal quest to
reconcile the secular and the sacred. His golden
calf is a composite god fashioned to be kind and
acceptable to a world he wants to surround in the milk
of his own good-will. By mixing truth with error
he has broken the first and second commandments, for
which he will one day have to account.
(10) Tony
Campolo
to Shutter Ministry by The Berean Call,
1/27/14 TBC: While Campolo claims to have �taught
evangelicals how to speak the language of social
justice,� he has contributed to the denial of the
biblical gospel, which he to a certain degree admits:
In his book, A Reasonable Faith he writes: �There are
some warnings that I wish to issue to anyone reading
this book. The first is to be aware that the theology
expressed in this short volume represents a personal
attempt to state my Christian faith in a way that
might prove meaningful for my secularist friends. I am
sensitive to the fact that any attempt to state the
Gospel in the dominant categories of a culture
inevitably leads to a distortion of the Gospel.
Consequently, anyone who accuses me of violating the
biblical message is correct� (p. 190).
(11) A
response to Tony Campolo�s Article �Going the Jesus
Way� at Lighthouse Trails, 4/29/15 Their call to RADICAL DISCIPLESHIP has an appearance
of Godliness but denies God�s complete rule. Here�s
some more red letters, �Their worship is a farce, for
they replace God�s commands with their own man-made
teachings� (Matthew 15:9). Being radical is
irrelevant, it�s following Jesus without compromise
that matters. Again, we don�t need any �new movement,�
unless it�s one that aims at preserving the purity of
the entire word of God and standing firm on it. If the
red letters are the most important to the RLC�s, then
they should practice what they preach and start living
by them.
(12) Emerging
Church
Leader Tony Campolo Comes Out of Closet in Support
of �Full Acceptance� of Homosexuality in Church
by Lighthouse Trails, 6/9/15 PHILADELPHIA � False teacher Tony Campolo announced
on Monday that he has decided to endorse and speak out
for the inclusion of open homosexuals in the Body of
Christ. �It has taken countless hours of prayer,
study, conversation and emotional turmoil to bring me
to the place where I am finally ready to call for the
full acceptance of Christian gay couples into the
Church,� he wrote in a statement posted to his
website.
(13) False
Teacher, Tony Campolo, Hears Dreaded Words: ‘Depart
From Me…’ by The Dissenter, 11/21/24
“Deception was the hallmark of Campolo’s ministry,
though it was dressed in the language of love and
progress. His “Red Letter Christianity” movement,
which sought to elevate the quoted “red-letter” words
of Jesus above the rest of Scripture, was a subtle yet
devastating assault on the unity of God’s Word.” Tony
Campolo has breathed his last. On November 19, 2024,
at the age of 89, the man who spent decades bending
the gospel to the will of culture passed into
eternity—an eternity that his teachings betrayed. On
that day, Campolo heard those dreaded words from the
Lord, “I never knew you; depart from me, you workers
of lawlessness.”
Morris Cerullo
(1) Morris
Cerullo - The Last Great Anointing? by
Inner-City Christian Discernment Ministry, 1998
Morris continues to spew forth
false teaching regarding the "anointing" which has
no biblical basis whatsoever. Let me ask you a
question. What was the "first" great anointing He
released upon the Church? If we want to call the Day
of Pentecost, the birth of the Church, the first
great anointing, so be it, but what was the second,
the third, the fourth. . .and now the "last" great
anointing?
(2) Another
Former
Cerullo Associate Accuses Him Of Fund-Raising Fraud
by Alex Roth, San Diego Union Tribune, June 24,
2000 "Suit says promises to donors not kept." Since
the time of this lawsuit being filed it has been
dismissed in California. Here
is
the story. A appeal is likely. Here is
a quote from the attorneys for John Warren: "A
California court has thrown out part of a lawsuit
accusing globetrotting evangelist Morris Cerullo of
fraud and deception. But attorneys for former
associate John Warren say that Cerullo is "hiding"
behind the law, and they plan to appeal."
(3) Morris Cerullo LawsuitNEWS
Release
For Release: November 9, 2001 "Morris Cerullo seeks absolution in court of
appeals."
Paul
(David) Yonggi Cho
(1) Paul
(David)
Yonggi Cho - General Teachings/Activities
by Biblical Discernment Ministries, 5/93 "Paul Yonggi Cho is the "pastor" of the world's
largest Protestant church (Assemblies of God), the
700,000-member Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, Sou
question directly but said, "The Apostle Paul says
that there are people who have light that is not
Christian light, and they will be judged on that
basis."
(4) The
Toronto
Blessing - Chapter 6 by Steven
Sizer Much of this chapter from "The
Toronto Blessing" - an examination of its
theological roots - is devoted to David Yonggi Cho.
(5) PAUL
YONGGI
CHO�S THEOLOGY AND CHURCH GROWTH METHODOLOGY
by Christian Wei, The Burning Bush, Volume 2 Number 2,
July 1996 One of the most dangerous and
confused issues in contemporary Christianity is on
the nature of the Christian�s success or prosperity.
People in our success-oriented generation are always
attracted to successful methods or prosperous
phenomena. If a particular method works, a great
multitude will follow and exalt it, regardless of
its philosophy or theological accuracy. It is very
disheartening to know that many people in modern
Christianity have discarded God�s Word and Christian
doctrine in favour of these so-called "successful
methods" in their pursuit for more success in this
world. One of their favourite arguments is based on
Gamaliel�s philosophy (Acts 5:33�40). Thus, they
argue that one indication that their activities are
of God is the presence of large crowds. They forget,
however, that there are many false religions in this
world with innumerable adherents. Paul Yonggi Cho, a
very influential person in the Christian scene
today, is a leading proponent of the above-mentioned
concept.
(7) Senior
Pastor
David Yonggi Cho of Yoido Full Gospel Church:
Jailed by Churchwatcher, 2/21/14 The golden prosperity triangle
is falling. While Phil Pringle�s protege Kong Hee is
still going through court procedures of mishandling
church funds of up to $40 million US, their mentor
David Yonggi Cho has been sentenced �to three years
in prison, suspended for five years, and ordered� to
pay 5 billion won (US$4.67 million) in fines�.
(8) Heretical
Swindler
Yonggi Cho Convicted of Financial Corruption in
Korean Court by Moriel, 2/23/14 For years following publication of his demonic book
�The Fourth Dimension� Moriel has warned of David
Yonggi Cho , the Korean pastor who combines Kenneth
Copeland style word-faith heresy with Oriental
Shammanism and occult visualization techniques
claiming �Buddhists and Hindus have known his formula
for centuries but now Jesus Christ has revealed it to
him�. Cho�s �formula� is the bogus notion of Eastern
mysticism that the human imagination is one�s spirit.
His corrupted pseudo theology was a combination of
�blab it and grab it� of the money preaching
tele-evangelists, gnosticism, and Shammanism.
Kim Clement
(1) Kim
Clement by Contenders, 1999 "Kim Clement is a self-proclaimed prophet and a
frequent guest on the Trinity Bradcasting Network. But
is he a genuine prophet or one of those prophets that
Scripture warns us will tell us to follow after other
gods? The quotes from Mr. Clement in this section
should give us a hint."
(2) "One
Of The Greatest Easters This Nation Has Ever
Celebrated!"- Kim Clement's "Prophecy" Examined
by Cross + Word, May 2004 In January of this year, Kim Clement of "Prophetic
Image Expressions" woke up in the middle of the night,
believing he was hearing from God. What he reported of
that experience was televised, and repeated around the
world, and received as accurate and reliable by
thousands of gullible Christians. It has proven - like
the words of so many modern-day prophets - to be
terribly false.
Gerald Coates
(1) False
Prophecy
In London by Alan Howe, 1998
Gerald Coates' failed 1996
prophecy over RT Kendall's Westminster Chapel and its
place in the 'just-round-the-corner' revival.
(2) False
Prophecy By Gerald Coates by Miles J.
Stanford , 1995 "Concerning a prophecy given by Gerald
Coates to Dr R T Kendall in April 1995 about
Westminster Chapel."
Graham Cooke
(1) Graham
Cooke by Jacob Prasch, Moriel Ministries,
1/29/12 Graham Cooke is a false teacher, a deceived and
theologically ignorant man who deceives others, and a
man with no scriptural right to be in the ministry of
Christian leadership. Looking at the tragedy of his
marriage, the rubbish he teaches certainly did not do
him any good. Neither will it profit others, only
deceive them with un-scriptural foolishness they
imagine to be Christian by thinking with their
emotions and confusing their feelings with authentic
scriptural spirituality.
Paul Cunningham
(1) MANCHILD
BORN!
- Seen In A Vision By "Apostle" Paul Cunningham
by Cross+Word, 7/00 "Many in revival circles have adopted
Manifested Sons of God teachings about the
Church (or, a small prepared body within the
Church) developing spiritually into perfected
overcomers, worthy to receive the ultimate
anointing, the presence of the Christ Spirit.
They believe they this will glorify them to such
a degree that they become "The Christ" on earth.
Thus, they are the earthly embodiment of Christ,
a corporate Christ. THIS CHRIST CHILD IS
SUPPOSEDLY DESTINED TO BE RULER OVER THE CHURCH
AND THE NATIONS!"
Jesse Duplantis
(1) Jesse
Duplantis'
Whopperby Inner-City Christian
Discernment Ministry, 1998 I recognize it is a serious
thing to charge a fellow "minister" with lying, but
I am given no other choice. Jesse Duplantis is
growing ever more popular by the day, yet he
consistently refuses to answer questions about what
he teaches or the statements he makes.
(2) Jesse
Duplantis Quotesby Bob Hunter, The
Contenders Jesse tells a lady in a
wheelchair and a woman with cancer that they don't
need to be in that situation... Jesse on
prosperity... It is recorded... The importance of
having wealth.
Gene
Edwards
(1) Gene
Edwards - A Mystic's Wayby Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 5/04 Gene Edwards recently was
interviewed on Benny Hinn's program on his new
book.
(1) The Other
Gospel Of John Hageeby G. Richard Fisher,
PFO, 1999 "Most people who see and hear the Rev.
John C. Hagee are impressed. He is rotund,
strident, authoritative (and could well pass for
Rush Limbaugh�s older and more serious brother).
His delivery alone gives the impression of one
who really knows what he is talking about.
However, careful evaluation of the teachings of
Hagee, pastor at the San Antonio-based
Cornerstone Church, reveals false teaching and a
defective view of a basic and essential issue
regarding salvation and the Gospel. Hagee
preaches another way of salvation for the Jew,
which is in direct violation of Paul�s warnings
in Galatians 1:6-9."
(2) John
Hagee's
'In Defense of Israel' by Jacob Prasch,
Moriel Ministries, 11/07 While I appreciate John Hagee's support for Israel,
he is clearly theologically misguided.
(3) John Hagee's Word Games
Regarding The "Dual Covenant." by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 12, Nov 6,
November/December 2007 The Houston newspaper then quoted Hagee's own
shocking words: "I'm not trying to convert the Jewish
people to the Christian faith... In fact, trying to
convert Jews is a 'waste of titne. . Jews already have
a covenant with God and that has never been replaced
by Christianity." (Houston Chronicle, April 30, 1988,
sec, 6, pg. 1). But, Hagee knows that most Christians
and almost all dispensational believers do not accept
this and are in fact shocked by it. In response to a
letter by PFO Director M. Kurt Goedelman, Hagee
essentially denied this. NOW HERE IS THE POINT
REGARDING WORDS BEING USED TO COVER AND DECIEVE.
"Hagee claimed in a carefully nuanced letter, dated
June 18, that the Houston Chronicle had distorted what
he said and went on to further to assert: "I have not
or never have been dual covenant in my preaching�. In
this he is being less than honest and playing word
games... Hagee's true view is a muddled form of the
'Two Covenant' or 'Dual Covenant' theory, even though
he would deny the label. It should be noted that Hagee
said in his reply only that he has not been dual
covenant 'in my preaching'." (PFO, G. Richard Fisher,
the Other Gospel Of John Hagee.) This is slicing and
dicing words to cover and deceive. Words can or they
can conceal and even deceive.
(6)John
Hagee by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 2/08 The Pro Israel supporter that abandons giving the
gospel to the Jews
(7) John
Hagee:
Unrepentant Heretic by Harmony Daws,
11/23/10 A Christian recently wrote to me asking for more
clarity about John Hagee, whom I have called a
heretic. Hagee has tried to defend himself against
this oft-made charge, even revising his book and
carefully denying belief in a dual covenant where Jews
can be saved apart from Christ. Yet in his Christians
United for Israel conferences held in most major
cities, he enforces a strict policy of not mentioning
Jesus, forbidding attendees to attempt to convert
them. Hagee zealously trumpets the cause of political
Zionism, believing Jewish control of all Palestine
will hasten the Rapture, and puts this priority far
ahead of bringing Christ to the Jewish people.
(8) Modern
Day
Deception: John Hagee And His False Teachings On
Israel! by Soul Refuge, 5/21/13 It is incredible that more people do not speak out
against the �ministries� of people such as John Hagee
(and many others) and the false teachings that proceed
forth from them.
(9) Pastor
John Hagee Denies That Jesus Is The Only Messiah?
at CRN, 10/1/21
Before I get to the article, you should know that John
Hagee is a false prophet, a fact that RC doesn’t
mention. If blood moon rings a bell it is because the
term has been popularized by Hagee and another false
prophet, Mark Biltz. (Biltz holds to heretical Hebrew
Roots beliefs.) In a piece I penned, Blood Moons:
Prophets Who Persist in Prophesying Falsely I said
this about Hagee: “Prophet pastor John Hagee,
who has more baggage than Samsonite, enticed a large
number of Christians into believing the blood moons
hype by reading his aptly titled book Blood Moons. In
2014 Hagee gave us fair warning: “God is trying to
communicate with us in a supernatural way…I believe
that in the next two years, we’re going to see
something dramatic happen in the Middle East involving
Israel that will change the course of history in the
Middle East and impact the whole world.”
(10) John
Hagee: Solar Eclipse Means Prepare For Rapture!
by Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web, 4/11/24
“Simply stated, he is taking a celestial event that
occurs after a historical event and declaring it to be
a sign from God of this event. This retroactive
interpretation is deceptive revisionism at its worst.
John Hagee and Mark Biltz [who is Hebrew Roots] are
the two who have most popularized this false prophetic
interpretation.” The Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2023
brought out the crazies, with Troy Brewster being the
most notable amongst them in declaring the eclipse to
be passing over seven different Nineveh’s and a
warning sign from God. Brewster would also call the
eclipse the Sign of Jonah, which is an obvious false
description. Because this eclipse passed over America,
the homegrown craziness was abundant. And Troy
Brewster is not the only one.
Christian Harfouche
(1) Dr.
Christian Harfouche - Expose' by
Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason, 7/00 "This kind of teaching needs to be
avoided like the plague. Personally I like the
man and his style though similar to others is
unique and I believe he is sincere. Again, in my
opinion if Dr. Harfouche would change his word
faith theology to be Biblical, he could be more
effective in communicating the truth. If so he
could be more effective in building up peoples
spiritual lives and see true spiritual growth
instead of singing the same tune of Hagin,
Branham, Hinn, Browne and others."
(2) Christian
Harfouche
- An Apostle's Empire by Mike Oppenheimer,
8/29/17 In our day many would say no, just show me the power,
give me authority and in this Christian Harfouche
apparently delivers to those willing to submit and be
trained by him. Doctrine was most important to the
apostle Paul as it was to the apostle John. And they
defined what an apostle is. The image Harfouche
presents to people is marketed well. Called an
apostle, prophet, miracle worker and doctor (that
about covers it all). Many subscribe to his signs and
wonders Christianity so they see nothing wrong with
what he is saying. He promises the power and authority
of Jesus to those who sit under his leadership and for
the most part they believe whatever he is saying is
what the Bible says. But it is not. Read Part
1: An Apostle's Empire - The fight for Dominion, Part
2: An Apostle's Empire - The Latter Rain, ad Part
3: An Apostle's Empire - Winds that change
Jack Hayford
(1) Jack
Hayford:
Invite Unbelievers to Take Communion by
Ingrid, Slice Of Laodicea, March 16, 2006 This article is encouraging
non-believers to drink damnation unto themselves as
Scripture plainly points out. Where in Scripture do
you see the partaking of Lord's Table as an act of
conversion or "commitment" as this apostate pastor
calls it?
(2) Is
Jesus Cleansing His Church with Cleansing Stream?
by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 2005
This deliverance program was
originally founded by Timothy Davis. Cleansing
Stream is a deliverance ministry that is endorsed
and taught by Jack Hayford, whose statement in one
of the Stream�s brochures says a lot. �Let me
introduce you to Timothy Davis who has been on the
pastoral staff of Church on the Way (as Executive
Director, but now longer with them) and Cleansing
Stream Ministries. I have often said that in our
ministry at the Church on the Way we refuse to be
preoccupied with demons, but we do cast them
out. Because of the need of balance and
insight in this area I�d like to introduce you to a
resource for approaching your own teaching and
training in the ministry of deliverance.� With
supporting headliners such as Hayford who can argue
against its validity? However, the question that
needs to be asked is not if it is popular (or
balanced), but is it biblical?
(3) A
Look At Some Of The Teaching Of Jack Hayford
by Robert Wise, Forgotten Word Ministries, 3/06
I am not a supporter of Hayford
for a number of reasons especially his continual
decisions to be affiliated with the "Word of Faith"
preachers like Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar,
etc. Jack also is the pastor of the Church on
the Way in California and is the pastor to Paul and
Jan Crouch of TBN.
(4) Jack
Hayford
Expose by James Sundquist, 8/06 So it is appropriate that I do
respond! My reason for opposing T.D. Jakes, Kenneth
Copeland, and Jack Hayford are not because I
disagree with their methods, rather it is because of
the content of their teaching as well as the false
teachers they promote and endorse and even co-labor
with. I am not unique in my assessment of these
three teachers. Their published statements speak for
themselves. But there are also a great number of
biblical discernment ministries besides me that have
done extensive research on their teachings who are
highly credible. But credible or not, the bottom
line, is we must all be good Bereans and simply line
up their teachings with Scripture. I can only hope
and pray that many of you are simply not aware of
all their teachings.
(5) Wolf
Watch:
Luis Palau and Jack Hayford by by David
Norris, Spiritual Pathways Ministries Library, February
25th, 2006 Jack Hayford of the Church of the Way in Van Nuys,
California, is the founding pastor. Two of his
congregation just happen to be Paul and Jan Crouch of
TBN (the Baloney Network). And, yes, he comes with all
the frills and CHILLS of the Faith Movement with an
emphasis on extra biblical revelation to the extreme.
He has often cited that God speaks vocally directly to
him to the point where he can �officially� say, �And,
I quote�.
(6) Exposing
Charismatic False Teacher, Jack Hayford at
CRN, 5/2/21
Jack Hayford is a major co-conspirator with Rick
Warren of the first order. And because of this
Scripture (and many more), I am compelled to both mark
him and expose him before the whole church: 2 John
1:10: If there come any unto you, and bring not this
doctrine, receive him not into [your] house, neither
bid him God speed: This expose was compiled by James
Sundquist RICK WARREN COLLABORATOR, ACCOMPLICE AND
FACILITATOR:
“God has used Rick Warren as an effective instrument,
and this book reveals why. He’s kept grounded on
eternal values and rooted in the Vine of ultimate
truth? Christ Jesus.”–Jack Hayford, Pastor, The Church
on the Way, Van Nuys, Calif. Jack Hayford…
(7) Highly
Influential False Teacher, Jack Hayford, Dies At 88
by The Dissenter, 1/10/23
Hayford was also heavily involved in the Evangelical
“climate change” movement and promotes Dominionist
Kingdom Now Theology, which is the belief that it is
the church’s responsibility to take control of the
world – a belief evident in the lyrics of his song
“Majesty.” Jack Hayford, a highly influential
charismatic Evangelical leader, has passed away at 88.
Hayford, who composed more than 500 charismatic hymns
in the modern worship scene, was highly influential in
is largely responsible for a lot of the mainstream
charismatic influence in modern Evangelical worship.
Ruth Heflin
(1) A
Sad Epitaph For Ruth Helflin by Sandy
Simpson, 9/16/00 "Not long before
she died, Ruth Heflin made a false prophecy in the
extreme with regard to Jesus Christ."
John Hinkle
(1) John
Hinkle's
Failed Prophecy by Jackie Alnor, The
Christian Sentinal, 9/94 "What is John Hinkle's explanation for the apparent
failure of his prophecy that God would rip the evil
out of this world on Thursday, June 9, 1994? An
earthquake that took place on Wednesday, June 8th in
Bolivia (it was 00:33 Thursday Greenwich time, though
it was still only Wednesday in the five time zones
that felt the 8.2 tremor) was said to be the physical
manifestation of a mere spiritual event."
David Hogan
(1) The
Remarkable Exploits of David Hogan - Astonishing
Miracles or Incredible Hype? by G.
Richard Fisher, Personal Freedom Outreach, 6/00
"David Hogan has the perfect ploy. The miraculous
events are always left in his wake; they always happen
elsewhere and he has no eyewitnesses to verify it.
Even the inspired writer, Luke, in talking of the
certainty of his report, said it was because of the
number of �eyewitnesses� that we could believe his
account (Luke 1:1-4). Paul spoke of over 500 witnesses
of Christ�s resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:6). Our
faith is to be in God and His Word, not a man. Hogan
offers absolutely no documentation of any claims."
(2) Deception
In
The Church (Hogan Not A Hero) by Brian
Karjala "In September of 1997 at (Ted
Haggard's) New Life Church in Colorado Springs,
CO, I attended a Sunday night service at the
urging of a family member who had heard great
things about a traveling evangelist who was
scheduled to visit. The evangelist's name
was David Hogan.
Manasseh
Jordan
(1) Manasseh
Jordan:
Letter to the People of St. Kitts and Nevis
by Bud Press, 10/6/10 Manasseh Jordan claims to be a prophet of God, and
is endorsed by American televangelists such as Benny
Hinn, Mike Murdock, Paula White, and Paul Crouch of
the Trinity Broadcasting Network. These people claim
to be Christian, but in reality they are false
prophets, false teachers, and false healers.
(2) Manasseh
Jordan:
The Pushing Prophet by Bud Press,
5/10 The so-called "anointing" Manasseh Jordan claims is
not prophetic, nor is it from the Jesus of the
Bible.
(3) Manasseh
Jordan:
Imitating Benny Hinn by Bud Press,
5/10 Someone once said, Imitation is the sincerest form
of flattery. If this is true, then Benny Hinn may be
grinning from ear-to-ear over his newest apprentice,
Manasseh Jordan.
(4) Manasseh
Jordan:
Familiar Spirits at Work by Chrystal,
Slaughter of the Sheep Blog, 4/10 Manasseh Jordan is the product of E. Bernard
Jordan, who claims to be God, and Benny Hinn.
(5) Rising
Word
Faith Profit Manasseh Jordon Imitating Benny Hinn
by Ken Silva, 4/17/12 Briefly, let�s note a couple of things here. First
of all, Jordan clearly makes the claim that he has
received personal revelation from God through �the
leadership of the Holy Spirit� to form the very
basis of his ministry and doctrine. Secondly,
Manasseh Jordan supposedly operates within �the
realm of accurate prophetic ministry.� While at
first sight that may sound impressive, we must keep
in mind that the Bible informs us the ministry of
the true prophet of the one true and living God is
one hundred percent accuracy�period.
Updated! (2) T.B.
Joshua - Clueless In Nigeria by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason, 3/00
T.B. Joshua stated: "In a week I deliver contrary
spirit carriers (Ogbanjes), witches and wizards (about
1000 of them). They are not ordinary human beings.
Some are half human and half fish. So if you eat fish
you can not deliver them."
(3) T.B.
Joshua
of Lagos, Nigeria by Bill Randles (excerpts
from a letter to a South African newspaper on
02.05.01) "Abstract: Various reports are received on the
spiritual motivation, theology and questionable
practices of Prophet Joshua of Nigeria. Following is
an article by Bill Randles of the USA"
(4) T.B. Joshua - "Miracle
Man" Rebuttal by Bill Randles
"I don't pretend to know Joshua's motivation; by all
accounts he seems to be a very sincere man. However
sincerity is no safeguard against deception. I am sure
Edgar Cayce, Jean Dixon and countless other prophets,
who by Christian, Biblical standards would have to be
regarded as False, were equally sincere and unassuming.
There are countless warnings in scripture about the
emergence of False Prophets and teachers who like
Pharaoh's magicians, withstood and hindered the true
gospel by means of signs, wonders and miracles. Just
because Joshua seems to be able to produce "results",
doesn't make him a man of God, nor should we go there.
The end does not justify the means. The very idea of
having to go to Nigeria to receive a healing, or a
miracle, or a Word from God, is unscriptural."
(5) "T.B.
Joshua
Is After My Life" - Okotie by Segun
Fatuase,This Day (Lagos), November 22, 2001 In what appears to be a deadly dimension to the
ongoing war of the pastors, the Head of the Household
of God Church, Reverend Chris Okotie, has petitioned
the Inspector General of Police, Mr Musiliu Smith,
over an alleged threat to his life by Pastor T.B.
Joshua of the Synagogue of All Nations.
(6) Famed
Nigerian
Faith Healer 'Dangerous To The Body Of Christ'
by J. Lee Grady, Charisma News Service, 10/02/02 Prominent Nigerian church leaders have labeled T.B.
Joshua a fraud, but that has not stopped Christians in
South Africa, Europe and the United States from
continuing to support the controversial faith healer.
(7) Articles
On
T.B. Joshua by Truth Watch, 10/02 A web page with articles detailing false teacher and
shaman, T.B. Joshua.
(8) Scams
From Nigeria by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 10/03 E-mails claiming to have millions for you.
(9) Nigerian Healer Disputes
Claims That He Is a False Prophet by Bud
Press, 12/03 A Nigerian faith healer continues to attract
worldwide followers, but a former aide warns that T.B.
Joshua is building a cult that is deceiving
Christians. Joshua, though, disputes claims by his
critics that he is a false prophet and a charlatan.
(11)Deception
of
the Age - a Nigerian AntiChrist by
Ex-Members of the the Synagogue of All Nations,
YoutTube, 8/1/09 Documentary titled "Deception of the Age-The rise of
a Nigerian Anti christ". Featuring confessions of
ex-members of religious manipulations, fake
miracles,religious & political deception by an
organisation in Nigeria. 8-Part video
series. Watch Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7 & Part
8.
(12) TB
Joshua Watch 6/14/11
Blog with articles exposing TB Joshua as a false teacher
by former followers, etc.
(13) YouTube
video
on TB Joshua by TB Joshua Watch,
6/20/12
A video exposing the fact that TB Joshua uses video
editing tricks to make his prophecies appear more
accurate than they really are. This
is
the post about the deception in the above
video.
(15) Proof
that
TB Joshua DID NOT predict the Colorado shooting
by TB Joshua Watch, 8/1/12 Yesterday we posted about TB Joshua�s supposed
prediction of the Colorado shootings. We also pointed
to a news article which suggested the prophecy
originally said the shooting would take place on a
military base and the shooter would be a soldier.
These details were edited out of the Colorado prophecy
video, presumably because they did not fit with the
actual event (in a cinema, by a student). Today,
someone unconnected with TB Joshua Watch uploaded a
video to youtube showing the original prophecy and the
edited one. Not surprisingly, it clearly shows that
the prophecy did contain details that failed to come
true so were edited out.
(16) 4
dead, many injured at SCOAN Ghana. This anointed
water nonsense must stop! by TB Joshua
Watch, 5/21/13 TB Joshua has just released version 3.0 of his
anointed water packaging. The packaging for anointed
water 2.0 boldly claimed that it was �for the
salvation of your soul�. Presumably since the release
of 2.0 someone explained to TB Joshua that only the
blood of Jesus could provide salvation, so incredibly
for version 3.0 he labels his anointed water �the
blood of Jesus�. You can�t make this stuff up. Sadly,
all the hysteria about the new, upgraded anointed
water packaging turned to tragedy on Sunday when a
stampede happened at SCOAN Ghana. 4 people were killed
and many others injured, according to a police officer
at the scene �15 people who were seriously injured,
some with broken limbs, many others collapsed but were
resuscitated.�
(17) TB
Joshua
Announces Special 'New Anointing Water Service' in
UK Months After Deadly Ghana Stampede by
Nichola Menzie, Christian Post, 8/30/13 The highly popular and equally controversial Nigerian
self-declared prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua,
otherwise known as T.B. Joshua, has announced a
special service at his The Synagogue, Church Of All
Nations (SCOAN) branch in London, where worshippers
have reportedly been clamoring to get a hold of the
charismatic Christian minister's "new anointing water.
(18) TB
Joshua
named �messiah of our time� on Emmanuel TV
by TB Joshua Watch, 11/27/13 A reader recently sent us an extremely disturbing
video. The video was from Emmanuel TV, and showed a
woman testifying to her recent deliverance thanks to
the Anointed Water. In the clip below she calls TB
Joshua the �messiah of our time� 3 times, and the
interviewer makes no attempt to correct this.
(19) TB
Joshua�s
evolving MH370 prophecy by TB Joshua Watch,
3/27/14 As it stands, he�s not offered anything of any use.
However, there are a few points that he can�t retract
or twist: 1.The plane is in the sea. This is a safe
bet to hedge because that seems the only likely
hypothesis, but until the plane is found, that cannot
be certain. 2.The plane will be found any moment from
now (that was first said 9 days ago, so time is
ticking on that prediction). 3.By the end of the week,
the mystery will be solved (we will no longer be
talking about it). We hope that TB Joshua�s followers
will at least hold him to these points, but will also
pay attention to the order in which his predictions
have been revealed. This has been an event where
someone with genuine knowledge could have been
incredibly helpful and become very well known. What TB
Joshua has said has added nothing.
(20) Is
TB
Joshua�s anointed water the solution to the Ebola
crisis? by TB Joshua Watch, 8/12/14 On the 2nd August 2014, TB Joshua announces to his
congregation that he had just finished a meeting with
a large delegations of officials from the government
and NGO�s such as UNICEF discussing various issues,
including the Ebola crisis. The delegation formally
handed him a letter, the contents of which he didn�t
disclose. The way he described this meeting led his
delighted flock to believe that the officials had come
to seek the counsel of their �man of God�. Though the
contents of the official letter was never disclosed,
it seems very likely that it announced the tough
measures being taken against any faith healers
claiming to be able to heal Ebola. The Washington post
have reported that any pastor or healer claiming to be
able to heal the virus will face jail time.
(22) Many
Warned
About TB Joshua by Bill Randles,
9/21/14 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive
many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of
many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the
end, the same shall be saved.(Matthew 24:11-13) In
view of the recent collapse of the Synagogue of all
Nations church, led by the (False) prophet TB Joshua,
which led to the deaths of at least 70 South Africans,
I thought I would reprint this 2001 letter I sent to a
major newspaper in Johannesburg South Africa, printed
in March 2001, after they printed a positive review of
the dangerous false prophet.Unfortunately thousands of
Nigerians and gullible westerners have been decieved
by this dangerous man.
(23) EXPOSED:
Journalist
Nicholas Ibekwe shares audio proof of T.B Joshua
offering journalists N50k by Theophilus
Ilevbare, The Call, 9/22/14 Nicholas Ibekwe, a journalist, shared some tweets of
T.B Joshua offering journalists who were covering the
building collapse N50,000 to �fuel� their cars after
he met with them behind close doors at his church
premises. After giving them the money, he asked them
what they planned to write and some of them said
whatever he wants them to write. He asked them to talk
about the people who were rescued/survived and not
focus on the people who died.
Bob Larson
(1) Bob
Larson
- Views by Bob Hunter, The Contenders,
2000
A number of Larson's views on such
spiritual warfare ideas like: Incubus
and Succubus, Blocking Demons, The Bible Is A
Literal Heatlamp, Satan Sometimes Impersonates
Bob Larson!, The Bible Is A Literal Sword, Satan
Performs Operations.
Roberts
Liardon
(1) Roberts Liardon Leaves Ministry
Over 'Moral Failure' by Charisma News
Service, Friday, December 21, 2001 "Pastor and writer Roberts Liardon is stepping down
from ministry after admitting to "moral failure." He
is taking a three-month leave of absence to seek
"professional and church counseling related to a
recent short-term homosexual relationship," according
to a statement issued on behalf of his Embassy
Christian Center in Irvine, Calif."
(3) Regarding
Colin
Dye and Roberts Liardon by Christian Witness
Ministries, Vanguard Magazine, Issue 6, 1999 The first false teacher who is championed and vaunted
by Colin Dye is Roberts Liardon. Most of the
information garnered on Liardon is taken from the
following video. `Are you really ready for the Promised Land?',
Roberts Liardon with Colin Dye (Kensington
Temple/London City Church), Noel Richards and Band at
the London Arena, December 12, 1993. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
Lord Maitreya
(1) A Sneak Peek At The
False Prophet
Check out these articles and the web site of a false
prophet, maybe THE False Prophet. This is the leader
that is proclaiming himself to be Christ returned and
aspires to lead the world church. The worldwide
"revival" movement, bringing diverse groups and people
together such as Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, The
Latter Rain Movement, Manifest Sons Of God, Jubilee
2000, Oral Roberts University, The Roman Catholic
Church, Word-Faith Movement, Rodney Howard-Browne,
Toronto "Blessing" churches, Brownsville AOG "Revival"
churches and many more, is now in the process of
breaking down all denominational/religious barriers via
"signs and wonders" to form one world church. This world
church will find it's leader in the False Prophet. Click
on the numbers below to go to the linked article.
(1) The Christ Has
Presented His Credentials to the Media, New Age
Organization Says
(2) The Emergence Of
Lord Maitreya, The World Teacher
(3) Questions Dealing
With The Activities Of Maitreya
(4) A Compilation Of
Teachings From The World Teacher, Maitreya The Christ
(2) Lord
Maitreya:
Lord Of The Apostasy? by Ed Tarkowski,
1996 "Endtimes! Unity! Celebration! Joy! Rebirth! Right
Relationships! Transformation! The greatest Move of God
ever known to the Church! These are the subjects I
addressed in my three part series on the surge of Latter
Rain and Restorationist unity, harvest and revival
currently hitting the Church head on. As I researched
the articles, which focused on the "birthing of the
corporate child" by the year 2000, I was shocked to see
that the various quotations I'd gathered from church
leaders also formed a vivid picture of these new moves
in the Church. Months later, as I began to research
false christs for our Home Page on our Lord's second
coming, I was again taken aback as I discovered that the
same Latter Rain/Restorationist agenda was being
proposed through the directives and messages of Lord
Maitreya, the "Master of All Masters" channeled by New
Ager Benjamin Creme. Lord Maitreya is a likely candidate
to be the "Lord" of the endtime Apostasy, and may very
well manifest himself in some way during the global
celebrations scheduled for the year 2000."
(3)The Final Equinox 2000
... Maitreya by Daniel Adam Millar,
1996
An interesting, if somewhat speculative theory on the
end times. However, there is a lot of fascinating
information about Lord Maitreya, who the author firmly
believes is the False Prophet and the "second beast
in Revelation 13".
(4)Lord
Maitreya: The Messiah In Disguise? by the
Watchman Fellowship, 1995 "According to Benjamin Creme, spokesman for the
Maitreya and director of the Tara Center, the Maitreya
appeared in Nairobi, Kenya to a group of about 6,000
worshipers. "On June 11, he appeared suddenly in the
crowd and spoke to them in their own language,
Swahili, for a time. Benjamin Creme confirmed that
this appearance was truly Maitreya the Christ in one
of his many guises" (Network News, June/July 1988, p.
2)."
(5)Maiterya's New Logo Symbol
This is purportatdly Maitreya's new logo. Here's the animated version.You will
notice that it can be seen as having 666 elements. The
basic six-pointed star is made up of two pyramids. On
each six point are six logos. The first seal is the
I-Ching/yin-yang as the center for a lotus flower with
an embedded swastika. This is the same as the center
seal. The second seal is a star of David of Israel. The
third seal is the cross of Christianity, the fourth seal
is the cresent moon of Islam with an I-Ching in the
middle of the star. The fifth seal is the nine-pointed
star of Baha'i. The sixth seal is allegedly the seal of
the "Elects" which is basically a star of David with a
rising sun embedded with a swastika. You will notice
that he I-Ching symbol itself is made up of six
elements. The lotus flower petal represents the seventh
level of "chakra" called the Soma/Sahasrara Chakra where
a person allegedly becomes one with the universe.
"The seventh trumpet is representative of the event
when the Aquarian experiences the Soma/Sahasrara
Chakra activation." On the day of declaration Maitreya
will likely announce himself with the blast of a
"shofar", the Jewish "Jubilee" trumpet. At the blast of
this "shofar", all who have been initiated into Kundalini-type
experiences and manifestations, such as Hindu
mystics, Tibetan monks, channelers, mediums, witches,
witch doctors, voodoo preists, satanists, transcendental
meditationists, "counterfeit" revivalists and many
others will have their highest "chakra", the
Soma/Sahasrara Chakra, "activated" and will hear Maitreya speaking to them in
unison in their minds. When they realize that people
from many religions are hearing the same thing, they
will assume that the "anointing" is on "all men" and
that Christ has returned to earth. This will unify them
together as the world church under Maitreya, the False
Prophet. This will likely usher in the
Tribulation. If you would like an
explanation of what the symbols in Maitreya's logo mean
in the occult, go here.
(6) The "Overshadowing" Of
Maitreya Will Be A "Pentecostal Experience For All"
by Benjamin Creme, Share International F.A.Q.,1999
"On the Day of Declaration, I submit,
everyone -- even the fundamentalists -- will
know, through the overshadowing of the minds of
all humanity -- a Pentecostal experience for all
-- that Maitreya is the Christ."
(8) Kenya Times Report: Maitreya,
Akatsa & Bonnke� Kenya Times. First
published in the Kenya Times, 22 June 1988. "About 6,000 worshippers at Muslim Village,
Kawangware, Nairobi, (Kenya) believe they saw Jesus
Christ, in broad daylight last week."
(9) Maitreya Claims To Be
Decended From King David & Muhammadwith
comment by Sandy Simpson, 4/4/06 This article was sent to me by a reader of the DITC
web site. These geneology claims were to be
expected from promoters of Maitreya. They are
trying to sycretize all religions into one with
Maitreya being the expected coming Christ, etc.
Check out the following links for their claims about
Maitreya. Maitreya is a good candidate for the
antichrist. Keep in mind while viewing this
material that it is full of lies. However, this
proposed geneology does show that Maitreya is from and
Islamic country, which would be consistent with the
view of many biblical scholars that the antichrist
will be from and Islamic country.
(10) The
Ripening - Welcome Maitreya by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 6/1/07 The work of the Christ for the new age of
spirituality and the coming holocaust.
(12) Maitreya
Rising? by Paul Proctor, NewsWithViews.com,
December 19, 2008 There was a very strange announcement made recently
in the form of a press release posted on the Dow Jones
& Company�s Market Watch website dated December
12, 2008, that bears mentioning, if for no other
reason, because it reads like something from a
supermarket tabloid. Come to think of it, didn�t
Rupert Murdoch just buy Dow Jones & Company not
long ago? If you�re not aware, they also publish,
among other things, the Wall Street Journal.
(13) News
Flash! at Herescope, 3/4/09 If you haven't been over to Constance Cumbey's blog
lately, now is a good time to take a look. She has
been posting updates on the latest maneuvers of a
false messiah who calls himself "Maitreya." See her
recent posts February 27th and March 1st which discuss
an advertising blitz in Texas announcing the
reappearance of this New Age "christ."
(14) Maitreya:
A
Purpose-Driven False Christ by Warren B.
Smith, 8/8/14 I am your Purpose. I am your Hope. I am your Heart.
God is within you and all around you. My name is
Oneness. I shall place before you all the purpose of
God. My Plan is God�s Plan. Nothing will happen by
chance. Take part in a Great Plan which is changing
the world. My Coming brings peace.�Maitreya the
�Christ� Messages from Maitreya the Christ, 1992
(15) Benjamin
Creme
� Maitreya�s Voice � Dead at 93 at
Lighthouse Trails, 11/4/16 Share International, the organization for Benjamin
Creme, has announced his death. He was 93 years old.
(16) Help
is on the way? by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/12/21
To my shock, as I was looking at news sites, I went to
drudgereport and on top appeared an advertisement for
the new age Christ (Maitreya; May 10, 2021). The link
led to a headline “A new future is possible” stating
they have a message of hope for humanities call for
help from Share International. Underneath the ad were
stories on Israel being attacked and entering war.
This headline on a popular news website opens up the
Pandora box to the world for learning of the false
messiah, Maitreya. Speaking the language of the youth
who are in rebellion to law they (Share Int.) cite
“social and economic division, environmental
destruction, war, planetary peril along with many
other obvious problems. But their solution is through
the false one (Maitreya) - claiming his “path leads to
increasing social harmony, economic and environmental
balance, and a golden era of peace.” This same message
without his name is being spoken and supported by
others in government, even in America. Share
International spreads Maitreya's message. Their
solution is actually spiritual communism. Stating the
world's 225 richest people have a combined wealth of
over $1 trillion, equal to the annual income of the
poorest 47 per cent of the world's people. They speak
of lack of housing, hunger, modern health services,
undernourished children, lack of education in school,
those without basic sanitation all are problems we
should all be aware of.
(17) Abdullah
Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq: A Heretical Architect of a
Dangerous Cult by UK Apologetics Library,
5/27/25
The internet has of late become a transmitter of
diverse religious sounds from true, to erudite to
falsified ones. A controversial religious man is at
the heart of a storm after claiming he is the Imam
Mahdi whose appearance is awaited by Muslims as one of
the signs of world’s end. He furthers his daring
assertions by putting words in Jesus’ mouth. Abdullah
Hashem has claimed some pretty audacious things, and
it sounds less like the attitude of a denominational
pastor and more akin to a cult leader the articles
below are a study on his work The Goal of the Wise
that each article covers on chapter by chapter that
are fully referenced to Abdullah Hashem work.
Aimee Semple McPherson
(1) Aimee
Semple
McPherson: Actress or Anointed? by Costi
Hinn, 10/3/17 On this date, September 27th, 1944, one of the most
famous female faith healers in history died of an
overdose from sleeping pills that sent shockwaves
through the world. While she is known for her
ecumenical work and for being the founder of the
Foursquare denomination, it is her life and theology
as a pastor that few ever stop to ponder. For better
or for worse, this is a side of Aimee Semple
McPherson’s story like you may have never read before.
(2) Sister
Aimee, the Life of Aimee Semple McPherson by
Daniel Mark Epstein - Reviewed by Gary Gilley,
7/15/18 Sister Aimee, while largely forgotten today, was
not only the most famous woman of her era, she was the
most influential Pentecostal of her day, a trend
setter for future faith healers, the seeker sensitive
movement, church drama and theater, the spread of the
second baptism of the Holy Spirit doctrine, and
tongues. Her life is a mix of success and
tragedy. Few have ever experienced such fame and
accomplishment, yet she suffered two or more nervous
breakdowns, numerous serious physical problems,
widowhood, two failed marriages, permanent separation
from all family members but her son, scandals, law
suits, and criminal charges. While few know her
name today one would have to wonder what church life
would be like today had there been no Sister Aimee.
(2) The
Cultic
Teachings Of Arnold Murray by Christian
Research Institute "A teacher who has become popular over
television is a man named Arnold Murray of the
Shepherd's Chapel in Gravette, Arkansas. We at
the Christian Research Institute do not endorse
the teachings of Arnold Murray. This paper will
demonstrate why we consider Mr. Murray's
teachings to be heretical."
(3) Arnold
Murray - The Shepherd's Chapel by
Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason, 6/00 "The message Arnold Murray is
spreading is cultic and is lethal to one's
spiritual life and soul. He is divisive on
almost all points of core beliefs."
Carlton Pearson
(1) Carlton
Pearson
And Universalism by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason, 7/00 When I watched Pearson on Politically
Correct hosted by Bill Mahr last year, he had
next to nothing to say to people who were
flaunting their sin and making evil statements.
I thought how can this representative of the
gospel be silent in the face of this?
(1) The
Life
And Ministry Of Oral Roberts O Timothy
Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 3, 1990 "It is obvious that Roberts is a deceiver and a false
prophet. His prophecies have been proven wrong time
and time again. Sadly, he has deceived multitudes with
his lying words and false promises, and has robbed
God's people of hundreds of millions of dollars. And
in spite of all the evidence which proves Roberts'
hypocrisy, he is still regarded as a great Christian
leader in charismatic circles and is still promoted as
a man of God."
(2) Scandal
Brewing
At Oral Roberts by Justin Juozapavicius,
Associated Press Writer, Sat Oct 6, 6:38 AM ET Twenty years ago, televangelist Oral Roberts said he
was reading a spy novel when God appeared to him and
told him to raise $8 million for Roberts' university,
or else he would be "called home." Now, his son, Oral
Roberts University President Richard Roberts, says God
is speaking again, telling him to deny lurid
allegations in a lawsuit that threatens to engulf this
44-year-old Bible Belt college in scandal.
(3) The
seed of Faith that made BIG MONEY � The Story and
legacy of Oral Roberts by Mike Oppenheimer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 2/18/09 Oral Roberts is known in the church as someone many
believe has a healing gift. During the 1950s, William
Branham led the revival in healing that would break
the ground for such people as Oral Roberts.
(2) Pat
Robertson,
Regent University & the DSM by
PsychoHeresy Awareness Letter, March-April 2006, Vol.
14, No. 2 Robertson and those at Regent University involved in
this amalgamation of psychology and the Scripture have
sold their biblical birthright for a mess of
psychological pottage. However, Robertson and his
Regent University are not the only ones that have sold
out the faith once delivered to the saints for the
ungodly wisdom of men. Sadly this type of psychology
is pandemic throughout the church world.
(3) Another False
Prophecy From Pat Robertson by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, 12/31/06 It is obvious that Pat Robertson did not
hear from the Lord. Since he used his
disclaimer-prophecy to solicit donations, one wonders
if he would be willing to give a refund to those who
contributed money?
(4) Pat
Robertson's 700 Club by Mike Oppenheimer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 2/09 7000 who have not bowed their knees to charismatic
ecumenism.
(5) Pat
Robertson
does not hear from God & other false prophets
by Jackie Alnor, 1/11/11 Every January prognosticators and forecasters in the
world, the church, and the occult publish their
predictions for the coming year. When we look back at
their track record, we're not very impressed. Some are
hit & miss; others are downright off target; none
are 100% accurate.
(6) Pat
Robertson
says Alzheimer's makes divorce OK by CBS
News, 9/15/11 (AP) Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson told
his "700 Club" viewers that divorcing a spouse with
Alzheimer's is justifiable because the disease is "a
kind of death."
(7) Pat
Robertson:
Mitt Romney an 'Outstanding Christian' by
Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor, 10/3/11
In an interview published Saturday to mark 50 years
of Christian Broadcasting Network, Chairman Pat
Robertson said he liked Mitt Romney�s politics and saw
the Mormon presidential candidate as an �outstanding
Christian.�
(8) Ken
Ham
of Creation Museum Slams Robertson for Dismissing
Young Earth Theory by Stoyan Zaimov,
Christian Post, 12/14/12
Pat Robertson has been accused by evangelical Christian
and creationism proponent Ken Ham of "destructive
teaching," after the televangelist stated that the
existence of dinosaurs is evidence that Young Earth
Creationists are wrong about the planet being 6,000
years old.
(10) Pat
Robertson
Blasts Ken Ham�s Young Earth Beliefs: �Let�s Not
Make a Joke of Ourselves� at Lighthouse
Trails, 2/18/14 In providing his feedback on Tuesday�s debate between
Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis and Bill Nye �the
Science Guy,� televangelist Pat Robertson went off on
a two-minute monologue on Wednesday about why he holds
to the opinion that Christians need to get over their
young earth beliefs.
(12) Controversial
Charismatic Televangelist And False Prophet, Pat
Robertson, Dies At 93 at CRN, 6/9/23
“During his career, Pat Robertson gained attention not
only for his conservative Christian views but also for
his controversial statements and prophecies. One
notable instance was his prediction in 2020 that
Donald Trump would be reelected as President of the
United States and serve for another term.” The latest
in a string of death of prominent Evangelical leaders,
following Charles Stanley and Tim Keller, is the
notorious charismatic televangelist and founder of the
Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Pat Robertson,
who passed away at his home in Virginia Beach at the
age of 93.
Robert Schuller
(1) A
Different Gospel - An Evaluation Of The Teachings Of
Robert Schuller by Rev. Gil Rugh "I am amazed that you are so quickly
deserting Him who called you by the grace of
Christ, for a different gospel; which is really
not another; only there are some who are
disturbing you, and want to distort the gospel
of Christ" (Galatians 1:6-7). Millions of people
around the world are familiar with the ministry
of Dr. Robert Schuller. His television program
and books have made him one of the most
recognized figures in Christianity today. Many
look to him as an expert on Christian doctrine
and living, but are the teachings of Dr.
Schuller in line with what the Bible teaches? In
his work, A Different Gospel: An Evaluation of
the Teachings of Robert Schuller, Pastor Gil
Rugh compares the teachings of Robert Schuller
with the Bible to discover if the gospel
presented by Schuller is truly the gospel of the
Bible, or if it is "a different gospel." This
is no longer available as a .pdf file, but is
available as a booklet via the link above.
(2) Schuller
Meets With Cho And Popeby The Calvary
Contender, 1998
Things are really gearing up for the Jubilee 2000
celebration around the world. All the "biggies"
will apparently be there to "ride the beast".
Gwen Shaw
(1) End-Time
Handmaidens - Ministry For The Last Days or "End
Time" Delusion? by Personal Freedom
Outreach, The Quarterly Journal, July-September
1994 "All in all, with its doctrinal ambiguity,
theological aberrations, unscriptural emphasis on the
sunpernatural experiences and prophetical and mystical
leanings, the End-Time Handmaidens is an attraction
for the spiritually naive and undiscerning. The
foundation of the group is far-removed from the
bedrock of Christian orthodoxy. ETH is just
another "end time" delusion. It has a confusing
message of salvation, with people only committing to
Gwen Shaw's control and her plethora of false
teachings and teachers." Sorry we cannot
include this article on our site as there is no link to
it online, and we cannot get copyright permission to
place it on our server. Go to the link above to
order a copy of this article from PFO. Ordering
information is included on the page, and simply make
reference to this article.
(2) The End-Time
Handmaidens And Servants Cult - Founder: Gwen Shaw
by Mark Scheiderer, 7/00 "Former member of the End-Time Handmaidens &
Servants Cult Mark Scheiderer states: "The reasons I
am writing this report on my experience with Gwen Shaw
and the cult she has founded - a.k.a. End-Time
Handmaidens & Servants - are five (six, seven
& eight [added later]) fold: (1) To let people
know how others and myself were treated while working
at this cult's headquarters. (2) Because of my grief
over the mental abuse Mrs. Shaw inflicted upon certain
people before their departure. (3) Because I can no
longer agree with or keep silent about Mrs. Shaw's
writings, which are New Age teachings..(4) Because of
the pain and destruction that Mrs. Shaw, her
teachings, and members of this cult have caused in my
parent's marriage (now ended in divorce), the lives of
my immediate and extended families, my life and
personal relationships with others both during and
after my association with this cult, and in the lives
of countless others. (5) So that as many people
as possible, especially those within this cult would
know the truth about this cult." Gwen Shaw
appeared on Benny Hinn's "This Is Your Day" during the
month of October, 2000. Hinn sold and endorsed five of
her books (with a sixth one free for $40) These books
are small paperbacks. Bill Bright, C. Peter
Wagner, John Arnott and others endorse Gwen Shaw.
(3) Web Of Deception - Gwen
Shaw by Donna M. Shuck, 2007 I have been going to see Gwen Shaw for many years on
a weekend retreat once a year at the Retreat Center in
PA. I admired her missionary travels all over the
world and her authorship of many books, ministry to
women and emphasis on prayer and fasting. I admired
her promotion of many other authors� books which she
presented at every convention freely. However, there
were times that I didn�t agree with some of the
statements she made or some of the behaviors that were
going on in these meetings and felt uncomfortable with
the power that seemed to permeate the very air with a
powerful drawing effect. Recently God has opened my
eyes in a fresh way and awakened me concerning this
false supernatural spirit, the false doctrines and the
mishandling of scriptures in her teachings and I am
eternally grateful to Him; therefore, I�d like to
present you with this enlightening account of just
some of the false teachings I have encountered
regarding Gwen Shaw as well as those whom she heartily
endorses.
(4) Gwen Shaw and
her End-Time Handmaidens and Servants Cult: A Story
Of Heresy, Plagiarism and Necromancy by Mark
Scheiderer, 1/15/13 �All in all, with its doctrinal ambiguity,
theological aberrations, unscriptural emphasis on the
supernatural experiences and prophetical and mystical
leanings, the End-Time Handmaidens is an attraction
for the spiritually na�ve and undiscerning. The
foundation of the group is far-removed from the
bedrock of Christian orthodoxy. ETH is just another
�end time� delusion. It has a confusing message of
salvation, with people only committing to Gwen Shaw�s
control and her plethora of false teachings and
teachers.� (�End Time Handmaidens � A Ministry for the
Last Days or �End Time� Delusion?�, by M. Kurt
Goedelman with G. Richard Fisher, The Quarterly
Journal, vol.14, no.3, from the ministry of Personal
Freedom Outreach, P.O. Box 26062, St. Louis, MO,
63136, (314) 388-2648, http://www.pfo.org
Andy
Stanley
(1) Andy
Stanley Says You Can Deny The Vast Majority Of
Scripture And Still Be A Christian by The
Dissenter, 10/21/24
“The sheer arrogance of it all is mind-boggling. Who
does Stanley think he is to redefine Christianity?
He’s not the first to try this, of course—liberal
theologians have been doing it for centuries. But
Stanley is particularly dangerous because he comes
from a respected evangelical background, yet he is
leading people down the exact same path that others
have followed into heresy. It’s the same old liberal
poison, dressed up in new packaging.” Andy Stanley,
the son of famed late pastor Charles Stanley, has once
again taken the liberty of redefining Christianity on
his own terms. In his latest sermon, he laid out a
scandalous proposition … Christians, he suggests, need
only believe in two miracles—the creation of the
universe and the resurrection of Jesus. Just two.
That’s it. Forget the rest.
(2) Andy
Stanley’s Church Doubles Down on Transgender
Ideology by Alan Shlemon – Stand to Reason,
6/4/25
“A gender-dysphoric child who finds “comfort” at North
Point is likely to be encouraged to socially,
hormonally, and surgically transition.” After
attending Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference in
October 2023, I realized his church (North Point)
promoted pro-gay and pro-trans theology. I, among many
others, called out their unbiblical teaching. Many
prayed they would repent.
(1) Wilkinson's
Dream
For Africa is Shattered by Prof. Johan
Malan, University of Limpopo, South Africa, 12/05
Apart from the wrong approach
and methods followed by Bruce there are also serious
objections by evangelical Christians against his
biblical views, priorities and methods.
New Sandy Simpson Messages in Books,
CDs & DVDs
NEW BOOK!
Reverse Paradigm Shift by Sandy Simpson
We live in a
topsy-turvy world of opposing ideas.It is
easy to get lost and overwhelmed.We as
Christians often don’t realize how much we have
been diapraxed by the world, the flesh and the
devil.Our
paradigm has been altered to such a degree that,
without the solid foundation of Scripture, we
are often set adrift without the anchor God has
provided us.Our paradigm is our worldview, our
understanding of reality.Without
the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the written
eternal Word, we really have no hope of
understanding reality, our cultures, or our
lives.I
have written this book to clue the reader into
some of the issues that surround the modern
born-again believer and how to reverse the shift
that has exponentially changed our perspective
in some cases.Fortunately, in the foreknowledge of our
Lord, He provided us with a roadmap to navigate
our fallen world.We don’t need a new map, as Emergent
Church advocates claim.We
need the tried and true map of the ages.There
is “nothing new under the sun”.There
have always been false prophets and false
teachers who are there by the will of the enemy
to mislead and ultimately destroy the faith of
many.We
are clearly living in the Apostasy foretold in
the Bible that has been growing preceding the
appearance of the Antichrist.We
need to carefully test ourselves to be sure we
are in the Faith, and then hold on to the hope
we have in Christ.
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