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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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
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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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Saved by Sandy Simpson
“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 get to know this
wonderful woman. Review by Richard
D.
Shewman on Amazon.
Deliverance! A Biblical Guide
To Freedom from "Another Spirit" The Possible
Consequence of the Unbiblical Practice of "Slain In
the Spirit" by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The cases are legion. Let's look at
John (a pseudonym) as one case in thousands that I read
through the years in the emails sent to my site.
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A Short History of
Dominionism by Sandy Simpson
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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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.
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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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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 8:19 When they say to you, “Consult
the mediums and the spiritists
who whisper and mutter," should not a peopleconsult their God?Should they consult the dead on behalf of
the living?
Using
the
above list from Deuteronomy and Isaiah, let’s take a
look at each individual practice.
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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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!
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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Screwtape Legacy by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The book by C.S. Lewis called "Screwtape
Letters" was a clever idea in exposing a number of
tactics of the enemy. Those principles are still
at work today in many churches. Following is a
list of some of the things the enemy wants to see in
churches and Christians in order to bring them down.
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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article.
The new Universalists are not as vocal
about their Universalism ideas but are far more deadly
to the Church as they are not rejected like classic
Universalists were decades ago. The new
Universalists would include Emerging Church leaders
like Brian McLaren, Leonard Sweet, Spencer Burke, Alan
Jones and others like Wycliffe, Society of
Biblical Literature, World Christian Gathering of
Indigenous Peoples, Richard Twiss, Daniel Kikawa,
Terry LeBlanc, Rick Warren, Henry Nowen, YWAM, Tony
Campolo, Robert Schuller, George Otis Jr., and even
Billy Graham.
The future of apologetics and
discernment ministries by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I
admit that I am very skeptical about the future of
discernment and apologetics ministries. I don't see the
next generation coming up to replace those who have stood
for the truth for so long. Fortunately many apologists
have gone to be with the Lord but who will replace them? I
don't see replacements coming up who will take the place
of those who have been fighting the fight the years. I run
a web site where I collect articles and materials from all
over the world and present them in a sort of Reader's
Digest format so that people can come to one place to get
the latest information on heresies in the churches as well
as research past ones. What I've seen in the last couple
of years is that the production of regular materials is
declining to the point where it's becoming difficult to
find one article for my site to post every day. Of course
I write my own articles but don't have enough time to
write an article on a daily basis. I am very concerned
because of the tsunami of false ideas from the enemy in
the churches. At the same time, unfortunately, I see a lot
of younger people who don't even recognize anymore that
something is wrong.
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Church History & The Core
Doctrines by Sandy Simpson
This 4-DVD set is a combination of a condensed
study on Church History and the Discernment Toolkit series
which deals with the core doctrines of the Church and how to
use them to discern error. The Church History DVD
takes a different approach to Church History in that it does
not celebrate the Catholic Church but rather exposes it as
false Christianity. It covers World religions, false
Christianity and finally a study of the true remnant Church
through history following the story of the many martyrs who
stood up for true Biblical faith.
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.
Did God Put "Eternity In Their
Hearts" or "The World In Their Hearts"? by Sandy Simpson
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article.
In the
introduction to Mike Oppenheimer's and my book "Idolatry
In Thier Hearts" I exposed the fact that Don Richardson
pulled the phrase "Eternity In Thier Hearts" to use as his
book title from it's context in Ecc. 3:11. He did
this to support his thesis, which actually contradicts the
second part of that verse, where it states that man cannot
fathom what God has done. Richardson, rather, sets forth
what has become the foundation for the false teachings of
the WCGIP, YWAM, a number of Bible translation societies
and the Emerging Church ... the propostion that men from
Gentile cultures have always been seeking God and that
Gentile cultures were already worshipping the true God
before missionaries came with the Gospel.
But as I
further investigated this verse I found that Richardson
even ignored the true meaning of the FIRST half of the
verse in favor of a few translations that use the phrase
"eternity in their hearts".
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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article.
Today we often
hear the word "mistake" coming from pulpits, and
especially in defense of false teaching and false
prophesy. "Cut him some slack! He just made
some mistakes". "We all make mistakes, so don't
judge lest you be judged." We even hear the word
"mistakes" being substituted for the word "sin" in many
presentations of what I have termed "Gospel Lite" today.
So is it proper to substitute the word "mistake" for the
word "sin"? We'll look at the problem of one word
"mistakenly" being used for the other.
Holy Ghost IGNORED! by Sandy Simpson
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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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Holy
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
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article.
The world system
has always been a "top down" structure, starting at the apex
of the pyramid and going down to the bottom. In kingdoms we
have the king at the top, then the princes, common people,
slaves. In a democracy we have the President at the top, the
VP, the Sec. of State on down to the citizens. In business
we have the CEO at the top, upper management, lower
management, office workers and the janitors.
Unfortunately, sometime in the third century, the church
started to have a top down structure. This is also when the
church began to be in error. The church of Rome began to
have a "top down" structure that started with the pope, then
cardinals, then bishops, then priests, then the people.
Well, what about that? Eph 4:11 It was he who
gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be
evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, This
all sounds like a "top down" structure. But the problem is
that people have not seen an important fact about these
gifts of the Spirit -- man looks at function and title, God
looks at aim and goal! Read on. Eph. 4:12 to
prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body
of Christ may be built up. These are not gifts given for
title or to give people job descriptions. They are given
because there are people out there who need our help! The
church needed the Apostles. They were the ones who were the
foundation of the church. They were the ones who saw Jesus
in the flesh and were taught by Him personally. They wrote
the New Testament Scriptures. Though the gifts of apostle
and prophet are different today than in biblical times, the
gift of evangelism, pastoring, teaching and others are still
the same. A person who is an evangelist does not just have a
title so he can rule over people. The reason that he has the
gift to be an evangelist is so that he can tell others the
good news. Why do we have pastors? Are they supposed to rule
the church and get everyone to support them and bow to their
demands? No. They are to serve the church by helping people
to come to a fuller knowledge of Jesus Christ, to equip the
saints to become more like Jesus every day.
The true
structure of Christianity is symbolized as an inverted
pyramid!
"Overtake you like a thief" by Sandy Simpson
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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
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article.
In my article "Blasphemizing
the
Bible" I give a number of examples of how a lot of
modern Bible translation societies are putting the names of
"supreme beings" in the Bible in the place of God or YHWH.
In this article I'm going to examine two of the excuses they
make for making those substitutions in the Bible in many
hundreds of different languages today.
(1) They claim
that God has many different names and therefore they think
they are justified in putting the names of various gods of
various cultures in Bibles, as long as they are considered
"supreme beings".
(2) The second
excuse they give is that the names of the "gods" they are
placing in the Bible are generic terms for God, like the
words "God", "Theos", "Dios" and "Elohim". By generic I mean
a word that can be used for any deity whether of the one
true God or other false gods who claim to be God.
I will go through
both of these excuses and show that they are both
unbiblical, therefore the Bibles they have translated with
names of other gods in them, or names they claim are
generic, prove that they have "blasphemized" those Bibles.
The Ugly Side of Diaprax by Sandy Simpson
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article.
There has been a
concerted effort by the false teachers from many movements
inside the church such as Word of Faith, New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR)/Latter Rain, World Gathering on Indigenous
People and Emerging Church among others to diaprax people
into thinking that the church has been ineffective until
they came along with their new and improved ideas on how to
take over the world. This is always a feature of the
Hegelian Dialectical process put into action by praxis, thus
diaprax. In order to form a new paradigm or worldview
the leadership of these movements must vilify orthodox
Biblical Christianity.
Deluded! by Sandy Simpson
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article.
There are so many
"Christian" leaders out there that teach delusional
teachings. These teaching are dangerous and can lead a
person to shipwreck their faith.
Healer? Heal Thyself! by Sandy Simpson
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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
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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
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article.
I am writing
this article to address a subject that I have often
observed. It is the fact that if you do not get the
leaven out of your church the leaven will become the
leadership.The Bible teaches quite clearly that if you let
the leaven in you will leaven the whole lump.
Galatians
5:9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.
We see
this often in the case of many "Christian" movements that
have allowed a small error to exist in their churches and
have not dealt with those issues. It then ends up
metastasizing into worse and worse problems as time goes
by.
The New Panentheistic "God" Of
Christendom by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Now, I bet you
read the title of this article and thought I had misspelled
the word "pantheism". Just so that those of you who
write to me advising me of words I have misspelled in
articles (and I do often) I want to tell you that I am using
the term "panentheism" as coined by Karl C. F. Krause.
You can read more about this word and concept in an
excellent book called "A
Time Of Departing" by Ray Yungen.
There is a new
"God" being promoted in the Third Wave, New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) and Word of Faith movements whose teachers
are regularly seen on TBN, Daystar, SkyAngel, CBN and other
"Christian" TV networks. Some of those teachers even
have, what would be considered, a fairly typical statement
of faith or doctrinal statement they endorse. But by
what they teach they end up promoting a false unbiblical
view of God, especially through their actions and
experiences. The whole phenomenon of "slain in the
spirit" and all the antics that go with it are brainwashing
an entire generation of Christians to put their faith in
another Jesus, another Spirit, another Gospel. This
new "Jesus" and "Holy Spirit" is clearly pantheistic or
panentheistic in nature. Though some of these teachers
would claim to be believing in the God who is One God in
Three Persons, by what they teach they deny the very
revealed character of God from Scripture.
What Should I Say? by Sandy Simpson
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booklet.
How do you answer
an invitation to attend a meeting where you know nothing
about the speaker or what will be done there? What happens
if they want to announce the meeting at your church and
invite everyone? What do you say to a person who tells you
that you don"t have the Holy Spirit even though you are a
Christian? What should you do if you think something is
wrong, or your conscience is bothering you about something
that was said or done? The answer?
Go to the
Scriptures!
The Bible has all
the answers to your questions. This little booklet is an
attempt to deal with a few of the typical statements you
will hear from people who have become involved in the Third
Wave revival movement. By "Third Wave" I am referring to
teachers, "prophets" and any meeting associated with the
Toronto "Blessing", Brownsville Assemblies of God, Rodney
Howard-Browne, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Rod Parsley,
Marilyn Hickey, Joyce Meyers, Bethel Church, Lakeland and
many others who appear on the Trinity Broadcasting Network
and the 700 Club on TV.
Hopefully the
statements and answers in this booklet will set you off on
an investigation of your own in the Word. If you need help,
and you have access to the Internet, you can visit my web
site called "Deception In The Church" that deals with these
issues and has the articles mentioned in this booklet.
Luring People To Destruction By The Unscrupulous Use Of The
"Gospel" Message by Sandy Simpson
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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
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article.
2
Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself
masquerades as an angel of light.
Satan often
disguises himself with the purpose of deceiving
people. One way in which I believe he is putting on a
masquerade is by appearing as "Mary" to millions of people
worldwide.
Attack Of The Enemy On The Churches by Sandy Simpson
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article.
So much heresy is
entering the churches these days. As you would
suspect, sometimes it is due to a pastor attending a
conference or reading a book and becoming diapraxed with
unbiblical ideas. He then starts to weave those ideas
into his messages and begins to invite speakers to the
church who expound on those ideas. Then when
confronted by someone in the church who has reservations
about the new stuff being taught, they are told to not talk
about it and just go along with the program. If that
person does not they are ostracized, slander behind their
back, and often told to leave (which is what they should do
in any case).
But my
observation is that it is not only the pastor who causes
unbiblical changes to influence a church. Often the
pastor is blissfully unaware of influences coming into his
church. They often come in through (1) the worship
team (2) women"s groups (3) bookstore (4) children"s
programs (5) interdenominational prayer efforts and (6)
relief and mission organizations. If unchecked this
type of infiltration is much more subtle and can become
deeply rooted.
Marks Of False Religion by Sandy Simpson
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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
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article.
The current
fad of interfaith solidarity and unity is simply a thin
guise of inclusivism, Universalism and pluralism.
Universalism
is defined by Dictionary.com as: The doctrine that
emphasizes the universal fatherhood of God and the final
salvation of all souls. (Source)
Universalism is a religion and theology that generally
holds all persons and creatures are related to God or the
divine and will be reconciled to God. (Source)
Pluralism is
defined as: The doctrine that reality is composed of many
ultimate substances. " The belief that no single
explanatory system or view of reality can account for all
the phenomena of life. (American Heritage Dictionary, (Source)
Inclusivism
is: "Inclusivism posits that even though the work of
Christ is the only means of salvation, it does not follow
that explicit knowledge of Christ is necessary in order
for one to be saved. In contrast to pluralism, inclusivism
agrees with exclusivism in affirming the particularity of
salvation in Jesus Christ. But unlike exclusivism,
inclusivism holds that an implicit faith response to
general revelation can be salvific. God expects from man a
response proportional to the light given. Saving faith is
not characterized so much by its cognitive content as it
is by its reverent quality." (Ken Keathley, None Dare Call
It Treason: Is an Inclusivist a Paul Revere or a
Benedict Arnold? (Ken Keathley, Assistant Professor of
Theology and Philosophy New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary, (Source)
We deal with
these old heresies brought forward to modernity, these
ideas that all men have have a relationship with God that
will cause them to be able to avoid judgement in our book
on the teachings of the World Gathering on Indigenous
People movement called "Idolatry
In
Their Hearts". The idea that all men who
worship a "god" are worshipping the true God, YHWH, has
bubbled up to the very top of our societies and religions,
and even Christendoom, and should sound a warning alarm to
true Biblical Christianity. Instead, as usual in our
day, most Christians are asleep at the wheel while
Universalists claim that you can pray to a "god" like
Allah and be praying to the true Trinue God, YHWH. I also
dealt with the fact that Allah is not YHWH, both in our
book and in the article "Is Allah
The Same As YHWH?".
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
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article.
I often receive
requests to present updated false teachings and false
prophecies by the myriad of heretics out there. We do
try to keep up with all the latest. But I have to
remind people that those we have exposed as false on our
site have not repented of what they have already done in the
past, which is why they are still on our site. So what
they are doing now has no relevance as to whether or not
they are now to be considered a true Biblical teacher.
If and when they repent, that is renounce their false
teachings and false prophecies, make restitution to those
they have deceived, and begin to teach sound Biblical
doctrine we will give you that information. As of now
NONE of the people we have exposed have repented of their
Latter Rain, Word of Faith teachings, heretical practices or
their false prophecies. But in the interest of helping
you to respond to a person who inquires by saying: "Those
articles are old and you need newer materials" well, here is
some newer stuff you can add to the pile. For you and
me this really makes no difference, but for those who are
living in deception perhaps it might demolish one of their
arguments against the truth.
Testing The Spirits by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Sometimes I
really wonder why someone who claims to be a Bible believing
pastor, for instance, refuses to listen to the truth.
It frankly boggles my mind. I don't know if it is as a
result of the postmodern paradigm or just that they have no
love of the truth left. I don't know how that can
happen in a truly regenerate person. You would think
that the Holy Spirit would confirm the truth to them, first
in their conscience, and finally through the written
Word. But these days it is a miracle if it gets that
far. I don't know if their conscience has been so
seared that they don't hear the Spirit or if they just don't
want to know the truth because then they would be
responsible for it. I know that I cannot know their
motives or the reasons why they reject truth and refuse to
talk about false teaching, but I do know one thing: we are
called as true believers to test the spirits. We must
do this even if the result is not to our liking or befuddles
us as to the reasons.
1 John 4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but
test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because
many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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
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article.
In running a web
site with thousands of articles, 1-2 million hits per month
from all over the world, and hundreds of e-mails per week, I
have come to realize, with time, that there is a terrible
problem in Christendom today. The problem stems from an
existential subjective view of the world that has filtered
into the church from secular society, but also from the
teachings of heretical wolves who have taught an entire
generation of churchgoers completely unbiblical methods of
discernment or to get rid of any discernment altogether.
We need a firm foundation to
weather the storm of false ideas by Sandy Simpson
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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
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article.
According to
Wikipedia:
"Karma means
action, work or deed; it also refers to the principle of
causality where intent and actions of an individual
influence the future of that individual. Good intent
and good deed contribute to good karma and future
happiness, while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad
karma and future suffering. Karma is closely
associated with the idea of rebirth in some schools of
Asian religions. In these schools, karma in the
present affects one's future in the current life, as well
as the nature and quality of future lives - or, one's
samsara. With origins in ancient India, it is a key
concept in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism,
Shintoism, Ching Hai and others."(emphasis mine)
Mirram-Webster
defines it this way:
the force
created by a person's actions that is believed in Hinduism
and Buddhism to determine what that person's next life
will be like: the force created by a person's actions that
some people believe causes good or bad things to happen to
that person
His Name, The Only Name by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Zechariah 14:9
NIV The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that
day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.
The
reason I wrote this article based on Zech 14:9 is that I was
reminded of how many so-called Christians, who are
influential in the churches, are promoting the worship of
God in the names of other gods.
Replacement Theology On Steroids by Sandy Simpson
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article.
So, as you can
see, the root of this teaching is that Israel no longer
holds the distinction of being the tree from which the
Root of David (Jesus-Rev. 5:5, 22:16) came. They are
no longer the "natural branches" (Israel-Rom. 11:21) on to
which Gentile Christianity (the wild shoots-Rom. 11:17 or
wild branches-Rom. 11:24) are grafted in (Rom.
11:17-24). According to Replacement Theology,
Christianity has now become its own branch apart from
Israel (the natural branch) that produced the Root and all
the promises of the Bible to Israel have been taken away
from them and given to the Gentile Church. This is
why you hear so many false teachers taking verses out of
context from the Old Testament and willy-nilly applying
them to the Gentile Church. This methodology has
been going on for decades in liberal churches and has been
popularized by many false teachers on TV. But the fact is
that Replacement Theology is utter false doctrine.
It denies promises made to Israel, some of which have
already been fulfilled and some which are yet to come to
fruition. But when you add the fact that the Inclusivist
WCGIP proponents are now saying that God planted hundreds
of different trees, cultures all over the world, that are
not connected to the natural branch, tree and Root, you
have what can only be termed Replacement Theology on
steroids!
Those Who Do Not Lead Christians
to Maturity by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The Scriptural
definition of maturity is to learn to discern truth from
error so that the Christian will no longer be double minded,
blown about by every wind of teaching and by the schemes of
crafty people. But the problem today is that so few
Christian teachers are feeding their flock's solid
food. They are serving up milk and, because of that,
people are starving. Yet they often don't even know they
have been on a starvation diet. Amos 8:11 "The days
are coming," declares the Sovereign Lord, "when I will
send a famine through the land - not a famine of
food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the
words of the Lord."
"... and all liars" by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Lying is a
problem for all people (Ps. 116:11). We are all
sinners (Rom. 3:23). Those of us who are Christians
are "sinners saved by grace" (Eph. 2:8) indwelt by the Holy
Spirit in our "new self" (Col. 3:10). But we still live in
our "old self" which we must "put off" (Eph. 4:20-25) by
taking up our cross daily and following Christ (Luke
9:23). The difference between unbelievers and those
who are truly born again is that believers no longer
"practice sin" (1 John 3:9, see my Bible study on 1
John!) They have the indwelling Holy Spirit (Rom.
8:11) who convicts them when they lie (John 16:8). True
believers then repent (1 John 1:9) and go on to "practice
righteousness" (1 John 2:29) with the Lord's help. The
unregenerate, the false brothers, or those who have fallen
away (Gal. 5:4, Mark 4:17), practice lying. They
practice a lifestyle of lying because their consciences are
seared (1 Tim. 4:2) and the Holy Spirit, when convicting
them, cannot break through the hardness of their unrepentant
hearts (Eph. 4:17-19, Heb. 3:13).
Four Books That the Enemy Has Used
To Corrupt Christianity by Sandy Simpson
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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
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article.
With the
resurgence of the old religion of Hawaii and the continual
invocation of Pel" and other "deities" for years in the
secular culture and even in churches with regards to
worshipping 'Io, is it any wonder that those beings are
beginning to manifest again? In a story called "Night
Marchers" on the Kawaihae site and in a YouTube
video on the same subject, eyewitnesses claim all
kinds of sightings that they think are the warriors,
ancestors and demi-gods of Hawaii coming back.
Interestingly the
first
book the Hawaiian Heritage site recommends in its
"Suggested Reading" list is "Perpetuated
in
Righteousness" by Daniel Kikawa that we reviewed in
our book "Idolatry
In
Their Hearts" by Sandy Simpson and Mike
Oppenheimer. Since Kikawa claims that 'Io is the True God
and one that the Hawaiians worshipped in secret, we have
to wonder if Kikawa also thinks 'Io is showing up in these
night marches? Since YWAM, Aloha Ke Akua and Hilo New Hope
participated in worshipping 'Io at the "edge of
Hale-ma'uma'u Crater" it sounds like they have all been
inviting the old "gods" to return to Hawaii.
"They Will Believe The Lie" by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I am doing a
Bible study right now on what I would call "renewing our
minds". It is based on this verse:
Romans 12:2 Do
not conform to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be
able to test and approve what God's will is - his good,
pleasing and perfect will.
The only way to
renew our minds is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
confess our sins, and be saved, then to study the written
Word and allow the indwelling Holy Spirit to teach us.
Our minds are corrupted by virtue of the sin nature and what
we have learned in life because our filters are off. I gave
an illustration of straining coconut to make coconut
milk. If you use a 1 inch screen everything will pass
through. Even if you use a quarter inch screen you
will get mostly coconut meat in your milk. You have to
use a fine screen in order to separate the milk from the
leftover. Our filters are off and the first thing God
begins to do is correct our worldview, because if your
worldview is off you will not understand God's
reality. We need to learn to see things from His
perspective. This is why I started this study by going
back to an original problem.
2
Thessalonians 2:9-12 The coming of the lawless one will be
in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts
of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve
the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives
those who are perishing. They perish because they refused
to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God
sends them a powerful delusion so that they will
believe the lie and so that all will be condemned
who have not believed the truth but have delighted in
wickedness.
This has always
been an interesting passage to me for a few different
reasons. What is "the lie" that is talked about here
in verse 9 and 11? What are the ways that "wickedness
deceives those who are perishing" and how long has this been
going on or does this only begin to happen at the coming of
the lawless one? In what way does "the lie" cause
those who do not believe the truth to "delight in
wickedness"?
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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Movement DVD 4 (1) "Monotheism" In Ancient Cultures -
Sandy Simpson (2) The History Of The Knowledge Of God -
Sandy Simpson
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
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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
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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.
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Apologetics Coordination Team HIGHLY recommends this
book. It deals with many crucial issues for the Church
today.
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Ministries, P.O. Box 860683, Wahiawa, HI 96786.
Articles on C. Peter Wagner's "New Apostolic
Reformation" as well as false spiritual warfare
teachings. This page includes the "successul
apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers"
named on the Wagner Leadership Institute's site as
those with "proven effectiveness in ministry,
communications skills and a recognized anointing for
the impartation of ministry skills". Beware of these
"Latter Rain" advocatres who would lay another
foundation than the one already laid in Jesus Christ
and the Apostles and Prophets of Scripture!
Go
directly to these exposes:
For the full article go here.
For
ordering information on this DVD called "A Tale Of Two
Kingdoms"" go here.
General
Articles
(1) The
New
Apostolic Reformationby Inner-City Christian
Discernment Ministry, 2000
This
is
the index page for a series of articles on the Apostolic
Movement or, as C. Peter Wagner, self-proclaimed
"apostle" calls it, "The New Apostolic Reformation".
"The most dangerous purveyors of deception are today's
restored apostles and prophets. Why? Because
they purport to speak for our Lord and they claim to
hold the greatest authority over the direction of the
Church and the lives of God's people. These apostles
& prophets are the people that the majority of the
other leaders in the charismatic movement look to for
new insights, revelation, and vision for the future of
the Church. In the left hand column is a series of files
which expose this most recent aberrant movement within
charismania. Each page will have other
"levels" of pages contained in them, like a Chinese
puzzle box. So take the time to search through
them! It will be eye opening. ICCDM has more
information on the "Apostolic Movement" than any other
web site."
(2) The
World
Christian Movement - Evangelism Vs. Evangelizationby
Albert James Dager, Media Spotlight, Volume 22 - Number 1
(Summer 1999) "The Lord's prophecy concerning the greatest end-time
deception should warn us that things are not always as they
seem. For a deception to be so seductive that even the very
elect would take pause to wonder if it is of God, it would
have to have all the earmarks of a true work of God. That
means it would come in the name of Jesus, it would have a
great deal of solid biblical truth, it would affirm the
Gospel, and it would be a "good work." And signs and wonders
would accompany it. Those who might recognize and expose the
deception would be looked upon as divisive, hateful and
deceived themselves. For the most part, the churches would
go along with the deception." This is an expose'
of a number of organizations and individuals such as C.
Peter Wagner.Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3.Part
4 is actually a seperate article on Dominion
Theology.
(3) Christian
Fortune
Tellers Never Get It Right, Eitherby
G. Richard Fisher, PFO, 1999 "In
an
editorial in the last issue of The Quarterly Journal,
co-director G. Richard Fisher explored the world of
tabloid prognosticators and how an undiscerning world
is all too quick to "run after psychics and psychic
predictions." He also pointed out that an attraction
for prophecy and future-telling, a longtime staple
within Charismatic camps, has made inroads into
Evangelical circles as well. Self-appointed prophets
are cropping up everywhere. There is even a "National
School of the Prophets Conference," where for $175 you
can be trained in the art of "propheteering." C. Peter
Wagner, Dutch Sheets, Rick Joyner, Cindy Jacobs, Mike
Bickle, Ted Haggard and others can train us to be
"prophets" (Charisma magazine, Dec. 1998). That magic
word gives instant credibility in the mind of some."
(4) The
Apostles
Are Coming To Your City, Ready or Not by Orell
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 6, No. 2, March/April
2001 In a previous issue of PLUMBLINE, I described the efforts
of C. Peter Wagner to create a New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) which he predicts will be even greater in scope and
significance than the Protestant Reformation of the
1500's. The centerpiece of the movement is the
purported restoration, by God, of the NT office-gift of
"Apostle' to the end-time church. Now Wagner and his
apostolic buddies are attempting to move from vision to
reality. In an article titled, APOSTOLIC REFORMATION
on his Website www.globalharvestministries.org he reveals
moves that are currently underway, to implement his
apostolic reformation. In this article he restates the
goals and also the preliminary means to implement them.
(5) The
New
Apostolic Reformationby Orrel Steinkamp, D. Min,
The Plumbline "C.
Peter
Wagner is attempting to will into existence what he
calls a "New Apostolic Reformation". He tells us in a book
he
has edited called "The New Apostolic Churches" of the
struggle he had with naming his new reformation. "I
needed a name ... For a couple of years I experimented
with 'Post denominationalism'. The name I have settled on
for
the movement is the New Apostolic Reformation."
(6) Streams,
Rivers,
Floods, Avalanchesby Jewel Grewe, 2000 "A
National
Symposium on the Post-Denominational Church was
convened by Dr. C. Peter Wagner at Fuller Seminary,
May 21-23, 1996. Bill Hamon said that "this was a
historical occasion in God's annals of Church history.
It was prophetically orchestrated by the Holy Spirit
to fulfill God's progressive purposes of bringing His
church to its ultimate destiny. . . the consensus of
the panelists was that there are still apostles and
prophets in the Church, and there is an emerging
Apostolic Movement that will revolutionize the 21st
Century Church". [Quote book] The "Prophets" have
scattered throughout the earth making place for the
soon to be anointed Apostles. These Apostles will: 1.
Remove man-made traditions in the Church. Pastors will
be redefined. They will be rather like a coach of a
sports team. 2. Bring Cell groups into being. The
Pastor (Coach) will make sure everyone works together
to fulfill his vision for the Church. This method of
organization will actually help maintain more control
as the cell groups network."
(7) The
New
Apostolic Reformation And Other Third Wave Issuesby
Philip Powell & Jacob Prasch, Tape Transcripts, July
2001 The
following
files are in WordPad format! Right click the links to
download unless you have a WordPad .doc viewer plug-in
for your browser. "Philip
Powell and Jacob Prasch have just concluded a series
of meetings in Brisbane when among other things they
sought to counter some of the false teaching relating
to the following topics. The messages were recorded on
audio and video and are available by contacting the
CWM Office in Australia as follows: CHRISTIAN WITNESS
MINISTRIES (CWM), PO Box 341 HEALESVILLE VIC
3777 - Fax +61 (0)3 5962 2615. MESSAGE
1:
WHO IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH Christ
or
Modern Day Apostles?" Where do Peter Wagner, John
Lewis, Mark Conners and Ben Gray Fit In? "For there
are false apostles... transforming themselves into the
apostles of Christ" - 2 Cor 11:13. MESSAGE
2:
WHEN IS A PROPHET NO PROFIT? Is
Cindy
Jacobs Really A Prophet to the Nations? Where do the
School of the Prophets and men like Stephen Penny Fit
In? "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the
spirits whether they are of God: because
many
false prophets are gone out into the world" - 1 John
4:1. MESSAGE
3:
BINDING & LOOSING What
Does
The Bible Teach About Territorial Spirits &
Spiritual Mapping? Are George Otis, Harold Caballeros
& the Transformations videos conning you? "And
they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and
shall be turned unto fables" 2 Tim 4:4. MESSAGE
4:
SERVING GOD OR MAMMON? Can
a
Gospel that is Free be Sold For Money? Does the
message of Copeland, Hinn and Houston reflect true
Christianity? Are their different gospel and another
Jesus deceiving you? "Many shall follow their ways; by
reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken
of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned
words make merchandise of you" - 2 Peter 2: 2 &
3."
(8) Take
The
City!by Inner City Discernment Ministries
"One
of
the more recent false concept to sweep the Church,
mainly the charismatic segment of the Body is the
belief that the Church is to be in the business of
"taking" their cities for Christ. As
spiritual and high-minded as this sounds it is without
any biblical support or historical precedent."
(9) The
Prophets
Rise Againby Jewel van der Merwe, Discernment
Ministries, 8/01 "It
is
obvious that we are living in times of great spiritual
naivete. The church has strayed so far from the pure
Word of God, she no longer recognizes that her place
in the world is to be "salt" and "light". Instead, of
salt and light, she has allowed pernicious doctrines
to enter into her midst which have become like
"leaven" which is quickly leavening the whole lump."
(10) Do
We Have All Authority? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 8/01 "Are we going to take the world for Christ by a miracle
working army?"
(11)Do
Demons
Have Zip Codes?by Chuck Lowe, author of Territorial
Spirits
and World Evangelisation?, Christianity Today, July 13,
1998 "The closest things to territorial spirits in the New
Testament are angels, not demons."
(13) Spiritual
Mapping by Rev. Kent Philpott, Miller Avenue
Church, 6/99 "It started with John Dawson's book, Taking Our Cities for
God, published in 1989 by Creation House. The book's
subtitle is: "How to Break Spiritual Strongholds." John
Dawson, at that time, directed Youth With A Mission in Los
Angeles, California. In a quest for more effective
evangelism tools, he taught that demonic forces block gospel
efforts."
(14) Repenting
For
The Sins Of The Nation by D. Stamen, 2001 "The purpose of this article is only to look at the basic
scriptures which relate to the matters concerning
confession, prayer and repentance, and to show that they say
something quite different to these modern ideas."
(15) Concerning
Curses by D. Stamen, 2001 "In this second article ( the first one was concerning "
repenting for the sins of the nation" ) we want to look at
this idea that "curses" from the past " whether from the
person's own life or from previous generations - can keep
Christians in bondage and deprive them of the blessings of
God and of their inheritance in Christ."
(16) Territorial
Spirits by D. Stamen, 2001 "Where are these things taught in the NT? The simple,
comprehensive and conclusive answer is, " Nowhere!""
(17) Spiritual
Warfare
Evangelism: How Did We Get Here? by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 6, No. 5 - November/December
2001 "In this issue of Plumbline I will include a short article
that summarizes the teaching of geographical spiritual
warfare: a concise summary that provides a comprehensive
view of this subject. Following this article I will
summarize the historical milieu from which these practices
have evolved. C. Peter Wagner, as well as others, did
not cut the current warfare worldview from new cloth."
(18) Latter
Rain/Manifest
Sons Of God Doctrines - Just Give Me The Facts by
Renee Rodriguez, Age To Age, 2001 "The Churches Response To The Manifest Sons of God/Latter
Rain Teaching? What is "Latter Rain" Teaching? What is
"Manifest Sons of God" Teaching? Who Are The People
Responsible For This Teaching? Where Is The Current Latter
Rain Teaching Found Today and Who Is Teaching It?"
(19) The
Prophetic
Movement by Robert Liichow, Inner City Discernment
Ministries, 1997 "Today the Church has never experienced a time when so many
have risen up globally and claimed the divine calling of
prophet or prophetess. "
(20) The
Technology
Of Spiritual Warfare Evangelism by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 7, No. 1 - January/February
2002 "Mapping the spirit world and its internal organization
is not the assignment of the church. The great
commission is not, "Go into all the world and bring down
principalities -- but rather "Go into all the world and
preach the Gospel to every creature." Mark 16:15. Our choice
is very clear! We must follow the teachings of Jesus,
and the practice of the Apostles as recorded in Scripture!
(21) Just
Give
Me The Facts - New Apostolic Reformation compiled
by Renee Rodriguez, updated 3/02 "What is The New Apostolic Reformation? What is the
Prophetic? What Is Strategic Level Spiritual Warfare? What
About the Terms Used in Spiritual Warfare, What Do They
Mean? What is Deliverance Ministry?"
(22) Indigenous
People
Issues - A Warning About The World Christian Gathering
Of Indigenous People by Sandy Simpson,
Pacific Waves Newsletter, 5/02 "But I do not endorse movements that, for all their good
intentions, are a mixture of good, unbiblical and heretical
theology. How can we effectively bring the gospel if that
gospel is tainted by the world, the flesh and the devil. We
as Christians must stand firm in the faith once for all
delivered to the saints. We must not get involved in
ecumenical movements that look like the world, act like the
world, and instead of bringing the Word to the world are
bringing the world to the world." Go here
for a commentary on the full transcript of the "Word To The
World" radio programs 541-550. Also read this article.
(23) The
Apostolic
Movement by Rev. Robert Liichow, Discernment
Ministry International, 1998
A page with lots of historical background on the Apostolic
Movement.
(24) Transformation
by Jewel (van der Merwe) Grewe, May/June 2002 Newsletter
"It is sad to observe that we have moved into a time of a
new form of "spirituality" where man becomes the ultimate.
That which has been tried and proven over the centuries is
being discarded like a dirty garment. In the days ahead it
will increasingly become less and less popular to say:
"Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life"."
(25) Updated!The
Transforming
Church by Cross + Word, 7/02 "A major new series in eight (or more) parts looking at the
present-day move to cell-churches and home groups. Only
parts one to five are online at the moment. Later parts will
follow when completed."
(26)
Transformations
or
Re-Transformation - A Paradigm Shift For Evangelism
by Concerned Christians, 7/02 - This link has been broken for
some time. This article is by Mike Oppenheimer and Sandy
Simpson. The article you are about to read was put together by
Concerned Christians, who care for people and the truth. I
pray that as you read this article that you will also
reflect quietly and prayerfully on what you are
reading.
(27) The
Faulty
Foundation Of The Five-Fold Ministry by Robert M.
Bowman, Jr., Christian Research Journal, Fall 1987, page
31 It has recently become popular to speak of "the five-fold
ministry," a system of church government with apostles,
prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. The
neo-Pentecostal "Restoration" movement and its offshoot,
"kingdom now" teaching, claims that one of the things which
God is "restoring" to the church is this five-fold
ministry.
(28) The
Spiritual
Warfare Movement by Gary Gilley, Southern View
Chapel, Tihnk On These Things, Volume 1, Issue 6, April
1995 It seems that Christians never tire of trying to come up
with a new way of dealing with life. We are reminded of the
Athenians at the Areopagus who, "Used to spend their time in
nothing other than telling or hearing something new" (Acts
17:21). Read Part
1, Part
2 and Part
3.
(30) The
New Apostolic Church Movement by Mike Oppenhiemer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 9/02 Peter Wagner and the apostolic roundtable--understanding
the background of the new movement afoot in the church that
wants to restore and change the course of Christianity.
(31) Do
YOU Want To Be An Apostle? by Mike Oppenhiemer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 9/02 There is a new movement afoot in the church that is
restoring an apostolic government under apostolic headmaster
Peter Wagner.
(32) Native
American Gospel? by The Berean Call, January
1998 The newsletter mentions "Rev. Richard Twiss" (a Lakota
Indian) and his concern that native Americans (also known as
First Nation people) have rejected the gospel of Christ
because it has not been presented to them "within the
contexts of their spiritual, traditional, and ceremonial
life experiences." But for the gospel to be presented in the context of paganism and idolatry is to confuse and
pervert the truth of Christ.
(33) Lying
Wonders by Joseph Chambers, Paw Creek Ministries,
10/02 Many different manifestations previously known almost
exclusively to the occult are sweeping the church
world. Is it the Holy Spirit or is it "psychic
activity?" You will eventually have to answer that question
for yourself, hopefully after you finish this article.
(34) The
Changing
Face Of Christianity by Tony Pearce, Christian
Witness Ministries At Bonnke's rally in Nigeria, 78 miracles were claimed on
stage, but no evidence was found afterwards. Bonnke cursed
cancers in the name of Jesus and claimed that those who were
blind could now see. The programme then panned to the area
below the stage where people from the crowd were being
selected as to who could go on stage to testify to healing.
There was clear evidence of fakery as most would be
participants were barred from the stage. One person who was
selected to testify claimed that he was blind and could now
see, but it was then shown that he could actually see in the
first place. Fifteen people were crushed to death at the
rally. The parents of a child who was killed tried to get
her body to Bonnke hoping he would raise her from the dead,
but were barred from the stage. The family did the next best
thing and laid the body on Bonkke's Mercedes Benz in the
hope of the child coming back to life. All of this is a far
cry from the miracles of the New Testament.
(35) The
Church
Growth Movement & Purpose Driven Church VERSUS The
Bible
A chart that compares the teachings of the Church Growth
Movement with those of the Bible. You will be shocked to see
just how unbiblical the CGM is, which was conceived by people
like C. Peter Wagner and carried out by people like Bill
Hybels at Willow Creek.
(36) Are
The
Any More False Prophets? by Mike Oppenheimer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 1/31/03 According to some people the answer
is no, there are only those learning to practice their
gift.
(38) G12
-
Cell Church Movement by Cross + Word, The
Transforming Church, Section 9, 2003 Every activity and belief as well as
personal relationships and the minutiae of life is
funneled through the discipleship pyramid.
(39) Transforming
The
Church Through The Dialectic by Dean Gotcher,
Discernment Newsletter, Issue #14 Volume #2 January/February
2003 It is very troubling to see how the church leadership has
fallen victim to the seducing methods used by Satan in their
quest for reaching souls for Christ.Jesus warned us of this
when He said that there would be those who will say "Lord,
Lord . . .."
Romans 12:1-
Unfortunately, it appears that much of the church has
reversed this admonition.Cultural dissonance is to be
avoided at all costs.Surveys taken from the 'target
audience' before a church plant actually fashion the
mold into which the gospel message and practice are
poured.Self�absorbed self-centeredness comprises the
mold.The mold is audience-shaped.
(42) The
Dishonoring
Of God In Popular Spiritual Warfare Teaching
by Bob DeWaay, Critical Issues
Commentary, Issue 48 Many popular teachers
question God's sovereign rule over His own
creation. Their unbiblical scenario goes like
this: God made Adam the ruler of the world; Adam
committed "treason" and turned the rightful
dominion of the earth over to Satan; and
Christ's atonement was to regain this lost
dominion. According to this theology, however,
Christ turned the rulership of the world over to
the church when He ascended into heaven. The
church consequently lost it back to Satan by
ignorance, unbelief, and dis-unity. Now in these
last days supposed prophets and apostles are
being raised up to take control over the Satanic
forces in the heavenlies and Christianize the
world. This happens as the church takes cities
through binding and casting down the spiritual
forces of darkness that rule over them. Many
dominion spiritual warfare teachers embrace this
scheme, though differing on some details.
(43) Creating
A
Common Partnership Between The Moneyed Elites
And The Religious Elites
by S.R. Shearer, 11/28/99 The apostasy and even
heresy that has taken root in the church today
is becoming ever more appalling and frightful to
those serious students of the Word of God who
have taken the time to study what's been
happening in all that passes at present for
"evangelical Christianity"
(44) Rejecting
The
Transformations Teachings
by Rebecca Lindrose, Texas, USA I have openly stood in
opposition to the false teachings of the
transformation revivalists in the past and am
not ashamed to have my name attached to that
position now. In fact, I have felt increasingly
frustrated at not being able to publicly expose
this false theology to prevent more people from
being led astray by deceptive and charismatic
personalities from the true doctrine of Jesus
Christ.
(45) The
G12
Movement In The Church by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
10/13/03 What's it all about? Part 1.
(46) The
"Script"
Underlying Spiritual Warfare Christianity
by Orrel Steincamp, The Plumbline, Volume 8, No. 4,
November/December 2003 In recent decades a radically different script of
salvation history worldview has entered the
scene. Unfortimately, it is rarely
recognized as being outside the boundaries.
It has many things in common with orthodox
Christianity, but its underlying heilgeschichte is
fundamentally different. It is a rival
salvation history, which promotes a false
gospel. The current evangelical culture of
downplaying theology in favor of pragmatic
evangelistic strategies is a main reason why this
alien heilgeschicte is often undetected when it
creeps, or even stalks boldly, into the
church. This movement appeals widely
because it promises heretofore unheard-of
success in evangelism and rapid church growth.
(47) The
New
"How To" Christianity - Helpful Tools Or
Dangerous Weapons? by Sandy
Simpson, 8/00, revised 3/04 "... the goal of Christian mission is not
success, but faithful witness; not power, but
proclamation; not technique, but truth; not
method, but message." - Michael Horton, Power
Religion, Moody Press, pg. 15
(49) Theopostic
Counseling by Philip Powell, CETF,
December 2003, Volume 9.2, Issue 27
Unbiblical psycho-heresy.
(50) Theopostic
Ministry
- Victim Counseling by Ted Brooks,
Testing The Spirits Jesus is the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth. We won't
discover truth if we look beyond him.
(51) Apostolic
by Robert Liichow, Inner City Discernment
Ministry The most dangerous
purveyors of deception are today's restored
apostles and prophets. Why? Because
they purport to speak for our Lord and they
claim to hold the greatest authority over the
direction of the Church and the lives of God's
people. These apostles & prophets are the
people that the majority of the other leaders in
the charismatic movement look to for new
insights, revelation, and vision for the future
of the Church.
(52) Will
The
Real Church Please Stand Up? by Gary
Gilley, Think On These Things, June2004 I believe a local church
can fail at many things, but it must not fail at
holding forth the truth of the living God.
To fail at this is to fail at the primary
mission given to the church. The church is
not free to create truth, to supplement truth,
to alter truth, or to selectively obey
truth. The church is to exhort in sound
doctrine and to refute those who contradict
(Titus 1:9). The church is to contend
earnestly for the faith which was once for all
delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3). The
church is to preach the word; be ready, in
season, and out of season; reprove, rebuke,
exhort, with great patience and instruction (2
Timothy 4:2). To not accept these commands
as a sacred trust is to totally miss the most
important reason for the church's
existence. But as we will see next time,
the twenty-first century, engulfed as it is in
postmodernism, is not an environment in which
truth can easily flourish.
(53) An
Open
Letter to the UK Director of World Vision
by Jacob Prasch, Moriel Ministries, 8/04 In the opinion of many
people, World Vision has departed from its
evangelistic origins and hence from its claims
to be an Evangelical organization. It is now
deteriorated into a mere social political
organization in Evangelical masquerade with a
social political gospel that biblically is no
gospel at all.
(55) Synergy
by Sandy Simpson, 9/29/04 Synergy is 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.
(56) Richard
Twiss
Connections by Sandy Simpson,
10/1/04 Richard Twiss is spreading the doctrines of the
New Apostolic Reformation and is endorsed by
them. He claims that the Great Spirit of the
Indians is the Holy Spirit of the Bible, and
endorses ministries who make this same
claim. He endorses and promoted books by
people like Daniel Kikawa that present information
as fact when it is proven myth. He continues
to teach that the Great Spirit is the Holy Spirit
by wearing the cultural items associated with the
Great Spirit, even though it is a historical fact
that the Great Spirit is a pantheistic god that
required blood rituals and human sacrifice.
Richard Twiss claims that what he is doing is not
syncretism, when it is the very definition of
syncretism.
(57) False
Prophecies
Of The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
by Sandy Simpson, 10/03/04 There is so much false prophecy in the NAR that
it I could do an entire web site devoted to that
issue alone. If you want to see the daily
parade of false prophecies emanating from the NAR,
subscribe to the Elijah List. It means
nothing to these false apostles and false prophets
to say things in the name of the Lord that not
only do not come to pass, but would never come to
pass because they are unbiblical and ridiculous.
(59) Discernment
The
Size Of A Flea - An Open Letter To Charisma
Magazine by Bud Press,
10/9/04 Your recent article, "Prophetic Movement
Confronts Extremes of Suppression, Sensationalism"
(CharismaNow update, 10/7/04), prompted within me
an acute case of righteous indignation.
(60) G12
-
The Government of 12 by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 10/8/04
Another look at what they are saying and doing.
(61) False
Apostles!
- The False Apostles Of the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) by Sandy
Simpson, 10/13/04 The NAR proponants claim to be foundational
Apostles to the modern church. This claim is
exactly what Paul warned the Church about
regarding false apostles. False apostles are
identified as those who claim they are equal with
the the foundational Apostles. The NAR
proponants go even further. They claim to be GREATER
than the original Apostles.
(62) The
Seeker
Frinedly Church Movement - A New Way Of
Doing Church by Mike Oppenheimer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 10/04 Mike Oppenheimer lectures on the seeker
friendly/sensitive church methods and the Purpose
Driven Life book (video has power point clips,
over two hours. A good intro into what this is
about for those who are involved. The source of
the movement, the book and methods of diaprax are
covered). $17 includes shipping in US.
(63) Let
These
Prophets NOT Prophesy by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
10/19/04 What's the solution to the prophetic mess?
(65) Dialogue
or
a Widening of the Road by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
11/24/04 The implications of the seeker friendly way of
doing apologetics.
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.
Prophecy
is
a broad term. In the Bible it is often
defined as preaching, teaching, exhorting,
etc. Prophecy in modern times has come to
mean almost exclusively the prediction of future
events. But this is only one aspect of
prophecy as defined in the Word.
(68) A
Call To The Nations? by Sandy
Simpson, 4/28/05 Unbiblical teachings by
the organizers and participants of this
conference including Richard Twiss, Daniel
Kikawa, Aloha Ke Akua and YWAM.
(69)Let's
"Talkstory"!by Sandy
Simpson, 5/7/05 Two stories to illustrate and correct the
false teachings of "A Call To All Nations"
speakers including Don Richardson, John
Dawson, Richard Twiss and Daniel Kikawa with
regard to there being worship of the true God
in hundreds of cultures from the beginning.
(70) Perpetuated
In
Righteousness - A Review by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/5/07
A series of articles reviewing, in detail, this
book which is one of the books laying the basis
for the "A Call To All Nations"
conference.
(72)The
Testimony
Of Heneri Opukaha'ia - regarding the
state of religion and society in Hawaii
before the Gospel - A Rebuttal To
Daniel Kikawa's Book "Perpetuated In
Righteousness" by Sandy Simpson,
5/17/05 This article is a reminder of what Hawaii was
like before the Gospel was preached.
This is the account of a very important
eyewitness. It is an unfortunate fact that
often, by the third generation of Christians
in any given area of the world, important
information has begun to be lost and
forgotten. This is clearly evident in
the writings of people like Daniel
Kikawa. The stark facts, of Hawaiian
culture and religion before the Gospel was
preached in Hawaii, are made evident by the
testimony of a man without whom the peoples of
Hawaii would never have had the opportunity to
hear the Gospel message and would still be
living in the sins of their ancestors.
(73)Articles On "Transformations"
Movement
Here are some articles on the currrent
"Tranformations" movement headed by Ed Silvoso
and C. Peter Wagner whichis coming to Hawaii
under the banner of "Transformations Hawaii".
Click on the underlined links to read various
articles on this topic.
(75) The
Global
Day of Prayer by Sarah Leslie The Global Day of Prayer did not come up on the radar
screen until recently, but it was many years in the
planning. Sue Conway and I spent several months researching
this on the Internet as it developed. The more we delved
into it, the more apparent it was to us that this was an
event that the organizers truly believe will officially
launch the "Kingdom" on earth. The organizers and
organizations backing this event are tightly
interlocked. This plan for Kingdom transformation is
intended to affect every living person on the face of the
earth. There are many disturbing references to dominion as
an activity that the church has the right to engage in by
whatever means �" whether it be psycho-social marketing
techniques, collaboration or force. The Word of God
(the Gospel) is de-emphasized in favor of spiritual warfare
type activities and social action. Marketplace
"transformation" is particularly concerning because of the
obvious opportunities for exploitation of the poor.
Kingdom-building activities will be costly to families,
women, children, elderly and infirm.
(76) What
Is
"Transformation"? by Lynn & Sarah Leslie,
8/15/05 In today's neo-evangelical church, the term
"transformation" is currently in vogue. Various churches and
denominations claim to be undergoing "transformation." This
word no longer refers to the humble sanctification of the
individual believer. Rather, it now refers to an
orchestrated, systemic and revolutionary overhaul of the
global church, including the "transformation" of cities,
societies, cultures, marketplaces, and more.
(77) Prayer
Center of the Pacificby Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 10/08/05 Wanting to see ones communities transformed is a good goal
but it also depends on how one tries to get it accomplished.
If it is not done the Lord's way then God is not involved in
it. Virginia and David Domligan head up this prayer
organization here in Hawaii. On her program Virginia can be
heard speaking of enticing people with a Double and
triple portion tonight ( even though there is no such thing
in the Bible to be passed on). She calls out demons from
Christians and teaches about fasting to break the power of
the enemy in ones life as well as spiritual warfare
teaching. Fasting has nothing to do with gaining power to
cast out demons in the heavenlies. The Bible mentions that
deliverance in a person could not be successful with certain
demonic possessions unless the apostles fasted along with
praying.
(79) Why
Prayer
Warfare Is Heresy by Herescope, 12/05 Another subtle deception abounding, comes through the use
of terminology to lure Christians into thinking that a very
high form of godliness will earn them a distinctive place in
JOEL'S ARMY as a potentate. There is a great emphasis on
praying and becoming holy before the Lord. It sounds so good
- so attainable. Yet when Bob Jones and Mike Bickle discuss
intercession, a perfectly scriptural term, they are meaning
something quite unscriptural.
(80) Dominionism
and
the Rise of Christian Imperialism by Sarah Leslie,
12/05 This paper is a brief overview of the three main
dominionist movements operating inside evangelicaldom and
examines how all three of these sects are now converging
around a global "kingdom" agenda. This paper is not a
treatise on doctrine, nor is it an historical record, nor is
it a thorough analysis of the multifarious streams of
evangelical dominionism. This paper does not cover the
broader issue of dominionist sects within other world
religions, except for a few brief noteworthy mentions. To
examine the totality of the individuals, the organizations,
and their cross-linkages would require an exhaustive study
which is beyond the scope of this brief synopsis. Even so,
every point made in this paper could be validated by dozens,
sometimes hundreds, of pieces of documentation. The
inquiring reader may check out the footnotes and references.
Only a small handful of Christian discernment and
apologetics ministries, of which this writer is a part, have
been paying attention to the intersection of the dominionist
streams. The apologetic ministries fulfill a Scriptural role
to examine and expose false doctrines and teachers, and to
warn other believers of heresies (Jude 3, 2 Peter 2:1).
Increasingly, over the past two decades, many apologists
have become seduced by dominionism, blunting their ability
to critically examine the roots and fruits of this rapidly
rising new church era.
(81) The
Dominion
Mandate and the Christian Reconstruction Movement
by Bob DeWaay, Critical Issues Commentary, 12/05 World political and social dominion for the church was not
envisioned by the writers of the New Testament. The idea of
a "remnant" of faithful people is predominant in Scripture,
particularly the Old Testament. This fits Paul's teaching in
Romans and the universal witness of the Scripture. It never
was the majority who were faithful to God. This also fits
with the testimony of church history unto this day. The
Reconstructionist agenda has had no historical fulfillment,
Biblical or otherwise. It is not understood or clearly
taught by the writers of the New Testament. The thousands of
years they claim to have to make it happen would not suffice
even if God were to allow history to run that long before
the Lord's return. Jesus asked, "When the Son of Man
returns, will He find faith [lit. `the faith'] on the
earth?" (Luke 18:8) He did not seem to assume He would
return to a Christianized society.
(82) Who's
Who
In The New Apostolic by Discernment Research
Group, Herescope, 12/30/05 In 1999 C. Peter Wagner, chief architect of and salesman
for the New Apostolic Reformation, lists two significant
members of this group. From Wagner's 1999 book Churchquake:
how the new apostolic reformation is shaking up the church
as we know it (Regal) comes these two statements: "Bill
Hybels, new apostolic pastor of Willow Creek Community
Church, Barrington, Illinois, and a longtime friend of
Robert Schuller, agrees that pastors have the responsibility
of determining the purpose of each corporate gathering." (p.
179) "New apostolic churches, like Rick Warren's, turn this
[leadership and ministry] around 180 degrees, as he explains
in his best-seller, The Purpose Driven Church (Zondervan)."
(p. 213)
(83) Is
Theophostic
Prayer Ministry Dangerous? by Jan Fletcher,
Lying Spirits.com, 01/01/06 What are the dangers of Theophostic
Prayer Ministry? (See how TPM plays out in the real
world.)
(84) How
Small
Groups Are "Transformed" by Herescope, 1/26/06
The process of group dynamics is
important to understand in the context of this current
series of Herescope posts, which has focused on the
evangelical post-modern paradigm shift envisioned and
orchestrated by Leadership Network.
(85) Dominionism
and
its Human Empire by Johan Malan, University of
Limpopo, South Africa (February 2006) Millions of Christians all over the
world are confronted with the growing tide of dominionism.
This is a form of Christian humanism in which believers
see themselves as commissioned and empowered by God to
manifest His kingdom on earth to the good of all.
Dominionism is based upon kingdom theology since it claims
to physically reveal the kingdom of God with all its
benefits to humanity. Its institution is described as
reconstructionism or a transformation movement because of
the far-reaching changes that society must undergo to
ensure a better life for all. This situation is described
by some as "heaven on earth" and presupposes the
incapacitating of Satan's opposing kingdom of darkness.
(86) Dominionism
Exposed compiled by Sandy Simpson, 2/2/06
Kingdom-Dominion, or 'Restoration' theology has risen to
popular acceptance in the last thirty years or so, gaining
confidence and strength with time and developing its
doctrine as it progressed.
(87) New
Doctrines
Of The Land by Herescope, Discernment Research
Group, 2/16/2006 New heretical doctrines have come into the evangelical
church during the past half century. These doctrines did not
exist in the previous 1950 years of the church. That is
because they are not found in the Bible. Sometimes the
heresies are newly defined old terminologies, a new
"understanding" of an old doctrine. But most often these
heresies are easily recognizable as such because a phrase or
word is used that cannot be located anywhere in the Bible.
(89) Dominionism
and
Kingdom Now Teachings by Discernment Research
Group, Herescope, 2/23/2006 This newsletter provides a broad
overview of the history of the dominionism doctrines
arising since the late 1940s, including some rare
documentary material by pastors and organizations who
opposed the various dominionism movements.
(90) Using
CHANGE
to facilitate TRANSFORMATION by Discernment
Research Group, Herescope, 2/23/2006 The Discernment Research Group has
received numerous requests to discuss in more detail the
PROCESS of transformation. The following series of posts
will attempt to answer this pressing need. CHANGE is a
necessary component to create church "transformation."
Change is a foundational assumption -- something that
everyone must agree is necessary -- before the process of
transformation can begin. Change is often predicated upon
a "crisis" that is created in order to propel
transformation.
(91) The
Newest
Heresy of the NAR: Orality by Discernment
Research Group, Herescope, 3/8/2006 The latest fad is potentially the
most grievous heresy to arise in the recent history of the
Church. It is a repudiation of literacy -- the written
Word. It is now widely being taught to missionaries,
particularly through mission groups closely associated
with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).
(92) Worldview
&
Vision by Discernment Research Group, Herescope,
3/21/2006 Herescope has been looking into the
topic of Worldview. We have previously noted Chuck
Colson's recent partnership with Rick Warren to package
and market their particular "brand" of Worldview education
to the rest of the world. This new partnership is
illustrative the convergence of the three main branches of
evangelicaldom around the doctrines and practices of
dominionism. Read Part
1
- Worldview & Vision & Part
2
- A Volatile Combination
(93) Transforming
Society by Discernment Research Group,
Herescope, 4/6/2006 Even during Jesus' ministry the
question of the role of the Kingdom in society was a hot
issue. Both Jesus' disciples and the Jews wanted Him to
transform their society to one that was just, liberated
from Roman oppression and free of poverty. Satan tried to
convince Him to build His kingdom on feeding the hungry
(Matthew 4:3); Judas argued that the precious ointment
could have been used to feed the poor and the other
disciples could not wait for Him to set up His Kingdom and
chase the Romans into the sea.
(94) Transforming
Churches by Discernment Research Group,
Herescope, 4/7/2006 Part of the whole transformation
process that is going on today has to do with the
transformation of churches. Already in the '70s the
environment was being created to prepare churches and
leaders for radical change. One of the war cries of the
early charismatic movement was "new wine in new
wineskins," meaning that the church has to be changed or
transformed in order to accept the "new wine." New wine
was interpreted to mean "the new thing that God is doing."
This is of course not what Jesus meant at all when He said
those words as recorded in Matthew 9:17.
(95) Transformations
II,
Political Christianity and False African Revivals
by Kato Mivule, January 9, 2006 Reports have been circulating
Christendom especially in the West about a "Revival" that
is going on in Uganda and Africa by the Sentinel Group and
their "Transformations II' DVD/Video Series. A careful
examination of what Sentinel Group calls "Revival " and
"Transformation' is nothing short of an advancement of
"Western Global Civilization, Democracy, and
Christianity'. A "Transformation' is going on for
real in Africa and yes, I will not dispute the fact as
reported by George Otis, Peter Wagner and the
"Transformations II' Video/DVD Series. However, one has to
carefully look at the "Transformations" going on in Africa
and ask a simple question, who is "transforming'
Christianity in Africa today? Is this the working of
Christ Jesus or a joint effort of Man and Satan? The
fruits tell as we see the Church in Africa being conformed
to this world and not transformed to the Image of Christ
Jesus
(97) "Fiery
agents
of transformation" by Discernment Research
Group, 6/05/2006 But "marketplace evangelism" is a
planned global expansion of corporate profit-making
interests, working hand-in-hand with church (mission)
leaders and fragile (and vulnerable) national
sovereignties. Because of our form of government in
America, there are many safeguards ensuring that that
people are not tyrannized by the excesses this
collaborative structure. This collaboration is also known
as the 3-legged stool, and it is being viewed as a useful
tool to implement this virulent new dominionism. The
potential for abuses to freedom, liberty, and to true
Gospel evangelism are unlimited.
(98) Announcing
--
Philanthropic Apostles! by Discernment Research
Group, Tuesday, June 13, 2006 C. Peter Wagner, leader of the New
Apostolic Reformation and Rick Warren's advisor, has done
it again. He's concocted another new kind of apostle --
the philanthropic apostle. This new creature is obviously
not a Scriptural term. But this role is an essential
feature of the new kingdom dominionism/transformation
agenda.
(99) The
Theophostic
Apple: Think Before You Bite by Jan Fletcher,
Lying Spirits, 6/06 Can you eat an apple core without
chewing through the outer part of the apple first? Though
common sense would say no, nonetheless, that's the
conclusion of Elliot Miller in his two-part evaluation on
Theophostic Prayer Ministry, published in the Christian
Research Journal, Vol. 29, numbers 2 and 3.
(100) The
Manipulations
of Dominionism by Sarah Leslie, Discernment
Newsletter, July/August 2006 Dominionism is a form of futurism.
Futurism is the belief that man can create his own future.
This belief requires that man manipulate things in the
present.
(101) Foundation
Imperialism by Discernment Research Group -
Herescope, Discernment Newsletter, July/August 2006 It seems like an extraordinary
coincidence. C. Peter Wagner launched his new
"philanthropic apostles" at the same time that Bill Gates,
the world's richest billionaire, retired from running the
Microsoft Corporation to spend his time doing philanthropy
at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
(102) The
Manipulations
of Dominionism by Sarah Leslie, Discernment
Newsletter, Volume 17, Number 4, July/August 2006 Dominionism is a form of futurism.
Futurism is the belief that man can create his own future.
This belief requires that man manipulate things in the
present.
(104) ...
and
all liars ... by Sandy Simpson, 11/05/06
There is a lesson for all true believers in recent
events. Have nothing to do with deeds of darkness
perpetrated by false brothers. Reject heresy.
Mark and avoid false teachers.
(105) Networking
The
Church by Herescope, 2/21/07 Transforming the church -- and the world mission movement
-- into a gigantic networked system of spiraling linked
groups will conform the global church to the global
governance model discussed in the previous series of posts.
This is indeed a paradigm shift! Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7 & Part
8.
(106) The
Dominion Mandate and the Christian Reconstruction Movement
by Bob DeWaay, 2/07 A recent theological movement known as Christian
Reconstruction has made a significant impact on American
Christianity in the past several decades. It is based on a
Reformed, Calvinistic view of theology with some
significant, unique twists. The most prominent one is the
conviction that the Scripture gives the church a mandate to
take dominion over this world socially and culturally before
the bodily return of Jesus Christ.1 This teaching is known
as the "dominion mandate."
(107) Networking
Mission by Herescope, 3/29/07 A discussion of the networking of the church would not be
complete unless it also examines the networking of global
mission groups.
(108) Early
Networks by Herescope, 4/5/07 Fuller Theological Seminary was a network hub for these
young leaders who went on to become influential in
evangelicalism and the world mission movement. Fuller
modeled itself after secular institutions of higher learning
by purposefully concentrating on training a generation of
academic leaders who could then practice intellectual
infiltration, diffusing the new doctrines of
neoevangelicalism throughout other evangelical colleges and
seminaries, publishing houses and mission agencies.
(109) The
New
Spiritual Warfare Strategies by T.A. McMahon, The
Berean Call, 1997 Sadly, many who are a part of the spiritual warfare
movement will see our concerns as ignorance based on the
presumption that we have not "been there, done that." The
more charitable participants in SLSW perceive us as either
"just not called to the spiritual front lines" or "pitifully
blind to the dynamic things the Holy Spirit is doing in our
day." On the contrary, rather than quenching or grieving the
Holy Spirit, we are simply trying to point to that which the
Spirit of Truth has already made clear in the Scriptures for
truly effective spiritual warfare. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(110) Joel's
Army
- The New Breed by Jewel Grewe, Discernment
Ministries Newsletter, May-June 2007 In researching the subject further there seems to be
overwhelming writings that do indicate that a Children's
Crusade did occur and in Cloyes, France there is a
stain-glassed window that portrays the same.
However, the important point is that children are not to be
manipulated and taught what is beyond what a child is to
learn. They must be taught the very basics, line up line
"precept upon precept." and allowed to be a child. They are
not prepared to be "trained" in the spirit realm.
(111) Transformation
Africa
2007: The Deception Continues by Prof Johan Malan,
Middelburg, South Africa (May 2007) Graham Power's idea that more power will be generated by
prayers offered from the top of high mountains has been
derived from the strategic spiritual warfare approach
followed by George Otis, Peter Wagner, Cindy Jacobs, Ted
Haggard and others. This type of prayer is aimed at pulling
down demonic strongholds in heavenly places, but has no
biblical foundation. We must revert to the basics of the
gospel message, in which the major perspective is the
counselling of sinners, preferably as individuals or in
small groups. The transformation of entire societies will
only occur after Christ has come to reward His saints and
judge His enemies.
(112) Kingdom-Now
"Prophets"
Unite on 07/07/07 by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
5/14/07 This week the Elijah List, an umbrella group of today's
prominent false prophets, sent out a notice of a coming
event this summer:
(113) Dominionism
And
The Rise Of Christian Imperialism by Sarah Leslie,
5/07 Conspiracy theorizing about the Christian Right's
supposedly "secret" agenda involves highlighting the
hate-mongering and bizarre ideas of a handful of Christian
Right players while neglecting the broad popularity of
dominion theology.
(114) The
New
Prophets And Apostles and Superstition by Sandy
Simpson, 5/22/07 False prophets have always been known and identified as
using divination and augury to try to set dates for certain
events. The dates they set, though they hold festivals
to celebrate them, never produce the results they
predict. Their superstitious behavior and their
adherence to these mythologies are one way to identify them
as false prophets.
(115) "River
Flush
USA" Event To Precede 7/7/7 "The Call--Nashville"
reported by Sandy Simpson, 6/5/07 The Wagners, Chuck Pierce, Jim & Faith Chosa, et al
have "prepared the way" so to speak by conducting an
occultic event called, "River Flush, USA" where they used
Native American and New Age shamanistic techniques to
conduct deliverance of the midwestern and southern
continental US's river systems, which they claim are being
used as a "vast network and communications base for the
'prince of the power of the air' and for the second heaven
principalities to legally link into the earth."
(116) All
That
Glitters is not God's Glory by Jackie Alnor,
Apostasy Alert, 6/10/07 The latest charismatic craze heralding the long-awaited
"Latter Rain" has fallen in Idaho �" and I really mean
fallen. How can the "holy laughter'-shaking-drunkenness
craze be outdone? How about with the
gemstone-"weight-loss'-"hair growth' revival? We're talking
major signs and wonders here! That's right - gemstones are
falling from the sky in Coeur d'Alene. We can call this the
"Chicken-Little Latter Rain Revival." It's raining cheap
jewelry.
(117) The
"7-M
Mandate" by Herescope, 6/15/07 "Our theological bedrock is what has been known as Dominion
Theology. This means that our divine mandate is to do
whatever is necessary, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to
retake the dominion of God's creation which Adam forfeited
to Satan in the Garden of Eden. It is nothing less than
seeing God's kingdom coming and His will being done here on
earth as it is in heaven."--C. Peter Wagner, letter, May 31,
2007, red added.
(118) Seven
Apostolic
Spheres by Herescope, 6/25/07 "We all agree that the society to be transformed is not
just one big conglomerate, but a unified whole that is made
up of several vital pieces, each one of which must take its
own path toward transformation. These segments of society
should be seen as apostolic spheres."--C. Peter Wagner, The
Church in the Workplace, (Regal, 2006), p. 112 [emphasis
added]. The quote above comes from a chapter in C. Peter
Wagner's book The Church in the Workplace, which is an
account of the marketplace transformation movement. This
book is an attempt to justify a new role for the church
co-mingling with the corporate business world, based on the
newly concocted doctrines of C. Peter Wagner, George Otis,
Ed Silvoso, Dennis Peacocke, and a host of other Latter Rain
and Reconstructionist leaders.
(119) Dominionism:
The
New Christian Fascism? - Is it ultimately that
different from Islamic Fascism? by Sandy
Simpson, 6/29/07 One of the lies those who follow heretics are believing
today is the lie of Dominionism. This false theology
gets believers to focus their attention on what God has NOT
ordained. Then they are swept away in the pantheistic
mysticism that has taken up residence in many churches,
relying on their feelings to guide them. At that point
they are already following the enemy and don't even know
it. If they would search the Scriptures daily they
would know they are a tool of the enemy. But rather
than repent they continue down the path of heresy, carrying
out the ridiculous edicts of false apostles, the false
prophecies of self-proclaimed "prophets", and passing along
the fables false teachers make up daily to tickle the ears
of their followers until their consciences are branded with
a hot iron and they can no longer discern truth from
error. At that point they have given in to
delusion. When God allowed Pharaoh many chances to
repent and he hardened his heart, God finally hardened it
for him. God will do the same when He ultimately sends
a great delusion on those who no longer have a love of the
truth. These deluded ones will end up being the same
Fascists as their counterparts in Islam.
(120) Updated! Pre
Millennial
And Post Millennial Doctrines Do Not Mixby Sandy
Simpson, 7/13/07 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.
(121) Updated! The
Doctrines
of Dominionism by Herescope, 7/9/07 - also read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7,Part
8,Part
9 & Part
10. One does not have to wade very far into the waters of
Dominionism before encountering an old Hermetic heresy that
heaven and earth can become united, as illustrated by the
quotation above. This doctrine is now rampantly taught
throughout the New Age Movement and the New Apostolic
Reformation, as well as mission organizations and political
left and right Dominionist movements.
(122) Proponents
Of
A New Paradigm by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
8/07 "In 1984 Bob Jones of the Kansas City false prophets,
according to Wes Campbell11 was told by 'god,' 'The Church
is going to go into a time of deprivation.' After that time
'god' was going to 'throw a massive party.' This was to be
followed by a bloody civil war in the Church.. . Counterfeit
revivalists . . . have built on this false prophecy to
project ideas about the civil war which is about to engulf
the end time Church. They speak of the 'blue coats' from the
North fighting the 'gray coats' from the South... the blue
coats stand for the revelatory - the revelation, and the
gray for gray matter - man's wisdom. Rick Joyner12 is
convinced that the grays, whom he characterizes as
'spiritually ruthless and cruel,' must be 'confronted and
exposed and either converted or removed from their place of
influence in the church. After the grays, who he says
constitute ' nearly half of the believers in the world
today', are defeated, there will be 'an entirely new
definition of Christianity'. As Joyner declared, 'Believers
and unbelievers alike will think that it is the end of
Christianity as we know it, and it will be. Through this,
the very definition of Christianity will be changed, for the
better.' "Fact is, if you alter 'Christianity' so that it's
no longer recognizable, then it's no longer Christianity!"
(124) Doctrines
Of
Devils by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
8/19/07 Anyone who has read my Reflections much in the past two
years knows that I continually expose doctrines of devils
being brought into the church under the guise of the latest
wave of the spirit. Solomon said "there is nothing new under
the sun," and that is very clear by looking at how the devil
has packaged his doctrines over the years to appear as
something new when nothing is new but the Emperor's new
clothes in which he dresses them. It's sort of funny when we
hear about the newest and most exclusive religious group or
movement showing up advertising their latest discoveries as
the most provocative of all time.
(125) Building
on
the Transformations Foundation by Herescope,
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Rutz's theology is built on the foundation of the new
doctrines and practices of what is now called The New
Apostolic Reformation. In particular, his book gives great
credence to George Otis of The Sentinel Group and his
Transformations and Transformations II video series.
(126) The
End
Of Orthodoxy by Herescope, 9/24/07 The New Apostolic Reformation is all about changing
orthodoxy. But the leaders don't necessarily challenge
orthodoxy head-on. Rather they are going about it in a
different way. Sometimes they do an "end-run" around
orthodoxy. Other times, rather than dismissing the
fundamentals of the faith entirely, they propose adopting a
more "generous orthodoxy" based on postmodern assumptions
about the nature of man on earth. The resultant
"re-thinking" has had the effect of adding new tenets,
methods, practices and beliefs to the faith. Adding to the
faith with "new truths" creates a synthesis.
(127) Shamanism
in
the Church - Occult "Eagle Spirituality" Manifests in
Popular "Prophetic" Ministries by Mark Dinsmore,
The Berean Call, 10/20/07 So why do the neo-prophets and apostles of today use the
eagle as a symbol of choice? Many "prophetic" ministries
associate eagles with tremendous natural vision and
observable qualities of "rising above;" but like shamans and
seers-ancient and modern-they err in assigning to eagles
spiritual qualities.
(129) Spiritual
Pyromaniacs by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
11/12/07 You've heard the saying, "If you play with fire you're
going to get burnt." Today's "Christian" Gnostics seem to
have an obsession with the elements of earth, wind, water,
and fire. When we watch "Christian" television, be it Sky
Angel, TBN, or the God Channel, we hear the televangelists
and "prophetic" folks scream "Fire"! over people who react
with wild jerkings and flailing of limbs as they go down in
a heap on the floor. What is this "fire" being thrown around
on these platforms in such a showy fashion?
(130) Rethinking
Eschatology:
Dominionists on the Move by Discernment Research
Group, Herescope, 12/6/07 This past weekend, December 4, 2007, in Dallas, Texas,
there was an Acts 29 Conference. It was called Eschatology
and the Marketplace: Rethinking the Future and sponsored by
the marketplace transformation apostles. This conference is
an interesting precursor to another marketplace
transformation conference, which is immediately following
Robert Schuller's Rethink Conference (see previous blog
posts), and called Reclaiming the 7 Mountains the 2008
Church in the Workplace Conference. This Reclaiming the 7
Mountains Conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on
January 24-26. This "Rethinking the Future" eschatology
conference was hosted by the RiosBrook Foundation. Linda
Rios Brook, president of this foundation, is closely
associated with C. Peter Wagner and a member of his
International Coalition of Apostles. She heads Acts 29,
which is variously described as "a think tank seeking
answers to social and cultural issues through the
marketplace" and the "Apostolic Council for Transformation
in Society." The RiosBrook Foundation's purpose is
Dominionist:
(131) Prognosticators
in
the Land by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
12/30/07 Every year around this time we see news features that look
back at the year to size up the events that took place. In
the church world, 2007 seemed somewhat typical - no big
revivals, true or false, to report on. The biggest thing to
happen this year were the killings that took place in
Colorado at YWAM and at Ted Haggard's former church New Life
Church. We also had the 7-7-7 let-down of Lou Engle's "The
Call" that was hyped up to be the expectant "shift" in the
heavenlies - a big dud! Then two scandalous marriage
break-ups of Juanita Bynum and Paula White. Nothing
earth-shattering there! And 2007 was wrapped up in the
announcement of the televangelist investigation of Senator
Grassley that is ongoing. But the year's biggest dud is the
prophecy record of the "Christian" prognosticators. These
men and women in the apostolic/prophetic movement get
together at the beginning of every year and publish their
prognostications for the coming year. They already have
their latest predictions for 2008 on DVD for sale so they
can make a quick buck by selling you "hidden truth" all for
$69.00. So-called prophets Chuck Pierce, Dutch Sheets,
Stacey Campbell, Denny Cline, and Steve Shultz will tell us
what God is doing in 2008, as if God is tied into our
calendar!
(132) 2008:
The
year of the "Great Shift"? by Herescope,
12/31/07 Below is a selected list of New Year "prophecies," messages
and conferences from the New Apostolic Reformation leaders
in the evangelical world. You will notice the strong
Dominionism themes which call for the transformation of
culture and nations, bringing heaven to earth, perfecting
the Bride of Christ on earth, training Joel's Army, taking
over the neo-Kuyperian spheres of society, etc. These
messages have little or nothing to do with the Gospel of
repentance and the cross. The two-edged sword of the Word of
God operating in the hearts of men for salvation is being
replaced by these kingdom-building activities to transform
the earth. There is an inexplicable and formidable silence
on the part of evangelical leaders as these heresies sweep
over the church unchallenged and unchecked, usurping the
simplicity of the Gospel with the distorted doctrines in
evidence below.
(133) The
Roots
and Fruits of the New Apostolic Reformation
by Bob DeWaay, Critical Issues Commentary, Issue 103 -
November / December 2007
Church history has shown that whenever new claimants to the
office of apostle have arisen, so have false teachings. The
teachings of many such persons today, as we have seen, are
shocking in the extremity of their error. Yet C. Peter Wagner
claims that churches that he terms "apostolic" in this new
sense are part of the fastest growing segment of the church in
the world today.34 Perhaps he is right; but if he is, this is
proof of massive end time apostasy and not the revival he
claims it to be. The only binding authority in the church is
that of Scripture. God does not bind us to mixture, error, or
the musings of men. The false apostles and prophets of the
NOLR and NAR have no power over the true, blood-bought church
of God. Prophets that are less than inerrant have nothing to
sell but fear: "When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord,
if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the
thing which the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it
presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him" (Deuteronomy
18:22). The grandiose claims that span from Leade, to Warnock,
to Branham, to Paulk, and to Hamon have never come to pass,
and they never will. There will be no virgin born,
many-membered man-child, Elijah company, new breed of man, new
incarnation of the Christ on earth or any other such
blasphemy. The role these terms describe is that of
antichrist. The true Christ will return bodily and catch his
church up to meet Him in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
(134) What
is
Hope 2008? by First Plumbline Apologetics,
1/08
A page on the ecumenical/inferfaith Hope 2008.
(135) Sickles
Ready
to Reap Nations? by Herescope, 1/10/08 Every year the leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation
release their "prophecies" for the coming year. This year's
prophecies are even more bold about proclaiming that the
"church" will "judge" the nations.
(136) Seven
Spheres
of Influence by Herescope, 1/15/08 This blog has focused many posts on C. Peter Wagner's
agenda, as part of the New Apostolic Reformation, to
influence the 7 spheres or 7 mountains of culture, by
actually changing nations and governments, cultural and
social structures, in the name of "building the kingdom of
God on earth." In C. Peter Wagner's "prophecy" above, he
says that 2008 will have "The anointing for dominion" where
"[e]ach sector of society will begin to be touched by the
power of God in new fresh ways from government, education,
the medical fields, media, the arts and other areas."
(137) How
to
"Conquer the 7 Spheres" by Herescope,
1/19/08 This quotation originated from an interview done by
marketplace transformation "apostle" Os Hillman with Loren
Cunningham, founder of Youth With a Mission (YWAM), who
claims to have had a vision of 7 "spheres" of society
conjointly with Bill Bright of Campus Crusade. In a previous
post we challenged the credibility of this story, believing
it to be revisionist history. One area of marketing emphasis
is clearly youth. Another focus is the workplace.
(138) Does
Jesus' command in Mt. 25 mean we are to take care for the
world? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 1/23/08 Matthew 25:31-46 ... Many have this as their theme and a
requirement for a social gospel, they have changed the text
to a general principle that is applied to everyone. Jesus'
principle of We are to do unto others as we would have them
do unto us is to be our lifestyle but in this rebuke it is
more specific. Christians are to help in various ways but
this is not our specific mission to solve poverty or
disease. Of course, if people are starving they cannot
listen to a spiritual message about their soul too well. We
should be there for catastrophes such as earthquakes and
floods... What of the poverty in the church, are we to feed
the world and not the brethren? Isn't this what Jesus said
to do in Mt.25. Unfortunately Mt. 25 is often used for a
general humanitarian effort of the church.
(139) Creating
Heaven
on Earth by Herescope, 2/14/08 The false gospel of building the kingdom of God on earth
incorporates the age-old occult teaching that man's efforts
and activities will bring Heaven to Earth. This teaching has
been lurking off stage in the evangelical world for several
decades. It is now building steam as the hottest new
teaching to make the New Apostolic Reformation circuit. And
it has gone mainstream with N.T. Wright's new book Surprised
by Hope.
(141) The
"Dread
Champion Army" by Herescope, 2/22/08 The false prophecy above has been touted by New Apostolic
Reformation leader Bill Hamon for years. In keeping with
this timetable, the pitch and intensity of the military
rhetoric of this branch of the global Dominionist movement
has substantially increased since the beginning of 2008.
Hyper-esoteric language enshrouds the calls for warriors and
warfare with increasing fervor and zeal. One can only wonder
how long before this transforms into real warfare with
actual warriors.
(142) The
Dark
Side of Jealousy by Herescope, 3/13/08 The teaching about creating heaven on earth can be found in
both the New Age/New Spirituality and the New Apostolic
Reformation/Emergent movements. The teaching claims that
God's Kingdom will be built on earth, Armageddon will be
bypassed, and Paradise restored. The biblical phrase from
the Lord's Prayer, cited by Bill Hamon in his last sentence
quoted directly above, now carries the meaning "as above, so
below." This idea comes from Hermeticism; it is not a
Christian, nor a biblical teaching. It should not surprise
us that a doctrine imported into neoevangelicalism from the
occult world would begin to bear evil fruit. Wherever one
finds the utopian language of peace, love and harmony on
earth, it quickly secedes into warfare and Dominionism
language!
(143) Does
Gen.1 28 mean we are to take "dominion" over all creation
today? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 3/08 Dominion does not mean we as the church or government are
to rule over humans or nations. This wanting to rule over
other people (dominion) is from man's fallen nature. God
made man to serve just as Jesus gave us the example as a
perfect man- He came to serve.
(144) Let's
take dominion NOW! by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 3/08 Peter Wagner's admission of dominionism and how he arrives
at his justification for it.
(145) Elijah
List
False Teachings and False Prophecies Archive by
Holly Pivec, Spirit of Error, 4/11/08 But others in the apostolic-prophetic movement believe that
"apostles" and "prophets" are giving new doctrinal
revelation to the church (new teachings not found in the
Bible) and that all Christians must submit to the "apostles"
and "prophets" " in fact, the whole world must submit to
them. A well-known supporter of these teachings is C. Peter
Wagner ... He calls the apostolic-prophetic movement the
"New Apostolic Reformation." I may also start using this
term to clarify which part of the movement my blog is
critiquing " the part that shares Wagner's unorthodox views
of apostles and prophets.
(147) Tinker
with
Theology, Tinker with Man by Herescope,
4/29/08 When neoevangelical leaders began concocting new doctrines
and new understandings of old doctrines, they began
tinkering with theology.
(148) Was
Paul
A Pragmatist? by Herescope, 5/15/08 From the very beginning the Leadership Network forged a
brilliant dialectic process in order to facilitate the
postmodern church era. On the one hand they created the
mystical syncretistic Emergent movement. On the other hand
they wrought the pragmatic, Drucker-driven, utilitarian,
Megachurch model. These two creations would appear to be
opposite extremes. One pole could then work off the other.
The utilitarian megachurch could be accused of too much dry,
dead pragmatism -- spirit-stifling numbers-driven, business
results & methods-driven, impersonal franchises, etc. In
a planned reaction against this, the hip, young Emergent
would arise, claiming that the worse excesses of stale
programmed structure inhibits spiritual growth and vitality,
therefore we need something new. And the tenets and
practices of the New (Apostolic) Reformation would arise as
the perfect synthesis solution. Neither extreme is
theologically sound, nor is the proposed third-way
compromise of a new reformation. The New Apostolic
Reformation/Transformation (in its many guises) would serve
as a perfect vehicle in juxtaposition to the old
orthodoxies, fundamentalism, theology and doctrine.
(149) Are
we
seeing the Latter Rain that the book of Joel predicted?
by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 7/4/08 There are three facets to keep in mind to have a correct
interpretation of Acts 2:17 which refers to Joel 2,3. 1)
time 2) place 3) recipients. All three need to be accurate
to determine if in fact it this outpouring has taken place.
1.Time- this occurs in the tribulation period near the end,
so it is impossible for this to be happening now. 2.Place-
It begins in Israel specifically Mt. Zion (Jerusalem). 3.
Recipients- It is to the Jewish people primarily for them to
be saved. If this is not taking place with all three
elements then it has not happened as the Scripture records
and it is not fulfilled prophecy.
(150) Kicking
the
Kingdom into High Gear by Herescope, 7/15/08
There is a massive re-"alignment" going on in the so-called
"apostolic" realm these days, and most of attention is being
concentrated on the United States. The focus of this new
"alignment" is a virulent new form of patriotic Dominionism,
and it is being championed by the charismatic leaders. C.
Peter Wagner's July 11, 2008 Global Harvest Ministries
newsletter was titled "Alignment! Looking toward the Future.
" In it he announced that "our desire is that Chuck Pierce,
our son in ministry, become the heir to GHM" (Global Harvest
Ministries).
(151) CBN
(Christian
Broadcasting Network) Presents Soaking Prayer Seminar -
Serious Problems with This Practice by Lighthouse
Trails, 7/15/08 When CBN presents their Spiritual Gifts Seminar this coming
Tuesday with Marguerite Evans, we pray that participants
will have their eyes opened and see that soaking prayer is
not biblical prayer but could put them into contact with
realms that would endanger their spiritual wellbeing.
(152) God's
Dream?
A KINGDOM BUILDING DREAM by Herscope,
7/17/08 This Washington, D.C. Mall event described above is
connected with the rise of patriotic Dominionism, described
in the previous post. The organizers of this event have been
working for several decades to create a youth movement that
could fulfill their expectations for a "New Breed" and could
function as a "Joel's Army." To recruit young people for
their "bootcamps" and prayer "furnaces", these men have
invoked patriotic fervor over the abortion issue especially,
and morality generally.
(153) A
New Obsession With Angels by Jackie Alnor,
Apostasy Alert, 7/20/08 There are spirits in the material world and they're not all
good ones. In fact, there's a recent obsession with angels
in certain church circles, such as the emergent church and
the apostolic/prophetic movement.
(154) God's
Dream?
A KINGDOM BUILDING DREAM by Herescope,
7/17/08 This Washington, D.C. Mall event described above (The Call)
is connected with the rise of patriotic Dominionism,
described in the previous post. The organizers of this event
have been working for several decades to create a youth
movement that could fulfill their expectations for a "New
Breed" and could function as a "Joel's Army." To recruit
young people for their "bootcamps" and prayer "furnaces",
these men have invoked patriotic fervor over the abortion
issue especially, and morality generally.
(155) God's
Dream
= PEACE, A Global Kingdom Dream by Herescope,
8/6/08 What does the term "God's Dream" mean? After our last post,
which we left posted for several weeks due to its serious
subject matter, we began an Internet search to see what we
could locate to answer this question. We were helped in our
quest by Warren Smith, whose impeccable research into the
New Age movement helped us to piece together some key
elements.
(156) Utter
Bedlam
- Robert Heidler And Chuck Pierce Sing With the Sun and
Planets, Open Portals to God and Angels by Wyatt
Roberts, 8/5/08 As a followup to my post about JoAnn McFatter, who teaches
a class on "Worship Sound and Movement" at Heidler and
Pierce's Issachar School, this is an audio recording of
Heidler leading a service in which he, Pierce, and others
join in the "Sound of the Heavens" along with the Sun, and
other stars and planets. Without a doubt, this is the
freakiest thing I have ever heard. If I had to sum it up in
one word, it would be: bedlam
(158) New
Breed:
Gasping in Church(?) by LocalPastor, on Christian
Research Service, YouTube Video, Sunday, August 24, 2008
Features Matt Sorger, violent angels, Patricia King, "water
walkers," John Crowder and "tokin' the Ghost" and saying
"Jehovah-uana" (which is short for Jehovah-marijuana). Only
God knows how many people have been conditioned and deceived
by these false teachers.
(159) The
Judgment
was Set, and the Books were Opened by Philip L.
Powell, Christian Witness Ministries (CWM), 9/1/08 There comes a time when God intervenes in the affairs of
men. Divine judgment inevitably begins among God's people.
(161) The
New Breed Doctrine by Mike Oppenheimer,
9/15/08 Identifying the false prophets promises.
(162) Bonnie
Jones
and Her B-Movie 'Dream' by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, September 19, 2008 If there was ever a time for Christians to read, study, and
trust in God word, it is now; for never before in the
history of mankind has there been the present plague of
false teachers spewing a rash of heresies, false prophecies,
false dreams and visions, and false visitations from angels
and "Jesus."
(163) Kim
Clement
Prophesies That Barack Obama Will Win. Elijah's List
Prophesies That Sarah Palin's Win. Who Is Right?
by Jesus Christology, 9/21/08 So Pentecostal Word of Faith charismatics, since these are
BOTH anointed true prophets of God bringing fresh wine and
new oil - or is it fresh oil and new wine - how can they
both be right? Well, for one, it is obvious that NONE OF
THESE PEOPLE GIVE TWO CENTS ABOUT JOHN MCCAIN OR JOE BIDEN!
So maybe Barack Obama will win, ask Joe Biden to step down,
and make Sarah Palin his vice president? Or maybe it is that
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE LIARS, FRAUDS, AND FALSE PROPHETS
THAT ARE GOING TO DO FLOATING BELLYFLOPS INTO THE LAKE OF
FIRE?!?!
(164) Melissa
Fisher:
Mortuary Outreach by Chrystal, Slaughter of the
Sheep Blog, Saturday, October 04, 2008 Excerpt (includes video): "Melissa Fisher, with Patricia
King's Extreme Prophetic, talks about her evangelism team's
mortuary outreach, where they go into the mortuaries in an
attempt to raise the dead. Needless to say, it has never
worked."
(165) Is
the Kingdom of God on earth now or do we still have to
wait for it? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 10/1/08 We are watching a growing trend of rejecting the idea that
Christ is coming back literally, physically (pre-millennial
view) to rule over the nations and establish his
governmental rule. They have replaced it with the concept of
the church is to take over the world and establish the
kingdom of God.
(166) Letter
to
Pastor David Jones - Request for 'Angel Feather'
by Bud Press, Christian Research Service, 11/19/08 Christian Research Service believes that in light of 1
Thessalonians 5:21-22 and 1 John 4:1, when professing
Christians make a claim, they should be ready, willing, and
able to validate their claims and provide proof. If their
claims are true, they have nothing to fear from public
scrutiny. The following letter was e-mailed to Pastor David
Jones of the House of Praise Church in Katy, Texas, and was
followed up with the same letter on November 15, 2008. Both
letters were e-mailed to three different accounts. With the
exception of automatic replies (see example below), as of
this writing there has been no reply from Pastor Jones.
(168) ANGEL
FEATHERS:
Analyzed, Examined, and Found Wanting by Bud
Press, Christian Research Service, January 19, 2009 It must be emphasized that a claim without solid evidence
is like a bird without feathers--it won't fly. The burden of
proof rests with the one making the claim. Chad Leatherby
claims to possess numerous "angel feathers." He provided CRS
with what he believes to be "angel feathers," and was
informed upfront that the feathers would be analyzed and
examined by qualified experts. However, the feathers
Leatherby provided were BIRD FEATHERS!
(170) Questions
on
'Angel Feathers' by Bud Press, Christian Research
Service, 1/09 The following questionnaire was made possible in part by
Christians within the field of apologetics, cult-evangelism,
and research. Their advice and observations proved to be a
valuable contribution, and is deeply appreciated. If you are
involved in the signs and wonders movement and believe you
have experienced "supernatural manifestations" in the form
of "angel feathers," please read the article, Feathers
from
Heaven? Afterwards, read the following questions
carefully, and rely on God's written word as your ultimate
and final authority.
(173) The
NAR's
Fairy Godmother? Jane Leade & The Philadelphian
Society by End Times Prophetic, 2/9/09 "[The New Apostolic Reformation] belief that "God is
restoring the office of Apostles and Prophets." can be
traced to the "1679 Prophecy" by the occult Christian
Kabbalist sect called the Philadelphian Society. The
Philadelphians believed in the Kabbalah doctrine of "Gilgul"
or the Transmigration of souls. They believed that the souls
of ancient Israel would reincarnate into their genetic
descendants, which include to souls of the *original*
apostles and prophets. Mike Bickle, Bob Weiner, John Wimber,
Bill Hamon, Rick Joyner, C. Peter Wagner and all the many
Latter Rain "Apostles and Prophets" get their "Apostolic
Authority" through doctrines of reincarnation and it is
because of this that *ALL* of the Latter Rain "Apostles and
Prophets" can be rightly labeled "occult" in both senses of
the word i.e. 1) hidden and 2) inherently evil.
(174) John
Ortberg Expose by James Sundquist, Rock Salt
Publishing, 3/20/09 I am writing this article as a letter in response to a SOS
email I received from a sister whose church has been
contaminated with Richard Foster and John Ortberg teachings,
who will presenting it to her board of deacons and directors
of her church. Even before I wrote two books exposing
Rick Warren, I wrote an article exposing Willowcreek Church
where John Ortberg was once a teaching pastor.
(see:
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/willowcreek.htmlThere
are so many problems with Ortberg, it is hard to know where
to begin. But the fact that he was a major pastor at
Willowcreek (Hybels) should alone disqualify him. He
promoted equality of women as pastors there.
(177) Signs
That Make One Wonder by Orrel Stienkamp, The
Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 4, July/August 2009 Signs and wonders have always been claimed in the church_
In the middle ages signs and wonders were usually related to
apparitions of the Virgin Mary. It wasn't until the latter
part of the 19tb century that the sign phenomena began to be
noted again Alexander Dowse and Mary Woodworth-Etter, (the
"trance evangelist"), being examples. The Pentecostal move
at tile turn of the 20th century emphasized healing and the
spiritual gifts. But in more recent times John Wimber and
his Vineyard movement chose signs and wonders as the focal
point of their movement. Wimber's ministry and movement
attained notoriety in a church growth class he team taught
at Fuller Seminary on signs and wonders with C. Peter
Wagner. Wimber's signs and wonders were, however, limited to
healing, slain in the Spirit, halo's designating those to be
healed and warm sensations etc. Wimber proceeded to found
the Vineyard movement. It was Vineyard pastor John Amott
that sparked the Toronto Blessing. Wimber surprisingly
became uncomfortable with the excesses at Toronto and also
with certain aspects of the Kansas City Prophets. He assumed
leadership the Kansas City Prophetic and it became the Metro
Vineyard of Kansas City. About this time Bob Jones, a
prophet and seer at Kansas City, was sidelined because he
used his so called prophetic seer ministry to influence
ladies to disrobe before the Lord etc. Jones was given a
behind the scenes ministry but never was achrally
disciplined. Jones was res~ by Todd Bentley. It is
interesting that a number of Vineyard paslors have been the
ones to go beyond Toronto and are now into The Extreme
Prophetic movement with yet more bizarre and strange
supernatural phenomena. More Later.
(178) "The
Apostles/Prophets Have Fallen and Can't Get Up" by
Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 5,
September/October 2009 This proves again to be the same ole same ole of false
prophets in church history. Wesley and Whitfield had
to contend with the French Prophets and the early church had
to contend with Montanus and his female prophets in the
second century. And so it will be till the Son of Man
returns.
(174) A
letter from a participant of a G-12 meeting cited
by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 9/25/09 I recently left a G12 church in Riverside, Ca. I was
concerned about all the rules and how they only talked about
the "Power of the blood of Jesus". They divided his blood
into seven different ways to be applied to what we needed or
wanted.
(175) Kingdom
Violence by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
11/7/09 The parallels of this story with the condition of the
visible church in America are easy to see. Jesus lamented in
Matthew 11:12: "And from the days of John the Baptist until
now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the
violent take it by force." Most commentaries interpret this
verse as some sort of metaphor for zealous faith. I could
never read that into the passage. Zealous faith would not
cause the kingdom of heaven to suffer, which is obviously
something not good. A Baptist Bible teacher named David
Reagan (not the prophecy teacher of that name) really hit
the nail on the head with his exegesis:
(176) Binding
and
Loosing - False Spiritual Warfare Teachings by Bob
DeWaay, 11/09 "I bind you, Satan!" is uttered in thousands of prayers
every day in America. "Spiritual warfare" books that teach
Christian how to "bind Satan" are hot sellers. Not only is
Satan himself subject to continual verbal "binding," but a
whole host of demons and "principalities and authorities" of
the heavenly realm are also thus assaulted. Christians who
practice this form of spiritual warfare hope to forestall
calamities and sickness, convert loved ones, and turn
cities, states and even the nation to righteousness. If
binding Satan will do all this, we should put this new
spiritual technology into practice. However, if this
practice is not Biblical, it may be more harmful than
helpful. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(177) United
in prayer - United in error by Mike Oppenheimer,
11/29/09 The United in Prayer movement's false claims of change in
Hawaii documented.
Updated! (178) Preparations
for
Sufferings by Herescope, 12/9/09 The Discernment Research Group has been publishing warnings
about heresies and the activities of leaders promoting
heresies since 2005. Recently we have been repeatedly asked
by many believers to delve into the issue of "how do I
prepare for the coming persecution?" While the world faith
leaders lead their flocks into an ecumenical global church
of massive proportions, there is a tiny remnant within each
historical tradition or evangelical group that maintains
adherence to the Bible. Increasingly we are getting reports
about these believers being censored, ostracized, mocked,
ridiculed, slandered, shut down and shut out, threatened,
and more. Every possible tactic of persecution, short of
suffering in the flesh, is now rapidly coming upon those in
America who truly stand on the Word of God. Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7, Part
8, Part
9, Part
10, Part
11, Part
12, Part
13 &
Part 14
(179)"Oh!
That Will Be Glory For Me" by Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 15, No. 1, January/February
2010 The famous hymn line quoted above asserts the biblical
teaching affirmed for centuries that glory awaits us when we
are present with the Lord at *'His glorious return" to
earth. Repeatedly future glory is depicted in thc New
Testarnent as a future hope and not a prescm fcalily.
Ncvcrth�lc~, in Apostolic/Prophetic and Dominion circles, we
are challenged to pursue and experience the "glory" in the
here and now. Not only are we encouraged to experience the
"glory", but unbelievable claims of glory experiences are
reported. Just a few examples will make the point. Bobby
Conners tosses glory around like someone throwing candy al a
parade. "Do you want some?" Here's a sample of glory.." He
loc-zdizes the glory in his hand like a ball and then tossed
it to the crowd. Those who jump the highest and catch this
glory explode with shaking and appear to be hit by some
external terrestrial mystical force.
(180) Apostolic
Pirate
Brandon Barthrop Teaches Jesus Was Born Again by
Ken Silva, 1/10/10 The man in the video is Brandon Barthrop and he has a
"ministry" website called Red Letter Ministries that
promotes getting high and whacked in the "Holy Spirit'.
Brandon has also made the rounds with John Crowder and
Benjamin Dunn promoting the Tokin' heresy in churches.
(181) Bethel's
'signs
and wonders' include angel feathers, gold dust and
diamonds by Amanda Winters, Redding.com, January
19, 2010 Bud Press said there is nothing in the Bible to back up the
claims of angel feathers but there are a host of other
explanations. "Birds shed feathers all the time, even in
flight," he said. "It's nothing to see a feather floating
down from a building or something like that. But if you're
caught up in the deception and went to church last night and
they talked about feathers falling from heaven ...
immediately you're going to think it's a feather from
heaven." Press said he believes the signs and wonders
movement is spiritually dangerous and cited Bible passages
that warn against it.
(184) The
ravers
who get high on God by David Lowe, The Sun,
1/21/10 WILD-EYED and out of control, the clubbers flail wildly to
a booming beat. With sweaty clothes clinging to their backs,
some people even pass out. While this could easily be
mistaken for a dodgy booze and drug-fuelled party, there is
something very different about Sloshfest. The revellers are
party loving Christians who don't drink or take drugs - but
say their euphoria is down to the power of God and their
seeming drunkenness due to "God-ka" and the "yum rum of
Heaven".
(186) Many
Believers
in SA are Jumping on the Bandwagon of Dominionism
by Prof. Johan Malan, Mossel Bay, RSA (Feb. 2010) Christians are increasingly mobilised towards efforts of
controlling and reforming the world by reminding them of
their long-forgotten dominion mandate. This is particularly
the case in the US and South Africa from where the global
Transformations Movement is orchestrated. Disciples of
Christ have allegedly, like believers in the Old Testament,
neglected their biblical mandate to rule over the world and
are now held directly responsible for the serious moral and
spiritual crisis in which the world finds itself.
(187) Comments
to
John Burton, No Reply by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, February 25, 2010 He bills himself as a "zealous revivalist" and a prophetic
messenger to the church. He is an author, conference
speaker, and a familiar face on YouTube. But despite his
seemingly busy schedule, John Burton is an ambitious but
minor league player within the "prophetic movement"--minor
because his efforts in the spiritual are eclipsed by
starry-eyed icons such as Todd Bentley, Rick Joyner, Bob
Jones, and Bill Johnson, to name a few.
(188) MAYDAY!!
MAYDAY!!
We Have A Problem! A Comment on May Day 2010 - A Cry to
God for a Nation in Distress by Steve Lumbley,
Apostasy Watch, 3/9/10 Do not be deceived folks. This dominionist/kingdom now
theology is nothing more than Church Jihad. The bible does
not teach that we will bring righteousness to the world. It
is Christ alone in his physical return to this earth who
will establish a righteous world government. It is Christ
alone who will rule the nations with a rod of iron, not man.
There is no great end time revival but rather a great end
time falling away from the truth of scripture and this
deadly doctrine plays right into that great apostasy.
Nothing good can come of this. Do not join yourself with
apostates, unbelievers, and Chino's (Christian in name
only). America is not Gods chosen nation. It is true that
God has used America as a vessel of honor but it is also
true that we have been used as a vessel of dishonor. The
Lord has decreed that in the latter days all nations shall
come against His covenant people and that includes the good
old USA.
(189) The
"Great
Wealth Transfer' " 100 Percent Returns! by Spirit
Of Error, 2/16/10 How can you get rich and build God's kingdom at the same
time? By following the modern "apostles" and "prophets" " at
least that's what they claim. They say a "great transfer of
wealth" is about to occur " from the wicked to the
righteous. If you want to be on the receiving end of the
transfer, then you'd better get "properly aligned" with
them. What that boils down to is submitting yourself to
them. More than 30 so-called apostolic leaders taught people
how to take part in the wealth transfer at the Financial
K.E.Y.S. conference held earlier this month in Denver,
Colorado. Speakers included Bruce Cook, Lance Wallnau, Os
Hillman, Cindy Jacobs, Rick Joyner and C. Peter Wagner. See
the full list here. The name of the conference " Financial
K.E.Y.S. " refers to their teaching that money is the key to
global transformation and establishing God's kingdom on
earth.
(190) The
Coalescing
of the Christian Right with Apostolic Dominionism
by Orrel Steinkamp, 4/8/10 What follows may be the most important article ever
published by Discernment Ministries in its 21 year history.
The first edition of the Discernment Newsletter, published
in May 1990 began chronicling the activities of a group of
men calling themselves "prophets" and "apostles," claiming
to have extra-biblical revelation and calling to build an
elite army to take over the Earth. This obscure cult
infiltrated Pentecostal circles with its doctrines, but it
wasn't until these "Kansas City Prophets," as they were
called, connected with C. Peter Wagner from Fuller
Theological Seminary, that they gained great momentum and
helped to form the basis of what Wagner calls "The New
Apostolic Reformation" (NAR). By 1991, in a little booklet
titled Joel's Army by Jewel Grewe, she warned about the
extreme Dominionist doctrines of these men. The heresies of
this movement continued to gain momentum, especially through
the evangelical television media. Nevertheless, most of the
leaders were not readily recognized in the mainstream
evangelical world. This coming month all is about to change.
These NAR leaders are having a great big "coming out party"
on May Day in Washington, D.C. These New Order of the Latter
Rain cult leaders are going to be standing prominently
alongside Christian Right and Republican Right leaders in an
great convergence that positions them front and center
stage. Their esoteric Dominionist doctrines are rapidly
becoming integrated into the entire purpose of this event,
albeit cloaked in the rhetoric of "saving America"
patriotism. And herein lies the problem. For under the guise
of moral causes, these men intend to change more than the
declining culture of America. They intend to build the
Kingdom of God on Earth, "sphere" by "sphere," nation by
nation.
(191) Dominionism's
Fatal
Flaw: The Depravity of Humanity, Including "Us" by
Pastor Larry DeBruyn, 4/13/10 When looking at the mass of people in our culture--from
Hollywood to skid row to Capitol Hill and in the church, and
places in between--the lesson for all of us to understand is
this: We are not better than them! Even if Christians were
to gain control of our government's machinery and our
country's courts, depravity would continue to reside among
us because it continues to reside in us (1 John 1:8, 10). To
try and think of it any differently is as self-righteous as
self-deluding.
(192) Christian
Camouflage by Spirit of Error, 4/15/10 False apostles and false prophets don't make it easy for
you to spot them. Like wild animals 'whose colors and
physical features blend in with their natural surroundings'
they try to conform to their Christian environments. Their
No. 1 method of blending in with Christians is to quote from
the Bible. If they quoted from the Koran or the Book of
Mormon, then they'd be easy to detect. But they're much
trickier than that. They quote Bible verses to back up their
non-biblical teachings. This practice is what I call
"Christian camouflage."
(193) Mayday,
mayday! by Spirit of Error, 4/21/10 An alarming alliance is forming " leaders in the
apostolic-prophetic movement are joining forces with leaders
of America's Religious Right. The result: These "apostles"
and "prophets" are gaining credibility in the eyes of
evangelicals. And their dominionist teachings " long viewed
as heretical " are being embraced by a growing number of
Christians. May Day 2010 " to be held on May 1st at Lincoln
Memorial in Washington, D.C. " will feature so-called
apostles and prophets like Cindy Jacobs and Chuck Pierce
praying for a spiritual revival alongside big-name
evangelicals like Dr. James Dobson (founder of Focus on the
Family), Tony Perkins (Family Research Council) and Wendy
Wright (Concerned Women for America). See the full list of
participants here. May Day 2010 was the brainchild of Cindy
Jacobs.
(194) R&R
Revival
and Revolt - The Tea Party's Strange Bedfellows and
What They Believe by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp,
4/22/10 Initially The Tea Party was populist, libertarian, limited
government, anti-socialism and lower taxes, etc. But the
first ever National Tea Party Conference in Nashville in
February revealed that there has always been an overlap with
Christian Right social issues. The Tea Party movement is in
danger of being co-opted by the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) and its radical agenda. Do the Tea Party folks realize
what they are getting into?
(195) The
New
Apostolic Reformation on CrossTalk, Host: Ingrid
Schlueter, Guest: Sarah Leslie, 5/3/10 Sarah Leslie is an author and researcher, a member of the
board of directors of Discernment Ministries and also a
member of the Discernment Research Group. In response to the
May Day event held this past Saturday at the Lincoln
Memorial, Ingrid and Sarah brought to listener attention a
movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation. This title
was coined by C. Peter Wagner during the 1990's. Featuring
teachers such as Dutch Sheets, Cindy Jacobs and false
prophetess Stacy Campbell, the New Apostolic Reformation is
centered around a theology of dominionism. It teaches that
Christians can take down demonic spirits in order to take
back territories and institutions for Christ. The movement
is post-millennial believing that Jesus will not return
until Christians take over the 7 Mountains. These
"mountains" are institutions like the media, entertainment,
the economy, etc. In other words, their eschatology requires
that instead of reaching people with the gospel one heart at
a time, they believe they are to conquer the earth one
demonic spirit at a time and make the earth perfect so that
Jesus can return.
(196) Mary
Glazier: Wagner's NAR Chief Prophetess In Alaska - She is
also Sarah Palin's long-time spiritual mentor and
spiritual dietician by Orrel Steinkamp,
5/5/10 It seems already too late for the church and the nation to
know who she is spiritually. Emotional and political
emotions are deeply established. We learned more than we
wanted to know about Obama. But now it's time for all
to know Sarah's relationship with the NAR and especially her
long mentorship under Apostle and Prophet Mary Glazier. It
would be fitting that Palin disclose clearly here Glazier
relationship and publicly reject the Apostolic/Prophetic
dream for an American theocracy.
(197) "Reclaiming
the
Dominion Mandate" by Herescope, 5/8/10 Today's article may also be somewhat startling to those who
think that the issue of Dominionism is localized to American
politics. However, the continent of Africa is "ground zero"
for the global implementation of Dominion theology, and
since 2005 Discernment Ministries has had a webpage AFRICA
WATCH pertaining to these developments. Professor Johan
Malan from South Africa below presents a rebuttal to a Joy
magazine article "Reclaiming the Dominion Mandate." Joy
magazine in South Africa has been likened to the American
magazine Charisma.
(199) Mainstreaming
Dominionism by Herescope, 5/19/10 Obviously these brief examples are just the tip of a
massive iceberg. These are indicative of how pervasive and
widespread the various facets of the 7 Mountain Mandate for
Dominion have become, forging inroads into mainstream
evangelicalism. And it is of concern to what extent this
Dominionist agenda has enveloped a wide variety of people
and organizations in ways that are heretofore unprecedented.
(200) Dangerous
doctrinal
trends that are growing in the Body of Christ by
Robin Rivera, 5/20/10 My only hope in writing this is that some will read it,
heed it, and come out of these Latter Rain revivals and The
Emergent Church movement. There is no "new paradigm" as far
as Christianity is concerned, just the same old narrow road
that leads to eternal life in Christ. No immortality or
streets of gold on this side of heaven - just the Truth, the
Way, and the Life - and that "old rugged cross". It comes as
no surprise that we are in the midst of a terrible apostasy
in these last days as we have clearly been warned that it
would come. I must confess that I did not believe I would
see it in my own lifetime. It is still a little frightening
that so many of God's people today could fall for the same
old lie that first deceived Eve so many thousands of years
ago. We are told that one of the main things that will
characterize the end of the age is deception. Jesus warns us
that the deception will come in his name and will be
accompanied by miracles signs and wonders. He further tell
us that these mighty feats will be so convincing that even
those who truly know him (God's elect) will find it nearly
impossible to tell the difference! This will set the stage
for the "lawless one" (2Thessalonians 2:8, 9, 10) and the
coming one world church. In fact the revelation of this
lawless one will be accompanied by all manner of miracles!
The Bible tells also tells us that coming one world church
will shares the same mindset of as that of the Great Harlot!
The Bible says they will be drunk with the wine of her
fornications. Why was she called a fornicator? She had not
remained true to her Husband (GOD) and had run after other
deities! Her drunkenness was therefore equated with
idolatry. Thus the end time church will be literally drunk
on idolatry.
(201) The
Controlling
Mythology Underlying the Dominion Mandate by Dr.
Orrel Steinkamp, 5/21/10 This constitutes the basis of Dominion mythology, and it is
the master plan behind all Dominion teaching and
practices.[6] This mythology is constantly being refreshed
by prophetic revelations. But these prophetic revelations
are based on the basic mythology stated above.
(204) Many
Believers
in South Africa are Jumping on the Bandwagon of
Dominionism by Professor Johan Malan, Mossel Bay,
RSA, 5/27/10 Christians are increasingly mobilized towards efforts of
controlling and reforming the world by reminding them of
their long-forgotten "Dominion Mandate." This is
particularly the case in the US and South Africa from where
the Global Transformation Movement was orchestrated.
Disciples of Christ have allegedly, like believers in the
Old Testament, neglected their biblical mandate to rule over
the world and are now held directly responsible for the
serious moral and spiritual crisis in which the world finds
itself.
(205) Damnable
Hereies
Invading The Church by Marsha West, News With
Views, May 29, 2010 A large number of Christians are unaware that literally
truck loads of counterfeit Christians have gained access to
pulpits, wormed their way into Church leadership, Christian
organizations and are deeply entrenched in the so-called
Christian entertainment industry. Call them what you
will--false teachers/prophets, liberals/progressives,
cultists, misinformed, misled, even looney tunes--the one
thing they all have in common is that they have strayed from
the truth.
(206) The
Prophetic
Movement by Bud Press, Christian Research Service,
6/3/10 The Prophetic Movement is a dark, evil wasteland teeming
with false apostles, false prophets, hyper-heretics, false
healers, and greedy, money-hungry con men and women, all of
whom are overshadowed by Satan and his demonic forces. This
new page at Christian Research Service contains selected
articles, information, and videos on the Prophetic Movement,
and will be updated as new information is made
available.
(207) Satan's
Best
Weapon by Spirit of Error, 6/4/10 What is Satan's best weapon? Apostolic-prophetic churches
talk a lot about "spiritual warfare" " the spiritual weapons
Satan and his demons use to attack Christians. They tend to
focus on sensational things like curses, illnesses and demon
possession. Regrettably, they often ignore his most
effective weapon " false teachings in churches.
(208) CrossTalk
on
WorldNetDaily Article - Challenge to Dominionist Leaders -
The Gospel Should Come First! by Sarah Leslie,
6/9/10 In a time when many Christians are extremely concerned, and
rightfully so, over the political and moral condition of
America, confusion has arisen over how Christians can
have an influence in our society (particularly politically)
and yet maintain the integrity of the true Christian
message - the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In an interview this
week between radio host Ingrid Schlueter of VCY America and
columnist and researcher Sarah Leslie (from Discernment
Ministries/Herescope), the two discuss a recent
WorldNetDaily article condemning Discernment Ministries for
reporting on the heretical and dangerous New Apostolic
Reformation leaders and some evangelicals who are promoting
them.
(209) The
Roots
and Fruits of the New Apostolic Reformation by Bob
DeWaay, 6/10/10 This article explores the idea of apostles in the church
throughout church history. In it I will show that the
restoration/Latter Rain idea that fuels the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) is unbiblical and dangerous to the
well-being of Christians who become part of it. First we
will review how the early church understood apostles in
church history. Then we will examine the Roman Catholic
Church's teaching about apostolic authority. From there we
will examine the ideas of a 17th-century mystic given new
life in the Latter Rain movement, and now the NAR.
(210) Putting
Apostles
To The Test by Spirit Of Error, 6/12/10 Thousands of men and women throughout the world today are
claiming to be "apostles" and "prophets." If you doubt this,
do a Google search using the terms "modern apostles" and
"modern prophets." You'll see what I mean. It's not just
Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses or other cult groups who claim
that their leaders speak directly for God. A growing number
of charismatic Christians are following so-called apostles
and prophets. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a
town in America that doesn't have at least one
"apostolic-prophetic" church (though they might not identify
themselves with that label). Yet with all their talk about
"apostles" and "prophets," the churches generally place very
little emphasis " if any - on testing the claims of these
individuals to see if they're true. On the contrary, they
often teach that questioning an "apostle" or "prophet" is
sin.
(211) The
Great
Confluence - The Emergent New Apostolic Reformation
Flowing into the New Age by Herescope,
6/05/10 The previous Herescope post looked at the big picture of
how the Emerging Church movement is connecting with the New
Apostolic Reformation, as exemplified by the release of the
new book Jesus Manifesto co-authored by Leonard Sweet and
Frank Viola. There are even more troubling connections, and
these lead straight into the New Age movement.
(212) Seven
Mountains
- Set To Go VIRAL by Herescope, 6/25/10 This blog has recently been the focus of controversy[2] for
publishing a series of articles about a May Day event at the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in which prayers
invoking the Seven Mountains were recited.[3] Our articles
expressed concern that this radical mandate for Dominionism,
and the leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) which
birthed it, were becoming part of the political Right and
evangelical mainstream.
(213) Restoring
the
Gospel of Salvation - Does not the salvation of sinners
trump national restoration? by Rev. Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, 7/2/10 Wagner's tactical decision (as opposed to strategic
decision) was a major change. It opened the way for the
false apostles and prophets to enter the political arena. So
now "apostle" Lou Engle is free to lay apostolic hands of
blessing on 3-time divorcee Newt Gingrich. Now the NAR
apostles and prophets, thanks to Janet Porter and
WorldNetDaily, can take their equal places in politics. Now
they have the blessing of James Dobson, who endorsed Janet
Porter's May Day event at the Lincoln Memorial. Now Cindy
Jacobs, prophetess extraordinaire, who had a visit of the
Seraphim in her room that caught it on fire, can share the
stage with Newt Gingrich. Now Rick Joyner, who has his own
political action organization which he calls the Oak
Initiative -- and who reportedly made a trip to heaven and
heard Martin Luther repent of the Reformation -- can rub
shoulders with James Dobson.
(214) Magic
Charms
Enchant Apostolic-Prophetic Movement by Holly
Pivec, News Watch, 2010 Kits to remove curses, cards to interpret dreams, and music
to heal people have become popular products in the
apostolic?prophetic movement, also called the "New Apostolic
Reformation." The movement, which is fast growing in
charismatic churches, has long been criticized for its
promotion of modern "apostles" and "prophets" who claim to
have great authority and to speak for God. It is now being
criticized for selling products that"many Christians
believe"have more in common with the magic charms used in
occult practices than with Christianity.
Updated! (215) The
Next
Great Awakening. . . . or Great Deadening? - Part 1:
Rallying Around the Seven Mountains by Herescope,
8/27/10 In defending his recent activities with Glenn Beck, David
Barton wrote "By Their Fruits," in which he explained his
belief that "no one has yet been to point to any instance
where Glenn has attacked or undermined Christ or
Christianity on any of his programs." He then suggests that
Beck is a Christian (Glenn is a Mormon), by asking "Is God
using Glenn to help recover our national strength and
health, both politically and spiritually? If so, why would
God be using him?" Apparently Barton doesn't consider
Glenn's denial of Jesus Christ as the ONLY way to heaven
(salvation) as bad fruit. If this is Barton's attitude about
working with Glenn Beck, then it is no wonder that he has no
moral, ethical or spiritual cognitive dissonance when
working with Lance Wallnau, who is also openly promoting
another gospel. These leaders of Dominionism who are
fervidly patriotic seem to have gone into as much error as
those Emergent leaders who are embracing the contemplatives.
Each group is going back to the faulty foundations of
historical traditions and human wisdom to build their new
doctrinal structures. Like the Emergent/Contemplatives who
direct us back to the Desert Fathers instead of the original
Apostles, these patriotic Dominionists point back to the
Founding Fathers rather than honoring the Creator, God
Almighty, through repentance, and by delivering the true
Gospel.
(216) Inside
the
Insider Movement and More by Gary Gilley, Think On
These Things, August/September 2010 - Volume 16, Issue 4
There are wide differences of definition and application
within the Insider Movements; the above has merely been an
introduction to the discussion. At stake however is
whether, and to what degree, an individual can remain within
his former false religion and still legitimately be
considered a disciple of Christ. While certain
cultural and traditional practices can be viewed as neutral,
certainly the core issues such as the gospel, Scripture, the
identity of God and the person and work of Christ cannot be
compromised.
(217) The
Temporal Delusion by The Berean Call, 9/1/10
Kingdom-Dominionism took on a new form in the 1940s in
Saskatchewan, Canada. An alleged spiritual revival broke out
that spawned the "Manifest Sons of God," or, more commonly,
the Latter Rain Movement. The eschatology of this movement
shifted from the dispensational view, which is the Rapture
of the church followed by seven years of tribulation and
ending with Armageddon. The movement promoted a more
"positive," even triumphant, scenario, looking for God to
pour out His Spirit in a great worldwide revival, which
would produce "Manifest Sons of God," a.k.a. Joel's Army.
These would be believers, continually filled with the
Spirit, who would manifest the same signs and wonders that
Jesus did and would judge and conquer the world as they
ushered in the 1,000-year reign of Christ. Read Part
1, Part
2 & Part
3.
(218) Technocracy
and
Transformation by Carl Teichrib, Forcing Change,
9/13/10 This article is Part 1 of a multi-part series. It is
historically oriented. That said, it's also one of the most
important articles published in Forcing Change,as it tackles
an historical worldview that is seldom discussed, yet
vitally important to understanding today's global
transformation.-Berit Kjos
(219) Will
Hawaii
Be The Next 'Transformation' Conquest For The Apostles And
Their Prayer Warriors? by Rachel Tabachnick, Talk
To Action, 9/14/10 Alaska was the first state to have a governor claimed as
one of their own by the networks of prayer warriors of the
New Apostolic Reformation (NAR),a heavily politicized
religious movement. Hawaii could soon be the second.
In June 2008, in a Wasilla Assembly of God ceremony that
ended with the awarding of swords, Gov. Sarah Palin
referenced a prophecy about Alaska "being the head and not
the tail." Prior to her election she had been 'anointed' in
a ceremony by an NAR apostle and star of the
'Transformations' series of movies.* Now the Chair of
the Hawaii GOP has provided voting instructions for the
Religious Right, including when Republicans should and
should not crossover vote in the September 18 primaries, in
a letter was filled with NAR lingo including, "We are the
head and not the tail." At least one candidate for governor
of Hawaii has been anointed by the NAR's Transformation
leadership. The lingo may be a bit confusing at first,
but bear with me - I'll provide definitions from NAR
apostles including Cindy Jacobs, who has declared that
Hawaii will be "the first Christian state." The
terminology is key to recognizing the NAR's Seven Mountains
campaign for taking dominion and their precinct by precinct
strategies for prayer warriors to 'transform' the nation. Read
Part
1 & Part
2.
(220) Dominion Theology by Bob DeWaay, Crostalk
America, September 16, 2010 Bob DeWaay is the senior pastor of Twin City Fellowship in
the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, area. This Crosstalk
looks at the aberrant New Apostolic movement, a movement
that leans on Ephesians 4:11-13 to defend the idea that the
office of apostle and prophet are still valid today. Listen:
RealAudio
| Windows
Media | MP3
| Order
Tape
or CD
(222) Pray
and
A.C.T.by Spirit of Error, 10/15/10 Why would mainstream evangelical leaders team up with
controversial apostles and prophets?
(225) Robert
Stearns
And Eagles Wings Ministry Exposed! by Donna Shuck,
11/1/10 Robert Stearns is the founder and the executive director of
the Eagles Wings Ministry. This report on Rob Stearns and
his agenda, especially regarding Israel, the Tabernacle of
David, the emotionally charged music, his interpretation of
the Kingdom, his trances, the power of suggestion, the
manipulations, the manifestations, etc. comes from my
intense burden to awaken some of the deceived souls to the
lies and deceptions that stem from him and his so-called
"Eagles Wings Ministry." It is my earnest prayer and hope
that God's Spirit will draw some of these followers who are
being swept up by the seducing spirits in the EWM to give
heed to this testimony, research and observations. In
addition I pray it will reach and awaken others who are
unaware of the continuing matters that are taking place in
the conferences and meetings and travels with Rob Stearns
and his followers.
(227) Videos
on
the danger of soaking prayer linked at Apostasy
Watch, 11/10/10 The soaking prayer heresy that is circulating through the
body of Christ is introducing people to transendental
meditation. The teachers of this practice are deceiving
people by the thousands. Below are some videos concerning this
heresy.
(229) Spiritual
warfare with Mike Oppenheimer and Steve Mitchell,
11/15/10 Transcript from the Let Us Reason program discussing the
unbiblical spiritual warfare ideas inside the church.
(230) Does
Daniel 10 really support the teaching of territorial
spirits and spiritual mapping? by Sandy Simpson,
11/15/10 You cannot have the teaching of spiritual mapping without
the concept of territorial demons, and you cannot have the
idea of territorial demons without Daniel 10. This is
the "go to" story that those who teach spiritual mapping
always "go to". But does this story really support the
idea of territorial spirits? The answer is no.
If you read the commentaries on this passage you will find
that, up until the mid seventeen hundreds, the commentators
all focused on the human aspect of this story. After
that the commentators began to adopt the idea that it is
focused on territorial spirits. As usual the older
commentators were correct. They did not take a leap of
interpretation but rather followed generally accepted rules
of hermeneutics.
(231) What
Is
Dominionism by Sarah Leslie, 11/24/10 The following material was included in 3 separate
presentations I made at Discernment conferences this Fall.
The presentations were accompanied by clips from DVDs to
illustrate the points. The basic outline of these talks is
below. This is a work in progress, and at some point there
may be a webpage where further examples are posted,
including the visual clips. The reader must keep in mind
that this report illustrates the problems inherent in the
Dominionist worldview. Many of these false teachings are
actually part of denominational doctrines, some were
concocted in the past several decades, some come out of the
occult. There is a dearth of solid theological refutations
of these heresies and errors. Why is this? There were great
and grave compromises in the seminaries over the past
century, where these heresies were allowed to co-exist with
fundamentalism, and where they were permitted to gain ground
and become more acceptable"to the point that common people,
humble pastors, and concerned professors in small Bible
colleges and seminaries were silenced. Furthermore, these
false teachings went mainstream through the rapid rise of
the modern televangelists, Christian books and seminars, and
parachurch organizations.
(232) Resurrecting
Pagan
Rites by Herescope, 12/6/10 An old article has just been re-published in its entirety
on the Discernment Ministries website, complete with the
original graphics and sidebars. This 3-part series from the
mid-1990's during the heyday of Promise Keepers, is now more
relevant than ever in view of the Emergent Church Movement
and the New Apostolic Reformation. With the rapid rise of
pagan practices in the church, and the concurrent rise of a
mystical "family mountain" one of the "spheres" of
Dominionism to be conquered through the merger of Church and
State, this article is a must-read: RESURRECTING PAGAN RITES
- Part 1: The Men's Movement - Part 2: The Sacred Prostitute
- Part 3: The New Gnostics. Accompanying Sidebars: The
Significance
of Filled Stadiums & James
Ryle's
Vineyard Theology
(235) Ana
Mendez
and Mount Everest: The other side of the story by
Bud Press, Christian Research Service, 12/22/10
Ana Mendez Ferrell is a minor, but key player within the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Under the spiritual covering of
Rony Chaves of Costa Rica and C. Peter Wagner of the United
States, Ana claims to be an apostle and prophet who has risen
to the rank of "general" in God's spiritual warfare army. As
such, she works to train an army to battle against and destroy
the works of demonic forces worldwide. This is done, she says,
to "usher in the glory of God"
(236) The
Rise
of Charismatic Dominionism by Rachel Tabachnick,
1/6/11 In plain English this is a shift from an originally passive
theology in which believers are waiting to be Raptured from
the earth prior and escape imminent apocalyptic horrors, to
a politicized theology in which believers must take control
over society and government. End times narratives
provide a blueprint for activism much like a platform
defines goals of a political party. The narratives
provide a clear picture of what we can expect from this
particular stream of evangelicalism as it gains both
religious and political clout and molds tomorrow's Religious
Right.
(237) Our
Lady
of Perpetual Secrets - A tragic, real-life example of the
hazards of a Dominionist elite by Pastor Jeffrey
Whittaker, 1/21/11 When embarking on any meaningful study of the perils of
Dominionism creeping into and polluting the true Biblical
Gospel of Jesus Christ, one must give sufficient attention
and energy to the Mother of all Church/State abusers, The
Roman Catholic Church. Whether it be the countless treaties
made with European Monarchs and Dictators throughout
history, or her ongoing design to re-assimilate all existing
religious bodies back into "Mother's" open arms via modern
ecumenism, the blurring of lines and contempt for public
accountability is still her modus operandi.
(238) View
From
The Bunker Podcast: What Is Dominionism? by Sarah
Leslie, 1/30/11 In the second hour, we examine Dominion theology in depth
with Sarah Leslie of Discernment Ministries. Sarah outlines
the defining characteristics of Kingdom Now theology and its
links to transhumanism and the New Age Movement. Read
Sarah's article, "What is Dominionism?"
(239) Todd
Bentley
and the Prophetic Movement compiled by Bud Press,
2/2/11 Articles, videos, and information on one of the most
dangerous movements on the face of the Earth.
(240) Staking
The
Land by Slaughter of the Sheep, 2/20/11 I received this in e-mail from a reader and wanted to post
it so you could evaluate it. I'm thinking you will
come to the same conclusions I did after you read it. This
was taken from a flyer distributed by a hypercharismatic
church in New Jersey. Before you read it, I'm going to
give you my impression. Witchcraft, nonsense,
and well, that pretty much sums it up. (DITC Note:
This stems from the practices introduced to the churches by
people like John Dawson and C. Peter Wagner and which is one
of the many pragmatic Christian witchcraft practices being
espoused and practiced by YWAM. To see the genesis of
this type of thing, read Mike Oppenheimer's articles on Anna
Mendez Ferrell)
(241) The
Battle Against the Queen of Heaven on Mt. Everest
by Mike Oppenheimer, DVD, 3/18/11 How does the NAR, New Apostolic Reformation conduct their
spirit warfare? In this one of kind video you will see
firsthand the event that they claimed changed the world. Ana
Mendez claims that her spiritual warfare on Everest was "one
of the most important exploits the Holy Spirit sent the
church to do." Certain new Apostles and prophets are
generals in a spirit warfare army. They claim to have new
revelation and the keys on how to defeat Satan's kingdom and
bring God's kingdom on earth. Ana Mendez under the approval
of Peter Wagner went with Rony Chaves, Silvia Venezuela,
Doris Wagner and others to Nepal. Doris and Silvia led a
group in spirit warfare prayer at the Everest View hotel,
Mendez, Chaves with a few others hiked Mt. Everest to Battle
the Queen of heaven and defeat her so Babylon would be
overthrown. Because: "the prince of this world has
established his dwelling place, a place where the imitator
could sit like God over all the earth. This place is the
highest mountain on the world it is Mt. Everest" (DVD "Mount
Everest Expedition"). The Bible does not speak or instruct
us to identify and confront principalities, powers in prayer
or travel to where they are supposedly located to do
prophetic prayer acts or declarations? But according to the
spirit warfare model of the new apostolic movement, it is
necessary. In their spiritual warfare they think and do
beyond what is written, something the Apostle Paul warned
of. We heard of this expedition in the late 90's but had not
seen what actually took place. What we see them doing is
both eerie and disturbing. Enhance your biblical education
on these mystical practices that have entered the church.
This video will bring awareness to the body of Christ of
what is really being practiced in their spirit warfare
methods and how far removed it is from what the Bible
actually teaches. After seeing this video it will confirm
that what they are teaching and practicing is not a Biblical
method of spiritual warfare and needs to be avoided. Become
educated to prevent you and others from any involvement with
spiritual warfare taught by the New apostles and prophets
movement under Peter Wagner and Chuck Pierce. The video is 1
hour long with clips and power point explanations of their
spirit warfare.
(243) Not
a
Kingdom Now by Prof. Johan Malan, Mossel Bay,
South Africa (April 2011) It is of the greatest importance that Christians should
expect a future kingdom - not a kingdom now, during the
church dispensation. One of the very serious forms of
deception, which the Christian church worldwide is exposed
to, emanates from wrongly interpreted promises and commands
that we should establish a visible kingdom here and now. An
orientation of this nature is the breeding-ground for
spiritual deception since it offers Satan's alternate
kingdom the opportunity of holding out to believers
something else than that which the Bible promises us for the
present dispensation: a different faith, a different way of
life, a different status, a different world, and ultimately
a different Christ and a different kingdom. Kingdom now
theology, also referred to as kingdom theology or
dominionism, is founded upon a large number of false
premises. It deviates from the pure doctrine of the Bible in
a number of ways. The following 20 characteristics of our
present position in the world refute a kingdom orientation
for the church dispensation:
(244) Disaster
and
the False Teachers by JD Ellis, Endtime Delusion,
4/10/11 There's nothing that whets the appetite of an internet
prophet/watchman more than natural disaster. The
catastrophic events in Japan are providing the
self-appointed watchmen with more fodder to pass on to their
listeners as "proof" that God's hand of judgment is upon the
land because of unrepentance for sin. What began as a
problem for Japan will become judgment for us, they say, as
the "radiation clouds" pass over the U.S. and fall as rain
on our crops, contaminating our food supply. We will import
cars and car parts from Japan that are "radiated." The list
goes on of these completely unscientific, or at least very
worst-case scenarios.
(245) Hitting
the
Political Big-Time - Can the New Apostles and Prophets
Seize Dominion by Political Intermarriage? - Can God's
Supposed Lost Dominion Be Regained By Mere Political
Means? by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, Herescope,
4/12/11 On April 12-13 there is scheduled "The Government
Transformation Summit for Visionary Leaders" in San Antonio.
It is also called "Justice at the Gate." Before we proceed
with our comments we must establish that the term "transform
or transformation" as used in Dominion writings is simply a
code word for Dominion or Rule. The introduction to this
conference begins: "God's heart is to transform [read rule,
ed.] the nations not just individuals.... You are not
getting this invitation if your vision is simply to grow
your congregation [read traditional evangelism, ed.]. We
applaud and affirm that, but this personal invitation is
extended exclusively to proven leaders who have a heart for
their city, state or broader." Some of the leading speakers
introduced to us are: Ed Silvoso, considered by many as the
father of the Nation Transforming Movement, and Jim Garlow,
pastor of Skyline Church in San Diego, the one tapped by
Newt Gingrich be the Chairman of Gingrich's Renewing
American Leadership committed to freedom, faith and free
markets.
(247) That
Dreaded
Word . . . HERESY!! by Kevin Reeves, from "The
Other Side of the River", 5/3/11 Nearly everyone in our leadership cringed at the actual
utterance of the word heresy. At its every mention, they
regarded me with an alarmed expression that nearly yelled,
"Don't say that!" and avoided the use of the term as if it
were an unclean thing. Even presented with the Word of Faith
doctrine that states the physical death of Christ on the
Cross did not accomplish salvation, their heads would shake,
mouths tighten, and hands would go up to bring a halt to
further discussion.
(249) Kris
Vallotton
- Clueless in California by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, April 6, 2011 Without exception, all false teachers are overshadowed by a
demonic band-leader, and dance to the tune of a false god. A
steady chorus line of false teachings clutter and fog the
mind, disrupts the ability to think clearly, and draws the
listener further away from the true God and His written
word. Just as con artists scam the innocent and unwary with
smooth talk and half-truths, false teachers mix a little
truth with a lot of error, and do so with a smile on their
faces. Kris Vallotton is an integral part of Bill Johnson's
Bethel Church and the Prophetic Movement, which is a
movement that runs wild with blasphemers of God, heretics,
false prophets, false healers, and false signs and wonders.
(250) The
Deadly do - rights of Dominionism - The Religious pursuit
of rule and control by Mike Oppenheimer,
5/15/11 Oftentimes when we expect to see something take place and
it doesn't, we take things in our own hands (Remember the
lesson of Abraham and Hagar). The obvious conclusion: Jesus
has not come back, so WE need to do something to make it
happen! They are "walking according to their own desires."
Let's do it for him since He has not returned. Not realizing
judgment (the Day of the Lord) is indeed coming to earth in
God's timing.
(252) Prayer
Warfare
Evangelism - The New Order Prayer Cover by
Herescope, 7/24/11 Dominionist leader C. Peter Wagner's name has suddenly been
pulled from the list of endorsers[3] for Texas Governor Rick
Perry's controversial The Response prayer rally scheduled
for August 6th (see the previous four Herescope posts). The
Response website has changed continually since the first
controversy first broke, and there has been lots of spin and
damage control[4] going on. The original "Endorsers" webpage
remained up for a period of time, even though it wasn't
linked to from the main webpage. Finally it was pulled
entirely and a new webpage "Honorary Co-Chairs" has been
posted, which includes the list of "Endorsers," sans Wagner.
But Cindy Jacobs is still on the list.
(253) Fortune
Cookie
Prophecies by Spirit of Error, 7/26/11 NAR leaders give many prophecies that are unfalsifiable.
That is to say, their predictions of future events are
generally so vaguely worded"and left open-ended as to the
time of their fulfillment"that the predictions could never
be shown to be false.
(254) The
Response Host: Vic Eliason, Guest: Brannon Howse,
VCY America, 7/26/11 Texas governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry will be
part of an upcoming prayer gathering called, The Response
(www.theresponseusa.com). On the leaders page Brannon
notes that there are leaders from the International House of
Prayer, an organization that has its roots in the heretical
Latter Rain movement as well as the Kansas City Prophets.
Brannon also looks at movements with a similar theology such
as the New Apostolic Reformation and the Word-Faith
movement. These groups and individuals are gaining
converts partly because they've successfully tied themselves
to and tapped into the frustration of pro-family,
pro-liberty Christians who are hoping to bring positive
change to America. Brannon features a number of audio clips
that highlight the heresies prevalent within such
groups. For example, evangelist Creflo Dollar is heard
speaking to a crowd and telling them why he thinks the Bible
teaches that we are "gods", a teaching found within
Mormonism as well as the New Age movement.
(255) Divorcing
Baal by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, 7/27/11 Four years ago this Wednesday, at the Call Nashville on
07-07-07, the Spirit-breathed focus on divorcing Baal and
resetting covenant with Christ was introduced across the
body of Christ. Dutch Sheets shared how the number seven
biblically symbolizes covenant. And that the Lord wanted us
to divorce Baal and return to covenant with Jesus Christ.
The Call became a catalyst for all that was to come as we
all declared our intentions for divorce. Progressive
revelation from the Lord showed that, though we stated our
case before God's court, we also needed to actually receive
His verdict for the divorce to be legally binding.
Eighteen months ago, almost to the day, leaders from all 50
states gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to begin the process
of divorcing Baal in Washington DC and at lodges across the
nation. Led by Apostle John Benefiel, we stood on the steps
of the Lincoln Memorial and together received God's verdict
of justice. Through the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the
verdict of divorce was granted! Read Part
1:
Divorce and Remarriage, Political Dominion Style, Part
2:
Divorcing Baal for Dominion, andPart
3:
The Baal Covenant
(256) The
Signs
and Wonders Movement Hit The Nazarene Denomination
by Tim Wirth, 8/3/11 I had started out with this as a review of Dan Bohi's
preaching but I want to get more into the signs and wonders
movement (which in my opinion Dan is part of) and what the
scriptures teach us about signs and wonders and how God
speaks to us today.
(257) Texas
Governor's
Upcoming Leadership Event Includes Cult Members by
Marsha West, News With Views, 8/3/11 The prayer event I'm speaking of is The Response: a call to
prayer for a nation in crisis. The cult Gov. Rick
Perry has involved himself with is the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR). The NAR has dozens of offshoots and an
assortment of names such as Dominionists, Latter Rain,
Kansas City Prophets, Third Wave, Joel's Army,
Manifest(ed) Sons of God, Five-Fold Ministry, to name a few.
Another offshoot, and the one I'll deal with here, is the
International House of Prayer (IHOP), a splinter group of
the Kansas City Prophets. Confusing? You betcha!
(258) Don't
be
Cru: The story behind Campus Crusade's new name by
Jeff Kunerth, The Orlando Sentinel, 8/3/11 The Campus Crusade for Christ's recent announcement that
the organization plans to change its name to Cru has left
lots of people scratching their heads " especially after the
ministry said it went through 1,600 possible names before
coming up with that one.
(259) Do
You
Really Want To Join The Rally? by Jackie Alnor,
8/6/11 Christians around the world reacted in such shock that the
media would dare to label the Norway terrorist a
"fundamentalist Christian," when in fact he was a
hate-filled degenerate with no connections to the Christian
faith whatsoever. But these allegations did not come out of
a vacuum.
(260) My
Response
to "The Response" Gov. Rick Perry's Call to Prayer
by Marsha West, 8/9/11 Having previously written a piece on The Response voicing
my legitimate concerns over Gov. Rick Perry's August 6th
prayer event that was held at Reliant Stadium, now that all
is said and done I'll respond to what I watched via the live
streaming on their website.
(261) Will
the
Evangelical Church Sell Out the Gospel for a Dominionist
Political Agenda? - A Special Report by Understand
the Times and Lighthouse Trails, 8/15/11 This article is not a statement that Christians should not
be involved in or concerned about the political state of
their countries. Rather, the intention of this article is to
exhort believers to use discernment in understanding the
times in which we live. It is to show how a present
ecumenical, dominionist movement (that is heading toward a
one-world religion to "establish the kingdom of God on
earth") is operating and deceiving many Christians. As
Christians, we are to be witnesses for Jesus Christ and His
Gospel message of salvation to those who believe on Him by
faith. But today, many Christians may be on the brink of
buying into a plan that will ultimately create a global
religion and global government.
(262) Heresy
by
Proxy by Sherry Neese, 10/1/07
ACT Note: In light of the excuses being made by Calvary Chapel
pastors as to their engaging Gen. Jerry Boykin to be the lead
speaker at the How
To
Walk 2011 Conference at Calvary Chapel Honolulu, even
though he has been working with a documented false teacher,
false prophet, member of the International Coallition of
Apostles under C. Peter Wagner, and member of the Knghts of
Malta, Rick
Joyner, I am reprinting this article as a reminder ...
you bring down the cause of Christ when you associate with
false teachers and false religionists. Promoters of
Dominionism such as Boykin and Joyner are so far off the
teachings and examples of the Bible that it isn't even
funny. There is no, I repeat, NO evidence or teaching
that we are to take over the world now to advance the Kingdom
of Christ. The only way we can do help the coming
Kingdom is to preach the Gospel which will establish the
Kingdom in the spirits of men. Those who truly believe
and are born again are then promised to be rulers and judges
in Christ's physical Kingdom that will be established at His
second coming. Till then we have a job to do and those
who teach Dominionism are hurting the cause of Christ.
The early church did not try to Christianize Rome (until the
third century) and we are not called to Christianize the
world. We are to be light and salt but we have
absolutely NO mandate to "overthrow"
the
governments of this world as C. Peter Wager has dictated
from his fake position as a "foundational
apostle" in the modern church. The fact that
Calvary Chapel is now allowing this C. Peter Wagner agenda to
be promoted among it's attendees shows that the apostasy is in
full swing. They have been warned repeatedly by a number
of people by letter, face to face, by phone, by emails and by
many articles. But since a certain group has responded
in a belligerent way every time they are warned it is time to
warn people away from those CC churches participating in this
deception that constitutes a falling away from true biblical
teaching. Guilt by association? Yes, Calvary
Chapel is now guilty of that and in fact is guilty of guilt by
cooperation.
(263) My
7 Years Working For The ElijahList by Kevin
Kleint, 8/30/11 Between the years 2001-2008, Kevin Kleint was the web
master for the Elijah List. During this time, he learned
some very difficult, yet beneficial, lessons about God, "the
prophetic movement" and life in general. What's more, he
witnessed "first hand" the deception that goes on behind the
scenes in what was (possibly) the most popular prophetic
ministry of the time.
(264) A
Tale Of Two Kingdoms by Sandy Simpson,
8/31/11 Be careful of those who teach about a "kingdom" that is not
the same as what the Bible teaches. 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". Biblical
Christians need to understand that many of the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR), Emergent Church, Church Growth, Word of
Faith and other related movements are operating under a
paradigm shift. Because of that when they use the word
"kingdom" they do not have the same biblical concept of that
word that biblical Christians do. Whether purposely or
under the influence of the Zeitgeist, the "new breed"
paradigm shifters use the word "kingdom" in order to lure
people into their Dominionist/social gospel worldview.
They know that most Christians love to hear about the
"kingdom" so they act like they are talking to them in the
unity of the Faith. But they are not. This is an old
trick of the false teachers and cults. They redefine
certain words so that when they talk to biblical Christians
they can sound like they are on the same page. For
instance, the New Age cult called "Unity" did this years ago
with many Christian terms and was able to lure in some
people on that basis. Once you lure them in then you slowly
brainwash them away from their former understanding of those
terms into a new paradigm. The first concept is called
Kingdom "Kingdom Now (KN)" and the second we will call
"Kingdom Come (KC)". "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matt. 6:10). KN
claims this prayer is about Kingdom Now. Biblical
Christians understand this is referring to the Kingdom being
first established in the spirits of born again believers
(Col. 1:13) and finally physically established in the
Millennial Kingdom of Christ when He returns (1 Cor. 15:24),
since the dominion over the earth currently has been
temprarily given to the devil (Luke 4:5-8, Eph. 2:2). 1Jo
5:19 We know that we are children of God, and that the
whole world is under the control of the evil one.
(265) Documenting
Dominionism by Herescope, 9/3/11 As C. Peter Wagner was developing the doctrines that would
comprise the basics of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR),
he was also building its structure. This structure would be
become a downline hierarchical structure that would become a
new reformation. Exhibit 1 documents the involvement of
Leadership Network in assisting C. Peter Wagner in his
endeavors (click on the image and it will pull up on a
larger screen). This exhibit illustrates the broad base of
support that benefited Wagner as he began to set up the NAR.
(266) Calvary
Chapel
Confusion by Roger Oakland, 9/7/11 Confusion is not a behavior that is listed in the Bible as
a gift from God. Confusion seems to be a characteristic that
overpowers men when being misled by powers that bring about
strong delusion. If the Bible states that strong delusion
will be a sign that is part of the confusion of the Last
Days and the "very elect" will be deceived, perhaps we
should not be surprised if we see confusion happening in
churches and denominations that were once deemed biblically
sound. Some observers of Christianity have been troubled
lately by what they see happening amongst the leaders of the
Calvary Chapel movement. While many of the sheep follow
their leaders as business is as usual, some say there are
signs that biblical discernment is becoming a thing of the
past. With regards to the influence of false teachings and
the infiltration of ecumenical leanings, there are those who
suggest that something must be done soon or it will soon be
too late. Warnings by brothers and sisters who are very
concerned certain men have "crept in" with their false
doctrines are often met with statements revealing outright
hostility or they are totally ignored. "How could we be
wrong?," they say. "We are God's anointed."
(267) Who
Invented
Dominionism? by Herescope, 9/10/11 There is a fascinating ongoing Internet discussion going on
right now from all sides of the Dominionism issue. Some are
denying it exists. Others are having semantic debates about
the term itself. Others are scrambling to whitewash and
soften the term, or are distancing themselves from its more
extreme teachings. Some are claiming that conspiracy kooks
invented it. Others are claiming that Liberal Leftists
invented it. Some blame Reconstructionists Rushdoony and
North, and steadfastly (or sarcastically) refuse to look at
the other Dominionist streams. The Reconstructionists are
scrambling to distance themselves from the 7 Mountains. And
Francis Schaeffer is rapidly being reinvented on all sides.
Revisionist history abounds.
(268) Apostolic
Dominionism by Herescope, 9/13/11 Several years ago, on August 20, 2007, C. Peter Wagner sent
out a letter to his "friends of Global Harvest," in which he
shared the emerging structure of his New Apostolic
Reformation. Exhibit 1, the graphic at the top of this post
was attached to the bottom of his letter. His new
reformation would be based upon the idea that apostles and
prophets must be the cornerstone for achieving Dominion on
earth. These apostles and prophets are said to be endowed
with superior gifts. In 2007 we ran a 6-part series called
"Networking the Church" in which we described this new
apostolic structure, based on the writings of its leaders.
(269) Dominique
NAR
and Political Perry by Orrel Steinkamp,
9/17/11 Political Perry has proposed marriage to Dominique (NAR
& IHOP apostles and prophets) and she has accepted.
Political Perry chose for his beloved from a fringe
evangelical clan of decendants of the long-forgotten
Pentecostal clan called "Latter-Rain." Many among the
various clans of evangelicals haven't even heard about
Dominique, or even the clan Latter Rain. But many
evangelicals are just content to know that Dominique is from
conservative stock and has no relatives among the liberals.
(270) Faithful
Ministers
Versus False and Corrupt Ministers A Brief
Overview (with compiled resources) by Chris Lawson,
9/21/11 In an age of mass confusion as to what a "Christian
Minister" actually is and does, the following compilation is
given in order to help clarify what the Bible teaches about
what a biblical "minister," or "servant" is, and does, as
opposed to what false, corrupt and deceitful ministers are
and do.
(271) Militant
Prayer
- Taking Spiritual Dominion Over Dark Angels by
Gaylene Goodroad and The Discernment Research Group,
9/23/11 Prayer Warfare methodologies conceived and borne out of the
Latter Rain Movement and nurtured under the New Apostolic
Reformation are going mainstream. Twenty years ago, Chief
NAR apostle, C. Peter Wagner, applied his Church Growth
teachings to the spirit realm in what he termed Strategic
Level Spiritual Warfare (SLSW). The plan calls for
identifying "territorial spirits" (demons) of a geographic
locality, then devising practices (such as militant
intercession and fasting)[4] and techniques to defeat these
unseen foes so that cities, nations, and beyond will respond
to the Gospel.[5]
(272) A.D.
2000:
When the Great Commission Ended. . . and Dominion Began
by Berit Kjos, 10/9/11 This article was originally authored and privately
distributed by Berit Kjos (www.crossroad.to) in 1993 under
the title of "Waiting for a Global Kingdom, Not the Coming
King." In October 1996, it was finally published in The
Christian Conscience magazine with the current title "Whose
"Global Kingdom' Come?" Recently, while searching some
important early history on the rise of the modern
Dominionism movement, we re-discovered this article. It
contains a fascinating history of events and key personnel
leading up to the year 2000. Readers will note the prominent
role of C. Peter Wagner in adopting a new evangelical
consensus for the completion of the altered version of the
"Great Commission." The article especially sheds some light
on certain new doctrines and practices. This article is
being reproduced in its entirety in the same form as it was
published in 1996, with only a few minor editing changes for
clarity. To update the reader, whenever we have written
about these people or their agendas in the past we have
inserted webpage links.
(273) Dominionists
are
on the move...and they mean business by Marsha
West, 10/12/11 The NAR's purpose is to restore the office of Apostles and
Prophets and advance the Kingdom of God. According to Albert
James Dager "dominion theology is predicated upon three
basic beliefs: 1) Satan usurped man's dominion over the
earth through the temptation of Adam and Eve; 2) The Church
is God's instrument to take dominion back from Satan; 3)
Jesus cannot or will not return until the Church has taken
dominion by gaining control of the earth's governmental and
social institutions.
(274) Renaming
Dominion
- The Semantic Deceptions of Change Agentry by
Herescope, 10/18/11 A recent video posted online reveals that the Doyens of
Dominion are feeling a bit discomfited now that their agenda
is in the national spotlight. Now they have to find another
word that isn't quite so controversial but means essentially
the same thing. They are seeking to come up with a new
vocabulary to identify their strategic objectives to build a
kingdom here on earth.
(275) Power
Play
- Dominionism, the New Apostolic Reformation and "Binding
and Loosing." by Pastor Larry DeBruyn for
Charismania, 10/27/11 To fight this war, the apostle Paul instructs believers to
"Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand
firm against the schemes of the devil" (Ephesians 6:11). One
weapon in the divine arsenal is prayer. We are to fight the
war "With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the
Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all
perseverance and petition for all the saints . . ."
(Ephesians 6:18). Yet to this vital weapon the New Apostolic
Reformation has added a innovative dimension"that of power
praying which, they believe, binds evil spirits and looses
good angels over geographical areas. But before dealing with
this dimension of prayer, the context in which and the
system by which those who espouse "binding-loosing" ought to
be surveyed.
(276) How
Can
There Be Revival Without Repentance? by Herescope,
11/1/11 During the last half of the 20th century, at the same time
period the apostle/prophets claim God was doing mighty
restorations and revivals, America aborted tens of millions
of babies. Babies became inconveniences, not blessings.
There was a moral landslide into filth. And, as we
poignantly documented at the beginning of this article,
Christians slid right along with the rest of culture. Old
doctrines that used to be taught disappeared, or evolved to
become more palatable for modern life. The culture became
de-Christianized, and in many cases outright pagan.
Christians gradually stopped acting as salt and light, by
saturating the culture with their positive effect of holy
living and righteousness. Instead they adopted the leaven of
spiritual and political Dominionism, which may have assuaged
their guilt, but did little to spread the Gospel message.
There was no revival. There is no revival. There can be no
revival without repentance.
(277) Dominion
"Entering
into a New Season" - Set to Rule Over the Environment
& Weather by Herescope, 11/4/11 Amidst the fascinating denials[3] of Dominionism going on
from very diverse quarters[4] in the media and Internet, the
evidence continues to mount that the leaders of the New
Apostolic Reformation are anticipating a major "shift" to
happen. Their prophets, such as Curt Landry, in
TheElijahList (11/4/11) are prophesying and decreeing things
like: 5772/2012 will be marked as a year of numerous
catastrophic events throughout the world, from natural
disasters, to financial distresses, wars and rumors of wars
�" everything that can and has been shaken will be
shaken.[5] To these false prophets, these planetary crises
are just a sign that now is the time for them to take
Dominion!
(278) Episode 43
- November 2011, Sandy Simpson: The New Apostolic
Reformation For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers,
disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. �" 2Corinthians
11:13 Sandy Simpson, of the Apologetics Coordination Team,
joins me to discuss the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).
Sandy runs Deception in the Church, an extensive library of
resources on the NAR and related movements and
organizations. Sandy does a fantastic job of describing in
just an hour a movement that really needs many hours to
really understand properly. It is my hope that this episode
will inspire people to dig deeper to learn more about the
New Apostolic Reformation and the unbiblical practices that
go on within the movement. Please check out the show notes
and visit the additional resources section. The New
Apostolic Reformation is a dangerous movement that is
carrying many Christians away from orthodox, Biblical
practices. This episode is available to stream or download here.
(280) Dream
Time for the NAR Apostles and Prophets by Dr.
Orrel Steinkamp, Herescope, 11/8/11 In Dominion Latter-Rain end-time teaching, the apostles and
prophets are also hearing voices and the essence of this is
simply a supposed prophecy (dream, sometimes referred to as
"God's Dream") that if the restored apostles and prophets
successfully complete and build the Kingdom of God on earth,
God will reappear. "If you build it, HE will come." The
Dominion prophets and apostles are blindly attempting to
build it (the kingdom on earth) so that the End of Days can
come. They call for a perfected church to finish up the
Kingdom of God.
(281) A
Disturbance in the Force by Herescope,
11/21/1
Good satire on the edicts of the NAR false prophets..
(282) New
Age
and Latter Rain - Two Complementary Eschatologies
by Ed Tarkowski, 11/29/11 "Birthing" is becoming a common term
in the Laughing movement. In Part II of this series, we
discussed prophecies of a fresh new revelation of God's
impregnation of the Church, followed by a period of
gestation and the birth of "Isaac." In Part III, we
pointed out the connection between "Isaac" and the Latter
Rain's replacement of Jesus with the Church as the seed of
the Abrahamic Covenant. As well as bringing the Covenant
"blessings" to the nations through the Toronto Blessing,
that seed's celebration of Tabernacles will result in the
unity necessary to manifest the Sons of God. In turn, they
will establish the Kingdom and cleanse the earth of evil
(eliminating the Tribulation period) so Christ can return.
(283) Kris
Vallotton and the Prophetic Tooth Fairy - Where is
PAAH-KAAA when you need it? by Bud Press, November
29, 2011 In case you've been stranded on a desert island for the
last few years, Kris Vallotton is one of the big cheeses at
Bill Johnson's Bethel church in Redding, California. Like
many hyper-Charismatics, Vallotton believes that he and his
followers are to be totally free from, uh, sickness and
disease, that is. Well, based on Vallotton's November 24
Facebook comments, he not only suffers pain like everyone
else, it appears that he forgot to summon the
Prophetic Tooth Fairy to deliver him from his own "intense"
agony and pain.
(284) Spiritual
Warfare
Eschatology - The Destiny of Enforcing a Kingdom
by Heresope, 12/3/11 This above quotation from the December 1st newsletter
released by Ron McGatllin, whose own apostolic network is
working alongside C. Peter Wagner's New Apostolic
Reformation, who takes a classic Dominionist position that
Satan's deception in the Garden of Eden was a matter of
keeping the church from ruling the world �" thereby
thwarting the church's divine destiny and purpose. The
Dominionist strategy is to re-take the world via any vehicle
upon which they can hitch a ride �" community and civic
involvement, peace promotion, political and social action,
cultural and worldview change, societal engineering,
corporate and philanthropic endeavors, partnerships and
collaborations with global entities, etc. These methods for
achieving Dominion are often called "spiritual warfare."
Additionally, various forms of esoteric, hyper-spiritual
altered-state-of-consciousness activities, are practiced
within the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR/IHOP) Dominionist
camp under the term "spiritual warfare.""
(285) Greater
Works
Shall You Do by Crosswise, 12/17/11 What are these "greater works" which those who believe in
Jesus Christ will do? What can be greater than calming
the wind and the waves of a raging storm by rebuking [Mark
4:35-41; Matt 8:18, 23-27; Luke 8:22-25]? Halting a
hurricane perhaps? Or, how does one do greater than
raising Lazarus from the dead after four days [John
11:38-44]? Raising the dead after five days? Six
days? Thirty days? A year? Craig Blomberg notes
Jesus' emphatic "double-"Amen'" ["Verily, Verily" in the KJV
or "Truly, truly" in the NASB, rendered "Most assuredly"
above, which literally translates as "Amen, amen"] yet, "it
is not likely that the later church would invent a saying
ascribed to Jesus susceptible to the interpretation that the
disciples were greater than their master."1 So, what
does this verse mean? What are these "greater works"
we will do?
(288) Gladiator-style
takedown
of demonic forces by Marsha West, 1/19/12 A large number of Christians throughout the world consider
themselves to be spiritual warfare prayer warriors. What
they do is known as "intercessory prayer." Most likely these
prayer warriors are connected to a deliverance ministry.
Deliverance ministers use "strategic level prayer" to "bind"
the "territorial spirits" to remove demons who are in
control of organizations, communities, cities and in some
cases entire nations so that evangelism will go unimpeded.
These demon fighting gladiators believe that poverty and
other societal troubles will not be eliminated until
"demonic strongholds" are torn down and demons are
"bound." Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(289) What
The
General Boykin Incident Reveals by Bill Randles,
2/3/12 I believe the Boykin incident is but another portent that
we are a nation in decline, that a sentence of judgment
hangs over our heads, and that our ruling class is leading
us into an abyss.
(290) The
Road
to Dominion - Do We Really Want God's Kingdom Now?
by Mishel McCumber, Deception Bytes, 2/6/12 There is no doubt that the evangelical and political
landscape in this country has been radically transformed by
a theological shift that began in the 1960's. The
compelling force behind the shift was Christian
Reconstructionism, also known as Dominionism, or "Kingdom
Now" theology. Once this idea took root it spread like
cancer infusing itself into almost every evangelical
denomination and eventually weaving itself into the very
fabric of the nation's political right.
(291) The
Misguided
Aims of the Counterfeit "Church" by Berit Kjos,
January, 2012 With some help from both Lewis and McLaren, the Bible's
true message is fading from sight. It won't disappear,
because God will preserve a remnant of believers who will
treasure it. But life will change. Our cultural foundation
of truth and integrity is crumbling fast, and most churches
seem to follow the trends. The consequences could be
severe...
(292) The
Prophetic
Movement by Christian Research Service,
2/10/12
Archive of articles exposing aberrant and false
teachings.
(293) My
Experience
with Everyday Church and the Dominionist Movement
by Roger Ecoff, 2/7/2012 All of this grieved me so much because it was personal to
me in that several people whom I love are now wrapped up in
this deception and cult, all because they would not love the
truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness. I feel lighter
after getting this off my chest, and I do want to say again
I believe it was God's will I go because I got to plant a
lot of seeds in about three people there and I pray for
their souls that God uses what I spoke to them to change
their lives and deliver them from that group. It is
important to hold fast to the true gospel and anyone who
brings a false gospel is accursed.
(294) The
Goofy
World of Dan Bohi by Tim Wirth, 5/18/12 This article is from a post sent to my friend and brother
Manny Silva. I have spoken about Dan Bohi and I think his
teaching is dangerous and unbiblical and should be avoided.
Dan is textbook Word of Faith even the title of his sermon
suggests that. Dan has also compared what he does to what
Benny Hinn does.
(296) The
prophets'
handshake by Spirit Of Error, 6/14/12 How can someone who is unfamiliar with the New Apostolic
Reformation recognize whether a television program, book, or
church conference is associated with this fast-growing
movement of false apostles and prophets?
(297) Is
the Kingdom the Church? by Mike Oppenheimer,
6/18/12 The Kingdom is not the church! The Church and the Kingdom
are not the same. There are several distinctions between the
church and the Kingdom. The terms "church" and "kingdom" are
never used interchangeably in Scripture. Of the 114
occurrences of the word "church" (Gr. "Ekklesia"), it is
never used with the Kingdom (ibid.). Ekklessia means the
assembly of saints, the people are the church.
(298) Putting
the
millennial "cart' before the Rider of the white "horse'
by Spirit Of Error, 6/23/12 Historically, most Pentecostals and charismatics have been
"premillennialists." This fancy theological word simply
means they believe that Christ will return to earth first
and then, only after He returns, will He will set up the
millennial kingdom. The fact that most Pentecostals and
charismatics believe that way is because this is the order
of events presented in the Book of Revelation�"starting in
Revelation 19:11 with a vision of Christ returning on a
white horse, followed in Revelation 20 with the binding of
Satan and the establishment of the kingdom. But the NAR
apostles and prophets reverse this order.
(299) The
new
'snake oil' salesmen�"NAR apostles and prophets by
Spirit Of Error, 7/12/12 Meet the new "snake oil" salesmen�"the apostles and
prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement.
They've concocted all manner of so-called miracle potions
made with recipes they claim were revealed to them by God.
And just like the snake oil salesmen of early America, these
apostles and prophets also claim that their products will
cure everything.
(300) How
The Church Becomes Pagan by Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Volume 7, No. 4, July/August 2012 For me this is an absolutely watershed article by Rev. Bob
DeWaay, my personal friend and ministry colleague. He has
given me permission to reformat and present the material for
the Plumbline. This article establishes the seriousness sin
of seeking and imagining things that do not have their
source in God's unique revelation which God choose to reveal
to his biblical apostles and prophets and which He preserved
for His church in the biblical record. To propose new
revelations beyond what God has chosen to reveal becomes a
form of deceptive Christian divination. These mystical
?eshly false revelations (Check out "The Elijah List" )
become a delusional trap that will at some point become the
basis for God's judgment. For the church to resort to pagan
and false revelation has apparently never been that
difficult and elements within the church have been tempted
since Paul's day to "go beyond what is written" (1 Cor.
4:6). The bible is the inspired, infallible, iner rant and
SUFFICIENT word of God whereby God reveals himself, unfolds
the drama of redemption through Jesus Christ, draws man to
Himself and teaches him the truth necessary for godly living
now and eternal life to come. 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 affirms
that scripture alone is "pro?table for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so
that the man of God may he adequate, equipped for every good
word."
(301) Greg
Laurie,
Harvest Fest and The 2013 National Day of Prayer Honorary
Chairman by Galatians 4, 8/28/12 One thing in the ads for Harvest Fest, one can see the
Dominionist drumbeats, the whole patriotic focus, America
has turned away from God, which is true in a sense, but
definitely this message is used in their claim that revival
will come instead of tribulation. The complaints about God
being taken out of the culture, courtrooms, schools, is the
typical "culture wars" fare. When he says "It's time for
America to turn back to God", this too is an example. As
discussed on other articles in comments, there has been
discussion of the easy believism at these "crusades" and
"harvest fests", I have pointed out the focus on the numbers
game and that is here too.
(302) David's
Tent
DC - Enthroning a Latter-Rain 24/7 Altar Presence on
the White House Lawn During an Election Season
by Herescope, 9/3/12 Very few Christians or unbelievers have any idea of the
significance of the term "David's Tent." Nevertheless,
various affiliate organizations of the burgeoning
Apostles and Prophets movement (NAR, the New Apostolic
Reformation) are going to camp out at the White House
Ellipse lawn from September 25, 2012 through the election,
engaging in their round-the-clock 24/7 worship, and they are
calling this activity "David's Tent."
(303) NAR
in
the Political Limelight - A Theocratic Dominion Apostle
Gains Political Exposure at the RNC by Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, 9/18/12 These apostles claim to have authority even greater than
Paul, Peter, Luke etc. The restored prophets, with a
straight face, announce that Isaiah, Jeremiah will one day
in glory accept and declare them as their greater peers.
There are now a cadre of Latter Rain national politicians
who use their power to introduce the apostles and prophets
to the political limelight. Other politicians are seeking to
buy the votes the NAR can promise, and the end-time apostles
are happy to gain power and prestige on their path to
dominionist theocracy.
(304) America
for
Jesus 2012: A National Solemn Assembly for Which Jesus?
by Diane Conklin, Christian Research Service, 9/23/12 One Nation Under God, Inc. (ONUG) is an organization
founded by the late Apostle and Bishop John Gimenez of Rock
Church International. He received a prophetic word and
consequently believed he had a God-given mandate to turn
America back to God in prayer. Since 1980, ONUG has
sponsored several "solemn assemblies" ...
(305) Episode
55: November 2012, Sandy Simpson: The New Apostolic
Reformation - Part 2 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's
clothing but inwardly are kravenous wolves." - Matthew 7:15
A year ago, for
the November 2011 episode, I interviewed Sandy Simpson
on the New Apostolic Reformation. Sandy heads up the Apologetics
Coordination
Team, and runs Deception
in
the Church, an extensive library of resources on the
NAR and related movements and organizations. This episode is
a follow-up to our previous discussion. We began with the
assumption that those listening have heard the first
discussion we had. If you haven't, that episode can be found
here. We answer some questions people had from that episode,
get into some further examination of the New Apostolic
Reformation, and try to keep from repeating what was already
covered as much as possible.
(306) From
the highest mountain to the lowest depths to... Emerson
and Ana Mendez Ferrell revelation teachings by
Mike Oppenheimer, 11/14/12 For those who do not depend on the Bible, but seek new
revelation from modern day prophets and to be led by modern
day apostles, you cannot find two more engrossed people than
the Ferrell's. But more often than not these new revelations
bring one into new age type of practices, divorcing them
from the true meaning of the Bible. Advertised on their
website is essential oils tuned to the frequency of heaven,
stating "they contain the very essence of God's covenant in
every drop." Wow, that's got to be better than a personally
signed prayer cloth from Benny Hinn. God's covenant was made
by Jesus blood (By his death), are we to believe these oils
contain his blood?
(307) Why
can't all believers do signs and wonders today just like
the apostles did in the early church? by Mike
Oppenheimer, 11/20/12 First of all we are NOT to listen to those who promote
their opinion that we can do anything the apostles or Jesus
did. And neither should we listen to those who claim that
miracles no longer take place. What we need to hear is the
word of God, the apostles teaching on this and what took
place in the early church history.
(308) NAR
Date
Setting by Herescope, 11/20/12 It is becoming an annual occurrence. Once again the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) has scheduled an event on a
calendar date that has numerological repetition. This year
it is GodDay 12.12.12, featuring NAR head apostle C. Peter
Wagner. Like the New Age Datesetters who are focusing on
12-21-12, the numbers are given esoteric significance.
(309) Getting
"Higher"
On God by Larry DeBruyn, CWM, 12/6/12 The difference between the euphoria engendered by the mega
church and the ecstasy by the rave church may well be only
one of degree, not kind. A comparison might be made between
smoking pot "the euphoria lite" engendered by the mega
church) and shooting heroin "the ecstasy heavy" incited by
the rave church). Mega churches have mastered a strategy of
how to offer their congregants "lite" doses of experience
(euphoria). The rave church has upped the ante by offering
its participants "heavy" doses of experience (ecstasy).
Neither movement evidences sober-mindedness, that spiritual
attribute the New Testament enjoins believers to cultivate -
Titus 2:2, 4, 6; 1 Peter 1:13; 4:7; 5:8. In fact, if the
euphoria or ecstasy of so-called worship is induced by means
other than by the Holy Spirit, then it violates Paul's
injunction to "be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess;
but be filled with the Spirit", the manifestations of which
"Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.
Giving thanks always for all things to God and the Father in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves to
one another in the fear of God", bear no resemblance to
those exhibited in "Sloshfesting" - Ephesians 5:18-21.
Worship that masquerades as drunkenness in the Holy Ghost
resembles more the wine bibbing of a bacchanal celebration
than worship of the Holy God.
(310) 12-21-12
-
Evangelical Christians Believing Mayan Prophecies
by Herescope, 12/7/12 Who would have believed it?! Evangelical Christians caught
up in New Age religious scenarios about the return of the
legendary figure Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, and
other imaginary space aliens and humanoid god-like creatures
returning on 12-21-12?! We first wrote about this
Mayan legend on Herescope, June 8, 2011, "New Age Date
Setting." This was a republishing of an old 1987 article
from The Trumpet, a discerning periodical from the 1980s. We
noticed that there was a large and growing group of
evangelicals, including some mainstream leaders, who were
getting on board this old Mayan prophecy and revivifying it
- most notably by reformulating it into extrabiblical
prophecy. We published Doomsday Datesetters 2012 on June 10,
2011 to explain what this was all about, and identify the
key proponents of this newly emerging eschatology.
(311) Should
Christians
hold prayer vigils with apostates? by Marsha West,
12/13/12 What struck me as odd is that many professing Christians
met in large groups to pray with people that reject the God
of the Bible even knowing that those from other religious
faiths do not pray to the God of Christianity.
(312) Can
The Bible Ever Mean What It Never Meant?by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 17, No. 6, December
2012 This title is purposefully alarming in order to get the
attention of the reader. Perhaps a little less volatile word
could be abuse. Rape or abuse is to take something by force
that is not yours for the taking. It is abuse when Scripture
is mislabeled and misapplied. Violence is done to the
message and meaning of Scripture
(313) The
Significance
of Youth-Filled Stadiums - Revisiting the Old Latter Rain
Prophecy in Light of Current Events by Herescope,
1/10/13 Lou Giglio is scheduled to give the benediction* at the
Obama Presidential Inauguration on January 21. The official
announcement describes him as "the Rev. Louie Giglio, the
pastor of the Passion City Church in Atlanta" and says he
"is considered one of the highest-profile evangelical
Christian pastors. He has been prominent in efforts to end
human trafficking."[1] This invitation is significant
because Lou Giglio is currently under a great deal of fire
in some quadrants of the evangelical world for his
controversial association with New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) leader Bill Johnson and a music group/ministry called
Jesus Culture.
(314) Pastor
Backs
Out of Obama Inauguration Over Previous Anti-Gay Comments
by Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 1/10/13 Rev. Louie Giglio, who had been announced as the
pastor to give the benediction at the presidential
inauguration, has now pulled himself out of the ceremony,
after criticism of his previous anti-gay comments and
actions, sources confirmed to ABC News.
(315) Brain
Stopper
Series by Spirit Of Error, 1/19/13 Many of the prophets in the NAR movement are actually
telling their followers that they don't need to worry about
false prophets.
(317) Man's
dominion in Genesis by Mike Oppenheimer,
1/28/13 But they both succumbed to an outsider tempting them to
disobey God, sin. First Eve then Adam. Because they both
fell they lost the position and ability to have dominion in
the way God intended. After they fell, being no longer
sinless all that was under his jurisdiction was
changed.
(318) The
NAR"s
Nasty Names: The Top 5 by Spirit of Error,
2/1/13 These are the Top 5 nasty names used against critics of the
NAR.
(319) Spiritual
Drunkenness,
Spiritual Blindness and Gods Judgment of the Church
by Believer's Journey, 2/5/13 The Bible has a lot to say about drunkenness, spiritual or
otherwise. And none of it is good. With the Biblical tools
we have available today, there is no reason for anyone to be
deceived about the "Laughing Revival". My Bible and
concordance was all I needed to find out for myself the
truth behind so-called "spiritual drunkenness".
(320) The
Question
Of Dominion by Sandy Simpson, 2/13/13 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".
(321) Hillsong
Australia
Church Expose at Trinity Foundation, 2/22/13
Wow. It"s amazingly disturbing… one
of our most questionable American
exports–televangelism and its
excesses–has finally reached a crescendo in
Australia. Millions of tax-free dollars flow through this
mega-corporation (one could hardly call it a church at this
point) and precious little appears to actually filter down
to those in desperate need. Notice how these Aussie
reporters don"t pull any punches. Video report.
(322) The
New
Apostolic Reformation: Influence and Teachings by
Apologetics Index, 2/25/13 A heterodox movement in Protestant Christianity known as
the "New Apostolic Reformation1" (NAR) -- also known as the
"apostolic-prophetic movement" -- gained vast influence
among Pentecostal and charismatic churches worldwide,
beginning in the late 1990s. The people who are part of this
burgeoning movement follow present-day apostles and prophets
who claim to govern the church and give new divine
revelation that is needed to set up God's kingdom on earth.
(323) Wandering
Stars by Keith Gibson, 2/27/13 Contending for the Faith with the New Apostles and Prophets
- Finally, here is an up-to-date volume written not just for
Bereans but one that reaches across denominational fences to
speak the truth in love to those curious about or drawn away
by the false doctrines and heretical teachings and practices
of the Latter Rain, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), or
"Five-Fold Restoration" movements. From the author: "There
is always the temptation when dealing with a subject of this
nature, to pull out the most oulandish quotes in an attempt
to make one's point more forcefully.... While an extreme
example has occasionally been used in order to demonstrate
how heretical the movement is at its fringes, for the most
part, I have attempted to use quotes from those considered
more 'mainstream' within the apostolic and prophetic
momement. It is my desire to demonstrate that the issues
addressed in this book are rampant within the community and
not isolated in one or two marginal teachers. It is my
sincere prayer that this book will be used in some small
measure to awaken the church to the seriousness of the
errors being propagated within the apostolic/prophetic
movement and to call the church back to the truth." TBC is
pleased to present this book as a contemporary answer to
those with friends, family, and church members who are prone
to be "tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind
of doctrine" (Ephesians:4:14That we henceforth be no more
children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every
wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;).
(324) Why
People
Join the NAR Movement by Spirit Of Error,
3/2/13 One of the most common questions I am asked is "Why do
people join the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement?"
I"ve thought about this a lot. And I believe there are at
least four main reasons.
(326) Why
People
Leave the NAR Movement by Spirit Of Error,
3/9/13 My last post gave reasons why people join the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) movement. Now I list some reasons people
leave the NAR movement. Here are the top four reasons I have
identified, based on my conversations with former NAR
followers.
(327) Imagine
That!
- The Problem with "Sanctified Imaginations" by
Orrel Steinkamp, 3/14/13 Imagination is the ability of the human mind to create
mental images and sensations that do not come from the the
five senses. Consequently It is not surprising that self
proclaimed prophets claim visions and dreams that have their
source in their vivid and well trained human imaginations.
Currently The Elijah List on the Internet presents thousands
upon thousands of these mental pictures, suggesting that
these pictures have their origin in God. But these imaginary
words and pictures on Elijah List have a very short shelf
life. They are posted and soon forgotten as new more
appealing prophetic images replace them. In fact many of
these prophesies can easily be demonstrated as
contradictory.
(329) Does
the Bible teach we can see and hear Angels or summon them
to visit us? by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/14/13 To come in contact with angelic creatures has to be
discerned for if they are not sent by God to have as mission
as angels do, then they are fallen angels with the purpose
to deceive. Those who claim to often see angels, hear from
them and order them around are not staying in the biblical
teachings and need to be questioned.
(330) Are people going to heaven today? by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/14/13 No, I do not believe this is true. I think many have an
active imagination and convinced themselves of something
special happening to them. Others may have had a counterfeit
spiritual experience, or an occult experience. It is very
disappointing to hear how many gullible and na�ve Christians
there are that accept these stories. They hear a story of
someone going to heaven and because the Bible speaks of a
few people that went they believe these modern stories are
just as true even when they contradict the Bible.
(331) Prophecy
Mongering
- Profiting from the Promulgation of End-Time CRI$I$
Scenarios by Herescope, 5/24/13 The evangelical world has been feasting on a constant diet
of crisis for several decades now. Despite the relative
peace and prosperity that Americans currently enjoy, fear is
being marketed in every outlet. Fear of the future. It is
big money for evangelical professional marketeers, many of
whom act like false prophets continually prophesying doom
and destruction. In fact, so much so, that many Christians
now seem addicted to the adrenalin rush that comes via these
dire predictions of disaster. It is a Pavlovian thing
– spout the CRISIS, and fear-laden followers will
respond by pushing the button to buy pre-packaged SOLUTIONS!
This phenomena can best be described as prophecy-mongering,
a term that has connotations of profiteering from promoting
endtime crises.
(332) They
Claim
to Speak for God by The Berean Call, 6/1/13
A very large part of Christendom in the United States is
enamored with those who claim to speak for God. If you think
that"s an overstatement, simply tune into some of the
programing on Trinity Broadcasting Network or some of the
other cable religious networks. What you will see are
churches filled with thousands of Christians hanging on to
every word of a man or a woman who is declaring what God has
just revealed to him or her. The content ranges from the
mundane to the bizarre. To some observers who are fairly
well versed in the Scriptures, what they are hearing and
seeing is laughable. But that"s a tragic reaction by some
who are forgetting that many of those being led astray by
the so-called new prophets and apostles are their brothers
and sisters in Christ. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(333) Collateral
Damage
of the New Apostles by Spirit Of Error,
6/6/13 I've been asked, "Why are you so concerned about the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement? Even if people's
beliefs are a little off, what's the harm?" I'm concerned
because their NAR beliefs are not just shipwrecking their
own faith. They are hurting other people.
(334) More
On
the Signs and Wonders Crowd/They are coming out of the
woodwork by Tim Wirth, 7/9/13 Satan uses his supernatural “lying wonders and
signs” to trap men into following him, while the
Lord uses His miracles to lead men in a righteous path to
follow Him. From the above verse, we see that men can be
deceived into believing a lie if they are deceived into
accepting lying signs and wonders.
(335) �Voice
of
the Apostles� Day 1 by Spirit Of Error,
8/14/13 Yesterday, I watched the opening session of the 2013 Voice
of Apostles conference in Orlando, Florida, sponsored by
Global Awakening. Here are some of my initial impressions.
(336) Matt
Redman
and Francis Chan: Oh No. Not You Guys, Too! by
Spirit Of Error, 9/19/13 Both Chan and Redman have agreed to take part in an annual
conference sponsored by the International House of Prayer
(IHOP). �Onething 2013� is expected to draw 25,000
young adults to the IHOP base in Kansas City, Missouri, this
December.
(337) Rick
Wiles
Latest Stunner by Steve Lumbley, 9/30/13 So remember the next time Rick Wiles tells you the
destruction of the USA is imminent, and I�m sure it won�t be
long, actions speak louder than words. Wiles own actions
show him to be a false teacher and a false prophet. Even he
doesn�t believe the nonsense he�s spewing. If he doesn�t
believe it, why should you?
(338) �God
Loves
Uganda��New Film Exposes the NAR Movement by
Spirit Of Error, 10/11/13 Criticism of NAR leaders� involvement in Ugandan politics
is nothing new. Secular watchdog groups, such as Right Wing
Watch and People for the American Way Foundation, have been
sounding the alarm about the NAR movement for years. They
fear that its dominionist agenda could lead to the
suppression of the civil rights of homosexuals and others
who don�t share the values of the NAR movement�in Uganda and
the United States. So, what�s my problem with the NAR
efforts in Uganda? Of course, I�along with all biblically
faithful evangelicals�believe homosexual practices are
sinful. But my concern is that the NAR movement has shifted
the historical evangelical focus on preaching the gospel (or
�good news�) of salvation from sin to preaching a gospel of
taking sociopolitical control. Even the documentary makers
obviously picked up on this shifted focus, as is made
evident by the film�s sarcastic tag line, �Have you heard
the good news?�
(339) Colin
Brown
claims God is "Rebooting the Church"by Sandy
Simpson, 12/9/13 When I read the title of this issue of the ElijahList, it
made me really angry. The title was ""Rebooting" the
Church: Changing Times and Changing Seasons". I
immediately asked myself the question: Is it a good thing to
"reboot" the Church? Revival is a good thing when it
is based on repentance (Acts 3:19). But this is not what
Brown is talking about. He is talking about "rebooting".
When you reboot a computer you turn it off and on again,
erasing any programs running, making a fresh start which
sometimes works on computers and sometimes does not (for
example when there is a virus in the computer - pun
intended!). It is a good thing to return to our first love
of the Jesus Christ and the Gospel (Rev. 2:4-5). But this is
also not what Brown is talking about. And how could he? The
churches involved with the false apostles, false prophets,
false teachers of the New Apostolic have already had their
candlestick removed long ago. They can keep rebooting
themselves in their occult "slain in the spirit" 24/7 and it
will not bring repentance and refreshing. It will only
strengthen the delusion they have put themselves under and
that God is allowing on them as a condemnation.
(340) Latter
Rain:
The Spawning of Apostasy by Kevin Reeves,
1/20/14 LTRP Note: The following article by Kevin Reeves describes
the background of much of the Word-Faith, River movement,
Latter Rain, IHOP, Joel�s Army, Apostles and Prophets
movement, etc. taking place today. Mike Bickle, Rick Joyner,
John Wimber, and many others rose out of the 1940s Latter
Rain movement. Followers believe that the Latter Rain
�revival� is the latter rain referred to in such Scriptures
as Jeremiah 3:3, Joel 2:23, and Hosea 6:3. These movements
have now intersected with the contemplative prayer movement;
now combined with Purpose Driven, the emerging church,
Willow Creek, etc., a powerful mystical body is merging as
an apostate, end-time church.
(341) Interviews
on
Dominionism a la IHOP and the NAR (Videos) at
Apprising Ministries, 1/23/14 So, to understand the dangers concerning this dominionism
at the rotten root of NAR eschatology I�m presenting the
following video clips below from Dr. Martin Erdmann of the
Verax Institute.This begins to give us good working
knowledge about dominionism, which is: "the erroneous belief
that Christians have a mandate to build the �kingdom of God�
on earth, restoring paradise, by progressively and
supernaturally transforming themselves and others as well as
all societal institutions through subduing and ruling the
earth by whatever means possible, including using
technology, science and psycho-social engineering; and then
and only then will a �Christ� manifest his presence on
earth."
(342) Are
All Healings From God? by Matt Slick, CARM,
2/9/14 No, not all healings are from God's direct hand. We can
have natural healing that is due to how God designed our
bodies to heal themselves. We can have healings that are the
result of medicine. And, of course, there are healings that
are demonic.
(343) A
Warning About G12 Churches, Encounter Weekends and
Spiritual Abuse by Chris Lawson, 2/22/14 The G-12 movement has been defined as a full blown abusive
"cult" as well as an "aberrant" Christian movement,
depending on how one looks at the theological and social
structure of the movement. The methodology that is utilized
upon many current and former members speaks for itself and
varies from church to church and how balanced or imbalanced
church leaders are. Many people have left the movement
because they have been severely abused under what is known
as "heavy shepherding," in other words, they have been
"spiritually abused."
(344) World
Vision
U.S. To Hire �Gay Christians In Same-Sex Marriages�
by Ken Silva, 3/25/14 I now point you to World Vision: Why We�re Hiring Gay
Christians in Same-Sex Marriages, a report that went on
yesterday ChristianityToday,com from Celeste Gracey and
Jeremy Weber. (ACT Note: World Vision has been a part of
the New Apostolic Reformation for a long time along with other
organizations such as YWAM.)
(345) World
Vision
Reverses Decision To Hire Gay Christians In Same-Sex
Marriages at Apprising Ministries, 3/26/14 I have now confirmed this reversal on the phone via a
spokesperson in the media relations department at World
Vision and have received the following statement concerning
this change ... (ACT Note: The Bible does not say we
must "respect" homosexuals. We can love them and rebuke
their sin but we are not called to "respect them". You
don't respect people who are living in unrepentant sin. WV has
been a part of the NAR for decades and has been promoting
WCGIP doctrines as well as leaders of the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR). They are heretical just like
YWAM. Just FYI. If you don't believe me, get our DVD
series
on the NAR where false prophet Mike Bickle reveals that
World Vision and YWAM are agencies spreading the doctrines and
practices of the NAR. Also see the quotes by World
Vision Canada employee Terry LeBlanc in
this article.)
(346) World
Vision
is Really a Hallucination from the God of this World
by Jacob Prasch, 3/27/14 For some years Moriel has warned that World Vision is no
longer, by scriptural definition, a Christian ministry that
more than two decades ago abandoned its originally
evangelistic ethos and become a politicized left wing social
welfare organization (once a ministry or church ceases to be
evangelistic it will soon cease to be scripturally
Evangelical).
(347) Hillsong
Embraces
�Chrislam� by Moriel Ministries, 3/28/14 When prime time Australia TV broadcasted an exposure of the
financial ethics (or lack thereof) of HILLSONG, no one
should have been surprised.
(348) Rick
Wiles
Promotes New �Prophecy� From Maurice Sklar by
Endtime Delusion, 4/1/14 It is certainly true that you can�t teach an old dog new
tricks. The ones in the Christian church who have
contributed the most to the area of false prophecy and
leading the children of God astray in the past couple of
decades are the ones who continue today to be the Pied
Pipers of falsehood, profanely issued in the holy name of
our Lord. So it was not surprising when someone pointed out
a new �prophecy� had been issued by prolific false prophet
Dr. Maurice Sklar. And it just seemed to fall into place
that the main showcase for his issue of this would be Rick
Wiles� Trunews radio program, which has been for
almost 15 years now a source of some of the most outlandish
and self-serving blather ever to be labeled �Christian.�
(349) Updated! World
Vision,
Christian organization? by Marsha West, Renew
America, 4/10/14 The dust has settled a bit since Christian humanitarian aid
organization World Vision's March 24 announcement that it
would hire gay couples who are legally married in the state
in which they reside. Since "World Vision-gate" remains a
hot topic, it's time for some introspection; likewise to do
some digging to find out if WV truly is a Christian
organization, as it claims. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(350) Discerning
signs
& wonders...? (MP3) by Chris Lawson,
5/8/14 Help for the hurting versus lying signs and wonders! If you
or your family members have ever been hurt by false teachers
at counterfeit revivals (Toronto, Lakeland, Holy Trinity
Brompton, Pensacola, Fresh Fire, Bethel Church, Morning Star
Ministries, IHOP, Healing Rooms, etc.), this audio message
may help to bring some clarity on what happened to you/them.
This is one of my more soft-spoken audio messages whereby I
help educate people on escaping and/or avoiding the
confusion and heartache that false teachers produce.
The first 30 minutes (various Scriptures) is all preface for
what I discuss in the second 30 minutes.
(352) Answers
to
Questions: Community Conversion by Pastor Richard
A. Conners, 7/8/14 Question: Is it possible for a community group, like a
family, tribe, household, or village to come to Christ
altogether at the same occasion? Answer: We have to be clear
about what the question is asking. If we are asking if a
group of people may (each) come to saving faith in the Lord
Jesus at the same moment in time, at the same occasion of
the proclamation of the Gospel � then the answer is, yes.
Certainly, multiple people can repent and trust in the Son
of God at the same point in time � even families or
communities. Acts 16 gives us the occasion of the salvation
of the Philippian jailer. Verse 34 tells us that the jailer
believed �with his whole household� after Paul and Silas in
verse 32 �spoke the word of the Lord to him together with
all who were in his house.� So yes, it is possible for a
group to be entirely converted to Christ at the same time.
However, let us recognize that for an entire group to be
converted each member of the group must have a personal
believing response to the Gospel message. Salvation comes
through faith (by grace � Ephesians 2:8).
(353) Apostolic
and
Prophetic Lingo�A to Z by Holly Pivec,
7/16/14 I came across a very telling, new NAR resource. It�s called
the Apostolic and Prophetic Dictionary: Language of the
End-Time Church. This book is written by NAR apostle and
prophet Abraham S. Rajah, and was released in December
through Westbow Press, the self-publishing division of
Thomas Nelson and Zondervan. It provides definitions for
over 500 entries, most of which are for exclusive NAR terms.
Here�s the description of the book on Amazon.
(354) Understanding
The
Dominion Theology Of Christian Reconstructionists And The
New Apostolic Reformation by Thomas Ice,
1988 NOTE: This is an article I wrote about Dominion Theology in
May 1988. It is interesting to see how things have
progressed twenty-five years later. Back then these
movements were just beginning to influence each other.
Now we see these ideas continuing to gain strength in our
own day.
(355) Hillsong
Church
leader blamed victim for sex abuse, royal commission
told by Rachel Browne, The Sydney Morning Herald,
10/8/14 The hearing into how Australia's Pentecostal churches
handled child abuse allegations among their ranks will also
examine two other cases, one involving a teacher who
molested scores of young children at the Northside Christian
College in Victoria and another involving a youth pastor at
a church on the Sunshine Coast.
(356) Understand
the
difference between Jesus Christ, and false "anointed
ones"! by Chris Lawson, Spiritual Research
Network, 10/21/14
A look at how false teachers are mocking the scriptural Jesus
of Nazareth through their mystical "anointings" and occult
�impartations.� Blasphemously attributing their occult
manifestations, false �words and visions� and lying signs and
wonders to God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit,
many of today's false teachers are simply producing heresies
and divinations worthy of the judgment of God. What�s needed
more than ever today is for Christian�s to fulfill their God
given duty to �test the spirits� (1 Thess. 5:21) and expose
the unfruitful works of darkness (Eph. 5:11) for what they
are. Podcast: Jesus
of
Nazareth Versus False Christianity.mp3 Description: Jesus
of
Nazareth Versus False Christianity Archive: Chris
Lawson
Directory and the New
SRN
website audio page
(357) The
Ecclesiastical
Domino Effect by James Jacob Prasch,
10/22/14 The fizzling of the counterfeit revivals of Toronto,
Pensacola, and Lakeland with Lakeland ending in a moral
scandal with Todd Bentley and Pensacola ending in an ugly
split are almost ancient history. The demise of Jim Bakker�s
PTL club in a maze scandal and corruption is ancient history
as is the fall of Jimmy Swaggart. In each case the Body of
Christ and its message was discredited. The collapse of
Robert Schuller�s mega church The Chrystal Cathedral in $56
million in debt and the keys being handed over to the Roman
Catholic church was hardly the beginning and we warned other
mega churches would soon follow.
(358) Prophecy
Run
Amok by T.A. McMahon, The Berean Call,
11/2/14 There are also a host of abuses of biblical prophecy, such
as the denial and mockery cited by Peter: �Knowing this
first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers,
walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the
promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep,
all things continue as they were from the beginning of the
creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by
the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth
standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the
world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same
word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day
of judgment and perdition of ungodly men� (2 Peter:3:3-7
Furthermore, there are those who set themselves up as
prophets similar to the false prophets about whom the Lord
warned Jeremiah: �Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets
prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I
commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto
you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought,
and the deceit of their heart� (Jeremiah:14:14) Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(359) An
Anatomy
Of A False Prophesy by Sandy Simpson,
11/13/14 ElijahList is well known for sending out false prophecies
on a daily basis. In fact they send anywhere from 3-5
emails daily. I have saved them all for many years
because they are ripe fodder for discernment articles.
I am going to use this obvious false prophecy by a long time
false prophet of the New Apostolic Reformation as a
demonstration of a false prophecy and how to test them
according to the Bible and common sense.
(360) God�s
Super-Apostles:
Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles Movement
(Book) by Dr. Doug Geivett & Holly Pivec,
11/26/14 God�s Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Prophets
and Apostles Movement provides a beginner�s introduction to
the New Apostolic Reformation. In addition to being brief
and non-technical, it also contains stories of individuals�
personal experiences with this movement and practical advice
for responding to its teachings.
(362) The
Attack
Of The Enemy On Churches by Sandy Simpson,
3/10/15
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.
(363) Two
NAR
Organizations to Watch by Spirit of Error,
4/1/15 Anyone who has concerns about the New Apostolic Reformation
should keep an eye on two organizations: the International
Coalition of Apostolic Leaders, led by �Convening Apostle�
John P. Kelly, and its daughter structure, the European
Coalition of Apostolic Leaders, led by �convener� Jan-Aage
Torp. These two networks are energetically working �to build
apostolic government in all cities and regions.� You may be
surprised to learn just how extensively apostles in many
nations are networking to promote NAR teachings.
(364) A
New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a
Worldwide Movement (Book) by R.Douglas Geivett
(Author), Holly Pivec (Author), 4/12/15 This critique provides a framework for understanding and
interpreting the widespread but little-known New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) movement. As the authors state in the
preface: "We write this book with two major goals in mind.
First, to give people an idea of the sheer size and reach of
the NAR movement. And second, to systematize its key
teachings and practices and evaluate them on the basis of
Scripture and careful reasoning � . In our judgment, the NAR
perspective crosses these boundaries [that is, certain broad
parameters, revealed in Scripture and practiced in the
historical orthodox church], and it does so in part because
of flawed theology rooted in a flawed understanding of
Scripture. We wish to warn readers about a possible
confusion: Some critics have linked the NAR movement with
mainstream Pentecostalism and charismatics. We do not do
this. In fact, it is our contention that the NAR movement
deviates from classical Pentecostal and charismatic
teachings. This movement has emerged out of independent
charismatic churches and, thus, has gained a foothold in
many of those churches in varying degrees."
(365) Will
Christians
Replace Commitment to the Gospel for Commitment to a
Unified Dominionist Agenda to �Save the Country�?
by Lighthouse Trails, 4/16/15 As America is fast approaching another presidential
election year, Dominionist/Kingdom Now political and
religious figures are joining forces with evangelical
Christian groups. While having concern for the state of
America is more than legitimate, will Christians replace
commitment and loyalty to the Gospel for commitment and
loyalty to a dominionist agenda? If they do, they will learn
the hard way that compromise and a �whatever it takes�
attitude will do more harm to the cause of Jesus Christ than
good. This article is not a statement that Christians should
not be involved in or concerned about the political state of
their countries. Rather, the intention of this article is to
exhort believers to use discernment in understanding the
times in which we live. It is to show how a present
ecumenical, dominionist movement (that is heading toward a
one-world religion to �establish the kingdom of God on
earth�) is operating and deceiving many Christians. As
Christians, we are to be witnesses for Jesus Christ and His
Gospel message of salvation. But today, many Christians may
be on the brink of buying into a plan that will ultimately
create a global religion and global government.
(366) Washington
State
Churches and Organizations That Promote the NAR by
Spirit of Error, 4/18/15 My co-author, Doug Geivett, is headed to Washington state
this weekend to speak about the New Apostolic Reformation at
a large apologetics conference. In preparation, I�ve been
compiling a list of churches, organizations, and individuals
in the state that promote NAR teachings, practices, and/or
leaders. I thought this list might be helpful for some of my
readers who live in Washington or have friends who do. Here
it
is in PDF format. The list is not exhaustive. Let me
know if I�ve left out any church or organization.
(367) The
�NAR�-tional
Day of Prayer? by Spirit of Error, 4/25/15 Churches across the United States are gearing up for the
National Day of Prayer. More than 40,000 prayer gatherings
are expected to be held on May 7 in observance of this
annual event. But has the National Day of Prayer been
hijacked by the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)? The
official promotional video, being played in Sunday morning
worship services, gives no hint of NAR influence. But the
influence can be seen if you look closely at the National
Day of Prayer literature. The following NAR teachings and
practices are being promoted.
(398) Looking
Beyond
a Church�s �Statement of Faith� by Spirit of
Error, 5/16/15 Do you want to know if a church or organization is part of
the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)? Finding the answer may
not be as easy as looking at the church�s statement of
faith. Many NAR groups have adopted fairly standard
statements of faith that do not mention their NAR teachings.
To find out what a church really believes you have to dig
deeper.
(399) Will
NAR
converge with evangelical churches? (Webcast) with
Holly Pivec, 8/24/18 Don Veinot and Ron Henzel, of Midwest Christian Outreach,
invited me to join them on their �Unknown Webcast� to
discuss �Will NAR converge with evangelical churches?� Watch
the interview here
on Youtube.
(400) Downplaying
the
Devil in NAR by Holly Pivec, 9/24/18 In a recent article published by the Gospel Coalition in
Australia, pastor Stephen Tan, of Regeneration Church in
Melbourne, shares his concerns about an upcoming conference
called Awakening Australia, and especially about the
teachings of the conference�s headline speaker: Bill
Johnson, the leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California.
I agree with several things Tan writes, and with one thing
in particular. He writes: �Johnson encourages Christians to
stop focusing on �our need to protect ourselves from
deception� and instead �our hunger for Him must be seen in
our lustful pursuit of spiritual gifts.'� Tan is right to
draw attention to Johnson�s downplaying of discernment. But
Bill Johnson isn�t the only one to do so. The idea
that Christians should stop worrying about being deceived �
and enthusiastically embrace all manifestations of the
miraculous � is common in the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR). It�s so common that NAR leaders have developed a
catch phrase they often tell their followers: �You should
trust God�s ability to protect you from being deceived more
than you trust Satan�s ability to deceive you.� And
they sometimes tell people, if they just pray and ask God to
protect them from being deceived, they don�t have to worry
about Satan. They can then embrace all supernatural
experiences with gusto.
(401) NAR
and
the turning tide by Spirit of Error, 10/2/18
The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) has grown rapidly over
the years, yet under the radar of most Christians. But it
appears that, when it comes to awareness of this movement,
the tide may be turning. It�s been encouraging to see a
growing number of Christian organizations and church
leaders, including Pentecostals and charismatics, recently
speak out against NAR teachings and practices. Here are
links to some recent articles and videos that sound the
alarm about Bethel Church in Redding, California � one of
the most well-known NAR churches � pastored by the �apostle�
Bill Johnson. Other articles linked to below warn about a
NAR translation of the Bible � promoted by Bethel Church �
called the Passion Translation. I�ve included brief excerpts
to give you a small taste of each source. I encourage you to
check them out for yourself.
(402)
A
Short History of Dominionism by Sandy Simpson,
10/9/18 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 includetheonomy, but does not
necessarily involve advocating Mosaiclawas
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 aDominionist. ChristianDominionistsbelieve
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 �softdominionism�; the idea that God
wants only Christians to hold government office and run
the country according to biblical law is called �harddominionism.�
[2]�HardDominionism�
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�.
(403)
�Eat
the
meat and spit out the bones�: A proper response to
NAR teaching? by Holly Pivec, 10/16/18
�Eat the
meat and spit out the bones� is a common refrain in
NAR. Typically, it means that if you hear a teacher
give a questionable teaching � something that you
don�t understand or that seems off somehow �
ignore that particular teaching. But don�t stop
listening to his other teachings. Bill Johnson, one of
the movement�s most influential �apostles,� delivered
an entire sermon promoting this idea. It�s titled
�Don�t Eat the Bones.� In context, Johnson is speaking
about men, including the �prophet� William Branham and
the �healing evangelist� Todd Bentley, who claimed to
operate in miraculous power and led major revivals.
Yet they fell into heresy or sinful lifestyles.
Critics of NAR have argued that the heretical
teachings and immoral lifestyles of these men � and of
other influential NAR prophets, such as Bob Jones and
Paul Cain � raise the question of whether these
individuals actually may have been false prophets.
Their unsavory behavior challenges the validity of the
revivals led by them � or so the critics say. But
Johnson argues that it�s a mistake to write off these
�prophets� and the �moves of God� they pioneered, or
their other teachings, simply because of their
failures. He prays that Christians will be able to
discern how God sometimes works through �unusual
tools,� including individuals with lifestyles of
secret, hidden sin.
(404) My
interview
about NAR with ex-New Ager Doreen Virtue at
Spirit of Error, 11/22/18 Yesterday, I
was interviewed about the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) by two ex-New Agers, Melissa Dougherty and
Doreen Virtue. Doreen Virtue was a well-known New Age
author before converting to Christianity two years
ago. Now she has a ministry warning people about the
dangers of New Age beliefs. She has a large following,
including many New Agers and former New Agers. On her
webcast, yesterday, we discussed NAR and how specific
NAR practices, such as exercises designed to
�activate� the miraculous gift of prophecy, have more
in common with New Age practices than the miraculous
gifts of the Holy Spirit found in Scripture. We also
discussed the major role Bethel Church in Redding,
California, has played in promoting these New Age-type
activation exercises. And we talked about the need for
spiritual discernment, including the importance of
having a full understanding of the Bible, not just a
superficial understanding, and how to get that
understanding. The webcast has already received over
3,000 views in less than 24 hours. Check
out
the webcast on YouTube.
(405)
The
Abandoning of True Bible Eschatology by Mike
Oppenheimer, 11/27/18 Latter Rain
adherents believe in a last day�s revival unlike any
other in history taking place today. This view is an
outgrowth of the �kingdom now� restoration movement.
It wrongly applies eschatological passages for Israel
to the church today. To many, the nation of Israel is
no longer an integral part of God�s end time plan and
rejected as forsaken, despite the warnings in Romans
11:18-29 and Genesis 12:3.
(407) The
Send
conference features Bethel Redding speaker known for
�grave soaking� by The Word Like Fire,
12/10/18 For the time
will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to
themselves teachers, having itching ears; (2 Tim 4:3)
Sixty thousand people are expected at The Send stadium
event, scheduled for February 23, 2019. According to
the organization�s website, it is �A NEW ERA.� We may
indeed be entering a new era, but not necessarily one
of increased evangelism or missions, which is the
purported goal of The Send. Something is very
different in the visible church these days. According
to a recent PEW survey, many Christians now accept
concepts associated with the new age, such as �belief
in reincarnation, astrology, psychics and the presence
of spiritual energy in physical objects like mountains
or trees.�[1] One of the speakers scheduled for The
Send is Ben Fitzgerald, now a Bethel Redding
pastor. Bethel Redding leader Bill Johnson will
be speaking as well. Readers may recall that
Fitzgerald was one of the Bethel Redding people who
tried to absorb or soak up the �anointing� from the
bones of the controversial evangelist, Smith
Wigglesworth.
(408)
Beware
of men (and women) who see angels all the time
by Mike Oppenheimer, 1/7/19 Ever since
William Branham introduced his angel in the Latter
Rain healing revivals of the 40�s and 50�s people have
tried to mimic him. After all they adore his abilities
and success. Branham�s personal angel gave him the
abilities, as he saw individual visions of each person
and gave what some say were accurate diagnosis for
them to be healed. Paul Cain, Bob Jones and Kenneth
Hagin, Rick Joyner, Benny Hinn, Todd Bentley, Bill
Johnson and so many others all speak of regular visits
of angels like Branham, some from childhood. In fact
visions and visitations of angels in Benny Hinn�s
life, far exceed anyone in the Bible, but they still
do not compare to Branham. Her said he was visited
regularly by an unnamed angel and then by 7 angels all
at once (referring to Revelation 1, 6, 10). Benny Hinn
is very explicit in his angelic visits taking place.
�We are about to see the activity of angels on earth
as we�ve never seen before.�� (��The Coming Angelic
Visitation.�� Dec. 13, 1993, Trinity Broadcasting
Network) He has repeated this for years. Certain
people yearn for supernatural experiences so this
boosts an anticipation it can happen to them. Spirits,
angels are more than willing to give them an
experience than converse. The question we need to ask
is, is it from God. Because both can be spiritual but
only one contains truth and originates from God.
(409)
Mystical
New
Age Thrills Enticing Children and 4 Ways to Help
Them by Berit Kjos, 1/8/19 And he
caused his children to pass through the fire in the
valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times,
and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt
with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought
much evil in the sight of the Lord. (2 Chronicles
33:6) �Softening Up� For Occult Revival�Hermetic Magic
& Hegel�s Dialectic Process Why would our country,
so richly blessed by God, embrace the occult? What
caused this drastic change in values? How could it
have happened so seemingly fast?! Actually, the entire
Western world had already been �softened up� by the
1960s when the rising rebellion against God erupted
into public view. The century-old pursuit of social
solidarity based on Georg Hegel�s occult philosophy
and consensus process had been an effective tool for
change.
(410) My
interview about NAR with ex-New Ager Doreen Virtue
by Spirit of Error, 1/20/19 Yesterday, I
was interviewed about the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) by two ex-New Agers, Melissa Dougherty and
Doreen Virtue. Doreen Virtue was a well-known New Age
author before converting to Christianity two years
ago. Now she has a ministry warning people about the
dangers of New Age beliefs. She has a large following,
including many New Agers and former New Agers. On her
webcast, yesterday, we discussed NAR and how specific
NAR practices, such as exercises designed to
“activate�? the miraculous gift of prophecy, have more
in common with New Age practices than the miraculous
gifts of the Holy Spirit found in Scripture. We also
discussed the major role Bethel Church in Redding,
California, has played in promoting these New Age-type
activation exercises. And we talked about the need for
spiritual discernment, including the importance of
having a full understanding of the Bible, not just a
superficial understanding, and how to get that
understanding. The webcast has already received over
3,000 views in less than 24 hours. Check out the
webcast on YouTube.
(411) What
Is
Transformation? by Herescope, 3/9/19
First
published August 15, 2005, a few months before the
Herescope blog was set up, this article* was an
overview of the transformation agenda that was coming
into the evangelical church world like a flood. We've
been writing on this topic ever since. In republishing
this article today we've embedded quite a few
hyperlinks to text. Clicking on these will direct you
to our subsequent articles that expanded upon these
themes. We are sad to report that over the past
14 years church transformation has come full fruit
before our very eyes, and we are now witnessing the
inevitable compromises and sins that are imploding
ministries. The church has left its first Love, and is
now losing its ability to be salt and light in the
world. Any calls for revival must take an honest
assessment of the issues brought forth in this article
and consider a whole-hearted repentance for these
errors.(Revelation 2:4-5)
(412) Supernatural
Junkies by Brian Timsah, 3/28/19 This post
covers the real concern that so called Christianity
has been overrun by what I will call, Supernatural
Junkies. Similarly, like junkies on drugs, alcohol, or
snack cakes, yet Supernatural Junkies (SJ) are
addicted to anything that promises a spiritual
experience or high. Many of these practices can only
have the full effect by watching it for yourself.
Please, make sure to watch each video so you know how
to discern the truth from the lie. Otherwise, you
won't fully comprehend these manifestations and false
teachings.
(413) Slain
in
the Spirit—Is It a Biblical Practice? by
Kevin Reeves, 4/19/19 But I have
yet to know of anyone, myself included, who, because
of being slain, experienced a changed life
characterized by a love for the truth and a knowledge
of God in agreement with the Scriptures. In my
experience, the exact opposite has happened. When
folks get touched with this kind of power, they
routinely become almost unteachable, preferring the
experience to the Word of God. I can’t relate how many
times I’ve heard, “Well, maybe I can’t find it in the
Scriptures, but it happened to me, so it’s real!”
That’s a dangerous step to take. In my many years of
involvement with the occult prior to salvation, I had
numerous real encounters with the supernatural.
Certainly they could not have originated with God, but
I once believed some of them did, and to me that was
all that mattered. My ears were closed to any protest
from Christian friends. Such a stubborn mindset is a
fertile seedbed for deception. From just such a people
will spring up a world ruler who will lead many to
everlasting destruction: For the mystery of iniquity
doth already work: only he who now letteth will let,
until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that
Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with
the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the
brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is
after the working of Satan with all power and signs
and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of
unrighteousness in them that perish; because they
received not the love of the truth, that they might be
saved. (2 Thessalonians 2:7-10)
(414) Does
Ephesians
4:11 Establish a Doctrine of “The Five-fold
Ministry”? by David Kowalski, 6/11/19
Is the following verse enough for establishing a
five-fold ministry doctrine (as suggested by
proponents of the New Apostolic Reformation)? And He
gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some
as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, – Source: Ephesians 4:11 NASB We should first note
that a comparison of Paul’s listings of gifts and
functionaries (types of gifted ministers) are not
exhaustive but illustrative. Most commentators agree
that Paul gives no clue here that he meant “these and
no more.” The same reasoning that develops a five-fold
ministry doctrine could develop an eight-fold ministry
doctrine from 1 Corinthians 12:28.
(415) Building
a
Foundation on Sand: The Modern Day Apostles and
Prophets Movement by G. Richard Fisher,
7/20/19 What follows is manipulation,
exploitation, and falsehood. It turns out that there
is no ‘‘kingdom now’’ except the earthly kingdom
financed for the new prophets. The money does not go
to perpetuate the Gospel, but to perpetuate the status
and the illusory message of ‘‘heaven on
earth.’’ The Church needs to wake up,
stand up, speak up, and not be cowed. Our great
‘‘Deliverer’’ will come out of ‘‘Zion’’ (Romans
11:26), not out of the new breed.
(416) Kingdom
Now or Later, man's plan or God's? (DVD) by
Mike Oppenheimer, 7/22/19 What was once believed that Israel was the
focus of the end times and there is a rapture and
tribulation is being replaced by a newer end times
view of prophesy. Kingdom now, Dominionism.
Specifically that the church is to disciple nations to
rule over them before Christ returns. Christ is to
return AFTER the Church establishes the kingdom of God
on earth. The type of spiritual warfare was to find
the strongman over cities and nations and pull it
down. This now intersects with a more practical
approach by the new apostolic movement. We are to
exercise dominion over every aspect of society by
taking control of these political and cultural
institutions to build a Christian civilization. This
new revelation, called the 7 mountain mandate began
with Loren Cunningham founder of YWAM, along with Bill
Bright who headed up campus crusade for Christ. Peter
Wagner incorporated it in the new apostolic reform
that he began and now it has gone mainstream. Dominionism wants our nation along with all
nations to be governed by the church. It is a
distorted view using the example of Israel as a
theocracy. Who are the people involved in this? How
are they going make this happen?
(417)
Downplaying
the
Devil in NAR by Holly Pivec, 8/1/19 In a recent
article published by the Gospel Coalition in
Australia, pastor Stephen Tan, of Regeneration Church
in Melbourne, shares his concerns about an upcoming
conference called Awakening Australia, and especially
about the teachings of the conference’s headline
speaker: Bill Johnson, the leader of Bethel Church in
Redding, California. I agree with several things Tan
writes, and with one thing in particular. He writes:
“Johnson encourages Christians to stop focusing on
‘our need to protect ourselves from deception’ and
instead ‘our hunger for Him must be seen in our
lustful pursuit of spiritual gifts.'” Tan is right to
draw attention to Johnson’s downplaying of
discernment. But Bill Johnson isn’t the only one to do
so. The idea that Christians should stop
worrying about being deceived — and enthusiastically
embrace all manifestations of the miraculous — is
common in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). It’s so
common that NAR leaders have developed a catch phrase
they often tell their followers: “You should trust
God’s ability to protect you from being deceived more
than you trust Satan’s ability to deceive you.”
And they sometimes tell people, if they just pray and
ask God to protect them from being deceived, they
don’t have to worry about Satan. They can then embrace
all supernatural experiences with gusto. Here are some
examples of this teaching by three influential NAR
leaders.
The Basic Premise: From the very beginning, the dominionist
aspect of the “apostolic-prophetic” movement, or NAR, was
openly admitted
by its primary architect Peter Wagner (who
actually coined the term “New Apostolic Reformation” when he
was looking for a term to describe his new movement): ‘Our theological bedrock is what has been
known as
DOMINION THEOLOGY. . . our divine mandate
is TO DO
WHATEVER IS NECESSARY, by the power of the
Holy
Spirit, TO RETAKE THE DOMINION of God's
creation
which Adam forfeited to Satan in the Garden
of Eden. It is nothing less than seeing God's kingdom
coming and His will
being done here on earth as it is in
heaven. This includes the need TO GOVERN apolitically, as well as to
embrace spiritual warfare techniques that neutralize the
control of our adversary within the functional and TERRITORIAL
SPHERES OF
AUTHORITY to which we have been assigned.
To do this, we know that we must be in communion, we must
receive revelation, and we must apostolically and
prophetically proclaim that
revelation.“
(420) The
fire they bring is NOT of God by Mike
Oppenheimer, 9/25/19 The Neo Pentecostal signs and
wonders teachers have brought division to the churches
by their teaching of fire. It has now reached its
Zenith. This has got to stop -- this fire baptism they
claim is from heaven (from the fallen cherub) will
burn up all of what’s left in the church that is
accurate. There is nothing like this in
Scripture unless you distort its meaning, which Rodney
Browne and Benny Hinn have done from the
beginning. Let’s examine the Scripture in
context to see if what these men are saying about a
separate fire baptism is true.
(421) Is
it
too late to save this church from NAR? by
Holly Pivec, 9/25/19 In just five days, on Sunday, September
29, the members of Christian Life Center in Santa
Cruz, California, will cast a vote determining the
fate of their lead pastor and the future of their
church. At stake is whether this Assemblies of God
church will abandon its historic Pentecostal teachings
and become swept up in the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) or not. More specifically, will it begin to
follow the controversial teachings of the apostle Bill
Johnson of Bethel Church in Redding, California, and
other “apostles” in NAR? This fast-growing and
divisive movement has already taken over many churches
across the nation and throughout the world. The
members of Christian Life Center will soon decide
whether their church will be among the casualties. The
ballot will ask for a vote of “confidence” or “no
confidence” in the church’s lead pastor, Jeremy
Anderson, who has brought in many of the teachings of
Bill Johnson and NAR.
(422) Transformation
Complete:
Non-Catholic Christians Took Paradigm Shift
by Jackie Alnor, 11/5/19 The next step for the spirit of
antichrist is to solidify his hold on the New
Babylonian Church of Mother Earth and after the
Restrainer is removed, jump on the back of that
scarlet-colored beast, uniting “Church and State.”
It’s not like we weren’t warned. Author Dave Hunt saw
the warning signs and wrote his book, The Seduction of
Christianity, in 1985. Many Christians were awakened
to the workings of the devil after reading it and were
inoculated against deception. But the backlash of
professing Christian leaders was unprecedented. Entire
books and anthologies were published to refute
Seduction. But history has proven him out. Those who
wouldn’t listen are now the ones fully initiated into
Mystery Babylon.
Updated!
(423) Engle’s
angle
(Series) by Mike Oppenheimer, 12/30/19 Lou
Engle is Charismatic leader of Christianity in the US,
he is called a revivalist and is even a visionary by
some. He has been under the apostolic leadership of Che
Ahn’s Harvest International Ministry (HIM) and the new
apostolic movement. This is where we begin in
understanding Engle’s angle. “Lou Engle is an HIM
Apostle and HIM member since its founding. For more than
three decades, Lou’s passion has been to call believers
into radical consecration through prayer, fasting, and
acts of justice. Lou has been involved in church
planting, contending for the global harvest,
establishing prayer movements and strategic houses of
prayer. He is the founder of the pro-life ministry Bound
4 Life and has inspired other justice movements. HIM is
excited to help Apostle Lou Engle see the dreams of the
Lord fulfilled through his ministry and HIM’s financial
contribution. Engle calls Che Ahn his pastor, and is
really the leader of The Call. In case you do not know
who Che Ahn is, one only needs to look at the Toronto
Blessing to see his past participation, “ I went to
Toronto, I received impartation.” Ahn says “The 1994
revival in Toronto restored the office of the apostle
with the birth of many apostolic networks” (Che Ahn
‘When Heaven Comes Down” 2009. The foreword is written
by Rolland & Heidi Baker who were also involved in
Toronto and associated with the NAR.) A Prayer Event in
Dallas, "Miracle services" 2005, organized by Cindy
Jacobs 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting at the campus of
Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas had Ché Ahn,
as a Keynote speaker. Including Morris Cerullo, John
Kilpatrick, Guillermo Maldonado, Dutch Sheets, Steve
Hill and Mahesh Chavda. Read Part
1 - Engle's Angle, Part
2 - Engles Angle, Part
3 - Fasting and Praying, Part
4
- Engle's Angle: The mantle will fall - The Send and
those involved what they are teaching, Part
5 - The Shift -- from thecall to the Send -YWAM’s involvement,
Part
6 - The mantle will fall- The Send and those
involved. What are they are teaching
(424) Israel NAR Leaders
And Their Friends by NARWarch
Israel, 1/7/20 Seeing the
ecumenical and inter-faith direction that Tikkun
and its false apostles and their followers
are going; -should bible-faithful believers
then, have anything to do with Tikkun, its
apostles, adherents and associates? The biblical
answer is a clear and resounding NO! Associating
with them, offering them Christian fellowship,
helping acknowledging or endorsing them, their
ministries or followers or associates, makes us
partakers with them in their evil deeds (2Jn.
7-11). In short it is grievous sin and should be
avoided.
(425) God Needs
Permission-Dominion Theology (Video)
by NARWatch Israel, 2/15/20 Dominion
Theology is an integral part of NAR - the New
Apostolic Reformation. This video shows one of
its aspects and reveals how Tikkun Ministries,
currently headed by "Apostle" Asher Intrater, is
teaching this false doctrine to its followers.
(426) NAR interview with
Doug Geivett at South African Theological
Seminary by Holly Pivec, 2/21/20 The New
Apostolic Reformation is exploding. This
dangerous movement is experiencing staggering
growth, especially in the Global South (that is,
Africa, Asia, and Latin America). To equip South
Africans to respond to the influx of NAR
teaching in their churches, South African
Theological Seminary interviewed my co-author,
Biola University professor Doug Geivett, during
his recent trip to that country. Watch the
interview to learn about the harmful impact the
NAR is having in South Africa. While the
interview was conducted in South Africa, the
points he discussed are relevant wherever NAR
has a platform. Topics addressed include the
dangers of emotionalism, unsound teachings about
miraculous gifts, the wrongheaded Seven Mountain
Mandate, unbiblical methods for seeking divine
guidance, and the global influence of Bethel
Church in Redding, California (and Bethel
Music).
(427) The
apostle Che Ahn, another Latter Rain promoter form the
Vineyard by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/25/20 After
previously
being part of the Vineyard Movement, formerly pastor of the
Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Greater Pasadena the Lord
apparently spoke a word to Mr. Ahn through Cindy Jacobs in
1995 that he was to "father" a new movement—a "network of
networks" to train and raise up spiritual children who would
reach every continent. He founded Harvest International
Ministries from that prophetic word. Che Ahn is the
International Chancellor of Wagner Leadership Institute.
With a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from Fuller
Theological Seminary. He travels the world declaring God's
Word, releasing His healing power and leading many to know
Jesus. He has written more than a dozen successful book s.
https://www.charismanews.com/us/54651-che-ahn-hands-over-hrock-church-to-new-pastor.
Ahn
was also president of the board of directors for Lou Engle's
The Call. He is one of the main mover's and shaker's in the
New Apostolic and has been for many years. His affiliations,
associations are the some of the more famous promoters of
the Latter Rain teachings.
(428) Kingdom Dominion Theology
by Dave Hunt and T.A. McMahon, 4/7/20 One
hears
a great deal about Christ returning only when the church is
a unified, vibrant, forceful, spotless, wrinkle-free bride,
etc. There is no scripture to support such teaching. Nor is
it logical that Christians who happen to be alive when
Christ returns will have to attain perfection in order to
join (at that heavenly marriage to the Lamb) millions of
Christians from past ages who attained to no such perfection
at all. The only righteousness that any of us have is that
of Christ himself. Our works qualify us for rewards but not
for heaven. “Absent from the body…present with the Lord” (2
Corinthians:5:8) is as true of carnal Christians when they
die as it is for the most victorious. Christians from all
ages “must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ” (2
Corinthians:5:10), and when our works have been tried with
fire (1 Corinthians:3:13-15), and in shame we have confessed
our sins and failures (1 John:1:9) and He has wiped “all
tears from [our] eyes” (Revelation:21:4), then, and not
until then, will His bride (the true church) appear without
spot or wrinkle, united before her Father’s throne in heaven
and ready to join in that great feast above!
(429)
Warning about “The
Bible Project” by The Word like
Fire, 4/29/20 “Hell–or evil or
sin, the various names it’s called in the
Bible–is something that humans have created.” —
Tim Mackie, creator of The Bible Project (9:35
in video) Huh? This morning we discovered the
The Bible Project. We watched the teaching
about the prophet Ezekiel. It was so well done,
so clear in its graphics and explanation, that
we were bowled over. So bowled over that the
link was sent out to others. We were pretty
excited. But after doing some research, we
realized The Bible Project should not be
recommended–rather should people be warned.
Mackie’s claim (given on his podcast) that
“humans have created” hell is not the worst of
it.
(430) A GLOSSARY OF NEW
APOSTOLIC REFORMATION TERMINOLOGY
by Rick Becker, 4/30/20 The New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is one of the
fastest growing and insidious movements in the
visible church. One of the ways to identify
leaders and their followers (NARites) in this
movement, is by paying attention to the
terminology or buzzwords they use. Some of the
words in this list are biblical, but the meaning
and application are far removed from what
scripture actually teaches (biblical terminology
to gives credence to their aberrant doctrines)
Certain words used in the NAR appear to be
sci-fi or computer buzzwords, and their
applications originate in the minds of the false
apostles and prophets that drive this movement.
The words listed are not exclusive to the NAR,
but occur in some Charismatic, Word of Faith and
other movements.
(431) Bethesda NW leader:
Jesus says God could be a woman… by
The Word like Fire, 5/11/20 On Mother’s Day
in 2019, Bethesda NW, a church closely aligned
with Bill Johnson’s Bethel Redding, decided to
worship the Mother Goddess instead of God the
Father. It was painful proof of the widespread
and seductive theology in William Paul Young’s
book, The Shack. What was the Bethesda NW
service like one year later on Mother’s Day
2020? Had Bethesda NW leaders searched the
Scriptures and corrected their theology?
Unfortunately, in the sermon, leaders Ben and
Tisha Straup pretty much doubled down.
Tisha Straup: So, God is not male. He’s male and
female.
(432) The Passion
Translation author: “We are the Reincarnation
of Jesus Christ” by The Word like
Fire, 5/30/20 “We are the Word
made flesh again. We are the Reincarnation of
Jesus Christ.” “Christ is no longer a man. He’s
a people. You and I carry like Mary. We will
bring forth the Christ. The Second Coming is the
Becoming of the Lord.” “As Christ comes forth
and emerges on the earth in a corporate
expression, there will be a people who become
the feet. The beautiful feet. … They will be
untouched by sin, darkness, even death.” “Stop
being in love with your tradition, opinion and
understanding of the Bible that’s so shallow,
and so, like, feeble, and we barely make it in
our lives because we don’t have that rich
treasure yet.” From the teaching of Brian
Simmons, author of The Passion Translation (on
Youtube): Brian Simmons claims Christ came to
him and gave him the task of issuing forth The
Passion Translation. Simmons is a New Apostolic
Reformation leader, and The Passion Translation
serves many as an NAR “Bible.”
(433) Apostles of the
Apostasy by Mike Oppenheimer,
6/8/20 This is a
subject we need to settle or we will be caught
in the net of influence that is strengthening to
capture the church by leaders of the apostolic
movement, the New ‘Reformation.’ Millions of
people in churches are now connected to this
movement started in the late 90’s under Peter
Wagner, and there are other types independent of
his.
(434) Post New Apostolic
Reformation Reflections by Rick
Becker, 6/12/20 When you are
saved from the deception that captivated you, a
process begins to unfold. It’s painful,
confusing, it’s lonely at times. But as the
scales are removed from your eyes, truths which
were previously hidden from you will be
illuminated. Some are uncomfortable, but
essential in order to lay a foundation for a
faith that doesn’t fall for the various
comfortable winds of doctrine. Post New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) you can expect a
shift (excuse the pun) in your understanding of
scripture, and consequently of God and self. In
this article I share various stages, or moments
of awakening to certain truths that many
experience after their exit from the NAR.
(425) Updated! 7/6/20
-Interpretation of the
Word, Meaning, and Application of tetelestai
by Mike Oppenheimer, 7/6/20 - Read Part
1 & Part
2. Brian Simmons
Passion Bible seeks the meanings he writes not
from the original words. He says the essential
meaning of a passage should take priority,
translating the essence of God’s original
message and heart into modern English.”
“The meaning” has priority over the literal form
of the original words. His basis for the meaning
is that“There is a language of the heart that
must express the passion of this love-theology.”
(About the Passion Translation) He speaks of
translating the Word to the language of our
heart. But God tells us our heart is deceitful,
why? Because of sin. Therefore sin is the
natural language of man’s heart. Though we
receive the Holy Spirit, we still have the old
nature of sin within. His concept then becomes a
huge problem in changing the meanings of the
word to be adjusted to man’s heart. The
Word which was given was by the Holy Spirit of
whom it is said, “For the word of God is living
and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged
sword, piercing even to the division of soul and
spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
heart. (Heb. 4:12-13)
(426) A Religious lie
by Mike Oppenheimer, 7/22/20 The tale of
Jesus visiting Brian Simmons and then
being taken into heavens library.
(427) Come Together Right
Now Over Trump? by Jackie Alnor,
8/8/20 A variety of
coalitions have formed to engage in efforts for
the re-election of President Donald J. Trump.
These groups consist of like-minded individuals
who have a huge reach into their constituencies
where they can rally votes for the November
showdown. Trump’s official website lists them:
Women for Trump, Veterans for Trump, Cops for
Trump, Democrats for Trump, Pro-Life Voices for
Trump, Workers for Trump, Lawyers for Trump and
a host of others. These include people from all
walks of life coming together for political
reasons as conservative Americans hoping to hold
back the tide of Liberal anarchy. But only one
coalition on the list promises to invoke the
help of the Almighty for the task: Evangelicals
for Trump. They will be having a rally in Las
Vegas on August 6th at the Ahern Hotel &
Convention Center they call: “Evangelicals for
Trump: Praise, Prayer, and Patriotism.”
“Evangelicals for Trump will engage the
Christian community to help re-elect President
Donald J. Trump in 2020. Through re-affirming
support for President Trump, evangelicals across
the country will work to deliver a second term –
ensuring that pro-life initiatives, religious
freedom, and the appointment of conservative
judges are kept as a top priority for four more
years.” [Source:
https://evangelicals.donaldjtrump.com] Paula
White, the prosperity gospel televangelist,
heads the White House’s Faith and Opportunity
Initiative, that is sponsoring the rally. So as
not to give the wrong idea that this event could
just be her latest ploy to fleece people out of
their hard-earned money, the following
disclaimer is seen in fine print at the bottom
of the registration page: “Pastor Paula White is
a special guest for this event. Her
participation is not a solicitation of funds.”
[Source:
https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/evangelicals-for-trump-praise-prayer-and-patriotism-las-vegas-nv-august-6]
The
speakers at the event are listed as: “Pastor
Paula White, Pastor Jentezen Franklin, Pastor
Paul Goulet, Pastor Tony Suarez, Pastor Jack
Hibbs, Bishop Harry Jackson, Ralph Reed, and
Todd Lamphere.”
(428) A Religious LIE
by Mike Oppenheimer, 8/29/20 But you have an
anointing from the Holy One, and you know all
things. I have not written to you because you do
not know the truth, but because you know it, and
that no lie is of the truth.” 1 John 2:20-21 On
Sid Roth’s “It’s Supernatural’ television
program (2015) Brian Simmons claimed that in
2009, Jesus Christ literally visited him in his
bed room, “Jesus Christ came into my room and
breathed on me and he commissioned me.” …And he
spoke to me and said, ‘I'm commissioning you to
translate the Bible into the translation project
that I'm giving you to do.’ And he promised that
he would help me, and he promised me that he
would give me secrets of the Hebrew language.”…
(429) Gary Stearman-- a
believer in time travelers of the Bible
by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/1/20 “Science now
says that past, present, and future all exist at
the same time, and that every point in
three-dimensional space is equally distant from
every other point. Time-space is an interwoven
whole.... Atoms entangled at the quantum level
could be on opposite sides of the galaxy, and
still react to each other at the same instant.
Thus, at a very deep level, there exists a
universal connection between all things” ...
(Gary Stearman, Time Travelers of the Bible, p.
444 [bold added] Quantum theories which are
often disguised mysticism seems to be finding
itself into the church. Stearman’s concept of
time is like “the Flash TV series on the
multiverse”, it makes very little sense.
Read
Part 1 & Part
2.
(430) SUE SINCLAIR: A
modern-day ‘JEZEBEL’? - ‘Dreams and Visions’
or The Word of God? by Cecil
Andrews, 9/2/20 In recent days,
a Christian lady, who for years has received my
newsletters etc wrote to me and enclosed a
print-out from someone named SUE SINCLAIR who
heads up a ‘ministry’ based in Liverpool and
which is called ‘COMMUNITY WATCHMEN MINISTRIES’:
FROM THE GATEWAY OF LIVERPOOL T0 THE ENDS OF THE
EARTH’ – The web site for this ministry is
located on https://www.cwmprayer.com/ This lady,
SUE SINCLAIR, is listed as a ‘Council Member’ of
the recently formed socalled ‘British Isles
Council of Prophets’. The print-out the lady
sent me is of an item posted on the web site of
SUE SINCLAIR and is found on this page of her
web site -
https://www.cwmprayer.com/sue-sinclair-1 and
from that page you need to download the item
listed as ‘From Isolation to Mobilisation’. My
Christian friend was anxious to know what I
thought of ‘From Isolation to Mobilisation’ as
some folks in the church she attends were keen
to circulate this ‘Prophetic Report’ by SUE
SINCLAIR. The print-out ran to 6 pages and so I
went through it and highlighted a number of
statements that for me were very much ‘redflag
warnings.’ I then phoned my friend to share
those ‘red flag’ concerns with her and she found
my observations helpful.
(431) Why I Began
Blogging / It’s Been Ten Years! by
CrossWise, 9/19/20 Hard to believe,
but I’ve been writing blog articles here for ten
years now, as of today. My impetus was Bill
Johnson’s somewhat off the cuff statement
claiming Jesus was ‘born again’—and all that
entailed. However, I began researching things
related to the movement associated with all this
about six months prior. This movement is the
so-called New Apostolic Reformation (aka
Apostolic-Prophetic Movement), which is related
to the Word of Faith (Word/Faith) movement. That
was my real introduction to the blogosphere.
With the benefit of time and things I’ve learned
in the interim, I can now relate the background.
(432) Jonathan Cahn
cashes in on “The Harbinger 2: The Return”
mythology by The Word Like Fire,
9/26/20 So are we to
believe that harbingers about America have been
in the Bible all this time? Including,
apparently, information about Covid 19? The fact
is, Jonathan Cahn has created a mythology, a set
of fables, which many people now believe, and he
is cashing in on this. And they shall turn away
their ears from the truth, and shall be turned
unto fables. (2 Tim 4:4) The United States, as
many have noted, cannot be found in the Bible.
Nevertheless, the Harbinger mythology plays well
in the visible church, particularly in the New
Apostolic Reformation movement.
(433) Steve Berger and
Other Church Leaders Calling for “Repentance”
and “Revival” May First Need to Repent
Themselves by Lighthouse Trails,
10/1/20 A wonderful and
horrible thing is committed in the land; The
prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear
rule by their means; and my people love to have
it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
(Jeremiah 5:30-31) Today, a growing number of
Christian leaders are holding public events
calling for national repentance and church
revival. With Christians deeply concerned about
the state of our nation, it is understandable
that repentance and revival would be on the
hearts of many in the church. But sadly and
alarmingly many of the figures who are calling
for revival today have been promoting false and
dangerous teachings, and we must ask the
question, how can those involved with serious
false teachings lead the way to true revival
without first repenting themselves of those
false teachings?
(434)
Letter
to the Editor: Concerns About September “Revival” Event in
Washington, DC—The Return at Lighthouse Trails,
10/5/20
LTRP Note: On September 25th and 26th, an event
took place in Washington, DC called The Return
in which this letter to the editor below
addresses. While sincere Christians undoubtedly
long to see revival in America, many of us have
deep concerns about false revival that will
appear to be true revival. As believers in
Christ, we need godly discernment more than ever
in these days in which we live. In Warren B.
Smith’s new book, The Titanic and Today’s
Church, Smith warns: Today’s church is being
told to overlook denominational differences for
the sake of . . . “revival”—that we must come
together in “unity” for the purpose of . . .
“great awakening.” However . . . spiritual
deception and spiritual disaster arise when
truth is sacrificed on the “altar of unity.”*
(435)
“The
Return” – To WHAT?: A Bait & Switch Revival?
by Herescope, 10/8/20
Cahn is the latest champion in a long line of
prior signs and wonders teachers, which is
another reason why his idea about a “return“
is way more than the simplicity of biblical
repentance. Several decades ago, into the
vacuum of the authority of God's Word came the
Third Wave leaders such as C. Peter Wagner and
John Wimber. These men and their associates
taught that God’s Word is insufficient and
that signs and wonders supersede or supplant
it. Wagner actually concocted a slew of new
theologies to undergird his errant foundation,
and millions across the world have only been
taught his heresies, not the true Gospel of
Salvation. Rather, they taught the gospel of
the kingdom, a Dominionist worldview. Both men
believed that they could invoke the Holy
Spirit via audio-visual media, mind-altering
phenomena, mood-inducing music, chants,
decrees, signs and wonders, revelations,
prophetic “words,”, and other psychological
methods of manipulation. The evidence for
“revival” was no longer repentance from sin,
but rather being “filled” with a false spirit
that sometimes shows itself in demonic
head-wobbling or uncontrollable laughter. Now
this movement's leaders are attempting to
invoke a “presence” spirit, a substitute for
the REAL RETURN of Jesus, His soon Second
Coming. These experiential exuberances
substitute for true repentance and they are
characteristically devoid of God’s Word. In
fact, it is commonplace to listen to an entire
message without once hearing the name of Jesus
Christ, mention of His Cross and Resurrection,
or a presentation of the Gospel of Salvation
found in God’s Word. Many ministers water down
and water down their messages to the lowest
common denominator. No more meat, just pap or
sweetened sugar drinks. Ecumenism in
evangelicaldom has become a giant stew pot of
collaboration, dialogue, common ground and
compromise – the dialectic. Ecumenical efforts
promise unity and reconciliation, revival and
power, even the ability to fulfill the Great
Commission. But it all avoids God’s gold
standard of authority for all things
pertaining to life and godliness, His Word.
(436)
Hello,
I’m Sid Roth and welcome to “my supernatural
world” by Mike Oppenheimer, 10/14/20 If you do signs and wonders, if you think you
had a visitation from God or an angel, if you
went to another realm you think is heaven, if
you received a new revelation, had any type of
experience Sid Roth will more than happy to
welcome you on his show. If you teach the Bible
correctly, never mind, stay home. Sid Roth’s
show is called “it’s Supernatural” for a reason,
it is a public illustration of everything that
is wrong with the Church and Christianity today.
(437)
The most
dangerous of all False teaching by Mike
Oppenheimer, 10/19/20
The new model of prayer is directed at things;
cities, principalities and powers instead of
petitioning God. They teach the church to
decree, make power proclamations against
principalities and powers in the heavenlies.
The Bible does not instruct us anywhere to use
prayer to battle directly against these
beings. There is no example in the Bible of a
believer confronting what they call
territorial demons or bind OR commanding
demons to give up their territory in their
prayer. When the apostles entered a city to
evangelize, we have no example of them praying
to pull down strongholds or do verbal rebukes
of the territorial spirits. Jesus didn't go
into Jerusalem and address the evil spirit
that caused the unbelief in people. He held
people individually accountable to their
different sins. We are not commanded to
discover demons, trying to pull them down,
curse them, bind them and supposedly throw
them into the pit of Hell. As believers we
have authority over our own lives but we don't
have power over other places. Only Jesus does,
that is why we pray. But what these people
have brought into the church is fantasy
spiritual war games. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(438) Instead
Of Preaching Christ, Steven Furtick Holds
‘Walk On Water In Style’ Contest
posted by Marcha West, 10/27/20 “It goes without saying — at least to anyone
who understands and believes the Scriptures —
that “walking on water” is not a practice of the
Church and pretending to do so is nothing more
than a mockery of God.” (Jeff Maples –
Reformation Charlotte) Heretic and false
teacher, Steven Furtick of Elevation Church in
Charlotte, NC is no stranger to clownish
gimmicks that mock Christ and reflect a spirit
of sedition against the commandments of God. It
should come as no surprise that a pastor who
believes that God’s existence depends on man and
denies the trinity while embracing the heresy of
modalism would hold a contest to see who can
“walk on water” the best when, instead, he
should be preaching the Scriptures, exalting the
name of Christ, and pointing people to
salvation.
(440)
Hillsong
Pastor Carl Lentz Engaged In 5-Month Long
Affair With Muslim Nyc Designer by
Marcha West, 11/10/20
“I have no knowledge of the Christian world, I’m
Muslim. He told me the most beautiful women come
from the Middle East and we kept talking from
there. We walked and talked more for a little
bit and exchanged numbers. He told me his name
was Carl but that’s it, he wouldn’t tell me his
last name. And he told me that his job was as a
sports agent.” (Protestia) A 34-year-old
New York City-based designer named Ranin Karim
is claiming that she had a 5 month- long affair
with disgraced pastor Carl Lentz, culminating in
their breakup only last week, and has the text
messages and video messages to prove it. Karim,
who is the owner of Wahidon NYC and who also
starred in the 2009 Oscar-nominated film “Ajami,
said she met Carl some 5 months ago. He claimed
to be an unmarried sports agent and the two hit
it off, according to the Sun, who has verified
the text messages and video messages. She said
he did not wear a wedding ring, and so had no
reason to suppose he was lying. Karim decided to
come forward after being offended that his
followers and church leadership were making it
seem just like he had a brief fling or a
one-night stand, insisting it was far more than
that.
(441) The
NAR antidote to coronavirus by Spirit
of Error, 11/17/20 In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been
wondering how New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
leaders and their churches have been responding.
It’s interesting that, despite their alleged
miraculous powers, the movement’s apostles and
prophets didn’t predict coronavirus and they
haven’t been able to stop it. But after
examining their responses to the virus, I’ve
noticed that many boil down to this: They claim
that “prophetic proclamation” — especially the
proclamation of Psalm 91 — is the key to
breaking the grip of coronavirus and launching a
worldwide revival. This type of prophetic
proclamation is also called making a “decree” or
a “declaration.” The theological idea behind it
is that God’s children have the authority to
create or alter reality through their spoken
words, similar to the way God created in Genesis
1.
(442)
The
Latter Rain teachings of the author of the
Passion Translation - Copying William
Branham's teachings by Mike
Oppenheimer, 12/11/20 Can we expect Brian Simmons to have an affinity
to William Branham as he is part of the NAR and
they promote his Bible? Yes we can! Many of the
concepts Simmons teaches and writes in his
Passion Bible comes from William Branham. Most
importantly he also believed in an Aramaic
primacy. Considering that the NAR endorses
Branham, this then becomes the hub in the wheel.
Simmons claims the reason for mistranslations,
is because translators have not been following
the Aramaic text. Simmons says, "Jesus spoke in
Aramaic. He taught in Aramaic. The apostles
taught in Aramaic as well. Simmons’ relies on
the Aramaic manuscripts to produce this
translation. Simmons says, Lamsa was the
ground-breaker, he was the pioneer.” William
Branham endorsed only one scholar – George
Lamsa. He called him “ The great Doctor Lamsa,
who translated the Bible from the Aramaic unto
English .” (60-0417M Go Tell Jefferson IN). The
Peshitta that is in Aramaic is considered
superior. Lamsa told people the Bible was
originally written in Aramaic and Branham
agreed. Both are wrong since the Bible was
written years after Christ to the Gentiles that
spoke common Greek, not Aramaic which the Jews
spoke.
(443)
Hillsong
Church rife with ‘inappropriate’ sex, members
claimed by Page Aix, 12/19/20 Hillsong staffers used the church like a seedy
dating service, “sleeping around” with
volunteers and asking them to send nude pictures
— according to a group of volunteers who
allegedly complained about the situation. The
whistleblowers also claimed the organization —
which has been rocked by recent revelations that
its former leader, Carl Lentz, had multiple
tawdry affairs — was “a breeding ground for
unchecked abuse.”
(444)
Sorry,
Not Sorry: Why The Nar Prophets’ Apologies For
Getting Things Wrong Don’t Cut It by
Holly Pivec, 1/20/21 “With their failed prophecies about Trump’s
reelection, NAR prophets have disappointed the
people, damaged the reputation of the Church,
and have fostered greater suspicion of Christian
leadership. YouTube videos mocking all
evangelicals because of their failed prophecies
have received millions of views, such as this
one titled “Evangelicals Freak Out.” The NAR
prophets have made it much more difficult for
Christians to share the gospel going forward.”
