World Christian Gathering On Indigenous People

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

Updated! (4) 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.

Updated! (5) Regarding The Accuracy Of Oral Traditions - With Reference To Daniel Kikawa's Book "Perpetuated In Righteousness" by Sandy Simpson, 5/10/05
The accuracy of oral tradition is, in a word, "inaccurate". I dare say that if we were able to trace back most oral traditions today, as God sees them from an eternal perspective, we would see the mutations, changes and fabrications involved in modern mythology. We would also see a lot of "fables".

Updated! (6) 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.

(7) Culturized Christianity by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/22/05
A series dealing with the issues raised by the First Nations Indigenous People's Movement.
(1) Culturized Christianity
(2) The Nations of the Earth -A History of Idolatry and False Worship

Updated! (8) 11 Reasons To Reject The Teachings Of The Indigenous People's Movementby Sandy Simpson, 3/4/06
When you mythologize religion and ignore the clear teachings of the Bible, as above, in order to make people feel better about themselves and their cultures, you are effectively preaching another gospel.

(9) 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). - A global partnership involving Campus Crusade for Christ, the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Wycliffe International & The Seed Company, Trans World Radio and YWAM�using chronological Bible storying among unreached people groups.

Updated! (10) An Endrun Around Rom. 1 And Acts 17 - A Gameplan of YWAM by Sandy Simpson, 3/4/06
Daniel Kikawa, formerly with YWAM and now with his own organization called Aloha Ke Akua, and Danny Lehmann, Director of YWAM Honolulu have repeatedly pulled Romans 1 and Acts 17 from their contexts in order to promote IPM ideology. I have yet to hear them, or any other leader in the IPM for that matter, teach these Scriptures in context. Yanking Scriptures out of context is one of the first marks of false teaching.

(11) Golden Calf Evangelism by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/11/06
An expose on the false teachings of YWAM with regard to the Indigenous People's Movement.

(1) Golden Calf Evangelism - The gospel of Inclusivism- Daniel Kikawa's very revealing Interview.
(2) The Nations With or Without God
(3) Foreign god�s as God
(4) The God�s of the Nations are not God - Are the gods of the nations the God of the Bible?
(5) Cultivating other gods
(6) Conclusion of the Indigenous Inclusive method of evangelism
(Added material) Romans 1 - suppressing the truth in unrighteousness

Updated! (12) More False "First Nations" Teachings - On Genesis 11:1-9 (Babel) & Acts 17:18-34 (Mars Hill) by Sandy Simpson, 5/4/06
This article is written to expose another false teaching based on a misinterpretation of Scripture, namely the Genesis 11:1-9 account of the tower of Babel.

Updated! (13) Nimrod & Babel compiled by Sandy Simpson, 5/8/06
This article is written to clarify the issue of Babel that is taught unbiblically by the First Nations Movement leadership. In this article we will look exclusively at Nimrod and his kingdom, Babel. We will compare what the Bible teaches about him and what it teaches about the coming Antichrist and his short-lived kingdom.

(14) WCGIP Davao Event Planned To Redeem The "Cross" by Sandy Simpson, 6/23/06
The following from the current Wiconi "Smoke Signals" Newsletter is a perfect example of why Christians everywhere need to get the word out for indigenous churches to avoid this Indigenous People's movement. This kind of teaching and demonstration is not a good witness to the world.

Updated! (15) IPM False Teaching About The Names Of God by Sandy Simpson, 6/24/06
Danny Lehmann, YWAM Director in Honolulu and pastor at Calvary Chapel Komo Mai was on the Calvary Chapel KLHT radio station again on Friday, June 23, 2006 with another argument to try to shore up the false doctrines that he and others of the IPM, including Don Richardson, Richard Twiss, Daniel Kikawa, have been teaching. Their claim is that God has many names in many cultures and can be legitimately worshipped by those names. Lehmann argues that the proof of this idea comes from the fact that in the Bible God has many "names".

Updated! (16) "Blasphemizing" The Bible by Sandy Simpson, 7/26/06
The reason for this article is to detail how some of these Bible societies are mistranslating the Bible, using the names of false gods and substituting them for the One True God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of Israel, the "I AM", YHWH, Jehovah. In doing this they are following the agenda of the WCGIP Leadership endorsed by Don Richardson and John Dawson of YWAM, and headed by people like Daniel Kikawa of Aloha Ke Akua, Richard Twiss of Wiconi International, Terry LeBlanc of World Vision Canada, and many other indigenous leaders.

(17) PSEUDO-MISSION: Creating A "Social Ethic" Worldview by Herescope, Discernment Research Group, 08/02/06
The mainline denominations moved to integrate sociology with theology early on. They didn't have to hassle with the stalwart fundamentalist who insisted on doctrinal purity. It was easy for mainline leaders to simply blend the latest intellectual "scientific" research into their functioning, particularly on a global mission scale.

(18) PSEUDO-MISSION: How the Camel Got Its Nose Under the Tent by Herescope, Discernment Research Group, 08/01/06
How did evangelicalism get to the point where its leaders are openly bragging about transforming nations? How did we get to the point where the term "mission" has now been broadened to include marketplace (commerce) and changing the governments of nations? When did "mission" quit meaning evangelism, i.e., sharing the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ from the Written Word of the Bible? When did it start meaning social action of the most dominionist kind?

(19) PSEUDO-MISSION: Blasphemizing and Social Sciencizing by Herescope, Discernment Research Group, 08/02/06
The purpose of this deliberate dumbing down of biblical truth, changing the names for God, and denegration of His Word has everything to do with social engineering -- purposefully manipulating cultural groups. And it is happening on a global scale.

(20) The Gospel Of Man Or The Gospel Of God? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 8/11/06
Changing the Bible's name of God to names of foreign gods.

(21) PSEUDO-MISSION: The Road to Syncretism by Herescope, Discernment Research Group, 08/11/06
Pastor Bosch offered an excellent refutation of this situation in his commentary. "For the truth we cannot rely on the opinions of men but have to trust the Word of God alone. It was Jesus Himself who said: 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.' (John 14:6). Now which part of that verse is hard to understand or is open to interpretation? The words 'no one' and 'except' are as narrow and exclusive as you can get. Peter said: 'Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved' (Acts 4:12). Paul said: �There is� one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus� (1Tim 2:5). Hebrews asks how we will escape (since there is no escape), if we neglect the salvation that came through Jesus Christ (Heb 2:4). Over and over the Bible clearly teaches that there is no other way to be saved except through faith in the finished work of the Cross. Jesus said that those who try to enter by some other way are thieves and robbers (John 10:8). To say that there are other ways of salvation is basically saying that Jesus wasted His time to come in the flesh and to suffer and die! If God can save others through some other means then there was no need for Christ to die. Don�t you think if there was some other way, God would have used it? Did Jesus not ask this very question at the eleventh hour? But there was no other way. Jesus Had to die in our place and take our sin so that His righteousness can be reckoned to us. To say that people can be saved apart from the work of the Cross, is surely the greatest blasphemy against the precious Blood of Jesus Christ!�"Don�t let the world deceive you into believing that it is unloving to tell people that Jesus is the only way. It is not loving to tell someone that they are just fine and that they will be saved even though they are on their way to eternal damnation. If we really love people, we will speak the truth to them. But, we have to do that in a loving and compassionate way. Unfortunately many of us adopt the attitude of 'I�m right and you�re wrong � so there.' No, by God�s grace we have been saved and we need to show the same love, compassion and mercy on those who do not know the Way as the Lord showed us. But we cannot be so afraid of offending people that we never tell them the truth. "There is only one way to God and we must preach that message with all our might. Let�s love those of other religions enough to tell them that Jesus and Jesus alone saves."

(22) PSEUDO-MISSION: The Global C.H.U.R.C.H by Herescope, Discernment Research Group, 08/15/06
Obviously, the plan to use the church to help create a new world order is not a new plan. In fact, the methods to manipulate the church into action are remarkably similar --
1) develop a common moral ethic,
2) create a synthesis of faiths
3) implement a collaboration of interests,
4) undertake a massive propaganda campaign,
5) invoke the ideal of global "peace,"
6) emotively appeal to "higher" causes, such as eliminating sickness and suffering,
7) develop a sense of guilt or responsibility to motivate action,
8) use the Scriptures as a way to shore up the purpose or the process.

(23) PSEUDO-MISSION: Inclusivism by Herescope, Discernment Research Group, 08/17/06
The best way in which to advance the Kingdom of God on earth is by adopting a new gospel of inclusivism. This idea first took root many decades ago. It is now producing abundant variegated fruit. This series of Herescope posts on Pseudo-Mission began with C. Peter Wagner's quotations (7/31/06) about the new nature of international mission work. He had referenced an earlier 1932 Laymen's Inquiry which issued a summary (book) entitled Re-Thinking Missions.

(24) PSEUDO-MISSION: Meditation by Herescope, Discernment Research Group, 08/18/06
Continuing on the topic of inclusivism from yesterday's post, the very next section of Re-Thinking Missions is subtitled "What These Developments Call For." Once mission work accepts inclusivism, then what is next? The answer to this was meditation!

Updated! (25) World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People (WCGIP) Report & Analysis - Davao & Kiruna by Sandy Simpson, 10/1/06
I urge anyone reading this article to also read the other articles in the WCGIP section of the DITC web site. It will help you understand the width and breadth of false teaching in this movement. This article contains quotes from the last two WCGIP events. What is amazing to me is that the word "Gospel" and "evangelism" (or "evangelization ... two different terms) are being used freely by the leadership and participants of this movement when it is clear they have little or no understanding of those terms from a biblical standpoint. You cannot claim you are reaching people with the Gospel while, at the same time, teaching that God has been redeeming the Gentile pagan nations (such as we all were) through the stars, their cultures and their religions long before the Gospel ever was preached. That is a clear denial of the biblical statements that Gentiles did not know God. Gentiles did not have salvation, they were not worshipping God, nor did they have hope before they heard the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, no matter what Terry LeBlanc, Richard Twiss, Daniel Kikawa and his friends claim.

(26) How Tozer would have responded to WCGIP and Emerging Church teachings by A.W. Tozer, Renewed Day By Day Vol. 1, March 13
Suppose we take the position of compromise that many want us to take: �Everyone come, and be saved if you want to. But if you do not want to be saved, maybe there is some other way that we can find for you. We want you to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ if you will, but if you do not want to, there may be a possibility that God will find some other way for you because there are those who say that there are many ways to God.�

(27) The Global Transformation of Redeeming Cultures by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/20/07
The plans of Ed Silvoso, indigenous people movement and other cultural change agents.

(28) The Indigenous Peoples Movement - The Doctrines of Dominionism: Part 7 by Herescope, 8/4/07
In other words, the new heresies teach that man can come to Christ without the Gospel of Salvation but by some other avenue inherent in their culture and religion. And they don't need Jesus to be saved, but can call upon their own local deity. And once they get "saved," they can "redeem" the pagan religious practices in their culture and make it part of their new faith. They never need to separate from their old ways. In fact, they are encouraged to bring back the old pagan ways!

(29) Changing God's Name - The Doctrines of Dominionism: Part 8 by Herescope, 8/7/07
The above quotation is an example of the most horrifying new heresy to come out of the "redeeming cultures" movement. This particular heresy is a major theme of the new book Idolatry In Their Hearts by missionaries Sandy Simpson and Mike Oppenheimer. It illustrates the extent to which Scripture and history are being re-written to accommodate a new body of doctrine for a new global church age. In this particular case there is a multi-pronged attack going on against the biblical names for God which not only substantially erodes the Scriptural foundation, but actually replaces brick and mortar with pagan idols!

(30) Identificational Repentance - The Doctrines of Dominionism: Part 9 by Herescope, 8/10/07
Very little has been written to counter the plethora of false doctrines surrounding "Identificational Repentance," "Reconciliation," and the accompanying practices. Tragically, many esteemed Christian leaders from all walks of Christianity, have been pulled into the Reconciliation Movement and/or "Identificational Repentance" because it sounded like a good thing to do. And most of these activities have a "feel good" component that makes them seem right. But the plain error of these activities can easily be found in Scriptures and refuted quite simply.

(31) Redemptive Analogies - The Doctrines of Dominionism: Part 10 by Herescope, 8/16/07
These quotations above represent the essence of a new doctrine that began emerging in the early 1970s which is now referred to as "Redemptive Analogies." This is the idea that God put a "good deposit" of "truth" in other cultures, analogous to something in Scriptures which could be "redeemed" for Gospel purposes. Sandy Simpson and Mike Oppenheimer, in their groundbreaking new book Idolatry in Their Hearts, cite extensive examples of this how this heresy has led to outright syncretism.

(32) Universalism in the World has Permeated the Church by Sandy Simpson, 10/12/07
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?�. Yet just recently George Bush, a professing Christian, who has obviously been led astray by false teachers and his heretical counselors like T.D. Jakes and Ted Haggard, came out with these statements in an interview.

(33) An Arabic Bible Translation That Is Taking A Proper View Of The Name Of Allah Being Used In Arabic Bibles by ArabBible, 11/07
In summary, ArabBible uses the definite, common noun, �al-ilaah� to refer to God, rather than the Islamic proper noun, �Allah�. We believe this is based on good Biblical and linguistic precedents.

(34) Can a Christian follow the teachings of other religions and teachers with Christ? by Mike Oppenheimer, 1/14/08
Throughout the Bible we find Jesus asking those he called to follow him and no one else.

(35) Christian Paganism by Roger Oakland, Understand The Times, 10/6/08
So how should we respond when we see Christianity joining hands with paganism? Obviously the very term Christian-paganism is an oxymoron. However, there are a number of indicators which show this trend is underway.

(36) Emergent SAMIR SELMANOVIC on Finding God in all Religions posted by Lighthouse Trails under The Emerging Church, 11/5/09
This misguided effort to unite all things, to give people the option of maintaining their own religious practices, suggesting they do not have to call themselves Christians is a spiritually slippery slope and an undoing of the Christian faith.

(37) The New Indigenous "Christian" Religion by Sandy Simpson, 10/23/10

Nothing exemplifies the new indigenous "Christian" movement of people like Richard Twiss, Daniel Kikawa, Aloha Ke Akua, YWAM and other proponents so much as the following statement on the home page of the Aloha Ka Akua web site. As Indigenous people, we need to embrace God as ours, and also know that God embraces us as His. . . just as we are. Our goal is to provide indigenous people, missionaries and Christians with information, training and materials that show the true nature of Jesus; that his way is not to be a foreign religion that destroys people groups and their cultures, but one that brings people groups and their cultures to their highest fulfillment. (Aloha Ke Akua, home page as of 10/23/10, http://akaministries.tripod.com/aloha/)

(38) The New Look of Christian Missions by Roger Oakland, 5/18/11
Emerging spirituality is changing the way missions is being conducted. The idea is that you can go for Jesus, but you don�t have to identify yourself as a Christian or part of the Christian church. This concept spills over into some missionary societies too, where they teach people from other religions they can keep their religion, just add Jesus to the equation. They don�t have to embrace the term Christian.

(40) In response to the Rumors of Christianity using the Myths of pagan gods for Jesus by Mike Oppenheimer, 8/7/11
First let me preface this article by stating that Satan knows the Bible and counterfeits the true religion God gave to man to bring confusion. He did this before and after the events take place as well. Horus, Mithra are often used by atheists and those who side with Pagan religions- but these are myths and the Bible has been substantiated with the manuscript evidence -archeology, and PROPHECY.

(42) �Contextualization� of the Gospel � A Free-Falling Catastrophe by Roger Oakland, 11/10/11
While reaching today�s generation for the cause of Christ is something we as Christians should all desire, we must remember Jesus Christ challenged us to follow Him and be obedient to His Word. Scripture commands us to �be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind� (Romans 12:2). But the emergents are leading followers in the opposite direction, teaching that the Word of God needs to be conformed to people and cultures instead of allowing it to conform lives through Jesus Christ. Reimagining Christianity allows a dangerous kind of freedom; like cutting the suspension ropes on a hot air balloon, the free fall may be exhilarating but the results catastrophic.

(43) African Blend of Witchcraft and "Christianity" from Felicia N. in Zimbabwe, Africa, 2001
Unfortunately, few Africans [she knew in Zimbabwe] are truly Christians. The problem stems from the fact that there is just too much of this "cultural" (read demon worship) approach to almost all aspects of life even amongst said Christians.

(44) 'Father' and 'Son' Ousted from the Trinity in New Bible Translations by Hussein Hajji Wario, Yahoo! Contributor Network � Fri, Jan 27, 2012
A controversy is brewing over three reputable Christian organizations, which are based in North America, whose efforts have ousted the words "Father" and "Son" from new Bibles. Wycliffe Bible Translators, Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) and Frontiers are under fire for "producing Bibles that remove "Father," "Son" and "Son of God" because these terms are offensive to Muslims." In fairness to SIL/Wycliffe, here is that response to the above article by SIL. However, their explanation does not explain why certain Father/Son passages are being targeted in Arabic Bibles.

(45) Islamic Friendly Bibles? by Vic Eliason, VCY America, 2/3/12
This edition of Crosstalk looks at the newest trend in Bible translations. This latest effort involves altered Bibles that remove and/or modify Bible terms such as �Father� in relation to God and �Son� as it pertains to Jesus or the Son of God in order to refrain from being offensive to Muslims. The publishers involved in this controversy are Wycliffe Bible Translators, Summer Institute of Linguistics and Frontiers.

(47) Wycliffe Muslim Translation Controversy Continues Host: Vic Eliason/VCY America, Guest: Hussein Hajji Wario, 2/22/12
Hussein Hajji Wario is a former Sunni Muslim who was educated in Islamic religious school. Upon graduation he became a Madrassa teaching assistant and a Muadhin who called Muslims to pray. He converted to Christianity in 1989. He comes from the Orma people group which is 99.98% Muslim. He is only the second Orma to convert to Christianity. He was persecuted on account of his faith and came to the United Stated in 1996. He has published his autobiography, �Cracks in the Crescent�. As reported on a recent Crosstalk, a controversy has come to light over the last several months on whether or not Wycliffe Bible Translators, the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) and Frontiers has produced a translation of the Bible that panders to Muslims. As a former Sunni Muslim, Hussein Hajji Wario has been following the Wycliffe issue for quite some time. Join Vic as he allows Hussein to explain how he became involved in this controversy, the areas of Scripture that are affected, how Wycliffe Bible Translators and Frontiers have been responding to the controversy and more.

(48) Wycliffe To Be Reviewed by Biblical Missiology, 5/2/12
Bible translation is not typically considered newsworthy, but the current controversy over Wycliffe's translations has just made international news. An article picked up by the Washington Post and over 150 other news outlets reports that "US Bible translator agrees to review after criticism over substitutions for 'Son' and 'Father.'" Indeed, Wycliffe and SIL agreed to, and in fact sought out, a review by the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), with a recommendation on their translation practices due by the end of the year. Given that these controversial translations are currently available and thus creating inaccurate understandings of God, Biblical Missiology appeals to Wycliffe and SIL to immediately withdraw them.

(49) The Turkish Church Responds, Warns of "Great Harm" (regarding Wycliffe Muslim translation controversy) by Biblical Missiology, 5/9/12
Frontiers has placed the national church in a difficult and awkward position through its continued defense of this translation, in which "Father" is rendered "protector/helper," and Son is rendered "God's representative," and in which baptism is described in terms of Islamic ritual ablutions.

(50) Two Major Denominations Release their Findings on Father and Son Terminology by Biblical Missiology, 5/25/12
This month, the Assemblies of God (AOG) USA and the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) study committees have released their reports on the use of Father and Son in translation. The reports are for use by the respective denominations to deliberate on their relationship to translation societies such as Wycliffe/SIL and involved organizations such as Frontiers, and to serve as a greater impetus for mission engagement.

(51) �Two Sources of Power But Only One Source of Truth� by Nanci Des Gerlaise, author of Muddy Waters, 6/4/12
Nanci is a First Nations Canadian Cree woman who is the daughter and granddaughter of medicine men. Growing up, her life was filled with the practices and mystical experiences brought on from Native Spirituality. Today, as a born-again Christian, Nanci warns of these dangers as she sees many of her Native American Christian brothers and sisters incorporating Native Spirituality into their spiritual lives and also sees many non-Native Christians incorporating Native Spirituality into their own lives. A deep love for both Native Americans and non-Natives is what motivated Nanci to write Muddy Waters. It is also what has motivated Lighthouse Trails to publish the book. We would never want to give the impression that we or Nanci have any animosity toward Native Americans. On the contrary, we are very aware and deeply grieved about the injustices and cruel and prejudiced treatment that Native Americans have received in the past and sometimes still do.

(53) Concerns Over NAIITS and Wheaton College�s Symposium on Indigenous Mission and Theology by Lighthouse Trails, 6/8/12
This weekend, Wheaton College and NAIITS (North American Institute for Indigenous Theology and Studies) are presenting the Symposium on Indigenous Mission and Theology.The symposium will be discussing the Indigenous People�s and First Nations Movements. One of the speakers, Richard Twiss, is a leader in these movements (where the belief that we are to redeem cultures and incorporate cultural practices into Christianity is taught). Lighthouse Trails author Nanci Des Gerlaise addresses this in her new book, Muddy Waters: an insider�s view of North American Native Spirituality (2nd ed). Below Des Gerlaise discusses the First Nations Movement�s efforts to �redeem the cultures.�

(54) Wycliffe Arabic Bible - Product of the World Christian Movement? by Al Dagar, Media Spotlight, 6/19/12
The first thing I thought of when reading the reasons for this vile approach to Scripture is, �If they think they cannot use the familial terms for Father and Son, at the least haven�t they heard of footnotes?� I was pleased to find that this is what Biblical Missiology appeals to for any possibility of misunderstanding. Yet why be afraid of misunderstanding in the first place? Is not the Gospel supposed to be an offense to those who refuse truth? Have these people become so enamored of their political and social agendas that they have forgotten that Jesus is a stumbling stone and a rock of offense? Would it not be better to risk some misunderstanding in order to be true to God�s Word? Or have these people forgotten that understanding comes through the Holy Spirit? God is certainly capable of imparting understanding to the pure heart seeking truth. All others will find fault no matter how far translators may go in attempting to placate them. Better to die for the truth than to make points with a lie.

(55) Shamanism or Cutting-Edge Christianity? by David Dombrowski, 6/22/12
We at Lighthouse Trails, as do other ministries like ours, have a sense of urgency to call all Christians to return to their true roots � namely the Gospel. Our loyalty needs to be with our Savior and not with the traditions of men. Whether we are Native American or of European or any other descent, Jesus Christ needs to be more precious than any of the things that would make us appear politically correct or gain the favor of men.

(56) Dream Catchers � Those Popular Spidery �Sacred Hoops� by Nanci Des Gerlaise, from Muddy Waters: an insider�s view of North American Native Spirituality, 6/29/12
Dream catchers�those spidery �sacred hoops� with feathers. They originated with the Ojibwa tribe during the �60s and �70s, supposedly to protect a sleeper by �catching� bad dreams or evil spirits. Then they caught on with other tribes and spread through the New Age movement into popular culture. Today, it is not uncommon to see dream catchers in gift and variety stores.

(57) Does God care what He is called - Can a Christian to call God by an Islamic name? by Mike Oppenheimer, 7/5/12
Does Christianity and Islam share the same God, the same teachings of God? If so then the names of God from each religion would be interchangeable. One issue that continues to come up is the name Allah as an appropriate generic name for God. Some believe this name is acceptable to use inside the church.

(58) Native Spirituality �Renewal� Emerges by Nanci Des Gerlaise, 8/4/12
While those practicing Native Spirituality may believe they are practicing a completely unique form of spirituality, originating with them, they couldn�t be further from the truth. Native Spirituality is just one part of a vast movement that is creating a paradigm shift in our present-day culture away from biblical Christianity and replacing it with an all-inclusive interspiritual global religion that relies heavily upon mystical practices. The results will create a �Christianity� that has no resemblance to biblical Christianity whatsoever.

(59) Lost In Translation UPDATE by Biblical Missiology, 9/8/12
Frankly, we're disappointed. Your "participation" was signing an online petition asking Frontiers to keep "Father" and "Son" in their Bible translations--and now you're being invited to support them. Some of you told us you were offended; others were confused. We agree. While you can use the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of Frontiers' email, today we asked Frontiers to stop sending support emails to people who didn't ask to be on their distribution list--people who have even expressed deep concerns about the work of Frontiers. What was notably missing in Frontiers' report was any reference to their commitment to continue defending Bible translations that remove, revise or obscure the Scriptural terms for "Father," "Son" or "Son of God." For example, Frontiers produced the True Meaning of the Gospel of Christ in Arabic, which always removes "Father" in reference to God, and redefines or removes "Son." The Great Commission in Matthew 28:19 reads, "Cleanse them by water in the name of God, his Messiah, and his Holy Spirit," tragically avoiding the biblical and trinitarian wording of ". . . in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." The True Meaning is still for sale on Amazon (UK) and the Al Kalima website.

(60) The Merging of Native Spirituality and the Emerging Church . . . for the �Healing� of the Nations? by Nanci Des Gerlaise, 9/14/12
The emerging church is a movement that is said to be a new way to do Christianity, a way that is supposed to reach out to the postmodern generation in a more relevant way than traditional Christianity. In reality, the emerging church, which is really a merging church, is a full-scale ecumenical effort to unite all religions against biblical Christianity by using mystical practices to accomplish this. In the emerging church, doctrine becomes unimportant while unity at all costs becomes the most important thing.

(62) A Word to Begin the New Year from a Native American Cree by Canadian Cree First Nations Author Nanci Des Gerlaise, From chapter 1 of Muddy Waters: an insider�s view of North American Native Spirituality, 1/2/13
According to some Native Spiritual practitioners that I know personally, including people from other religions, we worship the same God regardless of what name we use to call God. In 2011, an emergent church group held A Symposium on Progressive Christianity. Progressive Christianity is another way of saying non-biblical Christianity.

(63) �A Higher Power by Whatever Name�? by Dave Hunt, The Berean Call, 2/2/13
Question: Why are Christians so adamantly opposed to the many other concepts of God that are honored in other religions? I agree with what Vice President Al Gore said at the 1993 Presidential Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C.: �Faith in God, reliance upon a Higher Power, by whatever name, is in my view essential.� Think of the unity there could be if religions would stop quarreling and honor all concepts of God in an open-minded and brotherly fashion! Response [Excerpts]: Yes, think of the unity there could be if we would all agree that two plus two equals five�but that wouldn�t make it so. A �Higher Power�? How high? Higher than what? And what does this mean?

(65) Lost In Translation UPDATE 2 by Biblical Missiology, 2/10/13
A year ago we introduced the petition to keep organizations faithful to translate the Bible, and in particular the terms "Son" and "Father" as they relate to the Triune nature of our God. A lot of time has passed, and much has been done, but we still need your help to build awareness about this travesty against the familial relationship of the Son and Father. This year we have a lot more exciting things planned and we will keep you informed because we know you will not stand for these translations. Here is an update of what has been happening: As you know, missions agencies such as Wycliffe, Frontiers and SIL have been producing Bible translations that remove or replace "Father," "Son," or "Son of God" from the text, using instead terms such as "Guardian" or "Representative." Despite the objections of Christians all over the world, this practice continues: just a few months ago, Global Partners for Development (mentioned in our Fact Sheet) produced 10,000 copies of a new translation for Bangladesh, that uses "intimate chosen beloved One" instead of "Son," and "guardian" instead of "Father." Lost in translation, sadly, is the eternal, familial, loving relationship of God the Father and God the Son, and the invitation into that relationship established by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, the Son of God.

(66) The Catechism, Biblical Worldview and Islam by Roger Dixon for Biblical Missiology, 2/4/13
Christian catechism and biblical worldview are related to Islamic theology though largely in a negative way. The theoretical categories such as God, man, sin, and salvation appear to be similar to those of Islam but the content is vastly different. Not only is the content different but also the worldview concepts that lie behind the content are understandably different. Because of this, it is possible for a Christian and a Muslim to discuss the nature of God without ever agreeing on any point even though they assume they are discussing the same God. In today�s world, there are Christian missionaries who are trying to blend biblical teaching with the theology of Islam without understanding that each aspect of doctrine carries different meaning for the two groups. When doctrine and practice differ, a fusing of the two is syncretism.

(67) Meaning Discrepancy in Terminology between Christians and Muslims by Georges Houssney for Biblical Missiology, 9/10/12
See other parts: Part One: The Historical Development of the Arabic Bible Part Two: My Personal Journey in Bible Translation Part Three: Translation Philosophy Part Four: The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Bible Translation Introduction This paper is based on almost forty years of involvement in Bible translation in various Middle Eastern languages.

(68) Book Review: Jesus the Son of God: A Christological title often overlooked, sometimes misunderstood, and currently disputed by D. A. Carson - Reviewed by Bunyan Towery for Biblical Missiology, 2/10/13
D. A. Carson�s survey of the term Son of God comprises three chapters of sound thinking and engaging prose. You will be tempted to skip chapters one and two in order to head right to chapter three (his evaluations). Do not give in to the temptation. It is well worth your time�it does not take much time to read a book that is slightly more than 100 pages in length�to work through the broad understanding of the Christological title (chapter one) and the exegesis of Hebrews 1 and John 5:16�30 (chapter two). Both chapters plow some important ground for the harvest of chapter three.

(69) Native Spirituality �Renewal� & the Emerging Church (Booklet) by Nanci Des Gerlaise, 3/23/13
While those practicing Native Spirituality may believe they are practicing a completely unique form of spirituality, originating with them, they couldn�t be further from the truth. Native Spirituality is just one part of a vast movement that is creating a paradigm shift in our present-day culture away from biblical Christianity and replacing it with an all-inclusive interspiritual global religion that relies heavily upon mystical practices. The results will create a �Christianity� that has no resemblance to biblical Christianity whatsoever.

(70) Can Cultures Be Redeemed? (Some Things You Should Know About the Indigenous People�s Movement) by Nanci Des Gerlaise, 3/26/13
A growing trend in the evangelical church is what is referred to as �redeeming the cultures� or �Cultural Identification.� Essentially, it is the idea that God created cultures and has no desire for anyone to leave their cultural practices but can incorporate their belief in Jesus into their already existing culture.

(71) Update on Wycliffe translations of "Father" and Son" by Biblical Missiology, 5/2/13
Thus, we see this moment as a critical time for Wycliffe/SIL. It is our sincerest hope they will produce faithful and accurate translations of God's Word and thus regain the trust of the global Church.

(72) The Missionaries Brought A Foreign God ... DUH! by Sandy Simpson, 7/7/13
There is a repeated charge by adherents of the Word Christian Gathering on Indigenous People movement and Emerging Church that Christian missionaries brought news of a foreign god to most of the world.

(73) "Monotheism" in Ancient Cultures is virtually non-existent by Sandy Simpson, 7/22/13
In conclusion, this puts the matter to rest about the claims that the religions of the world have always been monotheistic the further back in time you go. Hogwash! People who make these claims need to learn from anthropology, archeology and especially from the Bible!

(74) Exodus 3:13-15 God reveals his name to Moses by Mike Oppenheimer, 8/4/13
Then Moses said to God, "Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they say to me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say to them?" And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.' " Moreover God said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.'

(75) Can the Gospel be found in the Stars? by Mike Oppenheimer, 8/4/13
There are many people who have tried to prove this concept and it seems to always become a trend within the church. The Bible strictly forbids looking to the stars for knowledge, learning or answers (Deuteronomy 4:19; Isaiah 47:13). On this alone one should not entertain this concept.

(76) Why did God not speak to Gentiles the way he spoke to the Jews? by Matt Slick, 8/6/13
We can't know the exact reason why God did not speak to the Gentiles the way he spoke to the Jews because God does not tell us. However, that does not mean we can't offer some possibilities based on what we see in Scripture.

(77) Unequal Contenders In The Spiritual War by Nanci Des Gerlaise, 8/21/13
God and Satan are not two equal powers in a dualistic battle between good and evil. God�s power is infinite whereas Satan can only do what the Lord gives him permission to do, as evidenced in the Book of Job. Therefore, Satan�s power is limited whereas God�s power is without limit. Our Lord reigns as the supreme Creator and King of the universe, and His purposes are being accomplished in the world whether or not His creatures accept Him as Lord. The following information illustrates the relationship between God and His creation.

(78) Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? by Matt Slick, CARM, 9/2/13
No, Christians and Muslims do not worship the same God. There are similarities in their views of God, but there are also distinct differences.

(79) Are they accepting Allah's name at Calvary Chapel? by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/2/13
This is the caution, we need to be very careful in using new evangelistic methods so that we do not have any syncretism of Islam with portions of Christianity, as in Chrislam.

(80) The religious history of mankind - General revelation, the law and the revelation of Christ by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/22/13
There is no example in the Bible of anyone �saved� by general revelation. No one looked up at the stars or studied nature and was saved. The Bible says we are all saved the same way, by Christ's sacrifice. Jesus gave His own life according to the Fathers will to save the lost, faith in what He did must be exercised or it is only understood as a historical event.

(81) Malaysia Rules Catholic Paper Can't Use 'Allah' - Reverses 2009 Lower-Court Ruling That Sparked Arson and Other Vandalism By Abhrajit Gangopadhyay and Celine Fernandez, 10/20/13
Comment by Mike Oppenheimer: This is unbelievable to me, do they not know their Bible. They are calling on a different god than the God of the Bible, the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God. There is Son or Father God in Islam. If they are faced with terrorism do the call on Allah? You can thank the Catholics for this kind of merging of names. As if the Hebrew name or even Greek name that the bible was written in is not adequate to use. Catholics have always brought portions over of other religions to merge with their Catholicism but this should be evident what not to do. Calling YHWH, the God of Israel Allah cannot be acceptable to Biblical practicing believers nor to God himself. Its time to make a change and correct this compromise. For God is not lenient in calling upon him with other gods names. Certainly a solution can be found to call im Father as the New Testament teaches and even uses the Aramaic for this. Nowhere will you find an apostle using a particular gods name, they purposely use the generic Greek term, theos for the Gentiles they were witnessing to.

(82) What did Paul mean that he became all things to all men? by Mike Oppenheimer, 10/26/13
An example of reaching the gentiles in Acts 17. He showed the philosophers they were wrong from logic, their own history and the Bible and explained to them what is right. He was brought to Mars Hill where the finest philosophers and seekers congregated. He used what the Athenians did not know, an altar to an unknown god to make known to them what he knew (Acts 17). V.23 �the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you.� Paul was not complimenting their religious worship as they were idolaters. In v.30 Paul did not mock them but gave it to them straight "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent.� These religious men of prestige were offended as he told them they would be judged by a man who came back to life (Acts 17:31-33).

(83) Why is biblical salvation so narrow? by Matt Slick, CARM, 11/14/13
So, since the only way for us to be forgiven is by the work of God and Jesus is God in flesh, then the only way to be saved is through the single person of Jesus. That is why Jesus said in John 14:6, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." Also, It says in Acts 4:12, "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved." There is no other way to be saved because "...if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly," (Galatians 2:21). And, "...if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law," (Galatians 3:21).

(84) The Native Spirituality �Medicine Wheel� and The Circle Maker by Nanci Des Gerlaise, 11/19/13
While Batterson doesn�t talk about Native Spirituality in his book, I feel it is worth mentioning his book and his �circle making� because this is a way that conditions Christians to more readily accept Native Spirituality, whether Batterson intended it or not. Everything in Native Spirituality is done in circles because the power of the world works in circles, so everything is deemed circular from childhood to worship. As the moon, sun, and earth are all round, so it is that all circles attract a spiritual energy as does symbolic expression. The circle that the medicine wheel represents is an integration of energy and matter, as well as spirit and man, so as to achieve a greater spiritual understanding and creation. Some segments of Native Spirituality involving circles are: round dances, talking circles, pipe ceremonies, drums, four quadrants (north, south, east and west), seasons, and life of man.

(85) Night Marchers and UFOs on the Big Island by Sandy Simpson, 1/13/14
With the resurgence of the old religion of Hawaii and the continual invocation of Pelé 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.

(86) Jesus Christ Presented as the Son of Allah � A �New� Way of Doing Missions? by Paul Proctor, 1/24/14
I have addressed, on numerous occasions, the Church�s ongoing efforts to reinvent Christianity into a global religion of Results & Relationships by using the powers of pragmatism and consensus to artificially grow itself into something more widely accepted by the world instead of faithfully proclaiming the Word of God �in season and out� as we are commanded to do in 2nd Timothy 4:2. The leaders of the new spirituality and its church growth movement have always had a hard time avoiding the �wide gate� and �broad way� choosing clever methods of �evangelism� that are not only incompatible with God�s Word, but also prove them unwilling to trust Him with the increase � ever looking for something more clever, spectacular and impressive to glory in and boast about to a watching world. ��for men to search their own glory is not glory.� � Proverbs 25:27b �So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.� � 1st Corinthians 3:7 There�s no better example of this than a story from The Baptist Standard where Christians are encouraged by a �veteran missionary� to employ what�s called �The Camel Method� to evangelize, where the Quran is used, instead of the Bible, to share Christ with Muslims � a method that reportedly utilizes �selected verses� and �doesn�t teach or lecture, but asks questions.�

(87) A First Nations Cree Talks About �Living Waters� � From Darkness to Light by Nanci Des Gerlaise, 2/2/14
This is why it is so important to discern the types of �spirituality� we practice. And that is why the Bible continuously warns the people of God against involvement in worldly and demonic spiritual practices. Christians must separate themselves entirely from any spiritual practice that involves trying to create mystical experiences, something that is clearly not approved of in the Bible. Ephesians warns us: See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15�16)

(88) Replacement Theology On Steroids! by Sandy Simpson, 2/13/14
The teachings of the New Apostolic, Emergent Church and World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People are promoting both Inclusivism and a new, radical, Replacement Theology. It is therefore imperative that true believers get away from these false teachers who are teaching utter heresy and stand up for the truths of God�s Word before all mission work is lost.

(89) Are Job and Jobab the Same Person? by Barry Setterfield, Genesis Science Research, 5/9/14
Indeed, it was the conviction of Dr. Bernard Northrup, a translator of both Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, that the Jobab of Genesis 10:29 was exactly the same person as the one featured in the Book of Job. � They have taken the Jobab of Genesis 36:33-34, from the line of Esau, and made him the Jobab of the book of Job. In doing that, they have acknowledged that the name Jobab and Job are the same name in related languages. However they have chosen the wrong Jobab! They should have chosen the one from Genesis 10:29. You then ask why? The reason is that, at the time of Jacob and Esau, the maximum age that was attained according to Scripture was 147 for Jacob and 175 for Abraham. These numbers are concordant. But the Alexandrian LXX tells us Job died aged 248 years or about 100 years longer than the Scriptural norm for the time of Esau. In fact we have to go back to the days of Peleg before we find people living about 250 years as a typical lifespan. Therefore, the choice of Jobab between the descendant of Esau or the nephew of Peleg is made plain by the mathematical consideration of their ages.

(90) Samy Tanagho - Evangelism using the wrong god by Sandy Simpson, 5/12/14
I need to provide some background to this article. I first heard Samy at our Calvary Chapel church in Pearl Harbor. I was shocked to hear how he is �evangelizing� Muslims. I subsequently found out that his book was endorsed twice by Chuck Smith and that he was stating, although played down at that time of 11/07, that he prayed to Allah. I then sent the following email exchange I had with Samy to Chuck Smith and later someone handed a physical copy of it to Bill Stonebraker of CC Komo Mai. Not only did I not receive a response from Chuck Smith or anyone in his office (too late now) I was also shocked to hear that Samy has now been invited to speak at Calvary Chapel Komo Mai while Stonebraker is in Israel conducting a tour. So all of this has fallen on deaf ears. After you read what Samy said I think you will understand the seriousness of this issue, especially since both Smith and Stonebraker have declared many times that Allah is not God. Why then do they continue to allow Samy access to their churches if they still believe that Allah is not God?

(91) Generic and Specific - Two reasons why the Bible translation societies, putting the names of supreme beings in Bible translations, is unbiblical by Sandy Simpson, 5/18/2014
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.

(93) Distractions from Christ (Audio) by Gary Gilley, 6/14/14
A message on Colossians 2:8-23 that juxtaposes the traditions of men with the knowledge of Christ, the fullness of God.

(94) Wycliffe Arabic Bible - Product Of The World Christian Movement? by Al Dagar, Media Spotlight, 6/17/14
Would it not be better to risk some misunderstanding in order to be true to God�s Word? Or have these people forgotten that understanding comes through the Holy Spirit? God is certainly capable of imparting understanding to the pure heart seeking truth. All others will find fault no matter how far translators may go in attempting to placate them. Better to die for the truth than to make points with a lie.

(95) Mennonites bending their ears to the earth at Understand The Times, 6/18/14
Next month, on July 28-31, Mennonite Church Canada will be gathering together at Native Assembly 2014 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] Together, Mennonites and aboriginals are going to celebrate through song and ceremony on the land, hear from elders and teachers, and bend their ears to the earth. Here they will discover old and new teachings which will bring them �closer to the Spirit, to each other, and to the land.� According to the schedule, each of the four days opens with sacred fire prayer times followed by workshops that teach such things as Water, Fire, Wind and Earth: Creator�s Medicine Chest, following the Natural Laws of Nature, and the 7 Sacred Teachings of the Ojibwe to see what the animals have to teach them. Another workshop is about reading the Bible outdoors in God�s �second book�, the land, to see what happens when one is read in the presence of the other.

(96) Shamanism or Cutting-Edge Christianity? by David Dombrowski, 7/18/14
I find it rather interesting how God has orchestrated things in life, which demonstrate His great love and ongoing mercy to ordinary people like myself. But, more specifically, I am thinking right now about how years ago I happened to come across a copy of a nearly forgotten book at the university library while working on a project. I still find it amazing that this secular humanistic library even had a copy of Stories from Indian Wigwams and Northern Campfires � a book written by a missionary to the Canadian Native peoples of the 1800s sharing not only his life among them but the amazing stories they would tell him as they would warm themselves before a fire. This book is a treasure of the long-forgotten heritage of the Cree and Saulteaux tribes and how their lives were wonderfully transformed through the proclamation of the Gospel.

(97) �He was a murderer from the beginning� by Sandy Simpson, 8/14/14
John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father�s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Revelation 21:8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars�they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.� Revelation 22:15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

(98) �His Name, the only Name� by Sandy Simpson, 9/5/14
Zechariah 14:9 "The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name." What are the implications of this prophecy in Zechariah? (1) That before the return of Christ there have always been many �gods� worshipped in many names. (2) That the saints who return with Christ (Zechariah 14:5), those who were Raptured, are the ones who had already believed in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Those remaining are forced to acknowledge that there is �no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved� because they were left behind in the Rapture and survived the Tribulation.

(99) The gods of the nations- the God of Israel (DVD) by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/12/14
This 2 part DVD goes deeper into where the indigenous people movement left off, and refutes the premise of other nations worshiping God under different names. Covering the book of Genesis we look at who were the obedient that worshipped God? We examine the lineage and the knowledge passed on, as well as who are the people that the apostle Paul addresses in Rom.1:20-28? Who walked with God. What happened at Babel after the flood? Who had the true and accurate knowledge of God, why did God take Abraham out of a pagan land to form Israel? Are there hundreds of cultures in the world who already knew or were worshiping the one and only true supreme God? We look at the new paradigm Don Richardson and his disciple Daniel Kikawa introduced to the church and prove it is unbiblical. Many tribes and cultures of the world have ancient concepts of the existence of a �sky-god�, that go by different names. But is this the same God that we are to worship as believers in Jesus Christ? Are these nothing more than corrupted memories within hundreds of tribes and cultures that were encountered by missionaries? Did God reveal himself to these hundreds of cultures as Richardson and Kikawa claim? Is Jesus found in other religions? Is general revelation of God or a knowing of a supreme God in some distant past sufficient? What is the difference of general and direct revelation. Who are some of the people teaching to use former supreme gods as the Father who sent the Son, Io of Hawaii, Hananim of Korea, Shang ti of China, Allah of Islam etc. are just some of the gods accepted by some today as the same as YHWH: Yahweh. You will see that this is a inclusive, universal god movement that is prophesied in the Bible and that this could be the greatest deception the Church has ever faced, with its goal being... to usher the entire church into an Interfaith movement. How this evangelization method diminishes the importance of Israel and replace her and her role with the other nations gods. This video will bring us to understand that we should not go by new philosophies or current trends in anthropology but stay within the safety of the Bible. This DVD is accompanied with power point teaching as well as various video and audio clips. (a few audio hiccups)

(100) Do We Need to Study All Religions to Find the Truth? (MP3) by Dave Hunt & Tom McMahon, The Berean Call, 9/5/14
In this second part of our Dave and Tom classic radio program, they continue their fascinating discussion on the subject of Islam vs. the Bible, Allah vs. the true God, taking an honest look at the subject from many angles.

(101) The gods of the nations - the God of Israel (DVD Series) by Mike Oppenheimer, 10/14/14
This 2 part DVD goes deeper into where the indigenous people movement left off, and refutes the premise of other nations worshiping God under different names. Covering the book of Genesis we look at who were the obedient that worshipped God? We examine the lineage and the knowledge passed on, as well as who are the people that the apostle Paul addresses in Rom.1:20-28? Who walked with God. What happened at Babel after the flood? Who had the true and accurate knowledge of God, why did God take Abraham out of a pagan land to form Israel? Are there hundreds of cultures in the world who already knew or were worshiping the one and only true supreme God? We look at the new paradigm Don Richardson and his disciple Daniel Kikawa introduced to the church and prove it is unbiblical. Many tribes and cultures of the world have ancient concepts of the existence of a �sky-god�, that go by different names. But is this the same God that we are to worship as believers in Jesus Christ? Are these nothing more than corrupted memories within hundreds of tribes and cultures that were encountered by missionaries? Did God reveal himself to these hundreds of cultures as Richardson and Kikawa claim? Is Jesus found in other religions? Is general revelation of God or a knowing of a supreme God in some distant past sufficient? What is the difference of general and direct revelation. Who are some of the people teaching to use former supreme gods as the Father who sent the Son, Io of Hawaii, Hananim of Korea, Shang ti of China, Allah of Islam etc. are just some of the gods accepted by some today as the same as YHWH: Yahweh. You will see that this is a inclusive, universal god movement that is prophesied in the Bible and that this could be the greatest deception the Church has ever faced, with its goal being... to usher the entire church into an Interfaith movement. How this evangelization method diminishes the importance of Israel and replace her and her role with the other nations gods. This video will bring us to understand that we should not go by new philosophies or current trends in anthropology but stay within the safety of the Bible. This DVD is accompanied with power point teaching as well as various video and audio clips. (a few audio hiccups)

(102) Chrislam Exposed The Seductive Lie of a Common God Between Christianity And Islam, Part 1 (MP3) Host: Gordon Morris Guest: Sharam Hadian
Shahram Hadian was born in Iran to a Muslim family. When he was 7 years old, his family came to America to escape an oppressive Islamic regime. He eventually experienced a transformational life change when he committed his life to Jesus Christ. This not only changed his destiny for eternity, it also changed his situation with his family and Islamic culture as he immediately began to face persecution and disapproval from his family and from the Islamic community. He is now considered to be an apostate and according to the dictates of the Qur�an, deserves to be killed with no repercussions to those who might do so. Shahram is now dedicated to reaching out and speaking out to let people know about the deception of Islam, its true goal that many are not aware of and the threat of Shariah which is the heart of Islam. He spoke about these things at the VCY America rally that took place in September. In the first of this two-part series dealing with Islam and how it's affecting Christianity, Shahram began by noting there is no political correctness in the Bible, so as churches preach truth and love, they need to define terms such as tolerance and love. This involves discussing the truth about whether or not Christians and Muslims worship the same God. This brings up a number of questions that Shahram's presentation tackles: --Is the God of the Bible the same as the Allah of Islam? --Can you be both a Christian and a Muslim at the same time? --Should Christians be reaching out to Muslims seeking spiritual reconciliation? --Should Christians and Muslims be holding joint services? --Are the Bible and the Qur�an equal? --Should we merge both religions into one called �Chrislam�? According to Shahram, Islam denies that Jesus is God, that he's the Son of God and that he's come in the flesh. This is the message of an antichrist spirit. Spreading this message is not only what Islam does, it's what Islam was born to do and if anyone says anything different, they are either ignorant of the ideology of Islam or they're lying. Shahram also refutes the following points that are foundational to �Chrislam.� --There's a common word among Christians and Muslims. --Muslims have a common love of God and neighbor with Christians.

(104) Shamanism or Cutting-Edge Christianity? by David Dombrowski, 11/23/14
There will come a day when Christians who have joined up with New Age practices will have to make a decision to return to Christ and have an undivided loyalty to Him and to His Gospel or to continue on in their occultic, mystical practices. Some have already crossed over the line perhaps never to return to the precious hope we have in the Gospel. God has been so merciful, but His mercy will not be extended forever. Isn�t it better to cling close to the Gospel now and to be ready for the Bridegroom when he returns at an unexpected hour?

(105) The Name above all names by Mike Oppenheimer, 12/29/14
What�s in a name? In one instance it is far more than one thinks. Agur in Proverbs 30:4 asks �Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son's name, if you know?� They didn�t know the sons name, it had yet to be given, though the Old Testament declared �For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.�(Isa 9:6)

(106) UPDATED! Questions For Those Who Claim The "Supreme Beings" Of The Nations Are The True God by Sandy Simpson, 3/17/15
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.

(108) God and Satan: Unequal Contenders in the Spiritual War by Nanci Des Gerlaise, 4/9/15
God and Satan are not two equal powers in a dualistic battle between good and evil. God�s power is infinite whereas Satan can only do what the Lord gives him permission to do, as evidenced in the Book of Job. Therefore, Satan�s power is limited whereas God�s power is without limit. Our Lord reigns as the supreme Creator and King of the universe, and His purposes are being accomplished in the world whether or not His creatures accept Him as Lord.

(109) God�s Attitude toward the �Supreme Beings� of the Nations by Sandy Simpson, 5/20/15
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.

(110) Can the Gospel be found in the Stars? by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/17/15
There are many people who have tried to prove this concept and it seems to always become a trend within the church. The Bible strictly forbids looking to the stars for knowledge, learning or answers (Deuteronomy 4:19; Isaiah 47:13). On this alone one should not entertain this concept. Some misuse Romans 1:20 which is referring to God�s eternal power and divine nature that are clearly seen, not the gospel. Rom.16:25-26: �Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began but now has been made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures has been made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith --According to my Gospel.� �Which was kept secret since the world began� Col. 1:24-27: ��I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.� Its is a Mystery hidden from ages Eph. 3:2-5: �by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets.� The gospel and the application connected to it was hidden, until Christ died and rose again and commissioned the apostles to preach it. The idea of hidden knowledge in the stars (astrology) not found in the Bible sets a dangerous precedent. Can one truly find the gospel by just looking at the stars? Was it made known to all people who can look up in the sky, then why can no one know the story in the stars without knowing the story first (from the Bible)? To say the gospel is in the stars is to claim the reading of the stars can save someone and teach them what Scripture alone teaches.

(112) Understanding Shamanism by Nanci Des Gerlaise, 7/20/16
For those who think that shamanism is a far cry from the contemplative mysticism being practiced in the church today and that this warning has nothing to do with Christians, think again. The realms reached are the same, and the results can be the same too.

(113) "Thinking Outside the Box" by Tamara Hartzell, 11/14/16
Too many people in today's shifting Christianity are seeking to set the truth of God free from the "box" of God's Word rather than seeking to be set free themselves by God's Word of truth. Instead of looking for "truth" in the corner of a dark round room they would be far better served looking for truth in a corner of the "box." But, sadly, those who are shifting from the light of the narrow way of absolute truth to the darkness of the broad way of relative "truth" are doing so on purpose, albeit blindly, along with their eyes closed and ears covered. They feel "boxed" in by the narrow way, and the broad way gives them the freedom outside the "box" to "rethink" and "reimagine" God and His narrow way into a broader "truth." With this freedom, people can have a relationship with God however they choose, right? "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day." (John 12:48)

(114) Understanding Paul’s Appeal at Mars Hill – and why the emerging interpretation just doesn’t work (Booklet) by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/16/17
When Paul spoke the Gospel to these religious pagans in Athens on Mars Hill for the first time, he didn’t wait to become friends first to “share his beliefs.�? This is an absurd method to abide by. He took the time to explain their idolatry and the truth. No one knows how many chances he or she will get to speak to an unbeliever, so you speak as if it is your only time. You cannot be called an evangelist if your purpose is not to first bring the Gospel but instead to be friends and then give the Gospel. This is not how the apostles conducted their evangelism, nor how they taught the church to. This does not mean we ignore developing friendships, but to grow in a relationship takes time and time is not something that we all have. Friendships are not a necessity to speak the Gospel message. It wasn’t to Peter in Acts 2, and it was not to Paul on his missionary journeys. There are those today who use Acts 17, Paul’s Mars Hill encounter with the Greek philosophers, to prove that truth is found elsewhere (or everywhere), and the Bible is not the only place that contains spiritual truth.

(115) The Wycliffe Arabic Bible: Product Of The World-Christian Movement? by Al Dager, Media Spotlight, 9/14/17
In February, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Frontiers, and Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) announced plans to release new Arabic and Turkish translations of the Bible in which the words “Father�? and “Son�? are replaced with “Allah�? and “Messiah�? respectively, and the term “Son of God�? is translated as “Messiah of God.�? The reasoning according to the three organizations working cooperatively is that in certain cultures a wrong impression of Jesus’ relationship to the Father would be misunderstood as the two having a biological connection. The news has sparked responses from agreement to outrage among Christians. Biblical Missiology, a ministry of Horizons International, has petitioned Wycliffe and SIL to retain the proper words.

(116) Translation Chart for Muslim Idiom Translations of the Bible by Adam Simnowitz, Biblical Missiology, 4/19/18
The primary concern in posting this chart is for Christians to be informed that these and other materials are unworthy of distribution. While Wycliffe has promised to review current in-process translations, there are active translations out in the field that already use these terms, and they are being actively distributed and published. God can only be worshipped in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). If the biblical witness of God’s eternal nature and identity as Father, Son, and Spirit are obscured or eliminated in any way then the worship of such a “God�? is in vain because it is not according to the truth (see Matthew 28:19 for the clearest statement of God’s triune nature in the Bible). The biblical warnings against corrupting God’s Word have therefore been give to us for good reason (e.g. Proverbs 30:5-6; 2 Corinthians 2:17; 4:1-2; Revelation 22:18-19).

(118) What’s Inside the Insider Movement (4-Part Series) by Jim Baugh, Biblical Missiology, 6/20/19
In this series of articles we will look at a methodological approach being used in some areas of the world to reach Muslims and other unreached people groups with the good news of Christ. In missions circles, this methodology is commonly referred to as the “Insider Movement.” In realms of theology and practice, the Insider Movement (IM) is the subject of ongoing debate. In this series of articles, I will present a “collective” view of the movement, comprising 10 characteristics of Insider methodology, 1 as well as a Biblical critique and response to each of these characteristics. But before we look at the Insider Movement, I think it’s important that we define two important terms in our discussion. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4.

(120) The Inclusive Universal Counterfeit god[s] (DVD) by Mike Oppenheimer, 7/12/19
A new world religion is being formed, and it has everything to do with the church compromising. I can’t think of a better counterfeit to introduce the false Christ to the world, saying he is the son of all the gods of the nations. While at the same time diminishing the importance of Israel’s role in delivering us the Son of God through its lineage. The whole bible is focused on God and his Son, on his covenant with Israel and the lineage of whom he would be incarnated through. Recently at a foursquare conference some Hawaiian pastors spoke on the Hawaiian people knowing the true God (Io, who they claim is Triune) before the missionaries came. Some were mentored by Daniel Kikawa (whose mentor is Don Richardson). Both who are pioneers in this inclusive universal god movement. What does it mean when you hear someone say that their supreme god from a nation like Korea, or Japan, or Hawaii sent the Son of God? Biblically, It changes who the Father is and gives the church a counterfeit son and gospel. In the last days Jesus commends the church twice for keeping His word, and not denying His name Rev 3:8. There is something important about this applied to prophecy. If one uses another gods name for the Father or the Son they are denying both. Why because these other gods whom some call supreme are not the true God of Israel that sent the Son. I made this video to convey in the simplest manner possible what is taking place, so people understand this movement the church is facing. This has become a road to unity with all gods (Gods of other religions) and we need to know about it. Over 45 minutes (with power point and video)

(121) Cutting-Edge Christianity or Shamanism? by David Dombrowski, 8/22/19
I find it rather interesting how God has orchestrated things in life, which demonstrate His great love and ongoing mercy to ordinary people like myself. But, more specifically, I am thinking right now about how years ago I happened to come across a copy of a nearly forgotten book at the university library while working on a project. I still find it amazing that this secular humanistic library even had a copy of Stories from Indian Wigwams and Northern Campfires – a book written by a missionary to the Canadian Native peoples of the 1800s sharing not only his life among them but the amazing stories they would tell him as they would warm themselves before a fire. This book is a treasure of the long-forgotten heritage of the Cree and Saulteaux tribes and how their lives were wonderfully transformed through the proclamation of the Gospel. Though I first read that book over thirty years ago as a young university student, in 2010 God put it in our hearts here at Lighthouse Trails to publish this nearly forgotten book; then, when we were preparing to release it for publication, Nanci Des Gerlaise, a Canadian Cree, contacted us about a book she had written titled Muddy Waters. The great surprise was that Nanci, whom we then sent a review copy of the Wigwam manuscript, recognized in it the name Mask-e-pe-toon as being the name of the best friend of her great, great grandfather. Nanci agreed to write the forward to that book. We also agreed to publish Muddy Waters. Later we added a DVD titled I’ll Never Go Back!: The Testimony of Chief Shoefoot. In this film, Chief Shoefoot shares his own story of what life has been like for him both before and after he received the Gospel, hence his words “I’ll never go back” became the title of the video. Chief Shoefoot is a member of the native people known as the Yanomamo. The Yanomamo reside in a northern region of South America bordering Venezuela and Brazil. Hearing that Chief Shoefoot is part of a Yanomamo tribe especially caught my interest because I remembered studying these people in an anthropology class back in 1972.

(122) Jesus Christ Presented as the Son of Allah – A “New” Way of Doing Missions? by Paul Proctor, 10/15/19
I have addressed, on numerous occasions, the Church’s ongoing efforts to reinvent Christianity into a global religion of Results & Relationships by using the powers of pragmatism and consensus to artificially grow itself into something more widely accepted by the world instead of faithfully proclaiming the Word of God “in season and out” as we are commanded to do in 2nd Timothy 4:2. The leaders of the new spirituality and its church growth movement have always had a hard time avoiding the “wide gate” and “broad way” choosing clever methods of “evangelism” that are not only incompatible with God’s Word, but also prove them unwilling to trust Him with the increase – ever looking for something more clever, spectacular and impressive to glory in and boast about to a watching world.

(123) Two Sources of Power But Only One Source of Truth by Nanci Des Gerlaise, 1/11/20
Nanci Des Gerlaise is a First Nations Canadian Cree woman who is the daughter and granddaughter of medicine men. Growing up, her life was filled with the practices and mystical experiences brought on from Native Spirituality. Today, as a born-again Christian, Nanci warns of these dangers as she sees many of her Native American Christian brothers and sisters incorporating Native Spirituality into their spiritual lives and also sees many non-Native Christians incorporating Native Spirituality into their own lives. A deep love for both Native Americans and non-Natives is what motivated Nanci to write her biography Muddy Waters.

(124) Man “Reimagining” and Resisting God by Tamara Hartzell, 3/26/20
Exalting man above God is not minor in any way, shape, or form. God makes that abundantly clear from Genesis to Revelation. Even so, this idolatry is at the heart of the transformation that is changing every aspect of today’s shifting Christianity. More and more people are seeking to “rethink” and “reimagine” God, His Word, and Christianity into a fashion they are willing to accept, which conveniently conforms to man and his expectations.

(125) The Trail of Spiritual Delusion: Our Weary World Has Seen It All Before by Ted Kyle, 11/24/20
There is nothing new under the sun (Eccl. 1:9). Everything that man can do to man has been done before—and will be done again. This is especially true of false teachers and prophets leading the credulous astray. It was done anciently; it was done in the middle years; it is being done today; and it will be done in the end of days. More about the connection with today and the last days, after a bit of historical catching-up. This trail of betrayal and delusion began with the first gathering of mankind together into a nation. That nation was ruled by Nimrod (Gen. 10:8; 1 Chron. 1:10; Micah 5:6), until his death; and in that same general time frame, God splintered the proto-nation into family (tribal) groups with the confusion of tongues at Babel. But then, as Alexander Hislop (1807-1865) pieced pre-history together1, Semiramis, Nimrod’s widow, was the guiding (human) spirit behind a new religion artfully crafted to pull the tribes of man back into a new spiritual unity–and ultimately a political unity as well. Guiding the guide, of course, was Satan, ever intent on thwarting God’s plans for man and substituting his own.

(126) Letter to the Editor: Native Shaman Rituals Being Used in Mission in Canada at Lighthouse Trails, 1/39/21
Thanks so much for your ministry; your newsletters have been very informative and a blessing to read. For the past three years, we have been involved in a church ministry in __________, Canada which includes outreach to the Native population. I have found that many in the mission are using or condoning Native shaman rituals in their meetings, such as drumming; using a talking/prayer stick; eagle feathers; participating in sharing circles; smudging; water ceremonies; prayer circles; healing circles, etc. Some have dream catchers in their homes and vehicles, and some have also attended the sweat lodge ceremonies in the Native community. I found all this very disturbing and have shared with a few at length, but to no avail; hence the copies I have ordered of Muddy Waters in the hopeful prayer that they might accept Scriptural correction from the author, a Cree Woman, who speaks from personal experience.

(127) Can Cultures Be Redeemed?—Understanding a View That Demeans the Gospel by Nanci Des Gerlalse, 3/10/21
Nanci is the daughter and granddaughter of Canadian Cree medicine men. [Indigenous People’s Movement] leaders teach that God has been redeeming cultures and that He placed in all cultures a way for men to have a relationship with God outside of the Gospel.1 DID GOD CREATE CULTURES? A trend in the evangelical church is what is referred to as “redeeming the cultures” or “Cultural Identification.” Essentially, it is the idea that God created cultures and has no desire for anyone to leave their cultural practices but can incorporate their belief in Jesus into their already existing culture.

(128) ‘First Nations Version’ Bible Translation Released: Is It The Worst Ever? A Review by Protestia, 9/25/21
A new Bible translation has been released, the ‘First Nations Version’ (FNV) and right away one thing is clear: this is an absolute trainwreck of a translation. This is because the FNV is not a word-for-word translation; rather, it is a thought-for-thought translation/ dynamic equivalent translation, which means it’s nothing more than a paraphrase, and not a particularly good one at that. It’s another entry into the long line of GistBibles. I.e it’s more or less the gist of what the scriptures say. For this reason, it cannot be considered a translation in any way, shape or form.

(129) Updated! The Numerous concerns on what Michael Heiser teaches by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/4/22
Many in the church have taken notice of this man’s teaching on elohim (Gn.1:26) as a council of gods. It important to examine the teachiing to see if what he is saying is ‘Biblically accurate.’ Michael Heiser, is the Executive Director of the School of Ministry at Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Florida. He earned his PhD in Hebrew Bible and Semitic languages (from University of Wisconsin-Madison) (with a minor in Classical studies) 2004. He says he holds an MA in ancient history and Hebrew studies from the University of Pennsylvania (major fields: Ancient Israel and Egyptology). He was scholar-in-residence at Faithlife Corporation who create tools for logos until 2019. He is the coeditor ofOld Testament Greek Pseudepigrapha with Morphology and Semitic Inscriptions: Analyzed Texts and English Translations, and is said to do translation work in roughly a dozen ancient languages, including Biblical Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Ugaritic cuneiform. He is also said to specialize in Israelite religion (especially Israel’s divine council ), contextualizing biblical theology with Israelite and ancient Near Eastern religion, Jewish binitarianism, biblical languages, ancient Semitic languages, textual criticism, comparative philology, and Second Temple period Jewish literature. Underline mine Having this said, I would add that it is ‘whom one learns from’ that actually matters. Degrees may be valid only in this respect. Madison is known for being a liberal college . Heiser’s Hebrew pronunciations fall short from what one would expect from being this educated. Shema (“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one” Deut. 6:4; JPS Tanakh) This is not how the Hebrew is pronounced, it is sh’ma, no ‘e’. Heiser does express certain truths in his writings as he has you journey with him to be introduced to his new interpretations. There are a few points of doctrine that can be agreed upon, however his new hermeneutic philosophy (or principal) has led him to conclusions on certain doctrines that cannot be supported by Scripture no matter how much he insists they are, they are egregious. One cannot use one’s own interpretations to prove that their interpretations are correct. Let me begin by saying, it takes longer to correct error than to teach error. I’m going to focus on what he calls insights, which are actually ‘outsites’ of doctrine. He asks the listener[s] to enter into his ‘new revelations’ by his new interpretations he has constructed (more like ways of confusion). The more I read of his proofs the more concerned I was. Read p.1a The MANY concerns on what Michael Heiser teaches - Is the elohim a council of gods?, p.1b gods or God- are there missing triune explanations in the Old Testament?, p.2a the other Elohim, Psalm 82 Heiser’s sons of god (Divine Council) interpretations, p.2b Michael Heiser’s paradigm shift on Psalm 82-The revelation controversy of Michael Heiser, p.2c Ps.82 says what Mr. Heiser?, p.2d Jesus quoting Ps.82 to men, p.3 What is Deut. 32:8-9 mean in context, p.3b a serious interpretative flaw, p.4 Ugarit and the pagan nations and Israel Gods theocracy, p.5 The divine council and the nations- Questions or answers?, Pt.5a What does deity mean to Michael Heiser? The Biblical Trinity and Christology in the Scripture. Pt.5b The Angel of the Lord, Heiser's binitarianism fused from the Ugarit writings? Israel using Canaanite literature? p.6 Elohim Deity and the elohim divine council, p.7 the many other interpretations by Michael Heiser & Overview on Michael Heiser

(130) An Overview of Michael Heiser's teachings by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/18/22
This is a summary of the teaching errors of Michael Heiser who has introduced what he claims are accurate and legitimate interpretation corrections to the Bible. These points that are mentioned in the articles are condensed for the purpose of listing the numerous Scriptural errors of interpretation. (this will be added to as we come across newer teachings) First and foremost, he says “The God of the Old Testament was part of an assembly – a pantheon – of other gods ” (p. 11 Heiser, The Unseen Realm.) This outrageous claim is NOT extrapolated from Scripture but forcibly inserted into various ambiguous texts using nonbiblical sources, including sources that are hostile to Judaism/Christianity. “a pantheon—of other gods” is what is defined as Polytheism.

(131) Are you at God speed yet? - Joe Kovac and the speed of the spirit to learn everything by Mike Oppenheimer, 6/21/22
As stated in the first segment article on his new book venture, Kovac is presenting himself like a spiritual Einstein who can reveal what the bible has not, ‘what God says in everything?’ This means we can truly decipher virtually everything happening in life. Using this God speed he claims that it ‘ provides the ability to make the unseen visible, the unheard audible .’ He explains how God embeds hidden messages forecasting the future in the physical, historical events recorded in Scripture and music and ‘many other places’… But God does not ”embed His message in everything.” He has revealed what we need to know openly in the Holy Scriptures.

(132) World Vision Goes Woke, Says All White Christians Are ‘Racist’ Who Have ‘White Gaze’ by Protestia, 8/31/22
Last year World Vision created an online course designed to equip churches and pastors to understand “racial justice.” In reality, it was a hotbed of Critical Race Theory and unbiblical syncretism, infecting the organization and resulting in the wokefication of World Vision and a denial of some core tenets of the Christian Faith. These articles expose the extent that CRT and pagan syncretism – the fusion of different systems of religious beliefs with Christianity – has compromised the mission of the famed NGO.

(133) Understanding Paul’s Appeal at Mars Hill – And How the Emerging/Progressive Interpretation Really Got It Wrong by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/6/22
There are those today who use Acts 17, Paul’s Mars Hill encounter with the Greek philosophers, to prove that truth is found elsewhere (or everywhere), and the Bible is not the only place that contains spiritual truth. Let’s examine the Scripture carefully and the other poets he quotes to learn the truth on this matter ...

(134) Micahel Heiser’s Liberal influencers by Mike Oppenheimer, 10/19/22
Heiser’s writings/teachings are based on numerous false premises of the Bible that he has learned from liberal, non-Christian Scholars; those who do not hold to divine revelation. Heiser says that Moses did not write the first five books of the Bible, but rather, that they were mostly written (added to) by others in 600 BC, roughly 800 years after Moses. He was educated in two of the most liberal colleges in the United States, by liberal Professors. What he is conveying through these liberal authors supporting his theory (and theirs) is that Israel learned from the Canaanites and other surrounding pagan nations to form their God from these nation’s false gods. What believer in Christ would accept this? Nor would orthodox Jews would accept this. To conclude these pagan nations and their false gods influenced the Hebrew’s personal view of God means God did not speak to the Hebrews as the Bible gives witness to. They instead use the teachings from their enemies to define history. Read Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3.

(135) A Wrong Interpretation of Paul’s Appeal at Mars Hill Has Caused a Diffusion of the Gospel by Mike Oppenheimer, 8/4/23
When Paul spoke the Gospel to these religious pagans in Athens on Mars Hill for the first time, he didn’t wait to become friends first to “share his beliefs.” This is an absurd method to abide by. He took the time to explain their idolatry and the truth. No one knows how many chances he or she will get to speak to an unbeliever, so you speak as if it is your only time. You cannot be called an evangelist if your purpose is not to first bring the Gospel but instead to be friends and then give the Gospel. This is not how the apostles conducted their evangelism, nor how they taught the church to. This does not mean we ignore developing friendships, but to grow in a relationship takes time and time is not something that we all have. Friendships are not a necessity to speak the Gospel message. It wasn’t to Peter in Acts 2, and it was not to Paul on his missionary journeys.

(136) The Desecration of Bible Translation, Part I: Introducing Dr. Eugene A. Nida (1914-2011) by Adam Simnowitz, 9/20/23
When dealing with that which is true, precise translation is always possible. If technical manuals and medical books, instead of being translated, were rendered as loosely as have been numerous versions of the Bible since the mid-1960s, it would be impossible for those who do not understand the original language(s) of such texts to replicate their results. Thankfully, planes can be flown and successful heart surgeries can be performed by people from any language provided that they understand and follow the correct procedures. Unfortunately, the prevailing theory of how to translate the Bible from its original languages is at odds with what the two above examples point to, namely, truth is valid for everyone, and every language is sufficient to express truth, regardless of the culture(s) with which it is associated. Tragically, some well-known and highly-respected and trusted Bible translation societies and organizations, borrowing from the Anthropological field of linguistics, teach and promote that language and meaning are relative to culture. This commitment to cultural relativism is a faulty foundation for Bible translation leading to compromised translations of Scripture. This has resulted in such notions as “Religious Idiom Translation” (RIT), 1 in which the text of the Bible is Islamized for Muslims, Buddhaized for Buddhists, Hinduized for Hindus by no less than Wycliffe Bible Translators and SIL (WBT-SIL), 2 the American Bible Society, and the United Bible Societies. This current free-for-all in what is called “Bible translation” is in great measure due to the life and work of one of the earliest teachers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), who also served as the first Secretary for Translations at the American Bible Society, namely Dr. Eugene A. Nida.

(137) Whom do you worship as God? by Mike Oppenheimer, 2/20/25
I ask this because some are teaching that other gods of the nations are God, that there is no difference of them from YHWH, the different names do not mean other gods, but can actually be the same. That is what will be answered in this article. Is Daniel Kikawa teaching from God’s Word? As we carefully examine what he says we will understand that it is not Christianity he teaches, that it is more aligned with the Bibles Mystery Babylon of Rv.17, an eclectic Universalism. Those who are unable to discern truth from error have difficulty seeing this and are easily persuaded.

(3) "... this Christian concept of god ... is really something that was here (in Hawaii) from the very beginning"-Wayne Cordeiro, transcript of Connecting Point television interview of Daniel Kikawa by Wayne Cordeiro, July 15, 2005
Cordeiro states that Kikawa is a �respected scholar� and at the end wishes them the very best as �we continue to educate people of the true origins of faith in Hawaii.� Frankly some of the worst scholarship I have ever run into apart from the Transformations films by George Otis, Jr. are the books and materials put out by Kikawa. Cordeiro is stating that they will work together to educate people of the true origins of faith in Hawaii� when Kikawa�s claims are, by in large, fraudulent. This kind of information along with a whole host of other false teachings are being passed along in Cordeiro�s churches and school as well as in the Worlc Christian Gathering on Indigenous People conferences.

(6) Questions For Those Who Claim The "Supreme Beings" Of The Nations Are The True God by Sandy Simpson, 10/14/13
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.

(7) The Cleansing of Hawaii on March 14 1998, as told by Daniel Kikawa by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/12/14
The real teachings and spirituality promoted by Aloha Ke Akua. Read Part 1 - The Cleansing of Hawaii on March 14 1998, as told by Daniel Kikawa & Part 2 - Rebuttal on the The Cleansing of Hawaii on March 14 1998

(8) Whom do you worship as God? by Mike Oppenheimer, 11/4/24
I ask this because some are teaching that other gods of the nations are God, that there is no difference of them from YHWH, the different names do not mean other gods, but can actually be the same. That is what will be answered in this article. Is Daniel Kikawa teaching from God’s Word? As we carefully examine what he says we will understand that it is not Christianity he teaches, that it is more aligned with the Bibles Mystery Babylon of Rv.17, an eclectic Universalism. Those who are unable to discern truth from error have difficulty seeing this and are easily persuaded. Let me explain. Daniel Kikawa is not teaching Biblical monotheism, he is a polytheist who writes ‘Io “dwells in the uppermost of 12 heavens” (p.28 Perpetuated in Righteousness 2nd edition) which is in direct contrast to the Biblical revelation of only 3 heavens existing. But that is the least of the problems. On p. 20 of Perpetuated in Righteousness, Kikawa writes: “The name 'father' is applied to the Supreme Being in every single area of the primitive culture when he is addressed or appealed to.” So then all of these Cultures' supreme gods sent Jesus, there is no differentiation to Judaism, YHWH, it is the same.


*Important Book Review of* *"Eternity In Their Hearts"!* Don Richardson's paradigm, God embedded in the worlds cultures by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries Is the ancient world filled with worship of the true god? Part 1 - Don Richardson's paradigm, God embedded in the worlds cultures Part 2 - The neglect of Israel in the new paradigm of evangelization Part 3 - The Melchizedek priest King factor Part 4 - A lost book? Part 5 - The Myth making of Don Richardson - transforming myths into history Part 6 - The Santal - the Thakur Jui myth Part 7 - The Karen prophets and the god yuah (Y'wa) Part 8 - The conclusion of Don Richardson's Inclusion: folk cultures gods as the true God Please also consider getting a copy of our book "Idolatry In Their Hearts"!	*Book Review of* *"Heaven Wins"!* Review of Don Richardson's book "Heaven Wins"by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries Inclusivism, General Revelation & Other Topics Part 1 - The spirit of Inclusivism- a heaven that contains more than believers in Christ Part 2 - Melchizedek- General revelation? Part 3 - Are we Born with Salvation, is our sin dormant?

(1) Did God Put "Eternity In Their Hearts" or "The World In Their Hearts"? by Sandy Simpson, 8/4/11
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 all men have always been seeking God and that all Gentile cultures were already worshipping the true God before missionaries came with the Gospel.

(3) The History Of The Knowledge and Worship Of God by Sandy Simpson, 8/9/13
I have written this study as a further refute to the claims of people like Don Richardson, Daniel Kikawa, Danny Lehmann of YWAM and many other World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People (WCGIP) advocates.

(4) A Reexamination of "Eternity" in Ecc. 3:11 by Brian Gault, 9/11/13
This scholarly examination by a Jewish scholar of this passage used for the title of Don Richardson's book gives the many possible interpretations of the Hebrew word "owlam" used there. As stated in my article the majority of English Bible translations actually translate the phrase as "the world in their hearts". Brian mentions that interpretation but concludes the passage should have been translated as follows: "The phrase "God has placed eternity in their hearts" from (Eccles. 3:11) has become cliché in contemporary missiology and a repeated refrain from many Christian pulpits today.In his popular work, Eternity in Their Hearts, missiologist Don Richardson reports on stories that reveal a belief in the one true God in many cultures around the world. Based on Qoheleth�s words Richardson proposes that God has prepared the world for the gospel of Jesus Christ? In support of his thesis Richardson appeals to the words of the late scholar Gleason Archer, �Humankind has a God-given ability to grasp the concept of eternity.� While commonly accepted by scholars and laypersons alike, this notion is curiously absent from the writings of the early church fathers as well as the major theological treatise of William Carey, the founder of the modern missionary movement? ... Therefore this enigmatic phrase may best be read, "He has also placed darkness/ignorance in their hearts." If this translation is accurate, this puts it in an even more opposing light than what Richardson has tried to conclude in his book.

(5) Don Richardson�s �Heaven Wins� - The �Inclusivist� Heresy & Richardson�s Background With commentary by Sandy Simpson, 9/18/13
Inclusivism: Whereas Exclusivists regard general revelation as informative only and special revelation as both informative and salvific, Inclusivists, by contrast, regard general revelation as both informative and salvific and special revelation as even mere deeply informative and even more effectively and widely salvific! (Don Richardson, Heaven Wins)

(7) Using Illustrations from Culture To Help People Understand Jesus Christ Can Be A Good Idea � Getting People to Worship False Gods Is Not by Sandy Simpson, 5/29/14
Cultural illustrations can be helpful but only if taught in the light of the true accounts in the written Word. Putting cultural accounts on the same par as Scripture by using the mythology of pagan nations to replace what needs to be taught about Jesus Christ and the True God degrades the Bible accounts, in fact blasphemizes them. There is only one Name under heaven by which men may be saved, and there is only one Name of God, revealed by God Himself.

(1) 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.

(3) 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.

(5) 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.

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.

General Jerry Boykin and his ties to The Knights of Malta and Rick Joyner