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Four Books That the Enemy Has Used To Corrupt Christianity by Sandy Simpson This DVD is a message based on this article. The four books that have changed the church by giving an introduction to the false teachings of the New Apostolic/Latter Rain (NAR), the Emerging Church/Contemplative/Catholic Mysticism (EC), pragmatic Church Growth (CG) methodologies of C. Peter Wagner, Robert Schuller and Peter Drucker, and the teachings of the World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People (WCGIP) are as follows: Surprised by the Power of the Spirit by Jack Deer, Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren & Etnerity In Their Hearts by Don Richardson. These four books were widely read by Christians from virtually every denominational background before their ramifications and the movements they would spawn were known. They lay error alongside truth so were considered not to be a threat to churches. Therefore these books then became part of the consciousness of many Christians and churches, thereby laying the basis for the introduction of the modern day false teachings of the NAR, EC, CG and WCGIP that have become part of the landscape of Christendom today. Only $10. plus s/h. for US. Go here for product information. Night Marchers and UFOs on the Big Island by Sandy Simpson This DVD is a message based on this article. With the resurgence of the old religion of Hawaii and the continual invocation of 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. Only $10. plus s/h. for US. Go here for product information. "They Will Believe The Lie" by Sandy Simpson This DVD is a message based on this article. I am doing a Bible study right now on what I would call "renewing our minds". It is based on this verse: Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will. The only way to renew our minds is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, confess our sins, and be saved, then to study the written Word and allow the indwelling Holy Spirit to teach us. Our minds are corrupted by virtue of the sin nature and what we have learned in life because our filters are off. I gave an illustration of straining coconut to make coconut milk. If you use a 1 inch screen everything will pass through. Even if you use a quarter inch screen you will get mostly coconut meat in your milk. You have to use a fine screen in order to separate the milk from the leftover. Our filters are off and the first thing God begins to do is correct our worldview, because if your worldview is off you will not understand God's reality. We need to learn to see things from His perspective. This is why I started this study by going back to an original problem. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. This has always been an interesting passage to me for a few different reasons. What is "the lie" that is talked about here in verse 9 and 11? What are the ways that "wickedness deceives those who are perishing" and how long has this been going on or does this only begin to happen at the coming of the lawless one? In what way does "the lie" cause those who do not believe the truth to "delight in wickedness"? Only $10. plus s/h. for US. Go here for product information. Updated! The First Nations Movement Deceiving The Nations! 4-DVD Series Critical Missiological Issue! The "Indigenous People's" (IPM) or "First Nations" movement is an unbiblical movement teaching heresies and doctrines of demons. It is being spread worldwide by YWAM, Don Richardson, John Dawson, Richard Twiss, Terry LeBlanc, Daniel Kikawa and many other adherents. The IPM or World Christian Gathering On Indigenous People is full of the false teachings of the Third Wave, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Word-Faith, Dominionism, Latter Rain and many other false theological systems. But it does have it's own distinctives that are driven by the works of Daniel Kikawa, Richard Twiss, and Don Richardson in particular. They are teaching Christians to "redeem" their cultures by worshipping their former gods, pretending they are YHWH. Go here for ordering information.
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(1) Perpetuating Nations' Myths - Mike Oppenheimer (2) 11 Reasons To Reject This Movement, Part 1 - Sandy Simpson The First Nations Movement DVD 2 (1) The Fingerprints Of God? - Mike Oppenheimer (2) 11 Reasons To Reject This Movement, Part 2 - Sandy Simpson The First Nations Movement DVD 3 (1) The New Indigenous "Christian" Religion - Sandy Simpson (2) Did God Put Eternity In Their Hearts? - Sandy Simpson (3) The Missionaries Brought A Foreign God - Sandy Simpson (4) Catholic Syncretism - Sandy Simpson The First Nations Movement DVD 4 (1) "Monotheism" In Ancient Cultures - Sandy Simpson (2) The History Of The Knowledge Of God - Sandy Simpson "Christians" Who Try To Poke Holes In Sola Scriptura by Sandy Simpson This DVD is a message based on this article: "Christians" Who Try To Poke Holes In Sola Scriptura There are a number of the leadership of the Emerging Church (EC) who do not believe that the Bible is the highest authority for the Christian faith. Most do not believe that the Bible is inerrant in the original manuscripts and many do not acknowledge that the Bible is our highest revelation. Yet this is a core doctrine over which true believers and false brethren must separate. Those who try to poke holes in Sola Scriptura make excuses like (1) we need to reinterpret the Bible through the lens of postmodern culture and religion (2) the Bible never uses the words "Sola Scriptura" therefore it is not a Biblical concept (3) there is new revelation for the church through the Holy Spirit apart from what is written and the precepts of the Bible and (4) the Bible just doesn't address our postmodern situation therefore we cannot rely on it for the truth and answers for our problems today. I will prove that all the above arguments, and more, from EC leaders and others is exactly what they are teaching. I will give you quotes from their teachings, videos and books. The postmodern church and its "movements" are abandoning Sola Scriptura in their rush to be like the Roman Catholic Church, which takes its authority from a mix of Scripture and tradition. "As a result the Church, to whom the transmission and interpretation of Revelation is entrusted, "does not derive her certainty about all revealed truths from the holy Scriptures alone. Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored with EQUAL sentiments of devotion and reverence." (Roman Catholic Catechism, Given October 11, 1992, the thirtieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, in the fourteenth year of my Pontificate. Page 31). Go here for ordering
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I am writing this article as an apologetic against the Third Wave, Latter Rain, Word of Faith and Reformed Theology teachings that the Church is to rise up and take over the systems of government, businesses and every other aspect of life. "See, the problem is, is that Satan has had too much of his way in our society because he has a government! And the only way to overthrow a government is with a government. It won't happen otherwise. So therefore the government of the church has to get into place in the extended church just like we do have it very well in place, we haven't reached our goal yet ..." (Transcript of C. Peter Wagner, Arise Prophetic Conference, Gateway Church, San Jose, CA, 10-10-2004) Wagner has substituted the "government of the church" for the coming government of Jesus Christ in the Millennial Kingdom. Wagner is "Kingdom Now" while the Bible teaches "Kingdom Come". What I wanted to do with this article is put the issue of dominion to rest by studying the definition the Bible gives to dominion and ruling authority. When we look at the subject we can easily ascertain what is going on today and what God requires of the Church. Go here for ordering information. Only $10. per DVD plus s/h. for US. Shepherd Or Hireling?
The Bible lays out the definitions of both an overseer (under shepherd) and a hireling. John 10:11-13 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. (KJV) 1 Tim. 3:1-3 Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. (NIV) Titus 1:7-13 Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless, not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it. For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group. They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach - and that for the sake of dishonest gain. Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons." This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith. (NIV) A hireling does not really care about being a watchman, but is more concerned with protecting his reputation, position and income. A true watchman will guard the flock against wolves from within (Acts 20:30) and without (Acts 20:29) no matter the cost to his reputation, position or income. Following is a little quiz you can take to see if you are a true Biblical under shepherd as a leader in your church, are becoming a hireling, or are one now. Go here for ordering information. Only $10. plus s/h. for US. Testing Music In The Church
Too many churches today are allowing music to be used in their services that is not glorifying to the Lord and can actually be a hindrance to the teaching of sound doctrine. Pastors and leaders should be using their leadership role to test what is being played and sung in their churches. Though some are quick to test preaching and teaching from their pulpits, many ignore the music being used in the same services. This is a tragic mistake. Music is a powerful medium. It is something that effects deeply the body, mind and emotions. It is a proven fact that music often stays with a person far longer than what is taught or preached. Songs roam around in our heads, especially if the melody appeals to us. What is often overlooked is the serious impression music makes on people, and the teaching they are getting over and over again as they allow the song to repeat in their minds and on their lips. Music teaches things much more subtly yet sometimes far more effectively. That's why the lyrical content of music in the church, as well as its effect on the spiritual lives of those who perform and listen, should be vigorously examined by the leaders of the church. This is a 2-DVD set. Go here for ordering information. Only $20. per 2-DVD set plus s/h. for US. Examine Yourselves & Hold On!
2 Cor. 13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether
you are in the faith; test yourselves.
People who call themselves followers of Christ or "Christians" and claim they are born again must believe certain things. If they do not then they fail the test of faith. They can claim they are born again all they want and "once saved, always saved" but if they fail the test of faith there is no eternal security. Only God knows who will be saved, from beginning to end, because of His foreknowledge and omniscience (Rom. 8:29, 1 Pet. 1:2). God did not make an arbitrary judgment about who would be saved and who would not. His Spirit is given to those He foreknew, when convicted of sin by His Holy Spirit, would choose to believe and commit themselves to Jesus Christ. We are not God and we do not have His omniscience. Therefore, according to Paul, we must be sure our belief system is in the right place once our eyes have been opened to the Truth. I am not saying we do not have assurance of salvation, but our assurance comes not only because of His Atonement and promises of salvation but from our continuing in the Faith, which is always the Biblical criteria. Those who would be Bible teachers must teach according to the whole counsel of God's Word. Let me be clear. There is only one way to salvation. That is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. I will deal with a few of those issues following, but it is important to recognize that being saved is not just a matter of believing that Jesus lived, or that He was a man, or simply giving mental ascent to His existence in whatever form. Go here for ordering information. Only $10. plus s/h. for US. "Blasphemizing" The Bible
I am going to go over an article I wrote back in 2006 in preparation for the book I wrote with Mike Oppenheimer called â€Å“Idolatry in Their Hearts'. This book is an apologetic against the false teachings of the World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People movement, the Emerging Church and the New Apostolic Reformation which got their ideas from the book â€Å“Eternity in Their Hearts" by Don Richardson. At the time that book came out no one really saw the dangerous ideas Richardson was promoting. All they would have had to do was look at the two subtitles of that book to understand the implications. The first subtitle in the 1981 edition read: The Untold Story of Christianity among Folk Religions of Ancient People. Those who read this book found some interesting cross-cultural ideas but apparently missed the false premise of the book starting with the subtitle. How could Christianity be â€Å“among folk religions" where the Gospel had not been preached (Rom. 10:14-15)? At that time Christians who read the book were apparently satisfied that, though there was some questionable material present, it made for an interesting discussion on how to do cross-cultural ministry. The subtitle it has today, which was first published in 1984, is as follows: Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World. This should have been a red flag for many Christians but then, who reads subtitles? But how could the â€Å“One True God" be known to Geâ€Å“not know God". Go here for ordering information. Only $10. plus s/h. for US. Resources For Pastors
I was talking with a pastor after a Wednesday night service and he mentioned that I said I had done an article comparing English Bible translations. He called me up later and asked me to come back and present the contents of that article I sent out in about 2002 to my mailing list for the Pacific Waves Newsletter which, unfortunately, I can no longer afford to publish and mail. However an archive of past issues of that newsletter can be found here. In that article I detailed a number of good and bad resources for pastors including Bible translations, concordances, commentaries, Bible dictionaries, etc. I present an edited version of part of that article on this DVD, particularly dealing with English Translations of the Bible. Translation is a very detailed endeavor and should only be undertaken by those with a proper education in that subject and a sound doctrinal background. I read a few books on that subject and it helped me understand the complexities involved. Hebrew is a rich language so it is hard to distill one Hebrew word down to one English word. Greek is a very technical language and it is also not easy to translate. This is why it is imperative to use the good English translations out there for comparison along with a good concordance and Bible dictionary. Go here for ordering information. Only $10. plus s/h. for US. A TALE OF TWO KINGDOMS
There are two kingdoms being taught in many churches today. Teaching about one of the kingdoms is on the decline while the other is being promoted all over the place. I am warning Christians that they need to check out who is using the word "kingdom", the books they have been reading and recommend on building "the kingdom", the people they have been hanging out with at conferences, and what they mean by "the kingdom". Go here for more information or click on the "Add To Cart" below. Only $10. plus s/h. for US. BIBLES STUDIES IN DISCERNMENT
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In this DVD series I want to detail a number of beliefs people have these days that have no basis in Scripture. I am going to roam all over the map, so to speak, and try to give fairly short answers on a number of topics and also give you useful links to articles that will help you deal with any particular issue. It is truly amazing how many false ideas people cling to without giving a thought to what the Bible has to say on the subject. Only $20. plus s/h. for US. Go here for ordering details. Signs Of Apostasy In The Churches In The
End Times
There are many signs of the great Apostasy, or falling away (2 Thes. 2:3) indicating we are living in the end times (Mt. 24: 3-14) I am going to go through some indications of the Apostasy in the churches as a follow up to the signs of the times in the world. Only $20. plus s/h. for US. Go here for ordering details. The Responsibilities of a
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General apologetics articles on the subject of the Holy Spirit. (1) The Bible And The Holy Spirit by John Richardson, 1995 On the blessing of the Holy Spirit and why the Toronto "Blessing"/Brownsville, Pensacola derivatives are preaching an unorthodox theology of the Holy Spirit -- a "Reformed" perspective. (2) The Filling
Of The Holy Spirit - The Quality Of Life by Tommy Ice, 1997
(3) The
Holy Spirit And Hermenuetics by Daniel B. Wallace, 1997
(4) The
Anointing by Dean & Laura VanDruff, 1996
(5) Misplaced
Faith by B. M. Rocine, 1996
(6) The
Anointing: Bible And Fiction by Shawn Paul Sauve, 1996
(7) What
Is The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit? How Does A Person Receive It?
by Dr. John Bechtle, 1996
(8) Who
Surprised Whom? The Holy Spirit Or Jack Deere? by Richard L. Mayhue,
1994
(9) Signs,
Wonders, and Evangelism: The Down Side by Gregory Koukl, 1994
(10) Understanding
the Gifts of the Holy Spirit by Rev. John S. Erickson, 1997
(11) Holy
Spirit by Paul Becker, 1997
(12) We All Fall
Down: An Investigation Into The Experience Known As Slain In The Spirit
by Alan Morrison, 1995
(13) Slain
In The Spirit: A Midrashic Perspective by Jacob Prasch, 1997
(14) The
Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit by Hank Hanegraaff, 1998
(15) Slain
In The Spirit & Other Signs And Wonders: Biblical Or Unbiblical?
by Wayne O'Conner, Searching Together Magazine, 1996
(16) The "Anointing"
by Inner-City Christian Discernment Ministry, 1999
(17) How
To Try The Spirits by A.W. Tozer, an excerpt from his book Man,
the Dwelling Place of God
(18) Survey
of Bible Doctrine: The Holy Spirit by Sid Litke, Th.M., 1999
(19) Filling
in the Blank (Acts 18:18–19:7) by Prof. Robert Deffinbaugh, 1999
(20) Exposing
The True Source Of The So-Called Third Wave "Anointing" by Yvette,
1999
(21) Baptised With An Unholy Spiritby
Alan Morrison, 1999
(22) The
New Anointing by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason, 12/99
(23) Is
Holy Spirit Baptism Subsequent to Conversion? by J.A. McConnelee,
D.D., The King's Business, October 1927
(24) The
Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in Romans 8:9-11 by Shawn Paul Sauve,
1997
(25) The
New Violence Of The Holy Spirit? by Mike Oppenheimer, 1999
(26) What Kind
Of Spirit? by Lasaro Flores, 9/7/00
(27)
Will
The Real Blasphemers Please Stand Up? by Sandy Simpson, DITC, 6/6/01
(28) Implications
Of The "New Anointing" by Bill Randles, Believers In Grace Ministries,
6/01
(29) Neurotheology
by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 6, No. 3, May/June 2001
(30) Worshipper's
Holy Spirit Fall Nets Her $80,000 From Church by New
York Post, Story filed: 15:43 Tuesday 5th February 2002
(31)
Why
Were The Grace Gifts Of Servant Leadership Given? by Sandy Simpson,
9/26/02
(32) Spiritual
Gift Use And Abuse by Dean VanDruff, Acts 17:11 Bible Studies,
12/02
(33) Implications
Of The "New Anointing" by Bill Randles
(34) What about
the gift of tongues for today? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 9/7/06
(35) False
Anointings by Spiritual Research Network, 11/06/08
(36) Is the anointing
tangible and transferable; can we impart it? by Let Us Reason,
6/08
(37) The
Spirit of Truth Set Me Free From the False Anointing by Chris Lawson,
Spiritual Research Network International, 7/08
(38) Slain in
What Spirit? by FinalTrumpet2, YouTube Video, 11/10/08
(39) Christians
Under the Influence of Another Spirit by Warren Smith, Reinventing
Jesus Christ, 1/09
(40) They were not drunk
as you suppose! by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/30/10
(41) How to be "unsaturated" by
Sandy Simpson, 9/24/10
(42) Do
you have to be (water) baptized in order to be filled with the Holy Spirit?
by CARM, 10/27/10
(43) The Spirit of Truth by J.C. Philpot, 1/5/10 The impression left by some televangelists is that they possess an exceptional anointing above and beyond that commonly possessed by the Christian masses. They give the impression that an anointing is available from God through them. In a sense, these well-known ministers have appointed themselves as distributors of the Holy Spirit’s anointing. Either by the contact of their hand with an individual’s forehead, or by a forceful exhaling of air from their lungs (thereby simulating Spirit and wind), these anointed ones slay individuals or entire audiences in the Spirit. On stage and in crowded auditoriums, these “anointed” evangelists also heal persons by a touch as they command demons to take flight. They are “the anointed,” God’s power brokers, channels by whom and through whom the power of the Holy Spirit is released and distributed into the lives of thousands. Of course, all of this raises the question, What is this anointing is all about? (46) What
does it mean to be slain in the Spirit? by Matt Slick, CARM, 1/14/13
(47) Testing The Spirits
by Sandy Simpson, 9/6/13
(48) The
Holy Spirit as The Spirit of Truth! (MP3) by Chris Lawson, 7/7/14
(51) The necessary
work of the Holy Spirit in the believer’s life to serve God by
Mike Oppenheimer, 2/13/15
New Sandy Simpson Messages on CD & DVD NEW! "... and all liars" by Sandy Simpson
Lying is a problem for all people (Ps. 116:11). We are all sinners (Rom. 3:23). Those of us who are Christians are "sinners saved by grace" (Eph. 2:8) indwelt by the Holy Spirit in our "new self" (Col. 3:10). But we still live in our "old self" which we must "put off" (Eph. 4:20-25) by taking up our cross daily and following Christ (Luke 9:23). The difference between unbelievers and those who are truly born again is that believers no longer "practice sin" (1 John 3:9, see my Bible study on 1 John!) They have the indwelling Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:11) who convicts them when they lie (John 16:8). True believers then repent (1 John 1:9) and go on to "practice righteousness" (1 John 2:29) with the Lord's help. The unregenerate, the false brothers, or those who have fallen away (Gal. 5:4, Mark 4:17), practice lying. They practice a lifestyle of lying because their consciences are seared (1 Tim. 4:2) and the Holy Spirit, when convicting them, cannot break through the hardness of their unrepentant hearts (Eph. 4:17-19, Heb. 3:13). Only $10. plus s/h. for US. Go here for product
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