Well this is ironic. A New Ager and religious skeptic will visit the church of a “pastor” who’s had no theological training and on top of that teaches the heretical prosperity gospel, to find out Christianity’s view of God. Leave it to Hollywood to ask someone who’s not even a Bible believing Christian to explain who the God of the Bible is. […]
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Driscoll Publicly Repents…For Criticizing Osteen
“At the end of the day we’re all on the same side,” says Hillsong celeb Brian Houston of Mark Driscoll’s sudden attack of conscience. Speaking at the Hillsong conference, Mark Driscoll repented for a number of things. Praise God. Hallelujah. Milking the Best-Seller’s List by Improperly Using Church Funds Asking staff about their wive’s favorite […]
Roma Downey casts Victoria Osteen, Kay Warren, Joyce Meyer in TV show
Roma Downey and her husband Mark Burnett, who gave us the unbiblical The Bible and The Son of God films, is now making a 2-hour Lifetime Television series, “The Women of the Bible.” Stop. (just stop.) Back up to The Bible and The Son of God. These two programs were so error-filled, that we need […]
Assertions and Assumptions are NOT the Foundation of the Church
Steven Kozar of Messed Up Church, a blog over at Pirate Christian, believes that much of the bad teaching in churches happens because people who teach often make unbiblical assertions. And the gullible folks in the pews just assume what they’re being taught is the gospel truth. After all, pastors/teachers/church leaders would never stray from […]
Discernment: A Spiritual Battle, Not a Logical One
When it comes to convincing a professing Christian that their doctrine is unbiblical or that a teacher they follow is actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing, Bible study author, speaker and blogger Michelle Lesley reveals how she deals with this issue: My job is not to argue my friend into believing that Joel Osteen or […]
Can You Change Yourself?
Cameron Buettel urges Christian leaders to repudiate the philosophy that says you can change yourself that’s promoted by self-help gurus Anthony Robbins, Oprah Winfrey and their ilk and replace that worldly philosophy with “the truth of biblical anthropology—that all men are, by nature, totally depraved sinners.” But instead, pastors with rock star status like Joel […]
Rick Warren is the wrong choice for spokesman of the Museum of the Bible
Sandy Simpson of Deception In The Church has written a commentary on the 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible in Washington DC. Simpson has some serious concerns about some the museum’s board members, including false teacher Rick Warren. And he presents plenty of evidence to back up his concerns. He writes: Let me start out by stating that […]
Leaving the NAR Church: Anthony’s story
I have received several additional “Leaving the NAR” testimonies since I wrapped up the series earlier this summer. These stories are precious to me, and serve as a painful reminder that there is hope for the dear deceived ones caught up in this insidious movement. In this series, I’ve been taking readers beyond the textbook […]
How much should ‘associations’ factor into my assessment of whether a teacher is false or not?
What do Billy Graham, Ravi Zacharais, Beth Moore and David Jeremiah have in common? They’ve associated with wolves who lead the sheep astray and they’re unrepentant about their associations. Elizabeth Prata lays out why Christian leaders must not be careless when it comes to their associations. As a Berean it’s up to you to check […]
Did God Forbid us to Critique or Criticize Church Leaders?
High profile Church leaders who teach doctrines of demons actually have the temerity to warn their critics to back off or face danger of divine judgment. Well, Cameron Buettel’s not backing off. In a blog post he wrote for Grace to You, Buettel names names and includes a video of one wolf in sheep’s clothing […]