Did Jesus give Mary Magdalene an apostolic commissioning? According to Dr. Eddie Hyatt of Hyatt International Ministries, Jesus did just that. In 1991 Hyatt claims to have had a life altering experience where he saw Mary Magdalene receive the first apostolic commission from the risen Lord (here). In the following piece, Anthony Wade raises a […]
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How are we to regard Michael Brown, Todd White and other NAR leaders?
A few day ago we posted Michael Brown has been WHITE-washed and urged our visitors to share Churchwatch Central’s (CWC) piece. CWC continues their exposé on NAR charismatic apologist Dr. Michael Brown. In their latest blog post they give an explanation of the false Kenotic Jesus of the NAR. Briefly, the kenosis theory states that while He was […]
Transhumanism And The Imagination
C. S. Carmichael of Sacred Sandwich has written an exposé on Transhumanism that is an important read. Carmichael gives the definition right off the bat (so we won’t) and reveals the reasons we should feel uneasy about some of the things science has accomplished in the field of artificial intelligence. It is mind blowing stuff, brethren. […]
Spiritual Disciplines and the Appearance of Wisdom
Spiritual Formation….Contemplative/Centering/Apopathic/Breath Prayer….”Christian Yoga“….Enneagram (you’ll learn about this below) are terms Bible believing evangelicals must become familiar with. All of these practices have been introduced into mainstream evangelicalism. Where do they come from? You don’t have to dig very deep to discover that practices such as these are rooted in Eastern mysticism. In other words, […]
Hey Bill Johnson and Bethel Church, God Put Himself in a Box Called “Bible”
Conservative evangelicals are often accused by charismatics of having a tendency to box God up. One charismatic whose mission it is to un-box God is New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) “Super Apostle” Bill Johnson, senior pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, CA. Anthony Wood of Mission Bible Church in Tustin, CA quotes Johnson as saying that […]
Discernment Lesson: Deconstructing Beth Moore’s most popular story
From this piece we learn that there are two-tiers of Christian hierarchy. According to Elizabeth Prata of The End Time, “At the top are the super-spiritual, super-intimate believers who are blessed with God’s favor in receiving this special revelation directly. The bottom tier are the unlucky/unfaithful/less-than believers who don’t ever receive such personal ministrations from […]
Margaret Feinberg’s Organic God
Who is Margaret Feinberg? Charisma magazine claims she’s one of the 30 voices who will lead the Church in the next decade. According to Wikipedia, Feinberg has written over two dozen books and Bible studies including the critically acclaimed “The Organic God.” The liberal media promotes Feinberg and her books: CNN, MSNBC, Chicago Tribune, L.A.Times, Washington Post, […]
Mysticism: Its Origin and Impact on Contemporary Christian Thought
By Zachary Doppelt Verax Institute Within Evangelical Christianity there has been a resurging interest in the writings of the mystics and their intuitive approach to God. This has been noticeable with the growing interest in authors such as Richard Foster, Henri Nouwen and Thomas Merton, as well as the leadership of such scholars such as […]
“Psst…Lectio Divina…Your Mysticism is Showing”
The first time I heard the term lectio divina I thought it was from the Harry Potter books, probably a spell cast by Harry to render an enemy helpless. But, no, as it so happens it’s Latin for “sacred reading” and we’re urged to practice it as we read our Bible and pray. Not surprisingly, lectio […]
Transgendered Gnosticism
In this piece Jesse Johnson of The Cripplegate does a stellar job of tackling the crazy mixed up transgender movement which, as you will see, is steeped in gnosticism, a heresy the early Church faced. Gnostics were a first-century cult that taught that matter didn’t matter. More precisely, they held that our physical bodies were vulgar and […]