Agglomeration Time!

Lots of good truths and lots of exposing ugly stuff.

What is Truth? Some churches have changed what Scripture clearly says so as not to offend.

With today’s culture, don’t forget the true teachings of the false religion, Islam.

We’ve just had Hallowe’en with all the claims about its occultic origin, etc. How about the actual facts of its origin!

Self-Absorbed ‘Christians’ and Their Perceptions of the Bible. Excellent commentary.

Invalid reasons for staying in a church you know teaches false doctrine.

Red Flags On “After Death” Film from Angel Studios

Some good information exposing false teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

The truth about the Pharisees.

There are pastors who have no business being pastors!

How much more apostate can the Roman Catholic Church get????!?!  Then there is one of their schools which has decided that God is wrong and men can be women. 

The Pope is 100% behind the lie of transgender as he rebels against God.  The Babylon Bee sums it up nicely.  The Pope  also endorses a blasphemous Bible!  And that isn’t all.

Kenneth Copeland. I look forward to the day he meets his master—Satan. Here’s a blasphemous stunt which I think proves that Copeland is demon-possessed.

More problems with “The Chosen.”

The Church by the Glades continues to prove that it is NOT a Christian assembly.

These "Deliverance Ministers" are Teaching Doctrines of Demons!

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Here we go with another installment passing along links to articles to educate Christians as to what is going on in the Church, be it good or bad.  Helping with discernment is the reason for this post, as well as this whole blog!

The Good - For Education and/or Edification

Men prefer debt-free virgins without tattoos? I saw the original article and this is a great defense for that article against its attackers.

Why “gay Christianity” is a false gospel.  You really shouldn’t need to be told this.

‘Priscilla didn’t preach, Deborah didn’t dominate, and Esther wasn’t an egalitarian’.

No, religion is not the cause of wars (except for Islam, which has as its primary mission to subjugated the entire world).

An interesting article regarding God’s design for sexual pleasure in regards to procreation, and why it is intended for marriage only.

What was Adam like?

A great site for exposing Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Are divorced pastors qualified?

Are You a Pharisee?

Seven Sabbath Myths Perpetuated by Adventists.

Was the Sabbath created?

An interesting article supporting December 25th as Christmas

For decades I have been saying that “Christian” bookstores are spiritual minefields.

HMMMM—The Bad

This isn’t about false teachers, but it IS about false representation, especially to Christians.  Chick-fil-A has decided to cave in to the LGBTQXYZ mob, and while researching the cave they have been found to already stabbing Christians in the back. Yet here is their claim:  “[We are] based on biblical principles, asking God and pleading with God to give us wisdom on decisions we make about people and the programs and partnerships we have. And He has blessed us.” Check out this excellent commentary.

This is how I fight my battles?
 Enough said.

And the UGLY!

Jory Micah—She doesn’t care what God thinks:

More evidence proving that the ELCA is not a church, but it is a goat pen led by those who would rather follow satan

A good example of why women shouldn’t be preaching?

More Paula White heresy. She gets the false teacher of the year award.

Another example of the apostate nature of the United Methodist Church. Perhaps they should read 1 Cor. 11:27-30.

Quakers and homosexuality.

The Pope and is RCC organization blaspheme God on a daily basis. Marsha West demonstrates that the Pope is considered of all Christians, but to do so the RCC must twist Scripture beyond recognition.

Good, Bad, and Ugly

Today I’ve got a back log of links to share with all sorts of articles.  Also, I’m still looking for homes for lots of books, as listed on this post. I’ve already sent out 15 books from the list (I deleted those no longer available)!

The Good:

Some good articles discussing transubstantiation have been published by Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:

Transubstantiation and Jesus’ words at the last supper.

Transubstantiation and John 6:51-55.

Transubstantiation and 1 Corinthians 10:16.

Transubstantiation and 1 Corinthians 11:27-29.

Justin Martyr and Transubstantiation.

Tertullian and Transubstantiation.

Who were the Pharisees? Looks like they had four good doctrinal positions. 

Contrary to the claims of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Seventh-day Adventist, the archangel Michael is NOT Jesus.  And for the Mormons, he isn’t Adam either!

Biblical prophets vs modern prophets — some good thoughts.

Six misconceptions about the New Testament.

A great list of scientists who disagree with Darwinism.

A Brief History of Bible Translations.

Rational Christian Discernment blog posts a lot of good articles exposing Roman Catholicism; I highly recommend it. (Jesse also posts about other subjects.)

The Bad and/or Ugly

Discerning people KNEW the claim about a trip to heaven was a lie, but Tyndale was more interested in making more money than protecting the flock from false teachings.

Bethel Redding’s Bill Johnson — Again.

Run from Bethel Redding as fast as you can!

Brian Houston of Hillsong is downright heretical.

The “Jesus is my boyfriend” ideology just keeps spreading.  Mark and beware of the authors noted in this article.

Matt Chandler is now giving prophecies.

More proof that Steven Furtick is not qualified to be a pastor.

More proof that the Roman Catholic Church is anti-God; the Vatican and other Catholic sources are spending millions of dollars to support illegal immigrants. I thought Christians were supposed to obey the laws of the land! Even worse, the Pope is teaching heresy!

Another article proving the Episcopal Church no longer has a right to consider itself Christian.

The humorous 

Oh, if this were only true!

Good, Bad, and Ugly

The Good:

Ecumenical vs Evangelical.  Thought-provoking.  Continuing in this vein, read Idolatry, Demons, and Ecumenism. 

Don’t kill the Bereans.

How do they [blaspheme the Holy Spirit]?  By attributing to the Holy Spirit words that He didn’t say, deeds that He didn’t do, and experiences that He didn’t produce, attributing to the Holy Spirit that which is not the work of the Holy Spirit.  Endless human experiences, emotional experiences, bizarre experiences, and demonic experiences are said to come from the Holy Spirit.  Visions, revelations, voices from heaven, messages from the Spirit through transcendental means, dreams, speaking in tongues, prophecies, out-of-body experiences, trip to heaven, anointings, miracles – all false, all lies, all deceptions – attributed falsely to the Holy Spirit.  Read the rest, by John MacArthur.

Why we can’t forgive ourselves.  Good response to those who are always saying, “I just can’t forgive myself.”

Another good article on who the real Pharisees are.

How VBS has driven too many from the Church.  I remember my pagan mother sending me to VBS, where I learned nothing of eternal consequence.

The Bad:

More about Debi Pearl’s false teaching supporting spousal abuse.  Oh, and her husband Michael is right in there with his own dangerous teaching.  I love this great response to Michael.

Verse mapping — another false teaching which is new to me.  Where do people get such nonsensical ideas?!?!?!

The Osteens never met a Bible verse that they didn’t twist.

Another example as to why Matt Chandler is not qualified to be a pastor: he continually demonstrates his lack of discernment.

The Ugly:

An old “hymn” that really, really, needs to be trashed!

Who or what are they worshiping here?

Bethel Redding teaches “Firestarters,” a course to “activate” your prophetic gift.  You too can become a prophet there for only $395.  Nothing like cranking out more and more false prophets to blaspheme God.

Good, Bad, and Ugly

The Good:

5 signs your church might be heading toward progressive Christianity.

Don’t compromise creationism with any hint of secular science ideology.

No, Jesus didn’t hang out with sinners.

Who are the real Pharisees? 

What does the Bible teach about abortion?

The Bad:

Beth Moore continues her false teaching joining hands with other false teachers and heretics.  She has absolutely NO credibility.  And if that isn’t enough, she has another new book with more false teaching.

Another Catholic institution favors the LBGTQ crowd over true Christians.

The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel is a charismatic denomination founded by Aimee Semple McPherson, a woman of not only questionable doctrines but also of questionable character.  Perhaps members of this groups should think about whether they should be a part of such a church.  I’ve known members who are quite off base with some of their charismatic ideas.

The Ugly:

An example of all that is wrong with Michael Brown as a theologian/Christian teacher.  But it gets even worse.  Then his dishonesty raises up to protect himself from exposure.

Benny Hinn is NOT a real Christian, rather he is a wolf who has led millions of people astray.  This article is a good summation of why no one should be promoting him, appearing with him, following him in any way.

Steven Furtick has gone full-blown New Apostolic Reformation, joining lots of NAR heretics.

Random Things Needing Discernment

Post-Shack Christianity: The Lesson We Must Learn About Vigilant Discernment

Proof of a horrible lack of discernment among Christians and Christian leaders.

Where does it say that God doesn’t talk to us audibly? (A problem with this article is that she does as many do — she applies Rev. 22:18-19 to the whole Bible but it only applies to the book of Revelation!).

28 Things You Didn’t Know About “Christian” Psychology  “Christian psychology” is an oxymoron.  See my series, The Psychological Method vs Christianity in November 2011.

A “worship” experience at Steven Furtick’s church.  If this doesn’t convince you how bad Furtick is, then nothing will; his “church” has all the earmarks of a cult.

I’m sure this happens in many mega churches which have the concerts for “worship.”

A relatively new cultic group of which you should be aware is “Abolish Human Abortion.”  their whole schtick is to consider anyone not spending their lives protesting at abortion clinics as not being good Christians.  I’ve only read about them recently due to their attacks on a well-known church.  To give you an idea about their tactics, I direct you to two posts by Fred Butler.  With the first one he reviews the tract they pass out.  In the second, he responds to an AHA attack on him for reviewing the tract.  These people have no idea about the real Christian faith.  Oh, and they claim that they really aren’t an organization, but the proof demonstrates otherwise.

The truth about the Pharisees: They weren’t concerned with sound doctrine.

An interesting incident about false teacher Todd White.

The Holman Christian Standard Bible has been my favorite version since it came out, but now since they’ve revised it, and renamed it just “Christian Standard Bible,” I can no longer recommend it. They just had to compromise.  2017 is the year this version died (if you can get old ones, go for it!).  Of course, coming from Lifeway, I'm not surprised.

Modern churches are better?

If a Freemason Died Today.