I've Been Told I Have a "Religious Spirit"

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If you've been accused of having a "religious spirit" it probably means you're like the Bereans (Acts 17:11) - that's a compliment. This accusation is commonly used to justify an unbiblical teaching, new revelation, demonic or manufactured manifestation (gold dust, glory cloud, angel feathers, etc), or some mystical encounter with God or an angel. You will be accused of “having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power” (2 Tim 3:5). Conveniently, they will ignore the rest of the passage: “while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” (2 Tim 3:13-17).

Most of these accusers have been deceived by imposters - modern day "apostles" and "prophets" who masquerade as servants of God but are actually servants of Satan (2 Cor 11:13-14).

It's the accusers who have a "spirit" that's false:

"For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough." (2 Corinthians 11:4).

Heresy In the News

 

A Grave Error By Reformers

The gravest error of the reformers Luther and Calvin was that they did not go back far enough toward the source of truth. Even though Luther popularized, and Calvin affirmed, the term “Sola Scripture,” both men relied heavily on Augustine, whose false teachings stemmed from multiple factors, including reliance on very poor Latin translations of the Bible. His personal foibles in regards to sexuality led him to regard even sex as God intended—that is, exclusive and faithful relations between husband and wife—to somehow be sinful (much as a recovered [drunk] who becomes a militant prohibitionist, and refuses to see that full prohibition of alcohol is not a Biblical doctrine). And his personal hatred and loathing toward Pelagius that led him to import many aspects of his old Manichean religion into Christianity, and make up a “heresy” out of whole cloth and falsely attach the name of Pelagius to it.

To be truly free of Romanism and pursue Christianity, one must also reject any extra-biblical source as a basis for doctrine, building theology on the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible, rather than relying on the shaky and often contradictory positions of so-called “Church fathers.”

Email from “DN” to The Berean Call, published in July 2023 issue.

Bethel Nonsense

Wanna Be A False Prophet?

Odds and Ends for Discernment and Education

Well-worth reading article about the Eastern Orthodox Church—and why it’s not any better than Roman Catholicism when it comes to false teachings. You might also take a look at my article from 2010 where I examine their teachings.

What about the Episcopal Church’s heresy? I’ve often exposed issues with them but this article is a good overview of why they are no longer worthy to be called “Christian.”

What the Philadelphia 11 has for the SBC.  Women leading churches has led to the destruction of churches they lead.  Yet Rick Warren supports them.  A good response to Warren and his ilk.

Even Catholics are capitulating to the “alphabet mafia.”

The Bible and Homosexuality—six minutes, 30 seconds video.

A Biblical Response to the ‘Transing’ of America: Romans 1:18-28, by Gary Hamrick. Excellent sermon.

A good video explaining many un-Christian aspects of The Chosen; homosexuality promoted in the background, horrid representations of the biblical figures, Mormon involvement, etc. These are things YOU support if you watch this unbiblical series.

The Encounter We’ve Never Had.  Thought-provoking. Don’t forget to read the comments.

Bethel is about as heretical and aberrant as it gets.

Notice with artificial intelligence giving a sermon it is about feeling good.

Rank heretic, false teacher extraordinaire, Steven Furtick, exposed as the non-Christian that he is.

John Piper just keeps getting worse; he’s a wolf.

Andy Stanley’s church embraces homosexuals and “transgenders.”

Evidence that this university is NOT Christian.

This absolute heresy is from a United Church of Christ.

So much false teaching is invading the church that discernment is really, really needed.

Wrong Worship Songs

 

"Pride" Month

The ultimate message of Pride Month is that God -- if He exists at all -- is a liar, and that you can do whatever you wish in the sexual realm without consequence. This is why no Christian should have any part of it.

Trevor Thomas, ‘Pride’ is Nothing to Celebrate

Things to Think About!

False teacher Tim Keller has died. I’ve reported on his false teachings many times.

Evangelicals and Progressives: The Great Divide

You Shall Know Them by Their Fruits…

Here is another excellent article addressing the issue of How Should Christians View Transgender Day of Visibility?

Why I no longer use Transgender Pronouns—and Why You shouldn’t, either.

God bless Ken Ham for rebuking Andy Stanley.  Ray Comfort has a good 9-minute+ video explaining the issue.  This shows just how corrupt are Stanley and those who support him.

The Troubling Trend of False Teaching in the Church. Excellent video of a class which took place in a recent conference.

How Bethel and Hillsong Took Over Our Worship Sets. Don’t use anything from these apostate and often heretical groups.  If you do, you are helping to finance them.

Fire baptism? NO SUCH THING.

Allen Parr is a new one to me, but he’s a dangerous WOLF.

Lauren Daigle, false believer.

The Passion “translation” of the Bible is pure garbage.

Another example of the unbiblical/unChristian ideology of The Chosen: Supporting the whole “gay” agenda. More.  And a wee bit more.  Finally, there’s this one; if you haven’t stopped watching The Chosen due to unbiblical theology, then you need to stop watching it because it supports the LGBTQ agenda.

But…there are gay penguins, right?

Gossips

A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:28