The Amount of Apostate Churches is Sad

 

Our Bedrock is Mostly Gone

The bedrock of our society has always rested on our deep belief in God. Over the past decades, God has been asked to leave the schools and civic institutions, but now He is being all too often asked to leave the churches! Sadly, there is a deep apostasy descending on many churches of all denominations. Too many churches have let go of “the faith once delivered to the saints” (Jude 3), preferring fresh and shinier new teachings that bear little resemblance to the faith of our fathers. This abandonment of the true faith within the churches has caused real and serious repercussions in the culture. The Judeo-Christian morality which shaped and guided Western culture for nearly 2,000 years is very quickly disappearing into the mist of the nation’s rearview mirror.

Don and Joy Veinot, Revisiting “A House Divided Against Itself,” Nov 10, 2022 

Another Thought-Provoking Agglomeration

This article is not about apologetics regarding false teachers but it is about apologetics in regards to human sexuality and God’s reason and meaning for it. This should be heeded by our culture.

Along with this teaching, we see that American Churches are Killing Christianity.

Of course, the next two items shows what happens when “Christian” organizations ignore God’s teaching on sexuality:

When a “Divinity” School proves it is not associated with the God of the Bible by claiming that God approves of sexual deviancy and perversion.

Wheaton College, which is supposedly a Christian institution, first went wrong by having a “School of Psychology Counseling and Family Therapy.” Psychology, after all, is totally unbiblical nonsense, as well as not being founded on anything bordering on science. Along with this “school” they have a subdivision titled “Sexual and Gender Identity Institute Research” which, I’m sure you can guess what this leads to. Nothing like bowing to the culture.

“Wokism” is the new religion of our culture. Those who are “woke” really need to hear the Gospel.

The Children of Men: Understanding the Human Origins of Heresy.

Let’s look at some false teachers and learn how discernment is necessary to avoid their traps.

Emma Stark is a false prophet in the New Apostolic Reformation.

Kat Kerr is about as bizarre as these false prophets come.

Here we have a “pastor” with false teachings about dreams while abusing the story of Joseph. Pay attention to how he twists the Bible to tell his lies.

Pope Francis is again preaching un-Christian clap-trap: he is essentially saying that we are all racists.

Francis Chan should be avoided, period.

Bethel Church continues to prove they are a cult with such ridiculous prophets as the one who claims Jesus came into her bedroom with a ring and asked her to marry him!

Bethel also has some outrageous claims with their false teachings on healing.

Christianity Today Astray has long employed false teachers in their editorial staff. Now they are trying to fit evolutionism with the Bible.

Lastly, how about we learn Unwinding False Teaching?

Another Agglomeration

Can you believe the research has now shown what God has told us all along; the best marriages begin without cohabiting first!

An email “pen pal” in South Africa sent me a link to this article; what an indictment against Roman Catholicism proving their blasphemous worship of Mary and placing her on equal footing with Jesus. 

Since when is it a “moral duty” of Christians to violate laws that do not conflict with God’s laws? Catholics are funding (with federal—i.e. yours and my taxes) assisting illegal immigrants to resettle all over the USA! We as Christians are to obey the law whether we like it or not. Helping people to commit crime is totally against God.

An ungodly Catholic school district supports and, by doing so, promotes LGBTQxyz sexual immorality and perversion.

Here’s some good information from Midwest Christian Outreach to help you deal with Jehovah’s Witnesses.  Another article helps you deal with their legalistic thinking as well as understanding some of their origin.

Think of this article whenever you read/hear/see modern false teachers with frivolous and nonsensical claims to have spoken to or seen God.

There are NO modern apostles, contrary to the lies of the false apostles of the New Apostolic Reformation.

New Apostolic Reformation: beliefs and leading figures.

Oh, the depth of apostasy in churches!

Beth Moore — sigh.  Elizabeth Prata has an excellent commentary about Beth Moore in general. Of course other people who claim to be Christians, besides Moore, also attacked the pastor who dared speak of female modesty.

Redeeming Love. I’ve never before heard about the book or the movie and it’s just as well because neither are appropriate for Christians. Michelle Lesley has an excellent review.

Hillsong is the modern “Pleasure Island.”

When so-called “Christians” (leaders or lay-persons) promote and justify the murder of unborn children, you know they are evil in their hearts. Some even think abortion is holy!!!!

I just discovered that I have a “religious spirit.” I hope all my readers also have this “spirit” or soon acquire it through discernment.

Generational curses — again, the proof is that the idea is a fraud!

I haven’t reported on Bill Gothard’s “Institute for Basic Life Principles” (IBLP) for quite some time but this article in regards to a lawsuit is quite interesting as it exposes many of the false teachings from that organization.

Progressive Pharisees.

And, finally, this meme demonstrates that Rick Warren is a false teacher:

More Stuff to Think About

I keep telling you Hillsong is a cult and Carl Lentz is a cult leader. And this is what cult leaders do. His wife also got fired. Some other information says Lentz was unfaithful as early as 2014!

3 Reasons Sunday Is Not the Christian Sabbath. Something from The Gospel Coalition I actually agree with!  But then they also include this article about the need to be Sabbatarians!?!  Sorry, but I have proven conclusively that the Sabbath was only for the nation of Israel.

More Scripture-twisting by LEFTIST so-called “Christians.”

The Catholic Church: sex trafficking and homosexual predation. Has history for them really changed since the days where popes were immersed in sexual debauchery?

A perfect example of all that is wrong with the church. As the author points out, David Platt is guilty of teaching Christians that it is okay to vote Democrat. You cannot honor God as a Democrat. 

It’s disappointing and disheartening to learn that Ravi Zacharias was essentially a con man, even though he had some excellent teachings. I often wondered about his discernment based on who he associated with. Check out the videos on this site.

Agglomeration

The Good - For Education and/or Edification

Admonishing with tears — the job of apologists. And it SHOULD be the job of pastors and elders.

Education and safeguarding our children.

Formerly known as male and female.  Thought-provoking article.

Dear Christian: STOP IT!

Good review of Rick Warren’s “The Purpose Driven Life.” One of my problems not noted here is his hard-line Calvinist predetermines. Warren said that God created everyone specifically (rather than allowing undirected procreation) so that every thing about you was predetermined, e.g. eye color, vision, hearing, deformations, etc. This would be a horrible God.

Clint has another review; this time it is of Jerry Falwell’s Building Dynamic Faith.

About that Word-Faith/Charismatic Religion.

Christians and slavery: Many got it wrong and embraced it.

HMMMM

Does Calvinism’s “Perseverance” Really Offer Eternal Security? The Answer: No!

More Wolves and False Teachings

Here’s a group I haven’t mentioned for a while: World Race.  Very cultic with false teachings.

I’ve never heard of Doreen Virtue, but I sure learned a lot about this false teacher at Mary Dalke’s blog.  Very “New Age.”

Beth Moore — Again!  She’s a flaming hypocrite.

Beth Moore, Joyce Meyer, and Gnosticism.

Catholics and their absurd superstitions. There is no such thing as “holy water” to begin with!

This could very well be true!

For all its claims, Zondervan is no longer (and hasn’t been for a long time) a “Christian-based” publisher, as evidenced by their latest Enneagram movie.

Lou Giglio has been on my “RADAR” for a long time, but looking back through my articles I see most of the links I had to articles about him were on a site since taken down—which is actually the old side of Clint Adams. To help you see that Giglio is a false teacher, Clint Adams has an excellent review of one of Giglio’s books.

This is what apostasy looks like. Muslims are taught to eradicate Christians, Jews, and anyone not accepting the Muslim faith.

Lot’s of Good Stuff

As busy as I have been lately with doctor appointments and playing for funerals, I still try to get daily reading taken care of, all the while collecting links to articles I feel need sharing.  So here are the links I’ve been collection since the last time I posted “good stuff.”

Mark’s Gospel and Pentecostal snake-handling.

Are We Called to Literally Eat Christ’s Flesh and Drink His Blood? Excellent examination of the Papist heresy of transubstantiation.

Where Did Jesus Say, “I Am God; Worship Me”?  Interesting examination comparing Muslim teachings with the Bible.  However, I do think Jesus’ “I am” statements should have been included in this examination of Scripture.

Perhaps we should agree that reparations should be paid?

From the Mary of the Bible to the Mary of Manifold Devotions. Good examination of Catholic idolatry of Mary.

Why I Wish We Hadn’t Lived Together Before Marriage.

The Apostasy Revolution is Here.

What Really Was Ham’s Sin?

Using discernment with “Christian” magazines, part 2.

What biblical books are included in the earliest canonical lists?

Really, there is no such thing as a “gay Christian.” Christians do not identify themselves by their sexual desires.

I’ve looked through this site just a bit (recommended to my by another blogger) and it seems to have some good information.

What every apologist needs to know about 1 Peter 3:15.

I LOVE this article and how it addresses what I’ve said all along — that infants who die are indeed saved.

The Gospel According to Essential Oils?

Don’t forget about the “pickle juice.”

Some good information about the Christian Science cult.

The feminist lies to discern and avoid.

More Wolves and False Teachings

Bewitching Believers Through the Hebrew Roots Movement.

Timothy and Kathy Keller — ruining the church.

More about Francis Chan, and this ISN’T satire! Chan gets worse and worse.Take the time for a more in-depth look at the situation here. If that one doesn’t make you totally avoid Chan at any cost, then you aren’t paying attention.

When socialist, leftist “Christians” abuse Scripture for their agendas. Since no one living now was enslaved, nor were anyone living now enslavers, how do we determine who pays reparations and to whom do they pay? Actually, shouldn’t the Africans who sold the slaves be the primary ones responsible?

It’s getting worse than Sodom and Gomorrah out there.

Sozo is dangerous and totally unbiblical, and was developed by false teachers.

Just because it claims to be a Christian institution, that doesn’t mean it really is.

Bill Johnson and Bethel Church continue to prove they are a cult of unbelievers.

Homosexualists are invading the church, and are being given platforms for discussing family issues!

Why do so many worship leaders look so gay?  Because they are wolves.

In my opinion, only wolves would use a bar for “church.”

These students are apparently NOT real Christians.

Brian Houston continues to PROVE why he is a dangerous wolf, and that Hillsong is nothing more than a cultish goat-pen.

More Evidence of Church Apostasy

The evidence of the Church at large going into apostasy is overwhelming when reading daily news items.  It can be disheartening, but also encouraging at the same time because we know these apostates with fold with persecution and the true Church will become more evident.  Watch out for these wolves and false teachings of every sort, that you don’t let them lead you astray.

This is why we quit ringing the bells and supporting the Salvation Army.

These “churches” are dens of iniquity. Their leaders are wolves. The Episcopal Church and the United Church of Christ especially long ago left any semblance of following Christ. The others mentioned in the article are following Satan as they worship Molech.

Beth Moore — again!  Why do churches continue to support her!?!?

Go figure; a United Methodist Church is putting on a Muslim Christmas play! Oh the apostasy of that denomination never ceases to amaze me!

Pope Francis proves he has no clue.  In fact, he is trying to convince everyone that we need more Muslim “immigrants!”  (As well as “immigrants” in general.) As usual, the Pope cares nothing for sovereign nations and their laws, contrary to what Scripture says about obeying the laws of the land. He is a shill for the LEFT. 

The Church of England has bowed to the “transgender” agenda and has approved baptism for them.

I’ve posted many things about James MacDonald over the years, but here is an excellent article exposing all sorts of sin and corruption problems at Harvest Bible Chapel. And here is a followup. And, another one.

Lifeway “Christian Resources” is just another minefield of false teachings, and yet get praise from The Gospel Coalition! 

With a place like this as their seminary, it’s no wonder that the ELCA has been apostate for decades!

So why hasn’t Rome excommunicated all these apostates?!?!?

More on the situation with Lauren Daigle; some people don’t like their favorite stars to be criticized.  I found this article to be right on the money, but also quite humorous.

A perfect example of why Andy Stanley MUST be considered a false teacher — his new book, Irresistible.

A “bishop” of Satan’s “church.”  How these people can thumb their noses at God and expect His blessings is beyond me!